Red Devil Games TVC

January 27, 2005 3:33 PM

This is, quite possibly, the funniest TV spot for an independent videogame retailer I've ever seen. Not that there are many out there (funny ones, I mean). There's more here and here. (via Joystiq, requires QT)
posted by riffraff (16 comments total)

That was good.
posted by jsavimbi at 3:41 PM on January 27, 2005

That was awesome. The other ones are good too.
posted by mathowie at 3:54 PM on January 27, 2005

A low-budget TV ad campaign done right. Very clever.
posted by waxpancake at 4:09 PM on January 27, 2005

I never loved you.

(and of course Red Devil Games is in Red Bank, NJ)
posted by WolfDaddy at 4:15 PM on January 27, 2005

Sure, they're clever indie marketers, but can they play with the big boys? On the great savanna that is the videogame market, are they pornstars or golfers (Flash, possibly NSFW if they're really uptight about it )?
posted by bonehead at 4:27 PM on January 27, 2005

As a child of the eighties who actually has beaten Contra without cheating, I approve these messages.
posted by neckro23 at 4:27 PM on January 27, 2005

This is good!
posted by Steve_at_Linnwood at 4:28 PM on January 27, 2005

Not based on fact.
posted by Man O' Straw at 4:29 PM on January 27, 2005

I went there in December to buy Katamari Damacy, it's a cool little place. The guy behind the counter was listening to the new Interpol album. And I LOVE that commercial. It was on alot on all the local stations.

Ah Red Bank, sort of my hometown. You're about due for an FPP....

We'll see if it survives, though. Red Bank has seen alot of small videogame retailers come and go.
posted by deafmute at 5:47 PM on January 27, 2005

Um, am I the only one who finds these stupid?
posted by thebabelfish at 5:48 PM on January 27, 2005

No.
posted by bingo at 5:52 PM on January 27, 2005

Hahahaha!

I like the porn star one bonehead linked to as well because it doesn't make any damn sense.
posted by DyRE at 6:06 PM on January 27, 2005

I always love low-budget goodness. If you can make something that looks like crap, but is entertaining, then you are a champion.
posted by buriednexttoyou at 9:09 PM on January 27, 2005

I learned it from you!

They may be low-budget and dorky but they beat the lame ads from my local video games store.
posted by tommasz at 5:40 AM on January 28, 2005

i wish it made me laugh.
posted by nearo at 4:38 PM on January 28, 2005

Metafilter: Not based on fact.

I don't even play videogames, and they made me laugh. Or did they make me laugh because I don't play videogames?
posted by mkhall at 2:21 PM on January 29, 2005