Apologies if this makes more sense in Everything Else. I was recently thinking about this old Nickelodeon show from the early 90s. I loved getting up early on Saturday mornings as a kid to watch this show. In between the the typical game show questions and the greenscreen interactive gameplay, there were video challenges where contestants played contemporary video games and wagered points on whether they could reach a certain benchmark. I got curious and found a list of games featured on the show to see if there were any I might want to add to my collection. I have several of the obvious ones like Sonic and Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts, but there are number on the list I hadn't encountered outside the show like Monster in My Pocket, Chuck Rock, and Sol-Deace among others. Do other people remember and like Nick Arcade? Do you like the games it featured?

I pasted the list I found so you can see. Also below is a link to an episode where Joey Fatone of all people was a contestant  
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/xcq96o
 

This is a list of video games featured on the game show, Nick Arcade.

Name	Developer	System	Year	Notes
Gun-Nac	ASCII / Nexoft	NES	1990	None.
El Viento	Wolfteam	Sega Genesis	1991	None.
King of the Monsters	SNK	Neo Geo	1991	Also on Sega Genesis.
Actraiser	Enix	SNES	1991	None.
Toki	Taito	NES	1991	Also on Genesis and Atari Lynx; See below.
Toki	Sega	Sega Genesis	1991	Also on NES and Atari Lynx; See above.
Robo Army	SNK	Neo Geo	1991	None.
Sonic the Hedgehog	Sega	Sega Genesis	1991	None.
Sonic the Hedgehog 2	Sega	Sega Genesis	1992	This version is different from the original or final copies. It's also different from Sonic 2 Beta, although an earlier prototype found very recently by DRX of Sonic 2 Beta Board (previously Simon Wai's Sonic 2 Beta) has been found to be the exact same version as the one shown on Nick Arcade. Introduced in the "Clarissa Explains It All" special from the second season.
Parasol Stars	Taito	TurboGrafx-16	1990	Also on the Amiga.
Battletoads	Rare	NES	1991	Also for the Sega Genesis.
Joe & Mac	Data East	SNES	1991	Also for the NES and Sega Genesis.
Ghost Pilots	SNK	Neo Geo	1991	None.
Alpha Mission 2	SNK	Neo Geo	1991	None.
Gaiares	Renovation Products	Sega Genesis	1990	This game is rarely played.
Air Buster	Kaneko	Sega Genesis	1991	Also for the Arcade and PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16 (under the title "AeroBlasters")
Thunder Spirits	Technosoft	SNES	1990	This game is a variation on "Thunder Force 3" for the Sega Genesis. See below.
Super R-Type	Irem	SNES	1991	None.
Kickmaster	Taito	NES	1991	None.
The Addams Family	Ocean	SNES	1991	None.
Monster in my Pocket	Konami	NES	1991	This is the only game for the NES by Konami that appeared on the show, and was chosen in one out of its two-episode stint on the show. Konami is known to make their games intensely difficult, however, the Expert's Challenge of 3,000 points was achieved by the Red Team competitor.
Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts	Capcom	SNES	1991	None.
Steel Empire	Acclaim	Sega Genesis	1992	None.
Shadow of the Beast	Psygnosis	Sega Genesis	1991	Available on many platforms, including Amiga, PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16, etc.
Marvel Land	Namco	Genesis	1989 1991	A port of the arcade game. This is probably the only game by Namco that appeared in the history of the show's run. Namco is known for making such hits like Ridge Racer, Pac-Man, Tekken, etc.
Last Resort	SNK	Neo Geo	1992	None.
Paperboy 2	Tengen	SNES	1991	None.
Magician Lord	Alpha Denshi	Neo Geo	1990	None.
Arcus Odyssey	Wolfteam	Genesis	1993	None.
Kabuki Quantum Fighter	HAL America	NES	1990	None.
Blue’s Journey	Alpha Denshi	Neo Geo	1990	None.
Chuck Rock	CORE Design Ltd.	Sega Genesis	1991	Also for the SNES, Amiga, Amiga CD32, Atari ST, Game Boy, Game Gear, Sega CD, and Sega Master System.
Bonk’s Revenge	Hudson Soft	TurboGrafx-16	1991	None.
Legend of the Mystical Ninja	Konami	SNES	1992	None.
Gradius 3	Konami	SNES	1991	Third in the Gradius series converted from the arcade to the SNES starring Vic Viper. Vic Viper also appears in Parodius, a spin-off of the Gradius series unreleased in America.
Vapor Trail	Data East / Renovation Products	Sega Genesis	1991	A direct port of the arcade game Vapor Trail - Hyper Offence Formation.
Cyber-Lip	SNK	Neo Geo	1990	None.
Psychosis	Naxat Soft	TurboGrafx-16	1990	None.
Dinoland	Wolfteam	Genesis	1991	None.
Thunder Force 3	Technosoft	Sega Genesis	1990	This game has an alternate variation as "Thunder Spirits" for the SNES. See above.
Super Adventure Island	Hudson Soft	SNES	1992	None.
Hyperzone	HAL America	SNES	1991	None.
Rockin’ Kats	Atlus	NES	1991	None.
Sol-Deace	Wolfteam	Sega Genesis	1992	"Sol Feace" is the Sega CD version of Sol-Deace.
Atomic Runner	Data East	Sega Genesis	1992	A port of the arcade game Chelnov - Atomic Runner.
Greendog: The Beached Surfer Dude	Sega	Sega Genesis	1992	None.
Turrican	Accolade	Sega Genesis	1991	Also available for Amiga, PC Engine/TurboGrafx-16.
Snow Brothers	Toaplan Co., Ltmd.	Sega Gensis	1992	Also for the Amiga, and NES

Holy smokes, thanks for reminding me of a show I vaguely remember that I had totally forgotten otherwise. Very cool, how many episodes did this show have?

I feel like they were always playing Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts or Legend of the Mystical Ninja.

I used to love watching this show. Most kids were terrible at the final game.

It had 84 episodes in total. According to Wikipedia that doesn't include 3 aired pilots and 1 unaired pilot.

I caught it in reruns when I was a kid and as far as I know they only replayed it at 7am on Saturdays. So I guess I can thank video games for making me a morning person.

Whoa, Gun-Nac was on Nick Arcade?

Toki Nes is a great game. It's definately worth the price. Taito typically made good games anyway, so you can't go wrong with Toki.

Certainly a much better list of games than most other gaming TV shows that were just a bunch of Acclaim/LJN. "Wooooooooooowwwwww...! Coooooooooooooooooooool! It's Back to the Future 2 AND 3 in ONE GAME!"

I have the episode of 'What Would You Do?' on VHS where Phil Moore comes out and does terrible stand up comedy

I loved Nick Arcade.

That's definitely a solid list of games.

Interesting how many sought after games are on there. Kickmaster, Kabuki, Gun-nac and Rockin Kats and not a Mario game in sight.

Thats a pretty good list, not just for nes but snes/genesis. A lot of good but not oft mentioned games.

Is there any legal way to watch all the episodes of this show?

I mainly just liked the parts where they were jumping around on the green screen. Always wanted to do that.

I wasn't sure if I had ever seen this show. I got a few seconds into the episode, saw the uniforms and the split colored arcade cab, and it came back to me 😀.

That is a very solid list of deep cuts and hidden gems. Few of these are big names, but almost all are good to great quality and well worth playing.

The thing I'll always remember most about this show was an episode where a kid won a game that ended up never being localized (wonder what he received instead). I kept waiting for that game to come out as a kid but it was a no show. I believe it's what was released as "Trolls in Crazyland" in Europe.