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[[File:SonyPlayStation-TestResults-Envelope.jpg|right|thumb|The envelope. Image by [https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/2nd*sight 2nd*sight].]]
'''Test Results''' was a controversial<ref name="warc">{{Cite web|url=https://www.warc.com/newsandopinion/news/uproar-over-sony-fake-medical-test-mailshot/2859|title=UPROAR OVER SONY FAKE MEDICAL TEST MAILSHOT|site=WARC|published=August 1, 1998|retrieved=May 28, 2021}}</ref><ref name="bbc">{{Cite web|title=Anger over Sony's 'cancer' mailshot|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/200628.stm|site=BBC News|published=October 24, 1998|retrieved=May 28, 2021}}</ref> Sony PlayStation promotional campaign created by Claydon Heeley International.<ref name="asa">{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/0if_/http://www.asa.org.uk/adj/adj_3283.htm|site=The Advertising Standards Authority Website (archived version)|title=ASA Adjudications - February 1999 - Sony Computer Entertainment UK Ltd|published=February 1999}}</ref> In late 1998, members of the PlayStation UK mailing list received a brown envelope labelled "PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL TEST RESULTS." Inside the envelope was a medical card written by Doctor Bosconovitch, the recipient's "scan results," three X-ray posters featuring ''[[wikipedia:Tekken 3|Tekken 3]]'', ''[[MediEvil]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:The Fifth Element|The Fifth Element]]'', as well as a leaflet detailing various other PlayStation products.  
'''Test Results''' was a controversial<ref name="warc">{{Cite web|url=https://www.warc.com/newsandopinion/news/uproar-over-sony-fake-medical-test-mailshot/2859|title=UPROAR OVER SONY FAKE MEDICAL TEST MAILSHOT|site=WARC|published=August 1, 1998|retrieved=May 28, 2021}}</ref><ref name="bbc">{{Cite web|title=Anger over Sony's 'cancer' mailshot|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/200628.stm|site=BBC News|published=October 24, 1998|retrieved=May 28, 2021}}</ref> Sony PlayStation promotional campaign created by Claydon Heeley International.<ref name="asa">{{Cite web|url=https://web.archive.org/web/0if_/http://www.asa.org.uk/adj/adj_3283.htm|site=The Advertising Standards Authority Website (archived version)|title=ASA Adjudications - February 1999 - Sony Computer Entertainment UK Ltd|published=February 1999}}</ref> In late 1998, members of the PlayStation UK mailing list received a brown envelope labelled "PRIVATE & CONFIDENTIAL TEST RESULTS." Inside the envelope was a medical card written by Doctor Bosconovitch, the recipient's "scan results," three X-ray posters featuring ''[[wikipedia:Tekken 3|Tekken 3]]'', ''[[MediEvil]]'' and ''[[wikipedia:The Fifth Element|The Fifth Element]]'', as well as a leaflet detailing various other PlayStation products.  


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==Transcripts==
==Transcripts==
===Medical Card===
===Medical Card===
====Front====
[[File:SonyPlayStation-TestResults-MedicalCard1.jpg|right|thumb|First part of the Medical Card. Image by [https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/2nd*sight 2nd*sight].]]
[[File:SonyPlayStation-TestResults-MedicalCard2.jpg|right|thumb|Second part of the Medical Card. Image by [https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/2nd*sight 2nd*sight].]]
====Part 1====
This is your<br>'''Medical Card'''
This is your<br>'''Medical Card'''


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Dr Bosconovitch
Dr Bosconovitch
====Back====
====Part 2====
'''To the patient:'''<br>These Thumb Protectors are specially engineered from High-Tech PS5987 material to alllow prolonged periods of rehabilitation.
'''To the patient:'''<br>These Thumb Protectors are specially engineered from High-Tech PS5987 material to alllow prolonged periods of rehabilitation.


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''Fig. 2 H.C.D. (Squeezy Brain)''
''Fig. 2 H.C.D. (Squeezy Brain)''
 
===X-rays===
===Scan Results===
====Scan Results====
'''BRAIN'''<br>In need of more intense mentally challenging activities.
'''BRAIN'''<br>In need of more intense mentally challenging activities.


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'''TREATMENT''':<br>Immediate treatment strongly recommended to counter decreased digi-ocular co-ordination. Choose from the three courses of non-prescription medication detailed. Consider Thumb Protectors and Hand Conditioning Devices for physio-therapeutic uses.
'''TREATMENT''':<br>Immediate treatment strongly recommended to counter decreased digi-ocular co-ordination. Choose from the three courses of non-prescription medication detailed. Consider Thumb Protectors and Hand Conditioning Devices for physio-therapeutic uses.
===X-rays===
====Treatment #1: ''Tekken 3''====
====Treatment #1: ''Tekken 3''====
The mother of all fighting games - official - with amazing graphics, 360° battle system and superb animation. There are 23 extraordinary characters (you'll soon find your favourite), with over 1000 moves. Master them or it's game over.
The mother of all fighting games - official - with amazing graphics, 360° battle system and superb animation. There are 23 extraordinary characters (you'll soon find your favourite), with over 1000 moves. Master them or it's game over.
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"The most promising film license to appear this year."<br>Total PlayStation
"The most promising film license to appear this year."<br>Total PlayStation
 
==Gallery==
All images by [https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/2nd*sight 2nd*sight]. Used with permission.
<gallery>
SonyPlayStation-TestResults-ScanResults.jpg|Scan Results X-ray.
SonyPlayStation-TestResults-Treatment1-Tekken3.jpg|Treatment #1 X-ray.
SonyPlayStation-TestResults-Treatment2-MediEvil.jpg|Treatment #2 X-ray.
SonyPlayStation-TestResults-Treatment3-FifthElement.jpg|Treatment #3 X-ray.
</gallery>
==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}