On the internet I find my self wanting to recapture some of my gaming throwback moments, so I put together a top 5 of the commercials that had given me a bit of nostalgia over the years for your viewing pleasure.

#5 Poke’mon Red and Blue

This is how Bus Drivers Catch them all.

[tube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5tTc8__lXkM[/tube]

#4 Crash Bandicoot 3
This was part of a string of commercials for the 3rd game in the original Crash trilogy and this was indeed one the funniest gaming commercials of all time.
[tube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aXhTJQZJn_4[/tube]

#3 Spider-man and X-men Arcades Revenge
Never got to beat this game but I still love it and I loved how the commercial was animated like the TV shows
[tube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zWe0FiBBWeU[/tube]

#2 Def Jam Fighter for New York
When I saw this I was never as hype as I would be for a Fighting game. It had all of my favorite hip-hop artist from my middle school, and high school days. The game along with its blazing soundtrack, gear and celebrity girls friends plus Snoop Dogg, this game was an instant classic.
[tube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kCBH-ApdcQ&feature=related[/tube]

#1 Maximum Carnage
This trailer still catches me off guard from time to time. The Venom and Carnage stories where at their peak in this time, within about 2 to 3 years the comic story came out, then the Animated series take on it and finally the game dropped. It still one of the best beat’em ups anywhere as well as the most difficult yet rewarding Super-hero games to date.Check it out below.
[tube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2K6MNsk9ZBI[/tube]

What are your favorite gaming commercials?
post your favorites down below, in the comment section.

By Andre Tipton

I am a 50 year old Gamer/Geek/Otaku who has been gaming and watching anime since the late 1970's. I am a passionate otaku who loves all types of games, anime and comics. I have been writing about games since I was a young man. I am an entertainment retail expert and an avid game collector. You can always find me playing or watching something geek related.