Cinemassacre reviews Video Power and Nick Arcade Twitter James ✜ / cinemassacre #retro #retrogaming #nes #snes #jamesrolfe #mikematei #atari #playthrough #gameplay #gamereview
The final part of “Nick Arcade” was the best part of the show. However, the kids’ final boss was actually one of three characters: Mongo (that big bulky guy you mentioned), Merlock (an evil Merlin-type wizard), or Scorchia (a fiery sorceress).
The thirst is real with these guys. Calm down its just a woman I've sure you've seen one before on TV. Your mom is even a woman I know crazy stuff. She's also probably much more likely to date you than this young lady so maybe go be weird somewhere else.
I remember this show. I felt like i was the only one who watched it because nobody got up that early to watch it. I always wondered why Johnny was so excited, but the kids were like dead. It's as though Johnny sucked the life out of all the contestants, and put their enthusiasm into him. It was really weird. You should get Johnny arcade on the show and interview him. Their should be a documentary about this show. I'd like to know the backstory behind it.
Alex Lopresti He isn't dead. His name's Stivi Paskoski. Just this year he got another role in a TV show (Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.) and he's scheduled for a movie, Killerman, and yet another TV show, Big Dogs, in 2018.
I was actually astonished when I caught an episode into a very late season, wondering how that show was still on the air... They had the same theme music playing all the way through the show, the same look, the same segments, the same host, and always said the same things when going into a segment ("It's letter time, it's letter time!") I feel like someone would go insane doing the same thing over and over for 15 years!
My jaw was on the floor the entire time you reviewed Nick Arcade... the nostalgia and memories came FLOODING back about a show I loved and somehow totally forgot existed. Thank you.
Half that show's budget clearly went to Johnny Arcade's coke dealer. There were a lot of coked-up celebrities in the 80s & 90s, but this guy was doing laps around them.
LargeD Iz It IS a good game, but I would personally be stuck in my own logic, on-air. But it seems there are legit reasons to pick the game and not stress so much, based on some comments!
I used to keep all my old NES boxes and would practice for the end game collection thing in Video Power. I must have looked so freaking stupid running around my house grabbing boxes as fast as I could. Now if only I kept those boxes.... :(
Why is this every other comment on this video? Have only people in Canada seen this video and do they all feel compelled to let us know they had their own version?
I'm not quite sure how far reaching Canadian television went, but we had Video & Arcade Top Ten, where kids would play against each other to win a video game,. I was on an episode and won a game for the SNES.
If you grew up after the 80s you have all the same crap because they just recycle it....Nintendo....Gi Joe...Transformers.....Star Wars.....nobody comes up with anything new any more.
Video power was also aired in the Philippines, I have vague memories of watching this show in a local network during the early or late 90's, but it played in the afternoon, and only in the weekends from what I can remember. That velcro suit game grab at the end and Johnny 's crazy chair kinda triggered the memory for me😮
I always wondered if I made up that damn show with the Velcro suit and the video games on the wall. I'm glad to see i didn't. Also yes i remember that sequence with the kids going into the video games. Been such a long time since then.
Nick Arcade was what I remembered well growing up in the early 90s. That was my top favorite Nickelodeon game show next to Legends of the Hidden Temple. They’re the best of the best.
My family and I went to a live tour show of nick arcade. I was a scardy shy kid, and Phil was picking families from audience to play finally and he came pointing at us and looked at me seen the terror in my face and picked family next to us. He's great to see a kid that is scared and change his pick.
The funniest part of Nick Arcade was when the host would sing dorky lyrics over the transition music as the kids would walk back and forth between the game show podiums and the arcade games!
The guy who played Johnny, his name was Steve, and went to my high school the same time the show aired. I didn't know him well, but he was nothing like the character. He was a pretty quiet guy from what I remember.
John Doe there is plenty of precedent for actors being cooked all the time in their earlier years and pulling it together though, so I guess we shouldn’t be too shocked, maybe it was all a persona as well, like a certain video game nerd with anger issues who shall remain nameless.
When I was a kid I wanted to be Johnny Arcade. He got to sit around talking about games, goofy around and he was hilarious, at least he was if you were a kid getting ready for school.
Here in Sweden we had a TV show which I can't remember the name of, but where kids called in in order to control a game called "Hugo the TV Troll" via the keypad on their home phones, and competed to see who finished the quickest (or failed last). Of course, I soon got the home computer version for my Macintosh.
