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==Appearances in games== | ==Appearances in games== | ||
* [[Grand Theft Auto III]]: Maibatsu runs a radio ad for the [[Monstrosity]], a very large SUV with extremely bad fuel efficiency (as low as 3 MPG). | * [[Grand Theft Auto III]]: Maibatsu runs a radio ad for the [[Monstrosity]], a very large SUV with extremely bad fuel efficiency (as low as 3 MPG). | ||
* [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]: On the talk radio station [[VCPR]] | * [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City]]: Maibatsu runs a sexually provocative ad on the radio to promote the [[Thunder]]. There is also an ad run by the '''Buy American Coalition''' which encourages consumers to purchase domestic cars out of patriotism (a reference to the US auto industry being threatened by the growing popularity of cheaper and more fuel efficient Japanese imports), although it concedes that the Maibatsu Thunder is cheaper and better than its domestic contemporaries. | ||
* [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]: Maibatsu takes out an ad on the radio encouraging parents to buy their kids cars instead of bicycles. | On the talk radio station [[VCPR]], [[Jonathan Freeloader]] announces [[Enviromental Week]] which is sponsored by Maibatsu and the [[Vice City Power Corporation]]. * [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]: Maibatsu takes out an ad on the radio encouraging parents to buy their kids cars instead of bicycles. | ||
* [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]: Maibatsu runs an ad for the [[Womb]], a minivan designed for men. It features a cooler for beer and a television on the dashboard among its features. | * [[Grand Theft Auto: Liberty City Stories]]: Maibatsu runs an ad for the [[Womb]], a minivan designed for men. It features a cooler for beer and a television on the dashboard among its features. | ||
* [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]: In the [[Vice City Inquirer]], the '''Buy American Coalition''' asks readers to "take a mallet to a Maibatsu today". | * [[Grand Theft Auto: Vice City Stories]]: In the [[Vice City Inquirer]], the '''Buy American Coalition''' asks readers to "take a mallet to a Maibatsu today". | ||
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==Vehicles in GTA III Era== | ==Vehicles in GTA III Era== | ||
[[Image:MonstrosityUS.jpg|thumb|200px|right|An ad for the Maibatsu Monstrosity (actually the [[Landstalker]]).]] | [[Image:MonstrosityUS.jpg|thumb|200px|right|An ad for the Maibatsu Monstrosity (vehicle shown is actually the [[Landstalker]]).]] | ||
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