Commercial from 1999. Recovered from VHS. Here is a previously uploaded German version of the same ad: • Video Cropped with Mpg2Cut2, and thus the cut may not be perfect.
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@TLOWNSU11 жыл бұрын
This commercial would not fly today How dare they not tip a taxi driver!
@jeremyriley12383 жыл бұрын
That is true, especially since we live in a post-9/11 society where commercials like this would be seen as insensetive.
@MicoDossun2 жыл бұрын
It wouldn’t fly today because they would say “why did you make a commercial for a 20 year old game?”
@TakeAdvantageofYourSpeed2 жыл бұрын
Monke
@walterwhite12 жыл бұрын
It would be considered racist
@Mr.Feather1309 ай бұрын
Is it because of the raise of taxes nowadays?
@supermariof05217 жыл бұрын
Fun Fact, this game was released the same day that "Toy Story 2" was released in theaters.
@ogreman-lll-9575 жыл бұрын
Fire Dust as a kid you would go to the movies and after buy this
@henrym44845 жыл бұрын
wow
@Mr.Feather1305 жыл бұрын
Fire Dust yeah that’s why they’re extremely successful during the holiday season of 1999
@George-zk4nv4 жыл бұрын
Well, in the United States, Toy Story 2 was released on November 24th, while Hollywood Boulevard released it on November 13th, and Donkey Kong 64 was released on November 22nd in the same year the movie and game was released.
@supermariof05214 жыл бұрын
@@George-zk4nv Good point.
@00bav12314 жыл бұрын
If only epic commercials like this were made again
@jaxixteen2 жыл бұрын
I miss commercials like these
@rolando90s2 жыл бұрын
What's wrong with our new commercials
@Blackshadow164 Жыл бұрын
@@rolando90sToo sanitized and PC; no more edgy Bess and fun.
@Abraham-xi9ep15 күн бұрын
@@rolando90sToo loud, bland, sanitized, desperate to be trendy, uncreative, and repetitive.
@Leon--Kennedy8 жыл бұрын
"Look what they did to my taxi!" XD
@aceattorney19895 жыл бұрын
Lord Vader It almost sounded he said Look what they did to my backseat.
@SparkyMK34 жыл бұрын
"They didn't even tip me!"
@George-zk4nv4 жыл бұрын
Nicholas Pozega “And now, this”
@johnsummers16593 жыл бұрын
Heaven Help us All.
@fruitstar2522 Жыл бұрын
Narrator (Don Lafontaine): Donkey Kong is back, in an adventure so big, it’s taking the country by storm!
@mollucktheglukkon72826 жыл бұрын
THEY DIDINT EVEN TIP ME ( throws watermelon at taxi )
@George-zk4nv4 жыл бұрын
(News reporter) And now, this. (He ducks while looking away, and fruit being thrown against the wall)
@retro62942 ай бұрын
So that is what he said. As a kid, I did not understand what he said at first.
@LazyMasquerade15 жыл бұрын
I never got to play this :( wish i had i bet it was awesome. I miss the good old days when n64 was the best thing in the world !
@seanbarlow4 жыл бұрын
Wow of all the places to find an old Lazy comment... Haha Couldn't agree more though. Life was so simple back then and n64 helped those hours after school last forever! Been a fan of yours for years man! It was nice spotting this relic of yours on a less spooky side of KZfaq ;)
@PaloJaurez3 жыл бұрын
Never too late. I just recently bought this game at a local antique mall and truth is I’m having a blast! I realized you posted this comment 11 years ago and I would’ve agreed and thought it was too late but it’s truly not!
@MemeNess3 жыл бұрын
You still could.... it's on the Wii U Eshop for 9.99
@SKN64Productions7 ай бұрын
You & me both. The N64 holds a special place in my heart. I even wish today was the 90's again!
@JDawgUnstoppable9 жыл бұрын
I remember getting this game when I was 6 years old. I remember how happy and excited I was picking it up from EB back in the day. The shiny new box with the art and the manual.
@undoneonion907 жыл бұрын
Actually, the reason the game needed the Expansion Pak was because the game contained a bug that randomly crashed the game, and the Pak fixes it.
