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00:01This is Starrcade, TV's first video arcade game show, starring your favorite video games,
00:08and some brand new ones being introduced to the public for the first time anywhere.
00:12And now, here's your host for Starrcade, Jeff Edwards.
00:17Okay, thank you very much. Welcome to Starrcade.
00:20As you can see, we're backstage warming up for today's match, because today,
00:23one of these two guys is going to have the opportunity to win his very own video arcade game.
00:27You guys ready?
00:29Ready? Ready?
00:30Alright, let's go play for the arcade. Here we go.
00:46Oh, nice studio audience. Nice to see you at home.
00:49We have a couple of good players here, a couple of good contestants.
00:51You were doing great on Dragon Slayer back there.
00:53Knocking everybody off.
00:55I know, that's one of my favorite games.
00:56Is it? It looks like it is. What's your name?
00:58Tony Mancia.
00:59Tony, tell me a little bit about yourself.
01:01Well, I'm 13 years old, and I go to Fort Miller Middle School.
01:04I enjoy swimming, reading, and playing video games.
01:07Good. Can you read while you swim?
01:08No.
01:09Okay, Tony. Good luck to you. And you are?
01:12Mike Hall.
01:13Mike, a little bit about you.
01:14I'm from Barstow, California, where I work for the local newspaper there.
01:18What's the name of the newspaper?
01:19Desert Dispatch.
01:20Desert Dispatch.
01:21Ah, good. You having a good time there?
01:23Yeah, I'm the press room foreman.
01:25Good. Congratulations.
01:26A little ink on my hands there.
01:27Anyway, good luck to both of you.
01:29As you know, our contestants are matched up based on their ability in playing today's games.
01:32One of these two guys is going to have a chance to win this fabulous video arcade game.
01:36Today, it is Moon Patrol. Okay, Moon Patrol.
01:41You guys shake hands, head to the podiums, and we'll play Starcade.
01:45And while they go there, Kevin will tell us about the five games we have today. Kev?
01:51Jeff, we've warmed up the computer chips, and our games are ready to challenge Tony and Michael.
01:56First in our lineup, Frogger, the little green hoppy.
02:00Next is Dig Dug, down with the best of them.
02:04In the middle is Discs of Tron, High Energy and Dazzling Light.
02:08Then it's Mach 3, Warming Up for Takeoff.
02:11And finally, Super Astro Fighter, Aliens Galore, and more.
02:16Jeff?
02:17Oh, boy, a couple of really hot games today.
02:19Those are five games both of you had a chance to play before today's show.
02:22One of them, as you know, is a mystery game.
02:24If you pick that in the first three games, the valuable prize is yours automatically.
02:28Right now, Kevin's going to tell the home audience what that mystery game is.
02:31Today's mystery game, The Discs of Tron.
02:35Okie doke. Tony and Michael, I have a question for you.
02:38First one to buzz in gets to answer the question, answer correctly, and you'll choose the first game we're going to play.
02:43You all set, Tony?
02:44I'm all ready.
02:45Ready, Michael?
02:46Yep.
02:47Hands on buzzers.
02:48Charlie Bear can do in the witch in Crystal Castles by A, eating a gem, B, wearing the magic hat.
02:54Michael?
02:55The magic hat.
02:56Wearing the magic hat, right you are.
02:58That means you pick our first game.
03:00What are we going to start with, Mike?
03:01Uh, let's start with Mach 3.
03:03Mach 3.
03:04Boy, that is a wild game.
03:05And we'll have Kevin tell us about Mach 3.
03:07This is a wild game, Jeff.
03:11Mach 3 combines the speed of the F-15 fighter with the thrills of laser game realism,
03:17and suddenly you're a part of an experience unlike any other,
03:20traveling at mind-boggling speeds,
03:22seeking out enemy targets which are enhanced by your onboard computer.
03:26You're about to take an incredibly realistic ride into the space age,
03:30traveling at Mach 3 speeds.
03:32Hang on.
03:33Hang on.
03:34Okay, Kevin, now for those Mach 3 fans watching,
03:37we know there's two games.
03:38There's the bomber and the fighter,
03:39but Mike, you and Tony will both play the fighter game for our purposes here today.
03:43Tony, you might want to listen to this.
03:45I don't have my initials on this game yet,
03:47but when I play it, I try to keep the fighter as steady as possible,
03:51let the targets come to me.
03:53That might be easier.
03:54You have steady fire power with the gunfire button.
03:56It'll keep firing the missiles you have to do on your own.
03:58Okay.
03:59Okay, ready to play?
04:00Good luck to you.
04:01four seconds.
04:05Ready?
04:06Go.
04:19Five.
04:20...
