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Nintendo Power Retrospectives – Part 29

<p>This week we’re coming to Nintendo Power’s final strategy guide issue, featuring a collection of games that support multi-tap.</p> <p><span id="more-2729"></span></p> <p><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text/html' width='585' height='360' src='href='http://countzeroor.wordpress.com/category/video-games/'>Video games</a>, <a href='http://countzeroor.wordpr

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Nintendo Power Retrospectives – Part 28

<p>After a long absence, the Nintendo Power Retrospectives are *back*. This time I’m covering issue 18 for November, 1990.<span id="more-2725"></span></p> <span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text/html' width='585' height='360' src='href='http://countzeroor.wordpress.com/tag/capcom/'>Capcom</a>, <a href='http://countzeroor.wordpress.com/tag/castlevania-iii/'>Castlevania III<

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Nintendo Power Retrospectives – Part 27

<p><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text/html' width='585' height='360' src='href='http://countzeroor.wordpress.com/category/uncategorized/'>Uncategorized</a> Tagged: <a href='http://countzeroor.wordpress.com/tag/final-fantasy/'>Final Fantasy</a>, <a href='http://countzeroor.wordpress.com/tag/nes/'>NES</a>, <a href='http://countzeroor.wordpress.com/tag/nintendo-power/'>

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Nintendo Power Retrospectives – Part 26

<div class="embed-blip"><iframe src="href='http://countzeroor.wordpress.com/category/videos/'>videos</a> Tagged: <a href='http://countzeroor.wordpress.com/tag/game-boy/'>Game Boy</a>, <a href='http://countzeroor.wordpress.com/tag/irem/'>Irem</a>, <a href='http://countzeroor.wordpress.com/tag/konami/'>Konami</a>, <a href='http://countzeroor.wordpress.com/tag/lucasarts/'>Lucasarts</a>, <a href='http://countzeroor.wordpress.com/ta

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Nintendo Power Retrospectives – Part 25

<div class="embed-blip"><iframe src="href='http://countzeroor.wordpress.com/category/videos/'>videos</a> Tagged: <a href='http://countzeroor.wordpress.com/tag/ninja-gaiden/'>Ninja Gaiden</a>, <a href='http://countzeroor.wordpress.com/tag/nintendo-power/'>Nintendo Power</a>, <a href='http://countzeroor.wordpress.com/tag/video-game-magazines/'>video game magazines</a> <a rel="nofollow" href="http://feeds.wordpress.com/1.0/gocomments/countzer

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Nintendo Power Retrospectives – Part 24

<p><span style="line-height:1.5em;">After a bit of a delay, I’m posting my review of the next issue of Nintendo Power.</span></p> <span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text/html' width='560' height='315' src='href='http://countzeroor.wordpress.com/category/videos/'>videos</a> Tagged: <a href='http://countzeroor.wordpress.com/tag/chip-dale-rescue-rangers/'>Chip & Dale Rescue

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Nintendo Power Retrospectives – Part 23

<p><span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text/html' width='585' height='360' src='href='http://countzeroor.wordpress.com/tag/activision/'>Activision</a>, <a href='http://countzeroor.wordpress.com/tag/gametek/'>GameTek</a>, <a href='http://countzeroor.wordpress.com/tag/hal-labs/'>HAL Labs</a>, <a href='http://countzeroor.wordpress.com/tag/koei/'>Koei</a>, <a href='h

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Nintendo Power Retrospectives – Part 18

<p>This week I’m taking a look at Nintendo Power #9 for November & December of 1989.</p> <span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text/html' width='585' height='360' src='http://www.youtube.com/embed/EXS2MO1--fI?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent' frameborder='0'></iframe></span> <p><span id="more-2628"></

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Nintendo Power Retrospectives – Part 17

<p>This time we’re taking a look at Nintendo Power #8, for September and October of 1989, and our first Game Boy game!</p> <span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text/html' width='585' height='360' src='http://www.youtube.com/embed/r6dPLZaMu5o?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent' frameborder='0'></iframe></span> <p>&l

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Nintendo Power Retrospectives – Part 13

<p>This week in the <a class="zem_slink" title="Nintendo Power" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Power" target="_blank" rel="wikipedia">Nintendo Power</a> Retrospectives, I start with the “Best of the Rest” of Nintendo Power’s first year, reviewing the first 11 titles (out of 33) that made the Top 30 but weren’t featured in Nintendo Power proper.<span id="more-2584"></span></p> <span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block

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Nintendo Power Retrospective – Part 9

<p>The Nintendo Power Retrospective rolls on with Nintendo Power #3 – featuring the first port from a PC that I’ve reviewed thus far.<span id="more-2545"></span></p> <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/h6Vcg46abQA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="392" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> <p>Main Title: ‘Jazz Plumber Trio’ – Remixed by DJPretzel – <a href="http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00055/" rel="nofollow">

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Nintendo Power Retrospective – Part 8

<p>This week we continue with Nintendo Power #2, and a few games that are somewhat controversial – including the first Castlevania game I’ve reviewed thus far.<span id="more-2527"></span></p> <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/h6Vcg424WwA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="392" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> <p>Main Title: ‘Jazz Plumber Trio’ – Remixed by DJPretzel – <a href="http://ocremix.org/remix/OC

