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In the 16-Bit ad wars, Sega played dirty while Nintendo took the high road. I scoured the Internet for hours trying to find a vicious smear campaign against the Genesis, but Super Nintendo commercials took on a weird and completely unconcerned tone. Except when it comes to Donkey Kong Country. Nintendo had a point to prove with that one.
1) Weird SNES Commercial
Confirmed: The SNES turns you into a robot.
2) F-Zero
I really don't want games to make me flat. Call me old-fashioned....
Killer Instinct isn't censored, but the word "cool" sure is.
I'm noticing a theme emerging in these commercials.... Are you?
5) Gamers Have Low Aspirations
You know that poor image of gamers that we all fight? You can thank this series of Nintendo ads for it.
6) Game Genie
To find a Game Genie interesting, you must be a pizza-munching Encino man.
I always think of Mario Kart when I hear cheesy car commercial voice filters....
8) The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
You can't do a roundup of SNES commercials without this legendary Japanese ad.
The series we know as Star Fox only goes by this name in the U.S. In the U.K., it's Starwing. Can you guess who that actor is?
10) Royal Rumble
RIP Mr. Perfect.
12) Final Fantasy 6
If you knew nothing about Final Fantasy, would you buy FF6 after watching this?
13) Donkey Kong Country
Nintendo does have a point about never requiring ridiculous add-ons to run fancier-looking games. This means they win the ad war! Hurray!
14) Yoshi's Island
What does the Mr. Creosote have to do with Yoshi's Island?
15) Shaq Fu
What the hell did I just watch?
Want more crazy commercial action? Check out the past installments: Genesis,NES, and Atari 2600.
Join us next week for a whirlwind tour of the PlayStation.