04:25much better this way
04:28the arm boat, good
04:3220 seconds
04:3810 seconds
04:55well, I missed the score there, it rotated so fast
05:01so I can't quite see it up there, but we'll check it out
05:03I think about 18,400
05:04anyway, nice play, really, really good
05:07how do you feel? I feel pretty good
05:08yeah, you never even got shot down, okay, head on back, here comes Tony
05:11he did pretty well, Tony
05:16I know
05:17how do you feel about Mach 3?
05:19I like this game, and I think I'm pretty good at it
05:20okay, if you're going to do as well as he, you've got to be careful not to get shot down
05:23you have 50 seconds also
05:24so if you turn around and get ready, we'll get ready to go
05:28ready
05:29go
05:33good fire
05:40all right
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06:20Oh, boy, we have a close match here.
06:27Pretty good tone, did really, really well.
06:29That is one heck of a game.
06:31We'll be back in just a few seconds
06:32to find out who gets to choose the next game right here on Starcade.
06:35Well done.
06:42Starcade staff stays at the Altamira Hotel in the hills of Sausalito
06:45overlooking glorious San Francisco Bay.
06:47The Altamira featuring honeymoon, hideaway, cottage suites, and garden settings.
06:50The grand prize today on Starcade is the video arcade game, Moon Patrol.
06:58You'll be cruising on the moon, firing on low-flying saucers
07:01and lunar rocks that litter the surface.
07:03Moon Patrol furnished by Williams Electronics.
07:06Time now for more Starcade with Jeff Edwards.
07:09Thanks, Kevin.
07:09Boy, we have a couple of really good players here today.
07:11Let's see where we stand after Mach 3.
07:13Tony, you have a score of 17,100.
07:16Michael, you have 17,200.
07:19Couldn't be any closer than that.
07:21Of course, Michael, you're in the lead.
07:23Just barely.
07:23There's still one more game to be played in this round,
07:25and then the total points scored on both games
07:27will determine who gets to play the name of the game board.
07:29So here we go with another question.
07:31Hands on buzzers.
07:32In Wild Western, who is attacking the train?
07:36A, Indians.
07:37B, Bandits.
07:38Yes, Michael.
07:38Indians.
07:39No, sorry.
07:40The Bandits are attacking the train.
07:41That means, Tony, this time you get to pick the game.
07:44Which one is it going to be?
07:46Piscs of Tron.
07:48Piscs of Tron, and that's the mystery game,
07:51because that's the mystery sound.
07:54You look like you're anxious to go,
07:56but don't go yet,
07:56because Kevin has something to tell you.
07:58You've won a prize.
07:59Tony, it's pack time.
08:01You've won a Pac-Man,
08:02and Ms. Pac-Man Watch and Clock.
08:04Telling Time was never so much fun.
08:06Furnished by PaxOn.
08:07And now you always know what time it is.
08:10Now let's find out about Discs of Tron,
08:12and Kevin will explain that to us.
08:13Kev?
08:16You are Tron,
08:17locked in a deadly battle with the warrior Sark,
08:20protector of a world that is pure energy,
08:23caught in an arena from which the only escape is victory.
08:27Electrifying light discs,
08:28guided by energy spots,
08:30are your only hope of derezzing Sark.
08:32Avoid his advances by jumping from disc to disc,
08:35or by using your special deflect power.
08:37But for you now,
08:39survival lies only in the Discs of Tron.
08:43Okay, Tony,
08:44there's only 100 points separating you and Mike,
08:45and you picked Discs of Tron.
08:47Why that?
08:47Why that?
08:49Because when I played it,
08:50it seemed fun to me.
08:51Yeah, it is a lot of fun.
08:52You have seven deflects.
08:53You know he can deflect Sark's disc
08:54when he throws them at you.
08:56The best thing, I think,
08:57and you might want to listen to this too, Mike,
08:59is line up your target right away
09:00as soon as Sark appears.
09:01Try to blast him for some extra points really fast.
09:03Okay?
09:04Okay, I'm going to try.
09:05All right, good luck to you.
09:05Watch out for the chasers.
09:07Get ready, get set, play.
09:13Line it up.
09:17Oh, you got out of your way.
09:20Good shot.
09:26Oh, almost got him.
09:31He's tricky.
09:3330 seconds, you got him.
09:35Good shot.
10:05That looks like it.
10:075,300.
10:08Not bad, Tony.
10:09Osark dodged it a couple of times.
10:10Well, we'll see what happens when Michael comes down.
10:12He's got something to shoot for.
10:15Mike, you heard the advice I gave Tony?
10:17Yeah.
10:17Okay, any other questions?
10:19No.
10:19You have 50 seconds.
10:20We wish you good luck.
10:22Get ready.
10:23Get set.
10:24Play.
10:34Oh, no.
10:35Got him back.
10:3940 seconds.
10:43Good shot.
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11:125,700.
