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Coke Zero Dance Hero Dance Off Contest

written by John Chow on December 29, 2008

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Coke Zero Dance Hero

Why Dance with a Hero When You Can Dance with a Zero

This is a sponsored post brought to you by Coca-Cola Zero and IZEA. The opinions are my own.

If you’ve ever seen the Coke Zero commercials on TV, then you’ll no doubt know about the two main characters, the tongue and the eyeball. The two are always at odds with each other, with the tongue insisting that the Coke Zero its tasting was real Coke. The eyeball, being able to see, knows that the tongue is really drinking Coke Zero. There’s also a brain in one of the commercials but he’s kind of secondary. Who needs a brain anyway? :razz:

Unable to see eye to eye (since the tongue has no eye), the tongue and the eyeball decided to settle things once and for all in the same way that all problems of the world should be settled. With a dance off!

Do You Have The Moves?

Coca-Cola Zero Dance Hero is an online game created by iCoke.ca to help promote Coke Zero, a drink that taste just like regular Coke but with zero calories. The object of the game is out dance your opponent by racking up more points.

Game play is pretty simple but does require a level of skill and practice to get a good score. Below is a video of my first attempt at the game. My score was pretty low and I’m sure many of you will be able to beat it.

I got better on the fourth try and registered a high score of 48,221. Can you beat that?

Coek Zero Dance Hero

I played the tongue on all the games because I felt it had much better dance moves than the eyeball. However, the eyeball’s moon walk was pretty good! My scores were low in the first few tries because I was being distracted by a tongue and eyeball dancing on the screen. It made hitting the bull eye harder than it should be. After winning the dance off against the eyeball, I witnessed an awesome finishing move as the tongue threw it down on the eyeball.

Overall, the game is a lot of fun, especially for young people. Sally absolutely loved the game. I need to post a video of her dancing to it.

Dance with a Zero and Win Prizes!

Mini Coke Cooler

To help promote their new game, Coca-Cola sent me a bunch of branded stuff to give away. Everyone who attended last Saturday’s Dot Com Pho got free Coke stuff. Now, you can win some Coke prizes just by playing the game.

Head over to Coke Zero Dance Hero and play the game. Take a screen shot of your score and post it on your blog or an image sharing site. Make a comment on this post with the link to your score and you’re entered! You don’t need to get the high score to win. We just want you to play the game.

You can earn an additional entry by making a blog post about the contest and linking back to this post. You can earn a third entry by sending the following tweet to your Twitter followers.

@JohnChowDotCom I scored [insert score] with the #Coke Zero Dance Hero game. Can you beat me? http://urlbrief.com/e30708

You are playing for a Coca-Cola mini cooler, Coca-Cola boxers and Coca-Cola jammies. Winners will be draw live at this Saturday’s Dot Com Pho. Good luck!

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{ 55 comments }

Michael Kwan December 29, 2008 at 10:06 pm

The gameplay looks nearly identical to Elite Beat Agents and Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan on the DS.

Taris Janitens December 29, 2008 at 10:23 pm

I’ve personally never heard of this game, but I will agree that the graphics definitely look unique – it’s not like its just an exact replication of the TV commercial characters – almost a less detailed version

It actually kinda bugs me to be honest lol I wish they were rendered clearer!!

Money Money Money December 30, 2008 at 5:43 am

Haha could not agree with you more Taris. Why don’t they make it some what unique. Seen such stuff on many adverts.

The Poker Jerk December 29, 2008 at 10:47 pm

Just call it Elite Beat Agents you geek!

Michael Kwan December 29, 2008 at 11:18 pm

Elite Beat Agents was the American game with American songs, but the original — Osu! Tatakae! Ouendan — is a different game with Japanese songs and characters.

Taris Janitens December 30, 2008 at 10:55 am

killed hehehe

Nicholas James December 30, 2008 at 3:11 pm

Guess you didn’t know about the Japanese version?!

ZK@internet Marketing Blog December 30, 2008 at 11:29 am

I am sipping coke and playing …

Taris Janitens December 29, 2008 at 10:22 pm

Hah!! Sweet!! This seems like the most entertaining contest ever!! Definitely entering!! Thanks John!! and congrats on the big time sponsor!!

J.D. Meier December 29, 2008 at 10:23 pm

The tongues a bit scary at first, but turns out to be pretty cool.

Lots of moves to learn from.

Canadian Shopping Flyers December 29, 2008 at 10:40 pm

Fricken awesome fridge.

ATLANTA WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER December 30, 2008 at 9:27 am

It would be cool just to take it outside with the friends or at the beach….

Nicholas James December 30, 2008 at 3:13 pm

Enter the competition – it could be yours ;)

Tushar December 30, 2008 at 4:25 pm

I agree, but it can only hold 6 cokes?

I have friends who drink more than that in a hour. And yes, I know, they’re disturbed.

Anthony December 29, 2008 at 11:29 pm

here is my top score: fun game! http://antnz.com/misc/coke-game.png

Nicholas James December 30, 2008 at 3:12 pm

Theres a competition, reply to John via Twitter to be entered ;)

Affiliate Showdown December 29, 2008 at 11:32 pm

Must Play This Game. For some reason.

jtGraphic December 29, 2008 at 11:33 pm

You should do a post about how you got the sponsorship :)

Canadian Shopping Flyers December 29, 2008 at 11:46 pm

What’s a message center, John?

Eric Tan December 29, 2008 at 11:54 pm

Here is my first round score – http://www.feedingthecrave.com/is-your-kung-fu-strong-enough/ also blogged about it… ok now back to the game!

Nicholas James December 30, 2008 at 3:12 pm

Theres a competiton, you should enter – by telling John your score via Twitter.

