The Craziest Most Bizarre NES Boss Fights (Nintendo Entertainment System)

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  • @EpicLebaneseNerd
    @EpicLebaneseNerd Місяць тому +127

    I swear this dude is like that 1 guy in the friends group who is the heart and soul of the entourage, u know him, that guy that no road trip, gathering, sleep over or any group activity is complete if he doesn't show up. Honestly this is now the best Nes channel for me, it beats the ''u know who'' channel that now reviews bottom of the barrel stuff. Great job James, hope u get 1,000,000 subs one day since ur tha man.

    • @RappingNinja
      @RappingNinja Місяць тому

      I don’t know who “u know who” is, but I am really happy I found this one

    • @Boogie_the_cat
      @Boogie_the_cat Місяць тому +5

      ​@@RappingNinjaNinja Rap by Vanilla Ice:
      Go ninja go ninja go !
      Did u know Vanilla Ice's real name is Robert Van Winkle ?
      It's true.

    • @Boogie_the_cat
      @Boogie_the_cat Місяць тому +1

      It's weird that you would be comparing an apple with a dishwasher, but you're allowed to do that.
      But generally, in movie reviews, the reviewer doesn't compare Spy Kids with Flesh Eater 7: The Bloodening Continues
      It's not the same target audience, and the only thing they have in common is they are movies where a group of protags foils the evil antagonist.
      Unless I missed the part in Spy Kids where the stoned teenagers having sex in the back of a Volvo get their faces chewed off, it's hard to compare the two.
      Was there a Spy Kids directors cut ?
      The "other channel" isn't a NES channel anyways.

    • @KatyParker7140
      @KatyParker7140 Місяць тому +5

      Who're you talking about, SNES Drunk? Koei games aren't bottom of the barrel tier. There's worse he's done videos on.

    • @EpicLebaneseNerd
      @EpicLebaneseNerd Місяць тому +2

      @@Boogie_the_cat jim carry made me know that in his spoof track, and remember, nothjing rhymes with winkle.

  • @mtgpackrat7945
    @mtgpackrat7945 Місяць тому +6

    Legendary Wings. The boss with multiple eyes that shoots brains at you. That one always freaked me out a bit.

  • @RinaRetro
    @RinaRetro Місяць тому +57

    *Aww your wife looks so sweet! She’s a lucky Girl* 💙

  • @ColdPants89
    @ColdPants89 Місяць тому +10

    Totally Rad was one of my favorite games growing up! I don’t think this game gets enough love, so I’m always grateful to see it talked about!

  • @MyVengenceEndsNow
    @MyVengenceEndsNow Місяць тому +6

    3:57
    I'm VERY happy someone else loved Astayanax the same way I used did.

  • @dary0097
    @dary0097 Місяць тому +3

    1:50 How on earth did I didn't know about this Awesome Game !

  • @tenebrousoul9368
    @tenebrousoul9368 Місяць тому +32

    I checked this shit out

    • @fat.E
      @fat.E Місяць тому +6

      Hey, Me too man!

    • @frankf684
      @frankf684 Місяць тому +1

      I shit this check out,think I did it wrong

  • @RichCale
    @RichCale Місяць тому +16

    That first boss had me thinking of Scylla in Greek Mythology.

  • @carlcouture1023
    @carlcouture1023 Місяць тому +16

    When you consider that the NES was built to the specs of "Make it play Donkey Kong pretty well" it's pretty wild how far developers were able to push it. And yes the MMC3 is to thank most of the time, but you still need to be really good to make bosses on par with what KID was doing.

    • @HylianFox3
      @HylianFox3 Місяць тому +2

      I know right? I swear the NES has by far the most eclectic mix of games released for any system.

    • @BigOleWords
      @BigOleWords  Місяць тому +3

      KID rules!!!

  • @stagedlink1251
    @stagedlink1251 Місяць тому +7

    I always love the way you describe things in a call-it-like-you-see sort of way. I don’t care what the official names of these bosses are. Your descriptions are now canon.

  • @mulderman5562
    @mulderman5562 Місяць тому +6

    Little Samson is also a treasure trove of amazing bosses on the NES. From the giant cyclops from stage 1 to the dragon from the volcano stage. Absolutely mind-blowing they got them to look as good as they did on the NES. Next to no slowdown or sprite flicker either. Compare the dragon fight to the Mecha Dragon from Mega Man 2 for example.