We had that same show over here in Finland too and it was just called Hugo. Later on we had a similar show about Galileo the Dog, which was 3D CGI if I remember correctly.
Nick Arcade used to blow my mind as well. I could never figure out how it was possible for them to be inside the game. When I was little, I thought they really went into a video game world. As I got a little older, I was aware that they obviously weren't inside a video game, but I still couldn't fathom just how they did it.
I remember watching 'Nick Arcade' every Saturday morning around 6 am and I always loved seeing it! I didn't see a single episode of Video Power back then.
I remember loving Nick Arcade as a kid. Nickelodeon had the best games shows. Double Dare, Wild n Crazy Kids, Legends of the Hidden Temple, Guts. I miss the 90s.
They said my name and used my tip during the stump Johnny segment once! I was so hyped as a kid, I accidentally found out in mega man 3 that if u hold up on controller 2 it makes mega man jump hella high to the ceiling. I sent that in to video power and drew a bunch of nintendo characters on the envelope
Makes me wonder whatever happened to Johnny arcade. Someone should do a documentary about tracking down various personalities from 80s/90s TV where are they now?!
Damn! None of our cable channels aired robotech. The only anime series that I remember airing was voltron. I’ve only seen the later shows that were based on robotech which was Madcross.
If you haven't already done so, I would absolutely LOVE to see you review the television show GamePro TV. It was a television show based on a popular video game magazine that I used to subscribe to. The magazine was everything that you would ever want from a video game magazine. It had reviews, it had April Fool's video game pranks, and if I'm remembering correctly it even had freaking posters, so naturally, the TV version of it was insanely cool as well. It was hosted by JD Roth and some other guy and I can't remember if this other guy stuck around for later seasons, but I just remember JD Roth in later seasons, probably because JD Roth was the down to Earth cool guy like the host of Nick Arcade, while the other guy was somewhat like the host of Video Power, in that he he portrayed a character. I recorded at least one episode (or some of an episode) on VHS, which I'm sure by now has been erased over.
It's strange James I actually remember Nick Arcade coming on weekday mornings in the 90's. It was an obscure memory until you brought it to my attention again. Thanks for making me feel old again haha
Brandonie Motherfuckers could NEVER put together the monkey statue right, NEVER! Even as a kid that part seemed incredibly stupid and scripted, cuz you just can't possible struggle that much with just 3 pieces.
Bryan C. King. Also had a show in canada called Video and Arcade Top 10. It was like a televised game tournament where they talked about movies, tv, and music in between watching how the contestants were doing.
I forgot Nick Arcade existed until this very moment, and seeing it all, it came flooding back as a really beloved part of my childhood. So happy that you reviewed this!
I remember that they have some software that would take the blue screen data, key out the person and the outline would be translated into hitboxes that would be used in the game. And it ran on Amiga computers of all things.
Every once in a while I think of either of these shows but I could never remember what they were called to look them up, thanks for such a great video James!
I remember the game show that came long before these two, Starcade! I mean there you could actually win an arcade cabinet in the bonus round. There is one guy who has his cabinet he won on the show as a teenager to this very day!
man... the velcro game collection run was my ultimate dream as a kid. Also I feel like Throut and Neck should be considered as well since it was a video game TV show where contestants could call in and use their phones as controllers
Thank you for making me remember the actual Video Power name. I remember watching it as a kid but had forgotten the name. It did air early in the morning I also think Captain N aired near it or before it.
In the UK our only video game themed television program was on ITV on a Thursday morning at about 4am! It was called CyberNet. It basically was an in-depth review of all the latest ps1, pc and n64 releases. It had cool music and graphics and there are quite a few TH-cam videos of it.
I remember Nick Arcade easily, I heard of video power but it wasn't until today I finally remembered it. The cartoons and the game quick grab is what did it for me. Thanks for making me remember. :)
I was 10 and 12 when these shows came out and I would watch them religiously but I also HATED them cause I was better than all of the contestants. Of course, I didn't take into account the pressures of being put on the spot on TV. Still, I would yell at the screen.
GrahfMetal pretty much like just about every single person watching a game show or sporting event ever, you aren’t seeing what they see so you get the chance to think it through and can assess the situation overall and often come to a different conclusion. Combine that with the fact that at the age of 10 or 12 you start to become more self aware thus think you know it all. In a nutshell, you weren’t better.
