Trip_Cannon Posted April 29, 2004 Share Posted April 29, 2004 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 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. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trip_Cannon Posted April 30, 2004 Author Share Posted April 30, 2004 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! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted April 30, 2004 Share Posted April 30, 2004 That issue of Atarian and the little feature are in AA's mag archive, BTW. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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