Is "Captain Power" Considered a video game?

[jb143]

I would definatly call it a toy long before a video game as well. I'm just asking becasue of Action Max. Is that considered a video game? It's more of a console than a toy but the concept is the same.

The most fun I remember having with the Captain Power ships was tying a string to one and spinning it around in the front yard to make it fly. Our cat started chassing it around in circles so when I noticed a cardboard box in the yard on it's side I let the string out so the ship would go in the box and yanked it back right before it did. The cat ran in the box causing it to flip in few times. After a few moments the cat stuck it's head out then hopped out and walked away acting like nothing happened.

[Soviet Conscript]

i remember from that "interactive" VHS at the end when you won that head bad guy would come on and say something like "you've had your fun today but next time i won't be so forgiveing"

that because a reoccurring line with me and my friends up untill this day whenever we would lose to one anouther in anything.

[Blitzwing256]

i have most of the line myself, at one point I encoded the 3 tapes and put them online for peoples viewing pleasure/displeasure.

[Pantechnicon]

Video game or not (I say "not"), I'd just like to point out that Corporal "Pilot" Chase is still one smokin' hot babe (Link SFW).

[jb143]

So is Action Max considered a video game? The Online Rarity Guide calls the VHS tapes games. The only real difference seems to be that one worked more reliably than the other. That's the only reason I'm bringing any of this up. Seems that if Action Max is, then Captain Power would be too. I'm not too sure I'd technically call any of it a video game though but I'm unsure what I'd consider Dragon's Lair as well.

[boatofcar]

Wow, I'd forgotten about this show. I don't remember what time it originally aired, but later in its life it came on Sunday mornings around 9. I remember because it always came on as we were leaving for church in the morning and I was mad I couldn't watch it

[rolenta]

I mention both Captain Power and Action Max in Phoenix