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Larry Bundy Jr revisits PlayStation's fake medical-results mailshot

His October essay examines a 1998 UK promotion for Tekken 3, MediEvil and The Fifth Element.

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Larry Bundy Jr Story of November 7, 2026Trari Newsroom

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Sony’s Most Distasteful Promotional Stunt Ever

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3:32Sony's registered-user database provides the backdrop to the late-1998 UK PlayStation promotion.
4:48Envelopes marked as confidential test results contain a fake diagnosis signed by Tekken's Dr. Bosconovitch.
7:08Larry recounts the distress caused when the promotional letter reached someone awaiting genuine cancer screening results.
8:48The medical spoof advertises Tekken 3, MediEvil, The Fifth Element and PlayStation hardware.
10:31The essay examines complaints to the Advertising Standards Authority and a separate Tekken 3 mortuary poster.
15:15Larry describes Sony's apology and withdrawal of the promotion.

An envelope marked "Private & Confidential Test Results" is a strange way to sell a PlayStation game. Larry Bundy Jr's October essay explains how Sony's attempt at dark humour became a marketing embarrassment, and it is the upload carrying the most daily momentum during a week with nothing new posted.

In "Sony's Most Distasteful Promotional Stunt Ever", Larry recounts a UK mailshot that presented recipients with a fake medical diagnosis signed by Tekken's Dr. Bosconovitch. The joke depended on people recognising the fiction. His account includes the distress it caused someone awaiting genuine screening results, the Advertising Standards Authority's response and Sony's eventual apology. The essay contains a sponsored browser segment.

The channel collected roughly 41,000 views over the week and added 1,000 subscribers. That is growth during an upload break, although daily viewing is currently well below Larry's usual pace. Among nearby gaming-commentary channels, ENDYMIONtv had a particularly substantial viewing week, while The Easter Egg Hunter drew a smaller weekly audience than Larry.

Further down Larry's shelf, "Full-Price Games Built ONLY To Test Other Games! - Fact Hunt" has the next strongest daily momentum. It explores development stepping stones such as Rockstar's table-tennis game and Motor Toon Grand Prix. The older "Developers Who Admitted Their Game Sucked... IN THE GAME!! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐" adds another distinctly Larry subject: programmers leaving their frustrations inside the work itself, from hidden code messages to unusually candid manuals.

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