Ajinomoto Games

Background

In 1993, Ajinomoto held a lottery contest involving their mayonnaise products. Those who won the contest were given a game called Motoko-chan no Wonder Kitchen as a prize, of which Ajinomoto was possibly involved in the development.

(1993)

Logo: Fading in to a white background, a red isosceles triangle pointing to the right is seen on the left side of the screen. After a second, the text "AJINOMOTO" twirls in one-by-one in the corporate font, forming the 1986-1999 logo. A registered trademark symbol also fades in on the bottom right of the logo.

Technique: 16-bit sprite animation.

Music/Sounds: A bit-crushed version of the 1986-1999 commercial tag theme: a woman saying the company name in a echoing fashion, while a 5-note piano tune plays in the background as the last note holds out.

Availability: Extremely rare. Seen only on Motoko-chan no Wonder Kitchen. Only 10,000-18,000 copies exist of the game, but is relatively common on the Japanese second-hand market.