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00:03This is Starrcade, TV's first video arcade game show, starring your favorite video games and some brand new ones being
00:12introduced to the public for the first time anywhere.
00:14And now, here's your host for Starrcade, Jeff Edwards!
00:20Okay, thank you very much. Welcome to Starrcade. As you can see we're backstage warming up for today's match
00:24because today one of these two guys is going to have the opportunity to win his very own video arcade
00:29game.
00:30You guys ready?
00:31You ready?
00:32Ready?
00:32Alright, let's go play Starrcade. Here we go.
00:48Oh, nice studio audience. Nice to see you at home.
00:51We have a couple of good players here, a couple of good contestants.
00:53You were doing great on Dragon Slayer back there, knocking everybody off.
00:57I know, that's one of my favorite games.
00:58Is it? It looks like it is. What's your name?
01:00Tony Mancia.
01:01Tony, tell me a little bit about yourself.
01:03Well, I'm 13 years old and I go to Fort Miller Middle School. I enjoy swimming, reading, and playing video
01:08games.
01:09Good. Can you read while you swim?
01:11No.
01:11Okay, Tony. Good luck to you. And you are?
01:14Mike Hall.
01:15Mike, a little bit about you.
01:16I'm from Barstow, California, where I work for the local newspaper there.
01:20What's the name of the newspaper?
01:21Desert Dispatch.
01:23Ah, good. Are you having a good time there?
01:25Yeah, I'm the press room foreman.
01:27Good. Congratulations.
01:28I've got a little ink on my hands there.
01:29Anyway, good luck to both of you.
01:31As you know, our contestants are matched up based on their ability in playing today's games.
01:34One of these two guys is going to have a chance to win this fabulous video arcade game.
01:38Today it is Moon Patrol.
01:41Okay, Moon Patrol.
01:43You guys shake hands.
01:45Head to the podiums and we'll play Starcade.
01:47And while they go there, Kevin will tell us about the five games we have today.
01:50Kev?
01:53Jeff, we've warmed up the computer chips.
01:56And our games are ready to challenge Tony and Michael.
01:59First in our line-up,
02:00Frogger, the little green hoppy.
02:03Next is...
02:04Dig Dug.
02:05Down with the best of them.
02:06In the middle is...
02:08Discs of Tron, high energy and dazzling light.
02:11Then it's Mach 3, warming up for takeoff.
02:13And finally...
02:14Super Astro Fighter, aliens galore and more.
02:18Jeff?
02:19Oh boy, a couple of really hot games today.
02:21Those are five games.
02:22Both of you had a chance to play them before today's show.
02:24One of them, as you know, is the mystery game.
02:26If you pick that in the first three games, the valuable prize is yours automatically.
02:30And right now, Kevin's going to tell the home audience what that mystery game is.
02:34Today's mystery game, the Discs of Tron.
02:38Okie doke.
02:39Tony and Michael, I have a question for you.
02:41First one to buzz in, gets to answer the question, answer correctly,
02:43and you'll choose the first game we're going to play.
02:46You all set, Tony?
02:47I'm all ready.
02:47Ready, Michael?
02:48Yep.
02:48Hands on buzzers.
02:50Bentley Bear can do in the witch in Crystal Castles by A, eating a gem, B, wearing the magic hat.
02:56Michael?
02:57The magic hat.
02:57Wearing the magic hat.
02:58Right you are.
03:00That means you pick our first game.
03:02What are we going to start with, Mike?
03:03Let's start with Mach 3.
03:05Mach 3.
03:06Boy, that is a wild game.
03:07And we'll have Kevin tell us about Mach 3.
03:09Kev?
03:11This is a wild game, Jeff.
03:13Mach 3 combines the speed of the F-15 fighter with the thrills of laser game realism and suddenly you're
03:20a part of an experience unlike any other.
03:22Traveling at mind boggling speeds.
