NES - Nintendo Entertainment System - Chronicles of Gaming
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- NES - Nintendo Entertainment System - Chronicles of Gaming
Exploring the history of the NES, or Nintendo Entertainment System. It's time for an in depth look at the foundation of Nintendo, the birth of the Famicom, and what would be known as the NES to the rest of the world. The NES was a pillar in the world of video games, and absolutely deserving of as much attention as I'm giving it.
Logo by: Megan McCune, @TheSnippersaur
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Theme Music by: ViperOfVic
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Early historical pre-NES images used with permission from:
blog.beforemario.com
All gameplay from World of Longplays:
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Sources:
Game Over: Press Start to Continue - David Sheff
The Ultimate History of Video Games - Steven Kent
iwataasks.nintendo.com/intervi...
(Iwata Miyamoto interview on nintendo.com)
Super Mario Collection Special Pack booklet
(Translated by andriasang)
andriasang.com/comqln/mario_or...
Koji Kondo’s Super Mario Bros. Soundtrack (Reference, Super Mario Brothers wiki)
Super Mario Bros. Super Show!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sup...!
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Captain...
Nintendo Co., Ltd. Consolidated Sales chart
www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/library...
www.nintendo.co.jp/ir/en/sale...
www.nytimes.com/1989/02/02/bus...
articles.latimes.com/1992-05-0...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_A...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintend...
www.ign.com/articles/2014/11/0...
Please enjoy this NES History video!
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Finally someone mentioned the fact that the NES was succesful in France and Scandinavia. So many other TH-camrs ignore that fact and say NES totally failed in Europe. As someone who grew up during that time in Sweden, it's a bit frustrating how people seem to forget other countries exist in Europe. Here, SEGA did alright with Master System, although far from a massive hit, while NES on the other hand was pretty huge over here!
I try to be as accurate as possible with these - so the less I can generalize, the better.
British TH-camrs mostly. One of the things Brits share in common with with us Americans is a tendency to think we're the center of the world.
NES was the hugest thing ever master system a non factor.
I lived in Britain in the late 80s as kid and remember the NES being big. Yes the master system was big too but the NES only free and grew in popularity. By 1991 the NES was pretty big. When Super Mario Bros 3 came out it was the must have game. It was the very first game I bought with my own money.
Wasn't it successful like everywhere.....well except Sega's offices
"eh. ill watch a few minutes. could be good"
42 mins later
"god damn.. i was enthralled."
This is the best thing I've heard.
Thank you for that!
This is some high quality stuff
I started doing research on this video a year ago, and heavy research starting in March 2016. Writing and editing start a few months ago. I know it's long - but I hope you enjoy regardless. I put in a lot of work!
Also - as I'm sure many will ask, and I couldn't fit it in the description:
Music List:
00:48 - Kirby's Adventure - Stage 5
01:56 - Crystalis - Storyline Theme
02:30 - Duck Tales - The Himalayas
03:02 - Super Mario Bros. 3 - Slot Screen
03:26 - Journey to Silius - Title Theme
04:24 - Battletoads - Intermission
04:30 - Battletoads - Turbo Tunnel Speeder Bike level 3-2
04:56 - Zelda II: The Adventure of Link - Town
05:16 - Mega Man 5 - Dark Man Stages
05:27 - Kirby's Adventure - Stage 1
06:06 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 - Scene 4 Part 1
06:28 - Ninja Gaiden II - The Dark Sword of Chaos - Cutscene 01
06:41 - Fester's Quest - Outside
07:15 - Super Mario Bros. 3 - World Map 4 Giant Land
07:38 - Super Mario Bros. 3 - Hammer Bros. Battle
08:09 - Super Mario Bros. 2 - Main Theme
