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What is an obscure piece of media or videogame that you think nobody else here has heard of? (kbin.social)

submitted 11 months ago by Gamers_Mate@kbin.social to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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It could even be a youtube video or movie that you don't think anyone reading this has heard of besides you.

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[-] blackstampede@sh.itjust.works 11 points 11 months ago

The game Chex Quest, which was a total conversion of Doom for kids, used as an advertising campaign and included in cereal boxes. Incredibly well done game.

[-] dh34d@lemmynsfw.com 11 points 11 months ago

Chex Quest is actually very well-known in the classic Doom community. It's way better than it has any right to be lol.

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I watched a video about all these advertisement games and they missed out on the Mr. Pibb shooter that McDonald's was giving out with kids meals in the mid 90's, but the entire second half of the video was all about Chex Quest.

[-] batmaniam@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

I mentioned this in another thread on CQ, but can you imagine getting brought into that kickoff meeting and just thinking "great, another soulless marketing game" and then realizing everyone including the client is on board with you making THAT.

Its not like it broke any real new ground (other than a bar for promotional give aways) but in a time when crappy doom clones were a dime a dozen... CQ went HARD.

[-] plantedworld@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

It was recently released on steam for free

[-] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I played that. Free game that came in the cereal box, and way better than I expected for an advertisement

I also had the NES Yo' Noid game that Domino's put out

[-] batmaniam@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

You've heard the insane trivia about the "noid" promotion right? About the guy with the same name?

[-] batmaniam@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

You've heard the insane trivia about the "noid" promotion right? About the guy with the same name?

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