03:24Seeking out enemy targets which are enhanced by your onboard computer.
03:28You're about to take an incredibly realistic ride into the space age traveling at Mach 3 speeds.
03:35Hang on.
03:36Okay, Kevin.
03:37Now for those Mach 3 fans watching, we know there's two games.
03:40There's the bomber and the fighter.
03:41But Mike, you and Tony will both play the fighter game for our purposes here today.
03:46Tony, you might want to listen to this.
03:47I don't have my initials on this game yet.
03:49But when I play it, I try to keep the fighter as steady as possible and let the targets come
03:55to me.
03:55That might be easier.
03:56You have steady fire power with the gunfire button.
03:58It will keep firing the missiles you have to do on your own.
04:01Okay.
04:01Okay, ready to play?
04:02Good luck to you.
04:03You have 50 seconds.
04:04Ready?
04:07Go.
04:19Go.
04:23Go, go.
04:27Go, go.
04:28Stop.
04:30Go.
04:3920 seconds.
04:4820 seconds.
04:49That second.
05:00Fifth is, well, I missed the score there.
05:03It rotated so fast, so I can't quite see it up there, but we'll check it out inside.
05:06I think about 18,400.
05:07Anyway, nice play.
05:09Really, really good.
05:09How do you feel?
05:10I feel pretty good.
05:11Yeah, you never even got shot down.
05:12Okay, head on back.
05:13Here comes Tony.
05:17He did pretty well, Tony.
05:19I know.
05:19How do you feel about Mach 3?
05:21I like this game, and I think I'm pretty good at it.
05:23Okay, if you're going to do as well as he, you've got to be careful not to get shot down.
05:26You have 50 seconds also, so if you turn around and get ready, we'll get ready to go.
05:31Ready?
05:34Go.
05:42Good fire.
05:51All right.
05:5530 seconds.
05:56Let's get him.
06:0520 seconds.
06:1320 seconds.
06:1720 seconds.
06:2030 seconds.
06:27Oh, boy, we have a close match here.
06:30Pretty good tone.
06:31Did really, really well.
06:32That is one heck of a game.
06:33We'll be back in just a few seconds
06:34to find out who gets to choose the next game right here on StarCade.
06:37Well done.
06:44Some of the StarCade staff stays at the Altamira Hotel
06:47in the hills of Sausalito,
06:48overlooking glorious San Francisco Bay.
06:50The Altamira featuring honeymoon, hideaway, cottage suites, and garden settings.
06:56The grand prize today on StarCade
06:58is the video arcade game, Moon Patrol.
07:01You'll be cruising on the moon,
07:03firing on low-flying saucers and lunar rocks that litter the surface.
07:06Moon Patrol, furnished by Williams Electronics.
07:09Time now for more StarCade with Jeff Edwards.
07:12Thanks, Kevin.
07:12Boy, we have a couple of really good players here today.
07:14Let's see where we stay at after Mach 3.
07:16Tony, you have a score of 17,100.
07:19Michael, you have 17,200.
07:23Couldn't be any closer than that.
07:25Of course, Michael, you're in the lead, just barely.
07:27There's still one more game to be played in this round,
07:28and then the total points scored on both games
07:30will determine who gets to play the name of the game board.
07:33So here we go with another question.
07:34Hands on buzzers.
07:35In Wild Western, who is attacking the train?
07:39A, Indians.
07:40B, Bandits.
07:41Yes, Michael.
07:42Indians.
07:42No, sorry.
07:43The Bandits are attacking the train.
07:45That means, Tony, this time you get to pick the game.
07:48Which one is it going to be?
07:49Discs of Tron.
07:52Discs of Tron, and that's the mystery game,
07:54because that's the mystery sound.
07:57You look like you're anxious to go,
07:59but don't go yet,
07:59because Kevin has something to tell you.
08:01You've won a prize.
08:02Tony, it's pack time.
08:04You've won a Pac-Man and Ms. Pac-Man watch and clock.
