Grim Fandango promotional stand

Swordmaster · 02-01-2004, 10:47 AM

Back when Grim Fandango was in stores, a local game store featured this cool Manny cardboard stand in their stairway, promoting the game. Being the nerd I was, I had to ask them what they were going to do with it. The answer "throw away" was unacceptable, so I asked if I could get it instead. They said sure, so a couple of months later I walked away with Manny.

Last week, I got the stand into my new apartment. It's now standing in the corner of my bedroom.

The whole thing (about 1,5 meters high)

A detail of the text featured.

"An EPIC Tale of CRIME and CORRUPTION in the LAND OF THE DEAD, Starring Manny Calavera, as your travel agent of death". The upper right corner has a quote from PC Gamer: "Grim Fandango is the finest adventure game of all time"

I apologize for the poor quality of the pictures.

Wormsie · 02-01-2004, 11:05 AM

*dies of envy*

Starflux · 02-01-2004, 11:14 AM

This, my friends, calls for a heist. I hope you've got this thing insuranced, because it certainly won't be yours much longer. Silly thing posting something like this on these boards

*Jake* · 02-01-2004, 12:59 PM

If you wake up killed one morning, and find your standup gone, it was me.

Erkki · 02-01-2004, 01:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jake

If you wake up killed one morning, and find your standup gone, it was me.

You two are late already. I already have it. Replaced it with a fake copy, hopefully Swordmaster will not notice.

***Marek*** · 02-01-2004, 02:11 PM

Lock, Stock & Two Smoking Barrels-esque extravaganza ensues...

Zygomaticus · 02-01-2004, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Erkki

You two are late already. I already have it. Replaced it with a fake copy, hopefully Swordmaster will not notice.

Yours is fake too. The real one is now with me! MUWAHAHAAHA!

Ninja Dodo · 02-01-2004, 05:15 PM

Don't drop it off a bridge.

syntheticgerbil · 02-01-2004, 09:35 PM

Oh noooo! Little Jake is going to make you wake up dead!!

BacardiJim · 02-01-2004, 09:49 PM

What Swordmaster has failed to take into consideration is that on the next November 1, his standee will somehow find itself swiming in his toilet or the other closest body of water.

remixor · 02-01-2004, 10:15 PM

Or, worse, this:

myhrik · 02-06-2004, 03:15 PM

That's a really neat promotional stand! Now, here's my contribution to this thread:

OK, so it's not QUITE as cool as the Grim stand, but still...

*Jake* · 02-06-2004, 03:36 PM

I've got a Grim box that was produced at 2.5x the original size, but no standups

I envy AG cardboard standups, like spaff's CMI Guybrush standup

remixor · 02-06-2004, 04:34 PM

I really have to start asking for this stuff when I see it in game stores...

***Marek*** · 02-07-2004, 02:52 AM

I really have to start going to game stores.

Tanukitsune · 02-07-2004, 03:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by remixor

I really have to start asking for this stuff when I see it in game stores...

Me too, I didn't even know you could ask about it.... :eek:

02-01-2004, 10:47 AM	#1
Swordmaster comfortably numb Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Helsinki Posts: 541	Grim Fandango promotional stand Back when Grim Fandango was in stores, a local game store featured this cool Manny cardboard stand in their stairway, promoting the game. Being the nerd I was, I had to ask them what they were going to do with it. The answer "throw away" was unacceptable, so I asked if I could get it instead. They said sure, so a couple of months later I walked away with Manny. Last week, I got the stand into my new apartment. It's now standing in the corner of my bedroom. The whole thing (about 1,5 meters high) A detail of the text featured. "An EPIC Tale of CRIME and CORRUPTION in the LAND OF THE DEAD, Starring Manny Calavera, as your travel agent of death". The upper right corner has a quote from PC Gamer: "Grim Fandango is the finest adventure game of all time" I apologize for the poor quality of the pictures. Share Share this post on Twitter

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Wormsie Doctor Watson Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 4,736	dies of envy Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Don't worry, I'm a doctor.

02-01-2004, 11:14 AM	#3
Starflux A Servicable Villain Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: the ocean spire Posts: 1,730	This, my friends, calls for a heist. I hope you've got this thing insuranced, because it certainly won't be yours much longer. Silly thing posting something like this on these boards Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Visit my webcomic Captain August!

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remixor A search for a crazy man! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 3,987	Or, worse, this: Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Chris "News Editor" Remo Some sort of Writer or Editor or Something, Idle Thumbs "Some comparisons are a little less obvious. I always think of Grim Fandango as Casablanca on acid." - Will Wright

02-06-2004, 03:15 PM	#12
myhrik rock star Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Trondheim, Norway Posts: 140	That's a really neat promotional stand! Now, here's my contribution to this thread: OK, so it's not QUITE as cool as the Grim stand, but still... Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Eirik Myhr Director of Music, ForeverDream Studios "You've just gottta live with ushing the deadlies." -deadworm222

02-06-2004, 03:36 PM	#13
Jake The Dartmaster Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: San Rafael, California Posts: 3,084	I've got a Grim box that was produced at 2.5x the original size, but no standups I envy AG cardboard standups, like spaff's CMI Guybrush standup Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ When on the Internet, visit Idle Thumbs \| Mixnmojo \| Sam & Max.net \| Telltale Games "I was one of the original lovers." - Evan Dickens

02-06-2004, 04:34 PM	#14
remixor A search for a crazy man! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 3,987	I really have to start asking for this stuff when I see it in game stores... Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Chris "News Editor" Remo Some sort of Writer or Editor or Something, Idle Thumbs "Some comparisons are a little less obvious. I always think of Grim Fandango as Casablanca on acid." - Will Wright

02-07-2004, 02:52 AM	#15
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