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OmegaDog
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"Those old VG Game Shows..." , posted Fri 18 Mar 04:05:
... yeah, shows like Starcade, Nickelodeon Arcade, etc. I was at least old enough to remember Nick Arcade as a kid. I remember I'd watch it religiously for video game clips (it was one of the first places Sonic 2 was shown, without Tails and using Sonic 1 stage music). Though I remember I'd often be screaming at the TV at how badly the contestants played video games.
While I've come across a page of Nick Arcade's format, I'm having a bit of a hard time coming up with the kinds of trivia questions and the kinds of Video Game challenges presented. Anyone remember off-hand the high-score challenges or completion challenges (or others) the gameshows gave?
(Or, what else might you have to say about the shows?)
EDIT: Oh, and pics of Nick Arcade -- or sites with 'em. (... I'm getting nostalgic here.) [1][2]
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Maou
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"Re(1):Those old VG Game Shows..." , posted Fri 18 Mar 04:40
Bwahahaha, I remember Nick Arcade, and might remember it more fondly if the people hadn't been so inept. At least it was before the era of TV's manufactured "X-treme Tony Hawk-playing gamers!" shows, though. I remember to this day how the announcer said Dr. Robo-nik instead of Dr. Robotnik when refering Eggman. Oof.
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Amakusa
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"Re(1):Those old VG Game Shows..." , posted Fri 18 Mar 12:25
I remember watching Video Power (season 2) and thinking that I could beat those snot-nosed brats out of the competition, easy.
I remember Terry (the announcer guy) from the Powerfest tour. He made fun of my dad between competitions because he was reading a book in the tent, and then later gave him a free hat for being a good sport about it.
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"Re(1):Those old VG Game Shows..." , posted Fri 18 Mar 13:20
Who would guess that Nick was probably the first to give snk games national exposure almost daily.
Usually atleast one game on Nick Arcade was SNK. I remember Robo Army, Last Resort, Blues Journey, Ghost Pilots, King of Monsters.
They also had Ghouls & ghosts, Sol Deace, and Toki. GMF choices for Nick.
"Those old VG Game Shows..." , posted Fri 18 Mar 04:05:
and find that truly good cup of coffee.
