History Series / VideoPower

* FreezeFrameBonus: They were never identified, but the intro sequence would use quick snippets of ''VideoGame/{{Vigilante}}'' and ''VideoGame/MichaelJacksonsMoonwalker''.

* ExposedToTheElements: In the episode "Ski Patrol", everyone else is wearing cold weather outfits except Kuros, who still has on his usual trunks-and-chest-harness outfit.

** In the Prize Round, there was a "secret game" hidden somewhere in the maze; the winner would be told its location and if the game was found the player won a bonus prize (such as a UsefulNotes/NeoGeo). Also, there were several sacks containing multiple games placed in the maze which a player was able to grab during their run.

Think of it kind of as ''Series/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow''[[note]]Video game-based show with adventure cartoon sandwiched between live-action segments[[/note]] [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] ''WesternAnimation/CaptainNTheGameMaster'' [[note]]Cartoon with different video game characters teaming up to battle evil[[/note]] [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] ''[=GamePro=] TV''[[note]]Live-action show giving tips on current video games[[/note]]

* Round 4: After the quiz portion, the two players faced off against each other in one more Power Play for 1:01. Whoever scored highest earned 50 points, and the player that was ahead at the end was declared the winner. If the score was tied, the person who had the highest score in Round 2 won; in either case, the winner then moved on to the bonus game.

* NotSoHarmlessVillain: In "Back to the Game World" Tyrone tries to go one-on-one with Mr. Big and thinks he'll have it easy. Instead, Mr. Big shows [[AuthorityEqualsAsskicking he got to the top of his empire by being able to kick as much butt]] as an early 90s cartoon would allow. Kwirk coming back and suddenly slamming Mr. Big with a giant stone block is the only thing that saves Tyrone.

* Personnel:
** TheAnnouncer / GameShowHost: Terry Lee and Johnny essentially split both roles here

* ObviousRulePatch: A weird case- though a player technically didn't win the endgame if they didn't exit the maze before time expired, this rule was often disregarded and players would be allowed to exit with whatever was stuck to them- however, they could not grab any more prize items.

** Contestant Scotty in the Thursday ''Wrestlemania'' episode said "I don't know who the hell he is." when asked about Roddy Piper.

* SpiritualSuccessor: As stated, to ''Starcade'' (and unlike ''Series/NickArcade'', video game playing was still crucial to the show).

* OffModel: While the cartoon never reached ''Captain N'' levels of sloppy, it's obvious the episode "Turf Wars" was done by a less experienced team: Joe Rockhead's walk cycles are poorly looped, and Bigfoot's "[[TalkingLightbulb Mouth]]" is animated strangely.
** The episode "Ski Patrol" is also animated very poorly, with choppy movements, constant coloring errors, and one of Kuros' lines being delivered by Spike near the very end while Kuros himself simply smiles.

* NeverTrustATrailer: In most episodes Johnny would give a brief rundown of the plot of the animated segment. The actual episode they showed tended not to be the one he'd just described, evidently due to behind the scenes mix-ups.

* InexplicableTreasureChests: Even more than in the actual games. When Malkil changed into an elemental, a treasure chest with the magic spell that could defeat him would always appear nearby. There was no attempt to explain this, or any question by the characters of why. That's just how it worked, and they just knew to accept it.

Think of it kind of as ''Series/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow''[[note]]Video game-based show with adventure cartoon sandwiched between live-action segments[[/note]] [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] ''WesternAnimation/CaptainNTheGameMaster'' [[note]]Cartoon with different video game characters [[TheyFightCrime teaming up to battle evil]][[/note]] [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] ''[=GamePro=] TV''[[note]]Live-action show giving tips on current video games[[/note]]

* CoversAlwaysLie: A weird aversion of this, in that[[VideoGame/WizardsAndWarriors Kuros]] is depicted as a loincloth-wearing barbarian similarly to the photograph of Fabio they used for the key visual for ''Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II'', rather than the actual armored knight that appears within the game itself.

* CoversAlwaysLie: A weird aversion of this, in that the characters looked mostly like they did on their respective games' packaging art, rather than what they looked like in their actual games. This was most noticable with [[VideoGame/WizardsAndWarriors Kuros and Malkil]], which used the box art's barbarian warrior and shadowy sorcerer designs rather than the game's armored knight and white-bearded wizard.

* EditedForSyndication: After the main ''Video Power'' show underwent a format change, the Power Team cartoon segments were spun-off into their own show, re-edited without the live-action wraparound segments in order to fill in the half-hour running time.

* RecursiveAdaptation: Sort-of. The manual for ''Wizards & Warriors III'' uses what appears to be model sheets of Kuros and Malkil from this very show.

** Ironically, the artwork of Kuros and Malkil seen in the manual for the third ''Wizards and Warriors'' game was taken directly from their artwork for this show!

* EverytownAmerica: Johnny Arcade lives in "Millburg," which could be pretty much anywhere and include anything the writers could base a plot around.

* PacManFever: Up and down. On the one hand the tips the show gave for real games were accurate, if somewhat basic. On the other its depiction of video games and the characters thereof in the cartoon portion could be just embarrassingly bad. The episode [[https://youtu.be/NvQnclE7pjo?t=360 Video Virus]] is about 55% meaningless gibberish about "video games."

* TotallyRadical: Boy, did the producers want kids to think Johnny Arcade was the coolest dude around. The borders shown in the intro sequence look almost like Trapper Keeper art.

* DumbMuscle: Joe Rockhead in ''The Power Team'' segments. Tough but can barely follow simple instructions.

* CoversAlwaysLie: A weird aversion of this, in that the characters looked mostly like they did on their respective games' packaging art, rather than what they looked like in their actual games. (Most notable with [[VideoGame/WizardsAndWarriors Kuros and Malkil]], which used the box art's barbarian warrior and shadowy sorcerer designs rather than the game's armored knight and white-bearded wizard).

Think of it kind of as ''Series/TheSuperMarioBrosSuperShow''[[note]] Video game-based show with adventure cartoon sandwiched between live-action segments. [[/note]] [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] ''WesternAnimation/CaptainNTheGameMaster'' [[note]] Cartoon with different video game characters [[TheyFightCrime teaming up to battle evil]]. [[/note]] [[JustForFun/XMeetsY meets]] ''[=GamePro=] TV'' [[note]] Live-action show giving tips on current video games [[/note]].

** The episode "Snow Job" is also animated very poorly, with choppy movements, constant coloring errors, and And one of Kuros' lines being delivered by Spike near the very end while Kuros himself smiles.