Sega Absolutely Rose Street Infomercial (1994) VideoGameEphemera 2015-01-02 | Unseen for 20 years, Sega's long-lost 32X infomercial "Absolutely Rose Street" has finally been found! For more information, visit http://www.video-game-ephemera.com/049.htm.
Nintendo vs. Galoob Game Genie Lawsuit 1992 Exhibit F: Peripheral Misuse VideoGameEphemera 2021-07-31 | (Warning: Rapid flashing images.) This is a VHS tape that was prepared by Galoob and submitted as evidence in its defense against the Game Genie lawsuit brought by Nintendo in 1992.Many details about the Game Genie case are not available online, so most people are not aware that the NES Advantage joystick played a huge role in the proceedings. As explained to the court in this video, the Advantage could make games easier, harder or even impossible to play, which made Nintendo seem hypocritical after it had objected to the Game Genie doing these same things. Later, after the court ruled in favor of Galoob, sales figures for the Advantage were used to estimate the amount of revenue that Galoob lost when Nintendo filed an injunction to prevent the Game Genie from being sold. The damages awarded were based on the market penetration that the Advantage had achieved!
Bandai 1995 Toy Fair Exhibition VideoGameEphemera 2020-11-23 | Back in 1995, I knew a guy named Jeff Rotter who worked for Bandai, and when I mentioned to him that my son Ricky was a huge Mighty Morphin Power Rangers fan, Jeff gave me this crazy VHS tape. It contained all of the product demonstrations from Bandai's exhibit at the 1995 Toy Fair, including TV commercials and promotional videos for multiple toy lines, most of which had not yet reached store shelves. It showed Power Rangers action figures and accessories that had never been seen before, and even previewed new Zords and enemies from both the TV show's third season and the upcoming Power Rangers movie. It also revealed upcoming toys based on Mega Man, The Tick, Masked Rider and Sailor Moon. You can imagine how this video blew little Ricky's mind. He called it "the Bandai Movie" and he watched it over and over, practically every day, for weeks. For him it was like looking through a window into the future; he was the only kid at his school who knew that all this stuff was coming. There was no social media, there was no YouTube, nobody knew what a website was back then. Even ToyFare magazine was still two years away.Now, 25 years later, it's still interesting to watch, but for different reasons. Some of these toys were never released, most notably The Tick Rooftop Fortress Playset, the Power Rangers Mini World Playsets, the 8-Inch Talking Mega Man Figure and the Mega Man Hangar/Dr. Light's Lab Playset. And some of the people demonstrating the products are pretty entertaining, especially the folks who dressed up as the Red and Pink Rangers.Here are links to the different product lines in the video:01:31 Masked Rider06:36 The Tick13:23 Quest for the Dragon Star (a.k.a. WMAC Masters) - no toys shown16:41 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie22:29 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers34:54 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: Power Ranger Girls38:37 Mighty Morphin Power Rangers Spin Fighters/Sidewalk Chalk42:07 Mega Man46:57 Sailor Moon
