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Retro Ads: Top 15 Craziest PlayStation Commercials

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Saturday, August 21, 2010

This edition of Craziest Commercials is a nonstop thrill ride through the games Sony really wanted you to buy in the '90s. Sony had a lot of prove when they entered the console market with the PlayStation, but clearly, something they did worked. I just hope it wasn't all of the creepy ads in which men fixated on Lara Croft....


1) Happy Friends

I want a giant Chocobo to jump out of the TV and play with me....

 

2) Spyro the Dragon

He's got a point. All anyone wants to do in Spyro is burn sheep.

3) Pac-Man World

When I think of Pac-Man, I almost always see Mr. T.

4) Double Life

Ooh, so being a gamer is like living a double life....

5) Twisted Metal 3

Prison: where clowns should stay.

 

6) 3Xtreme

This makes up for growing up in the '90s.

 

7) Duke Nukem: Planet of the Babes

Do you really need another Duke Nukem game when this exists?

 

8) Shadow Man

I thought this was a Spawn commercial at first.

9) Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Apparently, Alucard swings a sword like a girl.

10) Society Against PlayStation

Pro tip 1: The best way to market your product is to bash it.

11) Pitfall 3D: Beyond the Jungle

This game is terrible, but Bruce Campbell's voice acting made it tolerable. 

12) Resident Evil 2

 

This commercial tormented me while I tried to watch Mystery Science Theater 3000

13) Syphon Filter

Pro tip 2: Make people think the game causes paranoid delusions.

14) Crash Bandicoot

Sony made tons of these Crash commercials. This is one of my favorites.

15) Tekken 3

I don't think Tekken can really stop domestic abuse....


Want more crazy commercial action? Check out the past installments: SNESGenesisNES, and Atari 2600.

 

 
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Comments (6)
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August 21, 2010

Happy happy happy...FRIENDS! Love it. Also, it reminded me of The Ring.

Inceptionhallway
August 21, 2010

"Do not underestimate the power of PlayStation." nuff said.

100media_imag0065
August 21, 2010

The Double Life commercial is actually really good. I like when video game companies make commercials a bit more personal. Having said that, watching the V.P. of everything Playstation, Kevin Butler, throw his arms around like a girl while making fun of the Wii and Kinect is just as good too.

I look forward to these posts. Keep em' coming!

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August 22, 2010

Always liked the Syphon Filter ad.

Shoe_headshot_-_square
August 23, 2010

Umm...I think Happy Friends is going to give me a nightmare.

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August 23, 2010

HAPPY SETUH! I wish I had an asian announcer.

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