You guys ever have a moment when you hear a theme song or a phrase and it just brings back a flood of memories? I just had one of those nostalgic moments when out of the blue I said "it's letter time" when opening the mail and the phrase sounded so familiar but I couldn't for the life of me remember why till I typed it in google and low and behold, Video and Arcade Top 10 was the second result. Damn that was the sh@t back in the day.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m6zwtbBb-Ak

For those who aren't Canadian, this was a game show which aired on YTV that allowed young gamers to face each other by gaining a certain score or time record. I used to watch this religiously and at one point I remember mailing them some pathetic sounding letter just so I could hear him read it. The main host Nicholas Picholas had this thing where he'd shout "It's letter time, it's letter time!" just before reading a fan's letter and he said it so often that it's still engraved in my head. It really got me thinking about all those retro video game themed shows that used to air here in Canada, during a time when gaming wasn't nearly as popular.

Another one that came to mind was The Electric Playground (before G4techtv touched it); at the time this show provided me with everything visual (before the internet).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OQ_HNsBX9S0

It had a cast that consisted of Zoe flower, Victor Lucas, Tommy Tallarico and Kelly Benson - a wide range of personalities that fit the show well. Oh and it had one of the most epic introductions for a video game related show ever. These shows were the next best thing to owning these games for me, a glimpse into the present and future of gaming. It's a shame that with gaming becoming more popular, a lot of shows that emerged from these relics of the past are being dumbed down imo to appeal to a larger crowd as a way with competing with the beast we know as the Internet. Do you guys have any favs of your own?