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 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.
