Man this show was awesome. I love game shows in general, and really think this one was better than Nick Arcade.
The second season was definitely the best, as Season 1 was basically just a vehicle for the godawful cartoon series "The Power Team" which featured characters from Acclaim published NES games.
Season 2 was all about the game show format. Contestants would answer questions, compete head to head in a game and eventually get to run through the mall maze, which was filled with games and consoles that they could grab and stick to their Velcro suit. Whatever you were carrying when you slid down the exit slide you got to keep.
Anyway, it was great and I hope anyone else here remembers it.
Tomdincan
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Posted:
Jul 24 2012 04:21 pm
I do remember this show! I really, really wanted to run through the prize maze.
I'm not a psychopath. I'm a high-functioning sociopath.
Klimbatize
2010 NES Champ
Title: 2011 Picnic/Death Champ
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Location: Las Vegas, NV
Posts: 4975
Posted:
Jul 24 2012 05:17 pm
"If the players are really good they'll advance to April's room...whatever that means!" LOL.
It's cool that the commercials are left in that clip. We got to see a GenesisDoes avatar cameo!
Also, that Super Mario 3 tip about level 8-2 was mind-blowing.
That show was so awesomely bad. It's one of those things I loved as a kid but am kind of ashamed I did.
Beat the crap outta Nick Arcade, that's for sure.
It certainly did, plus the contestants on Nick Arcade sucked at playing the video games.
JoshWoodzy
Joined: May 22 2008
Location: Goshen, VA
Posts: 6544
Posted:
Jul 24 2012 10:04 pm
Johnny Arcade 1992
Johhny Arcade in the 1994 film "PCU"
Johnny Arcade 2012
His real name is Stivi Paskoski and he's done a few things here and there since Video Power. Currently he's on the show "Brotherhood" that airs on Showtime.
dddddddd
Joined: Jul 06 2008
Posts: 142
Posted:
Jul 29 2012 02:29 pm
how come you said no to going on video power @om*d
bassguy252
Title: Professional Malcontent
Joined: May 26 2010
Location: Mount Dhoom!!!!!!!
Posts: 517
Posted:
Jul 29 2012 03:20 pm
his mother said no
that sucks man
Let's assume it's a mixture of the two!
@om*d
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Joined: Jul 10 2010
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Posted:
Jul 29 2012 10:27 pm
dddddddd wrote:
how come you said no to going on video power @om*d
My dad had organized it but my parents were in the middle of splitting up and my mom shot it down, I guess to spite him. She never did explain it to me, that's just how I assume it went down.
dddddddd
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Posts: 142
Posted:
Aug 01 2012 01:35 am
ah i see sorry to bring up some bad memories @om*d
Machete
Joined: Jul 29 2012
Posts: 63
Posted:
Aug 16 2012 02:32 pm
I remember that show. I always wanted to go on there and win a Neo Geo, until I saw how much games for that thing cost .
UsaSatsui
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Posted:
Aug 16 2012 03:56 pm
Machete wrote:
I remember that show. I always wanted to go on there and win a Neo Geo, until I saw how much games for that thing cost .
Make sure you grab as many of them as you can in the maze.
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