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NES Works #095: 1943 & Bump'N Jump
🕑 Added 2022-07-06 13:28:50 +0000 UTCCapcom's NES port of 1942 has long been one of my go-tos for "easy examples of badly made NES software." Sadly, they had to go and redeem themselves here with the sequel, whose only real flaw is that the sheer amount of firepower required to survive the action demands the use of a rapid-fire input feature. I'm assuming Capcom made 1943 in cahoots with Nintendo as a scheme to sell more NES Advantage controllers (never mind that the Advantage didn't exist in Japan).
Also this episode, the curiously archaic but nevertheless enjoyable Bump'N Jump, a game that has the same title as an arcade game in its U.S. release (Bump'N Jump), but whose Famicom title (Buggy Popper) differed from the arcade game's (Burnin' Rubber). What does it mean? I don't know! I guess the fuel mechanic made it a different game altogether according to some peculiar logic, but only in Japan. Look, I don't understand how this stuff worked, I just make videos about old games.
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Marcus Trapp
So true: "Young NES fans with only a single cartridge in their possession and tons of time to burn were capable of accomplishing anything."
