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DocTaotsu
After rereading Transmetropolitan it struck me. I really don't have enough made up product placement in my games.

Anyone have any favorite common food, drink, or toiletry products?

*rustles the bag before offering you one*
Baby seal eyes?
Kanada Ten
Amber Gel!
DocTaotsu
What the heck is that? That's a food right?

I'm surprised NERPS wasn't immediately proffered smile.gif
Kanada Ten
OMG, AmberGel is the most tasteiest gloop ever to come in a jar, like marmalade made by angels.
DocTaotsu
But Great Dragons make it better...

*ducks* wink.gif
Kyoto Kid
QUOTE (Kaneda Ten)
OMG, AmberGel is the most tasteiest gloop ever to come in a jar, like marmalade made by angels.

...kind of like the 6th world version of Vegemite.

(...shoot, just not as quick on the draw this morning)
Kanada Ten
One of my favorite food chains was: You Should Not Eat So Much!, but I was thinking about expanding Big Rhino into a brand name, like No Name Stakes and giving them a "farm" called the Big Rhino Ranch. Because nothing says Shadowrun like ork cowboys and awakened bison.
MaxHunter
Aztecola!
DocTaotsu
Vegemite is freaking awful.
But I still smear it on toast whenever I can get my grubby paws on it.

So... like the full "Ranch" experience? You stay the night, shoot an awakened concealed buffalo and have steaks of a size that would upset Fred Flintstone?
Kanada Ten
QUOTE (DocTaotsu @ Feb 22 2008, 09:54 AM) *
So... like the full "Ranch" experience? You stay the night, shoot an awakened concealed buffalo and have steaks of a size that would upset Fred Flintstone?
I know what you're thinking, you can do all that at Fun City. But I'm talking about a week in the badlands, with wild injuns, wild spirits, and wild women. Name a paracritter, we hunt it, kill cook it, all on our five tonne true-flame grill slathered in Big Rhino's secret special barbecue sauce.

Also, Wunderbar: the candybar that glows in the dark.
DocTaotsu
*Flips through the AR brochure. Makes interested noises.*

Well Mr Ten you've certainly engaged my interest, why don't you put me down for the... week long package. That comes with a free night of wild women right? Will I be able to hunt my own paracritter? I see you have Barett rentals, are the game stands air conditioned?



Little child to mother: "Mommy? My poop has lights!"

Does Aztecola taste like Incacola? If so... delicious! Or is it more like Ebola Cola, the drink that drinks you!
Erebus
WakeUpNOW!™ , the only cross-polinated coffee/novacoke mix hand-picked by Juan Valdez personafixed workers, and brewed fresh daily.
**Not legal in all jurisdictions. WakeUpNOW!™ owned by Aztechnology.
Kyoto Kid
...hey, how can we ignore FizzyPop™?

...is it because of the specially armoured and armed mobile vending machines? grinbig.gif

...then there's Session's Scrumpy "Bottled lightning" straight from the UK to your guttiwut.

...and my favourite snack, Ork Rinds (from Rigger 3 I believe)
It trolls!
Hmm.... where did I get the Aztech-marketed "Cheetah Blood" energy drink from... ?

VVVV And you down there just wait, till I hit you with my Dikote'd Macbook Pro! On the other hand... yeah, I know what you mean.
kindalas
Slurm, Red Apple Cigarettes and other brands I steal from movies. (Except Duff, I got sick and tired of simpsons references back during my AD&D days)


I have all so twisted common brands that we have today. Coke and Pepsi are not more like signs of endorsement or a quality guarantee.

I have also made Apple products to be synonymous with being like a sheep. But that is because I hate iPods and iItems.

swirler
I'm actually thinking of stealing something from HOL and adding it to my next SR game. A new rival for Stuffer Shacks.
Church N Munch. Part Religion, part fast food. They'd serve stuff like "Geez Whiz" on communion wafers
"MMMboy That's Good Communion!"
Kyoto Kid
...I was going to suggest Scop™ but William GIbson hates Shadowrun grinbig.gif

[edit]
I actually like to put Shadowrun themed commercials into game sessions. Helps bring things a little more to life. The last session the characters were in the SK mall one of them standing across from a Soywurst on a Stick™. And yes, the the employees there (usually cute girls just like in RL) still wore the goofy hats & had to hand mix the lemonade.

One of the characters even bought a chess set at Spencer's (they'll always be around, heck, we had them when I was still in H.S.) which featured Lofwyr as the black king and Hestaby as the white queen.
stevebugge
We've got a low end Sythahol & Soy imitation beer that's high on intoxicating effects and low on taste called SoySudz that makes rather regular appearances. Ork Rinds are a classic, as are ChocoTarts (at least they are now that we've run Brainscan). Aztechnology Pyramid Chips (inlots of flavors) are our modern replacement for Doritos (no one knows for sure how much Soylent Green they contain).
ixombie
I would rip kibble from CP2020, or to use its Futurama name, Bachelor Chow™
paws2sky
QUOTE (swirler @ Feb 22 2008, 03:23 PM) *
Church N Munch. Part Religion, part fast food. They'd serve stuff like "Geez Whiz" on communion wafers
"MMMboy That's Good Communion!"


Church N Munch rules! biggrin.gif

In my game there's a small fast food chain called Just Noodles!. Not surprisingly, everything on their menu is some kind of noodle bowl (you can pay extra for rice). They're cheap and serve over 50 different flavors of sauce. Their most popular dishes include Soy Lo Mein, Spaghetti Marinara, and their signature dish, the Spicy Thai Chili Bonanza.

