Contestants: Nova & Stephanie Pennington
On April 19, 1983 STARCADE! received a rather formal letter from Nova & Stephanie that went like this (we still have the letter):
To Whom It May Concern:
My daughter and I both would like to apply
for playing positions on your show. Stephanie is 10 years old, and I
am ... years of age. We both watch your show every day and feel we would
be good contestants. Thank you.
Sincerely
Ms. Nova & Stephanie Pennington
We thought they might be right so we invited them to Tryouts on May 21,
1983 and May 26 we gave them the good news ... their STARCADE! show would
tape on June 10, 1983. Their opponents were Robbie & Shawn
Beasley, a Father-Son Team.
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GAMES ON NOVA & STEPHANIE'S SHOW ... |
| BagMan, Xevious, Time Pilot, Buck Rogers & Gyruss. Grand Prize: Tron |
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Nova was an accomplished artist, working with fabrics and glass to make 3-dimensional paintings. Nova's hope was that, "people who are visually handicapped would also be able to enjoy her work." In her bio, Nova said that when she grew up (she was Stephanie's Mother remember), she'd like to be a nice person and maybe President of the United States." Her favorite video games were Sinistar and Pac Man.
Stephanie was a 5th grader and said when she grew up, she wanted "to be a scientist and an inventor." She had a cat named Chuck. Her favorite video games were Sinistar, Tempest, Ms PacMan and Dazzler.
Nova checked in to tell us that today ..."Stephanie is a student in Los Angeles working to receive a PhD in Music."
Nova is still an artist and "occasionally attends sci-fi conventions in costumes that I design."
"I'm glad to know that STARCADE! is still alive and kicking."
We at STARCADE! are equally glad to know that Nova & Stephanie are still sharing their special kind of magic with this world.
Thanks Nova for checking in ...
Time Limit: 50 seconds
Nova & Stephanie: 2,800
Beasley: 7,250
Time Limit: 50 seconds
Nova & Stephanie:
3,620
Beasley: 4,080
Time Limit: 40 seconds
Nova & Stephanie: 9,800
Beasley: 15,200
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