    • @BigOleWords
      @BigOleWords  Місяць тому +2

      That was definitely on the extended list! My favorite isn’t a boss but that giant crab guy.

  • @cajampa
    @cajampa Місяць тому +3

    OK I thought I knew the nes library.
    But you proved to me that I am just a simple casual. Because I have only played one of those. And they all look amazing.

  • @BigDaddyCola
    @BigDaddyCola Місяць тому +2

    Great video. Just stumbled on your channel. You got some really deep cuts here which is refreshing. You actually managed to showcase a game i dont remember ever hearing about with eon man. I was an avid nintendo power reader and it still evaded my memory. When you showed the issue i straight up remembered the pages even. Great stuff!

  • @xenos_n.
    @xenos_n. Місяць тому +4

    So many of these games I've never even heard of. The NES had a huge library.

  • @frankiesalatino547
    @frankiesalatino547 Місяць тому +15

    If I worked on something for months and then my job told me "nevermind, we're scrapping the whole thing" I would be f*cking pissed.

    • @MasterZebulin
      @MasterZebulin Місяць тому

      Go-ing pos-tal!
      Go-ing pos-tal!
      Go-ing pos-tal!

    • @maltheopia
      @maltheopia Місяць тому +1

      Protip: don't get into sales, engineering (especially mechanical or electrical, especially especially computer), or project management if you are going to TAP INTO AN ANCESTRAL, NAY APOCALYPTIC RAGE THAT WILL REND THE HEAVENS everytime a project you've sweat blood for on gets a 'lol nm'.

    • @HylianFox3
      @HylianFox3 Місяць тому +1

      Just ask the guys who made 'Coyote vs. Acme'
      But yeah, this happens way more often than you'd think, in pretty much any industry. But it especially sucks when something truly awesome is canned, while a bunch of crap gets released. Oh, well...

    • @frankiesalatino547
      @frankiesalatino547 Місяць тому +2

      @@maltheopia uh ya I'm a career waiter because I went to college for Technical Writing lol.

    • @BigOleWords
      @BigOleWords  Місяць тому +3

      For real! Especially a almost complete and amazing game like Time Diver

  • @JohnRiggs
    @JohnRiggs Місяць тому +14

    Kickmaster probably has my favorite NES graphics if any game. Especially through a CRT

    • @BigOleWords
      @BigOleWords  Місяць тому +5

      I think we all have that one game we recommend too much and bring up too often and for me that is definitely ol’ Kick Master!

    • @mikemurphy5898
      @mikemurphy5898 Місяць тому

      Yoo! Two of the greats on this -channel- err, platform.

  • @iwillquietlyresist6922
    @iwillquietlyresist6922 26 днів тому +1

    I just recently came across your channel while looking for some new stuff to watch to get away from the depressing news of the world, and your videos have been exactly what i needed. Love your stuff!

    • @collinmichaelkahn3918
      @collinmichaelkahn3918 24 дні тому +1

      Right?!? Same here. We found them for pretty much the exact same reasons.
      Guessing you were a late 80’s/early 90’s kid like me as well.
      Something about watching our peers make such thoughtful work cataloguing and digging into the lore about so many games I missed has me *this* close to buying one of those nt mini things I’m always hearing about.

    • @iwillquietlyresist6922
      @iwillquietlyresist6922 24 дні тому

      @collinmichaelkahn3918 fortunately for me, I actually have two NES that are still in working order - me and my wife both still have our systems from when we were kids! 😄

  • @FlipWilson78
    @FlipWilson78 Місяць тому +5

    "Medusa of Liberty! New band name, I called it!" - Andy Dwyer (probably)

  • @alessandrobaggi6129
    @alessandrobaggi6129 Місяць тому +7

    4:34 "Krang meets Kwato" must be the best description here. 🤣👍😉

  • @NorrinRaddIITurbo
    @NorrinRaddIITurbo Місяць тому +3

    Great video! I really like the boss at the end of Monster in My Pocket. Just when you think the game is over, you have to fight a glitched out TV screen.

  • @andrewhunter9119
    @andrewhunter9119 23 дні тому +1

    Randomly just stumbled across your video for the first time...big fan. Cant believe my algorithm failed to get this to me WAY sooner. Reminds me of AVGN...back when he had passion for it. Keep it up dude.

    • @BigOleWords
      @BigOleWords  20 днів тому +1

      Thanks man, glad you like it!

