Retroist Podcast – Episode 003 – Famous Nintendo Missteps

By The Retroist

Today is an exciting show. Not only are we covering the 3 most famous Nintendo missteps (R.O.B, The Power Glove and the Virtual Boy), we also add a new member to the Retroist Podcast family. Jonathan from Rotting Flesh Radio is joining the cast of the show as our resident media reviewer. This week he does a great review of the Nintendo themed Fred Savage vehicle, “The Wizard“. After listening to his segment you will definitely need your own copy on DVD from Amazon (at 7 bucks it is like they are virtually giving them away).

I got a lot of great suggestions for shows over the last 2 week, but would love to hear more. So if you have any suggestions for topics you would like for me to cover in the future, email them to me at theretroist@gmail.com. If you have an idea for a movie or video you would like Jonathan to review, drop him an email at faroutspacenuts@rfrpodcast.com. You can click the player at the bottom of this post to listen to the show directly from the site or you can use the subscription button below to add the show to your favorite news reader or subscribe to show directly through iTunes. Enjoy the show.


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Tags: Fred Savage, Nintendo, Podcast, Power Glove, R.O.B, The Wizard, Video Games, Virtual Boy

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7 Responses to “Retroist Podcast – Episode 003 – Famous Nintendo Missteps”

Doug
April 10th, 2009 at 3:44 pm

Great podcast! I was the same way with the Atari, desperately holding on until the end. My neighbors got Nintendo in Xmas ’86 and I got…Enduro. It was no contest. I had to have a Nintendo.

I would disagree with your top 5 list, though, and put Zelda 1 right at the top. To me, Nintendo has never been as innovative as far as the games themselves go. The second quest was a brilliant add on and more than that, the game was actually challenging, while not being frustrating, something a lot of video game makers have confused in recent years. They have released far more technically proficient games since Zelda 1, but to me, all of Nintendo’s games these days are just riffs on their previous glories. Twilight Princess might be the best Zelda game out there…if it wasn’t just a complete clone of Zelda 64…and A Link to the Past…and The Wind Waker….Nintendo is still thriving, but to me, they’re out of ideas, at least when it comes to the games themselves.
The Retroist
April 10th, 2009 at 4:03 pm

Doug,

Glad you liked the podcast. The all time sale’s list surprised me as well. My favorite game is Zelda 1 as well. The gold cartridge sits on my desk as a reminder of how much I loved it. Thought everyone felt the same, but I guess you cannot discount the power of Mario.
Jonathan
April 10th, 2009 at 9:32 pm

Thanks for letting me part of the show. I am excited to bring more to the table and let the Retroist listeners decide the direction of the segment.

Thanks again man. Hope you liked it.
Jonathan
April 10th, 2009 at 9:33 pm

Oh, BTW….LOVED your stuff. You brought back old memories.
Jonathan
April 11th, 2009 at 11:00 am

Sorry,

Also thought I would add that Jenny Lewis went on to be a pretty good singer with a following.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1H5yOfRG-RE

She grew up to be pretty cute.
Amelyn
April 11th, 2009 at 2:08 pm

Great podcast! Can’t wait to hear the upcoming episodes.
Doug
April 14th, 2009 at 12:36 am

Retroist – I must have misheard the top 5, I thought it was your personal top 5, not the top 5 in sales. Apologies.

I guess that makes sense then, that SMB1 is on top. After all, if they factor in the sales from the NES set that included it (box, SMB, and 2 controllers), then I’m sure the number is through the roof.

I actually had a R.O.B. because when I went to get the system, they only had the “Deluxe” package left. That robot was beyond useless, but he was a cute little guy. I’ve always found that with these, “novelty items” that Nintendo creates, the games are usually horrible. If they would just make good games to go with these contraptions, they would succeed. I’d like to see the sales numbers on “Stack Up.” I’m sure it sold like 10 copies.