I remember seeing this commercial as a kid before owning an NES. I was kind of let down when I finally played the game and realized that it was centered around a pudgy elf, not a frantic mental patient.
"Okay, we want you to make a commercial for our new video game. It's called The Legend of Zelda. Please make it as creepy, bizarre, embarrassing and as unappealing as possible."
The man in this video is none other than comedian John Kassir, who appropriately, played the voice of the Crypt Keeper from HBO's "Tales from the Crypt." The guy also has done several other voice over works over the years, even up to recently, even for video games. Most notable in this day and age, is his voice work in Halo 2.
@AisuSeijin Correct....He is originally from Baltimore Maryland and is an alumni of my college Towson State University (now Towson University). He heads up our alumni chapter on the West Coast.
I remember when this commercial aired on TV back in 1987, I was probably 5 or 6 years old. At the time, I had never played Nintendo so I didn't really understand what this was all about, so I found this commercial really obnoxious. Then, within a few months after seeing this, I played Nintendo for the first time at my friend's place and my life changed forever. Today, I work in the game industry.
the japanese thought that *this* was american culture. acting like a retard and imagining things like a psycho. why didn't they just show the game as awesome as it was? they could have showed mountains, swords, and treasure. what were they thinking??
@scir91 Actually, that's what AMERICA thought American video game culture was. These commercials were all developed in the states and were intended to probably match the success of the equally weird Japanese commericals. Seriously. Look up the Japanese Zelda commercial for the NES.
ok first theres this drug addicted guy looking for a video game character, then the commercial says a NEVER ending game... gosh this will make people want to play the game.
ahh the early days of marketing. they really where just winging it. i bet the guys who made this commercial had no fucking clue what they were selling. they probably thought it was some fad that would die out in a few years. thats the only way to explain this fucking mess.
LOL what the fuck did I just witness?
shakethelettuce 4 days ago
@Jeaazy shut up faggotty anne
nintendax12 3 weeks ago
what the fuck?
sakon183 2 months ago
hahahahahaha
Jeaazy 2 months ago
"PE-PE-PENIS!"
Maverick2736 2 months ago
I don't even remember these commercials. Are you sure you're not pulling them from an alternate dimension?
engineerzerochannel 3 months ago
That's why mom doesn't let me play Zelda for more than six hours in a row.
Los4Muros 3 months ago
Press 6 repeatedly to hear him sound like a bird. "Ah ah ah ah ah" LOL.
dnewhope777 4 months ago
okay i bet this is what zelda felt
Zelda: O.o "stay the fuck away from me"
Foxcatmonkey 4 months ago
if im not mistaken thats john kassir the guy who plays the voice of the cryptkeeper on tales from the crypt
MrMehtulhed 4 months ago
Am I just imagining things, or was that Anthony's voice from smosh? :O
CaptainSkaj 4 months ago
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This must be the man that went on to create Faces of Evil and Wand of Gamelon.
NostalgicSince2005 4 months ago
Dude, I totally remember this commercial from back in the day!
MagnaderAlpha 4 months ago
pepepenis
seva809 5 months ago
this guy must be tripping out xD
AlexS9403 5 months ago
did enyone else see r.o.b at 0:26
PikamewAndPokepalz 5 months ago 2
Jerry Seinfeld's first and only nes commercial
deniskenn 5 months ago
Reminds me of Serj of System of a Down.
tehpeasant 5 months ago
How high is he???
metademetra 5 months ago
this video made me lol
cptpwnd90 5 months ago
suggar kick lol?
prorogue1 5 months ago
Still not as creepy as the crying baby PS3 commercial.
Talloweed 5 months ago
Retarded commercial for a great game
Area51UFOGynaecology 5 months ago
This guy needs to grow up
MrGtaunited 5 months ago
I'm glad these terrible advertisements didn't stop TLoZ's success in the US.
iantheuncountable 5 months ago
I remember seeing this ad on TV! It was my first exposure to the NES. Needless to say, I never owned one.
Datan0de 5 months ago
hahahah this guy reminds me of Renfield from Dracula: dead and loving it.
Illidan360 5 months ago
Well now I see were Fred got his inspiration from.
y2k4ever1 5 months ago
press 5 for p-p-PENIS
GmodSuperFilms 5 months ago
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GmodSuperFilms 5 months ago
What the fuck????
Urdoomhascome 6 months ago
Looking back if I had seen this commercial as a kid I wouldn't have bought Zelda. I read about it in nintendo power and that sold me.
TheDmanSlate 6 months ago 2
@TheDmanSlate ya wtf it doesnt tell anything about the game
GodsNotReal95 5 months ago
Thumbs up if this is you when you play video games.
megamanrocks99 6 months ago
That guy just ate some shrooms
HuggableSpongebob 6 months ago
well sombody needs help.
firetemptations 6 months ago
P-P-Peahats
ThePsychonautsmaster 7 months ago
not scary at all
TimurhanKaya 7 months ago
was this back when ever copy of zelda came with a bag of crack?
