Dungeons & Dragons 1980's Commercial
By bohus
p>Here's an old ad for the "Dungeons & Dragons" game. I've never played the game, despite others attempts to pull me in. If a game has more than two six sided dice (I'll make an exception for Yahtzee), it makes my head spin. Besides, when I heard about the game it was clouded in the controversey of whether the game promoted satanism or not. I always doubted it, though after seeing the squeaky clean folks (where are the sulky black t-shirted teens?) in this ad that's just a bit too into the game, I can believe that they are indwelt by demons. There are a few mentions of the games unbridled nature, which sounds cool - though they leave out the part about campaigns and battles being a lengthy commitment, to say nothing of all the paperwork associated with D and D.
The voice you hear is that of Ken Nordine, a famous voiceover artist. He's also famous for his 1950's Word Jazz albums and radio show that still runs today. Here he is using his famous "call and response" style of delivery. It is not to leave you with the feeling that playing D and D will put multiple voices into your head.
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