Spidey Always Struck Me As More of a Colecovision Guy
From 1982 comes this bit of insanity promoting Parker Brothers’ legendarily lame Spider-Man game for the Atari 2600 in which Spidey attempted to save New York City from the Green Goblin and his so-called Super Bombs. What made said bombs so super? If Gobby’s frantic appearance in this ad is anything to go by, crystal meth. Lots and lots of crystal meth. I used to think that the Burgertime ad with the Nazi hot dog was the most terrifying videogame ad ever. No longer. Jump to 0:19 and check out the horror when the Green Goblin taunts Spidey about “running out of fluid.” Chilling. ? C.C.
About The Author
Chris Cummins is a pop culture writer and Archie comics historian who has contributed to The Robot's Voice, Den of Geek US, Philebrity, Geekadelphia, Uproxx, and Unicorn Booty. He is the co-producer and co-host of Nerd Nite Philadelphia, and is regularly involved in producing and hosting New York Super Week events. In 2014, Chris began Sci-Fi Explosion, a mix of live performance, trivia and funny clips celebrating the weirdest in science fiction that regularly travels around the United States. He wrote the introductions to the compilations Archie's Favorite Comics From The Vault and (with Paul Castiglia) Archie's Favorite High School Stories. You can find Chris on Twitter at @bionicbigfoot and @scifiexplosion.