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Oobgarm

01-10-2008, 09:35 AM

I picked up a nice complete Odyssey 400 back in early 2003. Inside the box was a printed ad for the machine, which was a legit one-sheet, and not something torn out of a book or magazine. I thought it was kinda cool; a neat piece of classic gaming advertisement. And it was in excellent condition with very few imperfections.

But then I looked at it closely. It seemed like a typical family huddled around the TV set, enjoying a game of pong/tennis. Closer scrutiny revealed that something was amiss...and a glance at the young boy in the ad confirmed it: HE IS SATAN.

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http://www.dustincarter.com/dp/odysseyadx.jpg (http://www.dustincarter.com/dp/odysseyad.jpg)

I think the father realizes it, since it looks like he's got a death-grip on the kid's shoulder. I can't tell if the kid is pointing at the little girl, or if it's some type of cloven hoof with additional fingers.

Clownzilla

01-10-2008, 09:52 AM

Lol, that is kind of creepy.

Gentlegamer

01-10-2008, 10:02 AM

http://www.sethbarnes.com/blogphotos/sethbarnes/www/church_lady.jpg

Could it be SATAN?!?!

mailman187666

01-10-2008, 10:21 AM

ha ha ha, that is funny as hell. He may not actually be satan but could have been possesed durring the shooting for the ad pictures. Its wasn't too uncommon back then.

Daria

01-10-2008, 10:58 AM

He's obviously adopted. Everyone's got this dark brown/black hair thing going on, and he's just this demonic blonde kid.

RadiantSvgun

01-10-2008, 11:01 AM

What about the mom? She looks like some kind of powered vampire.

LifeGame

01-10-2008, 12:08 PM

LOL, im pretty tired but i cant stop laughing when i look at it! It is now my desktop background!

Thanks!

dcescott

01-10-2008, 12:17 PM

heheh
Just as bad as those Satan signs at certain hockey games, there's a player with the last name Satan for Europe.

kataboom

01-10-2008, 12:50 PM

woa - yeah, that is dameaon alright! fucking magnavox!

Sweater Fish Deluxe

01-10-2008, 12:54 PM

You guys obviously haven't ever seen the Omen. That's not Satan, it's clearly the spawn of Satan. The Antichrist.

Ooh-wop...Damian! OOOH-WAHP! DAMIAN! Big pig...sat on us!

...word is bondage...

mailman187666

01-10-2008, 12:56 PM

the daughter has a noticabley darker skin than the rest of the family too. Maybe when the husband ain't around she goes and plays "Magnavox" at the neighboors house. Wow what a messed up family they got there.

rbudrick

01-10-2008, 01:22 PM

Jesus, don't tell Jack Thomson.

-Rob

Push Upstairs

01-10-2008, 01:26 PM

You'd think that Satan/Damian would have better taste in clothes.

Phosphor Dot Fossils

01-10-2008, 02:30 PM

Your Mother Sucks Pong In Hell!

sniperCCJVQ

01-10-2008, 08:04 PM

Dad is trying the "vulcan nerve pinch" to calm down is satan son.

8bitgamer

01-10-2008, 08:17 PM

That "boy" with the evil stare looks like Charlene Darlin' from The Andy Griffith Show. Weird.

davidbrit2

01-10-2008, 08:34 PM

Man, that looks like the dead kid from The Kentucky Fried Movie.

RadiantSvgun

01-10-2008, 08:55 PM

TheDomesticInstitution

01-10-2008, 10:34 PM

That's awesome... I'm totally into Satan anyway!

Push Upstairs

01-10-2008, 11:41 PM

Dad is trying the "vulcan nerve pinch" to calm down is satan son.

Guard: What the hell are you doing?
Lone Starr: The Vulcan neck pinch?
Guard: No, no, no, stupid, you've got it much too high. It's down here where the shoulder meets the neck.

cityside75

01-11-2008, 12:59 AM

All joking aside, I've probably popped in this thread 3-4 separate times now, and I always take another look at the picture, and am always disturbed by that boy.

I can't believe that the ad made it out without someone involved noticing that that boy appears to be EVIL INCARNATE!

Fuzzball24

01-11-2008, 01:05 PM

Once I zoomed in, it was 20X funnier. WTF were they thinking for that ad?

OldSchoolGamer

01-11-2008, 01:53 PM

I'll swallow your soul!!! I'll swallow your soul!!!! :eek 2:

Good find, that is some funny shit! OMG what were they thinking,
and all you guys, your replies have me in stiches!!!