In fairness, that's what made the shows so compelling. If the kids were awesome at the games, I couldn't arm-chair quarterback and yell at my screen the same way that football fans do when a play goes wrong.
The Video Power theme song stills plays in my head about once a month for the last 29 years. "You want the edge? I'll hit the POWER SURGE--let er rip!"
Thank you for finally ending my search for "video power".. I have always been wondering what the title was for that video game cartoon I used to watch..
Wow you really hit a spot in my childhood with these. I remembered back then I wanted to be on the shows so bad but never got a chance. So now I make sure to always give my son what I never had. Where are the 80's babies. Throw your hands up😄😄😄
holy fuck I forgot all about these shows. I'm 37 now so this was way in my wheel house at the time these were on TV. I remember yelling at the kids to hit the damn bats!!! THANK YOU JAMES for re-igniting my brain!!!
We had a live action video game type show here in the UK that was on ITV after school. It was called nightmare and the contestant in the game would ware a big helmet obscuring their vision whilst the other contestants would tell them which direction to go in and what to do in each room. The host was a middle aged man with a beard dressed in medieval attire. I think that he was either called the dungeon master or the dungeon keeper. Either way the show was great.
I remember being obsessed with video game programming back in the day. Those 16-bit days were lightning in a bottle. Anyone else recall Gamepro TV? That and Nick Arcade were my go to's.
I don't remember either one. I'm about 8 years older than James, so in 1992 I was moved out/living on my own, and while I did play games I didn't watch TV (never had TV service after moving out, stuck with VHS tapes, later DVD's, and now downloaded stuff). I do remember something from the early/mid 80's where people would compete on a game show on arcade games. They were timed and it was usually who could compete a level the fastest or get the highest score. These were things like Tempest, Galaga, early 80's arcade games. Can't for the life of me remember the name of it though.
I remember those interactive game-shows where you controlled the game via the phone. In switzerland we had TAF minigame and (the more popular) Hugo series. Both exist as standalone games for the pc
The final part of “Nick Arcade” was the best part of the show. However, the kids’ final boss was actually one of three characters: Mongo (that big bulky guy you mentioned), Merlock (an evil Merlin-type wizard), or Scorchia (a fiery sorceress).
i was about to ask about that. wasn't sure if i'd made the other two up >.>
The order that I remember seeing them being challenged (not counting their cameos in the opening sequence) was Merlock, then Scorchia, then Mongo.
So Mongo only pawn in game of Nick Arcade.
"Mikey, go left!"
"Okay, Mikey! ...Mikey can't go left!"
This was always a sign you were in for a great episode.
I used to watch Nick Arcade religiously as a kid in the early 90's. Those were such good times!
Wow I haven't seen creepy shit like this on youtube before.
The thirst is real with these guys. Calm down its just a woman I've sure you've seen one before on TV. Your mom is even a woman I know crazy stuff. She's also probably much more likely to date you than this young lady so maybe go be weird somewhere else.
Same here...fun show, even if there wasn't much actual video game play! LOL
I remember staying late to catch this show on Nick GaS in 2005.
I remember I wanted to be on Nick Arcade and Legends of the Hidden Temple back when I was a kid.
I remember this show. I felt like i was the only one who watched it because nobody got up that early to watch it. I always wondered why Johnny was so excited, but the kids were like dead. It's as though Johnny sucked the life out of all the contestants, and put their enthusiasm into him. It was really weird. You should get Johnny arcade on the show and interview him. Their should be a documentary about this show. I'd like to know the backstory behind it.
He's dead.
@@peebay3515 No he's not! Stivi Paskoski is still alive, and well, and where did you hear that?
He’s dead. He committed suicide in a park in 1997
@@oldironsides4107 That's not true, and he's still acting to this day too!
I was thinking or Rick Stabone from growing pains…
You guys should find Johnny Arcade and interview him
Macadamienutz He is Dead unfortunately.
Alex Lopresti They could go searching for his body
Alex Lopresti Just use a Phoenix Down to bring him back.
Where did you see that? I can't find any info that he is dead
Alex Lopresti He isn't dead. His name's Stivi Paskoski. Just this year he got another role in a TV show (Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D.) and he's scheduled for a movie, Killerman, and yet another TV show, Big Dogs, in 2018.
In Canada we had a show called Video & Arcade Top 10, that show was on for about 15 years! I used to watch it every Saturday
It's letter time, it's letter time....
