"The Story Super Mario Bros. and the B-Dash" or "Why Nintendo Controllers Read From B to A"

Channel:

GTV Japan

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56,800

Published on July 24, 2020 2:00:13 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oAvKPB6OAnc

Game:

Super Mario Bros. (1985)

Category:

Let's Play

Duration: 16:30

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Why is that Nintendo controllers have their buttons labeled in reverse alphabetical order? (More below...)

Episode information
GTV 94 "From B to A" Season 5 Episode 10
Original Airdate: July 24, 2020
Produced January-March, and July 15-20 2020
Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my 15" MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, which was starting to show signs of age, though rock-solid.
Produced with Final Cut Pro and Photoshop, which my job paid for!

The great artist who supplied artwork for this video is Dez! http://frivolesque.com/

Chapter Markers
0:00 The Konami Code | Game Genius
1:27 ... Yeah B A....
2:30 GTV ID: See What You've Been Missing
2:37 Hiding In Plain Sight
3:22 The First Time
5:38 It Had Become Clear
6:37 Before Nintendo, There Was Atari!
7:20 Game & Watch, Family Computer, The Control Pad
8:49 The Purpose Of B And A
11:00 The B-Dash
13:27 Continuing Evolution
15:39 Conclusion
16:10 Credits

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Here are links to everyone who appears in the video!
Jay Ray https://www.youtube.com/user/jayray4200
Japanese Journey https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkAKAc0xu7_JgKRxumCLUBA
Panicked Pixel https://www.youtube.com/user/PanickedPixel
Sugoi Variety Hour https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXeC9AQ_sPkdw3xkTALaQ5g
Kenz Game Collection https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUKML3W2kZcdqQuqd_IfZ0A

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