What's it like when Bill and Ted host a 1991 GamePro TV episode? Look no further for the video featuring a slew of nostalgic titles, reviews, and cheats. It makes us want to say just one thing: awesome, dude!
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Posted: Aug 3rd 2006 10:05AM (Unverified) said
Gamepro with J.D Roth, that brings back some good memories.
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Posted: Aug 3rd 2006 10:20AM (Unverified) said
damn iu remember seen this on tv years ago..funny how he said that the gamegear will blow the gameboy away..lmao
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Posted: Aug 3rd 2006 10:26AM (Unverified) said
funny how things have changed..
i have my gamegear sitting right next to me ...
WITH the ac adpater!
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i have my gamegear sitting right next to me ...
WITH the ac adpater!
Posted: Aug 3rd 2006 10:28AM (Unverified) said
I remember watching this ALL the time. The only thing I can remember though is somehting about Battletoads.
I think I can blame this show for G4.
Dudes...
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I think I can blame this show for G4.
Dudes...
Posted: Aug 3rd 2006 10:28AM (Unverified) said
The early 90ies were the most bodacious time to be a kid.
I could cry just thinking about how radical it all was compared to our modern-day corporate consumer-whore era :(
I would pay good money if someone would release a DVD box with only related material.
All the old promo-videos, the advertisments, movies like Bill and Ted, The Wizard, TMNT and only slightly related commercials too, like Chuck-E-Cheese or even the early Blockbuster rental outlets.
But since that would be impossible to do with all the respective licensing: TORRENT PLZ
Cowabunga dudes and dudettes,
Blue_Six
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I could cry just thinking about how radical it all was compared to our modern-day corporate consumer-whore era :(
I would pay good money if someone would release a DVD box with only related material.
All the old promo-videos, the advertisments, movies like Bill and Ted, The Wizard, TMNT and only slightly related commercials too, like Chuck-E-Cheese or even the early Blockbuster rental outlets.
But since that would be impossible to do with all the respective licensing: TORRENT PLZ
Cowabunga dudes and dudettes,
Blue_Six
Posted: Aug 3rd 2006 10:41AM (Unverified) said
why can't they pronounce mangeto's name correctly?
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Posted: Aug 3rd 2006 10:45AM (Unverified) said
JD Roth was most recently the host of Unan1mous on Fox TV. He was still pretty stupid.
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Posted: Aug 3rd 2006 11:01AM (Unverified) said
Didn't they have a cartoon that was "sponsored" by Acclaim video games as well?
Cause I remember the MJ look-alike "Tyrone" from Arch Rivals, The blue dude from N.A.R.C, the knight from Wizards & Warriors, Kwirk (obscure Gameboy puzzle game), Bigfoot (The monster truck...yes Acclaim made a video game about a monster truck...which I own...and enjoy playing. You wanna make something of it?) some how coming out of a video game and into "our" world.
Anyone here remember that...or have footage of it?
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Cause I remember the MJ look-alike "Tyrone" from Arch Rivals, The blue dude from N.A.R.C, the knight from Wizards & Warriors, Kwirk (obscure Gameboy puzzle game), Bigfoot (The monster truck...yes Acclaim made a video game about a monster truck...which I own...and enjoy playing. You wanna make something of it?) some how coming out of a video game and into "our" world.
Anyone here remember that...or have footage of it?
Posted: Aug 3rd 2006 11:12AM (Unverified) said
Hey look! It's GameSpot's Rich Gallup and Alex Navarro.
I remember this show, but I never watched it. It came on way too early and it just wasn't worth it. I hardly cared about the games it covered (TV Sports Basketball?). Although I do have fond memories of Fall of the Foot Clan. Therefore, this episode has great retro kitsch appeal. Can't wait for the next one.
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I remember this show, but I never watched it. It came on way too early and it just wasn't worth it. I hardly cared about the games it covered (TV Sports Basketball?). Although I do have fond memories of Fall of the Foot Clan. Therefore, this episode has great retro kitsch appeal. Can't wait for the next one.
Posted: Aug 3rd 2006 11:44AM (Unverified) said
Holy crap, I was the one that wrote in asking how the hell to get the key from the chandelier in Maniac Mansion. Maybe a lot of people requested that or something, but I definitely wrote a letter asking for that hint.
This may be the finest show ever made, on any topic, ever.
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This may be the finest show ever made, on any topic, ever.
Posted: Aug 3rd 2006 11:45AM (Unverified) said
I remember turning the volume down until they showed game footage. I was embarassed to watch this show in front of anyone. It's even more gay years later. This reminds me of the days when video games were considered toys. I'm so glad it's more mainstream now.
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Posted: Aug 3rd 2006 1:25PM (Unverified) said
That Acclaim-based show was Video Power, with your host, Johnny Arcade.
It became a video game-themed game show eventually.
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It became a video game-themed game show eventually.
Posted: Aug 3rd 2006 2:00PM (Unverified) said
The sad thing is that even today LamePros magazine still reflects that same look and attitude.
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Posted: Aug 3rd 2006 2:43PM (Unverified) said
That KILLS G4! *tries to get the rusty key, but then realizes he hasnt bought the game on virtual console yet* :P
Boo hiss.
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Boo hiss.
Posted: Aug 3rd 2006 3:07PM (Unverified) said
Anyone else think he looks like CliffyB? (look at the post below this)
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Posted: Aug 3rd 2006 5:07PM Funnydale said
If you guys are interested, here are the second and third episodes of Game-Pro TV.
Episode 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zw45mFfTY0
Episode 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQMTXgTraKg
Have fun:)
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Episode 2
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zw45mFfTY0
Episode 3
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DQMTXgTraKg
Have fun:)
Posted: Aug 3rd 2006 5:29PM (Unverified) said
"CD based games are right around the corner!" No wai!
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Posted: Aug 3rd 2006 6:12PM (Unverified) said
After the Nintendo Power scan from, what, last month, I was almost expecting to see CliffyB in the segment with the photos and scores.
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Posted: Aug 3rd 2006 6:51PM (Unverified) said
Anyone remember the Mario Bros tv show? I can't decide if this is worse. And I have very vague memories about some cartoon that had a guy who was transported into a video game. I think he had a NES controller on his belt that would let him jump really high or something. Also I think he used the Zapper at some point.
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Posted: Aug 3rd 2006 8:34PM (Unverified) said
pockyninja
It's Captain N: The Game Master that you're talking about.
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It's Captain N: The Game Master that you're talking about.
Posted: Aug 6th 2006 12:52PM (Unverified) said
I'm just glad Nirvana saved us from that crap for the rest of the decade. :p
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