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    Default Name Some Titles with In-Game Advertisements

    Crazy Taxi comes instantly to mind, as it's so blatantly shoved down the players gullet in that game, but what other games can y'all think of that have in-game advertising or product placement (such as the Reebok Pumps in the unreleased NES title Drac's Night Out)

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    there was a Snicker's beta version of Biker Mice from Mars on the SNES
    not sure if this qualifies but in Leisure Suit Larry 2 they make reference to Police Quest and how Larry wishes he were one of them

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    There's the Pepsi Man for the Japanese Playstation. He also appeared in the Japanese version of Fighting Vipers, but was removed for the western versions of that game.

    There was also Spot for the Genesis and SNES that was clearly promoting the mascot for 7-up.
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    Return of Mario Bros. (Famicom disk system) had advertisement cut scenes in it.

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    Thanks!! Keep em coming!!

    I just found out about Motoko Chan No Wonder Kitchen, an SFC game with a product placement for a Japanese mayonnaise company. Pure marketing brilliance right there!!!!

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    Mountain Dew ads in Jet Moto
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    Pizza Hut - TMNT 2: The Arcade Game

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    do games advertising other games count?

    if so....

    bomberman advertises lode runner at the end:

    http://shockingvideogamesecrets.word...d-lode-runner/
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    Wave Race 64 had Kawasaki and Fanta.

    Parasite Eve II had Coca-Cola.
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    Most any console racer that modeled a real life racing series.

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    Blades of Steel advertised other Konami games.
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    I'd think those Cool Spot games are a given, and also Wave Race 64 with the Kawasaki branding.

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    - Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade has a Sam and Max statue in Indy's office
    - Zool on Super NES is the mascot for Chupa Chups

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    San Francisco Rush 2049 had Mountain Dew logos you had to collect in stunt mode to unlock a certain vehicle.
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    Can't forget about Pole Position.

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    There's the games that are based on food or other mascots that are blatant advertisements like MC Kids, Global Gladiators, anything with Spot, Chester Cheetah, Yo Noid, those Burger King games for X-Box 360, etc.

    Most sports games have in game advertising for realism.

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    I definitely agree most sports games have in-game branding for realism, as seeing a baseball stadium (or any stadium) with no banner ads or the name of the developer/console company emblazoned is pretty blatantly "game-ish"

    Super Monkey Ball for Gamecube has Dole branding in it!!!!

    Thanks so much, yall, for all the call-outs for these games. Especially that Snickers spotting in Biker Mice!!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by wayultratech View Post
    Thanks!! Keep em coming!!

    I just found out about Motoko Chan No Wonder Kitchen, an SFC game with a product placement for a Japanese mayonnaise company. Pure marketing brilliance right there!!!!
    The game was actually exclusively released as a prize for buying said mayonnaise.

    And in response to another post, Yo Noid wasn't actually made as a product tie-in. That was only put in when the graphics were completely replaced in the western version (and the boss mini-game was slightly modified).

    I did not realize Pushover for the SNES was based on an advertisement but then that's probably because it was a British snack. Seemed a bit that Ocean would release a game in America that didn't immediately appear (to us) to be based on a license.
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    Spot! on the NES, a good game still; however promoted 7-Up

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    -Nerf Products in Bubsy...forget if it was 1 or 2
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