Advertisment Mottos used by Consoles

[swlovinist]

I was wondering if anyone can remember the motto used for their childhood console for yesteryear. I can think of some, such as Nintendo's Now you are playing with power!, but I am having a hard time thinking of Compainies such as Sony for the Playstation one or the Sega Saturn. What catchy phrases did they use to push those sytems?

[theChad]

I remember PlayStation was "Live in your world, play in ours" with some of the letters swapped for the triangle, circle, square, and X buttons.

And while I can't recall one for Sega Saturn, these commercials are great:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2k6HjN-_-9g
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFzKraJOC2M

Atari had one that was "Don't watch television tonight - play it!"

I'm sure more will come to me...

[dao2]

EA: It's in the game will always haunt me ;p Though that's not a console ;p

Um

Genesis does what Nintendont.

16 BIT BLAST PROCESSING

[InsaneDavid]

Playstation one

U R not e - always one of my favorites.

[pkupstixx]

For Atari another was: Have you played Atari today?
Intellivisions were: Closest to the real thing & Inteligent telivison

[ronclon]

The Sega MAster System had "Sega, the challenge will always be there."

[Guru of Time and Space]

U R not e - always one of my favorites.

I just NOW figured that one out. Better late than never, I suppose.

Plat It Loud, dawgs.

-GoTaS

[eugenek]

Turbo Action, Turbo Sound, TurboGrafx 16...the higher energy video game system.

[Dangerboy]

For PlayStation

U R N (red)E (Original)
Play - Sta - Stion (no actual phrase, they just held each syllable at end of commercial)
Never Under Estimate the Power of PlayStation (During FF7 era)
Wherever. Whenever. Forever. (PSone)

Sega CD

Welcome to the Next Level

[gepeto]

Sega does what nintendont.

I am glad they finally stop the Ea's challenge everything that one was overkill.

[Rob2600]

Atari 2600:
Have you played Atari today?

NES:
Now you're playing with power.

Genesis:
Genesis does what Nintendon't.
Welcome to the next level.

SNES:
Now you're playing with power, super power.
Play it loud.

Jaguar:
Do the math.

Saturn:
It's out there. (bald woman with rings around her head)

Game Boy Advance/GameCube:
Who are you? (different Nintendo characters' heads tapes to people's bodies)

Wii:
Wii would like to play.

[dstone]

Sega CD:
Welcome to the next level.

Dreamcast:
It's thinking...

[E Nice]

Dreamcast:
It's thinking.

[SegaAges]

Dreamcast:
It's thinking.

What this person said

[Pantechnicon]

Intellivision: Once you compare, you'll know.

[Tupin]

NES: Now you're Playing with Power.
PS1: PLAYSTATION
Gamecube: Who are you? (Love this campaign)
DS: Touching is Good.
Wii: Wii would like to Play. (HATE this one)

[InsaneDavid]

Coleco tabletops: The arcade games you can take home with you.

Seems a clear version of the commercial has finally made its way online (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pekXqT31z9M&NR=1).

[rbudrick]

AdventureVision
We have four games! And you'll never find them!

MicroVision:
We don't have a motto, but if we did, it would be really small.

3D0
You spent $700 on launch day! HA HA HA HA!

Neo-Geo:
Now rich elitist babies can play too, no matter what age!

NGage:
Now you too can look like a douchebag talking to a frustrating taco. With style.

R-Zone:
Lik the Virtyooul Boy, but way moor portabler.

Game.Com:
Well, at least it don't give you AIDS.

-Rob

[SegaAges]

Game.Com:
Well, at least it don't give you AIDS.

-Rob


EPIC!

[XYXZYZ]

BIGGER
BADDER
BETTER
NEO•GEO

[98redM6]

I can remeber some of the aforementioned advertising slogans but the one that sticks in my head the most is the Nintendo Cereal song.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcP6g4_tmSM

[SpaceHarrier]

Seems most of the main ones have been covered. The earliest videogame memory I have is from TV, and it was the commercial where the tagline was something like "it's the 26 Hundred from A-TAR-I"

[ApolloBoy]

Am I the only one who did a double take upon seeing the title of this thread?

[swlovinist]

I fixed it...sorry I am at home with a new son from the hospital....lack of sleep :0

[TonyTheTiger]

N64 - Get N or Get Out

Xbox - There's no power greater than X

[FxMercenary]

A Fatal Exception Has Occured. - Windows 95

[Zebbe]

"The most advanced video game system in the universe - Mega Drive, from Siga (sic)".

[skaar]

To this day I have this habit of whispering "It's thinking." whenever I'm waiting for a server to do something if I've got someone around at the time. I got a huge kick out of that slogan.

Now you're playing with power.... COLECO power.

For the life of me I can't remember the Coleco one.

[jcalder8]

sega!

[InsaneDavid]

For the life of me I can't remember the Coleco one.

Your vision is our vision, Colecovision.

[j_factor]

Welcome to the real world: Sega Saturn.
With Sega Saturn, nothing else matters!

Turbografx-16: The higher energy video game system.
Turbo action. Turbo sound. Turbografx-16.

The most fun you can hold in your hands: Lynx by Atari.

[Overbite]

Now there are no limits.

[rbudrick]

A Fatal Exception Has Occured. - Windows 95

I lawled. :D

-Rob

[Haoie]

Nintendo is what Genesisn't?