WhiskersMctabby 7 months ago
NERD!
MrElitePantieDroppa5 7 months ago
press 4 repeatedly
Filipjphry 7 months ago
"my poor insane son"
ninten1011 7 months ago
LOL WTF!?!?!? GUY: Hmmm I am CUCKOO for zelda, CUCKO FOR ZELDA, CUKOO FOR ZELDA
superjboy16 7 months ago
0:15 ... PENIS?...
xARKODSTx 7 months ago 31
wtf
streetcornerjames 7 months ago
I remember seeing this commercial on TV all the time.
Zarggg 8 months ago
octoroks ticktites peahats leevers ummm okay ???
stinkblue12345 8 months ago
p-p-peahats! wtf.
fumpsee 8 months ago
Lolwut?
OkamiReneru 8 months ago
...WHAT JUST HAPPENED????
SuperL0L1P0P 8 months ago
I remember this commercial on TV back in 1987, and wanted to reach through the TV and choke him out.
kaboompoop 8 months ago 4
Yeah, that dude's either taking too many drugs or not nearly enough.
incarnationofsorrow 8 months ago 41
I remember seeing this commercial as a kid before owning an NES. I was kind of let down when I finally played the game and realized that it was centered around a pudgy elf, not a frantic mental patient.
WalterSlovak 8 months ago 2
where is the fucking sense?
WarpxD 9 months ago
P-P-Penis! Me:.......Uhh...0-o
xXPurpleLoliTranceXx 9 months ago 2
OMG so funny XO
TheGamerFromBelgium 9 months ago
haha neverending adventure no wonder i never could beat this
rabidsausageattack56 9 months ago
listen 0:15
fredlinux70 9 months ago
That dude looks alot like the dude from Eraserhead.
MysticAlucard15 10 months ago
people didnt buy this game thinking that guy would think that they stole zelda
animeluvr420 10 months ago
Gee I never noticed that Peter MacNicol did a commercial for Nintendo.
Oh well there goes his comedy career. Poor Peter. You never impressed us since Ghostbusters II
GAIUSJULIUSCAESAR 10 months ago
@GAIUSJULIUSCAESAR I actually think it's John Kassir, the voice of the Cryptkeeper.
eric1081 9 months ago
Pe-pe-PEAHATS!
Pichu441 10 months ago
Hahaha, 0:18-0:20 was the best.
Shuusui1992 10 months ago
new youtube poop sentence pee pee penis XD
shadow86sk 10 months ago 3
PE-PE-PENIS :D
kalin334 11 months ago 4
@kalin334 That's what i thought he said too xD
xxiamclxx 11 months ago
they could have replaced the voice over with a what NOT to do to your kid
causeandmistake 11 months ago
This guy has been eating from the king's dinner.
Afrokoopa 11 months ago
Pathetically Pathetic.
HalfJawArbiter166 11 months ago
and this is what drugs do to your brain while playing a game FAIL!!!
masterbelmont1997 11 months ago
"Okay, we want you to make a commercial for our new video game. It's called The Legend of Zelda. Please make it as creepy, bizarre, embarrassing and as unappealing as possible."
tubeviewerX20 11 months ago
I've seen creepier on here.
PigsCanFly2day 11 months ago
Insanity, a never ending adventure!
youwhatyoulose 11 months ago
he was high on zelda
toshiro4721 11 months ago
Zelda + Booze = This
Joemamma69000 1 year ago
XDDDDDDDDDDD XDDDDDDDD XDDDDD XDDDDDDDDDDD LOLOLOLOLOLOL XDXDXDXDXDXDXDDDDDDD LOLOL OMG THAT IS FUNNY
TheArchimate 1 year ago
James Kirk: ZELDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA~!!1a
~ fin ~
shanomacbry 1 year ago
pee..hats??
starmirna 1 year ago
@starmirna Peahats. They're a weird enemy from the Zelda series.
tubeviewerX20 11 months ago
This is funny in my opinion.
ThePrayingMantis08 1 year ago
0:15
PE-PE-PENGAS?
wieran35000vr 1 year ago
Between the rap and this commercial, its kinda hard to believe it was one of the best selling NES games.
Xinn2000 1 year ago
This look like a Dave Lynch film
InuKruger 1 year ago
wow. That really was creepy
MrDragontamer2009 1 year ago
ZELDAAAAAAAAAA
ThePrayingMantis08 1 year ago
The Scariest but not creepest [Mabye One] is the one for majora's mask it'll start Welecome to Radio Zelda WATCH IT
lovetoglitchinskate2 1 year ago
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Dude...
