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== Commercials == | == Commercials == | ||
Like its predecessors, the radio in ''Liberty City Stories'' provides satirical commercials for products, events, and organizations. | Like its predecessors, the radio in ''Liberty City Stories'' provides satirical commercials for products, events, and organizations. | ||
*'''[[Ammu-Nation]]''' — GTA's famous gunstore is back, providing supplies to people who want to protect themselves from the then-imminent Y2K bug. References Logger Beer and Redwood Cigarettes from [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]. | *'''[[Ammu-Nation]]''' — GTA's famous gunstore is back, providing supplies to people who want to protect themselves from the then-imminent Y2K bug. References [[Logger Beer]] and [[Redwood Cigarettes]] from [[Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas]]. | ||
*'''Bathtub Gin Still''' — A working replica of the bathtubs used to secretly make booze during the Prohibition era. | *'''Bathtub Gin Still''' — A working replica of the bathtubs used to secretly make booze during the Prohibition era. | ||
*'''Chateau de Buf''' — A brand of wine tailored to foster and enhance the sexual experience. | *'''Chateau de Buf''' — A brand of wine tailored to foster and enhance the sexual experience. | ||
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*'''Koala''' — A parody of Charmin toilet paper, using koalas instead of grizzlies. | *'''Koala''' — A parody of Charmin toilet paper, using koalas instead of grizzlies. | ||
*'''Liberty City's Finest''' - A recruiting commercial for the Liberty City Police Department, stereotyping policemen as lazy yet violent. | *'''Liberty City's Finest''' - A recruiting commercial for the Liberty City Police Department, stereotyping policemen as lazy yet violent. | ||
*'''Maibatsu Whoom''' — | *'''Maibatsu Whoom''' — Another Maibatsu vehicle in the tradition of the Monstrosity and Thunder, which does not appear in game. The Whoom is an accessory laden and presumably jumbo-sized minivan catering to the married husband. | ||
*'''The Mainframe''' — | *'''[[The Mainframe]]''' — A parody of The Matrix, though the Matrix technically did not premiere until 1999, the year after ''Liberty City Stories'' is set in. | ||
*'''PastMaster''' — | *'''PastMaster''' — A quasi-educational computer game that helps children relive famously atrocious American battles throughout history. | ||
*'''[[The Pilgrim's Pantry|Pilgrim's Pantry]]''' - restaurant with a 17th-century with a Pilgrims theme. Holds a weekly Crucible night. | *'''[[The Pilgrim's Pantry|Pilgrim's Pantry]]''' - A restaurant with a 17th-century with a Pilgrims theme. Holds a weekly Crucible night. | ||
*'''Rails''' - Colombian-manufactured cereal intended for consumption through the nose, much like cocaine. | *'''Rails''' - A Colombian-manufactured cereal intended for consumption through the nose, much like cocaine. | ||
*'''Swap Meet''' — | *'''Swap Meet''' — A parody of the Friends TV show. | ||
*'''Plug''' — | *'''Plug''' — A 50's style musical commercial for tampons. | ||
*'''Vivisection''' — | *'''Vivisection''' — A science kit where kids can run biological experiments on live rats. Also comes as a popular kart-racing video game, and its commercial satirizes the numerous kart-racing video games released in the late 90's, such as Mario Kart 64, Crash Team Racing, and Diddy Kong Racing. | ||
== External links == | == External links == |
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