NES Fanatics Podcast (8-Bit Steve & Slackanater)
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| Pub. Date | Title | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 03 Jan 2025 | NES Fanatics - 001 - Introductions | 00:41:18 | |
In this pilot episode, co-hosts 8-Bit Steve and Slackanater discuss the who, what, when, where, and why of the NES Fanatics podcast and let their personality flags fly. www.8bitsteve.com | |||
| 10 Jan 2025 | NES Fanatics - 002 - Super Mario Bros. | 00:45:31 | |
8-Bit Steve and Slackanater talk about their experiences and memories of Super Mario Bros. the game that started it all on the NES. We tackle the game from many different aspects, institute a turd to perfect rating system, and ultimately find a dark secret about Slackanater's opinion of the game. www.8bitsteve.com | |||
| 17 Jan 2025 | NES Fanatics - 003 - Metroid | 00:43:52 | |
Slackanter turns 111 years old and forgets he invented the "Turd to Perfect" rating system, but redeems himself with the creation of "recess rumors". 8-BitSteve complains about speedrunning like an old crotchety grandpa and the two hosts discuss the iconic space adventure game Metroid. www.8bitsteve.com | |||
| 24 Jan 2025 | NES Fanatics - 004 - Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde | 00:50:43 | |
Steve and Slack talk about the highly controversial NES game Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. Why was this game made? Who got this approved? Will Steve or Nate save this game from being the first double turd? Listen to find out! Links below for media that was referenced in this Episode.
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| 31 Jan 2025 | NES Fanatics - 005 - Double Dragon | 00:45:40 | |
Steve goes full fan boy about NES High Score legend Tom Votava and Slackanter's old age shows when he doesn't remember Steve telling him about the Double Dragon high score numbers he asked for. Listen in for secrets revealed about the stone pillars (file cabinet of doom) and the machine gun boss at the end of Double Dragon. www.8bitsteve.com | |||
| 07 Feb 2025 | NES Fanatics - 006 - Ninja Gaiden | 00:48:11 | |
Steve had microphone issues so he had to record the episode on a Fisher Price Microphone from 1980. The show must go on! Slackanater talks about his Flawlessness completion of all three Ninja Gaiden games on the NES and our friend The Retro Runner gets mentioned and praised yet again as we dissect and critique everyone's favorite Ninja game on the NES. www.8bitsteve.com | |||
| 14 Feb 2025 | NES Fanatics - 007 - Mike Tyson's Punch-out!! | 00:53:00 | |
There a few games more iconic or memorable than the Legend of Zelda. Mike Tyson's Punch-out is one of them. The Fanatics talk strategies and accomplishments, but also discuss the depth of complexity. After a short fanboy session both Steve and Nate about speed runner and all around cool guy Jay_cee, Steve reveals his sadness about the reduction of purism in NES competition. Nate gets backed into a corner this time and is forced to agree with Steve on the T&P index. www.8bitsteve.com | |||
| 21 Feb 2025 | NES Fanatics - 008 - Castlevania | 00:49:00 | |
Slackanater punts the intro into outer space and Steve discusses his burnout regarding beating the NES library. The Fanatics read their first fan text comment and sadly ran out of time for Zelda tips and tricks. www.8bitsteve.com | |||
| 21 Mar 2025 | NES Fanatics - 009 - Jackal | 00:49:14 | |
Nate and Steve talk about the struggle having to many projects and how much work being a public facing content creator can be. As usual the Fanatics duo breaks down Jackal from every angle that their experience and Steve actually gets Nate to change his mind and agree with him on including hidden items in NES games. www.8bitsteve.com | |||
| 28 Mar 2025 | NES Fanatics - Friday the 13th | 01:06:46 | |
Nate and Steve talk way too long after a three week podcast break. Nate explains a new strategy he found in Friday the 13th while both hosts speak deeply about speedrunning the game. Steve discuss reasons why he believes the game was not well received and other information about what makes the game difficult. www.8bitsteve.com | |||
| 04 Apr 2025 | NES Fanatics - 011 - Kid Icarus | 00:52:19 | |
This episode consists of Steve point out every glaring flaw of Kid Icarus while Nate try's to defend the game (unsuccessfully) and ultimately agrees with Steve more than he ever has. There is also a high score controversy explained. Zelda tips and tricks at the end. Oh... if you are reading this. Listen after the outro. Text the show about it. www.8bitsteve.com | |||