  • @TrevorAWilliams
    @TrevorAWilliams Місяць тому +1

    Great video! And hopefully Atlanta United can continue their upset streak. I would like to see my Loons versus the Five Stripes in MLS Cup.

    • @BigOleWords
      @BigOleWords  Місяць тому +1

      Oh snap thanks! And yeah that’d be very unlikely but amazing!

  • @chrisd6287
    @chrisd6287 Місяць тому +2

    This surprise day off honestly keeps getting better by the second. Hell Yea!!

  • @paulcampbell8696
    @paulcampbell8696 Місяць тому +3

    Dang. I have never played totally rad more than 30 seconds because I was so put off by the dialogue and the play control of the main character that I assumed nobody put any thought or effort into it. You have inspired me to check it out when I get home tonight.

    • @mattsweeney3790
      @mattsweeney3790 Місяць тому

      Once you get the "magic maintenance " down it's a pretty cool game. No item drops, so what you start with is what you got. You can change into 3 other "suits" and they can be pretty helpfull. Go for it!

    • @BigOleWords
      @BigOleWords  Місяць тому +3

      It’s actually really good

  • @eelobrian6727
    @eelobrian6727 Місяць тому +19

    '"Bone Throne" wins gold for best double entendre ever.

    • @mattsweeney3790
      @mattsweeney3790 Місяць тому +2

      Plasticman is BEST superhero 100%

    • @eelobrian6727
      @eelobrian6727 Місяць тому +1

      @mattsweeney3790 Thanks! I have had many adventures :)

    • @mattsweeney3790
      @mattsweeney3790 Місяць тому +1

      Like the time you were in millions of pieces on the bottom of the ocean and it took thousands of years to be put back together.....Plas is deep

    • @eelobrian6727
      @eelobrian6727 Місяць тому +1

      @mattsweeney3790 That was tough. When I'm in the water, I prefer to be a surfboard.

    • @mattsweeney3790
      @mattsweeney3790 Місяць тому +1

      @@eelobrian6727 like in the plasticman adventure comedy show!?!?! Horrible half ape and The Clam!!!!!

  • @TrevinAdams
    @TrevinAdams Місяць тому +2

    This was a great video idea and as usual, your descriptions are money!

  • @GertrudesD
    @GertrudesD Місяць тому +5

    Aye Yo! I just got out of prison and imma binge watch your channel today! Glad to see you kept up with the vids while I was doing time. Thanks bro!

    • @inc2000glw
      @inc2000glw Місяць тому

      Welcome home . U didn't miss much. Just government crap

    • @BigOleWords
      @BigOleWords  Місяць тому +2

      Oh snap for real?! Sorry to hear that but congrats on freedom bud!

    • @lvclix
      @lvclix 14 днів тому

      You don’t even know what he did. What if you’re big up’n a chomo or wife killer? Rapist? Ask for that paperwork before welcoming the big homie home.

    • @GertrudesD
      @GertrudesD 14 днів тому

      @lvclix what if I was joking?

  • @mattsweeney3790
    @mattsweeney3790 Місяць тому +7

    Uh-mazing perler, fantastic video, best video ideas for nes ever from you, Bames. I made a longer comment but my phones been wonky, so doesn't look like it made the jump to light speed. Zen in space at the end is extremely memorable.

  • @danbauer3669
    @danbauer3669 Місяць тому +15

    How about every boss in Monster Party?

    • @BigOleWords
      @BigOleWords  Місяць тому +6

      I think I decided that would pair better for a more wtf boss video

    • @HylianFox3
      @HylianFox3 Місяць тому +5

      This entire list could have been Monster Party, lol

    • @genewildershair81
      @genewildershair81 Місяць тому +4

      The game that let me fight a literal onion ring.

  • @BainesMkII
    @BainesMkII Місяць тому +3

    Time Diver probably did the giant hand the same way that SNES Turtles did the Foot soldier screen splat. It wasn't a Mode7 trick; it was just a bunch of sprites grouped together.

  • @BlueEXEVideos
    @BlueEXEVideos Місяць тому +3

    Totally rad video dude!

  • @Ascendingstorm
    @Ascendingstorm Місяць тому +2

    Excellent video man! Loved it. I gotta play a few of these!

  • @HighFiveGhost50
    @HighFiveGhost50 Місяць тому +3

    That horse was workin’ it.

  • @101iswhatsup
    @101iswhatsup Місяць тому +1

    That collection is impressive. Blessings to you and your wife.

