Addams Family damage values: Fester's Quest | NES Works 146

Truly, can there be anything spookier this season than attempting to best the bullet-sponge baddies of Fester's Quest without the use of a rapid-fire controller? Sunsoft put together a truly strange NES game here, one that combined a largely forgotten television sitcom with the lesser half of an 8-bit hit, all graced with one of the most unforgiving difficulty levels and brutal final bosses ever seen on a console notorious for ridiculous hard games. Fester's Quest! It's not a classic, but it's certainly worth exploring as an example of the freewheeling, anything-goes spirit of the Peak NES era. Note that I unapologetically used cheats and an NES Advantage while recording footage for this game after my hard drive corrupted an hour of footage I had initially captured through grueling fair play. Production notes: Available now an exclusively for preorder at Limited Run Games: The NES Era Vol. II: NES and the Console Revolution, a comprehensive photographic atlas of every console game released for NES and its competitors from October 1985 through December 1987. Take a deep dive into the prehistory of NES with this limited-edition oversized (12x12"!) photo book: https://limitedrungames.com/products/the-nes-era-vol-2-hardcover 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.