Warp Zone Podcast: July 1989

Welcome back to your favorite (we hope) podcast covering the world of Nintendo 30 years ago. We dive into the NES games that launched back in July of 1989, cover the print media of the day, and have some movies to games soundtrack trivia. Thanks as always for listening!

 

 

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SHOW NOTES:

WELCOME TO WARP ZONE!

0:00 – Introduction Music

0:47  – Press Start

POW BLOCK

1:43 – Introduction to POW Block

1:59 – Bad Dudes

7:11 – Baseball Stars

16:54 – Cobra Triangle

20:57 – Defender of the Crown

26:35 – Strider

33:44 – Super Sprint

37:51 – Thundercade

INTERMISSION

41:09 – Kazakh by Capcom – Strider OST

PLAYING WITH POWER

42:10 – Introduction to Playing With Power

42:22 – EGM | July 1989

1:13:37 – GamePro | July/August 1989

1:23:55 – VG&CE | July 1989

1:38:36 – Nintendo Power | July/August 1989

1:57:48 – Computer Entertainer | July 1989

INTERMISSION

1:59:31 – Egypt by Capcom – Strider OST

ENERGY TANK

2:00:24 – Movies to Games Sound Selection

GAME OVER

2:48:01 – Epilogue by Capcom – Strider OST

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Craig: @NintendoTimes85
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Craig Majaski

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.

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