  • @doordashdriver
    @doordashdriver Місяць тому +5

    blaster master and fester's quest had some crazy bosses. both sunsoft games

    • @eelobrian6727
      @eelobrian6727 Місяць тому

      @@doordashdriver if you look closely, they are the same game.

    • @JB-mm5ff
      @JB-mm5ff Місяць тому

      Crabullus!

  • @josephbradshaw6985
    @josephbradshaw6985 Місяць тому +3

    Well Bionic Commando had Hitler, which was nuts. Mother Brain was pretty scary when I was young, but that might be too mainstream. 🙂

  • @AirZonkWorldChamp
    @AirZonkWorldChamp Місяць тому +8

    I thought Wrath of the Black Manta bosses would make the list too, they are just too weird with their lack of animation.

    • @BigOleWords
      @BigOleWords  Місяць тому +4

      Another game I haven’t spent much time on. I’ll check it out!

    • @dendroleon
      @dendroleon Місяць тому +2

      his name is tiny but he's REAL big

  • @turbokiller
    @turbokiller Місяць тому +2

    My favorites are the ones from KICK MASTER

  • @Boogie_the_cat
    @Boogie_the_cat Місяць тому +2

    This is the content i ❤
    Also, "codpiece" is the best word to come out of the middle ages.
    I wish codpieces would come back.
    We never pull nostalgia from the deeper wells.
    Also, Turtles in Time does not use Mode 7 for the foot clan throwing. Mode 7 is only scaling and rotation of a background or foreground layer, and does not apply to sprites. Konami simply drew larger sprites to make it appear as if the foot soldiers are coming towards the screen. That is why it appears much more choppy than actual hardware sprite scaling.

  • @萌子ディリバルト
    @萌子ディリバルト Місяць тому +2

    Hey. Loved the video, Journey to Silous has some pretty nice boss battles👍

  • @MyNegaJay
    @MyNegaJay Місяць тому +2

    Totally Rad was one of my favorite NES games to rent. Beat is several times back in the day. Cool bosses. The real end boss is inside the knight.

  • @EX7RUD1CON
    @EX7RUD1CON Місяць тому +1

    Conquest of the crystal palace is awesome, one of my favourites, I loved how you could control the dog

  • @gridly.todd.h
    @gridly.todd.h Місяць тому +5

    Great list! Maybe TGL, abadox, blaster master, and life force for next cycle?

  • @opaljk4835
    @opaljk4835 Місяць тому +3

    Crisis Force has awesome bosses multi segmented bosses. Not sure if you’ve covered that already, but it’s one of my fave games for the console.

    • @BigOleWords
      @BigOleWords  Місяць тому +2

      Yknow that’s a game I’ve been meaning to get to…

  • @Stratelier
    @Stratelier Місяць тому +1

    Minor correction for clarity, the Shredder boss from TMNT: Turtles in Time was NOT an actual Mode 7 effect -- just custom sprite assets for throwing Foot Soldiers "into the screen" (which you could do during any stage).

  • @olserknam
    @olserknam 19 днів тому +1

    I think 16-bit is where big scary bosses truly shined, you already covered most of the weird ones from NES. But if you want to keep your follow-up strictly 8-bit, Alien Syndrome is a must. It has some pretty grotesque and disturbing bosses even by today's standards.

    • @BigOleWords
      @BigOleWords  16 днів тому

      Y’know that’s a game I completely neglected! I’ll have to try it again

  • @ItalNico
    @ItalNico Місяць тому +1

    Love seeing stuff like this from more obscure games that never crossed my radar. The Skull boss from Life Force is the one that I always remember as being weird and freaky. Then there's Stinger...giant watermelon boss FTW. :)

  • @esotericcorporation7058
    @esotericcorporation7058 19 днів тому +1

    8:30 Did we have to talk about and zoom in on the horse butt? That was funny as hell

  • @SirRosser
    @SirRosser Місяць тому +5

    Heh, as soon as I saw the thumbnail, I knew that Astyanax would make the cut.

  • @LuwiigiMaster
    @LuwiigiMaster Місяць тому

    An interesting thing here is that three of these games are related in some way - Kick Master, Isolated Warrior, and Zombie Nation. The first two were made by a company called "Kindle Imagine Develop", or KID, while the last was made by KAZe. Here's where it gets interesting - Norio Nakagata composed for Isolated Warrior and Zombie Nation, and Zombie Nation uses a sound driver that KID later used for Recca, Doki Doki Yuuenchi, and Kick Master.

