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Good Nintentions: A 30th Anniversary Tribute to the Nintendo Entertainment System

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An edition of GameSpite Quarterly, Issue 5 (2010)

Good Nintentions: A 30th Anniversary Tribute to the Nintendo Entertainment System

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This is a retrospective guide to the video games for the Nintendo Entertainment System {NES}. It gives a overview of the system's origins as the Nintendo Family Computer {Famicom}, to the final game released for the system, as well as the unlicensed games, and spin-off products. The guide is written by various authors, in miniature articles, by the "GameSpite" website crew, about various games, and important moments in the system's history. The book was originally published as "GameSpite: Quarterly 5, Fall 2010: The NES Turns 25" through "Blurb.com" in 2010, in hardback "Deluxe" version for $42.64, and paperback "Standard" edition for $24 {both with "completely identical" contents. It was then re-released through CreateSpace as "Good Nintentions {Later known as Good Nintentions: Volume I}: A 30th Anniversary Tribute to the Nintendo Entertainment System in 2015 in a Color Version for $50.00, ISBN: 1512109746; and a Black and White Version for $18 ISBN: 1518717993. There are color screenshots of various games, box art of each USA game, as well as photographs of the system, and some of its accessories.

Books in this series:
* GameSpite: Year One, Vol. 1 {2008}
* GameSpite: Year One, Vol. 2 {2010}
* GameSpite: Year Two {2012}

GameSpite: Quarterly/Journal series {Volumes 1-7 are called G1, through G7}
* GameSpite: Quarterly 1, Spring 2009: (Game Boy) x (20 Years) = Retrospective {2009}
GameSpite: Quarterly 2, Summer 2009: The Greatest Games of All Time {2009}
* GameSpite: Quarterly 3, Fall 2009: The Encyclopedia of 8-Bit Heroes {2009}
* GameSpite: Quarterly 4, Spring 2010: The Mechanics of Gaming {2010}
* GameSpite: Quarterly 5, Fall 2010: The NES Turns 25 {2010}
GameSpite: Quarterly 6, Winter 2010/2011: The Most Underappreciated Games of All Time {2010}
* GameSpite: Quarterly 7, Encyclopedia of 8-Bit Villains {2011}
* GameSpite: Quarterly 8, PlayStation, 15 Years Later {2011}
* GameSpite: Journal 9, Fall 1911: Games and Mortality {2011}
* GameSpite: Journal 10: Super NES Turns 20 {2011}
* GameSpite: Journal 11 {2012}
* GameSpite: Journal 12: Sega Vol. 1, Arcade through 32X {2012}

