Mike Jr & Mike Sr's page

Contestant: Mike Sadek Jr. and Mike Sadek Sr.

The team of Mike Jr and Mike Sr appeared on STARCADE! Show #109. They did not win but it was close ... they scored 13,949 points to their opponents 14,987 ... painful, as Mike Jr says.

The Sadek's opponents were David & Greg Eck who have also checked in.

Prizes Won by the Sadek Team: Pac-Man Collection which included a Pac Man watch and clock and a set of Atari game pins.

Games Played:  Star Wars, Super AstroFighter, Pac Man Plus and Tunnel Hunt. The game not selected for play was Calipso.

Mike Jr. was 12 years old and in the 7th grade in October 1983 when he came to San Francisco for STARCADE! Tryouts. He said, "I like video games more than anything." His favorite games were Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Jr, Mario Brothers, Bagman, Time Pilot and Star Wars. He boasted that he could score 70,000 on Donkey Kong and 100,000 on Star Wars. He had an Atari 2600 and was saving to buy a ColecoVision.

Mike Sr., a former S.F. Giants Catcher, brought his son to auditions and got drafted to play with his son as a Team. He was a player himself ... saying his favorites were "Pengo, Time Pilot, Bump N Jump, and M.A.C.H. 3."

 Mike Jr.'s Starcade Memory:

"Brings back some painful memories (we lost). Actually, it was a great experience..."

"...I was lightning quick on the buzzer, but not quick enough in Pac Man Plus or Super Astro Fighter.  Dad would've scored better in Star Wars had he know that shooting the red things in the trench were worth points. Hey - Ecks (their opponents), we want a rematch."

Today Mike Jr. says, "I still play videogames (I have a Playstation 2!) and I am a Corporate Sales Account Manager for software company. My Dad is retired having spent the last 15 years in the S.F. Giant's front office."

Mike & Mike's Game Scores

Game: Star Wars 

Time Limit: 50 seconds

Mike Sadek Sr: 10,949

David Eck: 11,197

Game: Super AstroFighter

Time Limit: 50 seconds

Mike Sadek Jr: 800

Greg Eck: 1020

Game: Pac Man Plus

Time Limit: 60 seconds

Mike Sadek Jr: 2200

David Eck: 2770

Mike with his dad during the taping of STARCADE! - December 1983