08:07Telling time was never so much fun.
08:09Furnished by Paxon.
08:12Now you always know what time it is.
08:14Now let's find out about Discs of Tron,
08:15and Kevin will explain that to us.
08:17Kev?
08:19You are Tron,
08:20locked in a deadly battle with the warrior Sark,
08:23protector of a world that is pure energy,
08:26caught in an arena from which the only escape is victory.
08:30Electrifying light discs, guided by energy spots,
08:33are your only hope of derezzing Sark.
08:35Avoid his advances by jumping from disc to disc,
08:38or by using your special deflect power.
08:41But for you now, survival lies only in the Discs of Tron.
08:46Okay, Tony, there's only 100 points separating you and Mike,
08:49and you picked Discs of Tron.
08:50Why that?
08:50Why that?
08:52Because when I played it, it seemed fun to me.
08:54Yeah, it is a lot of fun.
08:55You have seven deflects.
08:56You know he can deflect Sark's discs when he throws them at you.
08:59The best thing, I think,
09:00and you might want to listen to this too, Mike,
09:02is line up your target right away.
09:04As soon as Sark appears,
09:05try to blast him for some extra points really fast, okay?
09:07Okay, I'm going to try.
09:08All right, good luck to you.
09:09Watch out for the chasers.
09:11Get ready.
09:12Get set.
09:13Play.
09:16Find it up.
09:20Oh, you got out of your way.
09:23Good shot.
09:29Oh, almost got him.
09:34He's tricky.
09:3730 seconds.
09:38You got him.
09:38Good shot.
09:42Now, I get some other stuff.
10:10Five thousand three hundred.
10:11Not bad, Tone.
10:12Oh, Sark dodged it a couple times.
10:13Well, we'll see what happens when Michael comes down.
10:15He's got something to shoot for.
10:18Mike, you heard the advice I gave Tony?
10:20Yeah.
10:21Okay, any other questions?
10:22No.
10:22You have 50 seconds.
10:23We wish you good luck.
10:25Get ready.
10:26Get set.
10:27Play.
10:35Oh, no.
10:40Got him back.
10:4247.
10:47Good shot.
10:48nimble.
10:57Cop, you heard of him.
10:5825, $0.
10:5925, $0.
11:0145, $0.
11:12They never give you.
11:235,700.
11:25Well, Mike, let's see what happened with all of this.
11:27Head on back.
11:28We're going to add up all the scores now
11:29and find out who's going to have a chance to play the name of the game board.
11:32Both of you, of course, had a chance to play Mach 3 and Discs of Tron,
11:35and now either Tony or Michael is going to play the name of the game board
11:38for some special prizes.
11:39So we total up the two scores and find out.
11:41Tony, you have $22,400.
11:45Mike has $22,900.
11:47Boy, it's close.
11:49But, Michael, you got it.
11:50Come on down, my friend.
11:52Okay.
11:53Now, behind you, there are some video screens.
11:56We're going to show you four video games,
11:57and what we're going to do is ask you to name them.
11:59If you name them, you're going to get some special prizes.
12:02Listen to Kevin.
12:02He'll tell us about it.
12:03Kev?
12:04Michael, if you get three right,
12:06you can battle your favorite video games in the Bionic Chair.
12:10Portable and lightweight,
12:10the chair rocks, rotates, and allows back support and total freedom of movement,
12:14a futuristic way to play the Bionic Chair.
12:17And if you get all four right,
12:19it's a White's Metal Detector featuring ground exclusion balance
12:21to help you locate coins, jewelry, and precious metals
12:24while excluding mineralized soil,
12:26a metal detector from White's Electronics.
12:28All right, let's see how well you know your video games.
12:30Take a look in the upper left-hand corner.
12:33Is that Radar Zone or Amadar?
12:37Amadar.
12:37Right.
12:38Next one.
12:39Is that Xevious or Subrock?