08:22 - Donkey Kong - Main Theme
08:28 - Shadow of the Ninja - BGM 1
08:50 - Ninja Gaiden - Cutscene 4
09:34 - Ninja Gaiden - Cutscene 7
09:53 - Ninja Gaiden II - The Dark Sword of Chaos - Act 1
10:10 - Mouryou Genki Madara - Ma-Da-Ra (Map 2)
10:30 - Final Fantasy - Victory Theme
10:49 - Kirby's Adventure - Green Greens
11:08 - Dr. Mario - Fever
11:41 - Batman - Stages 1-5, Streets of Desolation
12:30 - Mega Man 2 - Crash Man
13:04 - Double Dragon - Main Title
13:14 - Godzilla - Earth
13:58 - Castlevania - Stage 04, Stalker
14:38 - StarTropics - Dungeon Theme
14:51 - Super Mario Bros. 2 - Subcon Level b
15:26 - Castlevania II - Simon's Quest - Within These Castle Walls
15:45 - Zelda II: The Adventure of Link - Battle
16:07 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles - Overworld 1
16:52 - Blades of Steel - Game Start
17:04 - Castlevania III - Dracula's Curse - Demon Seed
17:20 - Mega Man 3 - Spark Man
17:38 - Castlevania III - Dracula's Curse - Beginning
17:45 - Little Nemo - Mushroom Forest
18:05 - Mega Man - Bomb Man
18:16 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 - Scene 2 Part 1
18:42 - Iron Tank - The Invasion of Normandy
19:24 - Yo! Noid - Stage 1
19:36 - Blaster Master - Level 1
20:39 - Mega Man 3 - Title Screen
21:25 - Super Mario Bros. 3 - Fireworks
21:35 - Super Mario Bros. - Main Theme
21:42 - Super Mario Bros. - Underground
22:54 - The Last Ninja - Central Park
23:22 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 - Scene 2 Part 2
24:32 - Kirby's Adventure - Arena Battle
25:20 - Kirby's Adventure - Vegetable Valley 3
25:42 - Castlevania - Vampire Killer
26:03 - Metal Gear - Intruder Detected
26:11 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2 - Scene 3 Part 2
26:23 - Mega Man 2 - Title Screen
26:30 - Duck Tales - Title Screen
26:43 - Dragon Warrior - Overworld Theme
27:02 - Final Fantasy - Prologue Theme
27:14 - The Legend of Zelda - Title Theme
27:31 - The Legend of Zelda - Overworld Theme
28:05 - Metroid - Brinstar
28:24 - Punch Out!! - Bout Theme
28:37 - Punch Out!! - Knockdown
28:49 - Super Mario Bros. 3 - World Map 5 Sky Land Ground
29:12 - Mega Man - Electric Man
29:21 - Mega Man 2 - Stage Select
29:29 - The Legend of Zelda - Menu Theme
29:34 - Ninja Gaiden II - The Dark Sword of Chaos - Act 2-2
30:16 - Adventure Island - Forest Level
30:43 - Bubble Bobble - Stage Theme
31:22 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III - Scene 1
32:56 - Zelda II: The Adventure of Link - Palace
33:48 - Gauntlet - Stage 2
34:47 - Contra - Intro
35:22 - Mega Man 4 - Dr. Cossack Stage 1
35:55 - Contra - Stage 1, Jungle Stage
36:26 - Super Mario Bros. 3 - Fortress Boss
36:55 - The Legend of Zelda - Dungeon Clear
37:07 - Super Mario Bros. 3 - World Map 7 Pipe Land
37:15 - Mega Man 6 - Wind Man
38:19 - Mega Man 2 - Wood Man
38:47 - Ninja Gaiden - Act 5, Part 3
39:13 - Ninja Gaiden II - The Dark Sword of Chaos - Cutscene 14
39:24 - Duck Tales - Moon
39:58 - Ninja Gaiden - Act 4, Part 2
40:48 - R.C Pro AM - Title Theme
41:09 - Mega Man 2 - Dr. Wily Stage 1
I'd definitely like to. :)
Dave you are my favorite TH-camr I will always support you well can you make a super show of Skyrim? please
Well you know what forget Skyrim make a super show of castlevania lord of shadows hmm
DaveControl thanks for your hard work.are you working on more kings field lore videos?
Yeah, I do want to finish my King's Field Lore series. I'm not sure exactly when, but I do plan on finishing them up.
- As far as Skyrim / Lord of Shadows, I'll add them to my list. I think Skyrim would be fun to do, as I haven't done an Elder Scrolls game. (Although I honestly prefer Oblivion)
The music and humor is on point, as well as the content!
Music is key. ;)
Video game history is something that's sorely lacking on the internet. This comprehensive history is amazing in its completeness. Your ability to reference specific legal battles and company policies speaks to how much research you do did. Thank you sir, for this look into 80's game development and the glimpse into 80's game development culture.