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Nintendo Power Retrospective – Part 7

<p>This week, it’s time to get started with Nintendo Power #1, with reviews of 7 games!<span id="more-2520"></span></p> <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/h6Vcg4zJBgA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="392" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> <p>Main Title: ‘Jazz Plumber Trio’ – Remixed by DJPretzel – <a href="http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00055/" rel="nofollow">http://ocremix.org/remix/OCR00055/</a>&

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Nintendo Power Retrospective – Part 6

<p>This week I’m recapping the last issue of Nintendo Fun Club News. From here on, we enter the realm of Nintendo Power. It’s just a shame that Fun Club News goes out with a whimper.</p> <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/h6Vcg4v0agA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="392" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> <p>Game Reviewed:<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0007V0Y1C/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag

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Nintendo Power Retrospective – Part 4

<span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text/html' width='620' height='379' src='http://www.youtube.com/embed/LpDCfz__I38?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent' frameborder='0'></iframe></span> <p>This week I’m covering two issues of <a class="zem_slink" title="Nintendo Power" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Power" tar

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Nintendo Power Retrospective – Part 3

This week I continue taking my look through Nintendo Power with issue 3 of the Fun Club News. Picks of the week: Metroid, with an alternate of Punch-Out! Filed under: Video games, videos Tagged: Kid Icarus, Metroid, Mike Tyson's Punch-Out, NES, Nintendo, Nintendo Power, Rad Racer, video game, video game magazines Source

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Nintendo Power Retrospective – Part 20

<p>This episode we’re hitting Nintendo Power #11, with an unfortunately mediocre lineup, in spite of the cover.</p> <span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text/html' width='585' height='360' src='https://www.youtube.com/embed/RuPEyqtEqa0?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1&iv_load_policy=1&wmode=transparent' frameborder='0'></iframe></span> <p>Games Re

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Nintendo Power Retrospective – Part 2

<p>This week I’m taking a look at Nintendo Fun Club News issue 2, with thoughts on Legend of Zelda, Pro Wrestling, Slalom and Volleyball.</p> <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/h6Vcg4fDGgA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="392" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> <p> </p> <br />Filed under: <a href='http://countzeroor.wordpress.com/category/video-games/'>Video games</a>, <a href='http://countze

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Nintendo Power Retrospective – Part 14

<p>In this episode of the Nintendo Power Retrospectives, we continue our way through the Best of the Rest, with two movie licensed games, two puzzle platformers, and two shoot-em-ups.<span id="more-2590"></span></p> <span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text/html' width='620' height='379' src='http://www.youtube.com/embed/RsZgmQWyuos?version=3&rel=1&fs=1&showsearch=0&showinfo=1

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Nintendo Power Retrospective – Part 12

<p>This week I’ve come to the end of Nintendo Power’s first year, and boy is this issue weak on games to review. On the bright side, one of these is a classic from Capcom. We also have the results of the first annual Nintendo Power Awards, which can best be described as a mixed bag.<span id="more-2580"></span></p> <span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text/html' width='620' height='379' src='h

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Nintendo Power Retrospective – Part 11

<p>This week we come to the second to last issue of Nintendo Power’s first year, featuring another classic title in Ninja Gaiden, and two classically bad titles in The Adventures of Bayou Billy and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, along with an underrated gem.<span id="more-2572"></span></p> <span class='embed-youtube' style='text-align:center; display: block;'><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text/html' width='620' height='379' src='http://www.youtube.com/embe

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Nintendo Power Retrospective – Part 10

<p>This week I continue with the <a title="Nintendo Power" href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nintendo_Power" target="_blank" rel="wikipedia">Nintendo Power</a> Retrospectives with part 10, covering issue #4 of Nintendo Power – including looks at Zelda II: the Adventure of Link, and a while bunch of NES Football games. Oh, and Metal Gear?!<span id="more-2561"></span></p> <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/h6Vcg473QAA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" widt

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Nintendo Power Retrospective – Part 1

This week I start with the retro video gaming, as I make my way through Nintendo Power, one issue (or so) at a time, starting with the first issue of the Nintendo Fun Club News, and a little background about how Nintendo Power came to be. Wil Wheaton’s Blog Entry about the tournament Pick of the Episode: Super Mario Bros. Filed under: Video games, videos Tagged: NES, Nintendo, Nintendo Power, video game, video game magazines, Wil Wheaton Source

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Nintendo Power Recap – Part 5

<p>This week the Nintendo Power Recaps reach issue #6 of Nintendo Fun Club News.</p> <embed src="http://blip.tv/play/h6Vcg4uXZAA" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" width="480" height="392" allowscriptaccess="never" allowfullscreen="true"></embed> <p>Games Reviewed:<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000E7KSN8/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B000E7KSN8&linkCode=as2&tag=themillenn0b3-20">

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New Patreon Support Levels!

I’m making some updates to the Patreon campaign! If the new support levels sound appealing to you, please check out my patreon campaign at https://www.patreon.com/CountZeroOr Member of The Console Xplosion Network: http://www.theconsolexplosion.com/ Watch my Live-Streams on http://twitch.tv/countzeroor/ Filed under: News, videos Tagged: Patreon, site news

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