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For those unaware, AVGN covered the game quite hilariously: https://youtu.be/VdVP2XxV3QU (warning: foul language)

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[–] tarmac 8 points 9 months ago

Pepsimaaaan. Game was a trip. I grabbed the rom recently to take that nostalgic play through but haven’t yet. I totally forgot about the live action dude it showed between levels until this article.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 9 months ago

Dankpods stairs into the camera, while playing the drums to the theme

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (1 children)

I had the 7-up game on Sega Genesis even before this was a thing. I'm a little surprised that those kinds of games didn't become more popular since companies are cramming adverts into every possible medium now.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Cool Spot was actually a serviceable platformer.

I remember it being “the lion king” levels of frustrating though.

[–] francisfordpoopola 2 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I don't recall that at all. Crazy.

[–] numberfour002 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Like that other comment asked: We are you living in Japan in the 90s?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Nah, living in Brazil I recall this game, not the ads though

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

We're you living in Japan in the 90s?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

Is this the most prominent example of endless runners before they became a thing?

It is for me.

[–] yesman 0 points 9 months ago

Couldn't make that today. Western devs would censor those magnificent boobs.