Iron Helix on Sega CD - Advertisement Review

This Iron Helix advertisement is the type of commercial I usually lead with ... but I just couldn't let the start of our show have all of the fun, it's best to end this Commercial Break on a high note. This is one of those commercials that you look at and laugh and then just flip to the next page. But the more you look at it the more things you see wrong with its logic. And that is why this is a perfect game to end on.

So let's start with the painfully obvious - the dude shouldn't be scared about a giant spaceship shooting at him. Why? Because he's in space in a tee-shirt and jeans ... no space suit and mask with oxygen going to it. In this situation he should be a little more worried about running out of air and floating in space than getting shot to death. You might want to worry about that terrible fashion sense, too ... oh, what am I saying, before you had a chance to think about how stupid it was to go out into space with a tee-shirt and acid washed jeans you would already be dead.

And that's not all ... this commercial clearly shows you (as illustrated by one of the stupidest people to ever go into space) screaming. What good is screaming going to do, moron? Didn't you watch Alien (or at least look at the movie poster)? "In Space No One Can Hear You Scream." Not even if you're wearing jeans and a short sleeve shirt. You know what, just let the space ship kill you, it would be better for humanity if everybody this stupid was gunned down by a spaceship. I can only imagine how much better our society would be. Let the killing begin!!

FROM: Bad Advertising on the Sunset Strip