It's actually something I've been wanting to do for a long time. (Way before I even started my channel) - but just didn't really have the tools to do so. It's been nice being able to release this series, even if it's not super frequent.
Say that now.....the internet threw it up
SO I AM GLAD THIS IS FINALLY LIVE! Gonna watch this with some hot cocoa! Amazing job, dude!
I prefer it only be watched over only the finest of hot cocoas.
And thanks for your support with the video! :)
Deserves a beer
Amazing production value and very informative. I didn't realize how important Miyamoto was to the history of gaming. The dude pretty much saved gaming from being gimmicky garbage with his creativity.
Thanks for your hard work!
As much as the new Mario brothers games have been... ehhhh lately (in my opinion), they absolutely were vital to the industry.
40 minutes of professional, high quality content, and only 10k views?!?!? Dave I appreciate you so much man please don't stop doing what your doing. It has been a pleasure being your subscriber.
Great video. I heard so many versions of Nintendo's history but this one finally answers some lingering questions and sneaky facts.
Good job
I'm glad to hear that! I really tried to make it as comprehensive as possible.
That's so ironic that Apple was once used as an argument for open source anything.
Wow. The deep information you have chronicled here shows how much passion you have for Nintendo and research. Great work!
Dave, your videos are always of the utmost quality! It's been a treat being subscribed to you over the past years.
I'm just happy you still enjoy them!
RIP to Masayuki Uemura, who passed away Dec. 6, 2021. His design for the Famicom, which became the NES brought me and so many others endless memories from our childhoods
Positively outstanding work. Thank you for putting this together so masterfully.
Another great video! I absolutely love this series of yours. I am glad that you take your time with these videos because it keeps the quality of them as high as can be.
I'm glad to hear you don't mind the time it takes! I'd much rather this be a series that can be watched in 5 years, and it still holds up. So - it's more important to me to be accurate, put in the research, and make a higher quality video than to rush them out.
Dave this is amazing! thank you for your fantastic work! I hope you find time to do more video's like this in the future
Oh, I will. I'm pretty dedicated to making this series (even if it takes me a while in-between uploads).
I will ❤ Nintendo 4ever!
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@@turtleanton6539 Methree💪😂✌👌Im 38 you can get the game Castle with the controls and the Guns n games for like $400 on eBay FYI the ones from the 80s not the new ones that you can't play duck hunt on them anymore you need to find the old council with an old TV so you can play Duck Hunt
But will they love us back....
What a phenomenally comprehensive, entertaining, impeccably constructed video. So grateful, thank you.
This is one of the very best Nintendo history video's I've watched, not only on TH-cam but the whole of the internet period.
Great work keep it up. I would love some more of these Chronicles of gaming video's on other companies and consoles.
Thanks so much! I'm really glad to hear that!
I've finished research on a Sega Genesis episode, and intend to do Super Nintendo after that. I'm not sure when exactly, but I absolutely intend to make more!
It's insane that this doesn't have more views. Really really good video! Can't wait for the next one!
Amazing video. Superb job man!!! keep it up 😉
Awesome job Dave! I really enjoy this series and cannot wait for the Master System and SNES videos! Keep up the great work!
Thank you so much! I'm definitely looking forward to working on them - SNES was my jam.
I'm a Sega fan but never had a Master System. I look forward to both videos!
Well, after the Master System I've got Genesis to do. ;)
So....Much...Editing....Good luck man.
This is the best documentary video I have ever see since Machinima dropped their gaming history channel. I learned a lot.
Thanks! I put a lot of work into it, so I'm glad to hear that. :]
I'm absolutely blown away by the amount of effort you put on your original series, and this video might just be the pinnacle of your amazing work.
Thanks! I'm really passionate about making this sort of stuff, so I'm just glad it gets viewed!
Such a good video Dave! I enjoyed the entire thing and it was very interesting!
I'm glad to hear it! :D
This was amazing. I learned so much esp near the end about legal battles etc.
This is so comprehensive. I'm not surprised it took a year to make, because the amount you covered is insane.
great video, nice flow and tons of info! awesome selection of background music too
Excellent video! Keep them coming. I have seen plenty of Nintendo history videos in the past, but this one actually contained some new information and perspectives. Thanks for all of your hard work.
