Jeremy Parish

The late Kirby appears at last

Late as in behind schedule, not dead. Though the way I play this game, yeah, also dead.

Thanks to David Morton for sponsoring this episode!

D'oh

This week's video will also be running a little later than usual. I was in such a rush trying to cover the Super NES mini launch while also prepping for this weekend's two-day recording sessions that I forgot to take the mandatory photography of the game's packaging for this week's topic. I think I'...

Super NES Works episode #722

Yeah, sorry, the numbering went a little out of sequence this week.

A slight delay on this week's video… or rather, videos

Hi everyone, life is weird and somehow my efforts to chronicle classic video games has intersected with the hottest release of 2017. Next week's Super NES Works video will consist of a review of the Super NES Classic Edition mini-console… and, if I can pull it off in time, I'll also be posting a s...

Super NES Works: Drakkhen

Sorry this one's later than usual. It turns out dealing with the final details of sending two books to an actual printing press at once is very time-consuming and difficult! I haven't had a lick of free time in ages and I am very glad to have the books off my plate — hopefully they'll pass preflig...

Book #2! NES Works 1985 (plus 1986 revised)

Hello all, as promised, here is the second book release for 2017 in PDF form: NES Works 1985. I will be submitting both this and 1986 to Fangamer fo...

Game Boy Works #093: Balloon Kid

Boy, I wish games like this came along more often on Game Boy Works. 

If you've never played Balloon Kid, I suspect this video will inspire you to snag it as a Virtual Console download.

Also, big thanks to the person who donated Balloon Kid to the Game Boy Works cause ...

Kirby's Dream Course Gintendo stream today!

Thanks to those of you who joined the other day for the Metroid II mapping stream (archive embedded above). I'm not 100% sure what the future holds for my Metroid II efforts, since the game is super repetitive and its layout doesn't make complete spatial sense… I'll map it, but m...

Cart-ography stream Wednesday at 3 p.m. ET

That's noon for y'all Pacific types.

I will be playing more of Metroid II, and mapping it. A good time is not necessarily guaranteed for all, but I'll do my darnedest.

Game Boy Works #092: Maru's Mission

Greetings, humans! Here is the latest Game Boy Works, which sees a fairly well-known Japan-only Famicom franchise arrive on Game Boy and in the U.S. for the first time. It is not the best ambassador for the series. 

Other notes: I have a conference call sometime this week with Fangamer to fin...

NES Works 1986 PDF

As promised, the first of 2017's book releases is here in PDF form. NES Works 1986 will be the first book published in partnership with Fangamer, and you can expect to receive your mailing in a few months if you're at that tier — I'll be submitting print files after PAX ends, and it takes...

Bonus: Metroid map

Good morning! I have, I hope, a pleasant surprise for you: A medium-resolution version of the Metroid map I've put together based on my Cart-ography stream efforts. The PDF download attached to this post will allow you print this map in convincing resolution (240dpi) at 11x17", making for a...

Game Boy Works #091: SunSoft Grand Prix

It's… the monthly side excursion over to Game Boy Works in this slightly early posting. I don't really have a lot to say about this topic, unfortunately. F1 racing isn't really my bag…

Super NES Works: Final Fight

Capcom arrives half-heartedly on Super NES with a deeply flawed conversion of arcade smash Final Fight. Missing stages, characters, and play options, this 16-bit debut looked nice in magazines, but didn't play nearly as impressively as Nintendo's own releases.

New reward tier: The Cart-ographers guild

Hey everyone, I mentioned this on Twitter, but I have added a new tier for supporters: The $50/mo. Cart-ographers Guild. This tier allows you to pick a topic for a Cart-ography stream series<...

Gradius again!? Yeah, it's Super NES Works #005

Good morning. I'm currently in a cab out to Garden City, NY where I'm going to meet up with Bob to present a panel on the history of Dragon Slayer games... but first, we're going to be recording a full Retronauts episode on the history of Gradius with Kurt Kalata, who 2017-08-12 13:33:15 +0000 UTC View Post

Book news!

Hello, all. You are supporting this video project at the "get a book PDF a couple of times per year" level or above, which means you've probably been wondering, "Where the heck are the books?" The last volume I published was Good Nintentions 1985 back in October, which has been nearly a yea...

Super NES Works returns with SimCity

Well, I guess technically it's Mode Seven that's returning, but like, whatever, man. (I included a preamble to definitively answer the "why change name??" question. Sorry if that's all known info to you cool patron types.)

With NES Works 1986 complete (expect news on the book version of t...

Game Boy Works #090: Lunar Lander

Wow, episode 90. Those numbers are getting bigger, huh? I mean yeah if I were doing this series weekly we'd be at like 160 now, but still. 

Game Boy Works is still in a holding pattern while I try to get my hands on the original box to Fish Dude, which is about five GBW episodes away...

NES Works #035: Gradius

This is it! The end of NES Works 1986. And what a way to wrap the year.

It'll be a while before I delve into NES again — my top priority now is to wrap up the first year of Super NES retrospectives I started (gotta milk that Super NES Mini hype), then make some progress on Game Boy... and then t...

NES Works #034

We're very, very near the end of NES Works 1986 — which means not only will I be moving along to other platforms for the remainder of 2017 once we hit the final NES 1986 entry, it also means there'll be a new book out very soon. That is exciting news, at least to me, but nowhere near as exciting a...

Let's try this again: COMMANDO

The NES's 1986 lineup is winding down with only two more games to go after this one. And, pleasantly, the quality seems to be ramping up as we advance toward the end of the year. Commando is the first third-party release I would deem genuinely worthwhile, and it goes a long way toward clear...

NES Works #032: Ghosts ’N Goblins

Whew, sorry this one's kind of late. Adobe made a hash of the new version of Premiere, so my editing process was a disaster... AND I'm traveling for the holiday. So this episode really came down to the wire. But I guess it just wouldn't be Ghosts ’N Goblins without undue suffering, eh?

Game Boy Works #089: Boulder Dash

The latest Game Boy Works is here! I know I've been largely focusing on other platforms lately, which mainly has to do with me dawdling in the hopes that I'll somehow manage to get my hands on the box to Fish Dude before we reach that episode (which is REALLY near now)... but I did want to check in ...

NES Works Gaiden #07: Miss Peach World 1

Or, more properly, MISS PEACH WORLD 1: SUPER L.A. COP. Be warned, this video is a bit on the NSFW side.

I don't normally delve into non-work-safe material unless it's germane to understanding the heritage or evolution of a totally benign-looking title (.e.g. Qix or Match-mani...