Jeremy Parish

Super NES Works #000: The Super NES (Patreon)

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2021-07-28 13:00:01

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2024-04

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But soft! What light in yonder window shines? Oh, it's a brief one-off episode of Super NES Works timed to (1) the 30th anniversary of the Super NES and (2) the launch of the Super NES Works 1991 book. (Which actually will go up for sale the day before the public debut of this post. The madness of early access!)

OK, so this episode isn't actually that brief. Nor will the next few episodes be especially compact. Buckle up—there are a LOT of words about video games coming your way.

Super NES Works will return someday, but I really want to catch up with it on NES Works, because it really is quite goofy for me to have, e.g., published a Super Mario World retrospective before Super Mario Bros. 3. Yes, that's going to be a long time from now. But who knows, maybe prices on Super NES games will have dropped to something reasonable by then...

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Super Nintendo Entertainment System retrospective: 30 years of power | Super NES Works #000

It has been three decades since Nintendo launched its first next-generation console in the U.S.: The Super Nintendo Entertainment System. On the occasion of its 30th anniversary, Super NES Works returns for a limited-time engagement to wrap up this look at the system's launch window by looking at the system itself. What did the Super NES represent to fans, parents, developers, and Nintendo itself when it arrived in the midst of a burgeoning games market whose revival had been precipitated by the Super NES's own predecessor and opened the door to some ferocious competition? Also, this episode I finally got my VHS playback looking coherent rather than like a pile of butt. 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, exclusive podcasts, eBooks, and more!