Video Power-Skate or Die II/Ninja Gaiden III (1992)

[@Judgment_Day]

That's me! The big kid. I can't believe I just found this! I was 13 there. So much fun. I still have my Video Power jacket mint.

[@Blaze116_]

Alex Miller you look ready to kick ass the whole time

[@dondotta8304]

Haha u man ur a legend! Greetings from denmark

[@Shonuff42080]

Rad mullet bro

[@westingtyler1]

awesome haul on this one. the best prize run I've seen so far. legendary! i legit dream at night still (age 32) about doing a run like that, grabbing all the new games!

[@throbnshaft182]

Alex Miller damn you was a big kid wish I was on that show

[@Gamingwithgleez]

I'm actually glad you kept the commercials in the video. Such a throwback lol

[@bud9450]

It's the whole package and I love it!

[@damianstachelski775]

The 90s were such a different time, especially the early 90s. We took that decade for granted. Holy shit.

[@patmccrotch5373]

Yeah... das right..... Word. Feel the power

[@jimdwyer8607]

​@@patmccrotch5373...Nintendo Power!

[@McCucumber]

Internet ruined everything they should make it so you can't even look at the internet and tell your 18 at least give kids a childhood not have them connected to the world and you know have them just have a real childhood rather than just living on their phones and being little drones addicted to phones and being phony on social media.

[@davideogameplayer9489]

30 years later and i still envy this kids because of their gifts and prizes

[@TyG2k9]

Watching this...made me very happy. I used to watch this every morning before school.

[@shinakumaforu5107]

me too. I looked forward to getting up in the mornings

[@fisherwx12]

yup...I'd watch this and inspector gadget before school every day

[@jasonkrug7928]

Same. So damn nostalgic I had completely forgotten about this show

[@Shonuff42080]

4th grade before i caught the Bush

[@mattkennedy3474]

Kevin F did you sneak up on it?

[@Judgment_Day]

I'm still bangin away on the same games! What a great summer, best time of the 90's.

[@trevormcclever9158]

Man howd you end up on the show? The 80s and 90s seemed like such a great time to be alive, i was born in 95 so i barely caught the end of the 90s sadly

[@Judgment_Day]

@@trevormcclever9158 went to an audition call and got lucky

[@Judgment_Day]

@JungleBubble Absolutely 💯 correct!

[@Judgment_Day]

@JungleBubble I miss it everyday

[@alexandersebastian1190]

after watching this... its time to go outside and play.... wow the funny side of it is that when your young, you want to grow old, now that your old you want to go back when life is simple and fun, just play around....

[@skinsman82000]

the grass is always greener

[@OscarMaris]

that's not funny it's depressing D:

[@Machtimus]

Yet when you're older, you would think you would know the difference between your and you're

[@reoire843]

Words of wisdom, my man. Words of wisdom.

[@chevy2061]

I realy enjoy the old commercials.

[@Jim26D]

Yeah, hard to believe it was that long ago.

[@jjmah7]

They’re VERRRRY NIIIICE

[@misteripoopedmyself7824]

chevy yessss!!!!

[@stevensheckler3002]

Check out Dave's Archives on youtube. Fully dedicated to retro commercials lol pretty awesome

[@03moonr]

I hate commercials but damn I can literally watch 90s commercials all day. everything about the 90s was better

[@luminous6969]

Is it just me or are the commercials from the 90s starting to look as cheesy as the ones from the 80s?

[@Spawn-wt6ul]

80’s and 90’s were the best…Fuck I miss those days.

[@Ishitonyou666]

@@luminous6969 I love the cheese 🧀 😊

[@Ishitonyou666]

Same here Jesus! I miss the 90’s and those “intense” 90’s commercials are fun to watch and takes me back 😊

[@VirtualVernon]

I was 7 years old in 2nd grade when this show was on air. I use to watch it every morning with my brother, and sister before school started at 8 am. I use to droll over all the NES games, wishing I could been on that show. I could of probably won too I was a video game wiz. Started playing my mom an dads an Atari 2600 at 3 years old, and got my NES/Mario 1 combo set on Christmas in 1990, with a copy of Mario 3, and the Legend of Zelda. My uncle was 15 years older and he gave us his copy of Mario 2 the same day. He lived at my grandmas house, and we would go there after school until my mom got off of work in the evenings, my dad worked afternoons. We would always play his games.

