The decade of excess, the "Me" decade: no matter what you called it, the 80s was a peculiar decade packed with flavor and originality. Cranking out more icons and memories than you can shake a stick at, revisit the 80s here with tons of 80s TV commercials and show intros, from a time when imagination had no limits.
The decade that introduced a whole new generation of slackers and lazy Gen-X'ers: the 90s had attitude; breaking free from New Wave to embrace grunge, hip-hop and techno. See the progression of pop culture and values in the many commercials and TV shows displayed in this section.
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A commercial featuring a live-action appearance of Mario, for the original Mario Brothers Atari video game.
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May 12, 2007 14:03:30
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Atari's Megaforce game is based off the 1982 movie of the same name, starring Barry Bostwick, Michael Beck, Persis Khambatta, Edward Mulhare and Jerrold Immel. It is a side-scrolling adventure wh...
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April 26, 2007 21:24:11
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This is the commercial for one of the strangest Atari games, which had one of the biggest love/hate relationship with Atari owners for years. Some called it a rushed effort to capitalize on the ...
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March 31, 2007 20:02:58
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Atari introduced this fast-paced shooter as "one of the new games of the century" from 20th Century Fox.
Be sure not to miss the cheesy joke: "Tanks" ... "...
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March 30, 2007 22:18:24
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Perhaps one of the strangest epic commercials of its day - this commercial shows a teenager innocently playing Atari's "Joust" home console game, as ostrich-mounted knights burst throug...
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February 22, 2007 23:12:07
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A truly strange commercial from the early 80's, depicting a family whose faces slowly morph into Q*Bert heads as they play the home console game from Atari.
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February 22, 2007 23:06:07
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A couple parents have no problems getting calls for babysitters after having bought their kids an Atari home console.
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February 21, 2007 21:09:14
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A Martian mother narrates her plea to "Atari Anonymous" about her family's sudden addiction to the Earth game, "Asteroids."
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February 4, 2007 01:53:30
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Activision advertises its "Skiing," "Tennis," and "Dragster" home console games for Atari.
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February 4, 2007 01:48:11
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Named "woman of the year," this commercial introduced the release of Ms. Pac Man for the Atari system, along with their slogan, "Reach for Atari."
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