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Starcade (1982–1984) on TBS
About Starcade
Starcade is a game show where contestants competed against one another by playing arcade video games. The series originally aired on WTBS from 1982–1983, followed by a run in syndication for the following season. The series was first hosted by Mark Richards. Geoff Edwards replaced Richards after the first 23 shows, and continued until the show's cancellation. Two players (or teams; age-regardless) competed.
Three rounds were played. Each round began with a video arcade-game related toss-up question. The player who buzzed in and answered correctly chose one of five free-standing arcade games in the studio and was given 40 seconds (later 60, then 50) to amass as high a score as possible. The opponent then played the same game, and whatever points the players earned were added to their overall scores. If a player's game ended before time ran out, the turn ended immediately and the player was credited with whatever points they had earned.
The second and third rounds were played identically, with 40 seconds (later 50) game playing time for the second round, and 30 seconds (later 40) for the third. Once a game was chosen for play in any round, it could not be chosen again. At the end of the second round (and third when the series began), the player in the lead played "Name the Game," attempting to identify four arcade games by screenshots. The player won a prize for correctly identifying at least three of the games. One of the five games was the "mystery game," which awarded a prize to the player who chose it in any of the three rounds. The player in the lead at the end of the third and final round won the game and a bonus prize, and moved on to the bonus round.
Starcade episode schedule
133 aired
Aired · 133
| Date | Ep. | Title |
|---|---|---|
| September 15, 1984 | S1·E263 | Moon Patrol 5 |
| September 14, 1984 | S1·E262 | Super Astrofighter |
| September 13, 1984 | S1·E261 | Joust 6 |
| September 10, 1984 | S1·E260 | Tron 6 |
| September 9, 1984 | S1·E259 | Angler Dangler |
| August 15, 1984 | S1·E258 | Joust 4 |
| July 17, 1984 | S1·E264 | Pacman Plus |
| July 13, 1984 | S1·E257 | Marvin's Maze |
| July 12, 1984 | S1·E256 | Front Line 2 |
| June 15, 1984 | S1·E247 | Jukebox 6 |
| June 15, 1984 | S1·E255 | Tron 7 |
| June 13, 1984 | S1·E254 | Jukebox 5 |
| June 12, 1984 | S1·E253 | Moon Patrol 4 |
| May 26, 1984 | S1·E252 | Joust 3 |
| May 25, 1984 | S1·E251 | Tron 5 |
| May 18, 1984 | S1·E250 | Stargate 2 |
| May 18, 1984 | S1·E246 | Mr. Do 2 |
| May 17, 1984 | S1·E249 | Mega Zone 4 |
| May 16, 1984 | S1·E245 | Mega Zone 3 |
| May 16, 1984 | S1·E248 | Joust 5 |
| May 15, 1984 | S1·E244 | Moon Patrol 3 |
| May 5, 1984 | S1·E243 | Stargate |
| May 4, 1984 | S1·E242 | Moon Patrol 2 |
| May 3, 1984 | S1·E241 | Crystal Castles |
| May 2, 1984 | S1·E240 | Jukebox 4 |
| April 20, 1984 | S1·E239 | joust 2 |
| March 24, 1984 | S1·E238 | Super Zaxxon |
| March 22, 1984 | S1·E237 | Font Line |
| March 14, 1984 | S1·E236 | Super Zaxxon 2 |
| March 13, 1984 | S1·E235 | Joust |
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| March 12, 1984 | S1·E234 | Tac Scan |
| March 11, 1984 | S1·E233 | Hawaii 4 |
| March 10, 1984 | S1·E232 | Hawaii 3 |
| March 7, 1984 | S1·E231 | Hawaii 2 |
| March 6, 1984 | S1·E230 | Rb5X Robot 12 |
| March 5, 1984 | S1·E229 | Rb5X Robot 11 |
| March 4, 1984 | S1·E228 | Star Wars |
| March 3, 1984 | S1·E227 | Rb5X Robot 10 |
| February 28, 1984 | S1·E226 | Rb5X Robot 9 |
| February 26, 1984 | S1·E225 | Tron 4 |
| February 25, 1984 | S1·E224 | Hawaii |
| February 24, 1984 | S1·E223 | Sinistar 3 |
| February 20, 1984 | S1·E222 | Buck Rogers 3 |
| February 6, 1984 | S1·E221 | Munch Mobile 4 |
| February 3, 1984 | S1·E220 | Qbert 4 |
| January 31, 1984 | S1·E219 | Pooyan 3 |
| January 30, 1984 | S1·E218 | Wacko 5 |
