Atari Marketing Video from 1982

Probably just 30 years of history and the subsequent death of arcades to reflect on, but this feels like an incredibly minor issue and dare I say people with too much time on their hands.

Of course it was made by Atari and it's certainly trying to promote their agenda.

But thank God they hadn't invented Mortal Kombat yet.
 
Oh and did anyone see that part with the professor doing the experiment with that guy wearing all those anodes on his head and think "ok, this is bullshit?"
 
I love to see stuff like this. I miss that era. All those people packed in and so excited to play the games...awesome. Thanks for posting.
 
nice of jehuie to chime in at 6:50 into the shoot. Man he's timeless, looks just as young now as he did then.
 
Great video. The police officer's account where he said that arcades actually lowered gang violence was very interesting.
 
"Coin video games." LOL! Made me think of when people call flippers "flappers" or "paddles."
 
Great video. The police officer's account where he said that arcades actually lowered gang violence was very interesting.

Yeah, pretty much the opposite of what I remember old city hall people thinking back in the day. Old people thought arcades where full of drugs, etc.
Of course this was an Atari made film.

Steve
 
Yeah, pretty much the opposite of what I remember old city hall people thinking back in the day. Old people thought arcades where full of drugs, etc.
Of course this was an Atari made film.

Steve

Maybe Atari had the intention of persuading some one or selling some one something?






I know it was obvious j/k
However I wonder if these games originally were not geared towards kids at first, and took people by surprised as kids were playing the shit out of them and beating the adults at them?
 
Yeah, pretty much the opposite of what I remember old city hall people thinking back in the day. Old people thought arcades where full of drugs, etc.
Of course this was an Atari made film.

Steve

Old people STILL think that. Nothing will change the mind once its set.

I grew up in arcades and the worst drug I've ever done is pot and that had NOTHING to do with hanging out in an arcade.
 
My dad still believes if someone tries pot they should be shot because almost instantly they are going to start stealing and raping and killing. Don't even get me started on his other beliefs.
 
My dad still believes if someone tries pot they should be shot because almost instantly they are going to start stealing and raping and killing. Don't even get me started on his other beliefs.

but it's true ...
 
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