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Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

Rebochan — Mon, 12 May 2008 06:58:11 MDT

Wow, I didn't even know about these when I was a kid. Good thing too, because I probably would have bought em' all in the day. Now I'm old enough to know better.

Rebochan

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

Josh* — Sun, 11 May 2008 18:39:36 MDT

@Does Not Equal: Point is, I can't fault them - if no one ever told me that, I'd never think to pronounce it that way either. Y'know, being English and all.

Josh*

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

Jackablade — Sun, 11 May 2008 01:43:30 MDT

I dunno about all this retroactively altering the pronounciations of Street Fighter characters business. On a related note, why do none of you pronounciation pedants ever whine about people pronouncing Guile like it looks as opposed to the correct "Gully".

Jackablade

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

sedington — Sat, 10 May 2008 22:42:24 MDT

I think this has better acting/casting then the first Street Fighter movie...

sedington

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

Fonzy — Sat, 10 May 2008 20:38:28 MDT

I've called Ryu "Rie-oo" since the beginning and have never heard differently (maybe because I have no hardcore gamer buddies). I'd put money on the possibility that most Americans who haven't studied japanese would pronounce it this way without knowing any better.

But thanks for the correction!

Fonzy

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

Does Not Equal — Sat, 10 May 2008 18:36:49 MDT

@Josh*: R-Y-U. Ryoo. One syllable. Translates to "dragon."

Does Not Equal

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

Tom Clancy's Samuraidino — Sat, 10 May 2008 17:48:47 MDT

This ones 15 seconds long and manages to pack in just as much awesome.

Blankas gonna bonk ya!

Tom Clancy's Samuraidino

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

Kounji — Sat, 10 May 2008 15:59:35 MDT

WOW fantastic! I love the awesomely badness of these commercials.

Kounji

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

GrassJelly — Sat, 10 May 2008 15:08:06 MDT

Oh Guile, you jokester.

As a kid I bought a lot junk, but even then I knew these action figures were horrible.

GrassJelly

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

Josh* — Sat, 10 May 2008 13:20:16 MDT

@Does Not Equal: R-Y-U. Rye-oo

Josh*

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

TOPolk — Sat, 10 May 2008 12:10:51 MDT

There's no way that M. Bison would ever work with Cobra. Those bumbling nincompoops can barely manage to shoot a target, let alone successfully incorporate Shadaloo into their organization.

TOPolk

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

cornunderscore2x — Sat, 10 May 2008 11:24:39 MDT

Did anyone else notice how they got Ken's last name wrong?

cornunderscore2x

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

Sadgasim — Sat, 10 May 2008 10:25:45 MDT

I think I have a few of those somewhere in my basement

Sadgasim

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

dafthero — Sat, 10 May 2008 10:11:57 MDT

I had some of those. they looked NOTHING like the actual characters (as you can see in the video).

dafthero

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

Z33 — Sat, 10 May 2008 10:08:37 MDT

@ topic:This weekend's goal is to use that as many times as possible. "Sir, today's specials are-" "WHAT'S A DHALSIM?"

I'm going to that all day..."sir, what movie would you like to see-" "WJAT'S A DHALSIM"

Z33

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

xIvSlowDeath420 — Sat, 10 May 2008 09:53:00 MDT

That is the most EPIC commercial of all times:)

xIvSlowDeath420

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

Human Bomb — Sat, 10 May 2008 09:47:12 MDT

@Vexorg: That's Duke, Guile is in the background. I guess they needed some way to tie it in to GI Joe, so having Duke look like he just 'doesn't get these kids and their street-fighting' was some ad exec's way of making it seem even cooler.

Human Bomb

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

Gospel X — Sat, 10 May 2008 09:34:55 MDT

@Nisori: Ronin Warriors figures were awesome, man! However, you were probably picking up the bargain SFII figures because I'm pretty sure that Ronin Warriors came out a few years later.

As for everyone complaining about how things are pronounced, you have no right if you still say "ha-DUE-ken".

Gospel X

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

Murmaider — Sat, 10 May 2008 09:28:29 MDT

...the 90's were awesome.

Murmaider

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

OmegaX123 — Sat, 10 May 2008 09:04:54 MDT

You know 'em, you love 'em!
So correct 'em!

OmegaX123

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

Kanik — Sat, 10 May 2008 08:23:30 MDT

Thanks a lot.

After seeing this I'm now determined to find my turquoise M. Bison that is buried in my closet.