My man Nicholas Picholas
Colin Brain: But... was that his real name? ;)
It was a favorite show of mine, though I didn't see much of the later seasons. That's actually a pretty impressive run.
I was actually astonished when I caught an episode into a very late season, wondering how that show was still on the air... They had the same theme music playing all the way through the show, the same look, the same segments, the same host, and always said the same things when going into a segment ("It's letter time, it's letter time!") I feel like someone would go insane doing the same thing over and over for 15 years!
My jaw was on the floor the entire time you reviewed Nick Arcade... the nostalgia and memories came FLOODING back about a show I loved and somehow totally forgot existed. Thank you.
Half that show's budget clearly went to Johnny Arcade's coke dealer. There were a lot of coked-up celebrities in the 80s & 90s, but this guy was doing laps around them.
The funny thing is that Stivi Paskoski (Johnny Arcade) played an Irish Mob in the show Brotherhood.
I think you mean he did LINES around them
Glad I wasn't the only one to think of this.
*...but this guy was snorting laps around them.
There. Fixed!
Or maybe he was ADHD like me maybe? lol
I always laughed whenever a kid on Nick Arcade chose Ghosts ‘n Goblins/Super Ghouls ‘n Ghosts. “That game is hard as nails! Why pick THAT?”
MagicEmperor its beatable but still hard.
MagicEmperor because you only needed a low amount of points to win. Just an idol or 2 and you'd win.
because it was a good game? not everyone complains about the difficulty of a video game.
I would’ve went with 1943.
LargeD Iz
It IS a good game, but I would personally be stuck in my own logic, on-air. But it seems there are legit reasons to pick the game and not stress so much, based on some comments!
Man, you really have to wonder how much of Video Powers budget went to cocaine...
Lol
“Feel the powderrrrr!!!!” 👃
Jason Bates I can taste the co lors and squiggly shapes now :)
i watched that all the time. LOL... i think those kids were locked in there.
My guess is 110%.
I used to keep all my old NES boxes and would practice for the end game collection thing in Video Power. I must have looked so freaking stupid running around my house grabbing boxes as fast as I could.
Now if only I kept those boxes.... :(
Just make em :3
In Canada we had our own version called *Video Arcade Top 10*
oh fuck ya we did!
one of my friends was on it....I used to wstch it all the time
With Nicholas Picolas, is that his real name? 😁
That theme song was rockin!
Why is this every other comment on this video? Have only people in Canada seen this video and do they all feel compelled to let us know they had their own version?
Hearing James tell these stories is really interesting as well as insightful.
i agree and i usaly lissen to James when i want to calm down, his way of speaking and voice is so soothing
JurassicToys2000 aa
I had the Jurassic Park Main center as a toy
be fun to see an interview of these two hosts.
Sadly, Jonny died in a freak paragliding accident.
No he didn't...quit spreading lies. How sad are you really?
ravager48 not sad at all, it’s snowing!!! But srsly my dude, it was a joke. Are you his boyfriend?
Heroes Workshop thanks! You all are easily triggered and would get eaten if the shit hit the fan. Good day!
That's XTREME!
I'm not quite sure how far reaching Canadian television went, but we had Video & Arcade Top Ten, where kids would play against each other to win a video game,. I was on an episode and won a game for the SNES.
That show was awesome, Nicholas Picholas!
You should put the footage on TH-cam!
I just might. I got it ripped onto dvd a few years back. I'd have to find it though.
What game?
Now I'm curious what game did you win for the SNES?
In my day we had starcade!
Starcade WCW for life
I totally remember Starcade and it was awesome
We had a Starcade on post
WCw starcade woooooo
Great video. Brings back good memories.
Same, that was my childhood right there.
IKR? Good times :D
Man I wish I grew up in the 80s or 90s, you guys had all the weirdest shit.
that we did...
we did have a lot of oddities.
I 'member these shows. 'Member "Mac and Me?" 'Member "Harry and the Hendersons?" Who doesn't 'member "Alf" or maybe Max Headrome?
Best* shit.
If you grew up after the 80s you have all the same crap because they just recycle it....Nintendo....Gi Joe...Transformers.....Star Wars.....nobody comes up with anything new any more.
Video power was also aired in the Philippines, I have vague memories of watching this show in a local network during the early or late 90's, but it played in the afternoon, and only in the weekends from what I can remember.
