More R.O.B. source footage (Patreon)

Published:

2016-04-24 12:10:39

Imported:

2024-04

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So there's nearly $1000 worth of setup involved in making this dumb video, not including the video camera, capture gear, modded NES, computer, etc. Ridiculous. I cheaped out a bit and sourced Japanese peripherals (you can see that the platforms surrounding R.O.B. are a pale cream color rather than grey — that's because they're meant to go with the Famicom Robot rather than NES R.O.B.). Even so, this was pretty much the white whale of Good Nintentions: Proper reference footage of a game no one likes, that is completely terrible, that is needlessly complex yet seemingly unfinished, and costs a ridiculous amount of money. It doesn't exist online, because why would it?

But, now it does exist: High-definition footage of the other R.O.B. game, Stack-Up, synced to corresponding R.O.B. movements. I actually have another 20-30 minutes of footage of this game to post, but this will do for now.

Anyway, the great news is that once I get the Stack-Up episode together for next week, I'll never have to play it, or set up R.O.B., again.

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Good Nintentions Direct Feed #013: Stack-Up, Direct mode (NES RGB HD footage with R.O.B. robot)

19 minutes' worth of video footage from Stack-Up, synched to a recording of R.O.B.'s actions in response to on-screen commands. This is warts-and-all footage, including errors and subtly shifting color balance due to outdoor lighting changes on a partially cloudy day. It's not perfect, but hopefully this provides a useful demonstration of how R.O.B.