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Title: Classic console advertising slogans?
Post by: jcroach on April 04, 2005, 04:56:45 pm

Hey,

I'm designing MameWah layouts for my PC and eventually for a cabinet.  I'd like to include on my console emulation pages the original advertising slogans for the systems. 

Here's the ones I've  found so far:

Atari 2600: "Have you played Atari today?"
Intellivision: "Intelligent Television"
NES: "Now you're playing with power"

But now I've hit a brick wall.  Anybody remember any of the ad slogans for Atari 5200, Atari 7800, Colecovision, SNES, Sega Master System, Sega Game Gear or Sega Genesis?

Title: Re: Classic console advertising slogans?
Post by: MrTroy on April 04, 2005, 06:11:28 pm

Genesis: "You can't do this on Nintendo"
Jaguar: "Do the Math"


Was SNES "Play it loud" or did they start that when Sega started screaming at everyone?

Title: Re: Classic console advertising slogans?
Post by: J_K_M_A_N on April 04, 2005, 09:51:15 pm

Who's was "It does what Ninten-don't"? I kinda remember something like that at least.

J_K_M_A_N

Title: Re: Classic console advertising slogans?
Post by: tetsujin on April 05, 2005, 12:43:24 am

Quote from: jcroach on April 04, 2005, 04:56:45 pm

NES: "Now you're playing with power"

And then the tack-on for the Gameboy:
"Now you're playing with power: Portable power."

"Genesis does what Ninten-don't" has already been noted...

I suppose PSX's old slogan doesn't count as "classic", huh?  :)  I can't think of any more.

Title: Re: Classic console advertising slogans?
Post by: jcroach on April 05, 2005, 09:13:50 am

Thanks for the help guys.

I found a couple more.

Sega Master System: "Now, There Are No Limits"
Sega Game Gear: "Separate The Men From The Boys" (I don't remember this one.

Title: Re: Classic console advertising slogans?
Post by: Hoagie_one on April 05, 2005, 10:44:31 am

http://www.tomheroes.com/Video%20Games%20FS/game%20ads/coleco.htm

Title: Re: Classic console advertising slogans?
Post by: DaveMMR on April 05, 2005, 06:02:33 pm

I remember the original slogan for the Playstation was: URNOTE (or something like that... basically, "You Are Not Ready").

Title: Re: Classic console advertising slogans?
Post by: megashock5 on April 06, 2005, 01:19:19 pm

Quote from: jcroach on April 05, 2005, 09:13:50 am

Any colecovision fans out there?

I loved that system so much!

Wasn't it 'Bring The Arcade Experience Home' or something of that nature?

Title: Re: Classic console advertising slogans?
Post by: monkeybomb on April 06, 2005, 04:28:09 pm

Loved coleco.  I even play the emulated games every now and then. 

I don't remember another cross company adaptor like the coleco/atari either.

Title: Re: Classic console advertising slogans?
Post by: RayB on April 06, 2005, 11:28:49 pm

"Nintendo is what Genesisn't"

 ;D

Commodore 64: "I adore my 64"

Title: Re: Classic console advertising slogans?
Post by: Gunstar Hero on April 07, 2005, 12:17:37 am

Magnavox Odyssey 2 - "The Keyboard is the Key!"

Sega also used "The power will always be there."

Coleco used "The Arcade Quality Video Game System."

Vectrex was "Real Arcade Play at Home."

TG-16 was "The Higher Energy Video Game System."

I love Sony's current... "Live in your world, play in ours."