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The Best Game Shows of My Childhood
The Best Game Shows of My Childhood
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The Best Game Shows of My Childhood

Apr 7 2008 - 5:30am Ever want to "grab a piece of that glowing rock"? Or "take the physical challenge"? Some of my fondest TV memories from the late '80s and early '90s come from the spate of kiddie game shows that filled many of Nickelodeon's programming hours and even helped launch Fox. With game shows making a surge on TV, I wanted to take a look back at some of the competitions I remember so fondly from my childhood — both classic and ridiculous. Did anyone else obsessively watch GUTS or dream of battling video game heroes in Nick Arcade? To see all of my nostalgic flashbacks, just hit "Start." Start Slideshow


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  • nyaradzom2001's picture
    nyaradzom2001
    1

    Carmen San Dief\go was actually a fully sanctioned game for class at my junior school. They said it helped with general knowledge and geography so we used to go play it in the free hour we had on fridays. It was way cool. Did anyone ever watch Crystal Maze it was a british game show but it rocked.

    34 weeks 1 day ago Report Comment
  • sweetrae80's picture
    sweetrae80
    4

    OMG! I loved Carmen Sandiego, I used to play the computer game all the time too. Wow-what a welcome flashback!

    34 weeks 23 hours ago Report Comment
  • aistea311's picture
    aistea311
    6

    I loved Carmen San Diego. I think I wanted to be all mysterious like her someday Smiling

    34 weeks 20 hours ago Report Comment
  • lily8206's picture
    lily8206
    7

    I loved Carmen Sandiego!
    Everyone always wanted to go to California if they won, and it made me think that California must be pretty fabulous.

    Then, my main concern was that if I was on the show (cause really, that was likely to happen!), I wouldn't know how to spell California correctly and that would be awful! Hahaha

    34 weeks 19 hours ago Report Comment
  • verily's picture
    verily
    8

    Do it, Rockapella!

    I only recognized Carmen Sandiego and Double Dare on that list. I watched a lot of grown-up game shows as a kid. My favorite was Classic Concentration.

    34 weeks 16 hours ago Report Comment
  • kittennoir0's picture
    kittennoir0
    9

    No Masters of the Maze? It used to be on right after I'm telling and was hosted by Mario Lopez!

    34 weeks 16 hours ago Report Comment
  • pargie's picture
    pargie
    11

    We played Carmen in computer class too..middle school for me. We had the *new* color (screen was in color) Macs.

    Wild and Crazy kids and Legends, were faves for me. I hated Double Dare after a while.

    34 weeks 13 hours ago Report Comment
  • hotstuff's picture
    hotstuff
    13

    OMG, Double Dare was like the best kid game show ever! It used to come on before school and I couldn't leave until it was done! I just wanted to run that obstacle course at the end.

    34 weeks 4 hours ago Report Comment
  • JCP0240's picture
    JCP0240
    14

    buzz this was a great read thanks! i recognized all the shows but 2 i think.

    33 weeks 6 days ago Report Comment
  • spyfive's picture
    spyfive
    15

    BEST POST EVER. i've been trying to tell people about fun house but was at the point where i thought no one else remembered it besides me!!

    33 weeks 5 days ago Report Comment

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