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'''''Nick Arcade''''' is a game show that aired on the Nickelodeon television network in the United States from 1992 to 1993 airing originally during weekend afternoons. Re-runs continued to be shown from time to time. Two teams of contestants played two initial rounds, with the winner advancing to play against the "Video Game Wizard" of the day.  All of the custom games used on ''Nick Arcade'' were implemented on Amiga computers.
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'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' was a US game show that aired on the Nickelodeon television network in the United States from 1992 to 1993 airing originally during weekend afternoons.
== Game play ==
 
Two teams would face off and play a series of games over a certain number of rounds in a competition to win the most points. The games available for play differed from round to round. Many of the video games shown were made specifically for the show. There was also a game in which the contestant stood in front of a green screen navigating through levels which were generated on the background. Nick Arcade is most known in the Sonic community for the Video Game Challenge segment in which a contestant was given a choice of five video games on stage to play. Both ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' and ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'' were used in the challenge at one point.
 
  
 
==Sonic the Hedgehog 2==
 
==Sonic the Hedgehog 2==
 
[[Image:Tv nick00.jpg|right|frame|140px|Sonic 2 arcade cabinet used in show.]]
 
[[Image:Tv nick00.jpg|right|frame|140px|Sonic 2 arcade cabinet used in show.]]
The ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'' appearance on the show is notable as it featured a [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Nick Arcade prototype)|prototype version of the game]] with different background music and level structure. The prototype was highly coveted and eventually a prototype which was an almost exact match was found by [[drx]].
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''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'''s appearance on ''Nick Arcade'' was unusual in that it was actually a [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Nick Arcade prototype)|prototype version]] with different background music and level structure. A copy of the prototype was found and dumped by [[User:Drx|drx]] in 2006.
 
 
The ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'' appearance is also notable as one of the contestants that play it is none other than Melissa Joan Hart who later went on to star in the ABC Television series "Sabrina, the Teenage Witch".
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
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A notable contestant who played ''Sonic the Hedgehog 2'' on ''Nick Arcade'' was Melissa Joan Hart, who appeared on a special ''Clarissa Explains It All'' celebrity episode. She later went on to star in a number of other TV shows, including ABC's "Sabrina the Teenage Witch".
  
 
==Sonic The Hedgehog==
 
==Sonic The Hedgehog==
 
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A pilot episode of ''Nick Arcade'' was recorded in early 1991. This was before the official release of [[Sonic the Hedgehog (16-bit)|Sonic the Hedgehog]] for the [[Sega Mega Drive]], but the producers managed to obtain a prototype version of the game for use in the pilot. One notable difference in the featured prototype is a rolling version of Eggman's ball (from the Green Hill Zone boss). The ball seems to not kill Sonic but instead push him. Sonic can also stand on top of the ball and jump on it. The ball seems to be using 2/3 frames unlike the final version of the game.
There was a beta version of Sonic 1 playable at Nick Arcade. There is not many differences from the final version present in this beta. There is however, A rolling version of Eggman's ball (The one he uses in the GHZ3 boss.). The ball seems to not kill Sonic but instead push him. Sonic can also stand on top of the ball and jump on it. The ball seems to be useing 2/3 frames unlike the final version of the game.  
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==External Links==
 
==External Links==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=graPvlI7D6Y&feature=related Sonic 2 Expert Challange] On Youtube (Melissa Joan Hart)
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=graPvlI7D6Y&feature=related Sonic 2 Expert Challenge] on YouTube (Melissa Joan Hart)
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-Yekmrg44Q&feature=related Sonic 2 Expert Challange] On Youtube (Another contestant)
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*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-Yekmrg44Q&feature=related Sonic 2 Expert Challenge] on YouTube (Another contestant)
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSEL9QVayno Sonic 1 Beta Challenge] On Youtube
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*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSEL9QVayno Sonic 1 Beta Challenge] on YouTube
  
 
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[[Category:Television]]

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Sonic Retro emblem.svg Main article: sega:Nick Arcade

Nick Arcade was a US game show that aired on the Nickelodeon television network in the United States from 1992 to 1993 airing originally during weekend afternoons.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Sonic 2 arcade cabinet used in show.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2's appearance on Nick Arcade was unusual in that it was actually a prototype version with different background music and level structure. A copy of the prototype was found and dumped by drx in 2006.

A notable contestant who played Sonic the Hedgehog 2 on Nick Arcade was Melissa Joan Hart, who appeared on a special Clarissa Explains It All celebrity episode. She later went on to star in a number of other TV shows, including ABC's "Sabrina the Teenage Witch".

Sonic The Hedgehog

A pilot episode of Nick Arcade was recorded in early 1991. This was before the official release of Sonic the Hedgehog for the Sega Mega Drive, but the producers managed to obtain a prototype version of the game for use in the pilot. One notable difference in the featured prototype is a rolling version of Eggman's ball (from the Green Hill Zone boss). The ball seems to not kill Sonic but instead push him. Sonic can also stand on top of the ball and jump on it. The ball seems to be using 2/3 frames unlike the final version of the game.

External Links