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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. | + | '''''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. |
== Game play == | == Game play == | ||
| − | Two teams would face off and | + | Two teams would face off and play a series of games in a competition to win the most points. The games available for play differed from round to round. The games usually were homebrew games 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. That game is most known in the Sonic community for the Video Game Challenge segment in which a contestant was allowed to 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. |
| − | The ''Sonic 2'' | + | The ''Sonic 2'' appearance is notable as it featured [[Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Nick Arcade prototype)|a prototype version of the game]] with different background music and level structure. The prototype was highly coveted and eventually a prototype matching what was seen on the show was found. |
[[Category:Television]] | [[Category:Television]] | ||
Revision as of 17:39, 9 July 2008
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.
Game play
Two teams would face off and play a series of games in a competition to win the most points. The games available for play differed from round to round. The games usually were homebrew games 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. That game is most known in the Sonic community for the Video Game Challenge segment in which a contestant was allowed to given a choice of five video games on stage to play. Both Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 were used in the challenge at one point.
The Sonic 2 appearance is notable as it featured a prototype version of the game with different background music and level structure. The prototype was highly coveted and eventually a prototype matching what was seen on the show was found.