While digging through old VHS tapes, I found this cringeworthy Street Fighter II Hall of Fame action figure commercial. I'm guessing this comes from the 1990's, but I can't be sure. What I am sure of is that this commercial is packed with so much fail that it's almost unbelievable.
Where do I start? Oh, with the mispronunciation of "Ryu." Common, but still wrong. Apparently Ryu is "ready with a kung fu one-two." I can try to pretend that I never heard "Blanka is gonna bonk ya." What I can't shake is the impossibly bad "Rile Guile, and you'll go out of style." Oh, the irony. This is the first time I've ever been embarrassed for an action figure.
As bad as it is, this video is a nice follow up to my previous VHS find. It contained equally bad quotes like "What's a Dhalsim?" and "A Street Fighter's mother?" Check it out after the jump.
Does anyone out there in Destructoid Land have any of these old Hasbro toys? Did you make them fight your G.I. Joes?
Dale North is Destructoid's Editor-In-Chief, a founding editor, and specialist in Japanese gaming. An accomplished musician, Dale was reporting from Japan during the earthquakes of 2011. Luckily, he got the fuck out alive and is home in America now with his wife and beloved corgi, Einstein. Dale is also a co-founder of Destructoid's sister anime site
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11:20 PM on 03.09.2008
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d_e9eOVct6w
LOLOLOLO
You haven't watched Street Fighter the Later Years?
I used to do the same thing to Captain Planet and Ninja Turles. You get a good summer day and a bowl with some ice in it, you can keep a six-year old amused for hours.
To eBay!
Ahhh, the old 'not' joke, as made refamous by Borat. When will you ever not be funny??
Pure win.
But, did E. Honda say "so correct them all"?
Nice.
is this thing for real? hehehe that's the funniest thing I've seen... today
GuitarAtomik and ZeroTolo, you guys rule. I thought I was the only kid who did that with their toys. The best was the old school Mr. Freeze toy that turned blue when it got cold.
First post, wooo!
The only words I can think of to describe these commercials are “laughably bad”...but they’re not “so bad they’re good”. It’s funny, though...toy commercials are almost as bad today as they were fifteen years ago when I was a wee lad. During the NY NARP yesterday, we saw a creepy commercial for some doll that swims by itself when you put it in water. *shudders*
All you need to do is put the American SFII cartoon between this commerical, and I will die of shame.
HOLY JESUS BLANKA IS A SCOUT!!
And yes Samit, Ryu is pronounced Ree-oo.
Also Dale, Guile is the epitome of style and don't you forget it.