Jeremy Parish
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NES Works 111: Kung Fu Heroes & Bandai Golf
🕑 Added 2023-10-05 11:52:07 +0000 UTCOK, I didn't quite manage to get this one up yesterday, thanks in part to Amazon's "Same-Day Delivery" for the cables I was missing to capture live footage with meaning "first thing next day." Good thing they keep raising the price of Prime. I'd hate to think I was underpaying for one of the most unreliable premium services around.
Anyway—back to NES for a run of episodes taking us up to tax day ’89. This one, I fear, is mostly just taxing. Kung Fu Heroes is one of those games I've always eyed with wariness, a suspicion that turns out to be wholly justified. I do admire the audacity of just straight-up swiping Super Mario Bros. sound effects, but that's about all I like here.
Bandai Golf, on the other hand, appeals to my Stockholm Syndrome for golf games. Now that I've been conditioned to love this genre, I can see the appeal of this one. And not just because it's the only PGA course I've ever actually set foot on! (My wife and I drove through the area so that she could photograph a sunset over the ocean cliffs for a school assignment back when we first started dating.)
Anyway, not only will next week's episode be back on the usual schedule (I've already uploaded it), you'll need to devote most of your morning to it. It's a big'un.
Comments
Vinushika
Man, I remember when if Amazon ever missed the 2-day delivery window you could get a full refund. Now they sneakily say "well, if we miss our adjusted one...THEN it's a refund..."
Peter Bard
The best part about the Amazon "same-day delivery" is that they'll tell you your delivery is going to be delayed to the next day, but they can't cancel it, and it's your responsibility to handle the return.