@dispentryporter86217 жыл бұрын
Robert Jindra But that wouldn't help increase sales. It's the same shit as blast processing AKA slighter better Hz than the snes, even though the snes was superior in terms of tech in every other way. Marketing bruh.
@undoneonion907 жыл бұрын
David Pedersen No need to get snippy. I was explaining the truth.
@cube2fox6 жыл бұрын
That's bullshit! The game requires the expansion pack to create better graphics, that's all.
@jammyjamzz5 жыл бұрын
Trurl no that’s the actual reason he not kidding
@Drybones20155 жыл бұрын
A bug that got fixed by adding more ram. Regardless something in the game kept crashing cause the system didn't have enough memory. So they're technically right.
@George-zk4nv4 жыл бұрын
“I never seen anything like it. There’s fruit everywhere.” “Look what they did to my taxi!”
@Catthatisblue8 жыл бұрын
Why does it seem like everything was more creative and better back then? And I KNOW it isn't just nostalgia telling me that. Everything is so bland now.
@deklootzak8 жыл бұрын
I agree, the world seemed so much more creative and lively back then. Fuck everything after 2009 xD
@bikkens7 жыл бұрын
that's illegal back then had more color and something too live for now it's nothing to me atleast so sad :(
@OniLordMiki7 жыл бұрын
Unknown because you were a child and had no job (assuming you have one now), bills, debt, and a drinking problem.
@finchborat7 жыл бұрын
I know! I wish commercials were like this again! There are some creative commercials out there today, but maybe someday, commercial styles like this one will make a comeback.
@OniLordMiki6 жыл бұрын
finchborat you mean like this: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/frhogMp5ztKtZY0.html See how easy it is to not be fucking lazy and look for things?
@CillaDB15 жыл бұрын
I loved the game and it never gets old like my others. Why dont they make commercials like this anymore?!
@MaxMouse8 жыл бұрын
I remember I used to watch this commercial 100 times as a kid...
@neilscott59098 жыл бұрын
Me, too!!!!! This is one Hilarious Donkey Kong 64 Commercial EVER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄😄
@chrismartin5833 жыл бұрын
I like the Mario 64 got milk commercial
@regulatorzone15 жыл бұрын
long live the 90's indeed my friend, good times
@oneonta31015 жыл бұрын
RIP DON we all miss you and your voice
@Greeniemean15 жыл бұрын
Oh man! This commercial is such a priceless classic! I would love a sequel to this for the nintendo switch.
@Greeniemean1 Жыл бұрын
@usuario No, I meant to say I would love a sequel to Donkey Kong 64 for the switch.
@Mr.Feather1309 ай бұрын
Or a remaster of the game for the next gen Nintendo console
@nintenbetas9 жыл бұрын
The game is finally coming to the Virtual Console. :D
@Naminski1a9 жыл бұрын
ljzero fernandez For Nintendo Wii U.
@nintenbetas9 жыл бұрын
Naminski Nguyen yep.
@optimusN647 жыл бұрын
ljzero fernandez let's hope it comes to the switch, I'd love to play it on the go.
@George-zk4nv3 жыл бұрын
@@optimusN64 we still gotta hope for it though.
@fletchy4010 жыл бұрын
Hey look, its the clock tower from Back To The Future
@Naminski1a9 жыл бұрын
This Donkey Kong 64 for Nintendo 64 commercial was filmed at Universal Studios Hollywood, the world's largest movie studio and theme park.
@haileyshannon75488 жыл бұрын
+Naminski Nguyen Yeah and you can see the BTTF Clock Tower, The Bates Motel, and many other iconic movie locations there!
@samcotter62367 жыл бұрын
fletch40 yeah it's a pretty cool place
@carollanghuber95367 жыл бұрын
Hailey
@Mr.Feather1305 жыл бұрын
Naminski well it makes sense now since Nintendo and universal are teaming up to make the Nintendo theme park at universal studios Orlando and Hollywood and they’re working on the animated remake on the super Mario bros movie (Hopefully they’ll do it right than 1993’s super Mario bros Movie)
@DarkKnightTrinity2 жыл бұрын
Man, marketers were paid way too much in the 90s and none of them had ANY idea how to market games.
