BEST OF 1987
Welcome to the BEST OF 1987 episode. If you've been with us from the beginning, enjoy this special episode to look back on all the 1987 episodes. If you're brand new, welcome to a great introduction of the NES in 1987.
SHOW NOTES:
NES Australian Commercial
Zelda Commercial 1
Zelda Commercial 2
THE WORST GAME OF 1987
Winter Games
THE TOP 10 GAMES OF 1987
10. Rygar
9. Raid on Bungeling Bay
8. Slalom
7. Kid Icarus
6. Stinger
5. Metroid
4. Mega Man
3. Castlevania
2. Mike Tyson's Punch Out
1. The Legend of Zelda
Show notes
- 1987 NEWS
- Nintendo of America, Inc. v. Blockbuster Entertainment lawsuit: Nintendo sues Blockbuster for photocopying complete NES manuals for its rental games. Nintendo wins the suit, and Blockbuster includes original manuals with its rentals.
- Australia Launch - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEEWwS4Hyyw
- Zelda 1 Commercial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uI3rO3PbYOo
- Zelda 1 Commercial - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E-qBkWerZDg
- What were the themes of 1987
- The NES is now a third party system
- As of right now we only really seem to like Konami, Capcom, Tecmo, Hudson Soft, and Rare
- Data East can’t catch a break with us
- Controller gimmicks are still bad
- Zapper games seem weaker
- Power Pad not breaking any boundries
- Welcome to the Movies!
- SHMUPS are in demand or just easy to make
- Section Z
- Sky Kid
- Sqoon
- Stinger
- Tiger Heli
- Alpha Mission
- Zanac
- Star Force
- Game Scope is growing
- Metroid
- Legend of Zelda
- Castlevania
- Mega Man
- The NES is now a third party system
- Nintendo Fun Club
- Advertised games that didn’t come out
- Capcom
- Makai Island - Pirate/Sailing Action/Adventure game
- The Speed Rumbler - Mad Max style driving game. Did come to Arcades as Rush and Crash
- Side Arms - Arcade SHMUP successor to Section Z
- Data East
- Karnov - Our NEXT game and first release of 1988
- SNK
- Victory Road - Postponed to 1988
- Psycho Solider - Japan only, we covered this a lot on the Athena Episode
- Capcom
- Issue 3 has an EXCLUSIVE sneak peak at Zelda II
- Who’s in Mario’s Backyard?
- Bow-wow-wow-wowser
- Issue 4 - We get a Dragon Warrior Tease!
- From the Mailbag
- Top 5 for Fun Club Readers
- Zelda
- SMB
- Metroid
- Kid Icarus
- Pro Wrestling
- Advertised games that didn’t come out
- Dante writes to us
- TOP 10 Games of 1987
- Music