I don’t know how this took 6 years to hit international waters. Apparently the Middle East shares our love of Sonic, and for the release of Sonic Heroes in ’04, McDonalds in Pakistan duly responded with the same terrible LCD games the rest of us got in our Happy Meals.
…and by “our”, I mean “your”; I’m way too old for Happy Meals. Honest.
Thing is, it looks like the overworked and underpaid animators for the advert only had those games to work with, and left their glasses at home. The result is quite horrific.
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7Q0_DgXHG0[/youtube]
Now aren’t you glad you live in a country where the only thing you have to worry about is green eyes?
Thanks (I think?) to TheGLaDOSTYIE on the SSMB for bringing this freak of nature to our attention.
If that was too much for you, BlazingTales saves the day with some… shall we say more recognisable adverts from elsewhere:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li4m_cc0SKc[/youtube]
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mx1Va7Ma7J8[/youtube]
That. Was. PAINFUL.
God Pakistan, this is either so incredible it’s terrible or so terrible it’s incredible.
Just saw this last night on Sonicgear.org, pretty funny. But you can never be too old for a Happy Meal.
Uwaa~ France would have the most impressive version! England’s looked exactly like the model from the actual SH game, and it was OK.
Unfortunately for the Middle East… Well, what they created… it was blasphemy.
What in the holy hell…?
HAHA! YES! i loved those toys, no matter how low quality, i have them all in fact, somewhere… Whats with the whole sports thing!? shadow plays hockey damn it! with omega! If you look at the BK commercials you see how much fast food toys have gone down in quality, i remember when “Collecting them all” actually mattered. Then I could build a workin inspector gadget, big lego ship, or a rugrats theme park. the spy kids one made a robot beetle i think.
Speaking of that french commercial, i did a quickie photoshop a month back >>> http://magicwaffles123.deviantart.com/#/d32e31m
The 3d models are slightly better quality than their food.
That mouse playing Tennis with Amy = 20th Anniversary Mr.Needlemouse
Rouge is naked??
Rouge popped on the screen, and I laughed… All the characters look like 3D versions of how I used to draw when I was like, 8. Hilarious. I feel sorry for the animators because of how poor it looks.
DDDDDD:
‘Rouge’ scares me. ;A;
I remember the English one… brought back good memories :’D
but for the Pakistan one……. geez….
as for the French, I like that one besides the American one. It’s more happy 😀
Sorry but I had to add this..
is that mouse supposed to be Rouge?
Do you think some furry out there is fapping to that naked Rouge in the Pakistan commercial?
Also… did Sonic fart at the end of that last one?
“Get happy! *PFFFFFFT*”
Dear God Rouge was a MOUSE! XD
Rouge looks like a mouse in that advert 😀
That´s make me laugh unstoppeable for some minutes. XD
Rouge becomes a rat! @_@
…..
All your sanity are belong to us
At lest the second 2 have somewhat good animation…
That’s seems so long ago now!
Cream’s whole face is yellow…Tails only has one tail…Sonic’s spines are too long…ROUGE IS A MOUSE!!??? O_O
…eh?
lol
ah instead of can you feel the sunshine we got : get happy
Oh lord, that just made my day. Though I am slightly creeped out at the same time…
TAILSSSSSSSS SOCCER!
no!!!…..my eyes….my eyes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Do I sense a translation error here? It’s Rouge the BAT! not Rouge the Rat *sigh*
“SONIC SKEHTBORED!”
Also, is that third ad the last time Ryan Drummond voiced Sonic? That’s kinda sad…
Why is Rouge a mouse?! D8
MY EYES! MY POOR BEUTIFUL VIRGIN EYES!!! >_< *gets ice cream scoop*
That was… um…
That was disgusting.
Get Happy!
I remember the last one lol used to see it alot on TV, there was a second one were sonic plays football with kids. its funny that Ryan Drummond did the adverts.
