Activision – Megamania – "A Helluva Drug?" (Commercial, 1983)

Here’s another commercial for the Activision game Megamania on the Atari 2600 VCS featuring a spokesman who is getting increasingly unhinged in his enthusiasm for the game. He also relays the following reviews:

“Most humorous home game” – 1983 Arcade Awards – Electronic Games Magazine

“Four stars” – Arnie Katz, Bill Kunkel – Electronic Games Magazine

“Relentless Action” – Video Game Update

Previous to this we saw a quite different commercial for the game featuring music by The Tubes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX-uu-kredU

“Another hit by Steve Cartwright” – Available at Osco Drugs, Center Video, Minnesota Fats.

This aired on local Chicago TV on Saturday, February 5th 1983 during the 5:00pm to 6:00pm timeframe.

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