Is Zombie Nation [NES] Worth Playing Today? - NESdrunk

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  • Опубліковано 25 лис 2024

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  • @thenostalgiafactor5023
    @thenostalgiafactor5023 23 дні тому +16

    Total length of video: 270 secs.
    Total length of "NES Drunk": 2 secs.
    .74% of the video was spent listening to "NES Drunk".

  • @MentalLiberation
    @MentalLiberation 28 днів тому +132

    How interesting. SNES drunk start posting regularly again, right after masahiro Sakurai ends his series. This is the type of serendipity I can sign up for

    • @DGFTardin
      @DGFTardin 28 днів тому +24

      That's because he is secretly Sakurai

    • @SDinOZ85
      @SDinOZ85 28 днів тому +21

      We've never seen them together.
      Do with that what you will.

    • @MentalLiberation
      @MentalLiberation 28 днів тому +8

      Son of a gun, you're right!!! Mind blown!

    • @bigduke5902
      @bigduke5902 28 днів тому +3

      You can sign up tor serendipity?

    • @elodvezer1790
      @elodvezer1790 27 днів тому

      huh!? 💩

  • @juances
    @juances 28 днів тому +47

    It's just so funny that the pretty much everything in the game is super weird but the localizers had to draw the line at the tengu mask, that one detail was the only thing that crossed the line lol.

    • @michielkroder4031
      @michielkroder4031 28 днів тому +30

      Even funnier was that it was the other way around. Nintendo Co. Ltd. didn't want to license a game where you control a giant severed head, so, frustrated, the designer replaced it with a tengu mask as a reference to Nintendo and its history with making hanafuda cards and called the game Abarenbou Tengu (= Hooligan Tengu) as an up yours to the company, for vandalizing his game.

    • @pakasack
      @pakasack 28 днів тому

      @@michielkroder4031 Oh!!! ok interesting

    • @goatbone
      @goatbone 28 днів тому

      @@michielkroder4031 do you have a source for that one?

    • @theblocksays
      @theblocksays 27 днів тому

      It's like their Jellyfilled doughnut "Everyone LOVES a jelly-filled doughnut" - 4Kids dub

    • @Oddmanoutre
      @Oddmanoutre 27 днів тому +3

      @@michielkroder4031 There's also the issue that the severed head could be interpreted as Taira no Masakado, a 10th Century samurai enshrined as a tutelary deity in Tokyo. So, it's to Nintendo of Japan what crosses were to Nintendo of America.

  • @MrTableDesk
    @MrTableDesk 28 днів тому +32

    Man, listen to that sampled Upright Bass at the end there. That sounds fantastic

    • @pakasack
      @pakasack 28 днів тому +2

      YES!!! I noticed that too, sounded awesome

    • @alexh2790
      @alexh2790 27 днів тому

      Yeah, it sounds so good that I'm retroactively surprised you don't hear more of it other games.

    • @rootbeer_666
      @rootbeer_666 26 днів тому

      Hachi machi, you’re not kidding; that bass is downright _filthy,_ hot damn

  • @SpinningSquareWaves
    @SpinningSquareWaves 28 днів тому +11

    No mention of the music? That's the main thing I know this game for! It's so good. Melodic DPCM samples are always a treat to hear

  • @BerserkerKong02
    @BerserkerKong02 28 днів тому +18

    First time I saw this game I thought it was a Chinese bootleg or some sorts, being this unhinged of a game and I was like "WTF was that?!"
    This game is great and bizarre, I love it.

  • @MatthewSaliba
    @MatthewSaliba 28 днів тому +30

    I remember Spoony reviewing this back in the day.

    • @SECONDQUEST
      @SECONDQUEST 28 днів тому +4

      RIP in pepperonis Spoony

    • @Magothys
      @Magothys 27 днів тому +10

      "Naked Zombie Sean Connery"

    • @elkhornthedowntrodden552
      @elkhornthedowntrodden552 20 днів тому

      I remember it because of JonTron. "It looks like my life is measured in Abobos."

    • @Igarappappa
      @Igarappappa 20 днів тому

      Oh yeah!

