modern consoles need retro-themed commercials

[S1500]

Sometimes I wish I had more resources to make the crazy things I think up.

 

Hear me out. The 3 modern consoles need commercials in a retro flavor. The creepy PS3 ads never worked. Reps from Nintendo zipping around in a Smart car coming to your house? I don't think so. Hannah Montana playing with a DS? Forget it.

 

You guys need a retro themed commercial. Here's the ingredient list.

 

1. A scrolling starfield. You need it. It evokes ideas of stuff that's space age and futuristic!

 

2. Inside scrolling starfield, a floating zoom-in of the console itself. It's flying in space! Cominriteatcha!

 

3. A shot of a kid putting the game in the console. While on the 2600 it makes a satisfying "click" sound and happens in 1 second, it takes a bit longer for the DVD tray to close(360), but a bit quicker on the other consoles. Either way, we need to show consumers how to put a game in the console. Every time.

 

4. People! Cue a shot of an excited family, showing their game controllers, enthusiastically playing the game 6 inches from the television. Imagine a family of Chads from RetroForceGO playing the game.

 

5. A stillshot of the game box & console, saying "console sold seperately" in a Don Lafontaine-like voice.

 

6. Endshot, a glowing 3-d text of the company's logo, in a starfield. Think Juno First's marquee.

 

7. Rockin' music. I want 3 vocalists selling the company's name in unison! Or The Tubes singing some sort of quick jingle.

 

Oh if I had video editing skills & free time, I would have a YouTube hit on my ads. But just imagine any console/game of today, using advertising methods 25+ years old.

[AtticGamer]

I wish I did one as I have everything on my head for at least 2 commercials. One Atari style and another Sega styled.

[Reaperman]

right, because the most old-fashioned and out of touch product always sells the best.

...well it does with me, but not really with most folks...

 

I just want a musical commercial with backup dancers.

like that japanese link to the past ad...

[classicgamingguy]

 

Absolutely agree with this idea! Wish I could be half as creative.

 

-Steve

[Emehr]

That idea sounds like a lot of fun! Now if only we could cast an excited family...and their dog...

[jbanes]

You mean something like this?

 

 

Yeah. Sometimes nostalgia just doesn't hold up.

 

FWIW, I thought the "Wii would like to play" commercials were brilliant. Of course, their competition was a floating eyeball, so take it for what it's worth...

Edited November 24, 2008 by jbanes

[PressureCooker2600]

Of the modern day consoles, I like the Wii commercials and that's about it.

[PressureCooker2600]

That Amstrad commercial was SWEET!!!

 

Just the fake Russian accent makes me want to go out and spend my hard-earned dollars on it.

[rolligames]

Of the modern day consoles, I like the Wii commercials and that's about it.

 

 

The new PS3 commercials that just came out for the holidays are pretty good.