Comment by nkrisc

4 days ago

The concept reminds of Chex Quest, a Doom total conversion based on Chex, the cereal brand.

I loved playing it when I was 8 or so.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chex_Quest

Chex Quest was really good, wasn't it!? I was so impressed. Today I learned, it is known for having been the first video game ever to be included as a cereal box prize.

  • It was surprisingly good, and innovation-wise as a marketing project, way ahead of its time in the mid 90s.

Even I've heard of Chex Quest and the brand has never been available in my country.

Interesting lesson there. No one hates marketing tie-ins when you make something genuinely fun, i.e. that people want to play. Opposed to forcing a distraction.

I remember playing a somewhat decent adventure based on the BiFi salami snacks in the 90s.