• System
    • 8 years 9 months ago
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    		 I just recently aquired a VHS tape with 14 episodes of an old game show from the early 90's called "Video Power". Anyone remember this? The show's host called himself "Johnny Arcade". After Johnny would give some video game tips at the beginning of the show, four kids would ask him questions and try to stump him. Then they would compete by playing against each other in Nintendo games and answering NES related questions. At the end of the show...the winner would get to run through the "Mall" where there was wall to wall of video games, and the contestant would have to "stick" as many of them as he could to his velcro vest. I used to watch this show all the time back when it was on in 1991 or whenever. I wanted to be on this show SOOOOO bad. Anyway, I've wanted to see episodes of it again ever since they took it off the air 15 years ago...so I'm overjoyed that I finally get to watch some of them after all this time. Here's some pics of the show to freshen up your memory.

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    • System
      • 8 years 8 months ago
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      		 man i rember that show the whole point was to win a neo geo and some games. considering they system was like a grand and the games were about 200 a pop can we guess how the only way you would have one is to win it... or be rich.
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      • NeonNightrider
        • 8 years 8 months ago
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        		 Wow, I remember waking up really early to watch Video Power. When I saw the intro on the Retro Junk site, after not seeing the show for so many years, well that was just awesome.

        I do remember when the kid got to run through the video game mall and attach the boxes to his Velcro suit. I can even recall one of the questions a kid used to stump Johnny Arcade: he asked how deep the pool is in Maniac Mansion.

        Thanks for posting those pics. :)
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        • System
          • 8 years 8 months ago
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          		 Oh man I wanted to bo on that show sooo bad too! Didn't the kid have to go through a tube slide before finishing?
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          • System
            • 8 years 8 months ago
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            		 i remember this show as well,it came on in the early 90's like 90-91.i remember also i wanted to be on this show but i was lik 6 or 7. Speaking on video games shows, do anybosdy remember the Gamepro tv show back in the early 90's as well?
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            • System
              • 8 years 8 months ago
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              		 yea i rember taping it all the time. and it had that guy i think his name was j.d. north or something like that.
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