  • @76_SPZL
    @76_SPZL 28 днів тому +73

    Carl from ATHF finally gets his own game.

    • @plaztik767
      @plaztik767 27 днів тому +5

      It does look like Carl

  • @lordanthrax2417
    @lordanthrax2417 28 днів тому +24

    Without watching the video i can confirm: yes! You should definitely play "Zombie Nation" by "Kernkraft 400"! It's a classic everyone should know ;)

    • @noaht2005
      @noaht2005 28 днів тому +4

      It’s kernkraft 400 but whenever this game is mentioned my mind always goes to that too

    • @lordanthrax2417
      @lordanthrax2417 28 днів тому +4

      @@noaht2005 dang it i mixed it up with another pioneer... Thanks for the reminder i will edit it immediately!

    • @TheZetaKai
      @TheZetaKai 27 днів тому

      The best version of that song is on the tistlo UA-cam channel, and not just for the eye candy; the audio absolutely slaps.

    • @noaht2005
      @noaht2005 27 днів тому +2

      @@TheZetaKai I remember the main riff was taken from an old C64 game called ‘Lazy Jones’

    • @mattcouture2579
      @mattcouture2579 27 днів тому +2

      First thing I thought of when I saw this video. (I'm a Boston Bruins fan and they play that song at their arena whenever they score a goal.)

  • @KelliHell
    @KelliHell 28 днів тому +13

    Thumbs up for the "Superstar" Billy Graham reference

  • @DreamLongDead
    @DreamLongDead 28 днів тому +13

    Whenever I see this game I can only think of the Spoony review where he goes NAKED ZOMBIE SEAN CONNERY

    • @n0isyturtle
      @n0isyturtle 27 днів тому

      Spoony did a live stream recently where he ate a live cat

    • @yxjoel
      @yxjoel 26 днів тому

      I don't know how to put this in a comprehensible way, but that review (based on the current upload to spoony's youtube, made jan 28, 2007) was posted 16 years after the release of the actual game (NA release jan 1991). between spoony's review and nesdrunks review it's now been 17, almost 18 years. this information is useless, but to me personally fascinating

  • @Wolfburns
    @Wolfburns 28 днів тому +3

    That is a crazy NES. I never knew something so odd existed for the console. Perfect for the spooky season. Thank you for the enlightenment!

  • @tjames4597
    @tjames4597 28 днів тому +27

    NAKED ZOMBIE SEAN CONNERY

  • @RinaRetro
    @RinaRetro 28 днів тому +15

    *When I play my games, I like turning my critical mind off and just enjoy myself.*
    *This game is likely something my friend and I would enjoy. We likely have it in our Hacked Famicom Mini console.*

    • @MelRetro
      @MelRetro 28 днів тому +6

      Yeah, I think it is. It’s likely the American version. Which is cool. I like the head sprite better.

  • @chickensandwich9977
    @chickensandwich9977 28 днів тому +13

    Man, this took me back to the golden age of JonTron when i was in middle school
    This game has some surprisingly good looking graphics
    Especially for an NES game
    Really like the buff guy

    • @bigduke5902
      @bigduke5902 28 днів тому +3

      Having nostalgia for another person playing a video game has got to be one of the signs of the end times.

    • @MerkhVision
      @MerkhVision 28 днів тому +7

      ​@bigduke5902 hey man, comedy is comedy. People watched JonTron for his comedic observations. Also, you're here on this video watching another dude play a game, soooo do u really have room to talk? Lmao.

    • @MerkhVision
      @MerkhVision 28 днів тому +2

      @chickensandwich9977 JonTron played this? I don't remember that! But I did think that this game reminded me of his video on Monster Party, which was batshit crazy in a very similar way lol

    • @bigduke5902
      @bigduke5902 28 днів тому

      @@MerkhVision Observational humor, not criticism. Back to your microwave!

    • @chickensandwich9977
      @chickensandwich9977 27 днів тому +1

      @@MerkhVision yeah, i think it was in his Japanese Shooters video

  • @Frietuurs
    @Frietuurs 22 дні тому +2

    This was the first game review I saw of Spoony

  • @chadbaileyisawesome
    @chadbaileyisawesome 19 днів тому

    I found this cartridge this year and finally played and beat it. It can get really hard for all of the reasons you mentioned, but I also think it's worth trying out. Good video!

