Retro

The Horror, The Glory Of Treasure’s Ronald McDonald Video Game

It’s time to put a smile on your face and a dangerously high level of cholesterol in your arteries! It’s time to hunt for treasure and wield ancient magical powers! It’s your chance to play as the world’s most famous clown! No, not Charlie Sheen – it’s time to take on the role of burger-shifter and face-painted nightmare beacon Ronald McDonald in the 1993 Megadrive / Genesis golden-arches-em-up McDonald’s Treasure Land Adventure.


February 13, 2012
In Real Life

This Isn’t A Happy Meal. McDonalds Gets Exclusive 3DS Content.

For a limited time, McDonalds in Japan will be distributing free game content for customers with Nintendo 3DS handhelds. The DLC will be exclusive to the 3DS game Slime Mori Mori Dragon Quest 3 but they will also be distributing a free original game, McDonald’s Slime Ship Battle DX. There will be 4 exclusive downloadable items for the Slime Mori Mori Dragon Quest 3, and each will be distributed separately through the duration of 4 weeks. You must download them all for the complete set.


September 28, 2011
In Real Life

Ever See A Halo ODST Drive Through McDonalds In A Go-Kart Before?

They may have helped save the Earth in the Halo series, but the UNSC’s ODST forces seem to be having a little trouble adjusting to civilian life now that the war’s over. Case in point: you don’t need armour to go to McDonalds. The drive-thru at McDonalds.


September 2, 2011
January 24, 2011
In Real Life

These Children Need To Calm The Eff Down

You think, new Pokémon Happy Meal figures get Japanese kids in television ads excited? You are wrong. They do not.


January 19, 2011
In Real Life

Nothing Sega Has Done To Sonic Can Match This Horror

You may have seen these cheap LCD games offered as McDonalds Happy Meal toys before. They’ve been run in several territories around the world. But you’ve never seen them advertised like they were in Pakistan.


April 19, 2010
In Real Life

The McDonalds Nintendo DSi

A few weeks ago, I showed you every Nintendo DS that had ever been released. Turns out I missed one: the official McDonalds Japan DSi console!


January 7, 2010
In Real Life

Cave Story Theme As Envisioned By Japanese McDonald’s Ads

Cave Story, the freeware action adventure game from indie developer Daisuke Amaya, has a retro sounding soundtrack. It’s perfect fodder to be recreated with Ronald McDonald ads.


August 31, 2009
In Real Life

Japanese Popstar Fights Herself In-Game For McDonalds Ad

Music queen Namie Amuro doesn’t only set trends in her native Japan. She also sells hamburgers.


June 19, 2009
In Real Life

Toothy Kid, Don’t Eat Your DSi!

Today in Japan, McDonald’s is rolling out a Wi-Fi service today in its restaurants across the country. Here’s the television commercial. Fascinating.