Episode
How the Nintendo Entertainment System Changed Gaming Forever
1:04:02
Published: Tue Dec 13 2022
Description
For the holidays in 1986 (and ’87) (and ’88) the most stupendous, most wanted, most amazing thing any kid could possibly get – outside of a pony, *maybe* – was the NES. That year, video games came back from the dead and changed forever.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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00:00 - 01:40 (01:40)
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Join in for an adventure in the city of the rails, where a variety of mysteries and oddities await: from KGB agents to Frank Lloyd Wright communes and strange sexual behavior.
EpisodeHow the Nintendo Entertainment System Changed Gaming Forever
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This podcast explores the history of Nintendo and how its success changed the video game industry.
01:40 - 08:56 (07:16)
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This podcast explores the history of Nintendo and how its success changed the video game industry. The host also shares his personal experience with video games and their influence on his daily life.
EpisodeHow the Nintendo Entertainment System Changed Gaming Forever
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The Famicom or Family Computer released in 1983 in Japan marked a revolution in gaming controller designs.
08:56 - 14:38 (05:41)
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The Famicom or Family Computer released in 1983 in Japan marked a revolution in gaming controller designs. It featured a D-pad on the left with up, down, left and right arrows and A and B buttons, which became the bone structure of modern controllers.
EpisodeHow the Nintendo Entertainment System Changed Gaming Forever
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A review of Mark Leyner's 'Et Tu, Babe', a novel that covers various topics such as KGB agents, destiny, immortality, and weird sex and money stuff, while following a neurotic gay playwright and multiple Olga and Stetlanas.
14:38 - 18:58 (04:20)
Summary
A review of Mark Leyner's 'Et Tu, Babe', a novel that covers various topics such as KGB agents, destiny, immortality, and weird sex and money stuff, while following a neurotic gay playwright and multiple Olga and Stetlanas. It is a fun read that still remains relevant today.
EpisodeHow the Nintendo Entertainment System Changed Gaming Forever
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This podcast episode talks about how Nintendo made a comeback with the release of their console, after the video game market had already peaked and declined, thanks to smart marketing and packaging techniques.
18:58 - 21:54 (02:56)
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This podcast episode talks about how Nintendo made a comeback with the release of their console, after the video game market had already peaked and declined, thanks to smart marketing and packaging techniques.
EpisodeHow the Nintendo Entertainment System Changed Gaming Forever
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The Nintendo Entertainment System was a huge success, but it took Nintendo some hard lessons and rethinking to get there, including the development of the Zapper Gun and the Robot.
21:54 - 27:14 (05:19)
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EpisodeHow the Nintendo Entertainment System Changed Gaming Forever
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The decision to test out new tech in New York City instead of smaller cities is based on the premise that if you can make it in this challenging market, then you can make it anywhere.
27:14 - 29:51 (02:37)
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EpisodeHow the Nintendo Entertainment System Changed Gaming Forever
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In this episode, the hosts discuss the evolution of video games from Atari to Nintendo and how it changed the gaming industry forever by introducing a new way of gaming with more discoveries and places to go.
29:51 - 34:14 (04:23)
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EpisodeHow the Nintendo Entertainment System Changed Gaming Forever
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34:14 - 37:03 (02:48)
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