It’s a long one this month as we enjoy the brief and difficult journey of Ryu Hayabusa in the NES classic Ninja Gaiden and then spend way more time than we expected answering the many questions we received. Thank you everyone for sending in all your emails, I hope you like our answers!

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Things Discussed: Kingdom Hearts Dark Road, Dragon Quest, Portopia Serial Murder Case, Bayonetta, Ninja Gaiden, our Ninja Gaiden Black episode, strategy games, Kingdom Hearts III, wholesome games, Remember Me, interactive fiction, PS2 games, old games difficulty, Austin Walker's Breath of the Wild review, Dia Lacina's Judgement review, Waypoint GOTY 2018 podcast, Journal Updated

This Month's Game Club:
Ninja Gaiden (NES)

Next Month's Game Club:
Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

Music This Episode
Prologue Theme by Keiji Yamagishi
Blown Away by Kevin MacLeod
Act 1 by Keiji Yamagishi
Act 5 Part 3 by Keiji Yamagishi
Ending Part 4 by Keiji Yamagishi