@Phoenix50716 жыл бұрын
Lol at the pineapple flying into the fountain, that was so random!
@George-zk4nv4 жыл бұрын
I laughed when the people slipped on the banana peels as soon as they were running. Also, the “Look what they did to my taxi!” part, cannot get enough of that! And they started wreaking havoc around the whole neighborhood when it came to Donkey Kong, all the kremlings and a lot of doomsday devices!
@brettbaker12292 жыл бұрын
How this Commercial alone isn't considered Meme Royalty will forever boggle my mind. All time Favorite Game. All time Favorite Commercial for my Favorite Game. Forever hoping for a Remake 🙏
@imtripping2316 жыл бұрын
Look what they did to his TAXI!!!!!!
@brandonb32735 жыл бұрын
One of the best Christmas i had was when i got the dk package with the green N64. And played it on our big brand new 32 inch TV.
@linkisraw14 жыл бұрын
Lol you gotta love the Indian guy!! "Look what they did to my taxi!" LMAO
@alexanderwillick45214 жыл бұрын
I don't know that's a little bit. How do i say it? Racist to let an Indian be a cab driver
@NuclearLemonade4 жыл бұрын
Alexander Willick Please tell me you’re being sarcastic
@aidanmallon9879Ай бұрын
@@alexanderwillick4521…so no one’s going to discuss the accent?
@zeospark97155 жыл бұрын
I remember getting DK 64 for the first time when I was younger. It didn't came with the expansion pack and my mom ended up driving all the way back to Target because she was that eager to play it lol
@TheTaylorJohnson111 жыл бұрын
They need to make more commercials like this, back when video game commercials were worth watching
@starwars6rulz15 жыл бұрын
"Look what they did to my taxi!" that's not stereotypical at all!
@Pikman0113 жыл бұрын
"I'd like to say the situation under control... But it isn't." lol
@amber_toiletbowlfingers14 жыл бұрын
"And now, this." *bananas randomly fly out of nowhere*
@FriendKoirby16 жыл бұрын
Heaven Help us All.... I love this commercial so much, I saw it and remember yelling, OMG I NEED THIS...
@kenm27092 жыл бұрын
If I remember correctly the average price of a newly released n64 game was 59.99, and this game was 70 instead, so they still added the cost of the expansion pack onto the bundle, it wasn't "included for free".
@flushed85103 жыл бұрын
I can't believe Donkey Kong was allowed to do this all year May 2020 to present fellas....
@GhostLink9212 жыл бұрын
1. You managed to save the commercial from one of the best games ever 2. You saved it while recording the Pokemon League series. Have my children.
@glacialWind10 жыл бұрын
i cant believe they time traveled to get live footage in ferguson.
@glacialWind9 жыл бұрын
Coal Train-Magrath scratch that its baltimore
@spacegeneral86303 жыл бұрын
Yeah. How kind and gracious
@Cato763 жыл бұрын
Minneapolis
@Deader875 жыл бұрын
Two-Words: Nostalgia-Overload!
@1Rodeleins9 жыл бұрын
This game is awsome
@EBTheOriginalMaster9 жыл бұрын
Andrés Rodelo LOOK WHAT HE DID TO MY TAXI! Ugly ass man.
@TravonJamelGreen10 ай бұрын
Donkey Kong 64 game is came out November 24th,1999!
@TMW00116 жыл бұрын
Man I love this game and commercial.
@supermariofan034 жыл бұрын
Usually most video games don’t use any elements from a cartoon show based on said video game...but not this game. I love how they incorporate the crystal coconut from the tv show in this game.
@lammyumjammerlammy73775 жыл бұрын
THIS IS HOW you do a video game commercial!
@OmegaRedFan2 жыл бұрын
Any commercial
@thumb61703 жыл бұрын
I miss ads like this, much better than grubhub's boogie
@topkid198816 жыл бұрын
"better graphics" they got that one right lol
@J.P.Norton8 жыл бұрын
I think I saw that taxi guy is inThe Amazing Spiderman as dr. ratha. And that guy that owned the park in Jurassic World.
@rossenator1018 жыл бұрын
Damn he's in a lot of stuff
@Kirbychu114 жыл бұрын
"Look wut dey did to miai Taaaxi!"