Push Upstairs

01-11-2008, 02:32 PM

That kid sorta reminds me of Tommy Shaw of Styx.

Gapporin

01-11-2008, 04:01 PM

...of Styx.

Dunno if that was intentional or not...

:devilish:

RickHarrisMaine

01-11-2008, 04:05 PM

He's obviously adopted. Everyone's got this dark brown/black hair thing going on, and he's just this demonic blonde kid.
Just like "Oliver" in the Brady Bunch

Sanriostar

01-12-2008, 02:58 AM

Wow....
"Sothy, the Early Years.."

sniperCCJVQ

01-12-2008, 07:52 PM

Wow....
"Sothy, the Early Years.."

Finally...the mystery is solved.

Cornelius

06-11-2008, 02:29 PM

I had this out for the first time since I'd seen this thread, so I thought I'd add to the documentation of Satan's presence in Magnavox imagery.

http://home.comcast.net/~evanwink/images/games/odyssey_satan.JPG
Clearly the mother is fearful for her and her daughter's lives, but is trying desperately to laugh at har 'son's' sadistic, demented joke, so as not to incur his wrath. I think the father may be trying to draw his attention in a vain effort to protect the rest of the family.

http://home.comcast.net/~evanwink/images/games/odyssey200.JPG

rbudrick

06-11-2008, 02:54 PM

I had this out for the first time since I'd seen this thread, so I thought I'd add to the documentation of Satan's presence in Magnavox imagery.

Clearly the mother is fearful for her and her daughter's lives, but is trying desperately to laugh at har 'son's' sadistic, demented joke, so as not to incur his wrath. I think the father may be trying to draw his attention in a vain effort to protect the rest of the family.

Reminds me of that Twilight Zone episode where everyone walks on eggshells around the little boy who does horrible things to people if he doesn't get his own way.:devilish:

-Rob

otaku

06-11-2008, 03:27 PM

classic ad! haha

RadiantSvgun

06-11-2008, 03:39 PM

Cornelius

06-11-2008, 03:57 PM

Reminds me of that Twilight Zone episode where everyone walks on eggshells around the little boy who does horrible things to people if he doesn't get his own way.:devilish:

-Rob
This was spoofed pretty well in a Simpson's Tree House of Horror episode.

And you know what we say every time something strange happens! It's good that Bart did that! It's very good!
-football announcer voice-

thom_m

06-11-2008, 04:01 PM

Dad is trying the "vulcan nerve pinch" to calm down is satan son.

Hehehe, I laughed hard when I saw the guy grasping the demon kid like that, too. "The power of Christ compels you!"

That said, a question: why is Satan dressing like a hospital intern?

ssjlance

06-11-2008, 06:18 PM

Magnavox: Now you're playing with SATAN.

BHvrd

06-11-2008, 09:11 PM

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UaJWzw79GI

The bloodline has to be the same.

rbudrick

06-12-2008, 04:45 PM

First of all, HOLY FUCK on the Pokemon kid.

Second, did anyone notice Satan's hoof hand? Well, not quite a hoof, but it does only have 4 fingers.

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/attachment.php?attachmentid=1693&d=1213214550

-Rob

ssjlance

06-12-2008, 05:01 PM

As much as I would love to say he only has 4 fingers, look carefully. He's pointing with one finger, and due to the angle it's kind of difficult to see.

Push Upstairs

06-12-2008, 11:42 PM

You're worried about a missing finger when the kid is giving the "I'll boil you inside your skin" Look?

Oobgarm

06-13-2008, 06:50 AM

I'm glad to see this thread is still entertaining.

And in that newly-surfaced photo, I see that "Satan Child" has extremely poor taste in clothes. Srsly.

PapaStu

06-13-2008, 09:47 AM

I'm glad to see this thread is still entertaining.

And in that newly-surfaced photo, I see that "Satan Child" has extremely poor taste in clothes. Srsly.

Ya know at first I thought you were just trying to be funny.... then I realized that these were actually pictures of YOU. Very tactless to try and get the intarwebs to agree that you're the spawn of Satan like that. I bet you were going to try and use this new found 'power' to take over 4chan or something else equally as nefarious. You won't get me to agree thats for sure!

rbudrick

06-13-2008, 09:54 AM

As much as I would love to say he only has 4 fingers, look carefully. He's pointing with one finger, and due to the angle it's kind of difficult to see.

No, see, you've got it backwards. Due to the angle and lighting it looks like he's pointing, but it's really just a fist.

Four fingers. No question about it. ROFL

-Rob