Rouge plays tennis in the buff with Amy… sounds like a bad fanfic to me.
…my nightmare has come to life…
My god, that Pakistani McD ad was hilariously bad.
Shadow: Basketball
Stereotypes are bad mmk?
“Sonic 20th: Powered by the Middle East engine”
MY EYES.
Oh my gosh that’s bad! Rouge doesn’t even look right in the slightest!
I remember the bottom video (well it is english), even that creeped me out at the time but the Pakistan one was awful.
Why does Rouge look like a mouse in the Pakistani ad? I almost mistook her for a completely different character. If that ad isn’t the definition of an epic fail I don’t know what is…
The Hell? Knuckles with pink-tails XDDDDD The french Ad is most certainly the best of the three.
*twitch*
Oh my God. That’s just hilarious. Or embarrassing. Don’t really know which.
WHAT THE F&^! HOLY S#!% OH MY G@%
Awful and just plain scary. Seriously.
I dont now what to say O_O’
A part of me just died…
Pakistan litterally ruined Sonic forever. That commercial will give me nightmares for all eternity
This is so fail, it’s win.
The Pakistan ad was terribly creepy. I actually liked the LCD games though.
I’ve said live-action Sonic films will work, and 2nd video in blog proves
What annoys me the most about the advert is that Tails has one tail.
Oh, and that he calls Rouge “Rogue”… and Rouge is naked…
…
all your soul are belong to us
I am a hardcore gamer living in Pakistan. Trust me guys, Pakistanis don’t know Sonic at all. I’m suffering, being alone all the time, being different just because I am a hardcore gamer. No-one else is… it’s just me… No-one even understands!
I have never seen this commercial… I do not think its true guys. Honest, in Pakistan, they borrow McDonald’s ads from China. And those Sonic Heroes LCD were available in Pakistan 6 years ago!
Oh god you posted this roflmao XD
Oh god.
Looks like Ian has outdone Brad in the creepy posts haha
I posted this video at Retro first, actually. -Brad
Was that supposed to be Rouge playing tennis with Amy? It looked like something outta Pinky and the Brain XD
Thank god those other adverts were there XD
Wh-what did they do to Rouge!? :'(
@ 58SlugDrones!
Feel sorry for ya, man. At least you got the internet to escape to!
Lolz, before I became an avid sonic collector, I thew away all my LCD Mickey D’s Sonic games. Now I regret it. ^^’
lolfail XD
In the French ad why the hell did Sonic climb into the car at the end if he wanted to stay hidden from the mum? Wouldn’t it have been more discreet to, I don’t know, stay outside the car?
So Bad It’s Good.
lolfail. XD
Lol, at the first video. xD
They all looked so creepy.
The other two were pretty cute. >w<
@58SlugDrones!
What are you talking about? Sonic is very popular here in gaming circles and with kids. He is definitely more recognized than Mario. Though I haven’t seen this ad on tv.
@Inferno the Fox
The internet is the only choice I have!
What in the World…? O.O
Erm….well the Pakistan ad was certainly uh….well………….Eventful XD
This brings back memories….well it actually…well sort of re…Let me rephrase that…I remember the old English Adverts which featured Sonic playing football with the kids I loved that a lot Brings back good memories also Ryan Drummond actually said one line for Sonic in the advert (This was during the time Ryan was still voicing Sonic)
Ah memories
Kids: I’M LOVING IT!!!!
Sonic: I’m Loving It Too! 😉 *Thumbs Up Pose*
It always grabbed my attention and put a smile to my face when I was younger watching those Ads Good times (for the English one)
The French one was okay not bad but going back to the Pakistan ad erm…………..I don’t know what to say XD I am speechless….
Apparently, the games had different looks depending on the region.
The Pakistani commercial was…shudder inducing.
Pakistan is more south Asian then middle east
@bilo: You are a Pakistani?!
@C.J
I Remember Something like that except sonic was on a skateboard in front of kids’ house