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There are many commercial brands | There are many commercial brands advertising their products and services on the streets of the [[The Cursed Apple|Cursed Apple]]. Here's a list of them and their possible real world inspirations. | ||
== Summary == | == Summary == | ||
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* '''Baroness Hotel''' - [https://www.baronesshotel.com/ Baroness Hotel] in Seattle, WA (Valve's home city) | * '''Baroness Hotel''' - [https://www.baronesshotel.com/ Baroness Hotel] in Seattle, WA (Valve's home city) | ||
* '''Bradley's Tonics and Salves''' | * '''Bradley's Tonics and Salves''' | ||
* '''Carpenter Brand Sparkling Brut''' - French musician [[wikipedia:Carpenter_Brut|Carpenter Brut]] | * '''Carpenter Brand Sparkling Brut''' - French musician [[wikipedia:Carpenter_Brut|Carpenter Brut]] (named after American filmmaker [[wikipedia:John_Carpenter|John Carpenter]]) | ||
* '''Classic Blue Paint Service''' | |||
* '''C. M. Burns & Ashe Cremations''' - [[wikipedia:Mr._Burns|Charles Montgomery Burns]] from ''The Simpsons,'' also a pun on "see them burn" | * '''C. M. Burns & Ashe Cremations''' - [[wikipedia:Mr._Burns|Charles Montgomery Burns]] from ''The Simpsons,'' also a pun on "see them burn" | ||
* '''Filtered Nationals''' | * '''Filtered Nationals''' | ||
* '''Five Eyes''' | * '''Five Eyes from Concentrate Meats''' and '''Crab 5 Eyes''' - ''Five Guys Burgers and Fries'' | ||
* '''Friedlander and Koppelman Co. Law and Curse''' | * '''Friedlander and Koppelman Co. Law and Curse''' | ||
* '''Granite City Garage''' | |||
* '''Grebb''' | * '''Grebb''' | ||
* '''Happy Panda Coffee''' | * '''Happy Panda Coffee''' | ||
* '''Hellmans Steel and Iron Works''' | * '''Hellmans Steel and Iron Works''' | ||
* '''Hex Jazz Records''' | * '''Hex Jazz Records''' | ||
* '''Holy Chains''' | |||
* '''H. West Reanimation Professionals''' - H.P. Lovecraft's short story [[wikipedia:Herbert_West–Reanimator|''Herbert West-Reanimator'']] | * '''H. West Reanimation Professionals''' - H.P. Lovecraft's short story [[wikipedia:Herbert_West–Reanimator|''Herbert West-Reanimator'']] | ||
* '''Macksound and Hoff Importers of Occultic Goods''' | * '''Macksound and Hoff Importers of Occultic Goods''' | ||
* '''McMahon and Co. Purveyor of Fine | * '''McMahon and Co. Purveyor of Fine Products and Altercations''' - [https://wiki.teamfortress.com/wiki/Mann_Co. Mann Co.] from ''Team Fortress 2'' ("We sell products and get in fights") | ||
* '''Mosquito Prince''' | * '''Mosquito Prince''' | ||
* '''Prince-S All Brand Guild Society Revue''' | * '''Prince-S All Brand Guild Society Revue''' | ||
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* '''White Crow''' | * '''White Crow''' | ||
* '''Willeford Pharmaceuticals''' - American detective fiction author [[wikipedia:Charles_Willeford|Charles Willeford]] | * '''Willeford Pharmaceuticals''' - American detective fiction author [[wikipedia:Charles_Willeford|Charles Willeford]] | ||
=== Items === | |||
Some of the posters are advertising in-game [[items]]. | |||
* [[Basic Magazine]] | |||
* [[Health Nova]] (item renamed to ''Healing Nova'') | |||
* [[Melee Lifesteal]] | |||
* [[Metal Skin]] | |||
* [[Mystic Reach]] | |||
* [[Tesla Bullets]] | |||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == |
Revision as of 15:37, 16 December 2024
There are many commercial brands advertising their products and services on the streets of the Cursed Apple. Here's a list of them and their possible real world inspirations.
Summary
- Afterlife Credit House
- Astral Plane Canned Mille-Pattes Dazzle
- Baroness Hotel - Baroness Hotel in Seattle, WA (Valve's home city)
- Bradley's Tonics and Salves
- Carpenter Brand Sparkling Brut - French musician Carpenter Brut (named after American filmmaker John Carpenter)
- Classic Blue Paint Service
- C. M. Burns & Ashe Cremations - Charles Montgomery Burns from The Simpsons, also a pun on "see them burn"
- Filtered Nationals
- Five Eyes from Concentrate Meats and Crab 5 Eyes - Five Guys Burgers and Fries
- Friedlander and Koppelman Co. Law and Curse
- Granite City Garage
- Grebb
- Happy Panda Coffee
- Hellmans Steel and Iron Works
- Hex Jazz Records
- Holy Chains
- H. West Reanimation Professionals - H.P. Lovecraft's short story Herbert West-Reanimator
- Macksound and Hoff Importers of Occultic Goods
- McMahon and Co. Purveyor of Fine Products and Altercations - Mann Co. from Team Fortress 2 ("We sell products and get in fights")
- Mosquito Prince
- Prince-S All Brand Guild Society Revue
- Red Cross Cola - Coca Cola
- Red Hand Premium Coffee - Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' song Red Right Hand
- Rn Castevets Twin Omen Cigar - The Castevets family from the movie Rosemary's Baby
- Sanctuary Horn Wax
- Sanguine Laceration
- Talisman Brand Amulets
- The 66th Store
- The New York Oracle - The New York Times
- W.E. Kurtz & Sons - Colonel Kurtz from the movie Apocalypse Now
- White Crow
- Willeford Pharmaceuticals - American detective fiction author Charles Willeford
Items
Some of the posters are advertising in-game items.
- Basic Magazine
- Health Nova (item renamed to Healing Nova)
- Melee Lifesteal
- Metal Skin
- Mystic Reach
- Tesla Bullets
Gallery
Trivia
- Happy Panda Coffee replaced a previous poster that read "Sad Panda Coffee - Always Bitter".
- Astral Plane Canned Mille-Pattes Dazzle used to be called Astral Plane Canned Centipedes in an earlier version of the billboard.
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