Atari 7800 Sports Adverts

[Trip_Cannon]

Hey guys, I had a funny recolection just now (at least I get a giggle or two from). I'm wondering if anybody remembers the Atari 7800 as as sports powerhouse advertisements. I believe that there was Spud Webb for basketball, Ozzie Smith for Baseball, and Doug Williams for football. I remember thinking it was the most ironic thing in the world.. There were only 3 sports games out when these appeared! I mean, the games had nothing to do with the athletes themselves. Even in the adverts they couldn't wear their official jersey!!

 

"Finally I can play with the big boys!" - Spud Webb on One on One Basketball.

 

[DracIsBack]

Hey guys, I had a funny recolection just now (at least I get a giggle or two from). I'm wondering if anybody remembers the Atari 7800 as as sports powerhouse advertisements. I believe that there was Spud Webb for basketball, Ozzie Smith for Baseball, and Doug Williams for football. I remember thinking it was the most ironic thing in the world.. There were only 3 sports games out when these appeared! I mean, the games had nothing to do with the athletes themselves. Even in the adverts they couldn't wear their official jersey!!  

 

"Finally I can play with the big boys!" - Spud Webb on One on One Basketball.

 

 

Wasn't that in the first or second Atarian magazine? IIRC, most of the adverts were actually for the XEGS, not the 7800.

[Trip_Cannon]

Could have been... I can't remember... I do remember Spud Webb in a commercial for One on One.. I was pretty sure it was for the 7800... I don't know why I thought of this all the sudden.. memories man, memories!

[ApolloBoy]

That issue of Atarian and the little feature are in AA's mag archive, BTW.