Philflound Posted September 30, 2011 Share Posted September 30, 2011 I was wondering has anyone has put together vintage ads featuring Atari games and systems as prizes? I've been putting on some nice vintage ads in my Ebay store, featuring food, or cartoons along with Atari video games and such. I ran across 2 ads that has a sweepstakes where Atari was given away. One is a Bubble Yum ad from 1982 that shows the Atari 2600 in it. I'm attaching that photo. The other is a Superman III movie sweepstakes which I don't have in front of me, but will be putting that on in the future. That also gives away Atari systems, and I think shows a 5200 instead of the 2600 as the prize. I'll get back in a few days with the details. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fixitguy74 Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 (edited) Ha Ha! The ad says it comes with four cassettes. LOL! P.S. Grape is one of my favorite bubble gum flavors. Edited October 1, 2011 by Fixitguy74 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranthulfr Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 And it refers to the system as an "Atari Video Computer Game". I'm guessing the ad writer wasn't a huge gamer. Oh well, at least they knew it made a good prize. Looks like a heavy sixer in the illustration! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconPunch Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 I have one such ad. Pulled it out of a late seventies Richie rich comic book. Kellogs sweepstakes. Just starting a move to a new apartment so I can't take a pic now, but I found one identical online. Pic attached Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconPunch Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 Image taken from ''kerrytoonz'' Flickr page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted October 1, 2011 Share Posted October 1, 2011 (edited) Thanks for sharing, Phil. Keep us updated. IIRC Wall's Ice cream as another one. That one and others (including yours and the Kellogg's one) can be found here: http://www.atarimani...ge-_6-2-_2.html Edited October 1, 2011 by Rom Hunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorfcadet Posted October 2, 2011 Share Posted October 2, 2011 I have an old Marvel comic/magazine called Blip that has a number of laughable gamer articles and artwork. I think the add on back was Tutankham. I'll have to dig it out. Scans of it are at retromags. They didn't credit me for it though that sometimes cheeses me off, but whatever. I used to love the clueless way games were addressed in comics and Saturday morning cartoons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user42 Posted October 3, 2011 Share Posted October 3, 2011 I worked with a guy that said that he has a NIB 2600 that he won from a Pac-Man Popsicles contest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philflound Posted October 4, 2011 Author Share Posted October 4, 2011 Well the amount of comics I'm going through is vast and the amount of Atari games ads I'm pulling for sale is pretty big too. I'm figuring at least 20-25 for now, but I'm working on getting more. Sometimes the ads are on oppostite sides, so you get two ads for the price of one. Phil Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skylark68 Posted October 6, 2011 Share Posted October 6, 2011 Don't forget about the mother lode of Atari contests: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S8dgHwGIkQg I'm sure there were some hard copy ads for this contest too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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