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Title: Game Commercials
Post by: NightScreams on March 06, 2013, 03:39:33 pm
Was browsing some commercials i remember as a kid, found one of Pacman arcade...well this one isn't really a commerical, showing the factory making the cabinets. The haircuts of teens from 1981 alone i found amusing.
http://fuzzymemories.tv/#videoclip-3058 (http://fuzzymemories.tv/#videoclip-3058)

Anyone else remember this at McDonalds? I remember playing it once and didn't win, completely forgot about it. http://fuzzymemories.tv/#videoclip-2113 (http://fuzzymemories.tv/#videoclip-2113)

A lot more here: http://gameads.gamepressure.com/ (http://gameads.gamepressure.com/)
They always get me in the mood to replay them again.
Title: Re: Game Commercials
Post by: Howard_Casto on March 06, 2013, 03:47:35 pm
Man here I was thinking I was getting too old to still be in this hobby. 

In 1982 I would have been 4.  ;)
Title: Re: Game Commercials
Post by: ChadTower on March 06, 2013, 05:04:47 pm
In 1982 I would have been 4.  ;)


...if not for having been attacked by Reese's Pieces crazed aliens when he was 3.  Never did get to 4.
Title: Re: Game Commercials
Post by: Malenko on March 06, 2013, 05:18:52 pm
damn that McRib looks good.
Title: Re: Game Commercials
Post by: Drnick on March 06, 2013, 05:26:22 pm
Anyone else remember this at McDonalds? I remember playing it once and didn't win, completely forgot about it.

Wasn't there a pacman scratch off game around the same time.  I was only about 8 or 9Yrs old and am UK based but I definitely remember scratchcard and pacman.   (http://fuzzymemories.tv[/quote)
Title: Re: Game Commercials
Post by: Gray_Area on March 31, 2013, 07:24:06 pm
Man here I was thinking I was getting too old to still be in this hobby. 

In 1982 I would have been 4.  ;)

Dude, you're more an 80s baby. Whereas the majority of 80s game collectors were in late grade school to early high school in 82.


I remember PM Magazine. Neat Pac video. Note the board label.
Title: Re: Game Commercials
Post by: ark_ader on April 01, 2013, 10:51:07 am
One of my favourites that I remember was being shown either before Wrath of Khan or ET in the cinemas.

Atari 80's Commercial - Dig Dug (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rt6Y5scFC74#)
Title: Re: Game Commercials
Post by: Gray_Area on April 01, 2013, 07:00:14 pm
I don't recall Dig Dug being licensed by Atari.
Title: Re: Game Commercials
Post by: ChadTower on April 02, 2013, 09:49:51 am

Dig Dug was an Atari game. 
Title: Re: Game Commercials
Post by: Zero_Hour on April 02, 2013, 12:35:53 pm

Dig Dug was an Atari game.

Thought it was Namco, licensed by Atari.
Title: Re: Game Commercials
Post by: Howard_Casto on April 02, 2013, 12:47:17 pm
It was a Namco game.  It's odd if they licensed it to Atari though.  At this point in history they were mostly throwing their games at Midway.  Until the fallout..... Yes curse Midway for developing the most popular Pac-man ever, they was really awful of them. 
Title: Re: Game Commercials
Post by: ChadTower on April 02, 2013, 01:04:27 pm

Namco may have written the software. 

Look at the cabinet.  Look at the artwork on the cabinet.  Look at the 2600, 5200, and 7800 cartridges.  It was produced under the Atari label in all cases.

For all intents and purposes other than cabinet conversion class that's an Atari game.   ;D
Title: Re: Game Commercials
Post by: Zero_Hour on April 02, 2013, 01:59:04 pm

Namco may have written the software. 
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So, a Namco game then. OK  :laugh2:
Title: Re: Game Commercials
Post by: ChadTower on April 02, 2013, 02:49:05 pm

Sure, if you enjoy playing the PCB on a test bench.