Nerds Amalgamated

Chicxulub, Lost NES game & Chinese theatres


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Hi diddly ho fans, welcome to our new episode...

A long time ago in a galaxy far far away, a meteor crashed into a planet. This week we talked about Chicxulub, yes that the asteroid that slammed into Earth 66 million years ago left behind more than a legacy of mass destruction.

Out of the ashes, comes a nostalgic game….we talk about DAYS OF THUNDERRRRRR!!!!! An old NES game that was remade from scratch. An unreleased, never-before-seen title co-authored by Chris Oberth at Mindscape. It took a lot of floppy disks and a ton of nostalgia...one must wonder...will we ever see more old games resurrected.

And finally, we talk about Chinese theatres and how they are going to be really affected by the coronavirus. More than 40% of surveyed Chinese cinemas say they are “very likely to close” in the near future.

This week in gaming DJ jumps into an old game with a twist….Mortal Kombat 11 Aftermath complete with Robocop and other Mortal Kombat characters.. and Professor enjoys hovercraft racing while shooting down aliens in Crysis Warhead.

Until next time...

Chicxulub collision left behind more than a legacy of mass destruction

-https://www.sciencenews.org/article/chicxulub-collision-earth-crust-hot-water-microbes-million-years

-https://advances.sciencemag.org/content/6/22/eaaz3053

-https://www.liebertpub.com/doi/10.1089/ast.2019.2045

A lost NES game rises out of the ashes...

-https://gamehistory.org/days-of-thunder-nes-unreleased/

Chinese theatres might close forever

-https://variety.com/2020/film/asia/thousands-chinese-cinemas-could-close-permanently-1234621949/

Games Played

Professor

– Crysis Warhead – https://store.steampowered.com/app/17330/Crysis_Warhead/

Rating: 4/5

DJ

– Mortal Kombat 11: Aftermathhttps://store.steampowered.com/app/1273971/Mortal_Kombat11_Aftermath/

Rating: 4/5

Other topics discussed

Chicxulub crater (impact crater buried underneath the Yucatán Peninsula in Mexico. Its center is located offshore near the town of Chicxulub, after which the crater is named. It was formed when a large asteroid or comet about 11 to 81 kilometers (6.8 to 50.3 miles) in diameter, known as theChicxulub impactor, struck the Earth.)

- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chicxulub_crater

Quartz (hard, crystalline

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