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bobone · Feb 9, 2016

Love the series. Jeremy Parish is great to listen to. I feel like he is one of the only truly knowledgeable people on the internet when it comes to the tiny details about games. I've learned a hell of a lot listening to his stuff over the years.

Also, the OG gameboy is fantastic, so its great to see how it all started and evolved over time. The fact that Tennis and Pokemon Gold were on the same console is mind blowing.

Doctor_Thomas · Feb 9, 2016

ToastyFrog said:
Anyway, thanks to all for the kind words. These are very dry videos that lack the zany screamo approach that YT demands, so it's always gratifying to get more than 100 views per episode.

Yes, it's very refreshing to not have someone screaming and adding in random sound effects and video effects to be unique.

PumpkinSpice · Feb 9, 2016

bobone said:
Love the series. Jeremy Parish is great to listen to. I feel like he is one of the only truly knowledgeable people on the internet when it comes to the tiny details about games. I've learned a hell of a lot listening to his stuff over the years.

Also, the OG gameboy is fantastic, so its great to see how it all started and evolved over time. The fact that Tennis and Pokemon Gold were on the same console is mind blowing.

If you're including GBC, it lasted for such a long time. Solid releases from 1989 to 2002 -- what other platform had 13 years of real life to it? Not counting late sports releases like the PS2 had...

Peltz · Feb 10, 2016

entremet said:
You mean Jeremy obtaining CIB copies of real games?

No, that's cool.. fantastic even. I love that he's capturing them on real hardware on a proper upscaler.

I mean making himself play all of them. As much as I love Gameboy, there is a lot of egregious shovelware on it. I feel for anyone that has to play some of that crap.

SheepyGuy said:
If you're including GBC, it lasted for such a long time. Solid releases from 1989 to 2002 -- what other platform had 13 years of real life to it? Not counting late sports releases like the PS2 had...

Neo Geo legitimately had a 14 year run of official support. It got a 1st party game in 2004.

Man God · Feb 10, 2016

One of my favorite websites. I will admit to no longer watching a new video if I'm remotely tired as I have briefly dosed off before listening to one. Like today I'm on very little sleep so I intend to watch the latest update when I'm fresh tomorrow.

dreamcastmaster · Feb 10, 2016

SheepyGuy said:
If you're including GBC, it lasted for such a long time. Solid releases from 1989 to 2002 -- what other platform had 13 years of real life to it? Not counting late sports releases like the PS2 had...

Neo Geo.

entremet · Feb 10, 2016

Peltz said:
No, that's cool.. fantastic even. I love that he's capturing them on real hardware on a proper upscaler.

I mean making himself play all of them. As much as I love Gameboy, there is a lot of egregious shovelware on it. I feel for anyone that has to play some of that crap.

Neo Geo legitimately had a 14 year run of official support. It still got 1st party games in 2004.

He's doing it for preservation purposes, hence the high quality captures and box art. It's archival material basically.

But yeah, patience lol.

patrickthehedgehog · Feb 10, 2016

dreamcastmaster said:
Neo Geo.

*bows down before NeoGeo glory*

Worthintendo · Feb 10, 2016

ToastyFrog said:
Anyway, thanks to all for the kind words. These are very dry videos that lack the zany screamo approach that YT demands, so it's always gratifying to get more than 100 views per episode.

It sounds strange but I think the dryness is what makes them good if that makes sense.

Its the same of Chrontendo, the amount of work you and Dr Sparkle put into these is amazing. And they aren't just the usual 3 minute retro review alot of people on YouTube do, its incredibly indepth goes into detail about the history of the game and compares it other versions of the same game.

I'm glad there are videos like this on YouTube.

Earthpainting · Feb 10, 2016

I enjoy Game Boy and Parish, so it sounds like this could be up my alley. Will give it a look later this evening.

Syril · Feb 12, 2016

Catrap looks really fun. I might have to get it on the 3DS virtual console.

outunderthestars · Feb 12, 2016

Worthintendo said:
It sounds strange but I think the dryness is what makes them good if that makes sense.

