NES Alphanumeric! #059: DEADLY TOWERS
8I live stream 8-bit Nintendo games on original hardware at least once a week, usually WedNESdays from 10–11 p.m. Eastern, and I sometimes play other games on Friday nights or whenever the mood strikes and I have time.
MINI-REVIEW: This is another one of those cases where a game sounds amazing on paper, but the actual execution leaves a lot to be desired. It features decent sprites, okay music, and interesting ideas, but this game is a miserable mess--punishingly hard and intentionally frustrating. Being transported with no warning to hidden pocket dimensions with confusing mazes that encompass hundreds of screens... attacking you with a swarm of different creatures that often take dozens of hits... stingy power-ups and weak weapons... No thanks.
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UPCOMING "NES ALPHANUMERIC!" LIVE STREAMS
Days of Thunder - 3/28/18
Deadly Towers - 4/4/18
Defenders of Dynatron City - 4/11/18
BONUS STREAMS (usually Fridays)
"Front-Loaded": Misc. NES games, including and especially homebrews
"Play it Old!": SNES, Gamecube, Wii, and games for other retro systems
"Dot Matrix Reloaded": Game Boy games via Super Game Boy 2/SNES
"Too Many Buttons": Modern games
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EQUIPMENT LIST
Consoles:
Nintendo Entertainment System — NES-001 (Front Loader)*
Super Nintendo Entertainment System — SNS-001 + Super Game Boy 2
Wii — RVL-001 (incl. Gamecube)
Raspberry Pi 3, Retropi
Monitor: RCA E13320 (13" CRT)
Capture: Dazzle DVC 100 (composite)
PC: Asus Zenbook UX305
Software: OBS Studio
Mic: Audio-Technica ATR2100-USB
Headphones: Sony MDRZX100 ZX