tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365564334433777661.post6626190531044170187..comments2024-03-25T17:18:56.205-04:00Comments on Saturday Morning Archives: Game Time: TV Pixx (1979)hobbyfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365564334433777661.post-53867149195702627442013-08-20T14:43:32.472-04:002013-08-20T14:43:32.472-04:00Geed: Thanks for clarifying. I zonked out when I t...Geed: Thanks for clarifying. I zonked out when I tried to remember what was said in the report on-air.<br /><br />I didn't have any video games at home at the time, I don't think, and, being 16 at the time, I was out of the age range they wanted. Oh, well.<br /><br />Magicdog: I do remember the word/star of the day part. I think that came later when they were trying to save the sinking ship that TV Pixx had become.hobbyfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08089664500077967952noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365564334433777661.post-7991313653574052822013-08-20T12:05:45.388-04:002013-08-20T12:05:45.388-04:00It was Mattel's Intellivision system, not Acti...It was Mattel's Intellivision system, not Activision. I recall this fondly as well but I was an Atari 2600 kid and wasn't a fan of the old INTV.Geedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14408806701992842278noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-365564334433777661.post-46323969711924010622013-08-20T05:15:21.070-04:002013-08-20T05:15:21.070-04:00Boy do I remember this!
I tried to be one of the ...Boy do I remember this!<br /><br />I tried to be one of the contestants but was unable to get through!<br /><br />I used to yell "PIXX" at the TV screen as if I were playing because I could have done a better job ;o)<br /><br />I also remember that in addition to the "word of the day" players could get a bonus prize if they named the character or celebrity of the day. Usually it would be someone from the WPIX lineup like Jimmy Walker ("Good Times" was syndicated on that station).<br /><br />magicdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10755186050643383954noreply@blogger.com