Episode 233: Novel Concepts

We share impressions of Liberated and The Elder Scrolls: Blades, revisit Donkey Kong Country, and weigh in on the Lego NES, Mario's 35th anniversary, and Nintendo's Bakugan surprise.

A playable graphic novel, a throwback first-person dungeon crawler, and the long overdo return of a SNES classic. It’s an episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast full of novel concepts, literal figurative. and maybe a little sarcastic. We share impressions of Liberated and The Elder Scrolls: Blades, revisit Donkey Kong Country following its Switch Online debut, and weigh in on the Lego NES and Mario’s 35th anniversary. Plus, we discuss Nintendo’s Bakugan “surprise,” Switch’s June sales numbers, and the sudden world of video game game shows.

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As always, we’ve included links below for more on the news and games discussed in this episode. Each link also lists a time stamp to easily locate the segments that most interest you. Enjoy!

News

[0:27] Donkey Kong Country Leads July 2020’s Nintendo Switch Online SNES and NES Games (IGN)
[0:38] Nintendo releases Donkey Kong Country “Classified Information” trailer with tips, tricks, and secrets (GoNintendo)
[0:56] Lego made a 2,600-piece replica of playing Mario on the NES (The Verge)
[1:06] LEGO Super Mario Bowser’s Castle Boss Battle review! 2020 set 71369! (just2good YouTube Channel)
[1:11] Hasbro Celebrates Super Mario’s 35th Anniversary With Monopoly And Jenga (Nintendo Life)
[1:14] Fans uncover Super Mario anniversary Twitter account, potentially linked to Nintendo (VGC)
[1:16] Smash Bros. amiibo for Joker and Hero launch this October (Destructoid)
[1:22] Shantae’s Very Rare, Very Expensive Game Boy Color Game Is Getting A Re-Release (Kotaku)
[1:32] Shantae Dev’s Mystery Nintendo Switch Game Is Bakugan (GameSpot)
[1:40] GameStop Will Require Customers to Wear Masks, But Workers Say They Can’t Enforce It (Vice)
[1:48] Leaked footage of canned Prince of Persia reboot has been on YouTube for eight years and no one noticed (VG247)
[1:54] June 2020 NPD: The Last of Us Part II has best U.S. launch month of the year (VentureBeat)
[1:56] HAMILTON: An Animal Crossing Musical (Guitar_Knight14 YouTube Channel)
[2:00] The Sims Spark’d: a reality TV show where players compete to tell the best stories (The Verge)
[2:05] Tetris is now a daily game show with cash prizes (Engadget)
[2:10] Gamer Girl, The First Ever Improvised FMV Game, Sparks Backlash (GameSpot)

Games

[0:05] The Elder Scrolls: Blades (Official Site)
[0:17] Liberated (Official Site)
[0:27] Donkey Kong Country (IGN Game Page)
[0:54] Ring Fit Adventure (Official Site)
[1:06] Lego Super Mario (Official Site)
[1:16] Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Official Site)
[1:23] Shantae (IGN Game Page)
[1:32] Bakugan: Champions of Vestroia (Nintendo.com Game Page)
[1:56] Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Official Site)