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On This Day December 27 1982 - Starcade Premiered on WTBS

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On This Day December 27 1982 - Starcade Premiered on WTBS.

On this day December 27 1982, Starcade premiered on WTBS, bringing competitive arcade gaming to television audiences across the United States. The show featured contestants playing popular video games for high scores, prizes, and bragging rights at a time when arcades were at the center of youth culture.

Starcade captured the explosive rise of video games during the early 1980s and helped legitimize gaming as a form...
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