Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted May 5, 2015 Author Share Posted May 5, 2015 "The Fly" commercial is total Atari kick-butt and get out your Atari right now! That commercial is freakin epic!! Amazing for 1982! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+frankodragon Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Atari Anonymous Love that evil laugh. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted May 8, 2015 Author Share Posted May 8, 2015 Atari Anonymous Love that evil laugh. The dog playing the game is hilarious as well!! X'D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhomaios Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Not really Atari, but surely the company had some input/money in on it: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted May 8, 2015 Author Share Posted May 8, 2015 Not really Atari, but surely the company had some input/money in on it: Miss the days before it was Nesquik and the powdered mix was in the aluminum canister and pryed off with a spoon. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gray Defender Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Not really a commercial, Alf plays Space Invaders 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Destructo Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 (edited) Two more for your consideration from the Spring of 1982:"Yars' Revenge:" "Only Atari Makes the World's Most Popular Home Video Games:" I scanned them from VHS tape myself and posted them to YouTube. Edited May 15, 2015 by El Destructo 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cyburg Posted May 22, 2015 Share Posted May 22, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_XrIx2eUGc I also like the commercials with that atari song and this at the end:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=opVmjPGzBUg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted May 22, 2015 Author Share Posted May 22, 2015 I also like the commercials with that atari song and this at the end: When I was a kid I thought that was Erik Estrada from CHiPs in that commercial Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloth-machine Posted May 23, 2015 Share Posted May 23, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cAe2IvEl9kI Centipede commercial is my all time favorite, never will game commercials be like they use to, hell they rarely even make game commercials anymore. I also dig the already mentioned "The Fly" commercial. It was made from the same company who did the special effects for Tron. All hand drawn animation, made to look like 3D polygons. Pretty awesome and ahead of it's time. Apparently the commercial was shown during the previews of Return of the Jedi. I also like the 2600 Dig Dug commercial, with the grounds caving in, great little commercial for a great little game. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8K2HTb2-R2M 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted May 25, 2015 Author Share Posted May 25, 2015 @Retrogamer... funny you bring up the 7800's release with the Jr. Don't believe I ever saw a single 7800 commercial ever. In fact, trying to remember here, but don't believe I even knew the 7800 existed until I saw a bulk stack of them at Montgomery Ward's BITD. And that's only because I was just hired to sell electronics there! Don't recall seeing any 7800's at Toys R Us either, although I do remember seeing the XEGS proudly on display there. I think there were a couple 7800 commercials. This one is a classic featuring Donn Nauert captain of the American Video Game team!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imstarryeyed Posted May 25, 2015 Share Posted May 25, 2015 I think for me the retro Atari commercial that brings back so many memories and is so very 80s is megamania.. https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=WX-uu-kredU The effects and fashion and music were just perfect for the times. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrogoober Posted May 31, 2015 Share Posted May 31, 2015 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YLi0b3CM-Qw Dragonfire! Never seen before Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted May 31, 2015 Author Share Posted May 31, 2015 A Christmas/Holiday season one from 1981. http://youtu.be/FzqLQt_RePI 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+RichG1972 Posted June 1, 2015 Share Posted June 1, 2015 I like THIS commercial because the voice of the Demon is none other than Gregg Berger the voice of Dinobot GRIMLOCK in the 80's cartoon THE TRANSFORMERS 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariKid81 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 (edited) If I had the mula(money), I would get all the old Atari commercials digitally restored, including the third party's, and make them available for viewing on the Atari Museum website. My favorite of all time: "The Return of Centipede". I can only imagine the response to the guy who pitched this one! It might of gone something like this: "So let me get this straight Vic...you propose a centipede, playing a saxophone, at "Club Centipede", with a scantily dressed woman, recently abducted (by said centipede), dancing seductively nearby. In addition, she has insect-like antenna's in her hair with a zombie like expression on her face...." Hmmm - sounds like a winner!! It doesn't get any better than this! Edited June 3, 2015 by AtariKid81 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariKid81 Posted June 3, 2015 Share Posted June 3, 2015 Man, does this bring back warm fuzzy memories! Atari was at their peak in '81. Practically everyone I knew received a VCS that Christmas. Thanks for your post! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted June 3, 2015 Author Share Posted June 3, 2015 Man, does this bring back warm fuzzy memories! Atari was at their peak in '81. Practically everyone I knew received a VCS that Christmas. Thanks for your post! No problem!! :-) It's what atariage is all about. Bringing back and reliving the nostalgia and childhood. Welcome to Atariage!! Hope you enjoy it. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanOliver Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Sweet. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted June 6, 2015 Author Share Posted June 6, 2015 http://youtu.be/2jQo1NSC6Gs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari181 Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Sweet. Thanks Dan! I never knew Apollo produced any TV spots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mef Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 (edited) Sweet thread. And already one of my all-time favs in the very first post: ICE FUCKING BY ACTIVISION! Always makes me laugh. Next on my top list would be the hillarious "SOME GAME!?" (Star Wars The Arcade): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPMbYFThBxo Venture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iELqlgcHe3Q and "(...) going on a sunday drive - Oh no, you ain't. You're gonna play ... POLE POSITIOOON!!!": I love those ads where they tried to get your imagination going. Edited June 7, 2015 by Mef 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted June 7, 2015 Author Share Posted June 7, 2015 Sweet thread. And already one of my all-time favs in the very first post: ICE FUCKING BY ACTIVISION! Always makes me laugh. Next on my top list would be the hillarious "SOME GAME!?" (Star Wars The Arcade): Venture: and "(...) going on a sunday drive - Oh no, you ain't. You're gonna play ... POLE POSITIOOON!!!": I love those ads where they tried to get your imagination going. Thanks!!! I enjoy spreading the nostalgia. The Pole Position one is hilarious. The Ice Hockey one from 1982 is my all time favorite!! I was absolutley crushed when Phil Hartman was killed by his bitch ass wife in 1998. He was one of the most hilarious human beings. It's depressing that he, George Carlin, Robin Williams, and Chris Farley are gone! And those are 4 of my favorites. :-'( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanOliver Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Amazing there were so many commercials. But that there are so many on YouTube really blows me away. That people had these on tape for years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syzygy1 Posted July 22, 2015 Share Posted July 22, 2015 The Star Wars ad cracked me up big time...what the hell was that guy smoking? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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