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By Mark Rodriguez We already discussed Video Power, so now let's discuss the cartoon that took up most of the show. Join Johnny Arcade as he leads the Power Team to stop Mr. Big's evil plans. Also how they made a game about cops blowing up drug dealers into a kid's show. Before getting into the cartoon, I'm gonna put on my VGM cap for a bit and give a brief look at the games featured the most on this show... namely NARC. This was a two-player shoot-em-up arcade game made by Midway as you control Max Force or Hit Man to take down Mr. Big's drug organization. Along the way you either arrest or shoot down drug dealers and earn points for confiscating ganja (Johnny and I laughed at the Ganja Bonus). You could also use a missile launcher or drive a sports car equipped with missiles. The game also featured an insane clown that would kidnap and stab prostitutes while hanging around a triple X book store. Good times. NARC was one of the first 'overly-vi

By Mark Rodriguez Now it's really time to go back into the past with the first ever tv show to talk about and review videogames, back when the 8-bit NES was actually new and old-time classics like Mario, Mega Man and Link were just starting to become the videogame superstars they are today. Sit back and get some... Video Power. Talk about a real Throwback Thursday!!! Ya gotta be pretty old to remember seeing this guy on TV Starting out in 1990, Stivi Paskoski would play as Johnny Arcade, the host of the show and the guy to give you Video Power. The show would have the following format which varied from episode to episode. The three main things he did was Video Power Reviews, Video Power Previews, and tips and secrets he would give called the Video Power Edge. In between the episodes there would be a cartoon called The Power Team in which Johnny Arcade (though he was voiced by someone else) would lead Max Force (from NARC), Kuro (Wizards and Warriors), Tyrone (Arch Rivals), Kwirk (f