Moon-Hawk
My favorite SR product.
Powerthirst
And if you liked that, here's a second one
(linkage is arguably NSFW, sort of a PG-13ish level)

Another popular product at my SR gaming table is (and I'm pretty sure this is stolen from someone on this board, if so jump in and claim credit) "Taco Temple: Sacrifice your taste-buds on the altar of flavor!"
Kyoto Kid
...ChocoTarts!!! Oy! i'm such a schlemiel for not remembering those.

For cheap guzzling beer, I have good ol' Spud Lite.

Back in RL New Orleans there used to be these cheap Chinese food stands called Takee Outee that served stuff like kung pao/sweet & sour chicken & shrimp on skewers with rice. They were what their name said as there was just a walk up window and no seating. Very popular with those on late night benders in the Vieux Carré. These also show up in my campaigns.
martindv
QUOTE (Kanada Ten @ Feb 22 2008, 11:10 AM) *
I know what you're thinking, you can do all that at Fun City. But I'm talking about a week in the badlands, with wild injuns, wild spirits, and wild women. Name a paracritter, we hunt it, kill cook it, all on our five tonne true-flame grill slathered in Big Rhino's secret special barbecue sauce.

QUOTE (DocTaotsu @ Feb 22 2008, 11:16 AM) *
*Flips through the AR brochure. Makes interested noises.*

Well Mr Ten you've certainly engaged my interest, why don't you put me down for the... week long package. That comes with a free night of wild women right? Will I be able to hunt my own paracritter? I see you have Barett rentals, are the game stands air conditioned?

It's a shame the 777 Ranch is now in Aztlan.

QUOTE (kindalas @ Feb 22 2008, 02:24 PM) *
I have also made Apple products to be synonymous with being like a sheep. But that is because I hate iPods and iItems.

You have no soul.

QUOTE (Kyoto Kid @ Feb 22 2008, 04:47 PM) *
...ChocoTarts!!! Oy! i'm such a schlemiel for not remembering those.

Just stay away from any runs on their factories.
Kyoto Kid
QUOTE (me)
...ChocoTarts!!! Oy! I'm such a schlemiel for not remembering those.

QUOTE (martindv)
Just stay away from any runs on their factories.

...too late, already been on that job. grinbig.gif
martindv
That didn't even have to do with the chocotarts.

I'd love to see someone end a fight like Kane did at a cacao plant in Cyberpirates, by blowing up a giant tank of chocolate and reproducing the notorious Boston Molasses Disaster.
kindalas
QUOTE (martindv @ Feb 22 2008, 05:04 PM) *
You have no soul.


What I'm not a graphic designer what use would I have for a mac that isn't fashon based.



Back On Topic: I also have a tendency to use current brand names but for products that are completely against their current image. Toys R Us has more then just toys.
Kyoto Kid
QUOTE (martindv @ Feb 22 2008, 03:16 PM) *
That didn't even have to do with the chocotarts.

...are we thinking of the same run? I distinctly remember the ChocoTart plant. There was even a illo in the module.
martindv
Probably.

That run didn't involve stealing a chocotart recipe is all I'm saying.
mfb
man, that was a fun fight.
Nikoli
My favorite was always Merciless Ming's Bucking Fest Pizza
Domino's Combat Taxi, Delivery garunteed.
Papa John's Escort Service, only the best served.
U(CAS)PS, What can Mauve do for you?
DocTaotsu
Can I still order Papa Johns over the matrix?
kanislatrans
These aren't in any reference material, but everytime I turn the spam filter off on my comlink these are the first ones that pop up. Ive included their latest slogan at the end.

Rillieshizzen Lager ™ - popular microbrew.- " Great taste never goes out of style"

KwikMixx™ soup in a pouch. 19 flavors, amazingly all 19 taste kinda like terriaki krill.- "It'll move ya"

Golden Apex™- energy/protein drink-" Go Ape,get in shape"

Ranger Bobs Burger Supreme™- Two 1/3 lb seasoned and grilled soyburgers smothered in soy unions, soy peppers, synthetic tomatoes and Ranger Bobs own artificially flavored soy based sauce nestled between two puffed soynut biscuits -" Real Food for Real People"

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Slymoon
Fizzy Pop + Sugar Bombs and all the Multi colored goo from the Stuffer Shack Run. First experience and I was hooked.
Iduno
Swift's bar-be-que. Wednesday's special is baby back ribs.
swirler
QUOTE (Iduno @ Feb 22 2008, 11:47 PM) *
Swift's bar-be-que. Wednesday's special is baby back ribs.

It took me a second, you are a sick sick individual. I like it.
MaxHunter
what are orc rinds? (intrigued)
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DocTaotsu
Ha! That's freaking awesome. Reminds me of that ad where that guy has his own glee squad and mascot. There's an ad over here where a business man lands a big contract and fantasizes about a rapidly escalating ticker tape parade for him, complete with jet fly over.

Why would you want to change the weather when you could have the President/CEO/Great Dragon of your choice come down and congratulate you for a Job Well Done.
I want Abe Lincoln resting a knowing hand on my shoulder and stating gravely, "This Union cannot stand divided, you must pass your MCAT's."

The dark flipside of this is in Transmetropolitan, where a guy has a mod that convinces him that GOD himself is demanding that he always do the right thing. Constructive schizophrenia if you will.
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