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Episode 96 : Rygar (NES)

Retrovaniacs

English - July 04, 2019 15:13 - 1 hour - 57.2 MB - ★★★★★ - 94 ratings
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This time we take a look at Tecmo's Rygar for the NES!  Based loosely on the 1986 arcade game of the same name, on the NES they completely redesigned the tale of The Legendary Warrior from a side-scrolling action arcade game into an early "Metroidvania", that existed before the 'vania part of that portmanteau was even a thing.  Did they succeed, or was this another case of a solid idea that just wasn't developed enough?


We also discuss our thoughts on Mario Maker 2, the sequel to the Wii U Mario Maker, which we covered in full WAY back in Episode 10.


Want to skip to Rygar?  Grab your Diskarmor and head to the 9:15 mark!


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Intro song is "8-Bitter" by Subtastics, and is used with permission, mainly because Jeremy P is in that band.