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NES Works Gaiden #71: Bug Hunt / David's Midnight Magic / Lode Runner (Patreon)

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2024-11-20 12:00:11
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The XEGS saga continues! Slowly! I won't be dwelling on this system for too many consecutive episodes in a row... I'm really trying to avoid unnecessary psychic damage these days. But here's a li'l toe-dip in the pond: Another piece on the XEGS library and its history.

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doot: Bug Hunt / David's Midnight Magic / Lode Runner | NES Works Gaiden 71

doot You can learn more about the XE Game System's history by preordering The NES Era Vol. II: NES and the Console Revolution, a comprehensive photographic atlas of every console game released for NES and its competitors—including the 7800—from October 1985 through December 1987. Take a deep dive into the prehistory of NES with this limited-edition oversized (12x12"!) photo book: https://limitedrungames.com/products/the-nes-era-vol-2-hardcover 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! XEGS footage captured from original hardware. NES footage captured from Analogue Nt Mini. Video upscaled to 4K with RetroTink 4X.

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PT

I'm sure all of these games exist and everything, but everything about the XEGS just makes me think it was a weird practical joke that cost millions upon millions of dollars to foist onto an audience that didn't care and/or laugh. (Mommy, I want Lode Runner. We have so, so, so much Lode Runner at home.) Granted, this wasn't the first nor the last example of a company just doing something deeply stupid that was destined for failure.

Al

Please 🙏 keep delivering the psychic damage! These side stories are the best :)

Jeremy Parish
>>155880312

No worries, next week I have to start dealing with the Intellivision controller, so the pain will continue unabated

PT
>>155880312

"Doctor, I am developing carpal tunnel due to having to use bad video game controllers as part of my livelihood." "You could just stop doing that." "...but part of my livelihood!"

Alex Forsyth

I loved Midnight Magic on my Atari 800XL. Triggering multiball was insanely hard. I remember trying to trigger that and get the 6X multiplier and I only ever managed to get both at the same time once.