Trillest Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 (edited) As we all know, almost any famous product on the market has an imitation or knock-off. I'm going to be talking about the Shivers book series. Did any of you read these? Here's a cover of one of them: I had a couple of them, and they were basically a poor man's Goosebumps. The writing style and word choice were very dull and uninspired, as if the author was just seeing how much books he could finish within a week. The stories and characters were cliche as hell. In one book, there was this teenage girl that had an annoying kid brother that would always pull pranks on her. Wow, I've never heard that a million times before. Sure, Goosebumps could be cliche sometimes, but R.L. Stine would put his own twist on things. Shivers, on the other hand, was very barebones and copied plot elements from every ghost/werewolf/vampire story out there. Also, Shivers tried to imitate the famous Goosebumps chapter cliffhangers, but failed miserably. Instead of encouraging you to read on, it just makes you go "Meh, who cares", since it was so poorly done. There was clearly no thought process or quality involved in this piece of sh*t series. It was just a money grubbing scheme to cash in on Goosebumps's success. Excuse my ramblings, I just had a lot to say about this. So, what are some imitations of famous products that you can think of? Edited July 12, 2015 by Ray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trip Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 From my personal collection. Live shot. Killzone3265, Obviously, epoxi and 8 others 11 My crappy games at MyCrappyGames.com Free copy of Save The Puppies and Kittens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ai®a©ob®a Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 From my personal collection. Live shot. -snip- Does that really says Sho(u)apie? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trip Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 From my personal collection. Live shot. -snip- Does that really says Sho(u)apie? Sure does. Dingdongs 1 My crappy games at MyCrappyGames.com Free copy of Save The Puppies and Kittens Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ai®a©ob®a Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 From my personal collection. Live shot. -snip- Does that really says Sho(u)apie? Sure does. Hey as long as it works, I buy off brand from Dollar General all the time it's funny how fast they seem to run out but 4 for a $1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tacymist Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Years ago I bought a huge pack of these for cheap Did not notice the name difference til I got home. Went through nearly all of them after a couple weeks, they had like no battery life. Never falling for that one again. Shaundi., slohbur, Skeever and 8 others 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean O'God Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Most Chinese cars. Pisses me the f*ck off. BMW x5 E53: Knock off: BMW 7-Series E65 Knock off: Mercedes SL500 R230: Knock off: Hummer H1: Knock off: And this one... sick motherf*ckers that copied this... Nissan GTR sh*tty, disgraceful knock off: lpgunit 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slohbur Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Click here to see the video. epoxi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillBellic Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Sony PSP. PCP Station. The PCP Stations also indirectly created a great YouTube Channel Called Ashens. Fallcreek 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hit by Lightning Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Pretty much anything The Asylum does. >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Asylum One of their movies: I don't know why so many hate The Asylum. It's a funny company 9i OTD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fireman Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Asylum simply makes better versions of bad movies and actually makes them entertaining. I saw a van driving around our town with a Mercedes logo at the front and a plastic BMW logo on the back, made me laugh pretty hard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Montana Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Clear imitation/rip-off of Kung Fu Panda: slimeball supreme 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Scratch Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 Basically every single thing made in China. Ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr quick Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 p sure my iphone is an actual iphone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voodoo Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 These are p great. Skeever, Testarossa, Fireman and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephan90 Posted July 12, 2015 Share Posted July 12, 2015 I remember these fake Pokemon games were sold over ten years ago, when I was on vacation in Turkey with my parents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroSafe Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 My personal favorite: Fireman, Skeever, anus and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Testarossa Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 (edited) This is an imitation of an Android phone. Sorry, I just had to. Edited July 13, 2015 by Testarossa slimeball supreme and 9i OTD 2 twitter // instagram Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Is this The Guy? Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhillBellic Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 A few Randoms I found. . Zapp, Skeever and Fireman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMcSame Posted July 13, 2015 Share Posted July 13, 2015 Most Chinese cars. Pisses me the f*ck off. -snip- I think this video should also suffice as an actual reply to the topic as well Sean O'God 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
anus Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 My personal favorite: <Robert Cop> Looks about right. OT: I had a couple of fake consoles as a kid that used cartridges. I think they were fake N64s. They were good fun, but I never could play the real thing. Can't find the exact pic sadly. Skeever, ZeroSafe and Jolly Swagman 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9i OTD Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Th3MaN1 and Testarossa 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ai®a©ob®a Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 Skeever, slimeball supreme and Testarossa 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Algonquin Assassin Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 I really can't help, but think of fake tits reading this thread. Affalterbach 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slimeball supreme Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 EVER HAD AN AMAZING PACK OF PURE BOARD-GAMER FUEL??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ai®a©ob®a Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 I really can't help, but think of fake tits reading this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Th3MaN1 Posted July 14, 2015 Share Posted July 14, 2015 (edited) This is a pirated NES, mostly sold through EU back in the day I believe. This was my f*cking childhood. Edited July 14, 2015 by Th3MaN1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trillest Posted July 14, 2015 Author Share Posted July 14, 2015 That sure reminds me of a Sega Genesis. Th3MaN1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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