Croc Contests
The Croc games were subject to various contests to help promote the games.
Argonaut Contest
Back in late 1997, Argonaut sponsored a mail in contest, held by Ziff-Davis Inc. to help promote the first Croc game. The contest pictured to the right was featured in Ziff-Davis gaming magazines like Electronic Gaming Monthly in late 1997. To enter the contest, you had to mail in a postcard with your name, address, & phone number to their sweepstakes department.
The prizes included: 1 Grand Prize received a suede wool-embroidered limited-edition jacket, 1 leather Croc backpack, 1 Croc: Legend of the Gobbos game, 1 Croc T-shirt, and 1 Croc hat. 5 First Prize winners received 1 Croc: Legend of the Gobbos game on the console of their choice, either PlayStation or Saturn and 1 leather Croc backpack. 15 Second Prize winners received 1 Croc T-shirt and 1 Croc hat.
Winners were decided by a random drawing held on December 1st, 1997. Winners were notified by mail and telephone.
Fox Interactive Contest
Fox Interactive also held a contest with similar prizes. To win, people had to answer the question: What's in CROC's Backpack?
There was one grand prize winner, one first place prize winner and 20 second place winners. Prizes included a suede wool-embroidered limited-edition jacket, leather Croc back backpack, Croc T-Shirt and Croc hat, much like the Argonaut contest. [1]
CROC 2 "Down Under" Sweeps
A contest held by Fox Interactive and Gummi Savers (also known as the Gummi Savers/Fox Interactive CROC 2 SWEEPS! and Croc 2 Australia Sweeps) was held in 2000. To enter, people had to enter their details on the Gummi Savers website.
The grand prize winner received an 8 day / 7 night trip, for a family of four, to Australia, plus $1,000 in spending money. 50 first place winners received a copy of Croc 2 for the PlayStation.[2]
Others
Another contest held in the UK was searching for the biggest Croc fan. The winner won a tour around the Argonaut studios.
Trivia
- Croc Wikia user Croc Dundee won the grand prize for the Argonaut contest.
Links
Gallery
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Croc mail in contest, located in Electronic Gaming Monthly magazine, issue 100 (November 1997), page 193
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This is an envelope that came with the prizes, inside was a a congratulations letter by Fox Interactive. The name was hand written in red ink. note: for privacy reasons, the name was digitally removed.
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This is the congratulations letter sent by Fox Interactive. It came in a blank, folded card with the Fox Interactive logo pressed onto the front. note: for privacy reasons the name was digtally removed.