CSG TV-Game Collection 91 VideoGameEphemera 2018-12-31 | Ripped from VHS, here's a look at the third-party console game scene in Japan during 1991. Most of the segments show game footage - some of them appear to be broadcast TV commercials - but there are a handful that just announce a game's title without showing it in action.CSG (Consumer Software Group) was a Japanese game industry association that organized annual trade shows in the early 1990s. It was eventually superseded by the current CESA organization that presents the Tokyo Game Show. Below is a list of all the games featured in the video, with handy links to each publisher's segment if you want to skip around:01:08 CULTURE BRAINHiryu no Ken Special: Fighting Wars (Famicom)Super Ultra Baseball (Super Famicom)02:19 PAL SOFTMagical Chase (PC Engine)Undead Line (Mega Drive)03:30 PACK-IN-VIDEOPower Gate (PC Engine)Minesweeper (Game Boy)04:48 SUNSOFTGimmick! (Famicom)Dynamite Batman (Famicom)Hebereke (Famicom)Pescatore (Famicom)Battle Formula (Famicom)Bomber King: Scenario 2 (Game Boy)Poppers (Super Famicom)Lemmings (Super Famicom)Super Fantasy Zone (Mega Drive)Super Quiz (PC Engine CD)Sound Boy accessory (Game Boy)Wide Gear accessory (Game Gear)07:10 NEC AVENUESplash Lake (PC Engine CD)Daisenpu Custom (PC Engine CD)08:22 ASMIKDimension Force (Super Famicom)Megalit (Game Boy)Ippatsu Gyakuten! DX Bakenou (Game Boy)Gambler Jiko Chuushinha 2 (Famicom)09:33 HUDSONPower Eleven (PC Engine)Final Soldier (PC Engine)PC Genjin 2 (PC Engine)Power League IV (PC Engine)Cobra II: Densetsu no Otoko (PC Engine CD)Seiryu Densetsu Monbit (PC Engine CD)1941 (SuperGrafx)Bomberman II (Famicom)Jikuu Senki Mu (Game Boy)Earth Light (Super Famicom)14:56 VICTOR MUSIC INDUSTRIES CO., LTD.Choplifter II (Game Boy)Sherlock Holmes no Tantei Koza (PC Engine CD)Ys III (Famicom)Star Wars (Famicom)16:07 TAKARAChibi Maruko-chan 2: Deluxe Maruko World (Game Boy)Shounen Ashibe: Yuuenchi Panic (Game Boy)Shounen Ashibe: Nepal Daibouken (Famicom)17:18 TAKERUCocoron (Famicom)18:29 HUMANFastest 1 (Mega Drive)Chachamaru Boukenki 3: Abyss no Tou (Game Boy)19:43 IGSArmadillo (Famicom)Puzznic (Famicom)Robocco Wars (Famicom)Vattle Giuce (Game Boy)Mateki Densetsu Astralius (PC Engine CD)22:00 NIPPON COMPUTER SYSTEMSWinner's Horse (Game Boy)23:08 NICHIBUTSUF1 Circus '91 (PC Engine)Mahjong Taisen (Famicom)F1 Circus (Famicom)24:19 TONKIN HOUSEYs III: Wanderers From Ys (Super Famicom)25:31 ASCIIascii Pad accessory (Super Famicom)Wizardry Gaiden 1 (Game Boy)Fleet Commander Vs (Game Boy)26:42 VARIENakajima Satoru Kanshuu F-1 Hero 2 (Famicom)Nakajima Satoru Kanshuu F-1 Hero GB World Championship '91 (Game Boy)Nakajima Satoru Kanshuu F-1 Hero MD (Mega Drive)27:53 IREMKaiketsu Yancha Maru 2: Karakuri Land (Famicom)Ganso!! Yancha Maru (Game Boy)Super R-Type (Super Famicom)Racing Damashii (PC Engine)Spartan X 2 (Famicom)Perman Part 2 (Famicom)Daiku no Gen-san (Famicom)Dino Wars (Super Famicom)Taiyou no Yuusha Firebird (Famicom)30:16 YANOMANAretha II (Game Boy)Nobunaga Kouki (Game Boy)31:28 DATA EASTAvengers (Famicom)Joe & Mac: Tatakae Genshijin (Super Famicom)32:39 NAMCOMarvel Land (Mega Drive)Kyukai Dochuki (Mega Drive)Family Circuit '91 (Famicom)Wagyan Land (Game Gear)MegaTrax (Mega Drive)World Jockey (PC Engine)Chibi Maruko-Chan: Uki Uki Shopping (Famicom)37:56 KOTOBUKI SYSTEM (KEMCO)Lagoon (Super Famicom)39:07 TECHNOS JAPANSugoro Quest: Dice no Senshi Tachi (Famicom)Downtown Special: Kunio-Kun no Jidaigeki dayo Zenin Shuugou (Famicom)Ike Ike! Nekketsu Hockey Bu: Subette Koronde Dairantou (Famicom)Nekketsu Koukou Dodge Ball-Bu: Kyouteki! Dodge Soldier no Maki (Game Boy)40:27 TOAPLANZero-Wing (Mega Drive)Snow Brothers (Famicom)Slap Fight MD (Mega Drive)41:46 TECMONinja Ryukenden III: Yomi no Hakobune (Famicom)Kyattou Ninden Teyandee (Famicom)
Raya Systems promotional VHS video VideoGameEphemera 2016-09-12 | A promotional VHS video from Raya Systems, maker of health-related educational video games for the Super NES. Includes very brief clips of The AIDS Avenger (unreleased) and a different version of Bronkie the Bronchiasaurus.
NBA JAM NBA License Pitch Video (1992) VideoGameEphemera 2011-10-25 | Midway presented this video to the NBA as part of its efforts to obtain an official NBA license for its work-in-progress basketball game, which would eventually be called NBA JAM. For more information, visit http://www.Video-Game-Ephemera.com/044.htm.
TTI Lords of Thunder Advertising Field Research (1993) VideoGameEphemera 2011-07-23 | This video was made for Turbo Technologies, Inc. (TTI) by its advertising agency, Asatsu America, to document public reaction to magazine ads for the TurboDuo game Lords of Thunder. For more information, visit http://www.Video-Game-Ephemera.com/041.htm.
Midway Promo Video (1999) VideoGameEphemera 2011-04-11 | A promotional video for Midway's 1999 video-game releases. Featured games include NFL Blitz 2000, Mortal Kombat Gold, Ready 2 Rumble Boxing, Hydro Thunder, Gauntlet Legends, Arcade 12 Pack Classics Collection, Paperboy and NBA Showtime: NBA on NBC. Also includes commentary from the editors of various video-game magazines and Web sites. Visit http://www.Video-Game-Ephemera.com/037.htm for more information.
Sega Summer CES Promo Video (1994) VideoGameEphemera 2011-02-23 | A promotional VHS video distributed by Sega at the Summer Consumer Electronics Show in 1994. Visit http://www.Video-Game-Ephemera.com/030.htm for more information.
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 World Premiere (1994) VideoGameEphemera 2011-02-04 | Original satellite feed of Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog 3 "Groundhog Day" launch event in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania. Visit www.Video-Game-Ephemera.com for more information.
The Making of Primal Rage (1994) VideoGameEphemera 2011-01-25 | A mini-documentary about the making of Atari's Primal Rage arcade game. Visit www.Video-Game-Ephemera.com for more information.
T•HQ TV Commercials (1993) VideoGameEphemera 2011-01-06 | Broadcast TV commercials for three Super NES games from T•HQ: The Ren & Stimpy Show: Veediots!, Sports Illustrated: Championship Football & Baseball and The Lawnmower Man. Visit www.Video-Game-Ephemera.com for more information.
Madden NFL 96 Promo Video (1995) VideoGameEphemera 2010-12-29 | A promotional video for the unreleased PlayStation version of Madden NFL 96. Visit www.Video-Game-Ephemera for more information.
Neo•Geo CD Promo Video (1994) VideoGameEphemera 2010-12-17 | “Image is NOTHING...GAMEPLAY is everything.” So begins this VHS promo video for the Neo•Geo CD system. My love for the Neo•Geo is based on the mystique of early games like The Super Spy, Crossed Swords and Blue’s Journey, but this video features only five newer games: Art of Fighting 2, Super Sidekicks 3: The Next Glory, Samurai Shodown II, The King of Fighters ’94 and Fatal Fury 3: Road to the Final Victory. I don’t think it does a very good job of demonstrating the variety of the available game library; it’s just a bunch of people beating each other up and playing soccer!If you can make it through the first minute or so without blinking, you might catch a few tantalizingly brief glimpses of the Neo•Geo booth at an unidentified trade show, probably in Japan. There are also scenes from a special event where the CD system was being promoted; look for guys in green “Neo•Geo CD Live Tour” jackets, handing out plastic bags with the Neo•Geo logo on them.I don’t recognize any of the tunes in the video, though. They have Neo•Geo-style pick harmonics, orchestra hits and big drums, but they’re missing the familiar Neo•Geo “Sphero Symphony” effects and that vaguely ominous Akira Takasaki-meets-Minamoto no Yoritomo-at-the-pachinko-parlor vibe that characterizes the best Neo•Geo soundtracks. If you’re a Neo•Geo nut, you’ll know what I’m talking about.
