As a youngster of the greatest decade of
all decades, the 1980's, I remember watching a game show where contestants played about a minute or two of the hottest
video games of the time (Frogger, Pac-Man, Global Thermonuclear War) for cash and prizes. After watching the players
performing quite badly on these games I though to myself 'Gee, video game competitions on television will never
work.'
Apparently, the hormones racing through my teenage body hindered my opinion-making skills, because they are returning to television, and soon. Major League Gaming has announced an agreement with USA Network to air seven one-hour episodes during the holiday season. The episodes will cover MLG tournaments across the country, the playoffs in Chicago and the Las Vegas championships to be held in November.
I guess I need to start honing my Pong skills.















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4-19-2006 @ 1:28PM
doc said...
Richard, are you referring to Starcade?
http://www.jmpc.com/Starcade/starframe.htm
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4-19-2006 @ 2:07PM
Rich Keller said...
YES! That is exactly what I was thinking of. Nice catch.
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4-19-2006 @ 2:42PM
doc said...
That was a fun show. A few years ago G4TV was rebroadcasting it on a regular basis. It was a fun little trip down memory lane. It always amazes me how well some of those games hold up over time. Pac Man scoffs at 3D and pixel shaders. :D
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