Retro D&D Ad- Whoa

[Geek Messiah]

This has been on a couple other RPG forums and I am surprised it didn't make it here of all places.

There is this blog who is doing an entire week of retro commericals. One of the posted commercials- a 1984-85 D&D Commercial

Click here to watch the D&D retro Commercial

Wow, that was a long time ago and it shows. Expecially the box set and the clothing.

I am curious to hear what you guys think of the commercial.

 

[pogre]

Welcome to ENWorld Geek Messiah!

Actually, the ad has been posted here many times and yeah it's a hoot!

 

[Prince of Happiness]

Wow! It's Satanariffic!

 

[Nomad4life]

Yeah, people post links to this ad every once in a while. Sure, it’s pretty goofy, but honestly it’s not any more or less disturbing than most other commercials circa 1984:
http://www.retrojunk.com/list_commercials.php?era=1980

After all, this was the whacktacular era of:

Advice from Pee Wee Herman about crack:
http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/2724/

Dancing & singing cheese:
http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/1588/

Soul-obliterating corporate sanctioned pedophilia:
http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/10/

And sanity-imploding-scary-as-all-nine-Hells Nintendo hip hop:
http://www.retrojunk.com/details_commercial/1208/

All things considered, a D&D commercial at that time could have been worse… Much, much, much worse. Actually… I can’t imagine a decent D&D advertisement airing today!

 

[Shadowdancer]

This has been on a couple other RPG forums and I am surprised it didn't make it here of all places.

There is this blog who is doing an entire week of retro commericals. One of the posted commercials- a 1984-85 D&D Commercial

Click here to watch the D&D retro Commercial

Wow, that was a long time ago and it shows. Expecially the box set and the clothing.

I am curious to hear what you guys think of the commercial.

Girl in braids=Jami Gertz

 

[Felix]

And sanity-imploding-scary-as-all-nine-Hells Nintendo hip hop:

Me sanity imploderated. *Thbbbbbbbbbt! Woo-hoo-woo-hoo-woo-hoo-yeep-yeep-yeep...

 

[Geek Messiah]

Welcome to ENWorld Geek Messiah!

Thank you

Actually, the ad has been posted here many times and yeah it's a hoot!

Makes me want to kill them and take their stuff

 

[Scribble]

Makes me want to kill them and take their stuff

Just make sure when you do, you use your lightning bolt.

 

[Dracorat]

It's interesting that only one of the players actually has a character sheet.

 

[Drowbane]

twitch... twitch...

that was... bad.

I want to kick my own ass.