Strange game extras and promo items

Stokey · 30 September 2007, 19:41

Reading a few of the nostalgia threads has reminded me of what must be the strangest items to be included in a game box. When Last Ninja 2 was released for the C64 there was a limited edition that had a ninja hood and rubber throwing star in the box. I had mine in a cupboard until about 96, but threw them away during a much needed clear out.

Did anyone else find something strange and useless lurking in a game purchase?

Graham Humphrey · 30 September 2007, 19:47

There was apparently something "strange and useless" lurking in the Rise of the Robots box... it was a bunch of disks that allegedly contained a game of some sort, but curiously, upon loading them up, there was no game to be found...

(Sorry.)

laffer · 30 September 2007, 19:52

Not very strange but some games came with stickers (like Zool, came with stickers and a poster).

Loom came with an audio drama CD, haven't seen any other games include that.

The strangest thing I've gotten with a game has to be (this is not an Amiga game though) the stuff that came with Leisure Suit Larry 7. That game came with scratch-and-sniff cards (the various smells were numbered and the numbers would blink on-screen in the game to tell you which one to scratch to get the smell from that particular location).

Stokey · 30 September 2007, 20:08

Quote:

Originally Posted by Graham Humphrey

There was apparently something "strange and useless" lurking in the Rise of the Robots box... it was a bunch of disks that allegedly contained a game of some sort, but curiously, upon loading them up, there was no game to be found...

(Sorry.)

Lol, I was expecting a reply like this, but wasn't sure which turkey would be named. Surely Ghostbusters 2 is the best example. Most reviewers thought they had been sent an unfinished demo.

Thalion · 30 September 2007, 20:25

Perhaps neither strange nor useless but still interesting: Akira cam with a nice T-Shirt.

Retro-Nerd · 30 September 2007, 20:31

Psygnosis released some "T-shirts" too, with games as a gift.

humble worm · 30 September 2007, 20:50

james pond 3 - carton shades, carton ID card, some stickers and stuff like that

I guess I still have the shades somewhere

DrF · 30 September 2007, 21:33

Yeah, I got the Akira shirt, a Dizzy shirt/hat/torch/mug/clock somehow, Shadow Of The Beast shirt, Bart Vs The Space Mutants came with a crappy pin badge, infact I never got anything usefull...

Mad-Matt · 30 September 2007, 21:43

Bills tomato game came with Tomato sauce

DrF · 30 September 2007, 22:22

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Originally Posted by Mad-Matt

Bills tomato game came with Tomato sauce

Now you see I would pay for that.

Dizzy · 30 September 2007, 22:31

I got a PC children game with a dolphin. It came with a whistle & a microphone, then you had to bow the whistle to attract the dolphin

I also got a version of Fifa soccer for psx it came with a scorechart and a rubber remotecontrol so you can trow it at the tv

nujack · 30 September 2007, 22:56

Infocom Adventure "Leather Goddesses of Phobos" cames with a 3D comic and a scratch&sniff card. Great stuff ...

Steve · 01 October 2007, 00:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by Graham Humphrey

There was apparently something "strange and useless" lurking in the Rise of the Robots box... it was a bunch of disks that allegedly contained a game of some sort, but curiously, upon loading them up, there was no game to be found.

I bought the AGA version when it came out and I was actually quite impressed with the packaging. Ok, the game is a load of shite but the actual box it comes in is of a very high quality. In fact of all the Amiga games I bought ROTR definitely had the best box. The nice glossy robot on the front was quite good also. It was certainly the most impressive thing about this awful game. Shame the majority of Amiga games used cheapy crap boxes which don't stand up to much punishment.

Staying on topic. Chaos Strikes Back came with a solid metal 'GOR' coin in the box which was quite an unusual item to be included with a game:

http://dmweb.free.fr/files/CSB-Scan-GorCoin.jpg

mailman · 01 October 2007, 18:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by humble worm

james pond 3 - carton shades, carton ID card, some stickers and stuff like that

It was so cool. I still have all this stuff!

11 October 2007, 13:33

Infocom games always came with strange stuff. Strangest was probably 'hitchikers guide to the galaxy' which had a piece of fluff...

vroom6sri · 11 October 2007, 13:58

C64 version of Platoon had an audio cassette with Smokey Robinson's Tracks of my Tears. Great.

13 October 2007, 09:27

clumsy colin on the c64, i think it was sponsored by skips with a voucher in the case! and im sure that you could also collect tokens from multi packs and get the game too!! either way the skips were better than the game

winloze99 · 13 October 2007, 11:05

The Amiga game Starray comes with an Audio Cassette.
Its the game music on it.

