Atari commercials - Hong Kong

[Tangentg]

I never knew the Atari had commercials in Hong Kong (I was born in 1995) so I was really happy to find videos on them on Youtube. This here is a compilation video.

 

I'm happy to see that the Atari song that was used in the Berzerk/Yars' Revenge commercial got a full Cantonese adaptation, and the signature "Have you played Atari today?" became a rhyming motto "(Hai) Atatlei, sam tsung yau nei", meaning "At Atari, we have you in our hearts".

 

Also, the Basketball and Bowling commercials basically say "I'm no match for my dad at Bowling/Basketball, but when it comes to Atari video games, I own him at them." and towards the end, the father says "Our family is full of sportive spirits, right?"

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u0LJzKyXKcQ

 

From this commercial, I learnt that Asteroids and Combat became packed with the console at one point.

Edited February 2, 2017 by Tangentg

[high voltage]

Cool, Hong Kong, at the time, was still annexed/ illegally occupied by the UK, so it's great to know that gaming was allowed. The A8 was advertised as well, I wonder if there are any Hong Kong brochures to find?

Edited February 3, 2017 by high voltage

[Cambouis de l'Atari]

From this commercial, I learnt that Asteroids and Combat became packed with the console at one point.

 

Yes, this is the light sixer pal bundle I bought back in 81/82