The miNEStry: An NES Podcast

"Wizards & Warriors"

  Tonight we are reflecting on Wizards & Warriors, a 1987 action platformer developed by Rare and published by Acclaim.  Wizards & Warriors was Rare’s second NES release after the black box game Slalom.  Rare went on to develop more games in the series such as Ironsword and Kuros: Visions of Power.Send us Fan MailThe miNEStry founders, Archbishop Dracul and Father Avram, seek to inspire their  8-bit parishioners through methodical and ceremonial scrutiny of the library of games on the Nintendo Entertainment System. 

"Rygar"

 Tonight we are reflecting on Rygar, a 1987 arcade port of the 1986 side-scrolling platformer under the same name developed by Tecmo. Tecmo was also responsible for other NES titles including Ninja Gaiden, Mighty Bombjack, Solomon’s Key and Tecmo Bowl.  Tonight our visiting Deacon is Jeff Gabor.  Send us Fan MailThe miNEStry founders, Archbishop Dracul and Father Avram, seek to inspire their  8-bit parishioners through methodical and ceremonial scrutiny of the library of games on the Nintendo Entertainment System. 

"Nintendmas"

We will return in January to review Rygar, but in the meantime, please enjoy this short story about "Nintendmas".  Thank you. Send us Fan MailThe miNEStry founders, Archbishop Dracul and Father Avram, seek to inspire their  8-bit parishioners through methodical and ceremonial scrutiny of the library of games on the Nintendo Entertainment System. 

"Karate Champ, Xenophobe, Friday the 13th & Puzzle"

Our Holiday Special, "The Feast of the Forsaken", covers four titles that are not worthy of a proper service.  Join us as we chastise these abominations and excommunicate them entirely from existence in these sacred halls through sacrificial obliteration; neither to reside in heaven or hell but utterly cast out into the void! Send us Fan MailThe miNEStry founders, Archbishop Dracul and Father Avram, seek to inspire their  8-bit parishioners through methodical and ceremonial scrutiny of the library of games on the Nintendo Entertainment System. 

"Monster Party"

Tonight we are reflecting on Monster Party, a quirky, side-scrolling platformer  that was developed by Human Entertainment, published by Bandai and released in North America in June of 1989.Human Entertainment released some exciting games on the NES such as  Baseball Stars, Kabuki Quantum Fighter and Pro Wrestling, and not-so exciting games such as The Adventures of Gilligan's Island and Dance Aerobics.  They also created the phenomenon known as Stadium Events. Our returning Deacon, whose probably licking his chops right now, is Jeff Gabor.Send us Fan MailThe miNEStry founders, Archbishop Dracul and Father Avram, seek to inspire their  8-bit parishioners through methodical and ceremonial scrutiny of the library of games on the Nintendo Entertainment System.