Game Classification

Avoid the Noid BlueSky Software (C64) / California Merchandising Concepts (DOS), ShareData (U.S.A.), 1989  

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Classification

RETRO SERIOUS GAME
(Advergame)

Keywords

Action - Adventure - Platform

Purpose

Besides play, this title features the following intents:
  • Marketing & Communication message broadcasting

Market

This title is used by the following domains:
  • Entertainment
  • Advertising

Audience

This title targets the following audience:
 Age : 12 to 16 years old / 17 to 25 years old
General Public

Gameplay

The gameplay of this title is Game-based
(designed with stated goals)

The core of gameplay is defined by the rules below:
AVOID : explanation of this brick MATCH : explanation of this brick DESTROY : explanation of this brick MOVE : explanation of this brick SELECT : explanation of this brick
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Comments

Taxonomy
  • "This game promotes the "Domino Pizza" brand and its "Noid" mascot"

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Avoid the Noid Avoid the Noid is a platform computer game for the Commodore 64 and DOS operating system, written in 1989 to promote Domino's Pizza. It was modeled after the company's ad campaign during the late 1980s. The ads featured a "noid" that destroyed pizzas and must be avoided. [source:wikipedia]

Distribution : Retail - Commercial
Platform(s) : Commodore 64 - PC (Dos)

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