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In an era when it wasn't uncommon to see [Domino's Noid on the NES](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yo!_Noid), or the original [Tapper slinging Budweiser](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapper_(video_game)), Yoyodyne figured they'd get in on the commercial game craze too. Of course, few companies felt safe in the hands of an unproven firm. That didn't stop the team from building several prototypes to pitch. In an era when it wasn't uncommon to see [Domino's Noid on the NES](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yo!_Noid), or the original [Tapper slinging Budweiser](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tapper_(video_game)), Yoyodyne figured they'd get in on the commercial game craze too. Of course, few companies felt safe in the hands of an unproven firm. That didn't stop the team from building several prototypes to pitch.
I found a gem under a stack of prototype copies of *Super Lehman Bros.*, *Exxon Valdez Eco Adventure*, and *[Rax](https://laughingsquid.com/rax-mr-delicious-commercial/) Stax* (apparently a roast-beef themed puzzle game). But one stands out above the rest: I found a gem under a stack of prototype copies of *Super Lehman Bros.*, *Exxon Valdez Eco Adventure*, and *[Rax](https://laughingsquid.com/rax-mr-delicious-commercial/) Stax* (apparently a roast-beef themed puzzle game).
## ampm Presents: TOOMGIS in The Rise of TOOMGIS ## ampm Presents: TOOMGIS in The Rise of TOOMGIS
This one could have been a prototype to [Katamari Damacy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katamari_Damacy) since it was definitely created decades earlier. We have the titular TOOMGIS, the garbage-pile mascot of the ampm chain, rolling through three thrilling levels growing ever-larger.
{{< pico8 toomgis >}} {{< pico8 toomgis >}}
Among what I've found so far, it stands out as "definitely playable." Among what I've found so far, it stands out as "definitely playable."
In what could have been a prototype to [Katamari Damacy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katamari_Damacy) but was definitely created decades earlier, we have the titular TOOMGIS, the garbage-pile mascot of the ampm chain, rolling through three thrilling levels growing ever-larger.
**Controls:** You guide TOOMGIS to collect junk food and avoid stinky healthy food. He can jump (X on your keyboard) or repel items with his electric guitar (Y on the keyboard). Right arrow increases speed, as does picking up food. **Controls:** You guide TOOMGIS to collect junk food and avoid stinky healthy food. He can jump (X on your keyboard) or repel items with his electric guitar (Y on the keyboard). Right arrow increases speed, as does picking up food.
**Don't Miss:** Something special in the third level, and some definitely-unlicensed cameos on the win/lose screens. **Don't Miss:** Something very special in the third level, and some definitely-unlicensed cameos on the win/lose screens.
P.S. If you aren't familiar with TOOMGIS, here he is in his modern form: P.S. If you aren't familiar with TOOMGIS, here he is in his modern form: