Real Life Katamari

Commercial inspired by Katamari

[@LenkyLad]

many years later and this Traveler's ad STILL holds up as one of the best interpretations of what Katamari would be like IRL

[@Jon-Mark_W]

Grand illustration of what Katamari is. It should have been a commercial for the game!

[@tailsfox45]

I like this -ibizan (from internet)

[@ThunderLizardsRule]

Yeah, they should have made this for the American release of the game.

[@MummyKing999]

I want a Katamari movie. An hour and a half of things being rolled up. It would be the greatest movie ever.

[@PikTheRedPikAUTTP]

My movie idea would have interactions with the Prince and his 57 cousins.

[@donald347]

they should have just gone all the way and done a cross promotion. That way they could have used the music!

[@CulixIII]

I swear the first time I saw this commercial, someone was playing the first game's title music in the background. It synched amazingly well. I have for years wondered if I'm crazy because I've never been able to find it again.

[@cuckoophendula8211]

@@CulixIII Yeah, I remember watching that particular version many times before (so don't worry, you're NOT crazy). I remember one of the problems was that video was the low quality, but I don't see why someone can't just recreate it using this footage.

[@CulixIII]

@@cuckoophendula8211 Thanks for the confirmation! And aye, agreed, it definitely seems doable. Here's hoping someone'll give it a go sometime: I remember a version with timing so perfect I figured it had to be the original. ^_^

[@dustee3598]

And the game could maybe sneak the company in the game. Maybe they could have put their logo on a billboard?

[@jonathanlevitz9939]

This should be the commercial for a new katamari game for ps4 not for travelers.

[@ZipZapTesla]

but not even the PS3 existed when it was made

[@dragonmanover9000]

@@ZipZapTesla They could remake it and add some of the music.

[@TheMuchSwagDoge]

There’s a remake now but, ironically since it used to be a PS2 game, isn’t on PS4.

[@idontwannakillu]

this video has taught me a valuable lesson: Don't trip.

[@MrBump2]

As a dumb kid I thought this was Katamari on PS3 and was so excited

[@Matt10670]

This katamari is very live action-ish. It's also very commercial-ish.

[@cardinalhamneggs5253]

He’s literally rolling down the street in his Katamari!

[@Ollieshini]

Haha I remember when I saw this for the first time. I said, "Katamari?! Oh... I guess not..." Still hilarious. Katamari is one of the best games ever!!! :DDDD

[@suicideposter]

Whoever came up with this commercial is good people.

[@iwazused]

i surprised katamari hasnt had a level like this where u roll down a hill and see how big u get the first roll down

[@MrLmop]

and thats why you shouldn't go down hill without the proper equipment

[@mandridhugh9555]

So according to what little info I could find of the behind the scenes, this was intentionally supposed to represent a snowball.

[@SlickGinoRomano]

im gonna put the katamari theme to this, what an epic combo

[@LenkyLad]

So apparently the name of this add is called "Snowball" but given how it came out only a few years after the first 2 games whoever pitched this commercial add must've said it like that using a snowball for travel rather than going "Let's make an add about a weird japanese game where you collect things into a ball to make it bigger"

[@PikTheRedPikAUTTP]

And then the sequel added a snowball level

[@Lolv]

King: "Fabulous!

[@FireKirby7]

aww, i thought this was a real katamari commercial, but of course it ends up being a witty insurance commercial

[@HyveMindsGames]

The next Katamari should totally look like this.

[@fuzzychina]

Katamari taught me the metric system

[@ChromeWing]

I thought this was a katamari commercial at first too, and I even told someone who saw this as we were watching it that "I bet it's a katamari commercial" And then when I saw the end I was angry that they did all of that to end up as a boring insurance commercial. Seriously, rolling up everything in a city is katamari, how is it an insurance company?????

[@שרהביטחוןשלאוריורד]

Physic: I'm gonna pretend i didn't see that

[@IrritableGiraffe]

didn't realise this was a traveler's commercial, but now that i do, I've never been more glad to have traveler's insurance.

[@BestofYTChannel]

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[@RAINBOWHORSES]

The dog running after it at 0:36 is great. "Woof Woof! Hey, I want to ride on it too!"

[@angeldj84]

I think they should make a live action movie Katamari Damacy movie now with a big CGI Katamari that rolls around like this hahaha

[@jordythecat7181]

You can see the look on the guy’s face like “damn that was me wasn’t it”

[@razorcandy]

When I first saw this commercial, I thought for sure it was for Beautiful Katamari, insurance was the last thing i expected.

[@WhiskersInc]

That is one cool commercial. Great concept.

[@Blembor]

If there was another one of these it prob be where the katamari collects houses and city's then islands

[@XxAngiexXRPI]

XD the katamari looks so destructive in real life

[@slayplay]

its all fun and games until you trip over a steep sticky hill

[@pandaqueen813]

I'm a walking disaster because I am so clumsy. I should probably shout if it gets this out of hand.

[@LenkyLad]

maybe if they stayed in business they would've made a follow-up commercial

[@meaganfarr2]

Pfft. The bikes espically reminded me of it, in a way.

