Flying SquidJul 17, 2023

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

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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 - Lemmy.world

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.

Show threadRadDevon
This reminds me of Nick Arcade, which came a little later.
Nick Arcade | The 90s Show That Put Kids Inside Video Games - Retro Gaming History!

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Show threadzanyllama52Jul 22, 2023
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.