Remember when big brands would try and win over the kids with terrible licensed video games? One of the most notorious is Pepsiman, a PSone action game from 1998 based on the cola soft drink. It only released in Japan and was extremely low budget, but that hasn't stopped it from being a beloved, if obscure, cult favourite.
What if it was on PlayStation 4? As spotted by @TinySt4rs on Twitter, the Spanish Pepsi page on Facebook seems to have pondered the same question:
We doubt this is a tease, but it's a really fun, self-aware image nonetheless. Of course, it would be amazing if Pepsi saw fit to somehow re-release the infamous interactive advert on PS4 -- we'd drink to that.
What do you think of this brilliant reference to Pepsiman? Drink up in the comments below.
[source twitter.com]
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The remake is actually one of Sony's key PS5 launch titles.
@ShogunRok PepsiStation 5
Whats next coca cola man.about.tropicana orange juice man.or lemonade man.about old school liquor st ides man.haha.word up son
@ShogunRok well you can't see any PS4 branding on the box so it possible
@playstation1995 i take it you didn't play games in the late 80's and early 90's because these kind of games were all over the place, Cool Spot comes to mind
PepsiMaxCherryMan...
Lilt > Pepsi > Coke
@FullbringIchigo. I been playing video games since 1981.im just making fun of the name of the game.its funny to me.been gaming since atari playa.word ☝ up son
I used to be obsessed with the Pepsi Man game. I never actually owned it but I used to tell everyone about its existence, show off gameplay, and shout "PEPSI MANNNN!!!" at inappropriate times.
So yes, I would proudly buy this for my PS4
Love interesting niche games like this with random tie ins still have my copy of cool spot great little platformer.
@FullbringIchigo I feel like cool spot had the 7up stuff removed for its UK release because Fido Dido was our 7up mascot...
I remember when I was young, I thought cool spot was the virgin interactive mascot until I found out (probably in the last few years) that he was actually a 7up mascot in the US!
Why has the person holding the controller got 2 right hands?
Buttonmashingroleplayinglagfumingrespawningreloadingrestarting Pepsi
@Mergatro1d thats a great question. Looks very weird.
Controller is being handed to a second person. Notice 2 snack bowls and drinks.
Pepsi Man was in Fighting Vipers too
Hope it's not the original Pepsiman.
The game underneath looks like a PS3 game and we know the PS4 ain't touching that with a 10ft pole so... two systems! And both PlayStation!
Next exclusive incoming! Now we know what Bluepoint is working on!
I've just realized that Pepsiman did the whole running gameplay way before Temple Run.
So this is that game Bluepoint is remaking lol
Anyone remember Zool? Chubba chups galore...it wasa good game too
@ellsworth004 @Mergatro1d It's one person passing the controller to someone else. I thought it looked weird at first too!
Pepsi for TV game!
@Kidfried. Wilkins ☕ haha.word up son
Pepsi man...... VR!! Can you imagine
Pushover on the Amiga... tied in with Colin Curly, the then mascot of Quavers crisps.
pepsi man was actually pretty decent compared to some of the other licensed games. Anyone play those pos games from taco bell they used to put on floppy disks?
@Paranoimia and KP Skips Action Biker with Clumsy Colin on the Spectrum.
@FullbringIchigo Coolspot i would love too see another game with him. 😁
@JoeBlogs Yeah its my favorite waste of time watching him rant. 😁
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