[@MisterVercetti]

*Insurance Salesman Fan:* Of course it’ll smash into pieces if you ram it full-force into a building! Even a preschooler knows that much! If you can’t figure it out, read the manual or something!

[@NotAGoodUsername360]

~~Naaaaaaaa-na-naa-naaa-na-naaa-naaaaa-na-Katamari Damacy~~

[@NatashaZooks]

It doesn't matter what video you're on, there's always an argument going on bellow...

[@Numbuh128]

XDDDDD "Not that we understand what insurance-ish means." This commercial iz hilawsome.

[@snowyicicle1335]

This looks terrifying but I kid you not, the people rolled up by a katamari literally go on vacation to where the katamari is going to

[@iluvdrakeandjosh]

best commercial ever. off to play katamari

[@20yoshis]

It wouldve beeb epic if they put the Katamari music in the backround XD

[@chrisredfield3636]

I thought this was a katamari commercial at first lol

[@jesternario]

that... was... AWESOME!!!

[@ShaggyDogProduction]

lol that advert is awesome

[@ΓιάννηςΟικονόμου-ι1δ]

Welcome to the Katamari family! XD Roll with everything! Literally! XD XD

[@RobertAniFreak]

LOL they really should have added the katamari song XD

[@Blackdragon5151]

its so similar to katamari that i dont see how it wasnt inspired by it

[@lkafjkakjf333]

Did you feel the cosmos?

[@tomakaze23]

looks like America caught on to Japan's hypnotic spell of bizzare and addicting video games

[@ykarpov]

LOL Hadn't seen that one before- great post.

[@400KrispyKremes]

What's holding the ball together. There's no Katamari.

[@Tigerman9001]

A big ball of things coming torwards you, thats scary

[@YELLOWANTONIO]

what a wonderful ad!

[@Trash_prince]

a new meaning to the term stick together

[@Splaturino]

I wish that happened every time I accidentally fell..

[@PandaGirl912]

I remember watching this on T.V. and going, "WTF?". Later that week, I learned about Katamari and it all made sense.

[@enigma4430]

I wish Katamari were this raw and violent

[@Shotgun93Steve]

If this was one person...imagine multi-player...

[@Aster_Risk]

Ah ha ha. Oh my god. You made my day that much better.

[@ZombieXJester]

@sonic26000 Yes. the one where chowder eats all of the grubble gum towards the end. If you pay attention to the music when hes rolling its very similar to Katamari.

[@maisur]

They see him rollinnnnn, they hatinnn !

[@yokken]

THAT WAS AWESOME

[@Poodleinacan]

That ball probably was squishy

[@squeakyduckquack]

Thats how much it hurts to gey rolled up by a katamari

[@McBango]

WOW... looks like some tough competition for Freddiew

[@BuumNU]

See here, there's this thing nowadays called "special effects."

[@figfewdisgewd]

I lost track of how many times this ever happened to me!

[@ThunderLizardsRule]

0:45 That sticky ball wasn't sticky enough.

[@Heroshii15]

nuh nuh, nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh nuh, nuh Katamari Damacy!

[@IneCapa]

9 People have never played Katamari Damacy

[@EnigmaEchoMysteries]

haha awesome, me and my mates always have this conversation, what on earth wud you do if you were picked up by a katamari! I still think they should make a film of it, or just edit Cloverfield so the monster is a katamari instead!

[@stanley_427]

Did not realise this was so old.

[@TheMrMaffoo]

that was the best EVAR!!!!!!

[@beafboy01]

Well, that escalated quickly...

[@uberman111]

the only thing its not like katamari is that its not so sticky lol

[@Nutbeam]

amazing editing!

[@mutanThird]

Pleeeeeease! Please roll me up in a lump. HAHAHA

[@HistoriasOficiales]

katamari rules!!

[@OfficialTWhit]

This is soooooo amazing!!!!!!!

[@ZappaFan101]

Ugh... I hate it when I get rolled into one of those damn things

[@dustee3598]

THAT WASNT EVEN A KATAMARI DAMACY AD?!?!?!

[@darkzzii]

what did the little prince bring us today?

[@Schluffy]

that was briliant

[@psychomantis108]

damn my dad had a nightmare like this when he was a kid...

[@DylanHilldog]

I will never trip again.

[@MajorNeese]

Thats looks cool^^ But i hope that "Uwe Boll" never makes "Katamari THE MOVIE" :/

[@NatashaZooks]

NAAAAAAA-NA-NA-NA -NA-NA-NA-NA- INSURANCE COMPANYYYYY!!!!!

[@Karuari_]

0:10 well thats an interesting new way to pick up girls O,O

[@ArianBVRZ]

wow that was cool and well realised! KATAMARI FTW!

[@legodude700videos]

That looked very painful...

[@PallIngi]

Hell-O Lawsuit!

[@Petpatrol2]

I love it but they could have seriously chosen a better soundtrack for this.

[@twobarells]

No one was hurt during the making of this video.

[@537rj1307]

Remember children, don't trip.

[@snowdevil002]

katamari hits america!

[@Ak47blast12]

that's not bank of america its an insurance company called travelers

[@adj789]

it's called a snowball effect

[@tuffataggurmakk]

very nice done man!

[@Radi0starrzx]

Thought it was an advert for Katamari, PSHT!