ATARIPITBULL Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 I have been trying to find as many Atari 2600 commmercials to download and put onto a dvd as I can when I came across this picture of an ad for a Atari 2600 game with an 8-track cassette of the band "Foghat" attached on the end, anyone have this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ntavio Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Never saw that "Tape Barn" exclusive before................ But Foghat rocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeusExMachina Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Wow! Never seen that before! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revsdr Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 thats super cool.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revsdr Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 heres some info on that one and others http://www.vgg.com/2600/inter8tracks.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the 5th ghost Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 I have been trying to find as many Atari 2600 commmercials to download and put onto a dvd as I can when I came across this picture of an ad for a Atari 2600 game with an 8-track cassette of the band "Foghat" attached on the end, anyone have this? Playing Dragster and Dad looks like he can't contain himself! LOL What a great picture Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeusExMachina Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 heres some info on that one and others http://www.vgg.com/2600/inter8tracks.html It's funny, but a fake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Tomlin Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 LOL. Seriously, was this an April Fools' day thing or what? That's exactly the same picture, and I can't see how you could make a functional 8-track that would still fit in the 2600 slot and not look completely stupid. The thing would have to stick out at least two inches, and you would have to give up a lot of tape reel size if you cut any of the 8-track to keep it from being the size of Godzilla. Like they say in the seedier parts of the intarwebs, photos or GTFO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revsdr Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 what makes it a fake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+HatNJ Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 That is cool! isn't the partial screen shot Activision's Dragster? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeusExMachina Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 (edited) what makes it a fake? It's as fake as these items also found on that website Pong Action Figures Atari 2600 Punch Buggy Atari 2600 Cow Tipper The guy who owns the site is a comedian and he likes to spoof atari. Edited April 20, 2007 by DeusExMachina Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
revsdr Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 punch buggy...that would be cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 LOVE the Pong "action" figure. I wonder if the right side paddle looks any different. If you took them out of the packaging <GASP> how would you tell them apart? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari5200 Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 (edited) it's fake, its vic-20 ad photo shopped, i have it somewhere, at least i think it was vic-20, anyway, i know for fact it isn't real and i have the original add somewhere, i will try to see if i can dig it up, but my "paper" part of my collection is pretty disorganized. Edited April 20, 2007 by Atari5200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iguana Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 I would buy a Pong action figure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black dog Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 The dad looks like John Holmes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FujiSkunk Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Looks like somebody was made a fool... ...for the city! I'm here all week, folks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigO Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 Heh, that guy's pretty funny. I like some of the other games in the 8-tracks: "Kenny Rogers, The Gambler (1978) The man who gave us Dolly Parton duets and crispy fried chicken also gave us "The Gambler." Unlike other poker video games, this one was more limited in its options. Once the player was given his hand, he had to know when to hold them and know when to fold them. Once the hand was over, he had to know when to walk away and know when to run. This continued until the player chose incorrectly, got shot, and had the other poker players dance on his grave." Had I the time and had my 2600 programming skills up to speed, I'd try my hand at writing the Cow Tipping game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted April 20, 2007 Share Posted April 20, 2007 i want punch buggy and cow tipper :-) those look like fun :-P foghat 2600 eight track game, god thats classic, great stuff. 'take the long way home' LOL wonder if someone could make that as a hack of the existing 2600 maze game. that description is hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rixdafix Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 Looks like somebody was made a fool... ...for the city! I'm here all week, folks. Too funny. Gotta gig in the blue velvet room at the Ramada Inn this weekend Skunk? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cassidy Nolen Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 Unlike other poker video games, this one was more limited in its options. Once the player was given his hand, he had to know when to hold them and know when to fold them. Once the hand was over, he had to know when to walk away and know when to run. This continued until the player chose incorrectly, got shot, and had the other poker players dance on his grave." Hilarious. Freakin classic. The only way I find Poker enjoyable to watch would be like this. C Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted April 25, 2007 Share Posted April 25, 2007 I couldn't resist... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frotz Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 Funny that Foghat would pop up here... I did Shakespeare some years ago with one of the ex-members. "Cow Tipping" looks like it could be doable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyyking Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 Cool project getting a bunch o f commercials on DVD. Has such a project been completed before? Is there a site where you can download old commercials? Let me know when you fill the DVD! i want punch buggy and cow tipper :-) those look like fun :-P foghat 2600 eight track game, god thats classic, great stuff. 'take the long way home' LOL wonder if someone could make that as a hack of the existing 2600 maze game. that description is hilarious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted July 19, 2008 Share Posted July 19, 2008 Is there a site where you can download old commercials? Not for download, though: http://www.atarimania.com/lst_video-MENU-2.html It may take a while before they show up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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