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Play-Doh Fun Factory - "Frogger Fun Kit"(Commercial, 1983)

Views: 1454

Here's a commercial for the Kenner Play-Doh Fun Factory with free Frogger Fun Kit.

(If they had a Simpsons-themed set it would be called Play-D'oh!) :-)

This aired on local Chicago TV in February 1983. (1982 Copyright)

Parker Brothers - Reactor (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 1477

Here's a commercial for the Parker Brothers video game "Reactor" for the Atari 2600 VCS.

"Parker Brothers - The Ones To Beat"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, March 15th 1983. (The Ides of March!)

Stratego (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 2018

Here's a commercial for that great board game - Stratego.

(Not to be confused with George W. Bush's "Strategery")

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, March 15th 1983. (The Ides of March!)

Astrocade - "The Professional Arcade" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 5957

Here's a commercial for another game system that never really got off the ground - the Bally Astrocade. I remember I got one of these years ago at a flea market and it had the most awkward controllers I've ever used. "The Professional Arcade" - for those times you want to do your serious business next to a pac-man machine.

Available at:

Team Electronic's - Algonquin, Illinois
Polk Brothers - Chicago, Illlinois

"Available Soon"

Imagic - Atlantis (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 1246

Here is a commercial for the Imagic video game "Atlantis" for the Atari 2600 and Intellivision. Featuring the Imagic Design Lab.

"Created by experts for experts."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, December 18th 1982.

Atari 5200 SuperSystem (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 2278

Here's a commercial for the Atari 5200 SuperSystem - the descendant of the Atari 2600.

"Adapter coming soon."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, December 18th 1982.

Activision - Megamania (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 2516

Here is a commercial for the Activision video game "Megamania" for the Atari 2600. Designed by Steve Cartwright.

Commercial features the rock band "The Tubes".

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, November 13th 1982.

Exidy - Venture (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 3203

Here's a commercial for the Exidy game "Venture" for the ColecoVision and Atari 2600 VCS and coming soon for Intellivision.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, October 30th 1982.

WLUP - The Loop FM 98 - "Ticket To Rock" (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 2782

Here's another cool commercial for WLUP - The Loop - FM 98 ( 97.9 ) radio station, featuring the Ticket to Rock promotion.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, November 13th 1982.