That velcro suit game grab at the end and Johnny 's crazy chair kinda triggered the memory for me😮
I remember there was another video game show that was in the 80s: Starcade hosted by Geoff Edwards. Who else remembers that?
I member
G4 made that little intro before the show starts.
It's on Shout Factory TV right now.
Also, Hidden Palace actually has the Nick Arcade version of Sonic 2 available to download.
What's Hidden Palace??
It's a website / forum focusing on prototype / beta games. =)
As does Sonic Retro, if you prefer that site.
We all love James' hard work.
one of the things about the 90s I remember is the focus on having a "cool room" a cool, hip character almost always had a decked out bedroom
I remember Johnny Arcade. I always thought the way he set in his chair was strange.
I always wondered if I made up that damn show with the Velcro suit and the video games on the wall. I'm glad to see i didn't. Also yes i remember that sequence with the kids going into the video games. Been such a long time since then.
Same here! I could never remember the name of it and when I describe it to friends they say they had never heard of it. Thanks James!
I remember seeing the kids run through putting those games on them but I don't remember ever seeing any of the show..
Sonic 2's prototype shows up in an episode of Nick Arcade. Thats how i found out about the show.
Damn this is nostalgic. Makes me want to cry. I miss my childhood.
I remember Video Power, and Johnny Arcade, but I’d never heard of Nick Arcade. We were poor growing up and didn’t have cable.
Alien Frequency same for me I have never seen nick arcade we did not get cable until 1995
Nick Arcade was what I remembered well growing up in the early 90s. That was my top favorite Nickelodeon game show next to Legends of the Hidden Temple. They’re the best of the best.
My family and I went to a live tour show of nick arcade. I was a scardy shy kid, and Phil was picking families from audience to play finally and he came pointing at us and looked at me seen the terror in my face and picked family next to us. He's great to see a kid that is scared and change his pick.
you scared fool!
The funniest part of Nick Arcade was when the host would sing dorky lyrics over the transition music as the kids would walk back and forth between the game show podiums and the arcade games!
Jim Neegs I remember that quite fondly. He was such a dork but entertaining at the same time.
Used to laugh so hard at that guy. "Collect the score and play some more. Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo!"
The guy who played Johnny, his name was Steve, and went to my high school the same time the show aired. I didn't know him well, but he was nothing like the character. He was a pretty quiet guy from what I remember.
I thought Stivi was his name?
Nick Arcade was one of the best fuckin shows of the mid 90's next to GUTS, and Double Dare. Those shows defined the Nickelodeon era.
Double Dare was my favorite Nickelodeon show.
I absolutely loved nick arcade. I wish we could find the custom games to play on.
The Sonic 2 they used exists.
MightySquirrel That would be extremely awesome, but something tells me those might be lost in time. I'd love to be wrong.
The Aggro Crag and Secrets of the Hidden Temple were so much better though.
I always thought that Johnny Knoxville was Johnny Arcade all grown up.
lol
Hi I'm Johnny Arcade and WELCOME TO VIDEO POWER!
*cues up Corona by the Minutemen*
Stivi Paskoski is who he is.
Knoxville > Arcade
IMDRanged
I never thought of that.... he does remind me of him
I wish Nick Arcade would come back on or at least do a revival.
The actor who played Johnny arcade is Stivi Paskoski
He's in both Agents of Shield and Law and Order.
You need to find and interview Johnny Arcade.
tellumyort Johnny Arcade is probably either in rehab or incarceration I would wager. Hopefully not though.
tellumyort whoopsie, checked, apparently he is a dude by the name of Stivi Paskoski and still acts. How about that.
R Soul
Wow. I don't know which part is more impressive the fact that he still alive or the fact that he still acting.
Oops sorry "acting" there we go.
John Doe there is plenty of precedent for actors being cooked all the time in their earlier years and pulling it together though, so I guess we shouldn’t be too shocked, maybe it was all a persona as well, like a certain video game nerd with anger issues who shall remain nameless.
dude was in a ep of agents of shield and a bunch of law and order
Gotta say Johnny Arcade IS a catchy name
When I was a kid I wanted to be Johnny Arcade. He got to sit around talking about games, goofy around and he was hilarious, at least he was if you were a kid getting ready for school.
one thing I think is odd is everyone remembers video power, and Nick arcade. But no one seems to remember the gamepro tv show.