12:41Xevious.
12:42Xevious is right.
12:43Here comes number three.
12:44Is that Arabian or Catapult?
12:46Arabian.
12:47Arabian is right.
12:48Number four.
12:49Dark Warrior or Space Dungeon?
12:51Uh, Darth Warrior.
12:53No, it's Space Dungeon,
12:55but you've got three out of four
12:56that gives you a Bionic Chair and that isn't bad.
12:58Congratulations to you, Mike.
13:00Now, we're going to take a break,
13:01and when we come back,
13:02we're going to find out whether it's Mike or Tony
13:04who gets a chance at his own video arcade game.
13:06We'll be back in a few months.
13:24Here's the latest video game news
13:26from the Starrcade Hotline.
13:27Dirk saves the princess.
13:30Dexter saves the world.
13:32For those of you who haven't seen it yet,
13:34here's the exciting Space Ace.
13:36Kimberly, come in.
13:37Are you okay?
13:38Oh, sure.
13:39I'm just kidnapped by aliens, that's all.
13:41I'll save you, Kimmy.
13:42Get me out of here!
13:50Whoa!
13:52Space Station, request permission to land.
13:57Whoa!
14:00Whoa!
14:14What a game.
14:16Let's play more Starrcade.
14:17Here's Jeff Edwards.
14:18Now, here we are, round two.
14:20This is the big challenge.
14:20There's only one game left to play.
14:22This time, only 40 seconds,
14:23and everything depends on this game
14:25because you guys are only 500 points apart.
14:27After this game, we'll total up all the scores.
14:29The top scorer in all games
14:30is going to have a chance to win
14:32their own video arcade game.
14:33Today, of course, it is Moon Patrol.
14:35So this question becomes very important.
14:37Whoever gets this right
14:38gets to pick the last game
14:39and presumably the one they're best at.
14:41In Wild Western,
14:43when can the sheriff jump on top of the train?
14:45A.
14:46Yes, Michael.
14:46When he's beside the train.
14:49No, sorry.
14:50That was not the two choices.
14:51It was A, anytime,
14:52or B, only when a bandit is on it.
14:54It's only when a bandit is on it.
14:55Tony, you win by default.
14:57That means, Tony,
14:58you get to pick the game.
14:59What are we going to play for our last game?
15:01Astro Fighter.
15:02Astro Fighter.
15:03Astro Fighter.
15:04It is Super Astro Fighter.
15:05And we'll talk to Kevin.
15:06He'll tell us about it.
15:07Kev?
15:10You're a bird.
15:11No, you're a plane.
15:12You're Super Astro Fighter.
15:14Your mild-mannered plane is called upon
15:16to defend the Earth from not one,
15:19but six aliens,
15:20all equally deadly and sinister.
15:22Can you do it, Tony?
15:24Of course.
15:25No one beats the Super Astro Fighter.
15:28Well, we'll see.
15:29Maybe Tony can.
15:30What do you think, Tony?
15:31Well, it's going to be tough,
15:32but I'm going to try.
15:32Yeah, the pressure really is on you.
15:34You've got to do it all right here.
15:36The only thing I can say is
15:37the faster you get to the next screen,
15:38the more points you can score,
15:39and the points is what you need, okay?
15:41Okay.
15:41Good luck, Tony.
15:42You'll have 40 seconds.
15:44Get ready.
15:45Get set.
15:46Play.
15:47Play.
15:58One more.
15:59Move.
16:04We got him.
16:06Okay, 20 seconds left.
16:29All right, Tony, nice score.
16:30Looks like 620 points.
16:32Not bad at all.
16:33You head back.
16:33Let's see what happens with Michael.
16:35Come on, Mike.
16:38All right, Mike.
16:40I don't know what to tell you about this
16:41Super Astro Fighter.
16:42What do you think?
16:43Oh, I think I can do it.
16:44I've played it a little bit.
