I'm not sure what to make of this advertisement, is it promoting the upcoming Ikari Warriors sequel or are they making fun of Rocky V? SNK seems to be saying that their "movie" - Ikari Warriors: the Rescue - is more interesting than the real Hollywood production, Rocky V. Heck, even Rocky Balboa himself seem to be giving the nod to SNK ... either that or he's just roaming the street in another unintelligible, drunken stupor.

But what exactly does Rocky have to do with Ikari Warriors? Perhaps if it were Rambo - a movie about a one-man army who won't stop until he's killed a small army of enemies - it might make some sense, but Rocky was a boxer and has nothing to do with the war-torn theme of Ikari Warriors. Rocky V was a failed attempt to revive a once-golden movie franchise, not only did it not make for a good game, but it didn't make for a good movie! SNK, what the hell were you thinking??

Even more perplexing is the poster for the Predator off to the right-hand side of the ad (right next to the creepy old guy peddling candy to all the kids on the street). It's bad enough that SNK is using Sylvester Stallone to hawk their NES cartridge, but it's completely unnecessary to bring in an Arnold Schwarzenegger reference. These were the two biggest action stars of the 1980's; no single SNK advertisement could hold both and still successfully pitch the game. And ultimately that's the problem with this advertisement, it's like that kid's skateboarding - it's just bad!

FROM: The One With the Bad Advertising