Gamspro tv was awesome
With J.D. Roth? Dude, I watched the show before I ever read the magazine! 😁
The sessler
I used to start my mornings with some “Saved By The Bell” haha 😎
Too bad they never talked about Nintendo on Saved by the Bell.
@@retroguy9233 Too bad Screech is a @$#&ing headcase now.
@@edwardgaines6561 They never even compared Screech's robot friend to R.O.B.
Waking up to Kelly Kapowski every morning made my childhood complete lol
Zack Morris is Trash
Here in Sweden we had a TV show which I can't remember the name of, but where kids called in in order to control a game called "Hugo the TV Troll" via the keypad on their home phones, and competed to see who finished the quickest (or failed last). Of course, I soon got the home computer version for my Macintosh.
We had that same show over here in Finland too and it was just called Hugo. Later on we had a similar show about Galileo the Dog, which was 3D CGI if I remember correctly.
Same game in Brazil as well
Nick Arcade used to blow my mind as well. I could never figure out how it was possible for them to be inside the game. When I was little, I thought they really went into a video game world. As I got a little older, I was aware that they obviously weren't inside a video game, but I still couldn't fathom just how they did it.
I remember watching 'Nick Arcade' every Saturday morning around 6 am and I always loved seeing it! I didn't see a single episode of Video Power back then.
I watched Video Power every morning before school and also watched the Super MARIO Bros Super Show..lol
Down here in Nashville, Video Power and the Super Show were on in the afternoons..."Club Mario" aired in the mornings.
Oh god, I always wanted to be on Video Power. That prize room was incredible.
I remember loving Nick Arcade as a kid. Nickelodeon had the best games shows. Double Dare, Wild n Crazy Kids, Legends of the Hidden Temple, Guts. I miss the 90s.
I wish people knew more about Disney Game Shows
BrainSurge, Figure It Out, Finders Keepers, Get the Picture, Make the Grade, Slime Time Live, Think Fast, What Would You Do, and You're On.
Only What Would You Do rings a bell, but I thought that was Nickelodeon. It was such a long time ago they kinda blur together.
25 years later, and I still remember the lyrics to the Video Power theme song. One of my favorite shows as a kid.
They said my name and used my tip during the stump Johnny segment once! I was so hyped as a kid, I accidentally found out in mega man 3 that if u hold up on controller 2 it makes mega man jump hella high to the ceiling. I sent that in to video power and drew a bunch of nintendo characters on the envelope
Nice! Did you win the game to get more games as much as you can?
Nope lol
I wonder how long it took Johnny Arcade's actor to psyche himself up like that?
A few lines of coke will pep anybody up.
72speedway Long enough for him to snort a line or two probably.
cocaine
Either lots of sugar or just telling him to "Go nuts!"
Makes me wonder whatever happened to Johnny arcade.
Someone should do a documentary about tracking down various personalities from 80s/90s TV where are they now?!
In Canada we had Video Arcade top ten.
From what I remember it looks better than these two shows.
Thank you for bringing back the memories, I really forgot about this show.
I wish I had kept on forgetting about them lol
I always watches robotech before school.
Damn! None of our cable channels aired robotech. The only anime series that I remember airing was voltron. I’ve only seen the later shows that were based on robotech which was Madcross.
I remember watching Video Power while getting ready for school.
I used to scream at the kids at Nick arcade for screwing up on the video games, and I was about eight at the time. I was still better than them lol
KHayes666 yeah me too! What are they doing!
L
Oh man, it was so bad XD
That was frustrating as hell. Legends of the Hidden Temple was even worse, though.
Doctor Handsome Those kids in legend of the hidden temple would walk so slow they would kill the clock
If you haven't already done so, I would absolutely LOVE to see you review the television show GamePro TV. It was a television show based on a popular video game magazine that I used to subscribe to. The magazine was everything that you would ever want from a video game magazine. It had reviews, it had April Fool's video game pranks, and if I'm remembering correctly it even had freaking posters, so naturally, the TV version of it was insanely cool as well. It was hosted by JD Roth and some other guy and I can't remember if this other guy stuck around for later seasons, but I just remember JD Roth in later seasons, probably because JD Roth was the down to Earth cool guy like the host of Nick Arcade, while the other guy was somewhat like the host of Video Power, in that he he portrayed a character. I recorded at least one episode (or some of an episode) on VHS, which I'm sure by now has been erased over.
