Commercial Break (Archive)

Join us as we take you on a trip through the dark history of video game advertising. From cringe-worthy fart jokes to action that literally explodes out of the television, Commercial Break is full of the best and worst in classic video game advertising. See the cliches and terrible design decisions in a decade's worth of Commercial Break episodes.


Super Street Fighter II on PC (Capcom)

Clash at Demonhead on NES (Vic Tokai)

DJ Boy on Genesis (Kaneko)

Double Dragon on NES (Tradewest)


Fighting Stick SS (Hori)

Steel Harbinger on PlayStation (Mindscape)

3dfx PC Acceleration

The Combatribes on Super NES (Technos)


Kick Off on Mega Drive (U. S. Gold)

Official Nuby Products for Game Consoles

The Game Handler Controller (IMS)

Renovation Products Genesis Catalog


Worm Light & Shock 'N' Rock for Game Boy (Nyko)

Intensor FX with VIBRA-KICK

C-3D

Starshot: Space Circus Fever


LightBoy for Game Boy (Vic Tokai)

Game Genie on NES (Camerica)

The Trading Zone Magazine Commercial

LaserScope on NES (Konami)


Camerica Games - The Gold Series for NES

Klax on TurboGrafx-16 (Tengen)

ThunderFox on Genesis (Taito)

Neo Geo Flying Console Commercial


Megalit on Game Boy (Takara)

Babbage's Holiday Gift Ideas

Cool Ball on Game Boy (Takara)

Hudson's Game Boy Collection


CD-i Game System (Philips)

Wordtris on Super NES (Spectrum Holobyte)

Arch Rivals on Genesis (Flying Edge)

Super Hunchback on Super NES (Ocean)


Worms World Party (Team 17)

Nyko Christmas

Action Man (3DO)

Gundam Battle Assault (Bandai)


STD Handy Boy

Inindo (Koei)

Mario's Time Machine for Super NES (Mindscape)

STD Handy Gear for Game Gear


wipEout on PlayStation (Psygnosis)

Street Fighter II Special on Genesis (Capcom)

Cliffhanger on Super NES (Sony ImageSoft)

War Gods on Nintendo 64 (Midway)


Disney's Dinosaur on Game Boy (Ubisoft)

Adam Sandler's Little Nicky on Game Boy (Ubisoft)

Nyko Blob Light for Game Boy

Red Sight Light Gun (Naki)


Buy GameCube at Walmart

SBK: Snowboard Kids on Nintendo DS (Atlus)

Tony Hawk's American Wasteland (Activision)

Perfect Dark Zero on Xbox 360 (Rare)


Shaq Fu on Genesis and Super NES (EA)

Blood Storm in Arcades (Strata)

Nyko Extreme Accessories for Consoles

Bust-A-Move 2 on PlayStation (Acclaim)


Crime Wave on PlayStation (Eidos)

Bubsy 3D on PlayStation (Accolade)

Doom 64 on Nintendo 64 (Midway)

WURM on NES (Asmik)


Rocket Science Games for Sega CD

Shove It! on Genesis (Dreamworks)

Target: Renegade on NES (Taito)

Wolfenstein 3D on Super NES (Imagineer)


Sega Help Line

Revolution X on Consoles (Acclaim)

Frantic Flea on Super NES (GameTek)

Psychopad K.O. - Hyper Pad


Video Jukebox VJ (ASG)

Sega Channel (Genesis)

Contra: Legacy of War on PlayStation (Konami)

The Space Adventure on Sega CD (Hudson)


Mario's Time Machine Sweepstakes

Aircars on Jaguar (Atari)

Blockbuster Video (Sweepstakes)

Panic: Got Panic?


Gaiares on Genesis (Renovation)

CH Products: Kick Back

Qix on NES (Taito)

The Punisher on NES (LJN)


Streets of Rage 3 on Genesis (Sega)

Peak Performance on PlayStation (Atlus)

Neo Geo Hotdog Commercial

Absolutely Rose Street TV Show (Sega)


Recharger Kit (NAKI)

3DO Video Game Console

Tommy Tallarico Greatest Hits (Virgin)

Arcade Joystick (STD)


Thunder Spirits on Super NES (Seika)

M.C. Kids on NES (Virgin)

TurboExpress (TTI)

Power Clutch SG (Asciiware)


Super High Impact on Genesis (Arena)

Palamedes on Game Boy (Hot-B)

Deady Moves on Genesis (Kaneko)

Super NES Control (Asciiware)


Valis III on Genesis (Renovation)

Krion Conquest on NES (Vic Tokai)

Daedalion Opus on Game Boy (Vic Tokai)

Ikari Warriors III - The Rescue (SNK)


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