JayAre Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 I'm assuming it was just a gag item, maybe to promote the game. If it was, did it just shoot out air? Was it made my Atari? Definitely one of the oddest Atari merch/promo items. Here's a pic (thanks Rom). 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_Bill Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 Never saw this before. Interesting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj_convoy Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 I don't know, but now I want one. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted August 30, 2019 Share Posted August 30, 2019 I immediately thought of this when I saw that Yars' can... ? 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayAre Posted August 31, 2019 Author Share Posted August 31, 2019 18 hours ago, Atari_Bill said: Never saw this before. Interesting. Yeah, this is an interesting one. Extremely difficult to find too. If I had to guess, I'd say that it was sent to retailers as an in-store promo item, which is probably why they're so scarce. And maybe not too many of these were produced either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_Bill Posted August 31, 2019 Share Posted August 31, 2019 Just Great. Something else for me to hunt down. LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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+groundtrooper Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Ok this is a little weird. You posted this today. When I saw the post and picture I said to myself that is pretty interesting I have never seen that before. Just now I was flipping through my Timehop app for today and this pops up from my Dropbox account 11 years ago today. Seriously this is Twilight Zone weird stuff. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hizzy Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 Could it be this is a fan made thing? Has it ever been seen in person? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayAre Posted September 3, 2019 Author Share Posted September 3, 2019 (edited) 22 hours ago, hizzy said: Could it be this is a fan made thing? Has it ever been seen in person? Hizzy, I hadn't thought of that. Given how little info. there is out there on this thing, that's entirely possible. If it was fan-made, they did a damn good job, as it looks really nice. Well, I did a little snooping around on the ole interweb, and I found three instances relating to this item. I don't know if it's the same one in all the pictures though. The first is the pic that I used in my original post, which is from Rom's site. The second instance is a set of pictures (attached) from a table at the E3 in 2011. There's an info. card next to the can, but I can't read what it says. And in the last pic (attached), I noticed that there's some etching/engraving on the orange cap, but it's difficult to see what it is in the picture. If that etching is related to the game, I would think that this thing was professionally made, as it's a bit unlikely that someone would have been able to do that from home. But I guess anything is possible. Man, I'd love to get to the bottom of this. Edited September 3, 2019 by JayAre 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hizzy Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 If anyone would know it's CPUWIZ. We need him to chime in! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 (edited) Couple thoughts: - The "KEEP EXCITED CROWDS AT BAY!" tagline at the bottom of the can definitely seems, to me, to point to it as some kind of promotional item for stores/dealers/etc. - If all the other stuff on that 2011 E3 table was produced back in the day, I'd imagine the canister was as well. - Looking ("looking") at the etching on the cap of the can, it seems like you can just make out the Yars' eyes near the top and claws around the sides, but obviously it could be anything. - I now want one of these. Edited September 3, 2019 by King Atari 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 5 minutes ago, King Atari said: The "KEEP EXCITED CROWDS AT BAY!" tagline at the bottom of the can definitely seems, to me, to point to it as some kind of promotional item for stores/dealers/etc. Yeah, I was thinking that. Maybe it was swag at a trade show or something. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayAre Posted September 3, 2019 Author Share Posted September 3, 2019 (edited) Good observations there, King. When I first saw the cap earlier today, I couldn't make out any of the details. But I just took a long, hard look at it, and I can see what you're saying. Those round/oval shapes kind of look like the Yar's eyes. And you're right, Zzip; a trade show would have been a perfect place for this item to show up. Edited September 3, 2019 by JayAre Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 4 hours ago, hizzy said: If anyone would know it's CPUWIZ. We need him to chime in! I have never heard of it, but I am pretty sure that belongs to John Hardy or Sean Kelly. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 Was there anything inside? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 I know they re-booted Yars Revenge about 10 years ago. Could it be something trying to promote the reboot? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_Bill Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 I don’t know any more than anyone else, but my hunch would maybe be a promo item from the CES the year Yar’s Revenge was made. They seem to have a lot of goofy promotional items available at the CES in years past. I’ve got a few Odyssey items and a Burgertime chefs hat from a few of the 80s shows. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hizzy Posted September 3, 2019 Share Posted September 3, 2019 I think I see the yars shape on the can, too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 I only use "Donkey Kong 3" brand bug spray myself 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dj_convoy Posted September 4, 2019 Share Posted September 4, 2019 17 hours ago, Atari_Bill said: Burgertime chefs hat screw the bug spray; I now have a new obsession Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zwackery Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 There's one of the promotional hats on eBay right now. It's not in the greatest shape (writing on opposite side and stains). 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Spriggy Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 Some pics of items from the 2001 Classic Gaming Expo HERE shows a can of Yars Spray, with some text that says "A fine piece of Japanese kitsch. Yars Revenge Fly Spray!" So you can at least trace it back to 2001. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayAre Posted September 5, 2019 Author Share Posted September 5, 2019 36 minutes ago, Spriggy said: Some pics of items from the 2001 Classic Gaming Expo HERE shows a can of Yars Spray, with some text that says "A fine piece of Japanese kitsch. Yars Revenge Fly Spray!" So you can at least trace it back to 2001. Thanks, Spriggy. Well, at least knowing it was around in 2001 helps narrow down the timeline a bit. Why did the text refer to it as being kitsch of the Japanese variety? Was the writer suggesting that the artwork on the can looks like anime? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_Bill Posted September 5, 2019 Share Posted September 5, 2019 6 hours ago, Zwackery said: There's one of the promotional hats on eBay right now. It's not in the greatest shape (writing on opposite side and stains). Yep, that’s the one I got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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