Gormongous Posted September 9, 2013 I figure this'll be a great place for some stories. What were the marketing campaigns of your childhood (and young-adulthood) that totally overrode your common sense? I'm asking because my mother just sent me a birthday care-package containing eight (8) packs of Juicy Fruit gum. I don't chew gum, the stuff is gross, but it suddenly came rushing back that it was something I always demanded when I was six years old and waiting in the grocery store checkout. I guess the commercials for Juicy Fruit, where some dude chewed some gum and then biked down a mountain, were super effective. And the jingle (the taste the taste the taste is gonna move ya). Youtube videos welcome: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Patrick R Posted September 9, 2013 All cereal everywhere, basically. Who doesn't want oceans of chocolate rocketing in their mouth? Also, I maintain that my Batman action figures were never sufficiently fun because they didn't come with all those translucent blocks that the commercials promised. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Argobot Posted September 9, 2013 OH MAN: the translucent blocks. Anyway, this song has been stuck in my head since 1995 "It's some time, in the future" -- good writing Gave my little sister a huge bruise on her leg because of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8MgCTdz2lU Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SecretAsianMan Posted September 9, 2013 Anyway, this song has been stuck in my head since 1995 It's not just you Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
osmosisch Posted September 9, 2013 Most of my love of boardgames can probably be laid at the foot of this: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
melmer Posted September 9, 2013 ^ OMG i loved that board game, although i'm pretty sure it wasn't called spookslot in the UK... Oh yeah it was Ghost Castle (the clue was in the youtube title) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toblix Posted September 9, 2013 Ghost Castle and Mouse Trap both made my young mind explode with awe. So many pieces! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
clyde Posted September 9, 2013 The gambling angle where I could get a million dollars from buying a happy-meal during Monopoly season or have a $20 bill pop out of my can of Coca-cola had a persuasive effect on me. I've always wanted to be blessed with currency. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
youmeyou Posted September 9, 2013 Mouse Trap was definitely too advanced for my young mind. That and the Dominoes toy set that came with bridges and random pieces of architecture. I'm sorry, parents for wasting so much of your money. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeusthecat Posted September 9, 2013 I wasn't allowed to have soda growing up but this: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Patrick R Posted September 9, 2013 ZEUS. THAT COMMERCIAL. GAHHHH. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Justin Leego Posted September 9, 2013 Mouse Trap was definitely too advanced for my young mind. That and the Dominoes toy set that came with bridges and random pieces of architecture. I'm sorry, parents for wasting so much of your money. You speak of Domino Rally? To the tubes! Not the soundtrack one remembers? shows how important Sesame Street style rap had become to the commercialization of the kinderfolk. Thanks, Bart Simpson! Video (space) games aside: There was also a Domino Rally for Wii, in a way, also named Go! Go! Minon or Minon Everyday Hero. Earlier, on PS1 dared to use actual domino pieces, anthropomorphic though they may have been, in combination with the annoyingly lightweight Domino Rally pieces that were, in real life, guaranteed to fall over at precisely the wrong moment during set up, most likely disturbed by a gust of wind caused by a mouse farting in a village 50 miles away, thus making a vital, telling, and increasingly annoying contribution to the ruination of your entire day. Domino Rally piece, YOU SPOILED MY WHOLE DAY. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SecretAsianMan Posted September 9, 2013 Lets not forget idle-game.jpg I never played that. I did play this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dualhammers Posted September 11, 2013 Now I want to play Crossfire so badly. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dewar Posted September 12, 2013 Crossfire always looked so cool. In other news... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8B0PfV2R0I Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
elmuerte Posted September 13, 2013 Nothing beats log http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8L6Dpq5kY_A Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dibs Posted September 13, 2013 Not quite the same but, when I was 10, my family went to America to visit my relatives. Horribly jet lagged, I got up at 2 am and watched hours of tv until my cousin got up and showed me how to work the cable. 14 years later I visited New York and was still able to sing along to 5882300 Empiiiiiiiiire. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeusthecat Posted September 13, 2013 14 years later I visited New York and was still able to sing along to 5882300 Empiiiiiiiiire. Oh Jesus! I wasn't even aware how ingrained that was in my head until you mentioned that! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gormongous Posted September 14, 2013 14 years later I visited New York and was still able to sing along to 5882300 Empiiiiiiiiire. I can hear the music, nooooo... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zeusthecat Posted September 14, 2013 I mean this with all due respect but fuck you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SecretAsianMan Posted September 14, 2013 I mean this with all due respect but fuck you. My work here is done. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Ucantalas Posted September 29, 2013 Oh god. That reminds me of this: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites