So here we have the very last episode of the Commercial Break before we leave for E3. Heck, this is the last show we're posting before we leave for sunny southern California. To celebrate we've scoured some of our oldest magazines to bring you another batch of horrible advertising. We're going to start with this commercial for the LaserScope, Konami's crazy accessory for the 8-Bit Nintendo Entertainment System. If you've never heard of it don't feel bad, the NES was known for having hundreds of obscure (and often forgotten) accessories that were all completely useless.

There are a couple of things that jumped out at me the first time I saw this advertisement. For example, why is that guy so sweaty?? This commercial gives off the impression that this kid just ran a marathon and then came home to play some random rail shooter. His hair, his expression, everything, it all adds up to one uncomfortable gamer with an extremely large device weighing his head down. How sweaty can this guy really be, all he's doing is moving his head and saying "FIRE" to make the gun shoot. And in case nobody asked Konami this when they were designing it, but just how much fun can this really be?? Judging by this guy's expression, not much fun at all.

But let's get back to the main problem with the LaserScope, it's gigantic! When you're look straight on at this kid it looks large, but notice the smaller picture of the box (which has the "model" at an angle), we're talking about a serious piece of plastic that won't get you any dates. Not that this guy is going to be scoring a lot with that terrible sweating problem. And one last point, do you see the box where it says "stereo turbo," I guess this is the first time I've heard of "stereo turbo," I'm assuming that's not better than Pro-Logic or Dolby Digital. But seriously, get that fifty pound monstrosity off your head, it's time to shoot people the old fashioned way ... with a light gun!

FROM: Highway to Bad Advertising