Johnny Arcade
| Video Power | |
|---|---|
| Presented by |
Stivi Paskoski Terry Lee Torok |
| Starring |
Michael Donovan Lee Jeffrey Terry Klassen Jason Michas Richard Newman John Novak Dale Wilson |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 55 (The Power Team) 50 (Game Show) Total: 105 |
| Production | |
| Producer(s) |
Acclaim Entertainment Saban Entertainment Bohbot Entertainment |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Saban Entertainment |
| Release | |
| Original network |
Syndication WGN (1991-92) |
Video Power is an American television series that aired in two different formats from 1990–1992 in syndication. Both formats revolved around video games, and actor Stivi Paskoski presided over both series playing video game master Johnny Arcade.
Allen J. Bohbot (CEO and Founder of Bohbot Entertainment) was the co-creator and executive producer of Video Power with Saban Entertainment's creator and executive producer himself Haim Saban, along with Shuki Levy and Winston Richards. The series was taped in New York at Kaufman Astoria Studios.
The first format of Video Power consisted of both live-action segments and cartoon segments from the Acclaim Entertainment-produced series, The Power Team. The cartoon was an adventure featuring Johnny Arcade and a team of heroes from different NES games and a Game Boy game published by Acclaim: Max Force, a policeman from NARC; Kuros, the knight from Wizards and Warriors; Tyrone, a basketball player from Arch Rivals; Kwirk, a tomato from the game of the same name; and Bigfoot, a monster truck that had its own video game. The main enemy of each episode was mostly Mr. Big and his thugs, Joe Rockhead and Dr. Spike Rush, from NARC, while Malkil from Wizards and Warriors sometimes appears with the villains of NARC. In the live action segments, Stivi Paskoski, in character, would review and preview games that were currently out or forthcoming for consoles, as well as giving hints and tips for gamers that were having trouble achieving certain tasks in games. Sometimes he would go to an expo or a convention to show the booths of forthcoming titles. Viewers were also able to write into the show to receive hints.
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