  • @jordankelsey4501
    @jordankelsey4501 28 днів тому +3

    We are a part of the zombie nation
    People of the world unite
    Strength in numbers, we can get it
    We'll fight for our rights

  • @bahamutdragons
    @bahamutdragons 28 днів тому +2

    1:58 "This game is not easy", the game begs to differ, it's right there on screen.

  • @LanEXHikari
    @LanEXHikari 27 днів тому

    Ahhh that game with the floating head, I remember it, but never played it because of how weird it was. Thanks for the video, SDrunk 😅✌🏼

  • @MrKimop182
    @MrKimop182 28 днів тому +1

    I remember playing this game on my friend's PC way back when by way of NEStickle and thinking it was the most wild thing I could imagine lol

  • @mattb6522
    @mattb6522 28 днів тому +2

    Good review! It's set in the distant future of 1999! 😆
    This game looks weird and wild like Cho Aniki! For once, it seems Drunk didn't recommend playing the game "any way you can".

    • @goatbone
      @goatbone 28 днів тому

      Must be a cheap game

    • @vgamer11
      @vgamer11 27 днів тому

      Possibly because it's being re-released on the Switch? Or maybe because he forgot. Who knows

  • @Justforvisit
    @Justforvisit 21 день тому +1

    Video count starting with following intros:
    SNES drunk: 874
    NES drunk: 5
    Segadrunk: 69
    Steamdrunk: 43
    Switchdrunk: 7
    Turbodrunk: 4
    Without any kind of Intro: 41
    Previously on SNES drunk IS drunk: 2
    SNES drunk IS drunk: 1
    Previously on SNES drunk plays StarFox: 1
    Previously on SNES drunk plays Final Fight: 1
    3 Hours of the SNES drunk Intro: 1
    A four minute and 30 second long SNES drunk Intro: 1
    Videos completely about Clyde T. Dog (No Intro as well): 3

  • @JamesPero-u1c
    @JamesPero-u1c 27 днів тому +4

    Superstar Billy Graham???!!!!! I'm in brother

  • @danielcurtis8056
    @danielcurtis8056 25 днів тому

    Glad you mentioned Silver Surfer, because the first thing this game made me think of was the spooky level in SS 😂

  • @ArchaicMegalith
    @ArchaicMegalith 28 днів тому

    Looks like a good pick for a rainy day! Thanks for the upload!

  • @OlDirtyGamer-
    @OlDirtyGamer- 27 днів тому

    I bought this game from a rental store liquidating their inventory. They kept the box and inserts, and the cartridge is mint because it wasn’t rented much.
    One of my most memorable in my NES collection.

  • @francoalmiron5107
    @francoalmiron5107 27 днів тому

    I really loved that game, not only because of the crazy story, but the amazing music.

  • @ThommyofThenn
    @ThommyofThenn 26 днів тому

    It's neat to see how zany zombie type games were before its genre tropes became fully established.
    Fascinating time capsule

  • @WhispyWoods.
    @WhispyWoods. 27 днів тому

    Perfect video for the week of Halloween 🎃

  • @MercenaryTau
    @MercenaryTau 27 днів тому

    I can't remember his name (maybe Taira no Masakado) but there's a legend of a samurai who's head kept taunting people for days, even as it was mounted on a pike. The head eventually got free and flew around for a while, being a right menace until it returned to his body. The only reason I can think of for censoring it in Japan would be that they were afraid it would anger the head. I think his grave is still smack dab in the middle of the financial district; there were some serious accidents when they last tried to pave over it in the 60's.

  • @whosaidthat84
    @whosaidthat84 26 днів тому +1

    Superstar Billy Graham 😂 SNES Drunk always brings it with the old school wrestling references!

