Monday, October 31, 2016

YPB: Episode 079 – Ghosts ‘n Goblins series (1985-1991)



This week in Your Parents Basement, we are slaying a variety of monsters in our underwear! From 1985 to 1991, we’re playing the games of the Ghosts ‘n Goblins series by Capcom for the Arcade, SNES, Genesis and NES! We are joined by special guest, superfan and father of the show’s sweetest baby boy listener, Hawk!

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TIMESTAMPS

  • 0:00 – Intro, which features the creepy music from the prologue to the SNES version.
  • 36:00 – Emails! Julian Assange writes in, and so does Harry Carey!
  • 56:30 – It’s everybody’s favorite… Ask The Sweet Boys!
  • 1:01:00 – Snifferoo. Next week, we’re whipping about the waves with a Nintendo 64 game.


SHOW NOTES
- According to Price Charting, prices have held up pretty well for the series. The loose cart price can range from $13.50 (NES) to $22 (SNES, Genesis) to $80 (Master System), and the box and manual shoots the price up to a range of $41 to $132.

- Ghosts ‘n Goblins is one of the prepackaged 30 games coming out in the sweet baby boy NES Classic Edition. It’s scheduled to be released in November.

- Here is a ridiculous speedrun of the game, done in 21 minutes with no deaths.

- Hawk Man 5000 previously guested for Mega Man 2, which you can listen to here!

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