Bad With Games

We played Super Mario Bros. 3 which was released for the NES in 1988. Everyone's favorite plumber returns in his biggest and most hyped adventure yet! We discuss background color choices, flying raccoons, and how hard it is to realize you can go down instead of going right.

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We played 30+ games across numerous genres and platforms during the first season of Bad With Games! Now we're here to look back at the first leg of our journey. We hand out our first set of Baddie Awards, then challenge Will with his final exam. Test your own knowledge and play along at home!

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We played Pong which was released in the arcade in 1972, as well as some of its variants and successors - Breakout (1976), Video Olympics (1977), and Arkanoid (1986). Finally, it's back to basics for our last game of the season, as we make things simple with Atari's influential juggernaut. We discuss our struggles with paddle controls, first generation iPods, and what even is a video game.

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We played five Atari 2600 games as part of this special bundle episode: Adventure (1980), Pitfall! (1981), Yars' Revenge (1982), Demon Attack (1982), and E.T The Extra-terrestrial (1982). These are some of the most influential games of all time, as well as some of the worst. We discuss the limitations of a controller with only one button, what a terrible company Atari was to work for, and who's responsible for Five Nights at Freddy's.

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We played four racing games as part of our special racing bundle episode: Pole Position (1982), Excitebike (1984), Out Run (1986), and Rad Racer (1987). It's a deep dive into how these influential 80s classics approached the idea of racing differently. We discuss Sydney Sweeney, what exactly a gear shift is, and whether or not you should slow down around corners.

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We played Zelda II: The Adventure of Link which was released for the NES in 1987. This legendary series' first sequel changed the formula in some big ways, and it doesn't work for everybody - Does it work for us? We discuss what makes the game's combat such a challenge, "I am Error", and the experience of grinding for experience.

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We played Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness which was released on PC in 1981 (remade and re-released in 1986). This is yet another RPG progenitor which established many of the genre's hallmarks. We discuss bad maps, an alphabet of commands, and how one gets from a medieval fantasy world to outer space combat.

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We played Mega Man which was released for the NES in 1987. A boy robot takes on six "Robot Masters". Did we survive this notoriously difficult start to a beloved franchise? We discuss the merits of nonlinear weapon progression, disappearing blocks, and one of the worst boxarts ever drawn.

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We played Sid Meier's Pirates! which was released for PC in 1987. Before he became famous for Civilization, Sid Meier put his name on this pirate life simulation game, featuring sailing and swashbuckling aplenty. We discuss longitude and latitude, which nations we hate the most, and the lack of pirate based media.

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We played Castlevania which was released on the NES in 1986. Before the series stole all of Metroid's gameplay mechanics, it was about simple, thrilling action in a gothic horror setting. We discuss our struggles with stairs, which enemies we hate the most, and what the hell Simon Belmont is wearing.

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Bluesky - @BadWithGames, @Dogtimes, @Quence