Jeremy Parish Fan Club | Yt_videos

It’s a mad, mad, mad, mad, ’Martigan: Willow & U-Force | NES Works 173

2026-05-13T00:00:00-05:00

Youtube Video Description:

And here we go: the final licensed NES release for 1989. We did it! We made it through the year. And I've saved one of the best for last. Willow from Capcom is the Zelda sequel that a lot of NES fans wanted over Zelda II: a top-down action game with role-playing elements and just a l'il touch of storytelling. In fact, it's so Zelda-like that you'll eventually see a lot of elements that appear here as components of A Link to the Past. Also, one more godawful gimmick controller for the road. Sorry about that. Please support this documentation project through Patreon (www.patreon.com/gamespite ) or by picking up some of the related books (www.limitedrungames.com/collections/books). AND you can preorder Metroidvania: The First Decade from a fine book chain or comic shop, such as B&N (https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-history-of-metroidvania-jeremy-parish/1148489848 ). Thanks!

Thumbnail

Last shot: Baseball / Sea Duel / Cosmic Hunter / Alien Raiders | Game Boy Works Gaiden 16

2026-05-10T00:00:00-05:00

Watch on Youtube

Youtube Video Description:

We come to the end of the Microvision run, and, well, it's about as good as you can expect from such a limited machine. On the whole, I'd say this final batch of games—all four of which shipped after the console's initial launch—demonstrates some pretty sharp design instincts. None of them stand out as all-timers, but all of them (except for the dreadful Cosmic Hunter) work smartly within the limitations of the Microvision platform. Baseball, for example, only involves the pitching aspect of the game—no attempt is made at fielding, which would overwhelm this poor little device. Sea Duel strips the Battleship concept down to an asymmetrical one-on-one fight. Alien Raiders overcomes the limited number of aliens that the hardware can animate by requiring precision aiming with the analog dial. All in all, some good thinking on display here and, allowing for the limitations of the hardware, a better hit-to-miss ratio than a lot of latter-day portables.... Production notes: Video Works is funded via Patreon (http://www.patreon.com/gamespite) — support the show and get access to every episode up to two weeks in advance of its YouTube debut! Plus, exclusive podcasts, eBooks, and more! Why watch when you can read? Check out the massive hardcover print editions of NES Works, Super NES Works, and Virtual Boy works, available now at Limited Run Games (https://limitedrungames.com/collections/books)! SG-1000 Works: Segaiden Vol. I is available NOW, and Metroidvania: The First Decade and NES Works Gaiden are due in 2025. NES footage captured from Analogue Nt Mini. Video upscaled to 4K with RetroTink 4X and 720p with xRGB Mini Framemeister.

Thumbnail

Mmmkay Ultra: Silent Service & Kings of the Beach | NES Works 172

2026-05-06T00:00:00-05:00

Watch on Youtube

Youtube Video Description:

Winding down the year of our lord 1989 with not one but TWO December releases from Ultra Games. The incredibly seasonal Kings of the Beach—beach volleyball being a perennial yuletide favorite—offers an interesting counterpoint to Silent Service. Both NES carts contain adaptations of computer games that debuted in America from American developers. Both ended up as Nintendo release for American audiences courtesy of... not-American developers. And both have their own distinct vibe. Please support this documentation project through Patreon (www.patreon.com/gamespite ) or by picking up some of the related books (www.limitedrungames.com/collections/books ). AND you can preorder Metroidvania: The First Decade from a fine book chain or comic shop, such as B&N (https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-history-of-metroidvania-jeremy-parish/1148489848 ). Thanks!

Thumbnail

From the periphery: To The Earth & Short Order / Eggsplode | NES Works 171

2026-04-29T00:00:00-05:00

Watch on Youtube

Youtube Video Description:

This episode features a fair amount of flashing light, so please mind your photosensitivities. Nintendo's final push for 1989 feels like someone at the company realized that they had been selling systems on the strength of pack-in peripherals (the Zapper and Power Pad) but had done a miserable job of supporting those devices. Just in time for Christmas, Hanukkah, and Festivus, To The Earth and Short Order/Eggsplode hit shelves to trick gift-shopping parents into thinking that those ungainly plastic gadgets had life in them after all. Never mind that this is the final Power Pad game; who knew? Or cared? Grandma couldn't see the future, but she could write a check for $129, and that's what really counts. Please support this documentation project through Patreon (www.patreon.com/gamespite) or by picking up some of the related books (www.limitedrungames.com/collections/books). AND you can preorder Metroidvania: The First Decade from a fine book chain or comic shop, such as B&N (https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-history-of-metroidvania-jeremy-parish/1148489848 ). Thanks!

Thumbnail

I can’t believe it’s not battle: Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II | NES Works 170

2026-04-22T00:00:00-05:00

Watch on Youtube

Youtube Video Description:

Kuros is back, and he's looking absolute Fab in this sequel to Wizards & Warriors. Although it was not designed by Rare (despite the title screen's suggestion to the contrary), Ironsword presents an absolutely faithful follow-up to the very first game a non-Japanese third party publisher on NES commissioned from a non-Japanese studio. If that makes sense. However, does an experience that made for a pretty rollicking good time in December 1987 still sing two years later, given how quickly the NES library has matured and how noticeably the bar for quality has risen? Hmm. Please support this documentation project through Patreon (www.patreon.com/gamespite) or by picking up some of the related books (www.limitedrungames.com/collections/books). AND you can preorder Metroidvania: The First Decade from a fine book chain or comic shop, such as B&N (https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-history-of-metroidvania-jeremy-parish/1148489848 ). Thanks!

