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Early in my days of collecting video games, I said that I hoped to one day track down every console and display each lovingly in my home. This was met with hysterical laughter from my collector friends. 

I soon discovered that to collect every console, I’d need a much bigger apartment, a sizable income, and likely some understanding of hardware repair and modification. The list of Pong machines and Atari 2600 clones is seemingly endless. 

Because of this, you might be surprised by the early hardware you just haven’t seen or touched. This edition of Retro Ads taunts you with a tantilizing display of crusty, old commercial goodness.


Magnavox Odyssey
[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2EIsnr_cv4 425×344]
 
Coleco Telstar
[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lShU4eM8VI 425×344]

 

Fairchild Channel F
[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zIo6EbssmY 425×344]

 

Finnish Vectrex Commercial (The English counterpart was in terrible condition)
[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6w0HZTYUJGs 425×344]

 

Epoch Cassette Vision
[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eH-BTAcgRog 425×344]

 

Sega SG-1000 
[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iImQcL5Vs-g 425×344]

 

Amstrad Gx4000
[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6B5sYba1sU 425×344]

 

Action Max
[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bsww4SlxUbM 425×344]