[@SamGuthrie1977]

Life was so much better in the 80's and 90's.

[@Theshark15z]

+SamGuthrie1977 Times were simpler. No Social Networks, no Smart-phones, no youtube. I remember, most guys, who were teens, back then were all about sneaking off to parties, Concerts, and midnight showings at the the Cinemark or making out with their first girl in the back seat. Us kids were more of SNES, SEGA, Card Trading, Comic book reading, Pog Playing and marble shooting fanatics. Now a days most adolescences are about underage drinking, pre-Merrill sex, tagging, "The Knockout Game". Yes their was things like that, but the ratio was way lower.

[@SamGuthrie1977]

+Theshark15z Totally agree. I know things were far from perfect back then. I try to be objective, and I realize I'm a bit nostalgic concerning my formative years. That said, pop culture still seemed much more fun, optimistic, and light hearted back then. TV, movies, comic books, video games... it all had a more positive, fun, and overall decent vibe. Today, things are too cynical, pessimistic, and depressing.

[@acompton3561]

+Theshark15z +SamGuthrie1977 , “I try to be objective”, “Life was so much better in the 80’s and 90’s”; so I’m going to take an educated guess and say you’re a middle to upper class white male born and raised in America. Because if you’re anything other, then you would know that life has improved for everyone else immensely since then. Things are more depressing now because you are now grown up; you actually take in what is reported on the news rather than it being something that blares on in the background competing for the attention of the grownups around you. (And I’m sure you were a child genius who started watching the news and could discuss global politics/economics at a very young age, who doesn’t think back on themselves like that?) You comprehend what cold war means not to just the GI Joes and Cobra world, but to everyone’s world, everyone economy, those who depend on global trade. Some things that have improved: Some illnesses are no longer a death sentence, racism has been toned down to the point that when a cop of one color beats on someone of another - it gets recorded and broadcast. “Attention: we have a colored man in the oval office.” And no he’s not smoking crack like your 'stuck in the 80’s' mind would have you believe (call out to New Jack City fans). Despite having an economic recession, we are not in an economic depression. And to “Theshark”, I think you’re confusing kids with teens; you say teens were more concerned about parties and sneaking out, while kids were about video games and comic books. Then you generalize both age groups as “adolescences” (*adolescents), saying in the present, both groups are into underage drinking, sex, and the choking game. Sure “adolescents” is generally ages 13-19, but let’s be honest the priorities you had at 13 sure as hell aren’t the same when you’re 19. At 13: Newest transformer toy. At 19: Newest set of tits that walk by or if you’re the college type, newest set of Steven Levitt books (call out to economic majors). Or maybe you were playing with marbles at 19, if so, then yes the world might look like a scary place to you now. But it isn’t. No more than it was then. Oh and you’ve got too many spelling and grammar errors in just one paragraph, go back to the 90’s and focus on English class.

[@Theshark15z]

Anthony Compton Their always has to be a troll to come in and just spread his self righteous ego. As far as my grammar, I'm not writing a college essay, it was just brief expression of my sole opinion. You judge without even knowing anything about me. Growing up, I was way different from most typical adolescents. I wasn't looking to go get laid and lose my virginity or view what you quote "Newest Set Of Tits" by the age of 19. As far as the news, I hardly have time to see it. The things mention in my first comment are based of what I have seen growing up, not from views from the media, movies, or social networks. Next time ask someone about themselves, instead being a judgmental prick.

[@acompton3561]

+Theshark15z ; *There, *a, -go, *ed, *on, *of. I only mentioned news as something parents had on in the background; I wasn't speculating on whether or not you watched it; I don't care. Judgmental - not at all, like I said before: an educated guess. You don't get mad at the contestants on Wheel of Fortune when they guess do you? "OMG, Wheel of Fortune, that show was so fire back then, am I right? Billy Joel? Anyone?

[@jimdwyer8607]

The Vanilla Ice vibes in the intro seenstring. Lol. What a fun trip bsck in time! Love it!!!

[@DRIPMOSCATTO]

WOW. Something in my mind was just unlocked. I….. know…. This somehow… thanks for upload

[@KentC013]

I remember wanting to be on there, and grab as many games as i could! That show was the best, kids nowadays don't have magic like this. Oh well and that host Johnny, his hype is fresh!

[@TalkMyShiit]

Information Technology me too 😂😂😂😂

[@eyeswideshut7354]

Word

[@BrandonHann]

Thanks for leaving in the commercials! This whole video was a blast from the past. :D

[@900cc]

i remember watching this when i was 10. back when video games were exciting

[@miguelthomas9986]

loved this time this was motivation for schools kids to get up early for school. this show brings back soo many happy memories thank you for posting seriously..

[@xanbeth]

I remember waking up at like 5 or 6am just to watch this show, I loved every second of it.

[@ronjeremy4571]

Where did you live? I had to do the same

[@xanbeth]

@@ronjeremy4571 small town in Ontario, Canada right off of Lake Ontario

[@fallguy4209]

Same here in Chicago

[@cparry42]

Same - in philadelphia - great memories

[@josenooitmeer]

Why cant these tv game shows come back please guys really work on it for 2024/2025#💯🕹🎮🎯😎💯

[@jsphrodgers]

I really came here for the Sears chain link fence ad

[@jsphrodgers]

Jason Ring so glad you understand humor.

[@MotownWes]

😆

[@Galagaboy]

I came here in search for the Great Bluedini!

[@andrewfiori941]

enemies_within they are pretty bad ass

[@thadanzwiggler]

Oh my God I'm dying over here lol

[@mage1439]

Oh, these commercials. Even a Sears fence commercial is awesome. And whatever they paid Johnny Arcade, they got their money's worth. If he were any more hyped up he'd have launched into orbit.

[@AndrewKelly28]

I watched this show as a kid, and i remember being so excited for it to come on. Now.... that im a grown man and went back and watched some episodes, i can't believe i liked it so much. Its so corny and i can't stand it. The commercials are great. I can really remember wanting some of those toys as a kid.

[@salozmen29]

I was always so jealous of these kids. Just racking up the video games.

[@sevenheavenhavengaming]

This show takes me back to my childhood. I use to watch this on TV back then. I always dreamed about joining the show and winning some goodies like the games and accessories that stuck to the players suit. lol

[@deloreanfan81]

I used to watch this all the time after school

[@VideoJamesNZ]

I remember this...Even the Batman action figure commercial...and no way Beethoven was better than Home Alone! 😀 Home Alone was the best!

[@Judgment_Day]

The big kid with the glasses and mullet! I was 13

[@MichaelOJack]

+Alex Miller I watch this show when I was a kid you should of won a the championship.

[@Judgment_Day]

+MichaelOJack Thanks, I appreciate it. in the championship episode, I messed up on Battletoads...

[@ToolShopGuy]

+Alex Miller would you sell your jacket?! make me an offer!

[@retrogamesvinylandbeer]

Still have the Turbografx CD? That was a pretty awesome prize.

[@jobibi]

Awesome

[@creekboie3277]

Being a kid in the 90s was so fun.

[@dantewaters84]

The energy of the 90s is strong. This was our early days of having cable I watched this after school every day and wanted to be on so bad... But Jamal they played tf out of you my guy smh ✊🏽

[@Humbrah_Holmes]

Facts

[@Dan-di9jd]

I don't think I ever seen the show growing up. I didn't really watch a whole lot of tv as a kid.

[@alanmeinke3276]

this was my 6:30 in the morning. Makes me look back so fondly. Fuck this was a good time to be a kid.

[@surgicalglitch3265]

I appreciate how he left the ads. Back in the day, I would not have said that, but today it's just nostalgic.

[@reoire843]

Honestly I find it really cringey to watch those commercials now. The undiluted consumerism being peddled to kids is kind of gross if you really think about it. But still, I do find it nostalgic also. Strangely enough, seeing some of those commercials triggers vague memories... I must have seen them on TV when I was growing up. Specifically I think I remember the ones for that air hockey puck and also the Batman Forever toys. God, even if it's just a faint memory, I hate to think that data is stored away in my brain somewhere, taking up space. Just imagine all the commercial jingles that someone invented to sell us crap, but we can still remember them even decades later.

