Conversations with David: Video game advertising
David: Remember the advertisements for the original Zelda?

Rob: No, I don't. I remember the ones for Tetris, tho'.

David:I shall refresh you if you want.

Rob: Sure, knock yourself out.

David: It's this dude dressed all in black (you know, black turtleneck, black pants - artist-like). And it alternates between screenshots of the game and him yelling things like "Octoroks!" "Tektites!" "Leevers!"

Rob: Sounds like beatnik poetry gone bad .Just add a bongo and you're set.

David: Something like that, yeah. It was freaky. He had a whole nervous voice.

Rob: Maybe he was high on some sorta drug. You know, a *really* bad trip.

David: It was interesting, but I don't why they thought it would help sell the game.

Rob:Sounds more like an ad to the Naked Lunch than a game.

David: Oh, he started by calling out "Zelda!" "Zelda!" like he was calling after her. And link going from screen to screen as if searching for her. Then the enemies appeared and he did the "Octoroks!" "Tektites!" "Leevers!" thing. And then I think it ended with him yelling "Zelda" again.

Rob: Avant garde advertisements. What will they thnk of next?