11:22Well, Mike, let's see what happened with all of this.
11:24Head on back.
11:24We're going to add up all the scores now
11:26and find out who's going to have a chance to play the Name the Game board.
11:29Both of you, of course, had a chance to play Mach 3 and Discs of Tron.
11:32And now either Tony or Michael is going to play the Name the Game board
11:35for some special prizes.
11:36So we total up the two scores and find out.
11:38Tony, you have 22,400.
11:42Mike has 22,900.
11:44Boy, it's close.
11:46But, Michael, you got it.
11:47Come on down, my friend.
11:49Okay, now, behind you, there are some video screens.
11:52We're going to show you four video games.
11:54And what we're going to do is ask you to name them.
11:56If you name them, you're going to get some special prizes.
11:59Listen to Kevin.
11:59He'll tell us about it.
12:00Kev?
12:01Michael, if you get three right,
12:03you can battle your favorite video games in the Bionic Chair.
12:06Portable and lightweight, the chair rocks, rotates,
12:09and allows back support and total freedom of movement.
12:11A futuristic way to play the Bionic Chair.
12:14And if you get all four right,
12:15it's a White's Metal Detector featuring ground exclusion balance
12:18to help you locate coins, jewelry, and precious metals
12:21while excluding mineralized soil.
12:23A metal detector from White's Electronics.
12:25All right, let's see how well you know your video games.
12:27Take a look in the upper left-hand corner.
12:30Is that Radar Zone or Amadar?
12:34Amadar.
12:34Right.
12:34Next one.
12:36Is that Xevious or Subrock?
12:38Xevious.
12:39Xevious is right.
12:40Here comes number three.
12:41Is that Arabian or Catapult?
12:43Arabian.
12:44Arabian is right.
12:45Number four.
12:46Dark Warrior or Space Dungeon?
12:48Uh, Darth Warrior.
12:50No, it's Space Dungeon,
12:52but you've got three out of four
12:52that gives you a Bionic Chair and that in bed.
12:54Congratulations to you, Mike.
12:56Now, we're going to take a break,
12:58and when we come back,
12:59we're going to find out whether it's Mike or Tony
13:00who gets a chance at his own video arcade game.
13:03We'll be back in a few moments.
13:19Here's the latest video game news
13:20from the Starrcade hotline.
13:22Dirk saves the princess.
13:24Dexter saves the world.
13:26For those of you who haven't seen it yet,
13:28here's the exciting space ace.
13:31Kimberly, come in.
13:32Are you okay?
13:33Oh, sure.
13:33I'm just kidnapped by aliens, that's all.
13:35I'll save you, Kimmy.
13:37Get me out of here!
13:45Whoa!
13:47Space Station, request permission to land.
13:52Whoa!
13:54What a game.
14:10Let's play more Starrcade.
14:12Here's Jeff Edwards.
14:13Now, here we are, round two.
14:14This is the big challenge.
14:15There's only one game left to play.
14:17This time, only 40 seconds,
14:18and everything depends on this game
14:19because you guys are only 500 points apart.
14:21After this game, we'll total up all the scores.
14:24The top scorer in all games
14:25is going to have a chance to win
14:26their own video arcade game.
14:28Today, of course, it is Moon Patrol.
14:29So this question becomes very important.
14:32Whoever gets this right
14:32gets to pick the last game
14:34and presumably the one they're best at.
14:36In Wild Western,
14:37when can the sheriff jump on top of the train?
14:40A...
14:40Yes, Michael.
14:41When he's beside the train.
14:44No, sorry.
14:44That was not the two choices.
14:46It was A, anytime,
14:47or B, only when a bandit is on it.
14:48It's only when a bandit is on it.
14:50Tony, you win by default.
14:51That means, Tony,
14:52you get to pick the game.
14:54What are we going to play for our last game?
14:56Astrofighter.
14:57Astrofighter.
14:58Astrofighter.
14:59It is Super Astrofighter.
15:00And we'll talk to Kevin.
15:01He'll tell us about it.
15:02Kev?
15:04You're a bird.
15:05No, you're a plane.
15:07You're Super Astrofighter.
15:09Your mild-mannered plane
15:10is called upon to defend the Earth
15:12from not one,
15:13but six aliens,
15:15all equally deadly and sinister.
15:17Can you do it, Tony?
15:19Of course,
15:20no one beats
15:21the Super Astrofighter.
15:23Well, we'll see.
15:24Maybe Tony can.
15:24What do you think, Tony?
15:25Well, it's going to be tough,
15:26but I'm going to try.
15:27Yeah, the pressure really is on you.
15:28You've got to do it all right here.
15:30The only thing I can say
15:31is the faster you get to the next screen,
15:33the more points you can score,
15:34and the points is what you need.
15:35Okay?
15:35Okay.
