Is Metal Slader Glory the most important game ever? Maybe! Author Lewis Packwood joins as we unravel the incredible history of HAL Laboratory’s Famicom adventure game, Metal Slader Glory. Perhaps the most ambitious Famicom title, its tumultuous development may have led to the creation of the Nintendo we know today! Plus, I take you to beautiful Tachikawa as we hit up its gaming hot spots!
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(0:00) - Intro
Games
(0:57) - Metal Slader Glory w/ Lewis Packwood
Feature
(31:43) - Gaming in Tachikawa
News
(41:00) - Nintendo’s big news week
(47:06) - Gaming events in Tokyo
(49:14) - Closing
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