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Bixler Posted December 15, 2020 Share Posted December 15, 2020 Pitfall Harry, followed closely by a small square. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamchevy Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 I think it's always been a launch title, so, I'll have to go with the block in Video Olympics who reappears in Adventure. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 3 minutes ago, Swami said: I think it's always been a launch title, so, I'll have to go with the block in Video Olympics who reappears in Adventure. I had no idea it was the same block! I think the Block also appears in Centipede, completing the "Blocky" trilogy! :) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreammary Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 (edited) I suggest one of the dragons from Adventure. I even added the dragon sprite as a decal on my personal vehicle. Edited December 18, 2020 by Dreammary 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+LS650 Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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high voltage Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 (edited) Atari didn't need mascots, that's only for the needy, lesser consoles Edited December 22, 2020 by high voltage 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprazzi Posted December 22, 2020 Share Posted December 22, 2020 Case closed. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamchevy Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Atari didn't need mascots, that's only for the needy, lesser consoles Lol, that’s awesome! They do all seem a bit lesser in some ways, and definitely more needy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamchevy Posted December 23, 2020 Share Posted December 23, 2020 Case closed.I love that you chose Nolan in a Hot Tube with a woman. That should have been put up against the plumber and Hedgehog. Yeah, well hold my beer while I relax and enjoy my premier Video game console. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stepho Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 Combat's tank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarick Posted December 24, 2020 Share Posted December 24, 2020 (edited) Yeah I have genuinely wondered this. As IPs go, what does Atari intrinsically "own"? Centipede? Bentley Bear from "Crystal Castles"? Yar? Personally the bear has potentially. That box art is still adorable and a reboot could be, if developed effectively, pretty awesome. I'm thinking a platformer or 3-D POV game where he wanders through a shifting landscape dodging orbs and monsters. If he falls in a "trap" it dumps you into the 2600 version of the port, and you have to win the stage to get back. Market it with stuffed bears and a one-off cartoon short. Maybe a "pack-in" sticker for VCS presales and it serves as another free game next to Missile Command: Recharged. Edited December 24, 2020 by Atarick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toiletunes Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 After much thought, I realized the Yar is in the most games Yars Revenge Yars Return (flashback series) Raiders Lost Ark (Easter egg) E.T. (Easter egg) Therefore Yar makes the most sense. There was at least one commercial, a comic, even a record. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarick Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 6 minutes ago, toiletunes said: After much thought, I realized the Yar is in the most games Yars Revenge Yars Return (flashback series) Raiders Lost Ark (Easter egg) E.T. (Easter egg) Therefore Yar makes the most sense. There was at least one commercial, a comic, even a record. Year's Revenge reboot in 2011 as well. Also a popular cross-platformer, as it showed up on GameBoy back in the day. But can they make him more "cuddly"? Kid friendly? Seems a hallmark of all great mascots. That's what Pac Man (Namco, admittedly) and Bentley Bear have, if nothing else. I would find a stuffed Yar hillarious, but most kids would likely shudder. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 On 12/15/2020 at 5:06 AM, edladdin said: I know a logo is not the same as a mascot, but the Fuji logo is the iconic, defining element of Atari branding. If we have to, I go along with this. No other console has such an iconic logo-mascot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarick Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 2 hours ago, high voltage said: If we have to, I go along with this. No other console has such an iconic logo-mascot It's funny, I know it's not theirs at all, but I always associated Q*Bert with Atari as a kid. Not until much, much later did I realize it wasn't an Atari property at all. Now that is a mascot-worthy creature you can sell pushed animals for and market a disgusting, short-lived cereal around. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TwentySixHundred Posted January 3, 2021 Share Posted January 3, 2021 Well systems with mascots usually have multiple sequels and are carried over system to system. I think it's safe to say Atari never really had one as they weren't really a thing at the time. Pitfull could be the closest or should i say Harry, however is Harry also an Olympian in Decathlon and a lifesaver armed with dynamite in his spare time? Then there is Pacman as mentioned although he was Coin-Op and a product of Namco. Yar was a one off and E.T was a one off so i really couldn't of anyone or thing that possibly could be a Mascot other then the triangular ship from Asteroids Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy the Atarian Posted January 5, 2021 Share Posted January 5, 2021 On 1/3/2021 at 4:17 AM, TwentySixHundred said: Well systems with mascots usually have multiple sequels and are carried over system to system. I think it's safe to say Atari never really had one as they weren't really a thing at the time. Well, technically you could say Centipede fits the bill as that was officially ported to the 5200 & 7800, although since it started as an arcade game, maybe it's disqualified. That did get a sequel with Millipede though. This old blog article covers the subject pretty well, using the "expanded lore" of the Atari comics. But if it has to be something original and unique to the 2600, then I'd say Yar or Adventure's dragons 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarick Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 6 hours ago, Shaggy the Atarian said: Well, technically you could say Centipede fits the bill as that was officially ported to the 5200 & 7800, although since it started as an arcade game, maybe it's disqualified. That did get a sequel with Millipede though. This old blog article covers the subject pretty well, using the "expanded lore" of the Atari comics. But if it has to be something original and unique to the 2600, then I'd say Yar or Adventure's dragons God great article. I forgot about half of those, especially the Atari comic guys. I was just trying to think, I cant think of a singular Atari character that appears across more platforms than Yar. Maybe that would seal his lore a bit. Though my nostalgia for the roller ball and skating rink where I played Crystal Castles is pulling me towards Bentley. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy the Atarian Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 1 hour ago, Atarick said: God great article. I forgot about half of those, especially the Atari comic guys. I was just trying to think, I cant think of a singular Atari character that appears across more platforms than Yar. Maybe that would seal his lore a bit. Though my nostalgia for the roller ball and skating rink where I played Crystal Castles is pulling me towards Bentley. It is really too bad that Atari didn't continue one some of these "franchises" with the 7800. I imagine that a Yars' Revenge, Star Raiders, Haunted House or Secret Quest could have benefited in many ways from the extra power...Bentley's Crystal Quest is definitely a testament to that. In a way though, Commander Champion was really angled as Atari's mascot at the time, given how prominent he was in the comics and what they were trying to do with him in arcades (he also is the guy that appeared on the Space Riders pinball backglass). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+batari Posted January 6, 2021 Share Posted January 6, 2021 Hopefully this will take off, as past ideas for an Atari 2600 homebrew mascot didn't seem to stick. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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