Statick 13,272 Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 For those of you who were too young or not born yet it was during the Golden Age of Video Games. Video games were the new medium....And they only cost 25 cents to play.http://www.starcade.tv/ Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vargil 3 Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 The only Starcade I remember involved Ric Flair! WHOOO! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Statick 13,272 Posted July 9, 2008 Author Share Posted July 9, 2008 Vargil (7/9/2008)The only Starcade I remember involved Ric Flair! WHOOO!That was Starrcade, with two 'r's. Starcade was Ted Turner's baby. Smart man to make a gameshow for kids based on the videogame craze. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vargil 3 Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Statick (7/9/2008)Vargil (7/9/2008)The only Starcade I remember involved Ric Flair! WHOOO!That was Starrcade, with two 'r's. Starcade was Ted Turner's baby. Smart man to make a gameshow for kids based on the videogame craze.That's funny then because they both were Ted Turner's babies!! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gritzblitz56 0 Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 I watched it. The grand prize was a full sized arcade game. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
triggerman 596 Posted July 9, 2008 Share Posted July 9, 2008 Oh yeah......I was into Starcade, and I swear they had some goofballs on there. I was sooooo jealous that I wasn't on the show...... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
capologist 13,660 Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 That was one of my favorites back in the day! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ton80Kid 3 Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 I loved that show....learned about new video games because of that show...Dragon's Lair... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Headshot 4 Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Vargil (7/9/2008)Statick (7/9/2008)Vargil (7/9/2008)The only Starcade I remember involved Ric Flair! WHOOO!That was Starrcade, with two 'r's. Starcade was Ted Turner's baby. Smart man to make a gameshow for kids based on the videogame craze.That's funny then because they both were Ted Turner's babies!!Yeah WCW and Ted Turner named that PPV after the show, but he had to spell it differently so they spelled it Starrcade. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Statick 13,272 Posted July 10, 2008 Author Share Posted July 10, 2008 Ton80Kid (7/9/2008)I loved that show....learned about new video games because of that show...Dragon's Lair...I have a copy of Dragon's Lair.Still kicks my azz. I beat it though...finally after 20+ years. :Whistling: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ton80Kid 3 Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Statick (7/10/2008)Ton80Kid (7/9/2008)I loved that show....learned about new video games because of that show...Dragon's Lair...I have a copy of Dragon's Lair.Still kicks my azz. I beat it though...finally after 20+ years. :Whistling: :PI'm jealous...truly... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
young mr. grace 270 Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Galaga was my favorite arcade game as a kid. It looks kind of silly by today's standards. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Vargil 3 Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 Statick (7/10/2008)Ton80Kid (7/9/2008)I loved that show....learned about new video games because of that show...Dragon's Lair...I have a copy of Dragon's Lair.Still kicks my azz. I beat it though...finally after 20+ years. :Whistling:Is your timing that bad? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Statick 13,272 Posted July 10, 2008 Author Share Posted July 10, 2008 Vargil (7/10/2008)Statick (7/10/2008)Ton80Kid (7/9/2008)I loved that show....learned about new video games because of that show...Dragon's Lair...I have a copy of Dragon's Lair.Still kicks my azz. I beat it though...finally after 20+ years. :Whistling:Is your timing that bad?Yep. I guess I'm so attuned to today's faster gameplay and fingering that it messes me up when I have to downplay, but then I was never that good at Dragon's Lair as a kid either. :PHeck, I used to play so much TechmoBowl as a kid that now when I play Madden or NCAA Football, if I don't concentrate on what I'm doing, my fingering reverts back to old Techmo and I screw up the play. **** you, TechmoBowl! :crazy: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Statick 13,272 Posted July 10, 2008 Author Share Posted July 10, 2008 young mr. grace (7/10/2008)Galaga was my favorite arcade game as a kid. It looks kind of silly by today's standards.Do you know how many little kids I see still playing that game today? It's still a hit after all of these years. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jidady 9,454 Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 There will always be a special place in my heart for Galaga.Starcade was one of those shows that, even as a teen, I knew wasn't very good. I watched it religiously anyway, though. I love that Alex Trebek was the original host. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ton80Kid 3 Posted July 10, 2008 Share Posted July 10, 2008 jidady (7/10/2008)There will always be a special place in my heart for Galaga.Starcade was one of those shows that, even as a teen, I knew wasn't very good. I watched it religiously anyway, though. I love that Alex Trebek was the original host.Actually Trebek was the host for the 2nd pilot...the 1st pilot filmed for this show had Mike Eruzione (Captain from the 1980 US Olympic Hockey Team) as the host...:P Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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