NEC's TurboGrafx-16 is one of those systems we haven't made a lot of fun of here on the Commercial Break, we usually reserve the harshest comments for other systems (like the Neo Geo, which we've featured more than once). But the days of ignoring the TurboGrafx-16 are over, today is the day we get around to talking about the bad advertising that can be found on NEC's 16-bitter. Today I introduce you to Klax, one of the worst advertisements you will ever see.

In theory this Klax advertisement is nothing more than a couple screenshots and the cover of the game. The problem here is that this cover art is so bad it makes ICO look good. Forget for a moment that this guy is moving so fast that you can see three of him, the worst thing about this cover is that the guy is just plain ugly. He has a wicked sunburn right on his face, terrible fashion sense, and appears to be overwhelmed by his job ... in other words, he's a loser! Ladies, run, this is not the guy for you. Not that you would be suckered in by that face, why did Tengen have to make this guy so ugly?

Even this advertisement seems a little confused, at one point it asks, "And now it comes to you for play on the TurboGrafx?" Hey, don't ask me, you're the one writing the advertisement. And if the final line doesn't say it all ("It's a tic-tac-toe test of your hand-eye-brain coordination") then I don't know what will. They can say what they want about Klax, but it doesn't keep it from being just another puzzle game that is fun, but not so much fun you'll forget about what's going on in the outside world (that's reserved for really good puzzlers, like Tetris and Lumines).

FROM: Bad Advertising and DynaGirl