[@scottp3028]

that "8th grader" looks 25

[@Lance.Valle1]

hahahahahah

[@Shin180sx]

and is as smart as a 5 year old

[@newmarketdispatch4830]

thats what i thought and body builder? with cupcakes maybe

[@Xhanthan]

and high... don't forget: "high"^^

[@lars2241]

probably got held back a few years.

[@krisfrederick5001]

This was my morning before school in elementary school...before G.I. JOE and Mr. Wizard. Nostalgia is a powerful drug, even these commercials. P.S. Alex the 18 year old 8th grader 👀

[@TotallyRadical]

Wow I haven't thought of Air Pro Hockey in like 30 years! That brings back memories for sure. 👍📺

[@chuck7190]

I feel like it's 7am and I'm getting ready for school.

[@miker.9138]

Yeah, that's what kids want to see while they're watching a show about video games: a commercial for durable chainlink fencing. (I guess they assumed that some parents were watching the show, too.)

[@scorpiousmagus]

The kids watched this to see the dung heap, roadside ditch for a toilet that makes the angels cry!

[@reoire843]

Lol what were they thinking... who was their target demographic?

[@yaywhewclips242]

The hyperkinetic 1990, thanx Video power!!! Ninja Gaiden is probably one of the best NES games. Still looking for that other video game review show, one of actors on that show was trying to imitate Jeff Spicoli.

[@RetroCheater81]

Gamepro TV?

[@antoinec822]

This is what traveling back in time is like. Memories. The host looks like a cross between Joey Lawrence and Matt LeBlanc.

[@robertanderson2898]

I swear that 2nd contestant (Big guy) was at least a junior, maybe even a senior, and older......

[@stephenmartin7227]

Today, a TurboGrafx Cd is pretty rear and expensive lol

[@meegz149]

Ya, they had some niche systems on that show. Like the Neo Geo.

[@pakzgames1421]

It's not that expensive you can get one for around 400$ same price as when they were new

[@robertanderson2898]

I forgot Patrick Swayze was the announcer, didn't know it was him, I was a kid

[@Ultimatenightmarezer0]

This is amazing... I haven't seen this in 25 years. A huge thank you to the owner of this tape.

[@Judgment_Day]

The producers were upset I wasn't using the velcro on the helmet and vest for the game run. All I could think of was grabbing and holding everything possible.

[@reoire843]

Seems like fair game to me. You can keep as much as you can hold. At least you weren't running through there with a duffel bag!

[@MotownWes]

Ah yes. I remember this well. Watched it every morning before school in 6th grade. The show has a charm that can never be matched.

[@RetroInjectionDave]

That was an awesome deal on the chain-link fencing!

[@Leroyvang]

Wish that I went back to the future , and relive my childhood

[@SirBuzz]

Not to be a dick, but that would be the past.

[@AldenRDavis]

28:09 - "Video Power is not affiliated with the manufacturers of any video game, system or product and it does not recommend or promote any particular video game, system or product."

[@dave99887]

Can't believe those old commercials got me all choked up. Life was amazing back then. Kids today have no idea how awesome it really was.

[@McRotten]

I used to watch this right before school. Kept my mind off of getting on that bus lol

[@raulcabronero5649]

wao..i remember this when i go back from school in 90's i remember im so freaki g jelous of the winner when thry win to many brand new games

[@thatguyrightthere2267]

i always dreamed of what i would do if i was able to run through that final stage and get free games.

[@Judgment_Day]

That Guy Right There it was a lot of anxiety and desperation. Lol. It was a hell of a summer.

[@MM-yb2fy]

@@Judgment_Day that's cool I alwasys thought how I would run in that made. Did you keep any of the stuff you won?

[@ChrisXperince]

We all had that dream

[@AudioAndroid]

When they are doing the VELCRO® Grab a Game Run I can see this part upgraded for 2018 and the Winner just grabs like one small 32GB Flash Drive Velcro to the Wall and the Host Johnny Arcade would run up and say "OMG! You have just got EVERY GAME EVER MADE INCLUDING SYSTEMS! W2G!"

