This is definitely the coolest marketing gimmick I've seen in a long time. It kind of makes me want to celebrate MY birthday at a McDonalds lol
McDonald's just dropped a brand new Game Boy game
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#32The agency who developed the game has a website that nails the Geocities-era aesthetic – https://krooltoys.com/
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Maybe the author likes retro games and fast food? The anti-corporatism shtick is so lame. Just because something is done by a massive corporation doesn’t make the thing bad. Just because something is an advertisement doesn’t make it bad. I think this is pretty cool. Maybe I’ll buy some McDonalds today too.
I don't think it's unreasonable anti-corporatism so much as it's a very rational cynicism about the psychological effect of marketing. They did something cool and now you want to give them money. Why is that?
Ask a busker
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#34Earlier quoted context omitted.
Maybe the author likes retro games and fast food? The anti-corporatism shtick is so lame. Just because something is done by a massive corporation doesn’t make the thing bad. Just because something is an advertisement doesn’t make it bad. I think this is pretty cool. Maybe I’ll buy some McDonalds today too.
Honestly I've been impressed with their fish sandwich recently – wild caught and actually flaky filet!
I'm no expert, but I thought we should prefer farm raised, no? Seems weird to advertise they are wild caught when that's a big concern with over-fishing in the wild.
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Maybe the author likes retro games and fast food? The anti-corporatism shtick is so lame. Just because something is done by a massive corporation doesn’t make the thing bad. Just because something is an advertisement doesn’t make it bad. I think this is pretty cool. Maybe I’ll buy some McDonalds today too.
I don't think it's unreasonable anti-corporatism so much as it's a very rational cynicism about the psychological effect of marketing. They did something cool and now you want to give them money. Why is that?
Because the food is delicious.
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#36Earlier quoted context omitted.
Maybe the author likes retro games and fast food? The anti-corporatism shtick is so lame. Just because something is done by a massive corporation doesn’t make the thing bad. Just because something is an advertisement doesn’t make it bad. I think this is pretty cool. Maybe I’ll buy some McDonalds today too.
Honestly I've been impressed with their fish sandwich recently – wild caught and actually flaky filet!
Have you been trying the fish sandwich multiple times over the course of time? I didn't think that was allowed.
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Honestly I've been impressed with their fish sandwich recently – wild caught and actually flaky filet!
I'm no expert, but I thought we should prefer farm raised, no? Seems weird to advertise they are wild caught when that's a big concern with over-fishing in the wild.
Pick your poison. Wild caught can deplete wild fish and farmed fish pollutes the environment. I spring for wild caught whenever possible.
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Maybe the author likes retro games and fast food? The anti-corporatism shtick is so lame. Just because something is done by a massive corporation doesn’t make the thing bad. Just because something is an advertisement doesn’t make it bad. I think this is pretty cool. Maybe I’ll buy some McDonalds today too.
For me, it's the McChicken. The best fast food sandwich. I even ask for extra McChicken sauce packets and the staff is so friendly and more than willing to oblige. One time I asked for McChicken sauce packets and they gave me three. I said, "Wow, three for free!" and the nice friendly McDonald's worker laughed and said, "I'm going to call you 3-for-free!". Now the staff greets me with "hey it's 3-for-free!" and ALWAY…
What is McChicken sauce packets? Mayonnaise?
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#39Earlier quoted context omitted.
Maybe the author likes retro games and fast food? The anti-corporatism shtick is so lame. Just because something is done by a massive corporation doesn’t make the thing bad. Just because something is an advertisement doesn’t make it bad. I think this is pretty cool. Maybe I’ll buy some McDonalds today too.
I don't think it's unreasonable anti-corporatism so much as it's a very rational cynicism about the psychological effect of marketing. They did something cool and now you want to give them money. Why is that?
What is rational about being cynical that I want to spend my money on things I think are cool?
Maybe there's merit in asking why I think it's cool to begin with (and in this case I hardly think mcdonalds is responsible for people who like gameboy games), but there doesn't seem to be much to gain in asking myself why I want to spend money on things I like. What else should I spend my money on?
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#40Earlier quoted context omitted.
Maybe the author likes retro games and fast food? The anti-corporatism shtick is so lame. Just because something is done by a massive corporation doesn’t make the thing bad. Just because something is an advertisement doesn’t make it bad. I think this is pretty cool. Maybe I’ll buy some McDonalds today too.
For me, it's the McChicken. The best fast food sandwich. I even ask for extra McChicken sauce packets and the staff is so friendly and more than willing to oblige. One time I asked for McChicken sauce packets and they gave me three. I said, "Wow, three for free!" and the nice friendly McDonald's worker laughed and said, "I'm going to call you 3-for-free!". Now the staff greets me with "hey it's 3-for-free!" and ALWAY…
Hey, good for you finding something that you like, but god damn if this doesn't read like ad copy. If you're not getting paid by them, you should be.
You probably already know this, but fast food 5 times a week is basically putting in a request for health problems.