Jeremy Parish
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NES Works 144: Air Fortress & Sesame Street ABC
🕑 Added 2024-10-02 13:56:53 +0000 UTCComing in a little hot this week—I'm not sure the 4K version of this episode has fully processed yet. That's because my copy of Air Fortress has mysteriously gone missing, and I spent the evening and morning trying to find it for photographic inclusion here. No luck! But I'm taking a vacation day from work today to finally get my home office in order (nine months after moving to this place) so I'm sure it will turn up shortly after I set this live.
Anyway, Air Fortress is good and I wish I had played it back in the day. The end.
Yes, there's a second game here, but: The end.
Comments
Beefington von Barnstorm
Around 3:12 you say "it all explodes him in a single touch" twice
Kevin Bunch
I will say my toddler really likes Sesame Street ABC, so I guess they did something right?
Matt Hargett
The Sesame Street Counting Cafe game on Genesis is actually pretty great from a parent perspective. A great controller tutorial, like the Barney game. Both feature some voice samples that help with the immersion for the kiddo.
Marcus Trapp
"I wish I had played it back in the day" -- Discovering something from the past that you knew you would've loved at time seems to be a recurring funny and sad quirk of retro gaming.
Tom Hechel
The Sesame Street games were the first games I ever played. Being able to play with your favorite characters in a game with practically no fail state was unbelievable fun for 3 year old me. It is a light and a repetitive game, but kids at that age love it for that. I had my 3 yr old daughter play it and she loves it too despite it lacking Elmo and Abby.
Ian Easton
I think there might be an editing error around 3:05. It sounds like you kept two different takes of the same line.
Marcus Trapp
Agreed, the new mic setup is a nice improvement!
Kevin Quillen
At the time, I really loved Air Fortress. That was a title I got from my mom, marked way down at KB Toys. Despite being basic, it felt good to play. I think it is why I really really loved Environmental Station Alpha years later, it reminded me of this title.
John Learned
Hey what kind of mic are you using in your openings? You sound really good
