The miNEStry: An NES Podcast Archbishop Dracul, Father Avram

Tonight we are reflecting on Kung-Fu, a 1985 arcade port of Irem’s arcade hit Kung Fu Master and a launch title for the NES. Irem was the only third-party company to take part in the release of the NES with Kung Fu and 10-Yard Fight. Nintendo’s R&D 4 team ported Kung Fu and then went on to create Super Mario Bros. Tonight our guest is, once again, Jeff Gabor.The miNEStry founders, Archbishop Dracul and Father Avram, seek to inspire their 8-bit parishioners through methodic...

Tonight we are reflecting on Renegade which is a 1986 arcade game developed by Technos Japan and published by Taito. Taito later released a port developed by Technos Japan in-house for the NES in North America in January of 1988. Like Capcom, Taito was also responsible for porting popular arcade games to the NES like Elevator Action, Legend of Kage and Arkanoid. They also published some of the most highly sought-after games on the NES like Flinstones: Surprise at Dinosaur Peak, Pan...

Tonight we are reflecting on Legendary Wings which was a 1986 arcade game developed and published by Capcom which was later released for the NES in North America in July of 1988. Capcom was responsible for porting popular arcade games to the NES like Commando, Gun. Smoke and Ghosts and Goblins. They also created games based off of Disney licensed franchises like Chip n Dale’s Rescue Rangers, Ducktales and Darkwing Duck. Capcom was also responsible for the creation of the phen...

Tonight we are reflecting on Kabuki Quantum Fighter which was developed by Human Entertainment Inc, published by HAL of America and released in North America on December 21st of 1990. Human Entertainment was also known for developing games like Monster Party and Fire Pro Wrestling with HAL of America being known for their delightful Lolo games on the NES.Tonight our visiting Deacon is author Christopher Hopper. Christopher Hopper is the bestselling author and voice actor of...

In this episode, we are reflecting on The Immortal which was developed by Sandcastle, published by Electronic Arts and released in North America in November of 1990.Our visiting Deacon is professor, author of The Minds Behind the Games book series, owner of Legacy Comics and voice actor, Mr. Patrick Hickey Jr.The miNEStry founders, Archbishop Dracul and Father Avram, seek to inspire their 8-bit parishioners through methodical and ceremonial scrutiny of the library of games on the Ninten...

In this episode, we are reflecting on Astyanax, which was developed and published by Jaleco and released in North America in March of 1990.Our visiting Deacon goes by the name of Tenken.The miNEStry founders, Archbishop Dracul and Father Avram, seek to inspire their 8-bit parishioners through methodical and ceremonial scrutiny of the library of games on the Nintendo Entertainment System.