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 Post subject: Early MTM marketing
PostPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2022 7:01 pm 
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Found a couple of videos of note on Microsoft's marketing of MTM. First, a brief glimpse into MS's booth at E3 1996, with Bigfoot 12 acting as booth beast:

https://youtu.be/LBwNA3HHCF4?t=381

Secondly, a 1996 TV ad for MS's games as a whole that features several shots of MTM set to Johnny Cash's Ring of Fire. I only caught this one on TV once and have been chasing it ever since, glad to see it uploaded online finally:

https://youtu.be/CX8xVL2HKLs

And another piece of video I caught once and never thought I'd see again is a CNN segment about games that has a brief clip of MTM. This might have been the first time I was aware of the game's existence...

https://youtu.be/PAupjlbuEPk?t=155

Will continue to dig as I have time since I bet there's a lot more out there. Love the nostalgia this stuff brings.


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 Post subject: Re: Early MTM marketing
PostPosted: Wed Mar 16, 2022 11:34 pm 
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Cale wrote:
Found a couple of videos of note on Microsoft's marketing of MTM. First, a brief glimpse into MS's booth at E3 1996, with Bigfoot 12 acting as booth beast:

https://youtu.be/LBwNA3HHCF4?t=381


I remember reading many years ago about 1996 E3s and how Microsoft showcased MTM for the first time there. That E3 was held on may so it was still a work in progress. Great find!

Cale wrote:
Secondly, a 1996 TV ad for MS's games as a whole that features several shots of MTM set to Johnny Cash's Ring of Fire. I only caught this one on TV once and have been chasing it ever since, glad to see it uploaded online finally:

https://youtu.be/CX8xVL2HKLs


Interesting choice of music. Some of these takes were also used in the mtm1 promo video. you can also tell that's a beta due to the "orangeness" of Carolina Crusher

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And another piece of video I caught once and never thought I'd see again is a CNN segment about games that has a brief clip of MTM. This might have been the first time I was aware of the game's existence...

https://youtu.be/PAupjlbuEPk?t=155


Is that the heavy-metal-truck blue cage at 2:55? https://www.gamespot.com/images/1300-279499 Playing with a sidewinder doesnt look like much fun


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 Post subject: Re: Early MTM marketing
PostPosted: Thu Mar 17, 2022 3:34 am 
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Is that the heavy-metal-truck blue cage at 2:55? https://www.gamespot.com/images/1300-279499 Playing with a sidewinder doesnt look like much fun

Looks like it might be, at least a still in-development version.

I actually had a Sidewinder 3D Pro I used with MTM2 for a long time. It worked well! If I ever get myself a retro Win95 box with a game port I might try to hunt one down again.


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 Post subject: Re: Early MTM marketing
PostPosted: Fri Jul 22, 2022 2:00 pm 
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I found something really interesting online:

https://www.gettyimages.co.uk/detail/ne ... to/1148704

A MTM2 tournament in Las Vegas sounds fun.

Anyone recognize these two? :mrgreen:


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PostPosted: Wed Aug 10, 2022 11:04 am 
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Brilliant stuff, thanks for sharing!


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 Post subject: Re: Early MTM marketing
PostPosted: Fri Sep 30, 2022 12:58 am 
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Did deadly tide ever actually release? I remember the demo video on the windows 95 CD but never actually found the game.

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 Post subject: Re: Early MTM marketing
PostPosted: Fri Sep 30, 2022 3:27 am 
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https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R ... 2&_sacat=0

Wish MTM had big box copies still so readily available for a good price. Guess it shows how much bigger of a hit it was than this.


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 Post subject: Re: Early MTM marketing
PostPosted: Fri Sep 30, 2022 11:02 pm 
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oh yes. If anybody is selling a big box of MTM1-2 w/ international delivery... hit me up.


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 Post subject: Re: Early MTM marketing
PostPosted: Mon Feb 27, 2023 7:26 pm 
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Kmaster wrote:
oh yes. If anybody is selling a big box of MTM1-2 w/ international delivery... hit me up.

I have both but can't part with them. MTM1 was my first PC game ever. I even printed out the truck spec sheets from the help files and stapled them to my wall.

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