It's strange James I actually remember Nick Arcade coming on weekday mornings in the 90's. It was an obscure memory until you brought it to my attention again. Thanks for making me feel old again haha
Legends of the Hidden Temple was the best Nickelodeon game show
I agree too.
adrenalinex4 I always pulled for the Silver Snakes
Brandonie Motherfuckers could NEVER put together the monkey statue right, NEVER!
Even as a kid that part seemed incredibly stupid and scripted, cuz you just can't possible struggle that much with just 3 pieces.
Grabehn screaming at my tv "NOOO TURN THE BASE AROUND! NOOO WHAT ARE YOU DOING!? IT IS UPSIDE DOWN YOU IDIOT!" lol
Wild N crazy kids was my favorite, LOTHT was a close second.
"Mikey's moving left."
dun dun dun dun dun dun dun ::insert host singing giberish along with the music:: dun dun dun dun
Dade Murphy 🎵LETS WATCH MIK-EY MOVE ON THE BOARD, GOTTA GET TO THE VIDEO ZONE YEA!🎵
"Oh, he can't move left. He's at the edge right now."
Pop Quiz!
Game Over the Bully: "Hold it right there, pea brain!"
this was my childhood. thanks for the episode that triggered happier times. :-)
i remember writing something to my teacher about getting robot jox into the nick arcade. Its literally been on my mind for 20+ years
Nick Arcade was one of my favorite Nick Gas shows behind Legends of the Hidden Temple and Scaredy Camp!!!!!
they also had Gamepro Tv show as well
Bryan C. King. Also had a show in canada called Video and Arcade Top 10. It was like a televised game tournament where they talked about movies, tv, and music in between watching how the contestants were doing.
Thank you!!!! Been trying to find out what that show was called for the last 20 years of my life
Yea Bryan it was on Saturday Mornings on Sports Network
“All this and mondo more on GameProoooo!”
I forgot Nick Arcade existed until this very moment, and seeing it all, it came flooding back as a really beloved part of my childhood. So happy that you reviewed this!
I remember that they have some software that would take the blue screen data, key out the person and the outline would be translated into hitboxes that would be used in the game. And it ran on Amiga computers of all things.
The coolest thing about all this is that James end up having his own "Mikey" while doing his own "videogame show".
That's weird and wicked cool.
"That's weird and wicked cool."
Don't you mean Wild, Weird and Wicked?
Any Canadians remember Video and Arcade on YTV?
all out guests are going home with hubba-bubba
Whoa! Now that's a show that I totally forgot about!
yup, it was awesome
Yup. Get your hand in the prize balls. The red one let's you choose any of the prizes!
yes!
Every once in a while I think of either of these shows but I could never remember what they were called to look them up, thanks for such a great video James!
That looks awesome. We didn't have those show in the UK. We had things like "GamesMaster" and "Knightmare".
I remember both of those shows very well! Thanks for this awesome trip back in time, James!
anyone whoever picked up a controller to any system
I remember the game show that came long before these two, Starcade! I mean there you could actually win an arcade cabinet in the bonus round. There is one guy who has his cabinet he won on the show as a teenager to this very day!
tomwaterwitch when he won that thing he must have been drowning in muff
man... the velcro game collection run was my ultimate dream as a kid. Also I feel like Throut and Neck should be considered as well since it was a video game TV show where contestants could call in and use their phones as controllers
Oh man, Nick Arcade, I havent thought of that show in 20+ years. So cool to see clips from the show again. Thanks for posting!
Here in the UK the 90's gaming shows were GamesMaster Bad Influence and GamesWorld, We also had The Games Mistress instead of Johnny Arcade lol
Cocaine is a hell of a drug
Before you know it, 2-4 years later you have nothing.
Oh yea, the typical cocaine comment. it took no brains to come up with that.
this guy was still basically a kid. so i guess hyperactive kids are on cocaine then.
"I've got the ability to make you win, you want the edge? I'll push the power surge!"
Oh hell yes. Give me the edge~
Thank you for making me remember the actual Video Power name. I remember watching it as a kid but had forgotten the name. It did air early in the morning I also think Captain N aired near it or before it.
I loved Nick Arcade so much. I used to dream about being able to go into the video zone! Long gone are the days of wonderment, though.
Video power.. that's what it was called. Seriously Johnny Arcade was like Joey Lawrence on cocaine
Heretic More like Video POWDER
Joey Lawrence is Joey Lawrence on cocaine.
