S3E06: Kid Icarus -or- I Put on my Robe and Eggplant Wizard Hat

Josh Covel from the Still Loading podcast and his frequent guest Dexter Morrill join Mike and Jaymo to fly too close to the sun in Kid Icarus (NES, 1987) as part of an epic quest to research and review every retro game in the Nintendo Switch Online catalog!

In this episode, Mike finally gets to talk too much about Captain N: The Game Master as we learn about Still Loading’s episode-by-episode watch through mini-series, how Kid Icarus was one of the first games to use the MMC1 mapper chip to scroll the screen in two directions, and even-more ground-breaking, how the game manual has more nudity than the average Nintendo release.

Thanks for listening, and a very special thanks to Kristal Fields of The Lazy Circles for our catchy new theme song! Subscribe to The Old SwitchAroo to get more retro goodness delivered straight to your feed! You can also join the fun on ⁠⁠⁠https://www.theoldswitcharoo.com⁠⁠⁠, where you'll find access to our Discord, voicemail, and so much more!

Game on, everyone.

(0:00) Intro

(1:50) Welcoming Josh from the Still Loading podcast

(5:04) Welcoming Dexter

(9:45) Captain N Retro-spective

(17:54) Kid Icarus

(1:06:30) NintenDO or NintenDON’T

You can find the Still Loading podcast anywhere you get podcasts, at https://www.stillloadingpodcast.com/ and on BlueSky and Instagram as StillLoadingPod

Dexter can be found at https://www.dexter-morrill.com and his artwork can also be seen on the cover of Old School Gamer Magazine https://www.oldschoolgamermagazine.com/

Kid Icarus Manual: https://www.nintendo.co.jp/clv/manuals/en/pdf/CLV-P-NAAVE.pdf

Nintendo Dream magazine issue 118

Captain N 106: Wishful Thinking | WildBrain Superheroes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FbaLHACaeNs

Nintendo Themes (On the Spot) - PLAYER PIANO | Player Piano https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qs654PYe3qw&t=70s

Kid Icarus by fruitbatsalad in 21:58 - Summer Games Done Quick 2020 Online | Games Done Quick https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ppZSr1Pi3g