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Left: Still from Nintendo Cereal System TV commercial.
inside of most boxes you would
find a sticker of a famous Nintendo
character as well as information
on the box about some sort of
giveaway. Many dreamed of
eating enough boxes of this stuff
to get a free game or accessory.
Nowadays, this cereal fetches
quite the price on the collector's
market. Be prepared to spend
was shaped like little barrels, which
makes sense if you know anything
about arcade games involving a
Jumpman and a Gorilla. This also
makes sense if you consider the fact
that Cap'n Crunch is a similar shape.
Donkey Kong Jr. also got in on the
action with his own cereal as well,
and guess what? It was also made
by Ralston. Add little fruity flavored
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over $100 for a single box!
Mario and Zelda were not the only
ones with their own cereal. Ralston
also manufactured a Donkey Kong
cereal, which actually predates the
Nintendo Cereal System. Introduced
in 1982, Donkey Kong Crunch (as
it was known) tasted alot like
something many of us are familiar
with.. Cap'n Crunch! The cereal
strawberry and banana pieces, and
you have something that tastes alot
like Cap'n Crunch's Crunch Berries.
Even though Ralston made the
majority of the licensed cereals on
the market, they were not the only
ones getting in on the action.
Cereal giant General Mills even
made a Pac-Man cereal. Think
Above Left:
Nintendo
Cereal System,
Pokemon Cereal
Above Right:
Donkey Kong Cereal
of something like Kix as your
power pellets and marshmallow
ghosts being involved.
Over the years there have been
numerous others including Kellogg's
Pokemon cereal (tasted like Lucky
Charms!), but nothing comes
close to retaining the cool factor of
those initial video game cereals.
Maybe it makes me sound
old and cynical, but sometimes I
wish we could forget about all we
know about nutrition and organic
foods etc. and just live back in a
simpler age where I could have
sugar in my cereal, a cartoon on
the TV and Mario on my pajamas.
I think myself and many others
would be much, much happier.
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