Metal Jesus & John Riggs talk about why they do …or don’t… own a Nintendo Wii U. Is it time to get one now?
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Nintendo NES Buying Guide & Best Games
Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) Buying Guide and game recommendations for new console collectors!
Games shown:
Super Mario Bros. 3
Tetris
The Legend of Zelda
Contra
Super Dodge Ball
Castlevania III: Dracula’s Curse
Mike Tyson’s Punch Out
TMNT II: The Arcade Game
Final Fantasy
Bubble Bobble
Excitebike
Metroid
Video Transcript:
Metal Jesus: Metal Jesus here, and I’m back again with John Riggs.
John Riggs: How you feeling?
Metal: Dude, how’s it going, man?
John: Thanks for having me back. Appreciate it.
Metal: You are here for a very special episode I’ve been wanting to do for a while.
John: Special episode?
Metal: Special episode!
John: Wow. Oh my goodness.
Metal: This is going to be a buyer’s guide for the original Nintendo.
John: Oh, the old NES. It’s my favorite system of all time.
Metal: Yeah, and the reason why I want do this is because this is for people who are just starting out to collect and get into the NES. What do you look out for as far as the hardware goes, as far as the controllers, everything.
John: What are you looking for, what kind of games are you looking for? If you start out with zero games, we’re going to show you ten solid titles, not necessarily my favorite games of all time, just 10 great games that will get you going in the right direction.
Metal: This is going to be an awesome episode. Let’s take a look!
Metal: So I’m going to start off with, this is the NES that I had as a kid.
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GameCube Buying Guide & Best Games
Are you thinking about collecting the Nintendo Gamecube? Then look no further than this quick Gamecube Buying Guide AND we show you some of our favorite games for the system!
10 Great Nintendo FAMICOM Games – Import these now!
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!!
Why I DON’T collect Amiibos
Do you collect Nintendo Amiibos? Do you put up with the long lines, crazy re-sellers and exclusive figures? Is it all worth it?
Tengen: Atari Games vs. Nintendo – Gaming Historian
Gaming Historian: In the late 80’s, Tengen (a subsidiary of Atari Games) decided to challenge Nintendo over their strict policies on 3rd party licensing. How? By suing them and releasing unlicensed video games. Learn the history behind it all.
Nintendo Repros, Homebrews & Hacked Games
Reggie brings over a stack of NES & SNES home-brews, reproductions & hacked games including one that stars him! These games are very cool and created in limited numbers by fans.
Games Shown:
Star Fox 2 (SNES)
Clock Tower (SNES)
Moon Crystal (NES)
Fix-it Felix jr (Genesis)
Magical Pop’n (SNES)
Megaman & Bass (SNES)
BS ShockMan (SNES)
Zelda The Legend of Link (NES)
Flying Hero (SNES)
Reggie’s Radical Adventures (NES)
Mario Games – Hidden Gems
Over 200 Nintendo Mario games have been released but not all of them are popular or well known. Kinsey & the Metal Jesus present their favorite Mario Games Hidden Gems for collectors and fans of the famous Italian plumber!
More GameCube Games – Hidden Gems
Even more Hidden Gems for the Nintendo Gamecube (Part 3) & Gamecube collectors looking to find more games for their library!
GameCube Games – Hidden Gems – Part 2
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!