Warp Zone Podcast: December 1990
Merry Christmas everyone! It’s our last Warp Zone podcast of the year and there are quite a few NES games to cover this episode. We also reveal our top 10 NES Konami/Ultra games. Did yours make the cut?
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SHOW NOTES:
WELCOME TO WARP ZONE!
0:00 – Introduction Music
0:47 – Press Start
POW BLOCK
1:38 – Introduction
2:06 – Adventures of Rad Gravity
6:51 – Bandit Kings of Ancient China
9:37 – Deja Vu
14:53 – Digger T. Rock
19:24 – Dirty Harry
22:26 – Dragon Warrior II
33:34 – Dragon’s Lair
36:15 – Jackie Chan’s Action Kung-Fu
39:33 – Little Ninja Brothers
42:33 – Ninja Crusaders
44:56 – Nintendo World Cup
47:57 – North and South
50:47 – Shadow of the Ninja
54:18 – StarTropics
1:06:50 – TMNT II: The Arcade Game
1:14:21 – Thunder & Lightning
1:17:09 – Ultima: Quest of the Avatar
INTERMISSION
1:21:10 – Stage 5 by Hudson – Jackie Chan’s Action Kung-Fu OST
PLAYING WITH POWER
1:22:17 – Intro to Playing With Power
1:22:25 – NEC Unit Expected to be a Big Hit | LA Times | Dec. 7, 1990
1:26:07 – EGM | December 1990
1:49:35 – GamePro | December 1990
2:09:48 – VG&CE | December 1990
INTERMISSION
2:22:58 – World Map by Nintendo – StarTropics OST
THE ENERGY TANK
2:23:35 – Top 10 NES Konami/Ultra Games
GAME OVER
2:43:49 – Thanks for Listening!
2:44:05 – Ending by Enix – Dragon Warrior II OST
2:46:46 – My Road My Journey by Enix – Dragon Quest Symphonic Suite
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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.
