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Article #19Re: Kool-Aid Man (was Re: Classic VideoGame Carts/SYSTEMS Forsale!)
From: LAURIE
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 1994 05:24
Date: Sat, 13 Aug 1994 05:24
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In article <32h614$p1c@lastactionhero.rs.itd.umich.edu>,
Sam the Butcher <rkinnen@umich.edu> wrote:
>Are there any volenteers out there who might want to put together a
>Kool-aid Man FAQ? With all this talk about something as simple as the
>"thpt thpt thpt" sound, just think about the range of posibilities! ;-)
>
>Does anyone remember the origional special offer for getting the cart?
>Wasn't it something like: send in hundreds of Kool-Aid points from their
>product labels plus shipping and handling. It was probally the only deal
>of its kind in video game history. I also have seen the game advertised
>on the inside some old comic books from the early eighties.
>
>Sam the Butcher
>rkinnen@umich.edu
I got my copy of Kool-aid Man (for Intellivision) through this offer.
As I recall, it was a very reasonable amount. I remember being really
surprised that you could get a $30 game for just a couple PoP's. My
mom always had plenty of sugar-free (yechh!) Kool-aid lemonade around, and
I think it was only thirty points. Each little packet was 2 points so it
was pretty minimal. There may have been a fee (like ten bucks) involved
but for a game starring a talking pitcher of FD&C Red no.5, that was nothin'!
ROB
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