Join me and Simon Belmont this afternoon for a Gintendo stream
Hi everyone, once you've savored this week's super cool episode of the podcast, be sure to tune in for a brand new Gintendo stream. I don't know if I'll be able to stream daily this week, but I'll do my best! Today I'd like to continue with my promise to celebrate Castlevania's 30th anniversary by taking on the second Castlevania game: Simon's Quest for NES. Or, possibly, I may try and slug my way through the Japanese version of the game, which appeared on the Famicom Disk System. As I demonstrated in last week's Retronauts Radio episode, the Japanese "Dracula II" was essentially the same game as Simon's Quest, all the way down to the infamous lying villagers, but it used the Disk System's hardware for its soundtrack. It also included really annoying load times. So, if my increasingly cranky Disk System will behave long enough to keep the stream up and running, I will attempt to show off this slightly weird rendition of an old familiar favorite this afternoon... and if not, well, I'll just play plain ol' Simon's Quest. In English.
Either way, the stream begins at 4:30 E.T. this afternoon (that's 1:30 P.T.), so set some time aside and join me as I try to remember where the heck I'm supposed to go in this open-ended non-linear adventure. I may need your help for advice on where to go next, actually. And I'll try not to slow down the adventure by grinding out levels in the mansions....
You can view the stream on my YouTube channel, or catch it here on the site once it's archived.
"I will drink your blood like cherry pop gin and tonic!"