I'm glad there are videos like this on YouTube.

This is exactly how I feel as well. They have an archival quality that I think will stand the test of time better than the typical youtube fluff out there.

PumpkinSpice · Feb 14, 2016

SheepyGuy said:
New episode:

Game Boy World #059: Catrap [Asmik Ace, 1990]

I might try to find a cart of the JP version of this game, it seems pretty neat.

Weeeeeeeeeeee:

Couldn't find Ayakashi no Shiro, unfortunately.

Nerdkiller · Feb 17, 2016

Game Boy World #061: Card Game [Marionette/Coconuts Japan, 1990]

Coconuts Japan brings us a Game Boy release with a terribly deceptive title; this is THREE card games, not just one. By far the most mundane and straightforward bit of Game Boy we've yet seen, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. If you want to play card games, well, here's Card Game.

Worthintendo · Feb 23, 2016

Latest episode is up on iTunes, Boxel II & Dexterity Puzzle Round Up.

I really enjoyed playing Dexterity back in the day, found it to be alot of fun not that I got very far in it though.

Rogue Agent · Feb 23, 2016

Game Boy World #062: Dexterity [SNK, 1990] & Boxxle II [Atelier Double/Pony Canyon/FCI, 1990]

June 1990 brings the very first Game Boy sequel to an earlier Game Boy game. Naturally, that sequel is Boxxle II. I mean, everything else on Game Boy has been based on Boxxle, so why not a proper sequel?

As this episode details, however, Boxxle II honestly has no reason to exist Game Boy's glut of puzzlers has given us brain-teasers far more inventive than this straight port of the original box-pusher. Including, I'm afraid, the game that immediately precedes Boxxle II: SNK's Game Boy debut, Dexterity.

With the Boxxles as bookends, I've also taken this opportunity to offer a recap of just HOW MANY puzzle-like games we've seen on Game Boy to date. Buckle in it's about to get funky.

Nerdkiller · Feb 23, 2016

Congrats on finally getting Boxxle II, Jeremy.

You ever imagine doing Game Boy Colour when the time comes?

ToastyFrog · Feb 23, 2016

Nerdkiller said:
Congrats on finally getting Boxxle II, Jeremy.

You ever imagine doing Game Boy Colour when the time comes?

Boxxle II is on loan! Hilariously, a complete copy went up on eBay about a week after I stopped looking and sold for like $150... way less than something that hard to find probably should have.

I still need to sort out a 240p setup for Game Boy Player before I can think about Color/Advance stuff. Next step: Sending my GC off for a region mod so I can use an American Pro Action Replay on my Japanese Cube.

El Pescado · Feb 23, 2016

Nerdkiller said:
Congrats on finally getting Boxxle II, Jeremy.

You ever imagine doing Game Boy Colour when the time comes?

Even if he doesn't do one for every Game Boy Color game I'd love to see Metal Gear: Ghost Babel tackled in this format. I love that game.

Great stuff, Jeremy! I'm a huge Game Boy fan and I look forward to each new episode of Game Boy World.

Nerdkiller · Mar 1, 2016

Game Boy World #063: Burai Fighter Deluxe [Kid/Taxan, 1990]

The most faithful NES-to-Game-Boy conversion to date arrives with this near-simultaneous rendition of Kid/Taxan collaboration Burai Fighter. Does it live up to the source material? Well... let's just say you'd never know I'm capturing this Game Boy footage at 60 frames per second. Kid gave it a heck of a try, and even made quite a few adjustments to the game to keep the difficulty from being unfairly punishing, but the poor little Game Boy had its limitations....

Fun trivia: This episode also represents the first time I've used my own video capture of Game Boy Color footage. My setup needs some work, but it's getting there....

ToastyFrog · Mar 2, 2016

El Pescado said:
Even if he doesn't do one for every Game Boy Color game I'd love to see Metal Gear: Ghost Babel tackled in this format. I love that game.

Good lord, that episode would be like two hours long in this format.

Man God · Mar 2, 2016

ToastyFrog said:
Good lord, that episode would be like two hours long in this format.

