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Retro Gaming => Atari Chat => Topic started by: TL on September 04, 2012, 17:49:05 PM

Title: Only Atari Can Do This
Post by: TL on September 04, 2012, 17:49:05 PM
[align=center:3dfdq720]Atari - The Most Misleading Ad Ever? (//http)[/align:3dfdq720]
Title: Re: Only Atari Can Do This - NES Sucks!
Post by: onthinice on September 04, 2012, 17:52:31 PM
The Atari XE is on my dream wish list of consoles.
Title: Re: Only Atari Can Do This - NES Sucks!
Post by: TL on September 04, 2012, 18:08:15 PM
Quote from: "onthinice"The Atari XE is on my dream wish list of consoles.

I have the awesome light gun, as it also works with the 7800.

I really want to get an XE at some point, I really do think its one of the best looking consoles out there. I used to own an Atari 800 XL computer with a disk drive but never used it and when somebody offered me £60 for it I decieded to sell it (it only cost me £10!). After that I have always said I will get an XE as it takes up much less space and there are some pretty amazing homebrews avaialble for it. You can also now get the Atari Max flash cartridge which can hold hundreds of games so takes up even less room!
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Post by: onthinice on September 04, 2012, 18:14:38 PM
Yep, I have wanted that light gun because of all the good things I have heard about it. I have an Atari 400 so that is why I have not bought an XE yet. Sounds like you did well on selling your 800XL. Thanks for the information about the Atari Max flash cartridge.
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Post by: TrekMD on September 04, 2012, 18:31:33 PM
I'd love to get an XE as well!  Looks like it has a fun library of games and the system itself looks pretty nice.  I like the fact that it can be used as a computer with the keyboard.  Who wants a toy robot on a gaming system?  ;)
Title: Re: Only Atari Can Do This - NES Sucks!
Post by: TL on September 06, 2012, 17:41:25 PM
Atari really pushed the boat out with advertising back then  ???

(http://www.starekompy.pl/xepromo.jpg)
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Post by: onthinice on September 06, 2012, 19:34:57 PM
Maybe it would have sold better with a robot or a dog snickering at you?
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Post by: Shadowrunner on September 06, 2012, 19:43:53 PM
Those old ads are hilarious! LOL
The marketing guys sure knew how to lay it on.
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Post by: TL on September 11, 2012, 22:28:31 PM
Oh wow, there are more!  :o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pr55K3c_7EM (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pr55K3c_7EM)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Xxi4xgbmFU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Xxi4xgbmFU)
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Post by: TrekMD on September 11, 2012, 23:18:39 PM
Yep, the XE is te only system with computer power!  ;)
Title: Re: Only Atari Can Do This - NES Sucks!
Post by: TL on September 13, 2012, 17:51:38 PM
This topic inspired me!

This morning I wrote a big article on the XEGS for Retro Fusion magazine  8)
Title: Re: Only Atari Can Do This - NES Sucks!
Post by: TrekMD on September 13, 2012, 17:56:13 PM
Quote from: "The Laird"This topic inspired me!

This morning I wrote a big article on the XEGS for Retro Fusion magazine  8)

Cool!
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Post by: onthinice on September 13, 2012, 17:58:30 PM
Can you share any of the article? I am not familiar with Retro Fusion.
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Post by: TL on September 13, 2012, 18:01:59 PM
Quote from: "onthinice"Can you share any of the article? I am not familiar with Retro Fusion.

It's a new magazine that is coming out soon!

http://www.retrofusion.org.uk/news/585/ ... -magazine/ (http://www.retrofusion.org.uk/news/585/retro-fusion-magazine/)
Title: Re: Only Atari Can Do This - NES Sucks!
Post by: Greyfox on September 13, 2012, 18:04:16 PM
Quote from: "onthinice"Can you share any of the article? I am not familiar with Retro Fusion.

more like Retro Confusion mate...lol...

only reason to look into this is because Laird has done some quality work for it.
Title: Re: Only Atari Can Do This - NES Sucks!
Post by: onthinice on September 13, 2012, 18:06:24 PM
LOL!!!

Nice! I thought I had been out of loop. I come to this site to always stay ahead of everyone else. The information is always fresh and new.
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Post by: Greyfox on September 13, 2012, 18:19:39 PM
well now you know dude!...retro fusion is a magazine done by a community of fellow retro gamers that think they have writing skills  :-[ and is another reason why laird has been brought in to give some real writer contributions..all you have to do is read some of the reviews here, plus he's doing my proof reading and edits for my Coin-Op Book in production at the moment.
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Post by: DreamcastRIP on September 15, 2012, 03:50:44 AM
Quote from: "Greyfox"
Quote from: "onthinice"Can you share any of the article? I am not familiar with Retro Fusion.

more like Retro Confusion mate...lol...

only reason to look into this is because Laird has done some quality work for it.
+1

