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handygrafx

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1989 clip of Nickelodeon's show Total Panic previewing TG16
« on: May 14, 2007, 05:35:51 AM »


Nickelodeon's show Total Panic in 1989 previewsing TurboGrafx-16, Genesis, GameBoy, Lynx.


Hosted by Greg Lee &  Molly Scott.   

The man showing the systems & games is Andy Eddy,  then editor of Video Games & Computer Entertainment magazine (RIP).

The picture keeps blanking out briefly, but still, this is precious footage of Total Panic, an 80s Nick show that among many other things,  previewed & reviewed videogames.   

Total Panic was a 3 HOUR variety show that aired on Sunday mornings
(IIRC for me it was 8:30am to 11:30am Central).

Total Panic was one of my all-time favorite Nickelodeon shows.  it lasted until around spring 1990, went to reruns that summer, then was never seen again.

first time I saw TurboGrafx R-Type in motion was on Total Panic  :mrgreen:
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Re: 1989 clip of Nickelodeon's show Total Panic previewing TG16
« Reply #1 on: May 14, 2007, 06:05:49 AM »
Haha.  Those kids didn't look hugely impressed with the new machines.  Especially the one who was playing the TG-16.

- Um...  It's different.
- Are the graphics better than what you're used to?
- Um...  Yeah... better than some.
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Re: 1989 clip of Nickelodeon's show Total Panic previewing TG16
« Reply #2 on: May 14, 2007, 06:43:28 AM »
I feel a little bit sorry for the little girl.  She really looks uncomfortable and like she doesn't want to be there.

- Um... Yeah it's great.  Now could you take your filthy hand off of my back?
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Re: 1989 clip of Nickelodeon's show Total Panic previewing TG16
« Reply #3 on: May 14, 2007, 06:56:10 AM »
why did they make the slow retarded girl play the TG16, no wonder it never took off.
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Re: 1989 clip of Nickelodeon's show Total Panic previewing TG16
« Reply #4 on: May 14, 2007, 07:50:32 AM »
The kids look disappointed, and they implied the Lynx would be better than the Game Boy. :P

Was that guy advertising the systems or just informing about them? "The price is just under 200 dollars"... :roll:
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Re: 1989 clip of Nickelodeon's show Total Panic previewing TG16
« Reply #5 on: May 14, 2007, 10:16:11 AM »
This is jawesome, thanks a lot for the link!

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Re: 1989 clip of Nickelodeon's show Total Panic previewing TG16
« Reply #6 on: May 14, 2007, 10:22:09 AM »
Quote from: Necromancer on May 14, 2007, 06:43:28 AM
I feel a little bit sorry for the little girl.  She really looks uncomfortable and like she doesn't want to be there.

- Um... Yeah it's great.  Now could you take your filthy hand off of my back?
Haha, those kids look absolutely miserable there. That little girl playing the Turbo was so depressed, I almost broke in tears! I wonder if her grandma died just right before she entered the show?
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Re: 1989 clip of Nickelodeon's show Total Panic previewing TG16
« Reply #7 on: May 14, 2007, 01:42:32 PM »
LOL yeah.  They picked the kids who were stuck sitting on the stairs rather than the ones who eagerly raised their hands.  The host-chick was dumber than a pile of rocks.  "Do the Genesis cartridges work on the older Sega system?"  If they did, they wouldn't need a newer Sega system you dumb whore!
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Re: 1989 clip of Nickelodeon's show Total Panic previewing TG16
« Reply #8 on: May 14, 2007, 01:50:43 PM »
I couldn't even watch the first couple of seconds without feeling my IQ plummet.
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Keranu

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Re: 1989 clip of Nickelodeon's show Total Panic previewing TG16
« Reply #9 on: May 14, 2007, 04:09:51 PM »
Quote from: Joe Redifer on May 14, 2007, 01:42:32 PM
LOL yeah.  They picked the kids who were stuck sitting on the stairs rather than the ones who eagerly raised their hands.
Haha yeah I thought it was funny how they just quickly chose the quiet girl sitting on the stairs. I also like how the female host was having a hard time inserting the Gameboy link cable.
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Re: 1989 clip of Nickelodeon's show Total Panic previewing TG16
« Reply #10 on: May 14, 2007, 04:14:40 PM »
Quote from: Keranu on May 14, 2007, 04:09:51 PM
I also like how the female host was having a hard time inserting the Gameboy link cable.

If you read that like I did, that's probably the funniest thing you'll read all night.
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Re: 1989 clip of Nickelodeon's show Total Panic previewing TG16
« Reply #11 on: May 14, 2007, 04:21:17 PM »
Yeah I figured some people were going to think of my post in other ways :P  :dance: .
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Re: 1989 clip of Nickelodeon's show Total Panic previewing TG16
« Reply #12 on: May 14, 2007, 07:36:16 PM »
Quote from: handygrafx on May 14, 2007, 05:35:51 AM
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ZphjBRxv-ZM

Nickelodeon's show Total Panic in 1989 previewsing TurboGrafx-16, Genesis, GameBoy, Lynx.


Hosted by Greg Lee &  Molly Scott.   

The man showing the systems & games is Andy Eddy,  then editor of Video Games & Computer Entertainment magazine (RIP).

The picture keeps blanking out briefly, but still, this is precious footage of Total Panic, an 80s Nick show that among many other things,  previewed & reviewed videogames.   

Total Panic was a 3 HOUR variety show that aired on Sunday mornings
(IIRC for me it was 8:30am to 11:30am Central).

Total Panic was one of my all-time favorite Nickelodeon shows.  it lasted until around spring 1990, went to reruns that summer, then was never seen again.

first time I saw TurboGrafx R-Type in motion was on Total Panic  :mrgreen:

Damn and i thought gamepro own tv show was bad.
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Re: 1989 clip of Nickelodeon's show Total Panic previewing TG16
« Reply #13 on: May 15, 2007, 01:03:13 AM »
Grandism :mrgreen: thanx for sharing!!
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Re: 1989 clip of Nickelodeon's show Total Panic previewing TG16
« Reply #14 on: May 15, 2007, 01:26:48 AM »
was it me or did the host suggest you could play rampage on the lynx with 16 people? (isnt it a 3 player game sometimes 2?)
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