The latest Retronauts Micro was basically Gameboy Advance World on Ninja Five-O! You can reuse it in fifteen years when you get there!

El Pescado · Mar 2, 2016

ToastyFrog said:
Good lord, that episode would be like two hours long in this format.

It would be glorious! Think of the needy children who need that kind of info.

Man God · Mar 7, 2016

Just finished reading the book version on Friday. Very nice!

Wildschwein · Mar 7, 2016

I just had to take a minute to watch the video on Final Fantasy Legend.

I remember putting dozens of hours into the sequel and getting all the way up to the final area. I hit a wall where I couldn't survive more than one or two encounters. I must have been like six years old at the time, and after watching that video I think I might just now understand some of the mechanics in that series.

Rogue Agent · Mar 8, 2016

Game Boy World #064: Volleyfire

Sometimes a game comes along that fails to make its way to the U.S., and our lost opportunity is very sad and disappointing. This is not one such game. Volleyfire isn't the worst thing to flow down the Game Boy pipeline, but it feels like a game that would be resembled a relic from a bygone era even in 1990. Needless to say, a game that didn't hold up well at launch holds up even more poorly in the present day.

Nerdkiller · Mar 8, 2016

Oh yes. Next week, Eightbitnate: The Game!

RadarScope1 · Mar 8, 2016

Been really into this video series but didn't realize there was a thread until just now. I'm so into retro right now that I'm only looking at my subscribed threads page, not the front page. A new retro thread - what a concept.

Anyway, yeah, killer series. Good Nintentions is awesome, too. I have a couple of Parish's books and will be getting more.

Rogue Agent · Mar 15, 2016

Game Boy World #065: The Amazing Spider-Man [Rare/LJN, 1990]

Game Boy World 1990 Vol. I comes to a close with the first game of the year's second half... and, alas, the first game published by LJN. I know they can't all be winners, but this one takes losing a little far...

Also, for a few months, we won't be getting any more videos from this series.

Boney · Mar 15, 2016

Rogue Agent said:
Game Boy World #065: The Amazing Spider-Man [Rare/LJN, 1990]

Also, for a few months, we won't be getting any more videos from this series.

Nooooooooo!!!!

It's my favourite YouTube series. Bummer.

Wonder if we'll get more good Nintentions or History of Metroidvania.

dark10x · Mar 15, 2016

Rogue Agent said:
Game Boy World #065: The Amazing Spider-Man [Rare/LJN, 1990]

Also, for a few months, we won't be getting any more videos from this series.

Well, I think Jeremy deserves a break.

That said, man, Spider-Man on GameBoy. I totally gave this game to a friend for his birthday back in the day.

womp · Mar 15, 2016

Rogue Agent said:
Game Boy World #065: The Amazing Spider-Man [Rare/LJN, 1990]

Also, for a few months, we won't be getting any more videos from this series.

I thought it was a pretty decent LJN published title though at the time, especially on the platform. It always seemed to have a little bit of an arcade Shinobi vibe going on.

I played worse.

Red Liquorice · Mar 15, 2016

This has fast become one of my favourite regular video series since seeing this thread a while back.

Chastten · Mar 15, 2016

BURAIFIGHTER!

One of the first GB games I had, and one of my favorites, framerate be damned. No idea if it is considered a great or even good game, but it is in my book. Gonna watch the video tonight.

ToastyFrog · Mar 15, 2016

Boney said:
Wonder if we'll get more good Nintentions or History of Metroidvania.

I'm going to try and keep to a weekly schedule, just focused on other series. I'm about 40% through editing a new Good Nintentions, though this week being GDC followed by a Retronauts recording marathon may cause me to miss a week.

BuggyDClown · Mar 15, 2016

chekhonte said:
Are there any actual really good games on the original game boy? Even as a kid I remember that even the good games were just alright.

This this for real?

Pokemon.

whatevermort · Mar 15, 2016

SheepyGuy said:
Been watching this for a few months now.

Qix looked really cool and I'd never played or heard of it before.

