Warp Zone Podcast: June 1991
The June 1991 CES was a real banger with Nintendo pulling out all of the stops and unveiling its 16-bit powerhouse, the Super NES! Plus, this is our 50th episode, so we thought it would be appropriate for us to share our Top 50 NES games, but don’t get too excited just yet. We didn’t have the time needed to squeeze all of them into this episode, so you’ll get the second half next time around. Enjoy!
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SHOW NOTES:
WELCOME TO WARP ZONE!
0:00 – Introduction Music
0:46 – Press Start
POW BLOCK
1:58 – Introduction
2:22 – Base Wars
8:02 – Battletoads
15:41 – Castelian
18:53 – Faria
24:44 – Laser Invasion
27:37 – Rainbow Islands
32:05 – S.C.A.T.
37:02 – Tombs & Treasure
41:53 – Uninvited
INTERMISSION
47:49 – Surf City by Rare/Tradewest – Battletoads OST
PLAYING WITH POWER
49:01 – Son of Nintendo: Super Nintendo | Fort Worth Star Telegram | June 1, 1991
54:06 – Nintendo Goal: Bigger-Game Hunter | NY Times | June 1, 1991
59:06 – Sony, Nintendo Plan Video Game System | LA Times | June 1, 1991
1:02:31 – Nintendo Made Big Error Negotiating Game | LA Times | June 4, 1991
1:06:46 – Nintendo Launches New Super System | The Associated Press
1:11:33 – Nintendo’s The Star At Summer CES | Chicago Tribune | June 21, 1991
1:18:00 – Nintendo Power | June 1991
1:31:05 – Game Players | June 1991
1:33:52 – GamePro | June 1991
1:45:22 – EGM | June 1991
1:58:39 – VG&CE | June 1991
INTERMISSION
2:02:32 – Mission 4 by Konami – Laser Invasion OST
THE ENERGY TANK
2:03:14 – Top 50 NES Games (Part 1)
GAME OVER
2:45:54 – Thanks for Listening!
2:46:52 – Credits by Konami – Laser Invasion 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.
