Buyatari Posted October 19, 2017 Share Posted October 19, 2017 Found a small collection of Atari related original artwork for magazine or comic ads. Anyone recognize any of these and know if they were published anywhere. I'll have better pics when I get them in hand. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r_type2600 Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 Cool stuff! The second was used in the ad for Tac-Scan: http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-tac-scan_7653.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buyatari Posted October 20, 2017 Author Share Posted October 20, 2017 Cool stuff! The second was used in the ad for Tac-Scan: http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-tac-scan_7653.html Not sure how you found it but nice work! One down ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Atari_Warlord Posted October 20, 2017 Share Posted October 20, 2017 The third one seems like it might be Omega Race. The artwork is similar to the box art. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buyatari Posted October 23, 2017 Author Share Posted October 23, 2017 Got a few more that I need help with. This one looks like it could be Congo Bongo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted October 23, 2017 Share Posted October 23, 2017 Got a few more that I need help with. This one looks like it could be Congo Bongo? Yep, that explorer dude is totally from the Congo Bongo ads (and you give him a hot foot at the end of each round of levels). I'm kind of curious about the context surrounding the monkey throwing money around though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buyatari Posted October 23, 2017 Author Share Posted October 23, 2017 Yep, that explorer dude is totally from the Congo Bongo ads (and you give him a hot foot at the end of each round of levels). I'm kind of curious about the context surrounding the monkey throwing money around though. My guess was some type of rebate offer from Sega. With both $5 and $10 bills shown it could have been a multi-tiered rebate. Buy this and get back $5 buy this and this and get $10 back etc or $5 back for every Sega game you buy etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buyatari Posted October 23, 2017 Author Share Posted October 23, 2017 This one has to be something for Up N Down but I can't find it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psionic Posted October 27, 2017 Share Posted October 27, 2017 My guess was some type of rebate offer from Sega. With both $5 and $10 bills shown it could have been a multi-tiered rebate. Buy this and get back $5 buy this and this and get $10 back etc or $5 back for every Sega game you buy etc. Adam, I have pretty much every Sega ad they ran during that period and I've never seen either of those used anywhere. They must have been intended to advertise the "Double Bucks Back" rebate offered by Sega and Wico in late 1984 (as seen here and here). If you're ever willing to part with any of those, let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buyatari Posted October 27, 2017 Author Share Posted October 27, 2017 Adam, I have pretty much every Sega ad they ran during that period and I've never seen either of those used anywhere. They must have been intended to advertise the "Double Bucks Back" rebate offered by Sega and Wico in late 1984 (as seen here and here). If you're ever willing to part with any of those, let me know. There were images that I did not post because I found the published versions including one that was published in a comic book. So that might also be a possibility for those not yet found. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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