Warp Zone Podcast: December 1989
Merry Christmas to all! We go over a ton of games in this episode as a bunch released in December of 1989. There’s plenty of articles and magazines to cover as well, plus we have two (!) Energy Tank special features for you in this super-sized episode. Thanks for listening and have a safe holiday season!
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SHOW NOTES:
WELCOME TO WARP ZONE!
0:00 – Introduction Music
0:47 – Press Start
POW BLOCK
1:42 – Introduction to POW Block
1:58 – After Burner
4:32 – All Pro Basketball
7:37 – Archon
14:05 – Battle of Olympus
16:35 – Championship Bowling
18:43 – Cybernoid
21:53 – Dig Dug II
23:41 – Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II
29:58 – Knight Rider
33:31 – The Magic of Scheherazade
38:10 – Marvel’s X-Men
40:42 – RoboCop
43:40 – Shadowgate
47:59 – Shinobi
49:49 – Short Order/Eggsplode
50:57 – Silent Service
53:21 – Toobin’
55:26 – Willow
INTERMISSION
1:00:03 – Stage 2 by David Wise/Rare – Ironsword OST
PLAYING WITH POWER
1:01:12 – Intro to Playing With Power
1:01:59 – Nintendo Accused of Unfair Marketing | LA Times | December 8, 1989
1:07:54 – Staying in the Game: Nintendo Effort Aims at the Loyalty of Consumers | Sun-Sentinel | December 26, 1989
1:13:03 – The Best, Worst of 1989 Software | The Chicago Tribune | December 29, 1989
1:16:19 – Big Names Flop With Christmas Buyers | LA Times | December 30, 1989
1:17:12 – Computer Entertainer | December 1989
1:19:53 – EGM Buyer’s Guide | December 1989
1:32:42 – GamePro | December 1989
1:40:46 – Video Games & Computer Entertainment | December 1989
INTERMISSION
1:44:33 – Game Over & Shop Theme by David Wise/Rare – Ironsword OST
ENERGY TANK
1:45:33 – Community Connection
INTERMISSION
2:04:32 – Underwater Theme by David Wise/Rare – Ironsword OST
ENERGY TANK
2:05:36 – Most Influential Games of the Decade (1980s)
GAME OVER
3:05:32 – Thanks for Listening!
3:06:04 – Ending by Capcom – Willow OST
3:08:29 – Willow Theme by James Horner – Willow (Movie) 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.
