Nintendo Cereal System
The "Nintendo Cereal System" breakfast cereal must be the only cereal that's ever been described as a 'system'. It debuted in 1988 but due to poor sales was available for less than a year.
Some info from saturdaymorningsforever.com:
Some info from saturdaymorningsforever.com:
in 1988 Ralston produced a fruity cereal for Mario and a berry cereal for Zelda. Mario’s cereal featured shapes representing Mario, Bowser, Super Mushrooms and the two common enemies Goombas and Koopa Troopas. Zelda’s cereal featured Link, health hearts, boomerangs, keys and shields.
But the most unique aspect of the cereals was that Ralston combined them both in a single box. Dubbed the Nintendo Cereal System after the NES console, each box contained the cereals in their own separate bag inside and a perforation along the top flap allowed you to pour out one at a time.
But the most unique aspect of the cereals was that Ralston combined them both in a single box. Dubbed the Nintendo Cereal System after the NES console, each box contained the cereals in their own separate bag inside and a perforation along the top flap allowed you to pour out one at a time.
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Contrariwise, I remember a computer game from that time or maybe a few years later, that was an advertisement for a food brand. Not really a bad game, either - not great, but definitely playable. Alas, I cannot remember the name of either the game or the brand. Just that there was a lot of yellow.
Posted by Richard Bos on 01/11/25 at 01:20 PM
Category: Cereal | 1980s | Videogames and Gamers