  • @ggbetz
    @ggbetz Місяць тому +1

    I havent even heard of all these games (that time diver game), and the rest I've never seen with my own eyes, except tmnt tournament fighters. Clearly, I've mostly played commons. Great video! All these games are on my list to play tho.

  • @CarniviusPrime
    @CarniviusPrime Місяць тому

    That Kick Master Perler Bead pic is awesome. Also your wife is a looker too. Have a good day!

  • @subdynoman
    @subdynoman 28 днів тому

    FANTASTIC VID!!! Game recognized game!! Wow! You are lucky to have your player 2. This was a fun and entertaining vid, i got to get my hands on some of these titles. I hope us oldskoolers get a chance to bring back true 8bit development, i see there is a few that are still creating and using the original consol for play. I would love to make a game, as i always wanted as a kid...my fav game is still The Guardian Legend, with #2 being Blaster Master.

  • @RaposaCadela
    @RaposaCadela 19 днів тому +1

    WOW, these bosses really were crazy, I didn't know most of them

  • @romusz
    @romusz Місяць тому +1

    Everything in Abadox was pretty freaky looking. Body horror in a living planet, good stuff! Even stranger was how Milton Bradley published the US version and its still nothing but gore.

  • @diablojones
    @diablojones Місяць тому +7

    What? No Abbadox?!?

    • @BigOleWords
      @BigOleWords  Місяць тому +5

      Yeah that game is nuts

    • @kevin12567
      @kevin12567 14 днів тому

      @@BigOleWordsEspecially the vertically scrolling section where the music fades out, replaced by a heartbeat as you pass this giant lamprey-looking thing, before the boss theme finally comes in and you see an eye on its tail. Unsettling!

  • @FFVison
    @FFVison Місяць тому +1

    Yeah, they had a lot of those on the NES. I am kind of surprised that the end boss of Ninja Gaiden didn't make this list. Got ninjas, then statues, and then a weird shrimp thing? Pretty strange.
    Anywho, anyone else feel like the tune playing at the end of this video (13:19) sounds like a chiptunes version of a song inspired by the song they played at the Blue Oyster Bar from Police Academy?

  • @MrCaotico666
    @MrCaotico666 Місяць тому

    Many of those games I have never even seen, and oh boy I DID look everywhere Guess I was wrong about knowing about the whole NES library.
    Well, subscribed!
    I would definitely suggest Astyanax' bosses, specially the first miniboss, but you did it!
    If I may, I'd suggest looking at so many cool bosses from Little Samsom, Jakie Chan's last boss who turns into the (very realistic) spider, Kid Dracula's cloud-surfer-deities, and the NES splatterhouse game's Vampire MJ.
    Cheers y'all!

  • @nesaaliyah4821
    @nesaaliyah4821 Місяць тому +1

    Great video, amazing channel!

  • @opaljk4835
    @opaljk4835 Місяць тому +1

    That Time Dicer Eon Man looks like a must play. Although I am also the asshole here to say those Turtles In Time enemy throwing effects are just 3 frames of animation and did not use scaling or rotation (which was the mode 7 graphics mode). It’s usually a pretty flat looking image or background that can move around. Awesome effects in Eon Fighter either way. They went way out the way for those hand animations on top of the background with less flicker than I assume. Crazy.

  • @joeszymanski3540
    @joeszymanski3540 Місяць тому +2

    Wait, is the Statue of Liberty Medusa shooting pigeons out of her eyes?? 😂😂

  • @jeffm5056
    @jeffm5056 Місяць тому +2

    I remember Tiny in Wrath of the Black Manta. He took up the entire screen.

  • @ShockerTopper
    @ShockerTopper 28 днів тому

    Good video. I grew up with NES, but only from 5-8, and when SNES came out, I played it a bit less. I'd say I wished I had grown up with it more, but I'm fine being born in the mid 80's. I'm content with when I grew up for sure.

  • @clockworkengine
    @clockworkengine Місяць тому +2

    The kickmaster wolfrider boss has a massive phallic aspect.
    Is that a love for Shannon Hoon I hear in the title card?

    • @BigOleWords
      @BigOleWords  Місяць тому +1

      Nope, but I’ve been obsessed with that song “Skinned”!