I know of one particularly distasteful character directly involved with that publication so won't be touching it with a barge pole.
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Post by: Greyfox on September 15, 2012, 11:34:53 AM
Care to name and shame?
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Post by: DreamcastRIP on September 15, 2012, 15:50:19 PM
Quote from: "Greyfox"Care to name and shame?
Not publicly.
Title: Re: Only Atari Can Do This - NES Sucks!
Post by: TL on September 17, 2012, 14:44:01 PM
(http://farm1.staticflickr.com/101/302887072_e6a8e7d99e_z.jpg?zz=1)
Title: Re: Only Atari Can Do This - NES Sucks!
Post by: onthinice on September 17, 2012, 18:51:13 PM
LOL! I had to play the Nes on a black & white tv. Guess I was never as rad as this kid.
Title: Re: Only Atari Can Do This - NES Sucks!
Post by: TL on September 17, 2012, 19:29:51 PM
Quote from: "onthinice"LOL! I had to play the Nes on a black & white tv. Guess I was never as rad as this kid.

Blimey, I never knew it was possible to make the NES even more shit!  :P
Title: Re: Only Atari Can Do This - NES Sucks!
Post by: onthinice on September 17, 2012, 19:32:32 PM
That is funny!!!

I used to play the Odyssey 2 and Atari 2600 on a B & W tv. So I guess I was used to the lack of color.
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Post by: Shadowrunner on September 17, 2012, 19:33:24 PM
Well I had the same hair cut as him at that age so I must have been rad! LOL
It was the 80's, everybody had a mullet.  :-[
Title: Re: Only Atari Can Do This - NES Sucks!
Post by: TL on September 17, 2012, 19:34:00 PM
Quote from: "Shadowrunner"Well I had the same hair cut as him at that age so I must have been rad! LOL
It was the 80's, everybody had a mullet.  ;)
Title: Re: Only Atari Can Do This - NES Sucks!
Post by: Shadowrunner on September 17, 2012, 19:36:49 PM
Quote from: "The Laird"
Quote from: "Shadowrunner"Well I had the same hair cut as him at that age so I must have been rad! LOL
It was the 80's, everybody had a mullet.  ;)

 :P
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Post by: onthinice on September 17, 2012, 19:40:30 PM
LOL!
Title: Re: Only Atari Can Do This - NES Sucks!
Post by: DreamcastRIP on September 18, 2012, 08:37:02 AM
Quote from: "The Laird"(http://farm1.staticflickr.com/101/302887072_e6a8e7d99e_z.jpg?zz=1)
killbot?
Title: Re: Only Atari Can Do This - NES Sucks!
Post by: dcultrapro on September 18, 2012, 09:13:27 AM
yeah I had the pleasure of playing my first consoles on black and white tv's in my room lol. Oh sure we had colour in the living room but my parents didn't want to buy me a colour tv, so I picked up a black and white one from my nans charity shop in probably 91/92?? fuckin nightmare trying to play Master System and even some MD games on it in B/W before I got a colour finally  :-[
Title: Re: Only Atari Can Do This - NES Sucks!
Post by: onthinice on September 19, 2012, 17:58:19 PM
I bet dcultrapro, Master System and MD games are really colorful. I always thought Sega was more grown-up in the use of colors and Nintendo was more kiddie in there color selection.
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Post by: dcultrapro on September 19, 2012, 18:56:55 PM
I think I may have even still had a colour tv in 95/96 when Comix Zone came out!!  :-[
Title: Re: Only Atari Can Do This - NES Sucks!
Post by: onthinice on September 19, 2012, 19:06:49 PM
That explains why you are an expert Dreamcaster. Finally had a color tv by the time it was released.  ;)
Title: Re: Only Atari Can Do This - NES Sucks!
Post by: Bobinator on September 23, 2012, 22:28:16 PM
Am I the only one who watched the commcercial in the original post and almost felt the sheer desperation that must have gone into it? I dunno, it just feels like they're practically pleading to the viewer that they're still relevant... that's just my impression, anyway.

Well, it beats out and out racism... (//http)
Title: Re: Only Atari Can Do This - NES Sucks!
Post by: TL on September 23, 2012, 22:45:21 PM
Quote from: "Bobinator"Am I the only one who watched the commcercial in the original post and almost felt the sheer desperation that must have gone into it? I dunno, it just feels like they're practically pleading to the viewer that they're still relevant... that's just my impression, anyway.

Well, it beats out and out racism... (//http)

Yeah, it's a terrible advert!