I have it on my collection

s2325 · 21 March 2009, 19:17

http://cache.gawker.com/assets/image...03/mikicks.jpg

mk1 · 24 March 2009, 06:36

Some copies of EPIC came with a big 3D poster and red-green glasses for viewing it.
http://hol.abime.net/pic_preview/mis...2861_misc5.jpg

30 September 2007, 19:41	#1
Stokey Registered User Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Jedi Temple, Coruscant Posts: 82	Strange game extras and promo items Reading a few of the nostalgia threads has reminded me of what must be the strangest items to be included in a game box. When Last Ninja 2 was released for the C64 there was a limited edition that had a ninja hood and rubber throwing star in the box. I had mine in a cupboard until about 96, but threw them away during a much needed clear out. Did anyone else find something strange and useless lurking in a game purchase?

30 September 2007, 20:50	#7
humble worm Registered User Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: BP/Poland Age: 45 Posts: 745	james pond 3 - carton shades, carton ID card, some stickers and stuff like that I guess I still have the shades somewhere Last edited by humble worm; 30 September 2007 at 20:56.

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30 September 2007, 19:47	#2
Graham Humphrey Moderator Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Norwich, Norfolk, UK Age: 37 Posts: 11,167	There was apparently something "strange and useless" lurking in the Rise of the Robots box... it was a bunch of disks that allegedly contained a game of some sort, but curiously, upon loading them up, there was no game to be found... (Sorry.)

30 September 2007, 19:52	#3
laffer Zone Friend Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Norway Age: 43 Posts: 1,335	Not very strange but some games came with stickers (like Zool, came with stickers and a poster). Loom came with an audio drama CD, haven't seen any other games include that. The strangest thing I've gotten with a game has to be (this is not an Amiga game though) the stuff that came with Leisure Suit Larry 7. That game came with scratch-and-sniff cards (the various smells were numbered and the numbers would blink on-screen in the game to tell you which one to scratch to get the smell from that particular location).

30 September 2007, 20:25	#5
Thalion Amiga Collector Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Germany Age: 41 Posts: 679	Perhaps neither strange nor useless but still interesting: Akira cam with a nice T-Shirt.

30 September 2007, 20:31	#6
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,436	Psygnosis released some "T-shirts" too, with games as a gift.

30 September 2007, 21:33	#8
DrF Blessed A1200 Of TeH Rat Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Bham, UK Age: 42 Posts: 496	Yeah, I got the Akira shirt, a Dizzy shirt/hat/torch/mug/clock somehow, Shadow Of The Beast shirt, Bart Vs The Space Mutants came with a crappy pin badge, infact I never got anything usefull...

30 September 2007, 21:43	#9
Mad-Matt Longplayer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Lincoln / UK Age: 44 Posts: 1,846	Bills tomato game came with Tomato sauce

30 September 2007, 22:31	#11
Dizzy Pirate Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 3,395	I got a PC children game with a dolphin. It came with a whistle & a microphone, then you had to bow the whistle to attract the dolphin I also got a version of Fifa soccer for psx it came with a scorechart and a rubber remotecontrol so you can trow it at the tv

30 September 2007, 22:56	#12
nujack Zone Friend Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Leipzig/Germany Age: 49 Posts: 458	Infocom Adventure "Leather Goddesses of Phobos" cames with a 3D comic and a scratch&sniff card. Great stuff ...

11 October 2007, 13:33	#15
stinkingd Posts: n/a	Infocom games always came with strange stuff. Strangest was probably 'hitchikers guide to the galaxy' which had a piece of fluff...

11 October 2007, 13:58	#16
vroom6sri Registered User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Peterborough Age: 47 Posts: 841	C64 version of Platoon had an audio cassette with Smokey Robinson's Tracks of my Tears. Great.

13 October 2007, 09:27	#17
Tegsemondo Posts: n/a	clumsy colin on the c64, i think it was sponsored by skips with a voucher in the case! and im sure that you could also collect tokens from multi packs and get the game too!! either way the skips were better than the game

13 October 2007, 11:05	#18
winloze99 Zone Friend Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Sweden Age: 53 Posts: 39	The Amiga game Starray comes with an Audio Cassette. Its the game music on it. I have it on my collection

21 March 2009, 19:17	#19
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	http://cache.gawker.com/assets/image...03/mikicks.jpg

24 March 2009, 06:36	#20
mk1 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Helsinki / Finland Posts: 403	Some copies of EPIC came with a big 3D poster and red-green glasses for viewing it. http://hol.abime.net/pic_preview/mis...2861_misc5.jpg

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