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My book, the 𝗡𝗘𝗦 𝗘𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝗩𝗼𝗹. 𝟮, is available on The Yetee (physical): theyetee.com/collections/all/products/nes-endings-compendium-vol-2 And NintendoForce Shop (phys & digital): www.nintendoforcemagazine.com/category/Books Here's a 24-page PDF preview: drive.google.com/file/d/1ybzs...

Full admission: I did not think about the unlockable "seasonal change" in Super Mario World as being Halloween-themed until recently. It is a Halloween thing... isn't it?

I found two previously unknown cheat codes for *Chicago Syndicate*, the *Eternal Champions* spinoff starring 1920s ex-gangster Larcen Tyler. On activates a totally new mode that lets you play as the boss characters! 32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...

You can read about the ending of Gremlins 2: The New Batch, and other 1990 NES games, in @vgmuseum.bsky.social's book, "NES Endings Compendium - Vol. 2: 1990", which I reviewed here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3Fw...

Halloween post #25: Speaking of Castlevania tricks, here's one for Super Castlevania IV (Super NES). Jump down before the stairs that lead to Dracula to find invisible platforms, and down here, power-ups will rain on you, so you'll be more ready for the final confrontation!

@bitnerd.gvg.io Hey, Derrick. The 1990 OST on the 50th place that you couldn't find is Mahjong Gakuen Super Marukin Ban. It's an Arcade game.

VGMaps.com just received maps of a classic DOS game, "The Amazing Spider-Man", thanks to TimbreWulf! vgmaps.com/Atlas/PC/ind... This game is memorable for having a health meter that shows Spidey turning skeletal from his toes up to his scalp as he takes damage!

I wrote about why we had so many urban legends trying to explain who Justin Bailey was. At first, I wondered if it was the wrong town for the week before Halloween, but as I got philosophical, I realized this is one of the scariest things I've ever written.

I would poop my pants if I was in the woods and heard this blaring in the middle of the night. m.youtube.com/watch?v=Rj7A...

The cute link cable mode images from "One Piece: The Legendary Grand Line Adventure" for the Game Boy Color.

Star Wars: Dark Forces, a mid-90s FPS set in the Star Wars universe, allowing players to explore Star Wars environments firsthand, and also maybe shoot some Stormtroopers. www.hardcoregaming101.net/star-wars-da...

I'm sure there are still a lot of people out there that don't know we're working on a weird point and click adventure with deduction mechanics that owes as much to What Remains of Edith Finch as to Return of he Obra Dinn (but probably easier 😅) So, wishlist and make some noise!

Original cover illustrations for Adventures of Lolo 1-3 (NES), drawn by Kaz Aizawa.

New Game Boy Color Endings www.vgmuseum.com/end/gbc Bomberman Max: Red Challenger Indiana Jones and the Infernal Machine MIB² Pitfall: Beyond the Jungle Tiny Toon Adventures: Dizzy's Candy Quest We broke the 8,000 endings mark. Thanks to everyone that has contributed!

Hey @xbuttonshow.bsky.social, when are you going to starting taking listeners questions? Hopefully on these podcasts you read more of them. Come up with some game/trivia episodes too (akin to GameScoop's 20 Qs). Those are always fun.

I went to an office and they had this hanging on their wall. It seems they are huge fans of Obi-Wan Kenobi from the Star Wars prequels!

Last month we lost our jobs. This month we made new ones. Introducing X BUTTON: an independent gaming network from three ex-IGN employees. A new weekly Nintendo podcast! A new weekly video game podcast! And that’s just the start, but we can’t do it without your help! www.patreon.com/cw/XButtonShow

Disc SEVEN!?

Maps for "Egger Land Episode 0: Quest of lala" and "Egger Land/Fukkatsu! Egger Land" for Windows: vgmaps.com/Atlas/PC/ind...

With the NES now 41 years old, are there any NES games you still haven't finished yet? Also, check out my review of @vgmuseum.bsky.social's "NES Endings Compendium - Vol. 2: 1990": www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3Fw...

Shout out to Kirkland for his years-long quest to scan every single game manual. His site is one of those places where every other site steals manual scans from (usually without giving credit). www.videogamemanual.com

The Starry Nightmare Creatures

The Last Supper Mario RPG

Venus de Milon Secret Castle.