I'm really glad to hear that
And, I've been doing research on the next few episodes, I hope you enjoy them when I finally get them up!
When is the sega one coming up?
I've got a few chapters left to read on the current book I'm doing for research, then another one I want to check into. But, probably in a month or 2, I would guess.
I love the random Mega Man II songs throughout the video. 💜
Me too! Haha
Amazing video. The very best I have ever seen on this subject. Keep up the good work, my dude.
Thank you so much!
I was really hoping to put together knowledge from as many sources as possible to try and make a go-to video for the NES.
Brilliant, as usual. Thank you Dave.
Thank YOU so much! :)
"I love the Power Glove. It's so bad."
So cringy, yet I laugh every time.
I pretty much just gave myself an excuse to slip it in. Lol
MAN, DAVE, wonderful piece of work mate!
Really loved it! Keep on the goood work, love your chanel. Specially the super shows hehehe
Next SS should be fun! I'm excited to start working on it now that this is complete!
Recently I have begun loving Nintendo more and more to the point I never want to go back to Microsoft and Sony ever again. I have owned N64, Gamecube, Wii, Gameboy Advanced and now 3ds but I have never really paid any attention to Nintendo even though I have owned so many of their products.
I have had so much fun with their games, with and without friends but now that I'm finally paying attention to Nintendo I can see how amazing they are. They are doing exactly what I want and what the gaming industry desperately needs right now.
I know so little about Nintendo and their history and because I have become such a big Nintendo fan at this point this video is so fascinating. Thank you Dave. I'm very excited for Nintendo Switch and all their quality games.
Not at all! I'm just glad you enjoyed the video. :)
I find their history particularly fun and surprisingly interesting, so it was a video I'd bene really wanting to make. And, I completely agree with you - I cannot wait for the Nintendo Switch!
good to see you again Dave, and thanks for the history class
That is what it boils down to, haha.
thanks dave! i love this channel.
Great video. Well researched and edited. Thanks very much.
clearly one of your best videos yet! i hope you make some more videos like this. i'd love one about sega too!
I'm glad you enjoyed! :]
The next videos in the series are both gonna be Sega (Master System, and then Genesis), I'm actually currently in the middle of reading a couple books on the Genesis specifically.
Best NES History video I’ve seen. Needs more views
This is great! Please make more of these, seeing the background of these big video game companies is very interesting :)
I'm glad you enjoyed! I've been finishing up research on the Sega Master System & Genesis (and already pretty much done with SNES research), so I'll be working on those when I get the chance!
DaveControl Yay :) looking forward to it!
I learned a lot of cool facts from you. Great research!
Great video, man. Enjoyed it. 👍
You never cease to impress! Every time I watch one of your videos I learn something new. It was interesting to see the design for a DS used on an older handheld. I had never seen that system before. (Can't wait for that Banjo Tooie Super Show that you hinted at)
And I wanted to suggest that you purchase Darkest Dungeon. It is a turn based strategy similar to a Final Fantasy. There is a twist though- imagine all four positions in the column moved behind one row. The abilities are specific to the positions too. On top of that, you have to manage a character's stress levels to make sure they don't get too unhealthy. BUT the most debilitating aspect of the game is when a character's hit points reach 0, they have a chance to die permanently.
Sorry for the rant, but after following your channel for so long I know you would enjoy it.
I've actually been wanting to get Darkest Dungeon for a long time. I think it fell of my radar because it sorta fell off everyone's radar, haha. But, I'll definitely pick it up!
I also find it pretty incredible that the DS is essentially a repurposed Game & Watch with a touch screen. I had no idea until recently.
I really like your videos. keep up the quality work
Thank you! I'm hoping to get started on the next episode soon. :)
Love the music in this! Selected from all my favorite NES games! Yes even Yo! Noid.
Yeah, I actually like that song from Yo! Noid too, haha. The game itself, though... ehhhhhhhh. I wanted the video to feel "NES", and it was some of the most fun I had making the video - picking out the music for each section. I'd forgotten how good some of the TNMT music is!
How have i never seen this video?? Great job!!
