Famimaga Video 1989-01 [Issue 3] VHS Rip
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A video rip of the third issue of Family Magazine's video companion series, which ran for a couple of years during the peak Bubble Economy days. You can sense the winds of change blowing in this episode—after a blowout on the two big games for the issue (Famista ’88 and Final Fantasy II once again), Mega Drive and PC Engine hit front-and-center before the standard Famicom coverage arrives. Nothing mind-blowing this time around, though it's always fun to catch a glimpse of the uniquely ragged Famicom conversion of Maniac Mansion without actually having to play it. And it seems kind of scandalous for the freshly released Mega Man 2 to get a meager little passing mention that buries the lede. Where are the giant bosses and cool Robot Masters!?
Recorded from a JVC Super VHS video deck and upscaled to 720p via Retrotink 5X. Note that this upload includes a couple of brief skips/gaps due to the age and condition of the video tape, which lost sync in two spots—nothing essential, though.
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0:38 CONTENTS
1:16 Famista ’88
6:33 Final Fantasy II
12:23 Gradius II
15:00 MEGA DRIVE FAN
15:05 Space Harrier II
16:00 Super Thunder Blade
17:04 Altered Beast
18:05 Super Mario Bros. 3 animation
18:36 PC ENGINE FAN
18:46 Fighting Street
19:27 No-Ri-Ko
20:12 Son Son
20:49 Dungeon Explorer
PC ENGINE ULTRA TECHNIQUE
21:34 Gaia Master
22:27 Fantasy Zone
22:50 Keith Courage
23:05 Power League
23:13 BOKUTACHI GAME CENTER
23:34 Ghouls ’N Ghosts
26:25 EYECATCH
26:33 Super Mario Bros. 3
32:04 ULTRA TECHNIQUE
32:16: Big Challenge! Dogfight Spirit
32:33 Super Pinball
32:57 Xexex
33:39 Matou no Hokai
34:19 Track & Field II
34:38 Phantom Fighter
35:00 Knight Rider
35:20 Maniac Mansion
36:21 8 Eyes
36:42 PREVIEWS
36:46 Hanjuku Hero
38:47 King of Kings
40:23 Wizardry
41:14 After Burner II
42:11 Mega Man 2
43:10 OUTRO
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