  • @wg6184
    @wg6184 27 днів тому

    Just got done watching your Illusion of Gaia review with the kiddo. Went from that to this.. HA! Have a great night!
    Bill Chicago

  • @justpaul899
    @justpaul899 27 днів тому

    What i remember most about this game is the cover art. I had no idea it was a space-shooter! I figure it was more like a zombies ate my neighbors kind of game.

  • @JamieBainbridge
    @JamieBainbridge 28 днів тому +1

    Remember back in the day when you could take your head off and spit eyeballs anytime. So relatable.

  • @joerussell9574
    @joerussell9574 28 днів тому

    I was just thinking of this game the other day and could not remember the title. Thank You!

  • @ElectroCurmudgeon
    @ElectroCurmudgeon 27 днів тому

    that looks completely crazy. perfect October game.

  • @pakasack
    @pakasack 28 днів тому +1

    Happy Halloween, SNESdrunk and fans!

  • @GretchZ
    @GretchZ 24 дні тому +1

    The soundtrack sounds like when you dick around with the rhythm settings on a Casiotone

  • @dorkasaurusbecks
    @dorkasaurusbecks 27 днів тому +1

    Not going to lie. I popped at the Superstar Billy Graham line.

  • @guysafari
    @guysafari 28 днів тому

    This game is awesome. Probably my favorite shmup on the console.

  • @maxacorn
    @maxacorn 28 днів тому +4

    you can thank the spoony one for turning me on to this game.

  • @ravenstrahd5234
    @ravenstrahd5234 27 днів тому +1

    Carl from aqua teen finally lost his head and is zapping random stuff...

  • @cratedivizion
    @cratedivizion 28 днів тому

    Probably my favorite of the super rare expensive NES games

  • @BainesMkII
    @BainesMkII 27 днів тому

    I'd suspect the Japanese version has less sprite flicker, simply because the tengu mask isn't as wide as the disembodied head, thus perhaps better staying within the 8 sprites per line limit of the NES. The mask even rotates when it fires, making it look even thinner.

  • @dangeeksout
    @dangeeksout 12 днів тому

    This game looks cool. I want to play it now. Thanks, Snes drunk!

  • @nuclearphish8051
    @nuclearphish8051 25 днів тому

    I was surprised this is from 1991. Somehow I have completely missed this one back in the day, and looking at it now it just has this weird modern romhack -kind of vibe to it. Not many NES games have such ubiquitously destructible background objects, for one. Feels like it would be fun to play for a while just to blow shit up and destroy everything around you.

  • @zexalsrevenge511
    @zexalsrevenge511 27 днів тому

    Hey, I played that one recently. This game wasn’t a masterpiece but it’s worth checking out I’d say. I’d certainly take it over Silver Surfer as that one is just way too hard for its own good.

  • @jessragan6714
    @jessragan6714 27 днів тому

    That floating head belongs to a samurai! Kaze no yo ni hiyaku!

  • @johnbarton41
    @johnbarton41 28 днів тому +2

    Great shout-out to Super Star Billy Graham

  • @zeliardforty-two4692
    @zeliardforty-two4692 28 днів тому

    Definitely suggest the rerelease! Checking the EBay prices and woof! People are asking a pretty penny for this one! 🧟‍♂️

  • @youremakingprogress144
    @youremakingprogress144 28 днів тому

    My brothers and I stumbled upon this game and were blown away by how weird it was. We loved it, but we never got very far.

  • @davidturney2975
    @davidturney2975 24 дні тому +1

    I rented this game when i was a kid and could never find it after that. I thought it was awesome then

  • @DirkDierickx
    @DirkDierickx 27 днів тому

    zombie nation was also re-released by strictly limited games a year or so ago, i bought a copy.

  • @raydenlord
    @raydenlord 27 днів тому

    Whoa…How did I miss this being released on Switch? And it’s been there for years? I’ve always wanted to try it out ever since I saw it in Nintendo Power.

  • @SadSimba
    @SadSimba 22 дні тому

    I definitely was NOT expecting a Superstar Billy Graham reference in this video.
    ...then again, I'm kind of known for not expecting things. Like, say, a wildebeest stampede down at the gorge...