One of my favourite games of all time. To this day I cannot understand why there isn't an amazing iOS version/copy of it that rules the world.

RadarScope1 · Mar 15, 2016

Boney said:
Nooooooooo!!!!

It's my favourite YouTube series. Bummer.

Wonder if we'll get more good Nintentions or History of Metroidvania.

Most people have no idea the amount of time and effort that goes into creating a video. I have been wondering where Jeremy finds the time. He's pumping out a lot if you know what it takes to do videos.

daydream · Mar 15, 2016

bummer about the hiatus, i blame the amazing spiderman

Doctor_Thomas · Mar 15, 2016

I managed to watch all the episodes before the episode went up today.

Fantastic series and its return will be glorious.

Dazzler · Mar 15, 2016

Am really enjoying this series, great work from Jeremy!

neeksleep · Mar 15, 2016

Fuck yes, Mercenary Force! I have no idea how that game ended up in my gameboy, but holy shit did I sink in serious hours into it

NOLA_Gaffer · Mar 15, 2016

Mr. Parish, you're amazing and the best.

I watched all the Retronauts Micro videos up on the USG youtube channel after you recommended watching the Q-Bert episode within the Boxxle II episode.

And because of that I now know that Otocky exists, and will single-handedly be fast-tracking my purchase of a Famicom Disk System in the near future. (I bought an original unit recently modded for AV out recently.)

Chastten · Mar 21, 2016

Watched about a dozen video's in the past days, some from games I own and some from games I didn't even know, and I gotta say I'm quite liking the format.

Can't wait for reviews of some of the early to mid 90's offerings as the hardware was in it's prime at that point. So many good games came out in those years.

Nerdkiller · Mar 23, 2016

Good Nintentions #005: Duck Hunt [Nintendo, 1985]

The game that convinced Nintendo that, yeah, bringing the NES to America would be a good idea arrives at last: Duck Hunt, the iconic shooting game. It's simplistic and goofy by today's standards, but Duck Hunt didn't succeed despite those traits... it succeeded BECAUSE of them. An intuitive, whimsical, dynamic shooting game that remains a beloved classic even nowand for good reason!

DeCreeperHater · Mar 23, 2016

I love this series!
It made me buy Gargoyles Quest.

Cyberquake · Mar 23, 2016

I also got to know this series when Dr. Sparkle kindly mentioned it in one of its blog posts.
I really like the format, and it's well narrated and deep enough in its content. Keep up the good work Parish!

PassiveObserver said:
Dr. Sparkle is a hero. He's already covered the bulk of the Sega Master System library on Chronsega.

Well, I hope Dr Sparkle will keep up the with SMS post-1990 PAL releases. That makes it for many, many more episodes...
And I also hope he won't "forget" 8bit ports of Mega Drive titles, such as Ghouls 'n Ghosts. If my memory serves me right, it was shown on last Chronsega, but only the 16bit version.

Nerdkiller · Mar 29, 2016

Good Nintentions #006: Golf [Nintendo, 1985]

We continue our journey through Nintendo's October 1985 NES lineup with the first release that had notable impact on the rest of the industry: Golf. The most widely played and distributed golf sim to debut in 1984 (in Japan), Nintendo's take on the sport codified a number of elements that would become standard for the genre, most notably the swing power meter. It's 30 years old, but it's still a pretty fun take on the sport!

Please consider supporting the Good Nintentions video project at www.patreon.com/gamespite, and be sure to visit www.goodnintentions.com for more on these games (including high-quality photography and scans)!

Boney · Mar 29, 2016

Nerdkiller said:
Good Nintentions #006: Golf [Nintendo, 1985]

Yussss gimmie coverage of outdated sports games. Can't wait to get home and have a watch.

Nerdkiller · Apr 6, 2016

Good Nintentions #007: Hogan's Alley [Nintendo, 1985]

There's not a lot to say about 1985's third and final NES light gun shooter, so after a brief look into Hogan's Alley this episode digs a bit into how the sausage is made both in terms of how the NES Zapper worked, and what it takes to get the best possible footage of its games.

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