Lock ‘N’ Chase
With fondness for the classics, this 1980’s video game reminds me of the old movie Keystone Cops. This one or two player, fast-action, chase game had you running your thief around a maze, picking up coins and other treasures. The billy-club swinging cops chased you around, but you could temporarily detain them by locking the gates behind you. The longer you can elude them, the more your treasures are worth.
I like the way in this ad they made the cops’ shadow 8-bit looking, against the wall. In the olden days, advertisers made the artwork for these game ads look way better then the graphics in the real game. Doesn’t the crook in this ad remind you of the Batman supervillain, (the Burgess Meredith version of) the Penguin? I can almost hear his signature squawking laughter as he runs from the cop. Wah wah wah!
For the criminally insane (larger) version of this classic ad, click here.