  • @Chadleyization
    @Chadleyization 28 днів тому

    Hey S.D, how about Monster Party or Sweet Home for NES or Cave Noire for GB? Also I'm still waiting for your Live a live Switch remake review.

  • @carlcouture1023
    @carlcouture1023 21 день тому

    In the halls of kusoge, Zombie Nation definitely has its place. It's not because it's bad though. It's because it's weird. It's not quite a bakage (ala Toilet Kids) but it comes close at times. Gotta give credit to publisher Meldac though. This is exactly the sort of game most companies would be too cowardly to even try to bring stateside.

  • @thecunninlynguist
    @thecunninlynguist 28 днів тому

    Always found this game fascinating

  • @Webhead123
    @Webhead123 28 днів тому +1

    1:46 Actually, that's naked zombie Sean Connery. 🙂

  • @EpicLebaneseNerd
    @EpicLebaneseNerd 28 днів тому +15

    Drunk, we gonna have a problem if u don't review Clock tower rewind soon, it releases today and it is ur duty to review it my most righteous dude.

  • @dicapriodelorean2888
    @dicapriodelorean2888 27 днів тому +1

    looks like ur playing as Carl's Head like in that one Aqua Teen episode

  • @AdrianKidd1985
    @AdrianKidd1985 23 дні тому

    Weird game if there was ever one. I remember renting it one of my long lost weekends over what bad game I'd get and as soon as I started playing it... I didn't get a damn of what was going on the screen. Good thing that the dude at the video renting place was only 2 blocks away from home and swapped any of the games without an issue. And also good thing TMNT III: The Manhattan project was available that day. So, happy ending for everyone.

  • @rootbeer_666
    @rootbeer_666 26 днів тому

    Billy Graham was a villain we really should have been fighting harder against all along. Giant Floating Head knew what was up.

  • @williambienz8238
    @williambienz8238 23 дні тому

    Never played this, but it looks trippy enough to be a good time for at least one play through.

  • @PrinceCity007
    @PrinceCity007 25 днів тому

    Great video

  • @cubanref9670
    @cubanref9670 28 днів тому +4

    I think this game was meant to be played on mushrooms. Will report back. 😂

  • @neonshadow5005
    @neonshadow5005 28 днів тому

    I see a level that looks like it came out of Contra and explosions and gems that look like they came out of Guardian Legend. I didn't recognize the title but seeing the gameplay, yeah I remember this one.

  • @lonewolffang
    @lonewolffang 28 днів тому

    I tried it a long while back. It's not bad as a concept of a game, but the controls can slip on you and game is not in any way a cakewalk.

  • @LuxisAlukard
    @LuxisAlukard 28 днів тому

    Totally unrelated, but have you played Age of Mythology Retold? Maybe there'll be a video about it? :-)

  • @tobypupzz7112
    @tobypupzz7112 28 днів тому +2

    Superstar Billy Graham 😂 👍🏻

  • @finnhaverkamp
    @finnhaverkamp 27 днів тому +3

    Do you just try the Konami code in every game and hope to get lucky?

  • @Cazz8203
    @Cazz8203 28 днів тому +3

    this isn't a konami game??? wtf. looks like some of the background was pulled straight out of contra

  • @Choad8879
    @Choad8879 28 днів тому

    :57 is that a re-used background from Contra?

  • @EpicBassSoIo
    @EpicBassSoIo 27 днів тому

    are we covering Chiller at some point?

  • @blightedgrounds
    @blightedgrounds 27 днів тому

    This game is like one wild & wacky acid trip

  • @rubenperez9751
    @rubenperez9751 28 днів тому

    It’s an unique and amazing game. Ideal Halloween game.

  • @WillKeaton
    @WillKeaton 28 днів тому

    I'm familiar with this game, but I've always heard it referred to as _"Samurai_ Zombie Nation." (The floating head belongs to a samurai.) I went looking, and the box art and title screen just read "Zombie Nation." Now I'm not even sure if the "Samurai" part of the name was ever part of the title in any official capacity.

    • @ostiariusalpha
      @ostiariusalpha 26 днів тому

      It's only visible on the title screen.

