Pepsiman

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Pepsiman with the kartobot

Pepsiman is an advertising figure for the Pepsi brand who appears as a superhero and is thus based on well-known characters such as Superman . The character was developed in the 1990s and was only present in Japan . Several commercials and a computer game of the same name for the PlayStation were published about him . The female version, Pepsiwoman, can also be seen in some clips. He is already integrated as a game character in the Acarde- Fighting game Fighting Vipers , published in 1996 . In addition, several merchandising articles were published about the character and Pepsiman is also mentioned in the network culture . The figure was developed by the Canadian designer Travis Charest in 1994.

computer game

On March 4, 1999, a computer game of the same name was published by Kindle Imagine Develop (KID) in Japan for the PlayStation . It shows the title character dodging obstacles and collecting Pepsi bottles in order to get points while running automatically, making it one of the first auto runner games. The levels are all based on real locations like San Francisco and New York City . The game is played from the third person perspective. Although an American version was planned, the game was never released outside of Japan. However, the voice output is in English. The game wasn't selling well, according to Uchikoshi, the lead designer. The gameplay was described as a simple and nice game for in between, which is similar to Crash Bandicoot , but also seems bizarre. Justin Amirkhani of the US magazine Complex compared the game with Temple Run and describes it as the advertising game with the most advertising logos per second.

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Individual evidence

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  2. ↑ IGN Staff: Pepsiman: PlayStation's Strangest Moment? In: IGN. March 9, 1999, accessed November 16, 2018 (American English).
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  4. ↑ IGN Staff: Pepsiman: PlayStation's Strangest Moment? In: IGN. March 9, 1999, accessed November 16, 2018 (American English).
  5. ↑ Allistair Pinsof: It Came from Japan! Pepsiman . In: destructoid . November 3, 2011 ( online [accessed November 16, 2018]).
  6. ↑ James Mielke: Hands On: Pepsiman. In: GameSpot. February 1, 2012, Retrieved November 16, 2018 (American English).
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  9. ↑ James Mielke: Hands On: Pepsiman. In: GameSpot. February 1, 2012, Retrieved November 16, 2018 (American English).
  10. ^ 10 Company Branded Video Games That Didn't SuckPepsiman (1996). Retrieved November 16, 2018 .