15:36Good luck, Tony.
15:37You'll have 40 seconds.
15:38Get ready.
15:40Get set.
15:41Play.
15:41Play.
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16:11All right, Tony. Nice score. Looks like 620 points. Not bad at all.
16:27You head back. Let's see what happens with Michael. Come on, Mike.
16:33All right, Mike. I don't know what to tell you about this super astro fighter. What do you think?
16:37Oh, I think I can do it. I've played it a little bit. All right, let's find out. You'll also have 40 seconds. Get ready, get set, play.
16:48Here we go.
17:07All right, well played, Michael. Head on back. I think you kept your lead. We'll find out for sure as we add up the scores from all the games and find out whether it's Tony or Michael going for their own video arcade game.
17:37And Tony has a total of 23,020. Very nice score. Michael has 23,840.
17:44All right. Yeah. A mere 820 points. That makes you the winner, Michael. Congratulations to you. Very nicely played.
17:51Tony, nice to have had you on this show. That's nothing to be ashamed of. You did very, very well. I hope you had a good time.
17:56I did.
17:56I'm glad you did, and we have some nice gifts for you for being here on Starcade, okay?
18:00Okay.
18:00All right. Nice to meet you, Tony. Take care. And you, Michael, have a very special prize for being the big winner of the day, and Kevin will tell us about that. Kev?
18:09Michael, it's the Spector Video SV-328, a complete computer system for home and business featuring 112K of memory, a disk drive, and an expansion box, Spector Video.
18:19Okay. Now, I have one more question for you, Michael. Can you take Moon Patrol home?
18:25I'm going to sure try.
18:26We'll find out. We'll be right back.
18:35Okay. Welcome back to Starcade. Well, we had a really close game, but Michael is our champion.
18:39And, Michael, now you're going to have a chance to win your own video arcade game. We used to have still two games left unplayed, Frogger and Dig Dug.
18:47Now, during the commercial break, we informed you that if you pick Frogger, you'd have to score at least 2,000 points, that if you pick Dig Dug, you'd have to score 3,850 points.
18:55Those are the average scores of the more than 20 other players who play these same games.
18:59You reached a decision, and you picked?
19:02Frogger.
19:02Frogger. Why did you pick Frogger?
19:04Oh, I think I can get to the 2,000 points, where Dig Dug, I'm not really that good at.
19:08Okay, you need the 2,000 points or more in 30 seconds. Do that, and you're going to get our grand prize Moon Patrol.
19:14So I'll tell you what let's do. Let's ask Kevin to tell us about Frogger, and you and I will go over and get ready to play, okay?
19:19Okay.
19:19Kevin?
19:22Ribbit, ribbit. I'm in a lot of trouble. I'm on the wrong side of the street and the wrong side of the river.
19:28What a perplexing situation. A frog shouldn't have to deal with this.
19:31But if I could just hop fast enough to get past those speeding humans who'd squish and run without batting an eye,
19:37then I'm just a hop, skip, and a jump across the river, on the backs of the turtles and logs, to my own little pad.
19:43And maybe I might take a lady frog home with me.
19:47There's so many big decisions to be made when you're a Frogger.
19:50Oh, that's lovely, Kevin. Thank you very much.
19:53All right, now, it's Frogger, and you have to do 2,000 in 30 seconds.
19:57I hope you're a good Frogger player, because that's not an easy score to make.
20:00Yeah, well, I know the basic philosophy behind it.
20:03Not to die, right?
20:04Yeah.
20:04The basic philosophy behind all these games.
20:06Okay, here we go. 30 seconds for 2,000 points. Good luck to you, Mike.
20:11Ready? Let me do it another way. Read it. Get set. Go.
20:15Go.
20:15Oh, too bad. 20 seconds.
20:37Go on. 10 seconds.
20:42Oh, no.
20:45Oh, Michael, too bad. That was tough.
20:50Once you lose, you know, lost one in the water, I think it's going to be hard to do.
20:54But you're a good champion, anyway.
20:55You want some nice stuff here at Star Arcade.
20:57It's been good having you here at Star Arcade.
20:58Here comes the president. Congratulate you.
20:59This is Jeff Edwards. See you in the next show.
21:01Until then, hope all your troubles get stabbed.
21:03Bye-bye.
21:04Hear.
21:13Here comes theหrences down.
21:18I'm Boliv.
21:19We're out.
21:20Here comes the family.
21:21Here comes the hand.
21:22Here comes the man.
21:23Come and see you're old.
21:24Here comes the man.
21:26Come and see you in the next show.
21:27Here comes theéad.
21:28I'molling wants you to see you.
21:28Why?
21:29You're with me.
21:29You're with me.
21:30You're with me.
21:31Say you're with me.
21:31This is a man.
22:02Some of the Starcade set furnished by RCA.