Best video game commercial

[shatnershaman]

My favourite is the Gears of War Mad world commercial because it wasn't the same old look at this flashy trailer kind of ad.

I see your Gears of War Mad World ad, and raise you the Battlefield: Bad Company parody version.
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=6gk_3NuiX2M

Seen it along with Snake Eyes and Rainbow Sprinkles. Those are really funny but I'll still take the original.

 

[N-Sef]

I like that Halo 3 commercial were everything is frozen, and the characters and whatever look like they are made of plastic. It slowly pans through, and we come to Master Chief who slightly turns his head towards the camera. I don't know why I like it, it just seems cool to me. I also LOVED Final Fantasy VIII's commercial, it's basically just a recut FMV but it was done really well.

 

[Snieeke]

Anyone remember the fighting game art of fighting for the neogeo? i found the most awesome trailer ever ^^

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Q5_cJ-CLrZ4

 

[mjhhiv]

My favorite is the Fallout 3 teaser trailer that is floating around right now. Nothing could have gotten me more pumped for the game (except, ya know, actually gameplay).

 

[Divinegon]

Unfortunately, in my country they very rarely show ads for games so I have very few to dabble on without entering the Internet media, but that would be cheating for me.

So most memorable one for me was Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. You had a normal New York like building, a kid inside his apartment playing the game and has he played you noticed the moon both in game and in real world starting to come down onto the world as the kid frantically tried to beat time and finish the game before the moon went nuclear on the building he resided on. It truly showed the atmosphere and essence of the game on the get go and it'll be stuck to my memory for a long, long time.

 

[ThaBenMan]

So most memorable one for me was Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask. You had a normal New York like building, a kid inside his apartment playing the game and has he played you noticed the moon both in game and in real world starting to come down onto the world as the kid frantically tried to beat time and finish the game before the moon went nuclear on the building he resided on. It truly showed the atmosphere and essence of the game on the get go and it'll be stuck to my memory for a long, long time.

I remember that one too, very cool. And the Mass Effect one mentioned is awesome as well.

 

[Minic]

As for me, i'll have to say this ad for Mass Effect was one of my favorites.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY2Vpcm8CYM

Wow, very nice.

Here's my contribution:

1. Phil Hartman goes nuts for Ice Hockey, by Activision:

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=lROb1vWNiig

2. A couple of Sonic Adventure ads that seem to make me grin.

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=8jp0ReAjNYY

3. This one isn't a TV commercial, but damn if it doesn't make the game smack of epic. It's a secret video found in the Japanese re-release of Kingdom Hearts II, called "Birth By Sleep".

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=AnB3FHZba5w&feature=related

 

[Mstrswrd]

"Birth By Sleep".

http://au.youtube.com/watch?v=AnB3FHZba5w&feature=related

Yeah, that is an awesome video (so is the original, shorter version that lacks the fight, though that isn't as cool.)

Anyway, the long version of the "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time" commercial. Made me want to buy that game so badly.
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/2831.html

Also (and this might be here already), this commercial (see below). It's just weird.
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/126964.html

...Oh-god... this next one is creepy.
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/231102.html

 

[T360]

i rember one of the final fanstay games the with all the chicks singing or something it just was funny and stupid and the damn mmusic got stuck in my head

and the crash bandicot commercails where great to

also anyone remeber the nentendo ceral comercails it was 20 years ago and the damn jingle is still stuck in my head

 

[ElArabDeMagnifico]

I tend to hate most game commercials because they are either pretentious so that they can appeal to a bigger crowd, or just painfully unfunny.

I liked those Ratchet and Clank commercials though, the ones where those guys screw around with the weapons. I always liked it because I thought "ha, I wonder what would happen if we got our hands on R&C-esque weapons..." whenever I saw them.

EDIT:

You guys forget the Meet the Team for TF2, full of darkish humor, are adverts, right? Released near releases of free weekends.

Oh those were on T.V. ?!?! I loved those videos but I never saw them on the tube.

 

[MK-Smash]

http://youtube.com/watch?v=HTVf9SVnsw8

 

[Onimus]

I like all of the BF:Bad Company ads. The funny ones, at least (see Bad World, Rainbow Sprinkles and Snake Eyes).

haha i agree those were hilarious xD
The gears of War commercialwas pretty good too.

 

[Tony Harrison]

Also (and this might be here already), this commercial (see below). It's just weird.
http://www.gametrailers.com/player/usermovies/126964.html

Inspired by Big Train I would guess: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wcMuTsBFQTE


Rik Mayall :http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GJBV9jWUZw8

 

[skip_it_also]

I want to go with the commercial for the Legend of Dragoon. It was funny. it showed the hero and the arch-enemy in a classic sword fight in a open castle hall. Just as the hero cuts of the head of the other swordsman, his disembodied head rolls on the floor and shouts "cut, cut nigel he cut of my head, Nigel he cut my head off. He walks of screen and the remaining swordsman words are "what a wuss" now that was classic

 

[Rob Sharona]

THREAD KILLER ALERT!!!

The search for the best computer games advert ends here.
Check out this promo for the Mega CD at a Gamesmaster Live event. Absolutely fucking hilarious!
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=UhO-4Ymgk0M>

 

[Tanthalos]

Yeah Legend of Zelda commercials have always been the greatest. If you an find it the Ocarina of Time one is spectacular. "Whilst thou suck?"

 

[JDLY]

Here are my favorite trailers. They are for Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory

Go to the Video section.

My favorites are the "Not Today" trailer and the "Alien" trailer.

http://splintercell.us.ubi.com/splintercellchaostheory.php

 

[Mr. Fister]

Yeah Legend of Zelda commercials have always been the greatest. If you an find it the Ocarina of Time one is spectacular. "Whilst thou suck?"

Found it.

http://youtube.com/watch?v=JntHVUp7m4E

It's still an epic win.