Throwback Thursday – Crash Bandicoot Commercial (1996)
in Advertising & Marketing, Gaming, Throwback Thursdays
as Bandicoot Sonic, Console Wars, Crash Bandicoot, Crash Bandicoot commercials, E3 2012, PS1, PSX, Sony Playstation, Throwback Thursdays
Yes, I am taking it back to the ORIGINAL Playstation mascot! Any remembers the little console wars from back in the day between Sony, Sega, and Nintendo? Well, Sony had the Playstation out, Sega already had Saturn, and Nintendo was just coming out with N64. Of course, Sony had some of the best variety of games in the marketplace but didn’t really have any flagship characters to show. Crash was heavily promoted as this cool, kind of mellow, spunky character. You got the vibe of a straight up down under (Australian) marsupial. I mean, that’s what a Bandicoot is – a marsupial. Just a bit on the overgrown side; doesn’t really matter.
The game was pretty cool. It was definitely fun to play and I think Crash 2: Cortex Strikes Back was my favorite. Maybe I might post up that commercial in the near future. Number 3 featured going to different places (well, warping) due to the title, Crash Bandicoot Warped. At any rate, I’m rather surprised I haven’t posted up this commercial yet. This should have been one of the earlier posts I made regarding my Throwback Thursday series.
It’s all good because this is still a very cool commercial. See, games don’t even have these cool and creative commercials like back in the day. These were some really entertaining and hilarious moments in video game history. I ESPECIALLY love the blatant call out in the middle of the commercial with Bandicoot taunting Mario right in from the main Nintendo offices. Ingenious! Very cutthroat but hilarious at the same time. Game companies did their thing with a lot of tact and care to ensure there was no defamation. Shoutout to PlaystationMuseum for uploading this wonderful piece of history! I hope everyone gets well rested and ready for Electronic Entertain Expo 212. Check out the commercial below!
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E3 2012: Big Games List
in E3 2011, E3 2012, Gaming
as Capcom, E3 2012, E3 big games list, Namco, PS3 gaming, Sega, Sony Online Entertainment, Tecmo Koei, Zen Studios
If you haven’t found out already, here are the games that are currently listed as the big titles that will be shown at next week’s E3! Check it out, shoutout to IIGN!
2K GAMES
Spec Ops: The Line (360, PS3, PC)
Borderlands 2 (360, PS3, PC)
XCOM: Enemy Unknown (360,PS3, PC)
ATLUS
Persona 4 Arena (360, PS3)
Persona 4 Golden (Vita)
BOHEMIA INTERACTIVE
ArmA III (PC)
Carrier Command: Gaea Mission (360, PS3, PC)
DayZ (PC)
CAPCOM
Resident Evil 6 (360, PS3, PC)
Lost Planet 3 (360, PS3, PC)
DmC (360, PS3)
Street Fighter x Tekken (Vita)
C C P
Dust 514 (PS3)
ELECTRONIC ARTS
Battlefield 3: Armored Kill (360, PS3, PC)
Battlefield 3: Close Quarters (360, PS3, PC)
Crysis 3 (360, PS3, PC)
FIFA Soccer 13 (360, PS3, PC)
Madden NFL 13 (PS3, 360, Wii, Vita)
Medal of Honor Warfighter (360, PS3, PC)
NCAA Football 13 (360, PS3)
NHL 13 (360, PS3)
SimCity (PC)
Outernauts (Facebook)
World Series of Poker (iOS)
GAMIGO
Otherland (PC)
Grimlands (PC)
HARMONIX
Rock Band Blitz (XBLA, PSN)
KONAMI
Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance (360, PS3, PC)
LARIAN STUDIOS
Dragon Commander (360, PS3, PC)
Divinity: Original Sin (PC, MAC)
MAJESCO
NBA Baller Beats (360)
Zumba Fitness (360)
NAMCO
Star Trek: The Game (360, PS3, PC)
Tekken Tag Tournament 2 (360, PS3)
Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (PS3)
Dark Souls: Prepare to Die Edition (PC)
Dragon Ball Z for Kinect (360)
One Piece: Pirate Warriors (PSN)
NINTENDO
Pikmin 3 (Wii U)
Super Mario Wii U (Wii U)
PERFECT WORLD ENTERTAINMENT
Neverwinter (PC)
Raiderz (PC)
S E G A
Aliens: Colonial Marines (360, PS3, PC, Wii U)
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed (360, 3DS, PC, PS3, Vita)
Jet Set Radio (Vita)
SNOWBIRD GAME STUDIOS
Eador: Masters of the Broken World (PC)
SONY ONLINE ENTERTAINMENT
PlanetSide 2 (PC)
DC Universe Online (PS3, PC)
Free Realms (PS3, PC)
Star Wars: Clone Wars Adventures (PC)
EverQuest (PC)
EverQuest II (PC)
Vanguard: Saga of Heroes (PC)
SQUARE ENIX
Hitman: Absolution (360, PS3, PC)
Tomb Raider (360, PS3, PC)
Sleeping Dogs (360, PS3, PC)
Quantum Conundrum (360, PS3, PC)
Heroes of Ruin (3DS)
Kingdom Hearts 3D Dream Drop Distance (3DS)
Theatrhythm Final Fantasy (3DS)
Gameglobe (WEB)
TECMO KOEI
Dead or Alive 5 (360, PS3)
T H Q
Darksiders II (360, PS3, PC, Wii U)
Metro Last Light (360, PS3, PC, Wii U)
Company of Heroes 2 (PC)
TRION
Defiance (360, PC, PS3)
End of Nations (PC)
Rift (PC)
UBISOFT
Far Cry 3 (PS3, 360, PC)
Rayman Legends (Wii U)
Assassin’s Creed III (360, PS3, PC, Wii U)
Rocksmith (360, PS3, PC)
ShootMania Storm (PC)
VALVE
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (360, PS3, PC)
ZEN STUDIOS
Zen Pinball 2 (PS3, Vita)
Marvel Pinball: Avengers Chronicles (360, PS3, Vita)
Marvel Pinball 3D (3DS)
CastleStorm (PC, Console DL, Mobile)
KickBeat (Vita)
You can check out some of the cool E3 footage from last year on my E3 2011 section!
