JayAre Posted August 5, 2020 Share Posted August 5, 2020 In 1982, Activision took all of its employees (and a guest) on an all-expenses paid 4-day vacation to Maui, to celebrate the company's success. The event was called the Activision Family Vacation. I was able to acquire pictures from the event and would like to share them with all of you. You'll see the guests wearing "Beach Olympiad" t-shirts. This was a competition comprised of the following events: sandcastle building, lei relay, canoe race, balloon walk, swimming relay, beach volleyball, sack race, egg toss, hula hoop, tug-o-war & pool volleyball. There were 12 teams made up of 18 to 20 participants each. Every team was named after a fruit or nut, to go with the tropical theme. I'm sure you guys will recognize the game designers in the pictures, but I'll point them out, just in case. Other activities included: a golf tournament, tennis tournament, snorkeling, surfing & horseback riding. Enjoy the pictures! Garry Kitchen Guests stayed at the Kapalua Bay Hotel Dan Kitchen, sporting a Chopper Command promotional cap The winning entry in the sandcastle building contest Alan Miller Carol Shaw David Crane, Bob Whitehead and Steve Cartwright David Crane and Jim Levy 27 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voxel Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 That was incredible! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayAre Posted August 6, 2020 Author Share Posted August 6, 2020 16 minutes ago, Voxel said: That was incredible! And to think those pictures are almost 40 years old. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voxel Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 40 years on the Activision employees of today must feel jilted. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 Today the company lays you off, says "enjoy your vacation!". 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 Many thanks for sharing this. Truly amazing to see. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayAre Posted August 6, 2020 Author Share Posted August 6, 2020 51 minutes ago, Rom Hunter said: Many thanks for sharing this. Truly amazing to see. You're very welcome, Rom. My pleasure. Glad you liked them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 These are also incredible. Would love to have an Activision Family Vacation t-shirt! They look awesome. Thanks for sharing!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted August 6, 2020 Share Posted August 6, 2020 That was quite the team building activity (in today's jargon!). Looks like it was a blast. Thanks for sharing! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayAre Posted August 7, 2020 Author Share Posted August 7, 2020 31 minutes ago, cvga said: These are also incredible. Would love to have an Activision Family Vacation t-shirt! They look awesome. Thanks for sharing!! 27 minutes ago, TrekMD said: That was quite the team building activity (in today's jargon!). Looks like it was a blast. Thanks for sharing! You're welcome, guys. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buick Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Those "Activision Beach Olympiad" shirts look so cool! It'd be awesome if someone could get their hands on one. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 Great stuff 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayAre Posted August 7, 2020 Author Share Posted August 7, 2020 15 hours ago, cvga said: Would love to have an Activision Family Vacation t-shirt! They look awesome. 8 hours ago, buick said: Those "Activision Beach Olympiad" shirts look so cool! It'd be awesome if someone could get their hands on one. The former Actimite (as Activision employees called themselves) from whom I got the pictures told me that she still might have her "Family Vacation" and "Beach Olympiad" t-shirts. She's looking for them. If she finds them, I'll be sure to post pictures. Fingers crossed... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hizzy Posted August 7, 2020 Share Posted August 7, 2020 I wish there was a beach olympiad game! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonie Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Wow... Maui hasn't changed much. Was there last summer! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maibock Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 awesome stuff ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeatari1 Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 Great time capsule! Thanks for sharing!? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted August 8, 2020 Share Posted August 8, 2020 She's pretty 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayAre Posted August 8, 2020 Author Share Posted August 8, 2020 Just noticed something. In the picture where David Crane is receiving an award, there's a FREEWAY cart (or the image of one) on the plaque. Although the label color is different. Maybe it was an award for sales associated with the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballblaɀer Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 On 8/8/2020 at 12:40 PM, JayAre said: Just noticed something. In the picture where David Crane is receiving an award, there's a FREEWAY cart (or the image of one) on the plaque. Although the label color is different. Maybe it was an award for sales associated with the game. Exactly right. See this page on Atarimania for photos of the similar awards given to Carol Shaw for the sales of River Raid. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayAre Posted August 9, 2020 Author Share Posted August 9, 2020 35 minutes ago, Ballblaɀer said: Exactly right. See this page on Atarimania for photos of the similar awards given to Carol Shaw for the sales of River Raid. Blazer, that's awesome. Thanks so much for the information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draw Posted August 9, 2020 Share Posted August 9, 2020 When I recently read about this 'activity' I just found it great that stuff like this happened. To be able to see some pics now is downright amazing. Thanks an effin' lot for making these public. Really diggin' it! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JayAre Posted August 9, 2020 Author Share Posted August 9, 2020 (edited) 55 minutes ago, draw said: When I recently read about this 'activity' I just found it great that stuff like this happened. To be able to see some pics now is downright amazing. Thanks an effin' lot for making these public. Really diggin' it! Hey, Draw, thanks for the kind words. I'm glad that everyone's been enjoying the pictures. Like you said, it's incredible to be able to see these pics after all these years. When I first saw them, I was completely blown away. Here's a thread from a while back with some more info. on the event, in case you or anyone else is interested. Edited August 9, 2020 by JayAre 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 On 8/6/2020 at 5:33 PM, cvga said: These are also incredible. Would love to have an Activision Family Vacation t-shirt! They look awesome. Thanks for sharing!! Ok, we need to do a run of Tshirts! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hizzy Posted August 11, 2020 Share Posted August 11, 2020 The Activision shirts look to belong to teams. So far I can make out "The Figs" and "The Cashews". 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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