Starcade - A show from 1982 where people compete against each other playing arcade games to see who gets the most points within a time limit
Starcade - A show from 1982 where people compete against each other playing arcade games to see who gets the most points within a time limit
I used to watch this show religiously as a kid. This is episode one. It's kind of weird. A guy too old to be on a show like that is competing against a little girl.
The first e-sports show.
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This reminds me of Nick Arcade, which came a little later.
I came in to make the same comparison, really an interesting thing to see such an early example of a TV show about video games exclusively.
Why should he be too old to be on a show like this? Video games are for everyone :)
For one thing, it was in between Saturday morning cartoons.
Oh man, anyone from Canada remember Video & Arcade Top 10? Just reminded me of it
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That was a flashback! I feel old now…
That was super interesting. Thanks!
Starcade absolutely rules. Protip: don't watch the first season; the host didn't give a toss about video games and it's pretty hard to watch. In seasons 2+, he was replaced by the utterly fantastic Mr. Jeff Edwards, who is proof that no one is ever too old to be enthusiastic and knowledgeable about an exciting new technology. He's seriously the best game show host I've ever seen, and he makes the episodes feel really wholesome and fun, even when contestants are mismatched in terms of age or ability. The whole series is available online, but please don't slam their servers; it's a one-person passion project from somebody who used to work on the show.
Wow, what a different time. All the people on stage were so awkward. It was an interesting watch, thanks for bringing it to my attention. :)
I watched this all the time when they aired it on G4. It is so hilariously bad at times, but I loved every bit of it.
People in 1982 knew there was interest in watching people play video games. Now there is more gameplay video on the Internet than you could watch in a lifetime.
Interesting. There is a Arcade called Starcade.
I remember watching a few episodes of this show as a kid. I specifically remember the episode where they played Dragon's Lair, because given the very short play time the contestants had for the game, there were really only a few possible choices that everyone got correct and so they all had the same score...
Get it together, Heidi!!
Heidi kicked the old guy's butt.