  • @Ultrapub
    @Ultrapub Місяць тому

    While not exactly an NES game, your final opponent in “Sin and Punishment” (N64) is an entire copy of planet Earth. You’re literally shooting at a giant enemy planet, trying to deflect back all its attacks, as it shoots directly at the original Earth itself!

  • @Andres33AU
    @Andres33AU Місяць тому +1

    Totally Rad is a totally rad game, and I remember being wowed by the size of the bosses back in the day. I played Time Diver: Eon Man a few years ago on an emulator (am I allowed to say that? Haha) and I very much enjoyed it, it's a shame it never got released.

  • @fattdamon1980
    @fattdamon1980 24 дні тому

    So happy to see Bucky O'Hare on here, my favorite game as a kid.

  • @billyhorn7886
    @billyhorn7886 Місяць тому +3

    The zen boss looks like something out of Gwar

    • @dendroleon
      @dendroleon Місяць тому

      the human race will die, and we'll just shrug

  • @nerdcraftercoley7305
    @nerdcraftercoley7305 Місяць тому +1

    So glad Astyanax was on here besides the titular Mario games and Contra its the one game I've played over and over. Contra has some great bosses that are cool.

  • @YeOldeBelmont
    @YeOldeBelmont 17 днів тому +1

    Great narration, top notch jokes. Subbed.

  • @Kylora2112
    @Kylora2112 Місяць тому

    My mind immediately went to Blaster Master. Those were the first crazy boss fights most NES-playing kids got to see...if they were good enough to get there.

  • @Drumboardist
    @Drumboardist Місяць тому

    Man, if you haven't played "Little Samson", one of THE last games released on the NES, y'gotta. The boss fights are incredible.

  • @cmfort2696
    @cmfort2696 Місяць тому +1

    I like the poster in the background.

  • @intel386DX
    @intel386DX Місяць тому +1

    Little Samson and Journey to Silius have crazy bosses as well

  • @brianjl7477
    @brianjl7477 28 днів тому

    That zombie head game IS totally wild! I've never seen that one.

  • @bedwablackburn
    @bedwablackburn Місяць тому +1

    Yoooo! Zen Intergalactic Ninja ALERT!

  • @alexh2790
    @alexh2790 15 днів тому

    What a rad channel! I was just the right age when I got exposed to the NES ( we called it Regular Nintendo) and that sh!t was magic to me. As good as the SNES was, the NES had a weird juxtaposition of abstraction and refinement (and sometimes obtuseness) that really tickled my young imagination. I blame the NES for my lifelong drawing facination.

  • @namebrandmason
    @namebrandmason Місяць тому +3

    I’d say the “Targets” from Street Fighter 2010 belong on the list. From the stage one bat-winged scorpion man to whatever the hell Troy turns into in the final stage.
    On the other hand, we should leave them off the list so you don’t have to play the game to capture footage.

    • @BigOleWords
      @BigOleWords  Місяць тому +2

      So great call, this is a game I didn’t think about at all. Thanks!

  • @datoneguy825
    @datoneguy825 Місяць тому +1

    I remember Streetfighter 2010 had some crazy bosses and definitely Monster Party

  • @MichaelTaylor-qp2xf
    @MichaelTaylor-qp2xf Місяць тому +1

    No bosses from Blaster Master!? Snubbed!!

  • @shawnio
    @shawnio 29 днів тому

    you picked like 6 of my childhood games, I literally drooled on my self reminiscing lol totally rad was an amazing game for sure.

    • @shawnio
      @shawnio 29 днів тому

      should of at least mentioned mega man 2's silly big bosses

  • @darktetsuya
    @darktetsuya Місяць тому

    first off loved the perler beads story! wish I was 1/10th that talented I could barely manage a pac-man the last time I tried to do it, haha. I'm glad you mentioned astyanax! definitely my #1 as far as crazy boss designs go, someone at jaleco/icom really had a knack for great boss designs. I'm sure they also worked on totally rad so including that one tracks as well.

  • @TysonBegford
    @TysonBegford Місяць тому +2

    Thanks for covering Time Diver Eon. I don’t think I’ve played it yet (rare for me to come across an 8bit game I haven’t). Will have to fire up the everdrive this evening.

    • @BigOleWords
      @BigOleWords  Місяць тому +1

      If there's a ever a game that makes since no one's played it, it's an unreleased one ;)

    • @TysonBegford
      @TysonBegford 27 днів тому

      @@BigOleWords turns out it was going to be a sequel to wrath of the black manta. Neat!

