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Coleco - Alien Attack (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 2255

Here's a commercial for the handheld VFD (vacuum fluorescent display) video game Alien Attack - by Coleco.

This aired on local Chicago TV in September of 1981.

Activision - Megamania (Commercial #2, 1983)

Views: 1640

Here's another commercial for the Atari 2600 home videogame Megamania - by Activision. The previous one was definitely more rockin'.

Available at: Osco Drugs - Center Video - and Minnesota Fats

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, February 5th 1983 during the 5:00pm to 6:00pm timeframe.

Activision - Pitfall! With Jack Black (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 7525

Here's a commercial for the videogame Pitfall! by Activision and featuring at the beginning a very young-looking appearance of the actor Jack Black - rockin' the pith helmet.

That girl at the end - I remember her from Twilight Zone: The Movie too - but I know she's been in lots of other stuff from the time period.

Available at: Walgreen's and Video Etc.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, October 30th 1983.

Coleco - Smurf - "Smurf 'Em All" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 1653

Here's a commercial for the videogame Smurf by Coleco. Features Joey Lawrence of "Gimme a Break!" fame.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, November 18th 1982.

Activision - Starmaster (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 1910

Here is a commercial for the Activision video game "Starmaster" for the Atari 2600.

Available at:

Minnesota Fats - The Video King - All Locations
Showtime Video - All Locations
Video ETC - All Locations

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, July 10th 1982.

Apple Jacks - "Video Game" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 2140

Here's a commercial for Apple Jacks cereal with a video game theme.

This aired on local Chicago TV in 1982.

Laser Blast by Activision (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 2909

Here's a commercial for the home video game Laser Blast by Activision, touting itself as "A New Game Cartridge for Your Atari Video Game System" (and contrasting itself to its "dull" predecessors). The purpose is to go after the other side's force fields and dodge their tracking systems. (Ah, remember those good ol' days? ;-) )

"Atari"(R) and "Video Computer System"(TM) are trademarks of Atari, Inc.

With a lower-third super towards the end as to what sto...

Parker Brothers - Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back Video Game (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 2465

Here's a commercial for the Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back video game from Parker Brothers. For use in Atari and Sears home video game systems.

Unlike the many ads for Star Wars and The Empire Strikes Back "action figures" from Kenner, this one uses the actual music from John Williams' movie score.

Voiceover by ??

TM / (C) Lucasfilm, Ltd. 1982 / Parker Brothers authorized user

"A great movie - now a great...