mattkain Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 What are some examples of classic video games that contained in-game advertisements? Pole Position and Tapper are the first two that come to mind (Marlboro, Pepsi, Budweiser)? Can anyone think of any others? Feel free to post screenshots - I'd love to see some more examples. Matt Kain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maibock Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 Here's a couple from the C64 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zombiecraig Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 I know that Maniac Mansion on NES has a can of Pepsi and a Pepsi machine, cause I just replayed through it the other night. I don't know if other versions of the game also have this. I've only played the NES version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 (edited) Does Atari Jaguar count? Val D'Isere S&S has a FILA banner at the starting gate. Double Dragon has a "SCOOP MOTO" billboard that closely resembles a VW Beetle. Edited April 25, 2007 by RJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic George 2K3 Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 Atari was plugging its own arcade games in their arcade release of Namco's Pole Position. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgler Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 The original TMNT had more than a couple ads for Pizza Hut, both in the arcade and on NES. The coolest ads I ever saw were the playable ones for Gradius that were put into the intermissions of Blades of Steel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scumdogg Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 Are we counting games that ARE advertisements? I really like Yo! Noid on the NES. And Cool Spot, despite its constant soda whoring, is in my opinion one of the best games on the Genesis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow460 Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 Mean 18 Ultimate Golf has a reference to Pebble Beach. Kool-Aid Man is sort of obvious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 Tapper for the 2600 advertises my personal beverage of choice during the bonus stage, MOUNTAIN DEW!!!!! Tons of racing games from many consoles advertise all kinds of stuff on the billboards. As for games that ARE advertisements, in addition to Yo! Noid and Cool Spot....theres M.C. Kids for the NES and that Ronald McDonald game for the Genesis. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vgpresskits Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 As for games that ARE advertisements, in addition to Yo! Noid and Cool Spot....theres M.C. Kids for the NES and that Ronald McDonald game for the Genesis. And those Chester Cheetah games too. There's also an arcade version of Q*bert that featured Mello Yello (you can play it in MAME). No idea what the story behind that one is though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgler Posted April 26, 2007 Share Posted April 26, 2007 T & C Surf Designs for NES is also a "sponsored" game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianC Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 (edited) The original TMNT had more than a couple ads for Pizza Hut, both in the arcade and on NES. The coolest ads I ever saw were the playable ones for Gradius that were put into the intermissions of Blades of Steel The first NES TMNT didn't have Pizza Hut ads and I don't remember if they are in the arcade or not. The arcade TMNT came out in the same year as the first NES/FC TMNT. I'm not sure which came first, but the port of the arcade is the second NES TMNT. The US NES version of the arcade game, released as Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game, definitely has tons of Pizza Hut ads, but they don't seem to be in the JP FC version (released there as simply Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The previous one was called Gekikame Ninja Den there). The JP Return of Mario Bros for the Famicom Disk System had some ads for some ramen product (or something along those lines) that played while the game is loading. Atari was plugging its own arcade games in their arcade release of Namco's Pole Position. The Atari ads were added for the US version, (edit) but the US Pole Position II added non-Atari ads like ones for 7-Eleven. http://qtchicks.hp.infoseek.co.jp/namco_pp.html Edited April 30, 2007 by BrianC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerseystyle Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Zool 2 had chupa chups all over it (at least the jag one did) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uzumaki Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 Just about all home console version of Tapper had Mountain Dew. The arcade version had beer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockman_x_2002 Posted April 29, 2007 Share Posted April 29, 2007 It's technically in the game's code, but I don't know if it's ever actually seen while playing the game. If you take a look at the rom for the original Wheel of Fortune on the NES though a graphics viewer, you will find a mangled Coca-Cola logo among the graphics: I don't think I've found any other game show games on the NES that have advertisements like this in them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattkain Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 The Atari ads were added for the US version, but US arcade version also had other ads like ones for 7-Eleven. http://qtchicks.hp.infoseek.co.jp/namco_pp.html Wow! Tang? Dentyne? I've never seen any of those before. Thanks for posting that. M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattkain Posted April 30, 2007 Author Share Posted April 30, 2007 Here's a couple from the C64 Are those from California Games? That game had some other great ads for stuff like Santa Cruz Skateboards, Ocean Pacific... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianC Posted April 30, 2007 Share Posted April 30, 2007 The Atari ads were added for the US version, but US arcade version also had other ads like ones for 7-Eleven. http://qtchicks.hp.infoseek.co.jp/namco_pp.html Wow! Tang? Dentyne? I've never seen any of those before. Thanks for posting that. M Yeah, the 7-Eleven and Dentyne are actually Pole Position II. Darn Babelfish translated "Pole Position II" as "Pole Position U". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattkain Posted May 1, 2007 Author Share Posted May 1, 2007 For those who are interested... More from California Games: Mountain Dew Tapper: Budweiser Tapper: What exactly was Mello-Yellow Q-bert? Were there ads integrated into the gameplay or did an ad appear on the title screen? Does anyone have a screenshot? Does anyone have any screens of the Pizza Hut ads from TMNT? I vaguely remember this... MK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogcorn Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 Checkered Flag for Lynx comes to mind. Similar to the billboards in Pole Position, except some of the games never made it to production (I can't remember but I think it showed Geoduel and/or Hyperdrome) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snorlaxnut Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 I think Biker Mice From Mars for the SNES had ads for Snickers candy bars. If games that are just ads count, I know of 3 games that were released in Japan that are like that: Coca-Cola Kid (Sega Game Gear) UFO Kamen Yakisoban (Super Famicom), a game made by a company to promote its brand of instant noodles. Wonder Kitchen(Super Famicom), a game made by a company to promote its brand of mayonnaise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gateway Posted May 1, 2007 Share Posted May 1, 2007 Don't forget E.T. for the 2600 had Reese's Pieces! And of course there was Pepsi Invaders/Coke Wins!, but that wasn't widely released to the mainstream public. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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