Is that right?

[G-Boobie]

While it wasn't a slogan per se, I always loved the Neo Geo 'Max-330 Mega Pro Gear Spec'. I've been known to use it in casual conversation...

"Hey man, have you seen the new [name of good pop culture event]"

"Hell yeah I did. It was Max-330 Mega Pro Gear Spec!"

[AB Positive]

While it wasn't a slogan per se, I always loved the Neo Geo 'Max-330 Mega Pro Gear Spec'. I've been known to use it in casual conversation...

"Hey man, have you seen the new [name of good pop culture event]"

"Hell yeah I did. It was Max-330 Mega Pro Gear Spec!"

You, sir, are a gentleman and a scholar. I too should look into adding this into my everyday vocabulatory skills soon.

Seriously - that's awesome :D

[PentiumMMX]

*Weird voice saying "PlayStation"* - PlayStation

The Only Place to Play - PlayStation 2

PSP; It's like a nut you can play with inside - PSP

It's good to play together - Xbox (Live-enabled games)

A better DOS than DOS; a better Windows than Windows - IBM OS/2

General Protection Fault - Windows 3.1

[Jorpho]

3D0
You spent $700 on launch day! HA HA HA HA!Hot dang, that's inspired.

[GarrettCRW]

Hot dang, that's inspired.

Nah, it's just mean to Joe.

[j_factor]

Atari ST: All the power without the price.

[Icarus Moonsight]

sega!



Especially when screamed by a squirrel that was given rabies from looking at the Gameboy screen! LOL

[emceelokey]

U R not e - always one of my favorites.

That was the first one that came to my mind. I think that was officially the first mainstrea use of leet speak.

I know this isin't actually a "tag line" but dring the build up to the launch of the Dreamcast the commercials had this little 9.9.99 chime in the end of each commercial.

The PSP had those squirrles that talked hella ghetto. Those were my favorite commercials. I just remember something about playing with nuts or something like that.

[j_factor]

The PSP had those squirrles that talked hella ghetto. Those were my favorite commercials. I just remember something about playing with nuts or something like that.

I remember those squirrels saying "I'd hit that" about Daxter. Which makes it the first commercial to pander to the gay furry crowd.

[Tron 2.0]

I all ways like this one for the neogeo :D

http://quad9damage.files.wordpress.com/2006/11/weenie1.jpg

Though they diss nec in it i sure wasn't ashame owning a TG16+Turbo CD in the day.

Oh and this one for the sega genesis still makes me roll my eyes to this day.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=35jGnZ-e3jc

Ahh i miss sega&nintendo rivalry :evil:

[j_factor]

"4-dimensonal realism"? So like, the Neo Geo has realistic time travel? And they got the graph wrong -- the number of sound channels for NEC and Sega is reversed.

I agree about the "Genesis does" commercials. Why are they singing? And I like how the first time they use the line "you can't do this on Nintendo!" they're showing Columns... which could totally be done on Nintendo.

[Rob2600]

they got the graph wrong -- the number of sound channels for NEC and Sega is reversed.

I thought the TurboGrafx-16 and the Sega Genesis both produce six channels of audio, not ten.


I like how the first time they use the line "you can't do this on Nintendo!" they're showing Columns... which could totally be done on Nintendo.

Also, the only part of Pat Riley Basketball that was shown was the close-up cinema scenes. Where's the actual in-game footage, Sega?

[j_factor]

I thought the TurboGrafx-16 and the Sega Genesis both produce six channels of audio, not ten.

The Genesis has 6 channels of FM synthesis (one of which can be PCM instead of FM), but it also has 3 PSG channels and one noise channel... for a total of ten. The Turbo has 6 PSG channels, two of which can be converted to LFO and another two can be converted to noise channels. The Turbo CD adds one PCM channel (when not using redbook audio).

[Juganawt]

Wait for...Nintendo Ultra 64!

It may not be the best slogan ever, but it worked on me..... I waited, and waited, for the 18 months it took between japanese and UK releases, then bought one on day of launch.

Good job I had a saturn and PS1 to keep me busy in the mean time!

[16bitter]

Sega Saturn had the Theater of the Mind thing. Not sure if it was slogan or an advertising campaign, but I don't think it went over too well.

[Zebbe]

The Genesis has 6 channels of FM synthesis (one of which can be PCM instead of FM), but it also has 3 PSG channels and one noise channel... for a total of ten. The Turbo has 6 PSG channels, two of which can be converted to LFO and another two can be converted to noise channels. The Turbo CD adds one PCM channel (when not using redbook audio).

You forgot the Sega CD! 8 unfiltered and uncompressed PCM channels with lots of memory for great CD quality sound.

[j_factor]

You forgot the Sega CD! 8 unfiltered and uncompressed PCM channels with lots of memory for great CD quality sound.

I didn't forget Sega CD -- it didn't exist when that ad was made. :p

[Zebbe]

Doh! :P

[Pantechnicon]

PSOne - "Whenever. Wherever. Forever."

I really liked that one...how can it not resonate with the gaming community? Even though I wasn't a big Playstation fan at the time, between the console redesign and this slogan I thought Sony did a great job of sending the Playstation 1 into retirement on a high note.

[GreatBazunka]

No one said anything about GameBoy Pocket... PUT IT IN YOUR POCKET!!!
That is awesome, i always liked that one. Especially when you scream it.