March bonus #4: NES Works Gaiden Casio - Dig Dug - Warp & Warp (Patreon)

Soil toil: Dig Dug / Warp & Warp | NES Works Gaiden (Casio) 64

Another day, another NES Works Gaiden episode about Casio's PV-1000. In this case, we have two Namco games that would eventually make their way to Famicom. Dig Dug is a genuine B-tier video game classic; Warp & Warp is... not. But were these cartridges good enough to tide over the Japanese console audience's demand for Namco hits until the Famicom releases arrived two years later? Do they make the Nintendo versions obsolete? Are these, in short, the PV-1000's killer-app kingmakers? The fact that most of you had never heard of the PV-1000 before I launched this series is probably an existential spoilers to these questions. But still. It's fun to pretend. Special thanks to Christa Lee of Sound Retro Co. for modding this PV-1000 for composite output. 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, bonus videos, eBooks, and more! PV-1000 footage recorded from original hardware, modded for composite output by Christa Lee of Sound Retro Co. NES/Famicom footage captured from @analogueinc Nt Mini; SG-1000 footage recorded from Analogue Mega Sg Video; arcade footage generally captured from a MiSTer. All capture upscaled to 4K via Retrotink 4K or to 720p with an xRGB Mini Framemeister.