Spidey's Bathroom Break-The Original Atari Lynx Commercial from 1989 starring a young TOBEY MAGUIRE

The ATARI LYNX, 

A handheld released in 1989 for the masses.

Or as I like to call it, the bigass original WONDERSWAN.

This 16-bit 6502-Based HANDHELD was ATARI's entry to the handheld market in order to get away from the mediocrity of their 7800 & XEGS systems from the 80s and have something to compliment their more successful ST line of computers.

And while it sold decently, well.... you know the whole story.

But ATARI has had it shares of Interesting ADs.

Such as this ATTACK AD against NINTENDO, before SEGA made attacking NINTENDO cool.

But this blogpost is all about Commercials that aired on Television!!!

The most famous commercial for the Lynx aired in 1989 starring a then 13 or 14 year old TOBEY MAGUIRE.

Wanna see what SPIDEY was up to back in 1989? As usual, here's the embedded YouTube video of said Commercial:

Pretty interesting to see SPIDERMAN himself in his youth sneaking out of class to play on his ATARI LYNX....

Hope he's got some good and fresh DURACELL BATTERIES because the LYNX loved to eat those batteries up.

I can imagine J. JONAH JAMESON, Spidey's boss at the DAILY BUGGLE refusing to believe that SPIDEY advertised ATARI's Handheld.

The LYNX would eventually be replaced with an improved model later down the line

While Bulkier than the original, this guy was more forgiving to them AA Batteries.

And on a Hilarious Tangent,

I've read how annoyed ATARI was about having to order several COMMMODORE AMIGA's in order to develop the games for the LYNX....

But Considering what was to happen with both Companies....

Who am I to judge the circumstances....