@abelmantor75575 жыл бұрын
Damn , 20 years ago.
@M1GarandMan3005 Жыл бұрын
Fun Fact: That's the Hill Valley Courthouse from Back to the Future at the beginning of the commercial.
@julleget14 жыл бұрын
Nostalgic? Yes. But what makes this ad awesome is that the voice over is made by voice over legend Don Lafontaine!
@jasonharris35025 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah!
@SonnytheArcticFox14 жыл бұрын
...the good old days. When Rare was just awesome.
@DirtyZ91411 жыл бұрын
This is one of the coolest an most nostalgic things I've ever seen. I only saw this commercial once and couldn't help, but want this game. :)
@japaneseboy4714 жыл бұрын
daaaaaamn! i completly forgot about this commercial. it was funny as when i watched this as a kid.
@Digilady9913 жыл бұрын
One of my favorite video games for the N64! Such an awesome and creative game! I was always best at Tiny Kong! Sure, beating it took time, but it was fun! I remember during the holidays that year it came out, my brother and I got the game for Christmas and we screamed and ran around the house and immediately started playing. This game REALLY meant a lot to me! XD
@Schmoseph12 жыл бұрын
This was the game that completely defined my childhood.
@GoodBoy119614 жыл бұрын
This game was part of my childhood. I always been a huge fan of nintendo 64 and Donkey 64 and I always will. Btw does anyone when the game first came out in the United States of America.
@George-zk4nv4 жыл бұрын
November 22nd, 1999
@soullessSiIence12 жыл бұрын
All the great games come out in November.
@xlr8juggernaut11 жыл бұрын
They really need to remake this game since it was da best donkey kong game on N64
@torrancemason27905 жыл бұрын
factz
@johnzza92505 жыл бұрын
This game was my childhood i hope they make a remake of this game
@George-zk4nv4 жыл бұрын
If this gets onto the Nintendo Switch, I would be so excited!
@danthemanwiththegarbagecan8 жыл бұрын
I have this ad on a VHS tape
@Chrissaiyanjojoknight11 күн бұрын
First Christmas Present of 1999(AND GOT A NINTENDO 64 TOO FOR Christmas! Nostalgia)
@Omeganed04 жыл бұрын
They brought in the military to stop DK? That's cute.
@HyperSonicXtreme15 жыл бұрын
AND HE DIDN'T TIP ME!!) slams watermelon on his taxi)
@mecheorr1orr8316 жыл бұрын
HyperSonicXtreme 😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😁😂😂😂😂😂💀💀💀💀💀💀💀
@ireallydontcareabouthandles14 жыл бұрын
The awesome thing about this game is that it can still be considered simply massive. Seriously, they throw so many things at you at once it's almost overwhelming. I ran through it a while ago and it took me a good 25 hours just to reach the end, let alone get 100%. Few games do that nowadays.
@JadenVonBat4 жыл бұрын
I miss commercials like this.
@user-pe7up5od7i Жыл бұрын
Sega: "Look at what they did to my Crazy Taxi!"
@mgvortex6613 жыл бұрын
I still remember this.
@abeiscool407 жыл бұрын
They didn't even tip ME! XD!
@Zacattackzak15 жыл бұрын
Yeah, its gonna come sooner or later :)
@PaloJaurez Жыл бұрын
Man I was 4 years old in 1999. I really would’ve liked to have gotten in on the hype when it was released.
@JohnLucPicard9811 ай бұрын
Same bro I was only 1. Lmao
@PaloJaurez11 ай бұрын
@@JohnLucPicard98 I did get Diddy Kong Racing that Christmas and that blew my mind!
@PaloJaurez22 күн бұрын
25 years and no sequel to this game.
@Ayumuobsessed10 ай бұрын
Ah my childhood game we take turns playing our main kong to get 100% completion my main was Diddy Kong while my younger sister main was Donkey Kong and middle sister was tiny kong
@seanMmaguire113 жыл бұрын
I still miss the 90's
@jasonharris35025 жыл бұрын
Ditto!
