Game Commercials That I Wish Were On TV
I have to be honest, I hate most game commercials. They’re usually uncreative at best and outright misrepresentations of the content at worst. It’s amazing that some of the best video game advertising I’ve seen has come from commercials that developers have made for fun, clearly never intending that they appear on TV. A couple of examples of this have come out in the past week, leaving a huge grin on my face.
First up, we have Capcom’s Mega Man 10 commercial. It’s all part of the game’s faux-80′s shtick, which is probably why I dig so much. Sadly, Mega Man 10 does not include actual lasers and will probably not make your TV explode.
Dos Equis tastes like horse urine, but I have to give them props for those commercials with the “most interesting man in the world.” Atlus’ latest promo video for 3D Dot Game Heroes lampoons that ad campaign while showing off more of their 8-bit love fest, and I love it.
Both commercials are embedded past the cut. Oh, and while we’re on the topic, what are some of your favorite video game ad campaigns? Let us know in the comments.
Gregory Gay - March 16th, 2010 - 
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Carl on March 17, 2010 at 12:02 am
I thought the MM10 commercial was trying too hard. It’s like a bad cut on Family Guy. Yes, I remember how terrible ‘80s game commercials were. So?
kojo87 on March 17, 2010 at 2:41 am
if Dos Equis tastes like horse urine i gotta get me some horse urine! next your going to tell me Coors Lite is good beer.
amamaplan on March 17, 2010 at 1:32 pm
The MM10 commercial was spot-on
Stuffed on March 18, 2010 at 7:33 pm
Favorite campaign ever = Super Smash Bros. The song and the costumes and the fighting worked so well together. Sometimes I wonder if it would be the major franchise it is today without those commercials.
Nat on March 18, 2010 at 8:58 pm
I don’t drink, but if I did it would be Dos Equis because of the Most Interesting Man in the World alone.
Joshy on March 19, 2010 at 11:20 am
“if Dos Equis tastes like horse urine i gotta get me some horse urine! next your going to tell me Coors Lite is good beer.”
Yeah seriously. Dos Equis is a damn good beer.
I really like the 3D Dot Heroes commercial but the MM10 one was lame.