Anybody here ever see this PC-FX commercial before?

Aggie Tsubi · 02/03/2013, 02:40 AM

What a strange commercial, haha. Seems more like the kind of gaming commercials airing in the US back then. For a system that has a reputation for catering so much to Japanese taste/culture and having a strong language barrier, it's funny that the commercial has a bunch of white guys speaking English. With advertising like this in Japan, it's no surprise the system was a flop.

Outside of the game footage, it doesn't exactly do a good job conveying the style of so many of its games. I'm not sure if Rolfee existed from the very beginning of the PC-FX, but you'd think a cute anime video with her would be a fitting choice.

SamIAm · 02/03/2013, 06:20 AM

Now this is more like it.

Tatsujin · 02/03/2013, 07:23 AM

I have seen it before.

esteban · 02/03/2013, 07:45 AM

Quote from: SamIAm on 02/03/2013, 06:20 AMNow this is more like it.

The video suggests that the "F" in "FX" = Future but in reality, F = Failure.

Serious question, though, what does the "X" in "FX" represent, according to the video?

ALSO: Dungeon Explorer II music during the footage for Cyber Battle...

BlueBMW · 02/03/2013, 10:27 AM

Does that shooter shown in the second video exist somewhere? Image or otherwise?

esteban · 02/03/2013, 12:13 PM

Quote from: BlueBMW on 02/03/2013, 10:27 AMDoes that shooter shown in the second video exist somewhere? Image or otherwise?

You talking about the Star Soldier-esque game with the CGI title screen and intro?

Ji-L87 · 02/03/2013, 03:29 PM

Quote from: Aggie Tsubi on 02/03/2013, 02:40 AM

Happened to discover the NEC consoles through youtube so yes, that commercial is dear to me. In all it's cheesy glory. "The cheese must flow".

Quote from: SamIAm on 02/03/2013, 06:20 AMNow this is more like it.

Always liked the BGM music in that short montage scene where the guest idol is introduced...anyone know where it's from, or maybe it's just from some random smooth sounding TV audio library...?

Actually, the BGM where they just stand around talking afterwards is pretty nice as well. Lol'd when they showed gameplay footage from "Kuma Soldier" and they have that nice sprite look-thing going on and suddenly a grey CG spider robot...thing...appears!

Shocking how badly those CG graphics aged. Also, would be nice to have a few of those posters in the game showroom.

esteban · 02/03/2013, 03:34 PM

^ I was going to comment on the posters, too! 4-5 posters...3x3 Eyes...PC-FX Baseball?...what else?

SamIAm · 02/03/2013, 04:02 PM

Nobody on any Japanese pages I can find has seen Kuma Soldier beyond that video.

Interestingly, the announcer says it was supposed to feature up to 40 different background planes. Surely it would have been a combination of real planes and slate parallax, but it would have been cool to see what they could come up with.

Quote from: esteban on 02/03/2013, 07:45 AMSerious question, though, what does the "X" in "FX" represent, according to the video?

"Unlimited Possibilities" is what the announcer says. The kanji means an unknown number, as in literally "X=?".

Ji-L87 · 02/03/2013, 04:25 PM

Quote from: esteban on 02/03/2013, 03:34 PM^ I was going to comment on the posters, too! 4-5 posters...3x3 Eyes...PC-FX Baseball?...what else?

Yah, 3x3 Eyes is the easiest one to distinguish since it's most shown (and zoomed in right on).
So...uh...from left to right:
Popful Mail << 3x3 Eyes < Mad Stalker > Megami Paradise (I think?) >> No idea what the last one is. It's in shot quite a few times but never zoomed in on and it's too blurry to see

Sometimes it seems to resemble an american football player...?

Aggie Tsubi · 02/03/2013, 05:43 PM

Yeah, that's definitely Megami Paradise. The mystery poster to the right of it looks like some female character holding a fireball to me.

esteban · 02/03/2013, 11:31 PM

Quote from: SamIAm on 02/03/2013, 04:02 PM"Unlimited Possibilities" is what the announcer says. The kanji means an unknown number, as in literally "X=?".

Aha! F + X = "Unlimited future possibilities!"

Pretty kool.

Quote from: Aggie Tsubi on 02/03/2013, 05:43 PMYeah, that's definitely Megami Paradise. The mystery poster to the right of it looks like some female character holding a fireball to me.

Ha! If by "fireball" you mean "baseball", then you are correct!

Quote from: Ji-L87 on 02/03/2013, 04:25 PM
Quote from: esteban on 02/03/2013, 03:34 PM^ I was going to comment on the posters, too! 4-5 posters...3x3 Eyes...PC-FX Baseball?...what else?
Yah, 3x3 Eyes is the easiest one to distinguish since it's most shown (and zoomed in right on).
So...uh...from left to right:
Popful Mail << 3x3 Eyes < Mad Stalker > Megami Paradise (I think?) >> No idea what the last one is. It's in shot quite a few times but never zoomed in on and it's too blurry to see Sometimes it seems to resemble an american football player...?

Aggie, Ji-L87: The mystery poster you can't identify is for Hudson's motherf*cking PC-FX baseball game.

I expected better from both of you.

STATUS: Excellent job identifying the other posters

KUMA SOLDIER:

Never will get a chance to play it.

CARRY ON.

SEXY BASEBALL.