April bonus #2: NES Works Gaiden Casio (episode 65): Turpin and Fighting Bug (Patreon)

Garden variety: Turpin & Fighting Bug | NES Works Gaiden (Casio) 65

Two more picks from the Casio PV-1000 library: A pair of games about critters trying to avoid being eaten by bugs. Both maze chases clearly descended from Pac-Man. And, coincidentally, both shipping for PV-1000 under different names than they wore in U.S. arcades. Konami's Turpin (AKA Turtles) brings that company's run on PV-1000 to an underwhelming conclusion. As maze chases go, it doesn't stand apart from the countless other games of this style to congest arcades in the early ’80s. Universal's Fighting Bug (AKA Lady Bug), on the other hand, holds up impressively well and plays pretty authentically to the coin-op release— maze proportions notwithstanding. Not that you're going to both to hunt down either of these cartridges, but in some theoretical reality where you would engage in such nonsense, that alternate you should skip Turpin and go straight for Fighting Bug. 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.