  • @brittislove
    @brittislove 27 днів тому

    I would say the game is not groundbreaking, not particularly fun, not innovative, not a classic but yet.. it is still worth of note I think just because of the presentation. It was a LOT of style on the NES we never saw. Ok, I think I know the word for it - oddity. It is a very important oddity

  • @Protoman85
    @Protoman85 25 днів тому

    Kind of surprised he still says 無念 instead of changing it to OH NO or something

  • @ToolShopGuy
    @ToolShopGuy 28 днів тому

    This game is on the Switch!!

  • @FigureFarter
    @FigureFarter 24 дні тому

    I remember seeing a bootleg on one of those Famiclones which was the original Japanese version

  • @CR-sq7hw
    @CR-sq7hw 26 днів тому

    Maybe this game is about the Ccp revolution , @SnesDrunk are you also on X ?

  • @TheRealBDouble
    @TheRealBDouble 28 днів тому +1

    I thought the correct term was "kusoge", not "kusobe". But maybe I'm wrong

  • @wintercrush554
    @wintercrush554 28 днів тому

    Your character is a floating old man zombie head? This seems like a very specific genre.

  • @mtshark7
    @mtshark7 27 днів тому

    This one looks like a fun game.

  • @ValkyrieTiara
    @ValkyrieTiara 28 днів тому +2

    Rather than "kusobe" I think you probably mean "kusoge"? Easy mistake to make lol Kusoge means "shitty game" (kuso geemu literally means "shit game")
    Unless of course kusobe is some new reference/meme that I'm not familiar with, which is possible lol

  • @MangetsuSAMURAI
    @MangetsuSAMURAI 28 днів тому

    Actually, playing as a giant Tengu mask IS my thing.

  • @austinjeffries5741
    @austinjeffries5741 27 днів тому

    The Ripper was a good call. We thought Carl from Aqua Team Hunger Force.

  • @escopeto7849
    @escopeto7849 27 днів тому +1

    🎫Have a tip for reminding us of Naked Zombie Sean Connery - awesome quick review!

    • @SNESdrunk
      @SNESdrunk  17 днів тому +1

      Thanks so much! Enjoy your day

  • @KRobinson-ko1ne
    @KRobinson-ko1ne 27 днів тому

    “Zombie Hostage”?
    Yeah, those are just people and you’re eating them! Namakubi is all about destroying Dark Seed; he’s not about saving humanity
    The attempt to censor the lunacy is hilarious
    I find it interesting that you’re a severed head in the US Version when in the Japanese Version you’re a possessed mask. It’s usually Japan that gets away with the edgier material
    Lastly I do kind of wish they kept the Statue of Libertys design from the Japanese version in the American One: it just looks like the statue come to life and honestly that I find way more unsettling than having it turn into a gorgon

  • @zetareticulan321
    @zetareticulan321 27 днів тому

    Help! I'm looking for a NES game that I played as a kid, but don't know what it's called. All I remember is, it is a vertical scrolling space shooter, and one of the power ups look like an eyeball.

  • @mightyfilm
    @mightyfilm 27 днів тому

    Funny how, considering Nintendo's strict censorship back in the day that the Japanese version has the more toned down main character. I guess it was easier to give us decapitated zombie head than to explain to American kids what a Tengu is.

  • @caveiracibernetica
    @caveiracibernetica 27 днів тому

    Awesome!

  • @gnardawgyt
    @gnardawgyt 27 днів тому

    Hey, doesn't look too bad!

  • @joekearon1336
    @joekearon1336 27 днів тому +1

    Why am I getting Hong Kong 97 vibes with this game?

  • @blakeyi6015
    @blakeyi6015 28 днів тому

    Is ogre battle the only big name game he hasn’t reviewed? That would’ve worked for a Halloween release

  • @louisdellalucca8969
    @louisdellalucca8969 28 днів тому

    Ahh zombie nation. The last game on Retro Replay before Troy Baker left

  • @PAINNN666
    @PAINNN666 28 днів тому +1

    Monster party on NES next please

  • @captjc
    @captjc 28 днів тому

    So it is a game that plays like what would have happened if Vigo’s massive head hadn’t been stopped by the Ghostbusters.