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Imagic - "4 New Games" (Commercial, 1983)

Views: 1283

Here's a commercial for 4 new games on the Intellivision game system:

Demon Attack
Atlantis
Microsurgeon
Beauty & The Beast

This aired on local Chicago TV Saturday, January 15th 1983. (Has a 1982 Copyright)

Atari 2600 - "We Don't Need a Babysitter" (Commercial, 1981)

Views: 1346

Here's a commercial for the Atari 2600 VCS - Video Computer System.

Boy, those people on the other end of the line sure talk fast...

This aired on local Chicago TV on Tuesday, March 24th 1981.

Parker Brothers - Wildfire (Commercial, 1980)

Views: 2128

Here's a commercial for the handheld electronic pinball game "Wildfire" by Parker Brothers.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, November 23rd 1980.

ColecoVision - "Playing In 1984" (Commercial, 1984)

Views: 2516

Here's a commercial for some new games on the ColecoVision that will be coming out in 1984 - WarGames, Tarzan, Frontline, Congo Bongo, and Star Trek.

"The best game system in town keeps getting better."

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, February 2nd 1984. (1983 Copyright)

Atari - Raiders Of The Lost Ark (Commercial, 1982)

Views: 2422

Here's a commercial for a totally awesome game for the Atari 2600 - Raiders of the Lost Ark.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Thursday, November 11th 1982.

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.

WMAQ Channel 5 - NewsCenter5 - "Chicagofest '81" (1981)

Views: 5394

Here's a segment from the 10pm NewsCenter5 telecast on WMAQ Channel 5 with a look at Chicagofest '81. Featuring Chuck Henry, Warner Saunders, Barry Bernson, and Linda Yu at the end.

Chaka Khan is shown performing, and then Barry Bernson takes us on a tour of the video game area with over 200 machines, and a look at Williams Electronics, the company that created Defender - at 3401 North California, and then Midway Manufacturing in Franklin Park - responsible for producing Pac-...

Atari 2600 - "Play It!" (Commercial, 1978)

Views: 1614

Here's an early commercial for the Atari 2600 VCS (Video Computer System) featuring shots from the Atari Star Ship, Black Jack, and Basketball cartridges - and featuring the celebrities Carol Channing and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Only 20 cartridges were available at the time.

"Don't Just Watch Television Tonight - Play It!"

This aired on local Chicago TV on Sunday, November 26th 1978.

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.