1. A commercial game system comprising: a server connected to a communications network; electronic media connected to the server on which recorded advertisements are stored for playback to a user; a media player device communicatively connected to the server via the communications network further comprising a display screen for playing the recorded advertisements for viewing by the user; software installed on the server for transmitting questions related to the advertisements that are viewable on the media player device; a control device communicatively connected to the media player device comprising control features for entering an answer to questions transmitted by the server; software installed on the server for determining whether answers entered by the user and transmitted to the server are correct; software installed on the server for calculating, recording, and displaying the number of points awarded to the user for answering questions correctly; and a plurality of goods and services for which the points earned by the user while viewing advertisements and answering questions are redeemable.