Its a tough economy out there. Even well educated, highly qualified individuals are having trouble finding job placement and making ends meet. But did we ever think it would hit the niche profession of video game mascots?
After becoming well known for his iconic smile and chippy attitude amidst the post-apocalyptic moor of Fallout 3, Fallout Guy (AKA Vault Boy AKA that thumbs up 50′s winky dude) has now lent his uplifting image to The Cleaning Spot, a Providence RI laundry and dry cleaning store (click to enlarge):
Patrick once saved a drowning dog from an icey pond, so he is probably better than you. 
Gaming and beverages have a wide and varied history, from 7up mascot Spot’s 16-bit adventures, PlayStation’s Pepsi Man and the Donkey Kong Jungle Juice energy drink. I believe in the business world they call this synergy. In the 90′s SEGA and Coca-Cola took such cross-promotional teamwork to the next level, releasing a complete beverage-branded console bundle. In it, you got [...]
Man, Nintendo certainly had a lot of awesome merchandising back in the day. In game-branded food alone there was Nintendo-themed cereal, mac-and-cheese and fruit snacks. Way better than those shitty mint tins they now sell at FYE and Newbury Comics. But here’s a Nintendo product you definitely should not eat: The Legend of Zelda Model Set. Currently [...]
(NOTE: This was a contribution to a feature that ran @NintendoLife about the 25th Anniversary of the NES. You should go read it.) The first video game I ever saw was Kung-Fu for the NES. My older sister’s friend down the street had just gotten the system, so she kindly escorted me down to their [...]
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[...] isn’t just a Vault-Tec mascot in the post-apocalyptic wasteland — he’s also been spotted recently representing a Providence, Rhode Island-area dry cleaners (as seen after the break). Here’s [...]
I own that laundromat! Its called The Soap Box now.
My dad actually painted that, and it was my husbnad’s idea, he is a big time fan of Fallout. I hope this drums up some business.
someone’s gettin’ sued…