DracIsBack Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zp2VvopJNNg Won't win any advertising awards, but it was probably late in the 7800s life. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenorman Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Wow. That's pretty lame even by 1980s video game commercial standards. Cool find though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Maybe the standards in Australia weren't as high back then? I'm glad I didn't see that on American TV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Any kid seeing that would have immediately asked their parents for an NES. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 I dunno, the song is kinda catchy... "What do you want? I want Atar-EE!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tcv Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Regretfully, I think I just identified something I don't want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CRV Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 1990? Why no Ninja Golf? Maybe the standards in Australia weren't as high back then? I'm glad I didn't see that on American TV. The same Australia that gave us those Nintendo "You Cannot Beat Us" commercials... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Wow.... that sucks. That's one commercial I'm glad that most people didn't know about, sheeezzzzzzzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underball Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 That explains the big PAL rainbow. That's the gayest video game commercial ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarifever Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 That explains the big PAL rainbow. That's the gayest video game commercial ever. Really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammR25 Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 I now wish I didn't know this commercial existed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8th lutz Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 (edited) Thank goodness that commercial didn't come to North America in 1990. It would have made me shake my head in 1990. Edited November 11, 2010 by 8th lutz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 They picked some of the lamest games to show off in that commercial - way too much face time for Hat Trick. I caught a glimpse of Mario Bros. and Pole Position II but I didn't see some of the standouts like Joust, Asteroids, Centipede, Galaga or Robotron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Laird Posted November 11, 2010 Share Posted November 11, 2010 Robotron was never released in Pal That was seriously funny any advert that uses the word dude or rad is so wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted November 12, 2010 Author Share Posted November 12, 2010 They picked some of the lamest games to show off in that commercial - way too much face time for Hat Trick. I caught a glimpse of Mario Bros. and Pole Position II but I didn't see some of the standouts like Joust, Asteroids, Centipede, Galaga or Robotron. Yeah - lots of SUPER HUEY as well. If it was a 1990 commercial, I'm surprised they didn't at least show the then current arcade hits they had like Double Dragon, Rampage, Commando, Ikari Warriors and Kung Fu Master. The print ads Atari US was running certainly were. I'm also surprised they didn't show some of the games with better graphics, seeing as how it was a TV commercial. I still say this is how they should have done it, but I'm obviously biased. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-BfU2WDYj6M 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HammR25 Posted November 12, 2010 Share Posted November 12, 2010 They should have called Robert McCall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lendorien Posted November 14, 2010 Share Posted November 14, 2010 That commercial is singularly awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldAtarian Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Any kid seeing that would have immediately asked their parents for an NES. Well, when they got to the part where they said "I want the latest games" I figured that would be when they bought an NES since Nintendo had locked up all the good games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underball Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Any kid seeing that would have immediately asked their parents for an NES. Well, when they got to the part where they said "I want the latest games" I figured that would be when they bought an NES since Nintendo had locked up all the good games. ...and then promptly got disappointed again, since Nintendo horribly butchered all the "good games" and made them an awful, flickery, green brown and vomit pink nightmare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raskar42 Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 that was rad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarifever Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 Any kid seeing that would have immediately asked their parents for an NES. Alls I know is at 0:23 there they have been playing Hat Trick for 11 seconds and Toronto is already behind 1 to nothing. Certainly makes it one of the most realistic commercials ever. For the game to be that close after a full 11 seconds, I assume the red team is the Bulgarian women's team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raskar42 Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 after seeing that- i'd pay $1000 for a 7800! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thund3r Posted November 16, 2010 Share Posted November 16, 2010 I wonder if they kept back this commercial like they did with the 7800... Could explain why it looks so dated, even by 1990's standards! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Dart Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Well, when they got to the part where they said "I want the latest games" I figured that would be when they bought an NES since Nintendo had locked up all the good games. ...and then promptly got disappointed again, since Nintendo horribly butchered all the "good games" and made them an awful, flickery, green brown and vomit pink nightmare. Hahah, yeah. The 7800 flopped because the NES had bad games. Makes sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Underball Posted November 17, 2010 Share Posted November 17, 2010 Well, when they got to the part where they said "I want the latest games" I figured that would be when they bought an NES since Nintendo had locked up all the good games. ...and then promptly got disappointed again, since Nintendo horribly butchered all the "good games" and made them an awful, flickery, green brown and vomit pink nightmare. Hahah, yeah. The 7800 flopped because the NES had bad games. Makes sense. The 7800 flopped because Atari was broke and spent no money on it, and waited to long to launch it. The NES was a success because they had virtually no competition and locked up all the 3rd party developers. Just becasue something is successful or popular doesn't mean it's "good". Case(s) in Point: Britney Spears. Toyota. Microsoft Windows. The 2010 Miami Heat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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