Warp Zone Podcast: January 1989
Welcome to 1989! We give out some awards to our favorite NES games of 1988 in our Energy Tank features department. Listen to us mull over and argue for our favorites. There are plenty of games we cover this month as well in the POW Block, but unfortunately none of them are exactly triple A. There’s a lot to listen to this month, so it’s best you got started!
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. Plus, you can listen to us on Google Play Music! We’re also on Spotify!
SHOW NOTES:
WELCOME TO WARP ZONE!
0:00 – Introduction Music
0:47 – Press Start
POW BLOCK
1:20 – Introduction to POW Block
2:40 – Bomberman
6:42 – Othello
12:34 – Platoon
18:35 – Rampage
22:47 – Skate or Die
28:25 – Star Soldier
31:50 – Tecmo Baseball
35:41 – Wrestlemania
INTERMISSION
40:22 – Downhill Jam by Ultra Games – Skate or Die OST
PLAYING WITH POWER
41:37 – Introduction to Playing With Power
41:56 – The L.A. Times | 1/6/89 – Atari Games Gets Zapped By Nintendo
45:56 – NY Times | 1/9/89 – Tradeshow’s Hottest Item Is TV Set
53:18 – The L.A. Times | 2/1/89 – Atari Corp. Sues Nintendo
58:12 – Computer Entertainer | January 1989
1:34:04 – Nintendo Power | Jan/Feb 1989
INTERMISSION
2:07: 08 – Million Dollar Man by Acclaim – Wrestlemania OST
ENERGY TANK
2:08:32 – 1988 NES Game Awards
GAME OVER
3:32:45 – Thanks For Listening!
3:33:25 – Credits by Naoki Kodaka – Blaster Master OST
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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.
