Episode 559: Nintendo v. Sega, Link x Zelda at Retro World Expo
Added 2023-09-08 12:00:06 +0000 UTCJeremy: Hey, I think we've finally figured out this live setup thing. After years of making do with whatever haphazard recording system a venue's organizers can bodge together (be it a pro setup or some guy's iPhone), now we just bring our own excellent portable recorder. And it sounds pretty good! So you can enjoy the energy and interplay of a live presentation, but you don't have to wallow in the sadness of godawful audio quality.
Anyway, this episode combines two panels from Retro World Expo a couple of weeks ago. First, I lead the group (that is, Diamond and Nadia) in a different take on the Nintendo vs. Sega conversation: Namely, how the two companies' respective pasts shaped their video game output and resulted in "Nintendo game" meaning something very different from "Sega game." In a good way!
For the second segment, Nadia takes the reigns and muses the most important question about The Legend of Zelda: Which Links and Zeldas were knocking boots, and which were just good friends?
Edits by Greg Leahy.
- 10:49 - Theme from Happy Days
- 19:31 - GO SEGA 60th Anniversary Album: Company Song
- 32:47 - Zaxxon 3D: Final Boss (FM ver.)
- 45:04 - Smashing...Live!: Smash Bros. Great Medley (SMB2 Overworld)
- 56:26 - Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020: Main Theme | The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword: Romance in the Air
- 1:07:19 - Super Smash Bros. for 3DS: Full Steam Ahead (Spirit Tracks)
- 1:20:43 - Twin Peaks Season 2 Music and More: Love Theme Intro
- 1:30:15 - The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword: Ballad of the Goddess
- 1:40:17 - Revolutionary Girl Utena: Absolute Destiny Apocalypse
- Closing - The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom: Final Catch
Comments
Enjoyed the Zelda x Link talk. Thank goodness there's no mention of the "Excuuse me, Princess" cartoon representation. Should keep that one buried like George Lucas suppressed the Holiday Special.
Cajun Baz
2023-12-18 05:05:28 +0000 UTCI just had a tiny epiphany listening to this episode. I was a Genesis kid growing up and all my friends had Nintendo consoles. While I loved playing the Nintendo hits on NES and SNES at my friends houses, I never felt shortchanged by my Genesis. I could only play video games on the weekend so 90% of the games I played were rented, and an overnight rental is the perfect amount of time for the types and f games that found their way onto the Genesis.
Virtual Balboa
2023-09-09 04:49:58 +0000 UTC
