Sunshine Biscuits
Sunshine Biscuits was an American food manufacturer that mainly focused on cereals, cookies, and crackers. From 1992 to 1993, the company sold chocolate-, cinnamon-, and honey-flavored cookies in the shape of characters from Super Mario World.[1]
GiveawayEdit
From June to New Year's Eve of 1992, Sunshine Biscuits hosted a giveaway consisting of various Nintendo products. Customers would have to find a "winning game piece" under the top flap of specially marked cookie boxes and send it to the Sunshine Biscuits company headquarters.[2]
Prize | Chance of winning | Number of items available |
---|---|---|
Super Nintendo Entertainment System with a Super Mario World cartridge | 1:24,000 | 100 |
Game Boy with a Super Mario Land cartridge | 1:12,000 | 200 |
Super Mario World Nelsonic Game Watch with headphones | 1:8,000 | 300 |
Super Mario Bros. Game & Watch | 1:6,000 | 400 |
Prepaid one-year subscription to Nintendo Power | 1:4,800 | 500 |
GalleryEdit
One side of the box for chocolate cookies. Morton's left hand is miscolored.
Newspaper advertisement from The Bismarck Tribune
Newspaper advertisement from Sioux City Journal
ReferencesEdit
- ^ Advertisement from the Boston Globe (June 7, 1992). Retrieved November 2, 2022.
- ^ EBay listing by pill_jeff. Retrieved on July 20, 2023.