Warp Zone Podcast: October 1987
Welcome to October 1987. The NES has been on the market for two years and this holiday season is shaping up to be its biggest ever. We go over the games that came out that month as well as discuss our Top 13 Spooky NES Games. Enjoy!
We hope you enjoy our trip down memory lane. As always, be sure to check out our Warp Zone section on the site for news, reviews, and more written as if from that time period. Don’t forget to send us your questions and suggestions to be featured on a future show via an e-mail (please put Warp Zone in the subject line) or by getting in touch with us via Twitter. As always, please rate us in iTunes, and subscribe to our YouTube Channel. Plus, you can listen to us on Google Play Music!
SHOW NOTES:
WELCOME TO WARP ZONE!
0:00 – Introduction Music
0:48 – Press Start
POW BLOCK
1:34 – Introduction to POW Block
2:00 – Alpha Mission
6:18 – Lunar Pool
8:38 – Tiger-Heli
12:09 – Zanac
17:04 – Rad Racer
26:14 – Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!!
INTERMISSION
44:11 – Bout Theme by Y. Kaneoka, A. Nakatuka & K. Yamamoto – Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! OST
PLAYING WITH POWER
45:35 – Introduction to Playing With Power
45:43 – October 1987 Issue of Computer Entertainer
58:29 – Video Adventures – Milwaukee Journal 10/10/87: NES Advantage
1:04:11 – October/November 1987 Issue of The Games Machine
INTERMISSION
1:17:14 – Area 1 by Masatomo Miyamoto – Zanac OST
ENERGY TANK
1:18:08 – Top 13 Spooky NES Games
GAME OVER
1:59:59 – Thanks for listening!
2:02:04 – Training by Y. Kaneoka, A. Nakatuka & K. Yamamoto – Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! OST
2:03:05 – Little Mac’s Confession by Game Over – Punch-Out!! Remix
Contact us on Twitter at:
Craig: @NintendoTimes85
Aaron: @AaronConwell
Mike: @atheaon
Jay: @ZeroOrigin

Craig has been covering the video game industry since 1995. His work has been published across a wide spectrum of media sites. He’s currently the Editor-In-Chief of Nintendo Times and contributes to Gaming Age.