And yes, I was the only kid on the block with the turquoise M. Bison and not the original one. Not because they didn't have the original one, no, because I actually like my Bisons wearing turquoise.

Kanik

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

Shiryu — Sat, 10 May 2008 07:51:12 MDT

This is so awesome in so many ways I lost count.

Shiryu

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

Nisori — Sat, 10 May 2008 07:30:27 MDT

I remember being in Toys R Us looking for these....and when I stumbled across them I came to the terrible cross roads of a decision. Ether get the Street Fighter figures or the Ronin Warrior figures. I went Ronin...and sort of regret it. I mean spring loaded action figures are LAME.

Nisori

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

stargateheaven — Sat, 10 May 2008 07:26:50 MDT

lolololol "Zan-gee-f" lolol

stargateheaven

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

stargateheaven — Sat, 10 May 2008 07:25:37 MDT

Did capcom even have mcuh to do with these toys? They pronounce a few fighter's names wrong.. dissapointing..

stargateheaven

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

kingme — Sat, 10 May 2008 07:19:49 MDT

I dont know which is worse

"A Street Fighter's Mother"
or
"What's a Dhalsim? OH!"

kingme

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

def PD — Sat, 10 May 2008 07:17:15 MDT

also, "street-slamming missiles".

lol

I'm naming my next RB band name that.

def PD

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

def PD — Sat, 10 May 2008 07:16:26 MDT

I still have Zangief and M. Bison lying around my parents house somewhere.

"correct dem all!"

lol

def PD

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

Foxstar Sixtail — Sat, 10 May 2008 07:06:13 MDT

It's almost as cheesy as the US made Street Fighter cartoon.

Foxstar Sixtail

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

KidU — Sat, 10 May 2008 06:07:08 MDT

Oh yeah, memory lane time. I had every last one of those as a kid except for E. Honda. Who the hell wants a fat G.I. Joe?

KidU

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

KM91 — Sat, 10 May 2008 05:51:11 MDT

Wow.

KM91

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

OpiZA — Sat, 10 May 2008 05:49:29 MDT

Lol that was great :D

OpiZA

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

snowlock — Sat, 10 May 2008 04:20:28 MDT

i didn't remember that until i saw it just now.
wanted those things but never got any.
first big case of nostalgia i've gotten from kotaku.
=D

to the mispronunciation hatred: this is years later so maybe try and be subjective.
the first game was something like 1992, so i was very young when this aired.
when i was 10-12 "Ryu" was definitely to be pronounced just like they say in the ad.
considering how that's the target demographic, they nailed it by saying it like that.
it wasn't until many years later that i heard someone correct anyone,
and there are surely still people who are far from ignorant who say it that way.

snowlock

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

Word Man — Sat, 10 May 2008 04:06:25 MDT

Damn this brings back memories. I have all those but vega, balrog, and dhalsim. And the helicopter...Ah sweet memories of my childhood. These commercials are absurd though, but then again what wasn't in the 90's?

Word Man

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

bobafett356 — Sat, 10 May 2008 04:06:06 MDT

@Does Not Equal: didn't they say "rye-oo" in street fighter: the later years as well?

bobafett356

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

Does Not Equal — Sat, 10 May 2008 03:02:15 MDT

(1) Why is Blanka blue?
(2) "Rye-oo?" Ugh.
(3) "Dawl-sim?" At least it wasn't the announcer.
(4) That Vega is embarrassingly bad.
(5) Why does Blanka have one of the cheap plastic vehicles with the alliterative name?
(6) Notice we never really get a look at the horrid SFII models? They look like budget cosplayers.
(7) Seriously, "Rye-oo?" It sets my teeth on edge.

Does Not Equal

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

Y2Jason — Sat, 10 May 2008 02:40:20 MDT

LOL that was awesome!
"NO WAY! - WAY!"
So many good one liners.
It's funny cos the people dressed up in this commercial are actually better than those from the movie itself.
I want them!

Y2Jason

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

Josh* — Sat, 10 May 2008 02:35:33 MDT

Haha, this ad just gets better with age.

Josh*

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

Bakunyu — Sat, 10 May 2008 02:22:59 MDT

@Vexorg: It is quite possible, just look at Van Damme in Street Fighter the movie!

Bakunyu

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

TOPolk — Sat, 10 May 2008 02:21:41 MDT

@spiderweb1986: Just be glad they weren't "Turbo Edition" colors.