  • @TheL1arL1ar
    @TheL1arL1ar Місяць тому +1

    You take me back to the time when NES was pretty much the only household name…

  • @esotericcorporation7058
    @esotericcorporation7058 19 днів тому

    There were clearly a ton of good NES games that didn't get the love they deserved. For every Mario 3, Castevania and Metroid, there are 30 games you didn't hear about it. As someone who has been gaming for 30 years, I am still finding hidden gems on the NES.

  • @Spagyr
    @Spagyr Місяць тому +1

    Never seen or heard of kickmaster. I would have been enthralled.

  • @MrWendell6702
    @MrWendell6702 Місяць тому

    Had never even heard of any of these games. Great stuff.

  • @benwhite5452
    @benwhite5452 Місяць тому +1

    "NES game called 'Kick Master' being good" is so unlikely, but there it is

  • @dwest84
    @dwest84 Місяць тому +1

    Totally Rad was one of my favorites, haha. Still got my copy.

  • @rockk9753
    @rockk9753 23 дні тому

    Some of those arcade and nes bosses used to look terrifying, later games only mortal kombat, resident evil, and silent hill scared me

  • @Nobody-sp7ug
    @Nobody-sp7ug 29 днів тому +1

    I have never heard of a single one of these games on this list. I dont think this has ever happened before.

    • @BigOleWords
      @BigOleWords  29 днів тому +1

      That’s what I’m here for! ;)

  • @arvinrunstein5707
    @arvinrunstein5707 Місяць тому +1

    Bruh that macaroni art is sick.

  • @SatoshiMatrix1
    @SatoshiMatrix1 Місяць тому

    9:11 The hands of the boss are sprites whereas the rest of the boss is the background. A sprite is a 8x8 (or 8x16 depending on the mode) three color object that can move totally independently of he background. In terms of the NES, since the screen resolution is 256x240, almost always multiple sprites are combined together to create a larger character than 8 pixels tall by 8 pixels wide. Even small Mario in Super Mario Bros. consists of four sprites!
    Although the NES hardware was built to handle sprites easily, it nevertheless has certain limitations with sprites. One eight sprites can be drawn her horizontal scanline Any after are simply not drawn. Programmers could account for this by turning off other sprites on alternating frames creating a "flickering" effect to make it look as if there are more than 8 sprites per scanline when there are not.
    The other limitation is that the NES can only draw 64 sprites in total to the screen at a time. Given these limitations, this boss fight in Time Diver Eon Man consists of large vertical sprites as to not be concerned with the 8 sprites per scanline cap and then uses almost all sprite slots for the hands. It's clever.

  • @Greenade-nh2nw
    @Greenade-nh2nw 29 днів тому

    2:21 Thanks for reminding me of a game I had after 19 years or so

  • @striderskorpion
    @striderskorpion Місяць тому +1

    Technically, Time Diver was released but on a bootleg cartridge. It was retitled as Time Diver: Avenger.

  • @billspurr2090
    @billspurr2090 14 днів тому +1

    Is the opening sound bite from the Mr. Show sketch “ Jeepers Creepers Seni-Star”?

  • @cdavis7249
    @cdavis7249 Місяць тому +2

    I love your show sir it makes me happy

  • @the-engneer
    @the-engneer Місяць тому

    Low G Man had some trippy boss fights. The whole game was trippy and i think its awesome and doesn't get talked about enough

  • @PazonBoy
    @PazonBoy Місяць тому +1

    What a game the Kickmaster!!
    And besides, as an Atlanta Utd fan, you remember Carlos Carmona from Chile? He was a well known player for the national team of my country

    • @BigOleWords
      @BigOleWords  Місяць тому +1

      I do! I loved Carmona but he went back to Chile after only a season.

    • @PazonBoy
      @PazonBoy 29 днів тому

      @@BigOleWords awesome channel mate! hope you make a review sometime of some awesome games I played like Little nemo, S.C.A.T. or Werewolf!

  • @Scythemantis
    @Scythemantis 17 днів тому +1

    "Wolfrider" is obviously Scylla! She's not just riding or commanding them, in the original myth the pack of wolves are her actual lower body! Like a mermaid, but instead of a fish tail it's like 20 wolves.

    • @BigOleWords
      @BigOleWords  16 днів тому

      How do they breath underwater?!