Thumbnail

GTV: Game Tech Video Vol. 2 [March 88]

2026-04-19T00:00:00-05:00

Watch on Youtube

Youtube Video Description:

The second volume of Sony's VHS game magazine from the Famicom era, starring the Max Headroom-like Sophie and some sort of cave bonobo. I don't really get it, but it does offer an interesting glimpse into game and fan culture of the era! 0:32 Intro Simulation feature 1:20 - Dokuganryu Masamune 5:00 - Napoleon Senki 7:00 - Nobunaga's Ambition Zenkokuban 9:00 - Takeda Shingen 9:54 - Desert Commander 10:57 - Matsumoto Toru no Kabushiki Hisshougaku 11:39 - SD Gundam Scramble Wars 12:55 - Namco Game Tournament New Software Corner 20:35 - Fighting Golf (no Lee Trevino for this one) 21:06 - Tsurikichi Sanpei: Blue Marlin Hen 21:53 - Exciting Soccer 22:26 - Captain Tsubasa 23:07 - The Battle of Olympus 23:43 - Ninja Taro Ending Screen Corner 24:29 - Paris-Dakar Rally Special 24:59 - The Guardian Legend 26:14 - Konami Wai Wai World 27:11 - China Warrior Quick Previews 28:03 - Elysion 28:13 - Fleet Commander 28:23 - Golgo 13 28:35 - Victory Life 28:46 - R-Type 28:54 - Outro

Thumbnail

Some cosmic rationale: Cybernoid: The Fighting Machine | NES Works 169

2026-04-15T00:00:00-05:00

Watch on Youtube

Youtube Video Description:

An incredibly simple game that can (theoretically...) be completed in 12 minutes inspires a 12-minute retrospective? That's mostly about tangential topics? Yep, sounds like NES Works to me. Please support this documentation project through Patreon (www.patreon.com/gamespite) or by picking up some of the related books (www.limitedrungames.com/collections/books). AND you can preorder Metroidvania: The First Decade from a fine book chain or comic shop, such as B&N (https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-history-of-metroidvania-jeremy-parish/1148489848 ). Thanks!

Thumbnail

Rumble pack: The King of Fighters R-1 | Neo Works 03

2026-04-12T00:00:00-05:00

Watch on Youtube

Youtube Video Description:

This is, no joke, one of the most important handheld video games of all time. A generational leap ahead of anything that had come before it, The King of Fighters R-1 demonstrated decisively not only that the Neo Geo Pocket represented a new era of portable software tech, but also that a portable game powered by decent enough horsepower and a lot of thoughtful design choices could be every bit as substantial and satisfactory as any game for contemporary consoles or arcades. This is the foundation upon which the Neo Geo Pocket line was built. With The King of Fighters R-1, the future of handheld gaming had arrived. Too bad no one noticed! Production notes: Video Works is funded via Patreon (http://www.patreon.com/gamespite) — support the show and get access to every episode up to two weeks in advance of its YouTube debut! Plus, exclusive podcasts, eBooks, and more! NES footage captured from Analogue Nt Mini. Video upscaled to 4K with RetroTink 4X and 720p with xRGB Mini Framemeister.

Thumbnail

I put on my jersey and wizard hat: All-Pro Basketball & Archon | NES Works 168

2026-04-08T00:00:00-05:00

Watch on Youtube

Youtube Video Description:

A weird pairing this week, I realize, but consider: (1) they both came out around the same time in the U.S., and (2) they both show up very close together in an alphabetical list of NES games as well. What further connections could you need for a game that transforms the mechanics and court perspective of Hoops into a full four-quarter pro-league simulation, and a game that turns chess into a fast-paced magical shootout through fields of fire? It's all about transmutation this episode. (A wizard did it, probably.) Please support this documentation project through Patreon (www.patreon.com/gamespite) or by picking up some of the related books (www.limitedrungames.com/collections/books). AND you can preorder Metroidvania: The First Decade from a fine book chain or comic shop, such as B&N (https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-history-of-metroidvania-jeremy-parish/1148489848 ). Thanks!

Thumbnail

Scroll west, young man: The Wizard | NES Works 167

2026-04-01T00:00:00-05:00

Watch on Youtube

Youtube Video Description:

No, it's not a video game. But you won't find a better demonstration of the NES's clout circa 1989 than The Wizard. It's a teen adventure! It's a family drama! But mostly, it's a commercial for Super Mario Bros. 3 and the Universal Studios theme park. (Nintendo didn't have its own theme park yet. Or its own movies, for that matter.) It's not great at being an adventure or drama, but given the way it imprinted itself on young Nintendo fans as an iconic work, it's one hell of a commercial. Sadly, YouTube's copyright system doesn't understand media law and the role of Fair Use in a critical or transformative fashion, so this video can't be monetized. So, would you kindly: Please support this documentation project through Patreon (www.patreon.com/gamespite) or by picking up some of the related books (www.limitedrungames.com/collections/books). AND you can preorder Metroidvania: The First Decade from a fine book chain or comic shop, such as B&N (https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-history-of-metroidvania-jeremy-parish/1148489848 ). Thanks!