Seo Creations December 30, 2008 at 2:36 am

Never heard of this game, but I will agree that the graphics definitely look unique

ATLANTA WEDDING PHOTOGRAPHER December 30, 2008 at 9:29 am

that’s what we call eye candy and let me say that this is going to threaten by sleeping patterns

alagu sundaram December 30, 2008 at 2:58 am

I never heard of this game before

alagu sundaram December 30, 2008 at 2:59 am

it look interesting game though i never palyed it

Nicholas James December 30, 2008 at 3:14 pm

You should have a go at playing it.

Learn English Online December 30, 2008 at 3:27 am

The game is really addictive.

Melissa December 30, 2008 at 3:48 am

I’m still deciding if I want to play this game. Nothing against you, John–I would love to win the Coke fridge! It’s the tongue. It’s disturbing.

jim December 30, 2008 at 7:40 am

Yeah it’s a little creepy… somehow the eyeball was fine, maybe it’s the Mike Wozowski factor from Monsters Inc :)

Make money online December 30, 2008 at 3:54 am

lol… cool game.
i am in.. let me make some good score.

Walt December 30, 2008 at 5:23 am

“You can earn a third entry by sending the following tweet to your Twitter followers.”

FYI…If you send a tweet that starts with an “@” 99% of your followers will never see it.

ZK@internet Marketing Blog December 30, 2008 at 11:30 am

is the statement researched ?

Walt December 31, 2008 at 3:23 pm

Do you use Twitter? It’s pretty obvious. Most people turn off seeing @Replies in their stream unless they’re directed at them. So if you start a tweet with @JohnChowDotCom almost nobody (besides John) will see it unless they happening to be looking at directly at your profile page. It won’t show up in the streams of your followers.

Ecommerce Blog December 30, 2008 at 6:09 am

Gonna lay off the game, but I gotta say it don’t taste nothin’ like real coke. ;)

jim December 30, 2008 at 7:39 am

It was fun, the tongue was a little creepy though hahaha

http://www.flickr.com/photos/18204422@N00/3150965270/

Chris Jacobson December 30, 2008 at 8:03 am
ZK@internet Marketing Blog December 30, 2008 at 11:33 am

nice

Pheak Tol December 30, 2008 at 9:06 am

wow…the music is pretty cool tho and the beat makes you wanna get up and do something yourself.

Alex Terry December 30, 2008 at 10:03 am

I Wish there was multi-player options…. I would take you down John :)

Zlatan December 30, 2008 at 11:49 am

I like the Tongue more than the Eye,…

http://i109.photobucket.com/albums/n65/izabrani/cdokezero.jpg

adsense alternative December 30, 2008 at 12:55 pm

hehe..that funny! :D

GP December 30, 2008 at 1:18 pm

Wow. That tongue is something else. Not sure how I feel about a dancing tongue. So many things could be said, but I digress. I have to say though that it looks like fun!

Julie December 30, 2008 at 6:48 pm

I was the eyeball, the tongue is creepy:

http://www.juliesjournal.com/art/blogart/coke_zero.jpg

Pam December 30, 2008 at 7:31 pm

Okey the tongue is a bit gross looking LOL
http://flickr.com/photos/pamelaad/3152712094/

game-girl December 30, 2008 at 9:44 pm

The tongue is looking so enticing in the gastranomical sence.

Heather in Beautiful BC December 31, 2008 at 12:11 am

My score is so lousy it’s embarrassing to even post it! I took a screenshot and wrote a post though:

http://boatinginbeautifulbritishcolumbia.com/2008/12/31/john-chow-coke-zero-dance-hero/

The cooler is really cute, but I want to see those ‘jammies’!

:)

Play Games Win Prizes December 31, 2008 at 1:52 am

So is are going to be winner(s) or just a winner? Your statements are kind of unclear because you state all the prizes together and not with the word “or”.

-Mike

Toy Store December 31, 2008 at 5:33 am

This is just GROSS!!! That tongue scares me. LOL.

Tushar December 31, 2008 at 9:12 am

Played as the tongue. The game was pretty neat!

http://www.bestimagehosting.com/showfile.php?id=33187

Enkay Blog December 31, 2008 at 5:04 pm

Pretty cool game. Here is my entry:

http://enkayblog.com/dancehero.jpg

Monty - Sensonize.com December 31, 2008 at 6:43 pm

I loved the game and made a score of 160k something… Sorry couldn’t take a screenshot since I was going somewhere and was already late.. But anyways.. I’ll play the game again and beat my yesterdays score! :D Cheers!

Earn Extra Money Online January 1, 2009 at 9:03 am

Oh my gosh! Reminds me of my clubbing days in San Jose…hey John, are you familiar with the old Pollyesther’s, the Usual, Club Wild, Toonz, etc., in downtown?

I used to work in Sunnyvale for Loudcloud, the Mark Andreessen startup, back in 2000 and was regularly seen at those places…wow, now I’m 30 and haven’t been to a club in who knows how long! :P

game-girl January 3, 2009 at 10:23 pm

At any age people should visit the clubs to feel oneself young and positive.

Dhadha January 5, 2009 at 3:09 am

Hi John! Count me in! Here’s mine: http://i43.tinypic.com/34eqg08.png

and oh, I blogged it here! http://www.supladita.net/2009/01/05/coke-zero-dance-hero

an twitted it here: twitter.com/Maldita/status/1096887524

I really got hooked with this game! This is all your fault! Hahahahah! Just kidding.. Happy New Year to you! God bless! ^^

Atniz January 6, 2009 at 9:51 pm

Wow.. collaboration with Coke? I wonder how much they pay for this post..