16:45All right, let's find out.
16:47You'll also have 40 seconds.
16:50Get ready.
16:51Get set.
16:52Play.
16:54Here we go.
16:54Go, go, go, go, go on.
17:01Go, go, go.
17:05Go, go, go.
17:12Go, go.
17:27Oh
17:34Michael head on back. I think you kept your lead
17:37We'll find out for sure as we add up the scores from all the games and find out whether it's
17:40Tony or Michael going for their own video
17:42arcade game Tony has a total of
17:4523,020 very nice for Michael has
17:49All right
17:51By mere 820 points that makes you the winner Michael congratulations to you very nicely played
17:56Tony nice to have had you on the show that's nothing to be ashamed of you did very very well
18:00I hope you had a good time i did i'm glad you didn't we have some nice gifts for you
18:04for being here on starcade
18:05Okay, okay all right nice to meet you don't take care
18:08And you michael have a very special prize for being the big winner of the day
18:11And kevin will tell us about that yeah
18:14Michael it's the spectre video sv328 a complete computer system for home and business featuring 112k of memory a disc
18:22drive and an expansion box spectre video
18:25Okay
18:27Now I have one more question for you michael
18:28Can you take moon patrol home?
18:31We'll find out we'll be right back
18:40Okay, welcome back to starcade well, we had a really close game
18:44But michael is our champion and michael now you're gonna have a chance to win your own video arcade game
18:49We used to have stole the two games left unplayed frogger and dig dug now during the commercial break
18:54We informed you that if you pick frogger you'd have to score at least 2 000 points
18:57That if you pick dig dug you'd have to score three thousand eight hundred and fifty points
19:01Those are the average scores of the more than 20 other players who play these same games you reached a
19:05decision
19:06And you picked frogger frogger why did you pick frogger?
19:10Oh, I think I can get the 2 000 points where dig dug i'm not really that good at okay
19:14You need the 2 000 points there are more in 30 seconds do that and you're going to get our
19:18grand prize moon patrol
19:20So i'll tell you what let's do let's ask kevin to tell us about frogger and you and i'll go
19:23over and get ready to play
19:24Okay, okay kevin
19:28Ribbit ribbit i'm in a lot of trouble i'm on the wrong side of the street and the wrong side
19:33of the river what a perplexing situation
19:35A frog shouldn't have to deal with this
19:37But if i could just hop fast enough to get past those speeding humans who'd squish and run without batting
19:42an eye
19:43Then i'm just a hop skip and a jump across the river on the backs of the turtles and logs
19:47to my own little pad
19:49And maybe i might take a lady frog home with me
19:52There's so many big decisions to be made when you're a frogger
19:56Oh, that's lovely kevin. Thank you very much. All right now. It's frogger and you have to do 2 000
20:01in 30 seconds
20:02Uh, I hope you're a good frogger playground. That's not an easy score to make. Yeah
20:05Well, I know the basic philosophy behind it not to die, right? Yeah, but the basic philosophy behind all these
20:11games
20:12Okay, here we go 30 seconds for 2 000 points. Good luck to you mike
20:17Ready get or let me do it another way read it get set go
20:24Oh
20:25Here you go
20:29Go to bed hang in 20 seconds
20:33Come on 10 seconds
20:47Oh no
20:53Oh, Michael, too bad.
20:54That was tough.
20:56Once you lose, you know, lost one in the water,
20:58I think it was going to be hard to do,
20:59but you're a good champion anyway.
21:01You want some nice stuff here at Star Arcade.
21:02It's been good having you here at Star Arcade.
21:03Here comes some friends to congratulate you.
21:05This is Jeff Edwards.
21:06See you in the next show.
21:07Until then, hope all your troubles get sapped.
21:09Bye-bye.
22:21Some of the Star Arcade set furnished by RCA.
22:24This is Kevin McMahon speaking.
22:26Star Arcade is a JM production.
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