Holy crap dude, this was really well done. Feel like I learnt a lot from this, and it was super entertaining! Nice work! Hope to see more
I'm glad it still managed to be entertaining! I'm never really sure when I do more information-dump style videos like this, haha.
Honestly I was hooked, had to watch the whole thing! Hope you do more of these :)
this was very good, great job!
thanks for all the cool vids man honestly keep up the good work specially super show 😁
Thanks so much! About to start work on the next super show. :D
I'm not lying when I say this is the best video I've ever seen on TH-cam. I just watched it three times in a row. You deserve a lot more recognition.
Holy shit, very educational. I can't believe how espionagey some of video game history was! Thanks, Dave!
zeratulcraft Chronicles of Gaming - Tactical Espionage Dave
Most of this info is from the Ultimate History of Video Games book.
This is great! Its gotta be one of the best-researched, while still entertaining, videos on this topic I've ever seen. Great job! :o
I'm glad you found it entertaining! I was super concerned it would be boring - especially with the massive length of it.
Thanks to your hardwork now I knew everything about Nintendo 🙏
Great video buddy! Its always good to see your content~
Really looking forward to the next chron o gaming SNES was what I grew up with :)
Take care Dave and see you on the next one
I really can't wait to cover the SNES - it's my favorite system. (Plus it gives me the excuse to look up SNES music to include in the background of the video. Huge plus for me).
Dave, this video was amazing. Thanks! :)
Thanks Pierre! I'm happy you enjoyed!
Good video, man! Really liking the music choices here. Anybody that uses Mouryou Senki Madara OST in their videos has my respect.
Very cool video! Like so good! Amazing job man! This was informative and invoked nostalgia which is what I thrive on.
I'm glad you enjoyed! It was an absolute blast to research and make!
@@DaveControlLive ha! I just realized I watched this 4 years ago! 😂
Awesome video, learned more than I knew
thought this would be a too long video on the nintendo classic mini, but this is great and really interesting!
Yeah, I actually started working on this way before the NES Classic was announced. It ended up being pretty good timing, though!
Fantastic work! I hope you have plans to do more of these! :D
I do! Gotta get through that timeline in the intro. :P
(Plus I want to cover computers & Hand helds).
Awesome! I'm looking forward to all of 'em!
Interesting stuff, very informative
Nice story, this video do tell a lot of nintendo history!
Nintendo rules as innovator, my first console was the NES but damn those cartridges were expensive. I had two original games, all in all Super Mario Bros which was bundled with the console and Bionic Commando
This is a really great video.
Great video. Well done
Eeeyyy, this came out in my birthday :D I noticed how much work you've been putting on this video on Twitter so I was pretty excited for it! Also, I didn't know Nintendo owned the patent to the D-pad! Well I didn't know a lot of these things but that stood out to me at least. Good vid Daveee!
More importantly, though...
HAPPY FREAKIN' BIRTHDAY!!
DaveControl Thanks man!
My grandpa owned an NES and as a kid in the early 90s I'd go to his house and he'd be playing Mario. I miss that about him. Of course I grew up on NES, but I'll never forget my old grandpa having his own love for the NES.
Damn Dave, awesome work! Thx!
Thank you for checking it out!
Nice documentary dood!
Great informative video
You worked really hard to make this wow
This is a titan of a video ♥️
This is so well done. End of story.
damn this was a long one, but I couldn't stop watching, great video Dave :D
I'm glad it engaged you! That was definitely my biggest concern with the length of this video.
Great Video!!!
Best video on NES history I've seen. Thank you good sir 👍 PS - NES was my first game console 🤓
I really like long things, Dave. ...............
....wait....
Oh my! :3
Holy shit Dave, amazing job! You must have done more research for this video than I did over 3 years at university.
This is probably a more thoroughly researched video than any paper I ever wrote in university, haha.
16:25 I love the way that you changed the context of the Atari commercial, from a positive to a negative. lol
MOAR PLZ!!!
You're the type of video game reviewer that youtube needs, but not the one it deserves
I doubt that want it either, considering the views (or lack-of) I'm expecting to get. :P
Well, don't worry, man. All of your videos, no matter how long they take have huuuge effort put in them. Not to mention the production value. You're a top notch content creator, friend. You see the trending tab in youtube? Pranks. Not people like you. So take comfort knowing that even if you don't get enough views, your content is right up there with JonTron and Every Frame a Painting. :)
great vid must have taken an eternity to compile
Pretty solid content. You deserve more views on this one especially considering your sub count.
