Does anyone out there remember Starcade? I sure don't. However, I've been getting up to speed by watching full episodes of the '80s game show. Starcade pitted two contestants together to answer trivia questions about video games and then play different arcade games for points. If you were a child of the '80s as I am, it's cool to remember all the games you used to play. They even have an episode that features Dragon's Lair, which I remember as being the most frustrating arcade game I ever played.
Reruns of the series popped up on G4 from 2002 - 2004, and according to both IMDb and Wikipedia, the second unaired pilot of Starcade was hosted by Alex Trebek. I assume he was taken off the show for asking contestants questions about both Kierkegaard and Frogger.
The episodes are worth checking out not just for the cool retro look, but also for the great "prizes," such as the portable record player pictured on the right.
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1-22-2007 @ 8:41PM
Wild Bill said...
Yeah man, I totally remember that show. It was like "Coming Attractions" for the arcade. It had all the fun of standing behind the lifeguard who was really good at Ms. Pac-Man during "adult swim" at the pool and hoping his quarters never run out.
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1-22-2007 @ 8:48PM
Wild Bill said...
My sister used to think the host was "Barf" from "You Can't Do that on Television."
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1-23-2007 @ 2:59PM
PeteL said...
I watched it religiously in the early 80's when I was in middleschool.
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1-25-2007 @ 7:59PM
The Jeremy said...
I watched it when it was originally on, and then I caught some of the repeats in 2004 on G4. I believe the host used to be the host of the California Lottery's *Big Spin* television show. In one episode of *Starcade*, it seemed to me that he was acting like he was drunk. I laughed at that.
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