arcade game advertisements

From: Sam Ismail <dastar_at_crl.com>
Date: Fri May 16 01:51:59 1997

The other day I was looking at an ad on the back of a comic book. It was
for a nintendo or sega game or whatnot. I then remembered how when I was
a boy how Atari and other such companies used to advertise their games on
the backs of comic books. Anyway, my point is that looking at the backs
of old 80s comic books is a neat way to look back at the games that were
available back then. It gives a nice historical perspective.

Speaking of historical perspective (or something) I just got Pitfall for
the Atari 2600 today (a game I had way back when I had my first 2600) and I
must say even by today's standard it is a bitchen game. As far as
creativity and just the sheer fun of playing it, it beats a lot of the
dreck out today. I can't wait until my Pitfall II comes in.


Sam
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Received on Fri May 16 1997 - 01:51:59 BST