Arcade Game Machines as prizes.

[FDRfan]

I'm just wondering if TPIR  had Arcade Games as prizes in the 80's and early 90's when Arcade Games were really popular?

[vnisanian2001]

Yes, plenty. Michael Jackson's Moonwalker was one that I always remember them having.

[supersaver87]

The Simpsons arcade game was offered at various points from 1991 to 1993.

[gsn93]

A Ms. Pac-Man cabinet was offered in one of the showcases on 1/5/1984.

[actual_retail_tice]

They were very common in the 1982-1985 episodes being shown on Pluto. There was one called “Round Up” that popped up in showcases practically once a week.

[FanOfDrew87]

I definitely remember seeing a Paperboy arcade game offered in a Showcase on Tom Kennedy's TNPIR sometime later in 1985.

I also remember seeing a video arcade game called Neck-n-Neck (involving horse racing) offered on Barker's TPIR at one point. Not sure when, though.

[pannoni1]

I've seen the Komani Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade game on a 1990 episode. Definitely much cooler than the lame, easier NES version as a kid. They seemed really cool as prizes back then considering how inferior the technology was on home consoles.

You also had a lot more pinball machines offered as prizes back then compared to today. Remember those '70s episodes with the analog scoring displays?

[vnisanian2001]

Don't know if I'd call the NES version lame. It added two extra levels to make up for the downgrade from Arcade to NES.