Contestant: John Payer

He described his game playing ability as 'average,' but it was good enough for him to take home pretty much all the prizes we had to offer, including his very own video arcade game, Wacko!

John said he wanted to be on Starcade! because "I enjoy the competition. The show is great, not only does it test your skills on playing, but also your knowledge and I like that very much."

"I have a beautiful daughter. Her name is Monica. She's a year old and when I play my Colecovision she takes the other controller, looks at the tv and pretends she is playing too."

When he checked in, John told us that it was his daughter that found Starcade! ...

"I was watching an old tape of the show with my kids. My daughter researched Starcade! on the Internet and came across your site. This is great!"

According to John, "I still have the Robot (RB5X) and the Wacko arcade game amongst the other prizes."

"... Wow, what memories!!"

"This show has brought smiles to all involved at the time it was on tv, and now when we all can look back and have a laugh at ourselves, while all-n-all we made history with Starcade!"

"My fondest memory, hmmm ... having my 15 minutes of fame, being treated like a tv star - the makeup (sweating in it while waiting your turn), the game room, Marie (Contestant Coordinator) and Lee (Caterer) putting up with us and Jim & Mavis for making us feel like we were truly tv personalities."

You were a star, John. Still are ... ask any Starcader!