Warp Zone Podcast: April 1991
April of 1991 was a slow month for Nintendo and the NES in general. It appears all of the third parties were focused on getting their games out before the summer and every month that goes by we’re closer to the Super NES, so obviously the major guns are probably focuses on creating software for the new machine. Still, we have a few things to cover, so sit back and relax as we reveal our Top 10 Nintendo published games on the NES!
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SHOW NOTES:
WELCOME TO WARP ZONE!
0:00 – Introduction Music
0:46 – Press Start
1:04 – 1991 General Trivia
POW BLOCK
14:12 – Introduction
14:31 – Bill Elliot’s Nascar Challenge
17:00 – Nobunaga’s Ambition 2
18:58 – RoboCop 2
21:56 – World Champ
INTERMISSION
40:55 – Search For Time by Koei – Nobunaga’s Ambition 2 OST
PLAYING WITH POWER
24:59 – Nintendo Celebrity Quits | Eugene Register Guard | April 4, 1991
26:38 – Nintendo Agrees To Settle FTC Charges | LA Times | April 11, 1991
32:25 – Nintendo Power | April 1991
44:49 – EGM | April 1991
54:40 – Game Players | April 1991
1:02:01 – GamePro | April 1991
1:08:41 – VG&CE | April 1991
INTERMISSION
1:15:29 – Stage 6 by Ocean – RoboCop 2 OST
THE ENERGY TANK
1:17:13 – Top 10 Nintendo Published Games For The NES
GAME OVER
1:35:38 – Thanks for Listening!
1:36:20 – To Distant Friends by Koei – Nobunaga’s Ambition 2 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.