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Table of Contents

{Writer and article credits found at GameSpite.net, these authors include; Jeremy Parish, Anthony Rogers, Jake Alley, Tomm Hulett, Alex Baker, Ben Langberg, Luke Osterritter, Jeremy Signor, Nicola Nomali, Ben Elgin, Philip Armstrong, Andrew Bentley, Aaron Littleton, Wesley Fenlon, Nich Maragos, Mike Zeller, Matt Cramp, Scott Lowe, Bob Mackey.}
Section Zero: The Prehistory of NES, by Jeremy Parish. 2
Nintendo Famicom, by Jeremy Parish. 3
Dramatis Personae, by Jeremy Parish. 12
Section One: Birth, by Stealth. 18
Duck Hunt, by Anthony Rogers. 25
Super Mario Bros., by Jake Alley. 32
Black Box Games, by Jeremy Parish. 38
Section Two: The Fun Club. 42
Castlevania, by Tomm Hulett. 53
Kid Icarus, by Alex Baker. 55
Rygar, by Ben Langberg. 56
Section-Z, by Jeremy Parish. 58
Metroid, by Jake Alley. 62
The Legend of Zelda, by Luke Osterritter. 66
Formative Fantasies: Square Before Final Fantasy, by Jake Alley. 70
The Goonies I & II, by Jeremy Parish. 76
Mega Man, by Jeremy Parish. 80
Section Three: Playing With Power. 88
Ultra & LJN: The Loophole, by Jeremy Signor. 96
The Flip Side: The MSX Counterparts to your Favorite NES Games, by Jeremy Parish. 98
Milon's Secret Castle, by Jeremy Signor. 107
How the West Was Won: Localization Changes on NES, by Jeremy Parish. 110
Life Force, by Ben Elgin. 105
Super Mario Bros. 2, by Philip Armstrong. 114
Castlevania II, by Jeremy Signor. 120
Zelda II, by Andrew Bentley. 121
Monster Party, by Anthony Rogers. 130
Strider, by Jeremy Parish. 135
RPG Evolution on the NES, by Andrew Bentley. 136
Dragon Warrior, by Jeremy Parish. 138
Air Fortress, by Ben Elgin. 142
Back to the Future, by Aaron Littleton. 144
Duck Tales/Little Nemo, by Ben Elgin. 146
The Disney Afternoon, by Aaron Littleton. 150
The Magic of Scheherazade, by Wesley Fenlon. 153
Section Four: Aging Gracefully. 162
Clash at Demonhead, by Nich Maragos. 166
Super Mario Bros. 3, by Jeremy Parish. 169
Pinbot & High Speed: Video Pinball Done Right, by Ben Langberg. 174
Super C, by Nicola Nomali. 176
Xexyz, by Jeremy Signor. 179
Final Fantasy, by Jeremy Parish. 180
Blind Purchases, by Jake Alley. 182
Mega Man 3, by Mike Zeller. 194
8-Bit Noir: Noir in Gaming Part 3, by Wesley Fenlon. 198
StarTropics, by Mike Zeller. 204
G.I. Joe & The Atlantis Factor, by Jeremy Parish. 220
Princess Tomato, by Jeremy Signor. 222
Metal Storm, by Mike Zeller. 223
Battletoads, by Tomm Hulett. 227
V.I.C.E. Project Doom, by Mike Zeller. 230
Shatterhand, by Anthony Rogers. 231
Section Five: An Active Retirement. 242
Mega Man 4, by Jeremy Parish. 244
Dragon Warrior III, by Andrew Bentley. 248
Prince of Persia, by Wesley Fenlon. 253
Kirbys Adventure, by Tomm Hulett. 264
StarTropics II, by Jeremy Signor. 273
Wario's Woods, by Wesley Fenlon. 274
Not Especially Successful: The Legacy of NES Outside America, by Matt Cramp. 278
Console Contempt Contained, by Jake Alley. 282
Section Six: The Apocrypha of NES
Illicit Thrills & Dubious Pleasures, by Jeremy Parish. 286
Toobin, by Scott Lowe. 293
The Kid Culture of NES, by Mike Zeller. 294
Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, by Jeremy Parish. 298
EarthBound Beginnings, by Bob Mackey. 299
Index. 315
Epilogue. 317
Appendix 1: Masayuki Uemura. 324
Appendix 2: The Collector Boom. 325
Credits. 326

Edition Notes

Published in
Lexington, KY
Other Titles
GameSpite Quarterly, Issue 5; Good Nintentions: Volume I

Contributors

Editor
Jeremy Parish
Writer
Jeremy Parish
Writer
Anthony Rogers
Writer
Jake Alley
Writer
Tomm Hulett
Writer
Alex Baker
Writer
Ben Langberg
Writer
Luke Osterritter
Writer
Jeremy Signor
Writer
Nicola Nomali
Writer
Ben Elgin
Writer
Philip Armstrong
Writer
Andrew Bentley
Writer
Aaron Littleton
Writer
Wesley Fenlon
Writer
Nich Maragos
Writer
Mike Zeller
Writer
Matt Cramp
Writer
Scott Lowe
Writer
Bob Mackey

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
326
Dimensions
26 x 20.5 x 2.3 centimeters

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27010916M
ISBN 10
1512109746

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