In an episode exclusively for our $5 patrons: @nadiaoxford.bsky.social @lbdnytetrayn.bsky.social & @jmariye.bsky.social gaze longingly at the moon in this podcast about video game werewolves Sign up & listen here: www.patreon.com/retronauts/p...

I'm working on that list of game boy color games with link (and other peripherals) support. It's been a month and I'm up to the letter "D". At this rate I guess I'll be done by 2027. Way too many Japanese RPGs with trading functionalities. The Pokémon effect.

ORCS! ORCS! ORCS! the history of how Tolkien's shambling ghouls became cute pig men in Japan but green-skinned adonises in the west (vaguely horny)

Halloween post #15: Another NES game with "MM" in its title... Have you played Maniac Mansion? Have you used Razor or Syd to microwave Weird Ed's hamster? (Not possible in the European release.) Have you given the remains to Weird Ed? *DO NOT MICROWAVE LIVE ANIMALS IN REAL LIFE*

Amazon has been discounting various HG101 books by about 20% over the past few days, so you can grab Metal Gear/Silent Hill and Other Konami Classics for $23.50 link.amazon/B0ctFUJCv

New cover reveal! Here's the front illustration for our next book, The Guide to Mascot Platformers Vol. 1, by @bimshwel.bsky.social! Try to see if you can figure out all of these weird little dudes!

New Super NES Endings www.vgmuseum.com/end/snes James Pond 3 Operation Starfish Smurfs 2 The Smurfs Travel the World Speed Racer Super Chinese World 3 Wild Snake

The original artwork for the game *Stormlord* has nudity. It's somewhat tasteful, artistic nudity, but it was censored in the 1991 Genesis port from RazorSoft and Punk Development. ...or was it? I found a cheat code that restores the original, NSFW artwork: 32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...

Is that Gengar in Dokapon Millennium Quest for the GBC?

Not saying the US flyer is unhinged drivel but it does appear to have the world's buffest man with the world's skinniest wrists going topless in a pair of snorkeling goggles with his hair in twin tails next to a submarine that's parked in a ditch that's been dug into the middle of the road🤔😉

Samus was raised by the ancient "Artifactors".

Got my cast off. I would like Capcom to know I'm willing to audition my hand for the next Resident Evil movie.

What the characters look like after falling in love after Chun-Li's letter attack in Super Gem Fighter Mini Mix (aka Pocket Fighter).

Anyone remember how exciting it was as a kid to wake up super early on a Saturday morning to play? One time, after weeks/months of playing Castlevania, Zelda and Jackal over and over, I managed to beat them all in one magical care-free morning.

😉👍 www.youtube.com/watch?v=CFth...

That's one trick Link didn't use when fighting his shadow.

Halloween post #12: Speaking of Ghosts 'N Goblins, you can get its classic music in Mega Man 7's Shade Man stage by holding down the B button when selecting him.

With the help of @west-mansion.bsky.social, I have upgraded the standard review layout for Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti to a custom two-page spread! Same review content, FAR better presentation. This upgraded review will go into Beyond the NES when it goes into print later this month!

I took a look at the Genesis version of *Shaq Fu* game and found a previously-unreported cheat code that lets you instantly win (or lose) matches. Enabling it involves altering sound options, entering a button sequence, and disconnecting one of the controllers. 32bits.substack.com/p/under-the-...

I have. Back in the 90s I imported Final Fantasy 5 & Seiken Densetsu 3 through an adult friend who had a credit card (back when CCs were not given out to anyone). Played FF5 thanks to that famous translation faq on Gamefaqs, but had to play Seiken blind.

This week I put my money where my mouth is and created a video about Super Xevious for Famicom. You know how Xevious is a profoundly influential and deeply beloved part of the Famicom's history? This official Namco-commissioned sequel is, like, the opposite: youtu.be/-zjMjtTJti8

Love that pixel art! Switch release, if possible.

I wrote about some old friends — and why the Mana series has the best elemental system in RPGs. www.thrillingtalesofoldvideogames.com/blog/element...