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December Bonus #1: NES Works Gaiden Epoch-12 (Patreon)

Published:

2023-12-02 14:44:44

Imported:

2024-04

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Comic Circus Milky Princess epoch nes works gaiden super cassette vision

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Another bonus video, a week after the last? Yes, well, this is my last chance to get Epoch-related content out ahead of RndStranger's daily video series. That rascal, undercutting my years of planning like this.

But also, I felt pretty inspired by the quality of the games in question. Well, the game. Comic Circus turned out to be way better than I expected! I genuinely enjoyed it. I can't say the same about the second game this episode, but it does at least have the benefit of being a very strange landmark in video game history. For whatever that's worth.

Files

Sendin' the clowns: Comic Circus & Milky Princess | NES Works Gaiden: Epoch-12

The Super Cassette Vision gives us another obvious rip-off of another company's arcade hit, and it's... pretty great? Comic Circus wears its influences on its sleeve, but the game absolutely bursts with colorful personality and tons of visual details that complement its inventive play quirks. A surprising standout for the system. On the other hand, Milky Princess breaks new ground as the first astrological fortune-telling game for a console, but... well, it's an astrological fortune-telling game. Even the addition of a custom console variant and the endorsement of a celebrity astrologer doesn't change the fact that this is a game in which an 8-bit processor presumes to know your destiny based on your birthday. Oh, and blood type. This game did come from Japan, after all. 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! Super Cassette Vision footage recorded from original hardware via legacy RGB cable. NES/Famicom footage captured from @analogueinc Nt Mini; SG-1000 footage recorded from Analogue Mega Sg Video upscaled to 720 with Micomsoft's xRGB Mini Framemeister; arcade footage captured from MiSTer when possible, with thanks to @MiSTerAddons.