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NES Works 115: Track & Field II and World Games (Patreon)

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2023-11-11 12:52:00
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2024-04
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Good morning! And indeed it is good, because I finally feel alive enough to sit in front of a camera again and record hosting segments after my beloved partner in marriage decided to take the "in sickness" part of our vows seriously and pass some kinda sinus crud along to me. I can't promise that this video was necessarily worth the wait, as I'm not a huge fan of this sort of fragmentary sports mini-game collection. But maybe you are! And if so, here you go. And if not, well, at least the wait for the next episode is now shorter. See, it's win-win.

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Oh I see no I.O.C.: Track & Field II & World Games | NES Works 115

Let the games begin! Wait, I'm getting a message here... the Games actually ended about half a year before these Olympics-themed (though not officially licensed!) titles launched. Of all the "chip shortage" delays the NES library suffered in 1988-89, Track & Field II and World Games might be the funniest. Slated to launch during the ’88 Seoul Olympics, they ended up shipping the following spring instead, long after the country had lost interest in the adventures of FloJo and Greg Louganis. But that's OK. Slick Konami visuals aside, these games don't really offer THAT much innovation over the minigame events that we had already seen in their NES predecessors from 1987. 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, exclusive podcasts, eBooks, and more! Why watch when you can read? Check out the massive hardcover print editions of NES Works, Super NES Works, and Virtual Boy works, available now at Limited Run Games (https://limitedrungames.com/collections/books)! SG-1000 Works: Segaiden Vol. I is available NOW, and Metroidvania: The First Decade is due in 2024. NES footage captured from Analogue Nt Mini. Video upscaled to 720 with xRGB Mini Framemeister. "Before the Storm" courtesy of Jacob Le.

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Ryan Hanley

That new logo is great!

Jeremy Parish
>>121956306

Thanks—I decided it might not be a bad idea to update it after discovering that Nintendo maintains an ongoing trademark for an NES controller graphic very similar to the one I created.

Dustin Carter

I loved Track & Field II as a kid, likely thanks to that NP cover feature. It is still a go-to when I think of the system and want to play something quick and easy (thanks to tons of practice!). A friend down the street had World Games, and I developed a fondness for it as well, but definitely to a lesser degree. Something about launching a cliff diver into the jagged rocks below still gives me a chuckle.