Pepsiman

Pepsiman is an action game developed and published by KID in Japan and Northwood Interactive in the West for the PlayStation. It was released in Japan in March 1999, and a month later in North America, and is based on American carbonated soft drink Pepsi's superhero mascot with the same name, and focuses the player on avoiding obstacles by running, dashing and jumping, while Pepsiman automatically runs forward through each of the game's stages.

The game was made in a low budget, prompting the decision to make videos in-between stages that show a man drinking Pepsi, as they were cheap to produce. The game also features 3D, for which the future visual novel writer Kotaro Uchikoshi created 3D models. The game was originally going to be Japan-exclusive until Northwood Interactive picked up the rights to publish the game worldwide. Because of this, Northwood replaced the live-action segments with CGI cutscenes, as the studio had a higher budget, and they promoted the game in sweepstakes for Pepsi products.

Reviewers frequently compared the game to other games, including Crash Bandicoot, and commented on its simplicity and price, which was thought to be low. A writer for Complex included it on a list on a list of company-branded games that "didn't suck", commenting that it is not a bad game as long as the player can tolerate the large advertisement in it. According to Uchikoshi, the game didn't sell well.