History Series / NickArcade

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: A few of the questions were about R-rated media, such as Creator/StephenKing's ''{{Misery}}''. They also gave us this gem:

* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Early tapings had the Pop Quiz consist of a choice between several categories. This was later changes to just going straight to a question related to the board Mikey was currently in, and the choice between categories was now exclusively for the Goal.

* Pilot : The original pilot for the show was taped early in 1991 on the ''Series/GetThePicture'' set. Niels Schuurmans was the host, and [[RecycledSoundtrack it recycled the theme from a short-lived Nickelodeon program called ''Outta Here!''.]] Schuurmans also hosted the December 10, 1990 pilot for ''Get the Picture''.

** Season 1: ''"Behind this door is the Video Zone, a place between our world and the video dimension. Waiting to challenge you for control of the Video Zone is one of the [[BigBad Game Wizards]]. Is it... Merlock, Scorcha, or Mongo?"'' *Camera pan over contestants* ''"These two teams will compete for the right to enter the Video Zone and face the Game Wizard's challenge. Who will it be? Find out today on... Nick Arcade!"''
** Season 2: ''"Get ready for the ultimate Video Challenge, as these two teams go head-to-head with a maze of electronic obstacles for the right to face one of our Game Wizards in the Video Zone! (insert preparatory phrase here, like "Strap yourselves in!") Here comes...Nick Arcade!"''

* Pilot : The original pilot for the show was taped early in 1991 on the ''Series/GetThePicture'' set. Niels Schuurmans was the host, and [[RecycledSoundtrack it recycled the theme from a short-lived Nickelodeon program called ''Outta Here!''.]]

* [[ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2fxsl_cIgA Pilot]] : The original pilot for the show was taped early in 1991 on the ''Series/GetThePicture'' set. Niels Schuurmans was the host, and [[RecycledSoundtrack it recycled the theme from a short-lived Nickelodeon program called ''Outta Here!''.]]

* Pilot: [[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2fxsl_cIgA The original pilot for the show was taped early in 1991 on the ''Series/GetThePicture'' set.]] Niels Schuurmans was the host, and [[RecycledSoundtrack it recycled the theme from a short-lived Nickelodeon program called ''Outta Here!''.

* Pilot: [[ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H2fxsl_cIgA The original pilot for the show was taped early in 1991 on the ''Series/GetThePicture'' set.]] Niels Schuurmans was the host, and [[RecycledSoundtrack it recycled the theme from a short-lived Nickelodeon program called ''Outta Here!''.]]

* Pilot: The original pilot for the show was taped early in 1991 on the ''Series/GetThePicture'' set. Niels Schuurmans was the host, and [[RecycledSoundtrack it recycled the theme from a short-lived Nickelodeon program called ''Outta Here!''.]]

* Pilot: The original pilot for the show was taped early in 1991 on the ''Get the Picture'' set. Niels Schuurmans was the host, and [[RecycledSoundtrack it recycled the theme from a short-lived Nickelodeon program called ''Outta Here!''.]]

** Pilot: ''"Hey you guys, pause those VCRs and put down those joysticks; it's time for ''Nick Arcade'', the show that tests your video savvy and video game skills. Today, one lucky team will actually get to go inside a video game, for a chance to win this fabulous bonus prize, a trip to Universal Studios Florida. And now, here's the host of ''Nick Arcade'', the best-dressed Tetris player in the free world, Niels Schuurmans!"''

The most notable part was the "Video Challenge" squares, where one of the teammates got up to a wall of "arcade machines" (which usually had [[NintendoEntertainmentSystem NES]], [[SuperNintendoEntertainmentSystem SNES]], SegaGenesis, and NeoGeo games) and participated in a timed challenge on that game. Viewers could be treated to kids failing hard at collecting rings in ''[[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog]]'', or the poor sap who chose ''[[VideoGame/GhostsNGoblins Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts]]''.

GameShow produced for {{Nickelodeon}} in 1992, hosted by Phil Moore. The main part of the show consisted of a game board divided into 18 squares. Two pairs of contestants controlled a kid named Mikey, leading him to the goal to get points and avoid the enemy.

* GrandFinale: The last taped episode was a ''Series/ClarissaExplainsItAll'' celebrity special.

* CelebrityEdition: On three occasions in season 2, cast members from then-running Nickelodeon sitcoms would compete against each other. One episode had cast members from ''Main/SaluteYourShorts'' competing against each other, another episode had cast members from ''Series/WelcomeFreshmen'', and a third celebrity episode featured cast members from ''Series/ClarissaExplainsItAll''.

* {{Crossover}}: with ''[[DoubleDare1986 Double Dare]]'', ''[[LegendsOfTheHiddenTemple Legends of the Hidden Temple]]'' and ''[[Series/WhatWouldYouDoNickelodeon What Would You Do?]]'' called "Nickelodeon All-Star Challenge" that aired during The Big Help in 1994.

* ProductPlacement: You really think Nick went down to the Blockbuster off Vineland to get games? Nope, the developers paid good money to put their games in the Video Zone.
** Creator/{{Psygnosis}} (later to be acquired as Sony's European gaming studio) programmed the show's toss-up video games (''Post Haste'' and the various ''VideoGame/{{Pong}}'' clones) which determined control of Mikey.

* [[ItIsPronouncedTroPAY It Is Pronounced Tro-PAY]]: Whenever ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' or ''[[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2 Sonic the Hedgehog 2]]'' were used, Moore would always call Dr. Robotnik "Dr. Robotonik", always adding an extra "o" to his name for some reason.
** He also occasionally forgets a "t," calling him "Dr. Robo Nick."

* BiggerBoosHaunt: Creepyville as well as the Haunted Museum in the Video Zone.

* UndesirablePrize: The grand prize was often a trip to Universal Studios in Orlando...where the show was taped. Basically, this meant that if you weren't impressed with the park the first time, you "won" the opportunity to see the same things all over again. On the other hand, if you enjoyed the park, you got a return trip on Nick's dime.

--> '''Game Over''': *holds out a hand* Hold it ''right there'' bean breath!*produces pie from behind himself and splats the camera with it*

* SpiritualSuccessor: To ''{{Starcade}}'' (1982-84), albeit with far less emphasis on playing video games and winning game-related prizes.

** Psygnosis (later to be acquired as Sony's European gaming studio) got their start programming the show's toss-up video games (''Post Haste'' and the various ''VideoGame/{{Pong}}'' clones) which determined control of Mikey.

* OpeningNarration: ''"Behind this door is the Video Zone, a place between our world and the video dimension. Waiting to challenge you for control of the Video Zone is one of the [[BigBad Game Wizards]]. Is it... Merlock, Scorcha, or Mongo?"'' *Camera pan over contestants* ''"These two teams will compete for the right to enter the Video Zone and face the Game Wizard's challenge. Who will it be? Find out today on... Nick Arcade!"''

* HeyItsThatGuy: Joey Fatone (before he became famous) and Melissa Joan Hart (promoting ''Clarissa Explains It All'') were contestants. Fatone would eventually host the NBC version of ''TheSingingBee''.