Atari 2600 TV Commercial Compilation #1 (Activision)

Compilation of Atari 2600 TV commercials from Activision.

Video game TV commercial chapter markers:

0:00 Title Screen
0:07 Pitfall! (Jack Black Version)
0:34 Pitfall! (Jungle Version)
1:03 Dolphin
1:33 River Raid
2:04 Skiing
2:17 Tennis
2:35 Spider Fighter
3:05 Barnstorming
3:35 Grand Prix
4:05 Freeway
4:35 Enduro
5:05 Ice Hockey
5:35 Chopper Command

Pitfall! (Jack Black Version) & Pitfall! (Jungle Version)
Pitfall! is a video game designed by David Crane for the Atari 2600 and released by Activision in 1982. Pitfall! is widely considered to be one of the greatest video games of all time. It is one of the best-selling games on the Atari 2600 console, with over four million copies sold.

Dolphin
Dolphin is a side-scrolling video game created by Matthew Hubbard for the Atari 2600 and released by Activision in 1983.

River Raid
River Raid is a vertically scrolling shooter designed and programmed by Carol Shaw and published by Activision in 1982 for the Atari 2600 video game console.

Skiing
Skiing is a video game cartridge for the Atari 2600 designed by Bob Whitehead and released by Activision in 1980.

Tennis
Tennis is a sports video game for the Atari 2600 VCS which was written by Activision co-founder Alan Miller and published by Activision in 1981.

Spider Fighter
Spider Fighter is a fixed shooter designed by Larry Miller for the Atari 2600 and published by Activision in 1982.

Barnstorming
Barnstorming is the first Atari 2600 video game designed by Steve Cartwright. It was published by Activision in 1982. The idea for Barnstorming came to Steve as he watched a biplane one day while driving home from work.

Grand Prix
Grand Prix is a Formula One Grand Prix motor racing-themed video game designed and programmed by David Crane for the Atari 2600 and published by Activision in 1982

Freeway
Freeway is an action video game written by David Crane for the Atari 2600 and published by Activision in 1981. One or two players control chickens that run across a ten lane highway filled with traffic in an effort to "get to the other side".

Enduro
Enduro is a racing video game designed by Larry Miller for the Atari 2600 and published by Activision in 1983. Enduro features a day and night cycle, which was still a new concept at the time.

Ice Hockey
Ice Hockey is a video game designed by Alan Miller for the Atari VCS, and published by Activision in 1981. Actor and comedian Phil Hartman starred in the commercial for the game.

Chopper Command
Chopper Command is a horizontally scrolling shooter released by Activision for the Atari 2600 in June 1982. It was written by Bob Whitehead.

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