Jun 15, 2022
Welcome to the beginning of the
Blue Collar miniseries that explores the ordinary and dependable
workers who somehow become the hero of their own arcade game. So
it’s time to pop some Pookas, fry some Fygars, and eat some dirt
with everyone’s favorite divorcé, Dig Dug.
Is
it ethical to euthanize nuisance animals...
Jun 1, 2022
We’re out of continues on the
Nintendo Life miniseries so let’s end with a C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER!
What happens when some of the top 90s arcade companies come
together to make a game through brute force? We get the Killer
Instinct.
How
did Jurassic Park lead into Nintendo’s Donkey Kong Country? What
role did a small...
May 18, 2022
In this very nice episode we
discuss the classic Irem shooter that became known as the last
dedicated Nintendo arcade released in the States all thanks to Kung
Fu - the tubular R-Type.
How
did a dung beetle become the main inspiration for this STG? Is this
the last episode of our Nintendo Life miniseries? Why
did...
May 4, 2022
Unlike the PlayChoice-10 we
won’t charge you a quarter for every 300 seconds that you listen
(which would be about $11.00 for this episode) but we sure will
talk about it and the SNES counterpart - the Nintendo Super
System.
What
was the best PlayChoice-10 game released each year? Was the Super
System the perfect...
Apr 20, 2022
It’s our unrequited love letter to one of the best arcade cabinets ever made in an episode that doesn’t focus just on a game or a series, but an entire system - the Nintendo Vs. System.
How did Nintendo find success in the worst
possible time to sell video games? Why did American audiences have
to pay a quarter for...