Uploaded August 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 day ago
And so, we come to the end of our 6 part journey. Happy 25th, Sonic Underground! Here's the commercials that aired during the episode Beginnings on KOCB WB 34's BKN Block around October of 1999.
A very special thanks to TimePodArchive for finding what is essentially my "white whale" of lost media & making this all possible.
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And so, we come to the end of our 6 part journey. Happy 25th, Sonic Underground! Here's the commercials that aired during the episode Beginnings on KOCB WB 34's BKN Block around October of 1999.
A very special thanks to TimePodArchive for finding what is essentially my "white whale" of lost media & making this all possible.
This video falls under fair use.
![[Atari] ABC Newsweek Promo Warner Communications Stock Scandal (2-6-1983)](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/wYYnUm_8WDc/mqdefault.jpg "[Atari] ABC Newsweek Promo Warner Communications Stock Scandal (2-6-1983)
Heres a promo for the Feburary 6th edition of ABCs Newsweek that discuses the events of December 1982 when then-Atari CEO Ray Kassar sold 5,000 shares of stock, causing Warners stock to drop nearly 40% in value. Which in turn got Ray fired later that May & eventually led to Warner selling Ataris Consumer Division to former Commodore CEO Jack Tramiel in 1984.
This ad aired after the TV-Movie The Winds of War.
Special thanks to ewjxn for finding this.")
![[Xonox] Double-Ender Cartridge Chuck Norris Superkicks/Artillery Duel (December 1983](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/yx2mTMHP7Yg/mqdefault.jpg "[Xonox] Double-Ender Cartridge Chuck Norris Superkicks/Artillery Duel (December 1983
Aired during The Smurfs on KMTV, an NBC Omaha affiliate sometime around December 1983
Based in Minnesota, Xonox was the video game division K-Tel International of Veg-O-Matic fame. Xonox is well known by retro gamers for capitalizing on the novelty and perceived value of double-ender cartridges. These could be inserted into the console on one of the two ends, each end offering a different game.
They made games for the Atari 2600, ColecoVision & Commodores C64 & Vic-20 micro computers for a short time before they closed due to the effect of the infamous 1983 North American Video Game Crash. Games included in this ad are Artillery Duel & Chuck Norris Superkicks
Originally published by Bally for their short-lived Astrocade console, Artillery Duel consists of dueling cannons on either side of a hill or mountain of varying height and shape. Each player has control of the incline and force behind the shell launched, the objective being to score a direct hit on the opposing target. Where many versions gave the player a few tries on the same course, Artillery Duel switches to a new mountain after each turn. When the player does manage to hit the opposing cannon, the reward is a brief animation of comically marching soldiers at the bottom of the screen.
Chuck Norris Superkicks, is a 1983 video game produced by Xonox where the player takes control of Chuck Norris trying to reach an ancient monastery to rescue a famous leader being held hostage. Dangerous warriors lie in waiting to stop you. It was later sold as Kung Fu Superkicks when the license for the use of the name Chuck Norris expired.
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