Wow a blast from the past. Nick arcade was still watched in my house back in those days. Thanks for sharing
In the UK our only video game themed television program was on ITV on a Thursday morning at about 4am! It was called CyberNet. It basically was an in-depth review of all the latest ps1, pc and n64 releases. It had cool music and graphics and there are quite a few TH-cam videos of it.
I remember Nick Arcade easily, I heard of video power but it wasn't until today I finally remembered it. The cartoons and the game quick grab is what did it for me. Thanks for making me remember. :)
cyrus649 yeah the gamr quick grab is what did it for me.
I was 10 and 12 when these shows came out and I would watch them religiously but I also HATED them cause I was better than all of the contestants. Of course, I didn't take into account the pressures of being put on the spot on TV. Still, I would yell at the screen.
GrahfMetal pretty much like just about every single person watching a game show or sporting event ever, you aren’t seeing what they see so you get the chance to think it through and can assess the situation overall and often come to a different conclusion. Combine that with the fact that at the age of 10 or 12 you start to become more self aware thus think you know it all. In a nutshell, you weren’t better.
In fairness, that's what made the shows so compelling. If the kids were awesome at the games, I couldn't arm-chair quarterback and yell at my screen the same way that football fans do when a play goes wrong.
The Video Power theme song stills plays in my head about once a month for the last 29 years. "You want the edge? I'll hit the POWER SURGE--let er rip!"
Thank you for finally ending my search for "video power".. I have always been wondering what the title was for that video game cartoon I used to watch..
omg I totally forgot about Nick Arcade I fuckin loved that shit as a kid!!!!
Johnny Arcade looks like the NES Punk.
LOL exact thing I thought.
given how he hams things up, Johnny Arcade was basically like a 90's version of The Miz
Or Johnny Knoxville.
What if Pat ages like Rob Lowe...
Dang it's been along time since I've heard anybody mention Nick Arcade
Wow you really hit a spot in my childhood with these. I remembered back then I wanted to be on the shows so bad but never got a chance. So now I make sure to always give my son what I never had. Where are the 80's babies. Throw your hands up😄😄😄
I have been thinking about Video Power recently, thanks for the review.
Nick arcade was one of the best parts of my childhood, thanks for keeping it's memory alive James.
U remember those other Video Game programs "GamePro TV" with J.D. Roth or "StarCade"?
holy fuck I forgot all about these shows. I'm 37 now so this was way in my wheel house at the time these were on TV. I remember yelling at the kids to hit the damn bats!!! THANK YOU JAMES for re-igniting my brain!!!
Video and arcade top ten 1991 to 2006. Sad thing is since its from Canada he doesn't know it (YTV) and most of you wont either
Yeah, I 'member.
Omg I knew there was another one but I couldn`t remember the name! I used to watch that all the time when I was a kid
It was an incredible show for sure. Hope that James has at the very least heard of it!
I do James, I do. *single tear*
We had a live action video game type show here in the UK that was on ITV after school. It was called nightmare and the contestant in the game would ware a big helmet obscuring their vision whilst the other contestants would tell them which direction to go in and what to do in each room. The host was a middle aged man with a beard dressed in medieval attire. I think that he was either called the dungeon master or the dungeon keeper. Either way the show was great.
I remember being obsessed with video game programming back in the day. Those 16-bit days were lightning in a bottle. Anyone else recall Gamepro TV? That and Nick Arcade were my go to's.
I grew up watching "Video & Arcade Top 10" in Canada when I was a kid.
I remember nick arcade i don't remember video power
I don't remember either one. I'm about 8 years older than James, so in 1992 I was moved out/living on my own, and while I did play games I didn't watch TV (never had TV service after moving out, stuck with VHS tapes, later DVD's, and now downloaded stuff). I do remember something from the early/mid 80's where people would compete on a game show on arcade games. They were timed and it was usually who could compete a level the fastest or get the highest score. These were things like Tempest, Galaga, early 80's arcade games. Can't for the life of me remember the name of it though.
Same.
Adam I remember video arcade I never heard of the nick show
I remember video power i don't remember nick arcade
I only really remember the velcro vest part from Video Power.
I remember those interactive game-shows where you controlled the game via the phone. In switzerland we had TAF minigame and (the more popular) Hugo series. Both exist as standalone games for the pc
As a kid I remember wondering if Johnny Arcade was on uppers!