You REALLY need to go outside!
Katzelle2 1 year ago
I still think the creepiest video game advert was for the playstation, with that girl with the abnormally shaped head.
RichyRichyRichy123 1 year ago
thi is what happens if you start drugs
WKreveiws 1 year ago
INSECTS EVERYWHERE, INSECTS CRAWLING BENEATHE MY SKIN
zionsphere 1 year ago
OCTAROCK!
Pinstr 1 year ago
That was Awww-sum! O.O not really.....it was, in fact, kinda scary....and morbid -_O
M0Nk3yB34n3dJ3Nk1n5 1 year ago
Kinda funny but mostly just stupid. Not creepy at all.
k24601 1 year ago
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kingangelbiddy 1 year ago
and they wonder why people think video games fuck up kids
worrowindXVI 1 year ago
this guy is crazy
ricardogriva 1 year ago
Jesus that guy must have forgotten his medication for schizophrenia
thebrade3 1 year ago
It's youtube mindrape before youtube was invented....
Pre-youtube youtube poop....
rorshachfan 1 year ago
"Go insane, for Zelda!"
VanNicky75 1 year ago
WHERE'S THE CREEPY?
ppincheperro666 1 year ago
zelda? zelda! ZEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLLLDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!
bangman1000 1 year ago
And this guy would later play the Crypt Keeper in Tales From The Crypt. wtf...
F1315NJ 1 year ago
'0_o
nini55Videos 1 year ago
Wtf has a nutcase dressed in black got to do with zelda?
This cant have aired for long.
Suomipanzerdiv13 1 year ago
WHAT... THE.... HELL WAS THAT?!?!?! WTF? XDXDXD
allyshorses 1 year ago
that guy must be high on LSD and he must be locked in the quite room.
robloxdude306 1 year ago
im scared i really am
jakealizer99 1 year ago
Octorock........
Thebestever441 1 year ago
im so hugry i have eat an 0:07
kaiokendo 1 year ago
LMAO!!
Slimyscaly48 1 year ago
The man in this video is none other than comedian John Kassir, who appropriately, played the voice of the Crypt Keeper from HBO's "Tales from the Crypt." The guy also has done several other voice over works over the years, even up to recently, even for video games. Most notable in this day and age, is his voice work in Halo 2.
AisuSeijin 1 year ago
@AisuSeijin Correct....He is originally from Baltimore Maryland and is an alumni of my college Towson State University (now Towson University). He heads up our alumni chapter on the West Coast.
Nabelnoir 1 year ago
This just reminded me of Tim and Eric.
zuruzuruzuru 1 year ago
This poor guy appears to need some serious psychiatric-help
Deader87 1 year ago 53
I remember when this commercial aired on TV back in 1987, I was probably 5 or 6 years old. At the time, I had never played Nintendo so I didn't really understand what this was all about, so I found this commercial really obnoxious. Then, within a few months after seeing this, I played Nintendo for the first time at my friend's place and my life changed forever. Today, I work in the game industry.
phubans 1 year ago
the japanese thought that *this* was american culture. acting like a retard and imagining things like a psycho. why didn't they just show the game as awesome as it was? they could have showed mountains, swords, and treasure. what were they thinking??
scir91 1 year ago
@scir91 Actually, that's what AMERICA thought American video game culture was. These commercials were all developed in the states and were intended to probably match the success of the equally weird Japanese commericals. Seriously. Look up the Japanese Zelda commercial for the NES.
DairunCates 1 year ago
WTFFFFF
vanessahgirl1 1 year ago
I officially never want to play the old Zelda again...
angelix 1 year ago
WHAT IN THE HOLY BUCKFUTTERZ?!
Raigeko13 1 year ago
Oh... WOW... I actually remember this commercial now. I think it was hidden away in a part of my brain that unfortunately has now been awakened.
reigngoddess 1 year ago
yeah cause this is what zelda was like when we were kids
skullythebloger 1 year ago
40-year old Link.
HavokLurch 1 year ago
I can't tell if the guy is retarded or has tourettes. BOTH
123linedude123 1 year ago 44
Is this supposed to HELP you buy the game?
TheAman2311 1 year ago
*vomits uncontrolably*
mattwzito 1 year ago
Never ending adventure? I do believe I've beaten this a few times, trust me; IT ENDS!
jayronathon 1 year ago
awful.....before there was legend of neil...
kanefields 1 year ago
Nintendo and their stupid subliminals.
FuccThatShitNigga 1 year ago
What the hell kind of advertisment is that?
Leatherbubba 1 year ago 2
the legend of zelda it makes you go crazy as fuck
MrVagineer 1 year ago
oh my god...... that kid needs to get outside.