[@dest151]

I always dreamed about having a run at the video game grab thing..lol

[@malkenobi615]

hahahaha well that was awesome and seeing all them good old classics still in the original sealed packaging just takes me back 25 years

[@kwasiwilliams5014]

Thanks for leaving the commercials. It really ups the nostalgia

[@ignignol]

Wow a promo for Crazy Land. That game never got released in the States

[@TheDumontShow]

one of the most magical times ever. just look at the pure nostalgia pouring from this vid. just a very simple time. just getting up every morning to eat cereal, watch cartoons, go to school, come home, eat dinner, watch cartoons, and play video games and go outside. so fun. i wish i could bring back this era with the quickness. i used to watch this every morning. it came on really early. and that 8th grader was a very big kid but i grew like that by 13 so that was 1993. kids grew up different back then....lastly i wonder what happened to those children funded by Christian Children Fund. Used to see it and be so sad as a kid seeing it. iy brought me back. just wanted to add that

[@reoire843]

Sugar cereal with artificial preservatives made us grow like mutants!

[@DemonkaiMugen]

MAN I loved this show back in the day. would be cool if they had a show like that for kids today and the new consoles

[@mnbeast4026]

that's what g4 should have did but they dropped the ball on that one

[@DemonkaiMugen]

+Mn Beast smh yeah

[@nickmattio3397]

Even better with grown millennials using all the same props here velcro vests early 90's tv cams n all every commercial is for slim jims, Doritos or Mountain Dew lol

[@l-wolverine2211]

Since they brought back G4 Network, they should consider making a modern version of Video Power.

[@TheRealMXR5150]

@17:08 "Well accept that..." Good because it's the correct answer.

[@D0ntTaseM3Br0]

That pissed me the fuck off. Dude was high as fuck.

[@Topher_Knows]

@ 18:30 No, his hair is not velcro.

[@DragonsRevenge]

I've had this episode on tape since it originally, and have watched it regularly. To this day, I still refuse to believe Alex is younger than 21.

[@zaz]

Dou you have the full cartoon episode? Can I buy the VHS from you?

[@jesseswarbrick7895]

Legend has it that the host Terry use to walk his mullet atleast 3 times a day....How many times a day do you feed a thing like that?? Lol

[@pmnelson81]

crazy how i vaguely remember this TV show....havent seen this in decades...

[@reoire843]

At first I thought I must have missed the show growing up… Until I got to the end. Then I did vaguely recall seeing a show where people ran through grabbing prizes and sticking them on their helmet and then sliding down a slide at the end. Must've been the show, that's trippy

[@robwilson4511]

Thank you so much for this

[@wbl_unlimited]

Thanks for the throwback to my childhood

[@russellbean6062]

He shoulda ran straight for the Michael Jordan cardboard cut-out and slid down the tube with 20 seconds remaining and no other prizes... woulda been epic.

[@captaincajun3439]

That dude is NOT in 8th grade lol...he looks like he's in his 20's

[@landonrivers]

That Christian Children's Fund commercial was so bad it made me laugh "NOW BACK TO VIDEO POWER!"

[@mariogamefreak1]

AVGN brought me here

[@enamias]

Same

[@lordofpixels0347]

Same here.

[@scorpiousmagus]

Love Avgn! but I wondered in here of my own accord.

[@bud9450]

Feel the POWER

[@weaponx100]

Who would have thought 30 years removed- better technology, better games and here we are fighting over fake racism Long live the 90s!

[@reoire843]

Word. When I was a kid in the 90s I literally had no awareness of people being different races. People looking different was just normal… everybody looks different don't they? Now they want to tell kids how people are divided into different race groups and we need to walk on eggshells.

[@TotallyRadical]

@17:25 Haha J-Arcade was walking a thin line when he asked Jamal if he was looking at his "mushroom" 🤦‍♂️🙄🤣💀⚰️🥀

[@DragonPop64]

This was awesome. So glad the big guy crushed it in the final challenge. Won that Turbo Graphics 16. I loved this show cuz you got to hear about other amazing game systems besides nintendo.

[@SpikeLanta]

One thing i remember was at the end of almost every episode the 2nd runner up would get a neo geo, even if they didn't want it.

[@trevormcclever9158]

@Joseph Valencia eh sell it, spend the money on snes games lmao

[@chibangin007]

i used to watch this early morning at 6am when I was a kid. I guess it was a reason to wake up to awesome tv shows for when we were kids.

