Namco brings the heat with an early example of turn-based combat (macros!!!) on the Game Boy.
Please send emails, questions, and recommendations of good button presses to: screenandbutton@gmail.com (mailto:screenandbutton@gmail.com).
Click here to see how we scored the buttons on “The List” (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1C69NSvnMN-1OYz7RUa8uRDANned6ytQvnnBCw2m_DII/edit?usp=sharing)
Games Discussed:
Great Greed (https://www.mobygames.com/game/27307/great-greed/)
5 Apr 2024
Kid Dracula / F-1 Race / Mega Man: Dr Wily's Revenge
The Select button wins big this month. A 2-D platformer, first party Nintendo racing game, and Mega Man.
Please send emails, questions, and recommendations of good button presses to: screenandbutton@gmail.com (mailto:screenandbutton@gmail.com).
Click here to see how we scored the buttons on “The List” (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1C69NSvnMN-1OYz7RUa8uRDANned6ytQvnnBCw2m_DII/edit?usp=sharing)
Games Discussed:
Kid Dracula (https://www.mobygames.com/game/6053/kid-dracula/)
F-1 Race (https://www.mobygames.com/game/5375/f-1-race/)
Mega Man: Dr Wily's Revenge (https://www.mobygames.com/game/7109/mega-man-dr-wilys-revenge/)
1 Mar 2024
Solar Striker / Final Fantasy Adventure
A simple Nintendo shmup and a titan of portable gaming this month.
Please send emails, questions, and recommendations of good button presses to: screenandbutton@gmail.com
Click here to see how we scored the buttons on "The List" (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1C69NSvnMN-1OYz7RUa8uRDANned6ytQvnnBCw2m_DII/edit?usp=sharing)
Link to the Game Boy Manuals Archive (https://archive.org/details/NintendoGameBoyManuals/)
Games Discussed:
Solar Striker (https://www.mobygames.com/game/4469/solar-striker/)
Final Fantasy Adventure (https://www.mobygames.com/game/4520/final-fantasy-adventure/)
2 Feb 2024
Mario's Picross / Tecmo Bowl
Today we have our first sports game, which delivers an example of button mashing on the platform. And there's Picross, which is great no matter how small the screen.
Please send emails, questions, and recommendations of good button presses to: screenandbutton@gmail.com
Click here to see how we scored the buttons on "The List" (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1C69NSvnMN-1OYz7RUa8uRDANned6ytQvnnBCw2m_DII/edit?usp=sharing)
Link to the Game Boy Manuals Archive (https://archive.org/details/NintendoGameBoyManuals/)
Games Discussed:
Mario's Picross (https://www.mobygames.com/game/6033/marios-picross/)
Tecmo Bowl (https://www.mobygames.com/game/8021/tecmo-bowl/)
20 Jan 2024
A + B + Start + Select
On the first episode, we launch the podcast with some of the most discussed and impactful button presses found in the Game Boy library. Only heavy-hitters this week. Turns out the Select button is used, after all.
Please send emails, questions, and recommendations of good button presses to: screenandbutton@gmail.com
Click here to see how we scored the buttons on "The List" (https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1C69NSvnMN-1OYz7RUa8uRDANned6ytQvnnBCw2m_DII/edit?usp=sharing)
Link to the Game Boy Manuals Archive (https://archive.org/details/NintendoGameBoyManuals/)
Games Discussed:
Tetris (https://www.mobygames.com/game/42121/tetris/)
Super Mario Land (https://www.mobygames.com/game/4275/super-mario-land/)
Dr. Mario (https://www.mobygames.com/game/6116/dr-mario/)
Metroid II (https://www.mobygames.com/game/4282/metroid-ii-return-of-samus/)
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (https://www.mobygames.com/game/4302/super-mario-land-2-6-golden-coins/)
Kirby’s Dream Land (https://www.mobygames.com/game/5335/kirbys-dream-land/)
The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (https://www.mobygames.com/game/4267/the-legend-of-zelda-links-awakening/)
Donkey Kong 94 (https://www.mobygames.com/game/5547/donkey-kong/)
Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 (https://www.mobygames.com/game/4288/wario-land-super-mario-land-3/)
Donkey Kong Land (https://www.mobygames.com/game/4401/donkey-kong-land/)
Pokemon Green/Red (JP) (https://www.mobygames.com/game/38673/pocket-monsters-midori/)
Pokemon Blue/Red (https://www.mobygames.com/game/4397/pokemon-blue-version/)
Pokemon Yellow (https://www.mobygames.com/game/5053/pokemon-yellow-version-special-pikachu-edition/)
CORRECTIONS: I mention Select being used for the Spider Ball in Metroid. You actually just press down twice.
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