SM4CARNAGE12 1 year ago
ok first theres this drug addicted guy looking for a video game character, then the commercial says a NEVER ending game... gosh this will make people want to play the game.
zumzizo 1 year ago
no, no, no. You got this all wrong. It's a commercial for crack. The zelda thing is a cover up. Don't be fool.
PCGAMEfreak 1 year ago
no, no. This is a commerical for crack heads. The Zelda is a cover up. Don't be fool
PCGAMEfreak 1 year ago
I always thought I was making this commercial up in my mind until I finally found proof of it on youtube. Even at age 6 this was creepy and dumb.
Chernigov5 1 year ago
he's so hungry, he could eat an octorock!
MetalHimera 1 year ago
You're lying! It ISN'T that scary!!!
leviwellsysback 1 year ago
RIP corey haim
HellLord0931 1 year ago
very weird eraserhead wannabe-crack smoking-zelda-commercial
XFalloutboy2310X 1 year ago
wtf? this commercial isnt creepy ITS RETARTED!
RobloxianHyrule 1 year ago
remember kids, say no to drugs!
marioandluigi012345 1 year ago
I love my life
MOMOg33 1 year ago
Wow. That is creepy. I think I actually peed my pants.
billyboy434 1 year ago
I would like to stick my penis in his asshole.
PsychoKrazyTime 1 year ago
a never ending adventure? what?
SniffyandJerry 1 year ago
i just jizzed
EncoreTheAnimator 1 year ago
lol
Familyguyisbetterthe 1 year ago
This guy looks and sounds like Charles Fleischer, who voiced Roger Rabbit. Could it be...?
Awesoman 1 year ago
man if drugs do tat to u... then imma take drugs too!
darkTechnologies 1 year ago
he forget to say moblins
laries4 1 year ago
pea-pea-peanuts?0_о
SHAD0VV100 1 year ago
You are joking arnt you. Thats what i do every time i play zelda.
LordMursarus 1 year ago
i think he did crack while he played zelda
blockman2222 1 year ago
that aint creepy
TheZ4C4TT4CK 1 year ago
Please do not consume DRUGS
obdcla77 1 year ago
hey look! it's the creepy guy from my neighborhood! i wonder if they actually paid him to do this...
abela1228 1 year ago
that was Corey Haim in that commercial...
simonjeste 1 year ago
Yeaaa thats so scary..... (sarcasm) that isnt scary...
halochick0000 1 year ago
LOL!!!
UniQueLyEviL 1 year ago
btw this looks like a skit from tim & eric.
RSKullcrusha 1 year ago
ahh the early days of marketing. they really where just winging it. i bet the guys who made this commercial had no fucking clue what they were selling. they probably thought it was some fad that would die out in a few years. thats the only way to explain this fucking mess.
RSKullcrusha 1 year ago 2
omfg I agree!!! Zelda is a fucking Legend now. They were dumb for making this commercial. The A link to the Past one is better then this lol
JinjoBread 1 year ago 2
Remember: NEVER play NES when you are stoned!
Terryracoon 1 year ago 2
O.O that was weird and creepy at the same time
jayjay89568956 1 year ago 2
If I had ten dollars for every hour I played those Zelda games, I'd be out of debt and have money in the bank.
VivSavage 2 years ago 3
I loved this commercial! I thought it was hilarious!
4thtroika 2 years ago
Now your playing with a hangover.
NitroTheFox 2 years ago
Now that is f*cking creepy. Thanks for posting.
dahmersbeeatch1979 2 years ago
Idiot- Zelda's an 8-bit sprite in the world of NES. You can't find her in there.
ravingrabbid14 2 years ago
I WOULD LAUGH IF THIS WAS THE 1 COMMERCIAL TO WIN THE ZELDA FANS OVER BECAUSE I'M NOT 00:16 penis????????
THEJ0KES0nBatsy 2 years ago
ur totally right, very creepy indeed XD
0mniaVincitAm0r 2 years ago
This is the most annoying videogame ad I've ever seen.
JigenD 2 years ago
lesson of the day:
SAY NO TO DRUGS!
moocowpunk 2 years ago 19
@moocowpunk its the 80s there was no such thing lmao
ttabbachino 1 year ago
I'M FRIGHTENED!!!
Armalizilto 2 years ago
He's so hungry, he could eat an Octorok.
supergamerbros 2 years ago
0:15
Pi-pi-pi--pi-pingas!?
RapMetalFUCKINGRULES 2 years ago 17
Peahats!
nevermind1534 2 years ago
I know :P ... But it sounds like Pingas XD
RapMetalFUCKINGRULES 2 years ago
@nevermind1534 pingas = dicks in spanish :P He's playin' hehe
Taricus 1 year ago
@Taricus Ok, I get it.
nevermind1534 1 year ago
@Taricus No. Its PENE
erpollo15 1 year ago
@erpollo15 More than one word for it, I'm sure.... LOL!