[@freddyvidz]

This used to come on at, like, 6 a.m., but I would still get up and watch. Great memories

[@Neodestro]

i remember also 4pm i see that show i have 8 hour of that show in VHS

[@MannyDer]

Totally forgot this show existed. Thanks for the flood of memories, I woulda smashed that mall run at the end!

[@slimthumbtak]

Also. I love how one of the sponsors for the Nintendo show was the Sega Genesis.

[@damin9913]

I miss the 90s a lot getting up early in the morning to catch this was great

[@jrrd997]

this is incredible.... ha! commercials too?!

[@dem6n6l6gy]

That host with the mic looks like the teacher on boy meets world.

[@TonyLikeGames2]

I keep calling him Mr. Turner.

[@konami1979]

When I was a kid, I thought that Johnny Arcade was a cool dude. My 41-year-old self now says, "My God, that guy is coked up."

[@mattlentry3936]

I was so pumped to get up at 6am before school every day to watch this. Gutted me to my core when I got up and it was gone.

[@brianuncalbert6187]

This was such an awesome TV show, god damn those were the times

[@jdaywork2693]

I was thinking of this show recently! Thankss for sharing!

[@ChrisXperince]

I used to love this show, i watched this before I went to school in the 90s

[@thadanzwiggler]

Holy shit! Two premium channels for free!

[@AldenRDavis]

I love this show.. I wish it was on DVD.

[@jamiahwilson3901]

Yo I remember this show damn I miss my childhood

[@matthewdavis5486]

Love love love this show. Funny thing I did notice in this episode was the Video Power Edge, explaining how to beat the Masked Devil, getting hit badly the entire time, taking the camera off the screen when he was close to death and saying you can get your father back "unharmed" :P

[@reoire843]

Yeah I thought it was lame how they didn't even show beating the boss. Whoever was playing at probably died on that run without beating him.

[@AndrewZ54321]

@matthew I was one of the 2 "Game Counselors" that recorded those game playthroughs. We would then hand off the tapes to the editor and we'd specify the exact timecodes that covered what should be shown. Unfortunately, for whatever reason, they didn't always pay attention. Sometimes because the segment we specified was too short to fill the time under the voiceover...and sometimes for reasons I can't explain LOL. I promise we did actually beat the bosses or whatever the tip covered!

[@matthewdavis5486]

@@AndrewZ54321 Wow really? That’s very cool. No matter what, I loved this as a kid.

[@AndrewZ54321]

@Matthew Davis yeah I even got a credit at the end of each show. And it's where I met my wife too 😃

[@mrbuckets1106]

Those kids are gonna be PISSED when they play Double Dragon 3

[@firesocks2017]

Charlie Bailey that game was harder than the previous one

[@reoire843]

But I wanted to play Bimmy and Jimmy again

[@jessiewinsten42]

This brings alot memories before I went to catch the school bus and sometimes missed it for trying to watch the full show!

[@ALLTHINGSMUSIC9000]

I remember being hype to watch this & wanting to be on it. Every couple years I have a dream of running through that maze grabbing games. 😄

[@klasicktha1]

The commercials are the real nostalgia....man those were the times

[@Judgment_Day]

I am trying to bring the show back from the dead, completely updated and amazing.

[@troy3052]

A lot of people on reddit want this show back. Especially on r/xennials

[@TotallyRadical]

Why do I feel the sudden urge to purchase quality chain link fencing?? 😉

[@michaelstuddzz2797]

Cinnemassacre brought me here, this show is kicking!!!! With maximum hype!!!!!!! And the commercials XD I wasn't even speaking yet when this was on ROFL

[@keltrepes2534]

I used to watch this every morning before school back in 1991-1992. I actually liked the original format better.

[@divinityryder500]

This is late 80s/Early 90s defined. Also I remember this show because they almost always gave away Neo Geos. lol

[@reoire843]

That seemed like such an exotic and expensive system to me at the time. That and the Jaguar and the TurboGrafx 16.

[@nivla7634]

When i was a kid i was amazed how those contestants knows those trivia's and how well they play those games not to mention those prizes was any kids dream items. But I dont remeber that commercial about those kids in those depressed area, its heart breaking seeing that commercial specially it takes place in my country and if i know better that place still exist and probably some of those people still lives there.