What am I missing in that link?
Title: Re: Only Atari Can Do This - NES Sucks!
Post by: Bobinator on September 23, 2012, 22:47:13 PM
Linked the wrong page, try now.
Title: Re: Only Atari Can Do This - NES Sucks!
Post by: TL on September 24, 2012, 03:22:37 AM
The 7800's turn:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnz3UWU6 ... ure=fvwrel (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnz3UWU6aCs&feature=fvwrel)
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Post by: onthinice on September 26, 2012, 01:17:29 AM
Cool! The last little boy is from the Cosby Show. Oh yeah! Atari was always reinventing something.
Title: Re: Only Atari Can Do This - NES Sucks!
Post by: TL on October 04, 2012, 20:50:23 PM
While they targeted the NES with the console version of the XE they went after Commodore with the computer version!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8leJM-dSTVU (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8leJM-dSTVU)
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Post by: onthinice on October 05, 2012, 15:23:00 PM
Funny!!!
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Post by: dougtitchmarsh on October 05, 2012, 20:00:47 PM
Some great ads there guys. They just don't make em like that any more.
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Post by: TL on October 25, 2012, 19:56:25 PM
:o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZzjDn0lESY (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pZzjDn0lESY)
Title: Re: Only Atari Can Do This - NES Sucks!
Post by: TrekMD on October 25, 2012, 20:54:44 PM
Yep, only Atari.  :)
Title: Re: Only Atari Can Do This - NES Sucks!
Post by: onthinice on October 30, 2012, 18:34:48 PM
I had fun playing MLB on the Nes. Sure better baseball games were released for the Nes but for a time this was a favorite of mine.

Ooops. Atari rules.
Title: Re: Only Atari Can Do This - NES Sucks!
Post by: TL on November 03, 2012, 18:10:09 PM
OMG! No wonder American's bought the NES  :o  :o

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxcoIeTmHd8 (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxcoIeTmHd8)
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Post by: TrekMD on November 03, 2012, 18:37:04 PM
It should be no problem guessing what decade the system sold based on that commercial!  LOL
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Post by: Shadowrunner on November 04, 2012, 02:50:14 AM
That just might be the worst commercial ever made! 
Title: Re: Only Atari Can Do This - NES Sucks!
Post by: onthinice on November 06, 2012, 16:55:32 PM
By 1990 I had a Sega Genesis/Mega Drive. Too bad I did not see that commercial back then, I might have bought a 7800 instead.
Title: Only Atari Can Do This - NES Sucks!
Post by: Flukesy on November 07, 2012, 20:43:45 PM
I wish we had these entertaining adverts now.
I'd love to see the bitch wars return
Title: Re: Only Atari Can Do This - NES Sucks!
Post by: TL on November 27, 2012, 14:29:16 PM
This time Atari's target was the Game Boy:

(http://www.retrogamingaus.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/Lynx-System.jpg)

(http://www.tomheroes.com/images5/BITAD_atari_lynx.jpg)

(http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3289/2833222385_bdb56c4e83.jpg)
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Post by: TrekMD on November 27, 2012, 14:32:29 PM
And the Lynx was unquestionably superior than the GameBoy, so they really could say it.  :)
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Post by: onthinice on November 27, 2012, 23:47:56 PM
Cool ads. I only remember the Gamepro one, so it is nice to see new-old ads.
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Post by: TL on December 08, 2012, 11:14:45 AM
Quote from: "onthinice"Cool ads. I only remember the Gamepro one, so it is nice to see new-old ads.

I used to have the Warbirds/BUTS one on my wall when I was a kid!  8)
Title: Re: Only Atari Can Do This - NES Sucks!
Post by: onthinice on December 10, 2012, 19:39:37 PM
Never played Warbirds. Always thought the ads made it look like a good game.
Title: Re: Only Atari Can Do This - NES Sucks!
Post by: TL on December 10, 2012, 19:44:59 PM
Quote from: "onthinice"Never played Warbirds. Always thought the ads made it look like a good game.

It good but I always thought it was a bit over rated, everyone went crazy about it at the time. It was actually the first ever Lynx game to get into the muti-format top 10 chart in the UK!!!!

It's more fun on ComLynx I think.
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Post by: onthinice on December 10, 2012, 19:48:22 PM
Thanks for info Laird!
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Post by: TL on February 25, 2014, 19:33:51 PM
[align=center:15mcmi98]This is amazing!

Atari vs Nintendo (//http)[/align:15mcmi98]
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Post by: TrekMD on February 25, 2014, 19:42:38 PM
LOL  Gotta love the ending!
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Post by: TL on March 02, 2014, 12:00:41 PM
Yeah, it's a really clever video - very nicely done!  :16:
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Post by: onthinice on March 02, 2014, 20:20:33 PM
:66: :21:
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Post by: TrekMD on March 02, 2014, 20:24:00 PM
Quote from: "onthinice":66: :24:
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Post by: TL on March 02, 2014, 20:27:51 PM
Now can we have Jaguar Vs. N64  :21:
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Post by: onthinice on March 02, 2014, 20:40:17 PM
What about 5200 versus Super Nintendo or 7800 versus Virtual Boy? Could even be tag team.