TOPolk

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

pico77 — Sat, 10 May 2008 02:16:16 MDT

They need to give Blanka an electric bitch slap in SF4...

pico77

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

Vexorg — Sat, 10 May 2008 00:53:24 MDT

Is it even possible to make Guile look more like a dope than this commercial managed to?

Vexorg

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

Zolbrod — Sat, 10 May 2008 00:51:53 MDT

@spiderweb1986: I think Championship Edition was the first version that allowed players to both choose the same character, without using a code.

Zolbrod

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

Dr Terror — Sat, 10 May 2008 00:48:21 MDT

These toys were actually pretty good back in the day. Even tho they all came with the same weapons (my Guile came with vegas claws ffs).

Dr Terror

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

TheIrishNinja — Sat, 10 May 2008 00:45:07 MDT

@amost: hah, that's how i said it for like 10 years till i was corrected. just as bad as "ninja gay-den".

A street fighter's mother?

OH NO HE DI-ENT

TheIrishNinja

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

xkotaku — Sat, 10 May 2008 00:44:54 MDT

they were as small as gi joe figure, you can slightly see g.i. joe logo.

xkotaku

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

Indy_aka_Rex — Sat, 10 May 2008 00:21:45 MDT

I HAD EM ALL!!! MWAHAHA, even the Shadaloo HQ playset!

Indy_aka_Rex

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

spiderweb1986 — Fri, 09 May 2008 23:57:01 MDT

@moutski: Go to the blog linked at the bottom of the article. Send them a picture of you holding the tank and you'll get a free t-shirt.

And really, who doesn't love free t-shirts?

spiderweb1986

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

amost — Fri, 09 May 2008 23:56:05 MDT

"raiyuu"... gross.

amost

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

Phazonmasher — Fri, 09 May 2008 23:55:24 MDT

I petition that we get those vehicles in SFIV! They could be the specials.

Phazonmasher

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

moutski — Fri, 09 May 2008 23:54:25 MDT

I still have my Guile figure and Sonic Boom Tank.

moutski

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

Erwin — Fri, 09 May 2008 23:54:16 MDT

The Street Fighter movie looks better and better. The thing I liked best about those action figure commercials was always the hands pushing the cars. It looked so stupid. No wonder I wasn't a huge action figure fan as a kid.

Erwin

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

Raften — Fri, 09 May 2008 23:52:01 MDT

Yes, the words "championship edition" are code for "shitty colors everyone hated"

Raften

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

Trowble (XBL/PSN) — Fri, 09 May 2008 23:51:08 MDT

"What's tougher than a Capcom Street Fighter?"
"A Street Fighters mother?"
"NO!"

Man, I miss the good ol' days. Advertising back then was so cheesy it was too good to be true. Like those penny car racers, the G.I. Joe with a parachute, and the little cars you crash together that had differenment monsters on them, can't remember their name. I was so sold on those. Out of the Street Fighter toys I think I only had Guile or Ryu.

Trowble (XBL/PSN)

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

topdolla44 — Fri, 09 May 2008 23:45:18 MDT

sadly, I staged real wars with firecrackers and m80s, so I have no more. Man, those were the days

topdolla44

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

interstate78 — Fri, 09 May 2008 23:44:42 MDT

Yeah those were horrible. I was an avid GI Joe junky when I was a kid and I really, REALLY didn't want anything to do with those.

interstate78

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

topdolla44 — Fri, 09 May 2008 23:43:58 MDT

i actually had everyone of these toys as a child. And yes, I had them beat ths sh*t out of my brother's GI joes

topdolla44

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

CaptainInternet — Fri, 09 May 2008 23:43:49 MDT

My mouth....I cannot even hope to close it.

CaptainInternet

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

spiderweb1986 — Fri, 09 May 2008 23:43:47 MDT

"They look unbeatable!"
"NOT!"

And since when was "championship edition" equivalent to "player two colors?"

That said, I'd still love to have one of the Blanka figures. It'd fit right in with the rest of the nerdy stuff on my desk.

spiderweb1986

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

Ralff — Fri, 09 May 2008 23:43:00 MDT

"Some with real ninja moves!"

Ralff

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

dabu — Fri, 09 May 2008 23:40:18 MDT

omg, is zangief's had on a crack whore tranny's body?

dabu

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

sc00t420 — Fri, 09 May 2008 23:38:46 MDT

pre order day 1

sc00t420

Capcom Remind Us How Awesome SFII GI Joe Figures Were

Gutzman — Fri, 09 May 2008 23:34:40 MDT

"That's a lot of stuff"

Gutzman