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|imagecaption=Banner from 3D Groove's website. | |imagecaption=Banner from 3D Groove's website. | ||
|status=<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> | |status=<span style="color:green;">'''Found'''</span> | ||
|datefound=03 Oct | |datefound=03 Oct 2018 | ||
|foundby=Tomysshadow | |foundby=Tomysshadow | ||
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'''''Pringles Pony Express''''' was a 2002 online game that ran on the | '''''Pringles Pony Express''''' was a 2002 online game that ran on the 3D Groove engine. | ||
Another game on the Pringles website, running on the same engine, was called ''Pringles: Super Spud Boxing'', but unlike ''Pony Express'', it is still available. | Another game on the Pringles website, running on the same engine, was called ''Pringles: Super Spud Boxing'', but unlike ''Pony Express'', it is still available. When going back to the game's address on the Wayback Machine, a Shockwave logo appears but the game never fully loads. | ||
When going back to the game's address on the Wayback Machine, a Shockwave logo appears but the game never fully loads. | |||
==Plot== | ==Plot== | ||
While the game was considered lost, there is a plot written on both the Pringles website and 3D Groove site on the Wayback Machine. The summary reads: | |||
<blockquote> | |||
"Buckle your saddle, 'cause you'll be racing through canyons and prairies to deliver those dang tasty new Sweet Mesquite BBQ Pringles. Gather up a posse and invite your friends to play along." | |||
</blockquote> | |||
==Possible Gameplay Features== | ==Possible Gameplay Features== | ||
From what can be assumed from the gameplay stills, it takes place in the desert of the wild west with saguaro cacti, buttes, and buildings as scenery. The player controls the Pringles guy on a horse, most likely delivering the Sweet Mesquite BBQ flavor Pringles from point A to point B, and the oats pictured could be powerups. It is unknown what sorts of enemies are present, if there are any, and if there are any other features, such as a time limit. | From what can be assumed from the gameplay stills, it takes place in the desert of the wild west with saguaro cacti, buttes, and buildings as scenery. The player controls the Pringles guy on a horse, most likely delivering the Sweet Mesquite BBQ flavor Pringles from point A to point B, and the oats pictured could be powerups. It is unknown what sorts of enemies are present, if there are any, and if there are any other features, such as a time limit. | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
===Video=== | |||
{{Video|perrow =1 | {{Video|perrow =1 | ||
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|description1 =Gameplay footage of ''Pringles Pony Express''. | |description1 =Gameplay footage of ''Pringles Pony Express''. | ||
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===Images=== | |||
<gallery mode=packed heights=200px> | <gallery mode=packed heights=200px> | ||
File:Pringles Pony Express.png | File:Pringles Pony Express.png | ||
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File: Pringles Pony Express Canister.png | File: Pringles Pony Express Canister.png | ||
File: Pringles Pony Express running.png | File: Pringles Pony Express running.png | ||
File: Pringle Pony Express Glitch.png|A glitch in the game. | |||
File: Pringles_Pony_Express_Character_Transparent.png|A transparent background of the character. | |||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
==See Also== | |||
*[[3D Groove Games (partially lost online games; 1998-2009)]] | |||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
*[http://web.archive.org/web/20030805041935oe_/http://www.pringles.com/pony/play.shtml The archived page that doesn't load past the Shockwave loading screen.] | *[http://web.archive.org/web/20030805041935oe_/http://www.pringles.com/pony/play.shtml The archived page that doesn't load past the Shockwave loading screen.] | ||
Revision as of 18:15, 7 May 2021
Banner from 3D Groove's website.
Status: Found
Date found: 03 Oct 2018
Found by: Tomysshadow
Pringles Pony Express was a 2002 online game that ran on the 3D Groove engine.
Another game on the Pringles website, running on the same engine, was called Pringles: Super Spud Boxing, but unlike Pony Express, it is still available. When going back to the game's address on the Wayback Machine, a Shockwave logo appears but the game never fully loads.
Plot
While the game was considered lost, there is a plot written on both the Pringles website and 3D Groove site on the Wayback Machine. The summary reads:
"Buckle your saddle, 'cause you'll be racing through canyons and prairies to deliver those dang tasty new Sweet Mesquite BBQ Pringles. Gather up a posse and invite your friends to play along."
Possible Gameplay Features
From what can be assumed from the gameplay stills, it takes place in the desert of the wild west with saguaro cacti, buttes, and buildings as scenery. The player controls the Pringles guy on a horse, most likely delivering the Sweet Mesquite BBQ flavor Pringles from point A to point B, and the oats pictured could be powerups. It is unknown what sorts of enemies are present, if there are any, and if there are any other features, such as a time limit.
Discovery
On October 3rd, 2018, LMW user TOMYSSHADOW (with the help of Ezone's Simon Edis) uploaded a MEGA file containing a large number of previously undumped games, including Pringle's Pony Express.[1]
Gallery
Video
Images
A glitch in the game.
A transparent background of the character.
See Also
External Links
- The archived page that doesn't load past the Shockwave loading screen.
- A site that had cheats for the game.
- Gameplay footage.