| January 23, 1984 | S1·E217 | Pooyan 2 |
| January 19, 1984 | S1·E216 | Wacko 4 |
| January 12, 1984 | S1·E215 | Donkey Kong Junior |
| January 10, 1984 | S1·E214 | Qbert 3 |
| January 9, 1984 | S1·E213 | Xevious |
| January 6, 1984 | S1·E212 | Popeye |
| January 5, 1984 | S1·E211 | Tempest |
| December 28, 1983 | S1·E210 | Wacko 3 |
| December 27, 1983 | S1·E209 | Pooyan |
| December 26, 1983 | S1·E208 | Slither |
| November 18, 1983 | S1·E207 | Swimmer |
| November 3, 1983 | S1·E206 | Jungle Hunt 2 |
| October 31, 1983 | S1·E205 | Reactor |
| October 27, 1983 | S1·E204 | Burger Time 3 |
| October 21, 1983 | S1·E203 | Triple Punch |
| October 20, 1983 | S1·E202 | Jungle Hunt |
| October 19, 1983 | S1·E201 | Eyes |
| October 18, 1983 | S1·E199 | Dragon's Lair |
| October 17, 1983 | S1·E198 | Moon Patrol |
| October 14, 1983 | S1·E197 | Jukebox |
| October 13, 1983 | S1·E196 | Track and Field |
| October 12, 1983 | S1·E195 | Mega Zone |
| October 11, 1983 | S1·E194 | Pole Position 2 |
| October 10, 1983 | S1·E193 | Dorodon |
| October 6, 1983 | S1·E192 | Rb5X Robot 7 |
| October 5, 1983 | S1·E191 | Buck Rogers 2 |
| October 4, 1983 | S1·E188 | Zookeeper |
| October 3, 1983 | S1·E186 | Black Widow 2 |
| September 29, 1983 | S1·E185 | Amidar 2 |
| September 28, 1983 | S1·E184 | Black Widow |
| September 27, 1983 | S1·E181 | Rb5X Robot 6 |
| September 26, 1983 | S1·E180 | Rb5X Robot 5 |
| September 19, 1983 | S1·E177 | Rb5X Robot 4 |
| September 16, 1983 | S1·E176 | Rescue |
| September 13, 1983 | S1·E175 | Sinistar |
| September 12, 1983 | S1·E174 | Qbert 2 |
| September 6, 1983 | S1·E172 | Munch Mobile 3 |
| September 2, 1983 | S1·E171 | Rb5X Robot 3 |
| August 25, 1983 | S1·E170 | Gravitar |
| August 24, 1983 | S1·E169 | Burger Time 2 |
| August 23, 1983 | S1·E167 | Wacko |
| August 22, 1983 | S1·E166 | Pengo |
| January 27, 1983 | S1·E165 | Amidar |
| January 26, 1983 | S1·E164 | Munch Mobile |
| January 25, 1983 | S1·E162 | Burger Time |
| January 24, 1983 | S1·E161 | Tron 3 |
| January 21, 1983 | S1·E20 | Brock vs Davis |
| January 21, 1983 | S1·E159 | Bump N' Jump |
| January 20, 1983 | S1·E157 | Rb5X Robot 8 |
| January 20, 1983 | S1·E19 | Clemens vs Dang |
| January 19, 1983 | S1·E156 | Tron 2 |
| January 19, 1983 | S1·E18 | Burke vs Esken |
| January 18, 1983 | S1·E17 | McNeil vs Albanese |
| January 18, 1983 | S1·E155 | Sinistar 2 |
| January 17, 1983 | S1·E154 | Bubbles |
| January 17, 1983 | S1·E16 | Elie vs Zabor |
| January 14, 1983 | S1·E15 | Hoffler vs Iwamasa |
| January 14, 1983 | S1·E152 | Rb5X Robot |
| January 13, 1983 | S1·E151 | Munch Mobile 2 |
| January 13, 1983 | S1·E14 | McEwen vs Beall |
| January 12, 1983 | S1·E150 | Stern's Journey 2 |
| January 12, 1983 | S1·E13 | Breeds vs Hoffner |
| January 11, 1983 | S1·E149 | Rb5X Robot 2 |
| January 11, 1983 | S1·E12 | Lowry vs Conrad |
| January 10, 1983 | S1·E11 | Haiko vs Yee |
| January 10, 1983 | S1·E147 | Stern's Journey |
| January 7, 1983 | S1·E146 | Qbert |
| January 7, 1983 | S1·E10 | Woolard vs Pallas |
| January 6, 1983 | S1·E9 | Sherwood vs Brwon |
| January 6, 1983 | S1·E145 | Tron |
| January 5, 1983 | S1·E8 | McGhie vs Colman |
| January 5, 1983 | S1·E144 | Pengo 2 |
| January 4, 1983 | S1·E7 | Bray vs Won |
| January 4, 1983 | S1·E141 | Wacko 2 |
| January 3, 1983 | S1·E140 | Buck Rogers |
| January 3, 1983 | S1·E6 | Ganz vs Porter |
| December 31, 1982 | S1·E5 | Ahanotu vs Samson |
| December 31, 1982 | S1·E104 | Jukebox 3 |
| December 30, 1982 | S1·E4 | Weisend vs Shah |
| December 30, 1982 | S1·E103 | Cliffhanger |
| December 29, 1982 | S1·E102 | Mega Zone 2 |
| December 29, 1982 | S1·E3 | Betzold vs Gaynor |
| December 28, 1982 | S1·E2 | Young vs Honeyman |
| December 28, 1982 | S1·E101 | Mr. Do |
| December 27, 1982 | S1·E1 | Cantu vs Starfield (Pilot) |
| December 27, 1982 | S1·E100 | Jukebox 2 |