Before Gamespot, IGN, and YouTube, we had Video & Arcade Top 10.
It aired in Canada on YTV from 1991 - 2006, and kids watched it religiously. It featured kids playing the newest video games, along with other gaming, music and movie news. I vividly remember seeing Super Mario RPG for the first time on this show and losing my mind! Kids across Canada loved everything about V&A Top 10, including it's longtime host, Nicholas Picholas.
14 years after the show's run ended, Nicholas still gets for his work on Video & Arcade Top 10. I reached out to him on Twitter to see if he would be willing to come on the podcast and talk about his time on the show, and he was quick to accept the invitation. He couldn't have been a nicer guy, and it was a real dream come true for 10 year old me to get to talk with the guy I spent so many hours looking up to as a kid.
We get into the production of the show and what it was like during tapings. Nicholas also explains the origins of the iconic "It's Letter time, it's letter tiiiiimmeee" jingle, where his nickname came from, and more!
I hope you all enjoy this special edition of 'Remember The Game?' as much as I did!
You can find Nicholas Picholas on Twitter and Instagram @nickinbuffalo. Throw him a follow!
Remember The Game #38 - StarTropics
Remember The Game #37 - Paper Mario
Remember The Game #36 - Resident Evil
Remember The Game #35 - Mike Tyson's Punch Out!!
Remember The Game #34 - WWF Attitude
Remember The Game #33 - Earthworm Jim
Remember The Game #32 - Fortnite
Remember The Game #31 - RollerCoaster Tycoon
Remember The Game #30 - Grand Theft Auto: Vice City
Remember The Game #29 - Battletoads in Battlemaniacs
Remember The Game #28 - Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island
Remember The Game #27 - Sonic The Hedgehog 3 / Sonic & Knuckles
Remember The Game #26 - Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels
Remember The Game #25 - Chrono Trigger
Remember The Game #24 - Sega vs Nintendo
Remember The Game #23 - Mario Paint
Remember The Game #22 - Super Smash Bros. Melee
Remember The Game #21 - Tony Hawk Pro Skater 2
Remember The Game #20 - Final Fantasy IX
Remember The Game #19 - Earthbound
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