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Nintendo NES Games – Hidden Gems Part 2

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Metal Jesus and John Riggs are back with more Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) games that are HIDDEN GEMS! These are NES games most people don’t know about but are fun to play and should be in every game collection.

GAME SHOWN:
Tiny Toon Adventures
Faxanadu
Felix The Cat
Space Shuttle Project
Destiny of an Emperor
Flying Warriors
Metal Storm
Xexyz
Spot the Video Game

Flying Warriors NES

If you missed the previous NES HIDDEN GEMS video, here it is!

WATCH PART 1 HERE!

BEHIND THE SCENES: John Riggs is a really funny guy to hang out with and he’s very natural on camera, which is probably due to the fact that he is a DJ on the radio! Yes, he’s used to talking…and talking fast! Plus he just happens to be a big NES collector and loves to talk NES.

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Pokemon Side Games & Hidden Gems

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Kelsey from Pink Gorilla Games stops by and shows us some of the side games from the Pokemon series. This includes hidden gems, imports from Japan, and even bootlegs and rom hacks you may have not known about!

GAMES SHOWN:
English Games:
Pokemon Snap
Pokemon Channel
Pokemon Colosseum

Imports:
Pokemon Typing
Pokemon Picross
Pokemon Hajimete
Pokemon Tretta Lab

Bootlegs:
Pokemon Snakewood
Pokemon Crazy Hit
“Pocket Monster”

Video Transcription:

Metal Jesus: Metal Jesus here, and I am back again with Kelsey.

Kelsey: Hello. Today, we are gonna be talking about Pokémon spin-off games. This includes games that came out here in America, games that never made it outside of Japan or Europe, and also some bootlegs.

Metal Jesus: And this is perfect for me because I don’t know anything about Pokémon. So let’s take a look. So I don’t know anything about this. Where should we begin?

Kelsey: I guess we should like start with some game that you guys might be familiar with because they did come out here in the States. Some of you guys have probably even played these. We’ll start with a really obvious one that I think a lot of you guys know.

Metal Jesus: I do have this one.

Kelsey: You do?

Metal Jesus: I do.
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Nintendo SUPER FAMICOM GAMES IMPORTS & Hidden Gems

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Here are some Super Famicom import games you can play without having to know Japanese!

Games Shown:
Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius
Gokujou Parodius
Parodius Da!

Ganbare Goemon 2: Kiteretsu Shougun Magginesu
Ganbare Goemon 3

Zig Zag Cat
Psycho Dream
Sengoku
Mystery Circle
Bomberman 4
Shin Kidou Senshi Gundam W: Endless Duel
Spriggan Powered

Video Transcription:

Metal Jesus: Metal Jesus here, and I am back with John Riggs.

John: How’s it going, man?

Metal Jesus: Good. What are we here for today?

John: We have some great Super Famicom games. These are the Japanese Super Nintendo games that you don’t need to know any Japanese for. You can just pick them up and just start playing them.

Metal Jesus: Dude, and we previewed some of these, and there are some games that are pretty awesome here.

John: “Pretty unique” is a good word for it.

Metal Jesus: Yes. All right, let’s take a look.

John: Just dive right in?

Metal Jesus: Yes.

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Nintendo NES Games – HIDDEN GEMS!

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Here are 10 lesser known fun games that should be in every Nintendo NES game collectors library! w/ John Riggs

I have to say this is one of the most fun videos I have made. John & I were tired after a day of PAX and we are just sillier and looser than normal. It made for some funny conversation and teasing! I hope you guys enjoy it!

GAMES SHOWN:
Cowboy Kid
Kickle Cubicle
Rescue: The Embassy Mission
The Legend of Ghost Lion
Princess Tomato in the Salad Kingdom
Monster Party
Nightshade
North and South
Wurm: Journey to the Center of the Earth
The Krion Conquest

WATCH PART 2!

Video Transcription:

Metal Jesus: Metal Jesus here and I’m back with John Riggs.

John: Yes!

Metal Jesus: I know!

John: Always happy to be in here!

Metal Jesus: And I have been waiting to do this video for so long, because we need on my channel, a NES hidden gems video.

John: I read the comments, in all your videos whether I’m in them or not.

Metal Jesus: Yes.

John: I mean, sometimes I’m here, sometimes I’m a shadowy character in the background, going back to the days of the immortal John Hancock.

Metal Jesus: Yes.
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10 Great Nintendo FAMICOM Games – Import these now!

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Nintendo collectors may not realize that collecting Japanese Famicom games can be a cheaper option AND get you some games that we never got! Game Collector John Riggs shows us some fun & cheap Famicom games for Nintendo fans!

Games Shown:
Akumajo Special: Boku Dracula-kun
Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti
New Ghostbusters II
Parodius Da!
Star Wars
Joy Mech Fight
Kid Niki 2
Samurai Pizza Cats
Holy Diver
Wai Wai World 2: SOS!!

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Final Fantasy 7 on NES ?!?! – More Repro & Hacked Games

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Reggie brings a stack of Reproduction & Hacked versions of classic games that are a nice alternative for some collectors. Oh yeah, and a little PS1 game called Final Fantasy 7 remade for the original 8bit NES!

Games Shown:
Hothead Joe (Hack)
Mega Man Ultra (Hack)
Wily & Right’s Rockboard That’s Paradise!! (Repro)
Iron Commando (Repro)
Summer of Carnival ’92: RECCA (Repro)
VS. Super Mario Bros (Repro)
The Firemen (Repro)
Do-Re-Mi Fantasy (Repro)
Rainbow Cotton (Repro/Bootleg)
Twinkle Star Sprites (Repro/Bootleg)
Esper Dream 2 LONG CART (Repro)
Final Fantasy 7 (Hack)

Video Transcription:

Metal Jesus: Metal Jesus here, and I am back again with Reggie.

Reggie: And we’re going to finish up with the repro vid. I’m so sorry that it took so long, but I brought an extra for you guys, so let’s get started.

Metal Jesus: All right dude, so what do you have for me today?

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GameCube Games – Hidden Gems – Part 2

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The Nintendo GameCube may have struggled against the Playstation 2 and original Xbox for gamer’s hearts & wallets, but this little console eventually produced a bunch of classic titles, as well as some great Hidden Gems. Here is Part 2 for Gamecube collectors looking to find more Hidden Gems for their library!

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