King Atari Posted November 7, 2001 Share Posted November 7, 2001 Everybody post their favorite Atari TV ad here. My favs: the E.T. Holiday comercial (who wouldn't want a copy after seeing that one?) and the 2600 jr. ad from 1986 ("The fun is back, of yessiree, with the 2600 from Ataree"). It's laughable how they attempted to compete with Nintendo with that spot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philnyy Posted November 7, 2001 Share Posted November 7, 2001 atari was one of my true loves (and still is) 20 yrs. ago but amazingly i can't remember any commercials from back then. if i see one it might come back to me but i can't recall any off the top of my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nateo Posted November 8, 2001 Share Posted November 8, 2001 I like the Yars Revenge commercial that was shown before "Return of the Jedi." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nateo Posted November 8, 2001 Share Posted November 8, 2001 Whoa, I had a really long signature for a second there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Slocum Posted November 8, 2001 Share Posted November 8, 2001 I saw a live action Dig Dug commercial in the theatre that was really cool. -Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarimastermarty Posted November 8, 2001 Share Posted November 8, 2001 anyone have a site they can tell me so i can see one.thanx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarigamer Posted November 8, 2001 Share Posted November 8, 2001 Anyone know where I can watch (download) the E.T. (2600) Commercial? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarigamer Posted November 8, 2001 Share Posted November 8, 2001 You can find that Atari 2600 Jr. (is Back) at: http://www.atari-history.com/movies/funisback.avi And more Atari commercials at: http://www.atari-history.com/archives/movies.html But I still can't find the E.T. one . HELP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genki Posted November 8, 2001 Share Posted November 8, 2001 My second favorite was the 3D Yars Revenge and I got it off that history site. I only wished they had a better quality of it. My #1 favorite (probably #1 only because I hadn't seen it in 15 years) is of the Reactor for 2600 by P.B. I remembered 2 kids playing the game when one got suched into the TV and played inside the game field. Anyone got that reactor ad or a better quality Yars Revenge ad? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted November 8, 2001 Share Posted November 8, 2001 Oddly enough, I liked the 8-bit Atari commercials with Alan Alda. I guess I just like him as an actor, and seeing such a respected actor praising Atari was kinda cool. However, for VCS/console ads, I'd have to say that I liked the full length Yar's Revenge ad. Very avante garde for its time. Incidentally, I've got a pile of ads online for anyone who's interested. Mindfield's Emulation FTP They're located in the /nostalgia/ dir. EVeryone (that I've been able to find) is represented here, but of course there are more Atari ads, radio and television, than anything else. Enjoy... [ 11-08-2001: Message edited by: Mindfield ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarigamer Posted November 8, 2001 Share Posted November 8, 2001 Ummmm....... whats the password? It keeps asking me for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted November 8, 2001 Share Posted November 8, 2001 I remember the TV ad for Worm War I . The thing I remember most about it was they hardly showed the game at all!!! Just a bunch of people running scared with explosions going on...And then a quick flash of the game screen almost strobe like it was so quick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted November 8, 2001 Share Posted November 8, 2001 Odd. It shouldn't be asking you. (Mind you it works best in a real FTP client. Browsers just don't quite cut it...) Here's the manual connect info: Address: ftp.mindfield.dyndns.org Port: 2026 Login: emulation Pass: roms Hot link again: Mindfield's Emulation FTP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Genki Posted November 8, 2001 Share Posted November 8, 2001 Hey thanks for that high quality shot of Yars Revenge. For some odd reason when I played it in Quicktime player it was presented in 16:9 format (widescreen) but when I played it in Windows Media Player it played in the standard 4:3 format. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarigamer Posted November 8, 2001 Share Posted November 8, 2001 I managed to get into the FTP, but I had to leave. Now I can't get back into it. Can some please download it and upload it? DO NOT UPLOAD TO FortuneCity or Geocities....it's to slow on my pc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted November 8, 2001 Author Share Posted November 8, 2001 Here's where the ET one is along with many others, including the one "Mario Bros." (one of my favs I forgot to mention). null That should work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted November 8, 2001 Author Share Posted November 8, 2001 OOPS, that says Null but it works anyway, sorry 'bout that. P.S.-The ET spot is in one of the topics listed as just "Atari", so you'll have to click on a few to find it. P.P.S.-The quality of all the videos is quite good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mot Posted November 9, 2001 Share Posted November 9, 2001 Did anyone see the late Phil Hartman in Activision - Ice Hockey. I saw this one on Nic at night and it was longer than this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemmi Posted November 9, 2001 Share Posted November 9, 2001 GRRRRR quicktime GRRRRRR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted November 9, 2001 Share Posted November 9, 2001 Sorry about the access problems to the site. I should have mentioned that if you are unable to get in the first time, or if you connect and disconnect, you must wait 30 seconds before attempting to connect again or the server will place a temporary (60 minute) ban on your IP. It's a safeguard to prevent against hammering (repeated attempts at accessing the site which can result in slowing down other people's connections) Anyway, the site's always up so if you find you get a server ban, wait an hour and connect again. It'll let you back in. As for Yar's Revenge -- that particular capture was courtest of The Roach. He provided me with a whack of great high quality Jag commercials, as well as that Yar's Revenge theatre ad and the full-length (but low quality) version of the Jaguar infomercial "The Cave." The rest of the stuff on my site was culled from numerous sources (including The Commercial Archive, AHS, and any others I could find) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatrickDBowlingo Posted November 9, 2001 Share Posted November 9, 2001 Oh come on now! Doesn't anyone remember the Mario Bros ad? It was sung to the tune of Car 54 Where Are You? (the old TV show) It goes a little something like this.... Somethings gumming up the plumbing poor Luigi's in a bind Fighter flies, holy cripes! They're all gumming up the pipes! MAAAAAAAAAAARIO WHERE ARE YOU????? It was live action too, and very cool Also, the live action Spiderman commercial was sweet as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
memorymoog Posted November 9, 2001 Share Posted November 9, 2001 I like the ice hockey commercial with phil hartmen in it... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Atari Posted November 9, 2001 Author Share Posted November 9, 2001 quote Doesn't anyone remember the Mario Bros ad? As previously mentioned, THAT COMMERCIAL ROCKS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveinabin Posted November 9, 2001 Share Posted November 9, 2001 Ah that ET commercial is lovely!! I don't know what UK commercials were like - most likely - "Good evening, please purchase PacMan for your Atari televisual home contraption. God save the queen. Thankyou" Top award must go to the Yars revenge ad. I'm just trying to picture a serious session singer wording " attack the shield of the Kotile's base" hahahahahahahhaahahhaa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philnyy Posted November 10, 2001 Share Posted November 10, 2001 oh my god. after seeing the ice hockey commercial it's now coming back. i remember that commercial now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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