@discordianesimo74892 жыл бұрын
this is why advertising is so interesting the expansion pak wasn’t needed because the game was so big it needed it it was because there was a bug in the game they couldn’t fix otherwise without it so they turned a glitch that broke the game and made it unplayable to “this game is so big and epic you need an expansion pak” interesting stuff
@ScootsNBhistorybehindthegaming13 жыл бұрын
best donkey kong game of the series
@allyourmaze14 жыл бұрын
"Look what they did to my taxi!" i lol'd
@George-zk4nv4 жыл бұрын
“They didn’t even tip me!” (Then he throws watermelon at the taxi)
@Deader878 жыл бұрын
"We believe thar are 5 perpetrators!"
@tomfetherston58334 жыл бұрын
I've never seen anything like this, there's fruit everywhere! Look what they did to my taxi!
@KanashimiMaria15 жыл бұрын
This commercial always cracked me up. xD I love this game. I remember how it came out the day before my birthday. That was a great b-day.
@Dhaos62011 ай бұрын
The narrator sounds like the legend Dom La Fontaine
@johnclark926 Жыл бұрын
I love how frequently old video game commercials would just make the game’s protagonists into the antagonists of the commercial regardless of the games content.
@Mr.Feather1309 ай бұрын
They made the Kongs look like the menace to society here than in the games
@The_PolterGhost15 жыл бұрын
Hey, did anyone else notice the Screw Attack logo behind the news anchor? Where's my Metroid 64, damnit?
@theodorovt10 жыл бұрын
this is my favorite game of all time and it makes banjo kazooie look like a pile of dirt
@WesternEchidna14 жыл бұрын
they brought DK Country back, they need to bring this game back
@Shadow475712 жыл бұрын
Can't wait till November 24 when this game comes out ;)
@boxMAN2912 жыл бұрын
Ahh.... my very first n64 game!!! Still play it as of today and i beat the game %101 percent and this sure beats DKC returns!!! So DK64>DKC Returns
@papajhonsreal4 жыл бұрын
I wish game ads were creative now, instead of just *Not actual gameplay* , or, people playing the game.
@theblackpan44264 жыл бұрын
This commercial is just the DK Crew rampaging through a city.....
@fufu72654 жыл бұрын
Theres fruit everywhere
@JoesMoviesInc15 жыл бұрын
That game was pretty beast for its time. = )
@DeuceyDee14 жыл бұрын
And now for something completely different. *DK Rap*
@zacwollervoiceninja51362 ай бұрын
At 0:01, “We believe there are 5 perpetrators.” “I’ve never seen anything like it! There’s fruit everywhere!” “LOOK WHAT THEY DID TO MY TAXI!”
@blakejordan89499 жыл бұрын
I fucking love 0:06
@donkeykongisbetterthanmari74953 жыл бұрын
This commercial would not fly today lmfao
@evfanatic13 жыл бұрын
I love old N64 video game commercials LMAO.... They WEre Freakin amazing :D
@George-zk4nv4 жыл бұрын
I love old school Mario commercials like this too! Especially DK. And just like music, the 1980s were Mario’s biggest decade! Matter fact, video games started around that time.
@Salesiable10 ай бұрын
0:00 The All New Pokémon Will be back in a moment on Kids WB!
@Oyajitchi14 жыл бұрын
@XBlackSquareX Donkey Kong Country was Rareware and is on the VC, so I don't think they would have to worry about that.
@narugirl77715 жыл бұрын
luved this game when i was a kid!!!XD
@CipotaxLoca14 жыл бұрын
tiny and lanky! my favs :D in this game
@QCActor11 жыл бұрын
My mom got this game for christmas in 1999!
@paulrocks24714 жыл бұрын
0:13 RIOT SHIELD!!!
@MrJustintime2kick Жыл бұрын
Me and my nephew love this game.
@vivianfromttyd Жыл бұрын
it really is sad how many people died in the great donkey kong war of 1999
@joshuahillner52433 жыл бұрын
Hey this was filmed on the Backlot created for back to the future!
@RoyalHustler0914 жыл бұрын
I remember first seeing this commercial, I was nine at the time and since I had all three Donkey Kong Country games and loved it, I begged the heck out of my dad to get it for me. I thought I did something wrong until Thanksgiving Day after we all ate, he had it in a Wal-Mart bag for me. That was the best Thanksgiving ever.