David Oxford

Short, but sweet. Who doesn't remember this one? The breath of relief from the final Kiss always makes me smile a little. --LBD "Nytetrayn"

Of course, when it comes to Christmas commercials, one cannot overlook the one company who has perhaps associated itself with the holiday better than any other, Coca-Cola: Too bad the text had to get in the way of such a lovely piece. There was also another version of...

Switching gears slightly, here's one for the SEGA Genesis, which all the kids wanted to play (except the smart ones!*): You've got to hand it to him, he accepts the gift with far more dignity than certain other recipients of video game consoles. *just kidding. --LBD...

Here is a Sears commercial for the Super NES and Game Boy, believed to be from the Christmas of 1992 (though I think it may be 1991, given the lineup of titles shown): Interesting that Super Mario World still has the "Super Mario Bros. 4" subtitle attached. If memory...

Oh, I very nearly forgot-- over at The Mega Man Network, Heatman has posted a classic Flash cartoon he and Andrew Dickman worked on called "A Hokey Dr. Wily Christmas Special." You can find and enjoy that here. --LBD "Nytetrayn"

And for our final video game Christmas cartoon, we're going back to the world of Mario for a "Cave Christmas." While I was hungry for anything Super Mario World at the time, The New Super Mario World (proper name) wasn't my favorite of the "trilogy," such as it was....

Since Protodude beat me to the punch, I'll just say that if you want some winter-ized clips of Mega Man, MegaMan NT Warrior, MegaMan Star Force, and a Christmas-themed portion of Upon a Star, then all you have to do is click here. --LBD "Nytetrayn"

Of course, Mario and friends aren't the only video game heroes to celebrate the season; Pac-Man has been known to save the holiday on occasion as well: More to come. --LBD "Nytetrayn"

Why this live-action ep wasn't paired with the cartoon in the post below, I may never know. But so you get the full Super Mario Bros. Super Show! Christmas experience, here is "Santa Claus is Coming to Flatbush," which bookends "Star Koopa," an obvious parody on Star...

What happens when the dastardly King Koopa kidnaps Santa Claus? What else? The Mario Bros. (and Princess Toadstool and Toad) to the rescue! And then, all is well, and Toad even learned a lesson about giving. Now, let's see how well that holds up in New Super Mario...

Since he's already all dressed up for the part, King Dedede decides to play Santa Claus for all the good little boys, girls, and anthromorphs in the Smash Bros. world: ...whoops! Someone must have mistakenly put a "naughty" box into the "nice" pile! But then, what did...

I've decided to add a little Christmas cheer around here... Ah, how I miss the 7up Cool Spots. They had a nifty Super NES/SEGA Genesis game, and I think they just made the product a little more enjoyable, as you could easily look at the logo on your can or bottle of...

Oh, do I ever hate spoilers. I'm willing to accept it after a given period of time-- there's a point where it's simply your fault if you haven't seen/played/read the material in question, I believe. What drives me crazy is when you never see it coming, and it's so...