Originally published at: https://boingboing.net/2024/05/19/weird-commercial-for-chocoballs.html
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Bonus factoid: Chocoball was so popular in Japan with its googly-eyed clumsy-looking bird mascot that it inspired a similar clumsy big-eyed bird as an homage in this obscure video game you might’ve heard of, Final Fantasy.
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Technically Final Fantasy II. Unless I’m thinking of the wrong doofy-looking bird.
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How could I not…
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i’m so glad you went there! 
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that’s like if the trix rabbit was the inspiration for super mario
But it can’t beat the Cornballer!
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Was this posted on the BBS recently? I swear I’ve watched this scene recently… and I don’t have Netflix anymore…
(it’s interesting how more… meme’d… shows on there get vs say, Curb Your Enthusiasm)
anyways if anyone has photos of the balls in the OP I’d like a look, I might pick some up at the Asian Mart instead of my usual pocky and ennui
Now, I would like to try a Chocoball.
Hate to burst your balls, but they’re basically just milk duds.
Now I have to go to one of our many Japanese/Asian markets to find Chocoballs. Damn it.
That’s nice, but can they make potato kinishes? Or little black squash balls?!
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