Yeah - it's just not the type of content most people subscribed to my channel for. But, I just want to make good quality stuff.
DaveControl You've done a solid job. You should do SNES and Genesis next, whenever you have the energy.
My next one is gonna be Sega Master System. But - I've been doing research on Genesis & SNES, both of which I'll be doing after Master System. (I'm just going in order of release date, haha).
Fair enough. I think over the course of the next while this series will become a great compendium of the history of video games.
Great job, awesome video. Way to keep me engaged, even during the what would usually be the boring stuff. Lol
Very very cool video!
I don't want to sound crazy, but I've watched (for the second time) all of your Dark Souls 1 and half of your Dark Souls 2 lets plays, while waiting for the next episode in the DS 3 lets play. I'm currently on holidays with nothing to do. You did this to me Dave.
I did it on purpose. HAHAHAHA.
Also, I'll have a new LP episode up on Monday/Tuesday.
This is so high quality. I can't believe it only has 6.5k views; what a shame.
Yeah - it's just not the style of content my subscribers know me for, so it's harder to get views.
Ah well, I still intend to make more anyways!
Please bring this series back
I like these video!! I watch maybe 12 nes video. I am born 1982. I play growing up. I watch maybe 24 nes videos. This is definitely one of the 15th best ones!! Can't say for sure about it but surely its top 10! Maybe!
För example nes complex nes the wes, nester fester, nesBar, summonsalt, flashstage, and myriad corporation
Brilliant Video, very high quality and not the usual tit bits of information; some really juicy snipets of stuff i havent heard before on other gaming channels
Thanks! I put a lot of work into the research and writing of my various history videos to try and make them as informative as possible!
Yeah great stuff i hope you get more subs, by the way the David Sheff book is brilliant, easily the best piece of literature on videogaming imo
Couldn't agree more!
I'm gonna have to watch this some other time, but I will, I love long videos, but man, you're awesome, all the research, scripting, editing, I seriously respect you for this video man. Your videos have always been quality, but this tops them all! from and editor's eye, this video is fantastic, smooth, concise, fantastic. This is probably my favorite video of yours now, just from all the work put into it. I cannot commend you enough. Also, one question, do you speak Japanese? Your pronunciations are superb.
I'm not sure if you watched it yet or not, lol.
And, thank you so much!
I do speak Japanese (I'm assuming you do as well). At least, I've taken multiple courses in Japanese throughout college and grad school. (So I'm not fluent, but do know how to read/speak it).
DaveControl That's great! But I just research Japanese in my free time, so I know a bit, but I'm by no means fluent! And yes, I watched the video, it was fantastic!
NES is the greatest video game console of all time! I got one for my 7th birthday in 1988 and played it almost nonstop!
When I think about Nintendo, I always have this international company in mind, that operates from Japan, but is in actuality very cosmopolitan. Now that I know what the name actually means, that they were in the oicho kabu business, and intersected with the yakuza, I think: "Wow, you can't be more culutrally Japanese. Holy shit!"
Reading up on it, and the effects of WW2 on the company and family was really interesting, just because it's not something you normally think of - especially with Nintendo.
(Not that there was too much with WW2 outside of them trying to keep Hiroshi Yamauchi out of the war, as he was around the right age - and his parents did everything they could to make sure he wasn't on the front lines).
Thanks for sharing this fascinating history about the NES. I have one for my very own (NES version UK) along with Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (used to be known in the UK as Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles) and TMNT II: The Arcade Game (used to be known in the UK as TMHT II: The Arcade Game).
That was good, but man that cliffhanger ending! Would love to watch a follow-up through the 90s.
I'll admit I'm not a of Nintendo games (at all) but I definitely respect what they went through to ensure Gaming survived. Hell, it's thriving now because of this. It's just amazing
Nintendo's lawyers being the fucking hero's of the story always amuses me to no end. They really came through for Nintendo. Howard had balls of steel and John Kirby helped him with the litigation. And to see Nintendo reward that so highly says enough. One made CEO the other got a friggin' sail boat and an immensely popular game series named after him.