I really love Japan. I mean, despite some pretty shocking contrasts in what’s acceptable in their culture and ours (concho, anyone?), theirs is a culture that embraces the things we are kind of dismissed for here. As gamers, we’re often looked upon with disdain, and the advertising here reflects that to some extent. But in Japan, it’s not unusual to see commercials for new games that are pretty long by our standards. And pretty out there. So without any further ado, I present the Japanese Metroid TV Commercial Retrospective, inspired by a recent commercial posted at another blog.

Metroid (Famicom Disk System)

Metroid II: Return of Samus (Game Boy)

Metroid III: Super Metroid (Super Famicom)

Metroid IV: Fusion (Game Boy Advance)

Metroid Prime (Gamecube)

Metroid Prime 2: Dark Echoes (Gamecube)

Metroid: Zero Mission (Game Boy Advance)

Metroid Prime Hunters (DS)