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Not joking - it really happened.
Actually, the history behind it is really interesting - it's a keyboard-based clone of the Nintendo Entertainment System's hardware (usually referred to as a Famiclone, after the console's Japanese name, Famicom, or otherwise as a "NOAC" or NES-On-A-Chip), created long before the hardware-patents expired. Released in 1994 by Subor, with a young Jackie Chan hired to promote it in both photographs and a weird TV-ad, this device ended up as the best-selling computer of the era in China - though I do wonder if it was popular mainly for its computing functions, or for its gaming ones!
And then, after that, I learned that Hulk Hogan promoted an unlicensed NES multi-cart, as well! But only one time, before the half-hour infomercial featuring shouty wrestlers pretending to be e-sports coaches, interspersed with rambling hosts who clearly knew nothing about technology, was withdrawn because Hogan and the other wrestlers who appeared weren't actually allowed to use their characters outside of WWF (now WWE) productions.
I found these hokey celebrity endorsements rather neat, in their strange way.
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Gentlemen.... lets get it on.......
Last edited by StoneColdSpider on 29 November 2023 at 9:15 am UTC
Now I can't help but wonder. What current celebrity would be most likely to act as a shill for the
Steam Deck knockoffROG Ally?Here's some FamiClone argentine ads from the 90s for you delight
In some countries back then, there wasnt official stores or nintendo retailers so this chinese knock offs flooded the market, they were all basically the same hardware but with different branding and a different case.
this one was called electrolab
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXjjOUHdTUo
Panavox clone
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E04wBIGudFc
this one Turbogame
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KjBgYx_l5Go
here's a recap of the clones of the famicom on the 90s, mostly clones from latam, but also some that were sold in europe and russia are included.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjPnT7SLVHQ
Last edited by Koopacabras on 30 November 2023 at 2:44 am UTC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTw-WuY35rY
its a ME a
Marioerrh... a Mari, forget Mario Bros, thats old this is Mario 10, new game, new name lmaoLast edited by Koopacabras on 4 December 2023 at 7:24 am UTC
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And I thought my Dick Trickle write ups were crazy..... I need to lift my game.......
Uhhh... Bill Gates, I guess...?
These were really entertaining - thanks so much for the links!
Haha, yes, let's inflate the number ludicrously to make it sound super-new!
The GIGANTIC Mario head on Jackie Chan's body in this hack always gets a laugh out of me. The sprites in the Pikachu-themed Barve Boy Kung Fu Pokechu variant are a bit disturbing, though!
You have SO much to learn about the batshit-insane world of Famiclones and bootleg games, Spider.
Last edited by Pengling on 4 December 2023 at 5:08 pm UTC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2CoqTUbnlc
SilvaGunner song it's the ultimate tribute it really honors the grandiosity of the game (pun intended
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7VcYz6KZtqs
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Bomberman's quite a regular on multicarts, sometimes in his regular form, and sometimes in odd hacks, like this one that pretends to be Toy Story. I don't think that there's ever been a funny reaction-video relating to this one, though.
https://youtu.be/iAeLekhMicE
https://youtu.be/-uNkE9B136I?si=wwBFdadFJM8vYced&t=1633
damn now I really want to play Grand Dad
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