Kings of Consoles

Mega Man II vs. Mega Man V (NES, Round Four, Match Eighty-Six)

Pat Dooley and Ricky Giraldo continue the Round of Sixteen as, for the first time in the tournament, two games from the same franchise collide when Mega Man 2 tries to hold off the challenge of Mega Man 5.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the quarterfinals!  Will it be Mega Man battling it out with eight robot masters on his way to a showdown with Dr. Wily? Or will it be Mega Man battling it out with eight robot masters on his way to a showdown with Dr. Wily?  It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

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Bubble Bobble vs. Chip ’n Dale Rescue Rangers (NES, Round Four, Match Eighty-Five)

Pat Dooley and Ricky Giraldo kick off the Round of Sixteen as legendary arcade puzzle-platformer Bubble Bobble takes on Disney/Capcom platformer Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the quarterfinals!  Will it be Bub and Bob blowing bubbles at the bosses before Baron Von Blubba? Or will it be a pair of chipmunks, throwing apples at robot dogs in a casino?  It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

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Super Mario Bros. 3 vs. Batman: The Video Game (NES, Round Three, Match Eighty-Four)

Pat Dooley and Ricky Giraldo fill in the final spot in the Round Of Sixteen as generation-defining platformer Super Mario Bros. 3 takes on loosely-adapted movie tie-in Batman: The Video Game.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the fourth round!  Will it be Mario, traversing eight themed words to beat up the children of his enemies? Or will it be the World's Greatest Detective, shooting guns at jumpy dudes?  It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

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River City Ransom vs. Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES, Round Three, Match Eighty-Three)

Pat Dooley and Ricky Giraldo FINALLY return to the studio as round three of the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament nears its end, with genre-bending action RPG River City Ransom taking on re-skinned promotional tie-in Super Mario Bros. 2.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the fourth round!  Will it be Alex and Ryan, pummeling Generic Dudes on their way to school? Or will it be Mario, Luigi, Toad, and a Princess who's not yet a peach beginning a dreamy adventure by plummeting from the sky?  It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

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Super Mario Bros. vs. StarTropics (NES, Round Three, Match Eighty-Two)

Join Pat Dooley and Ricky Giraldo as round three of the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament marches toward its conclusion, with the one that started it all, Super Mario Bros., taking on hidden action-adventure gem StarTropics.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the fourth round!  Will it be Mario and Luigi, jumping on turtles and throwing fire at dragons? Or will it be Mike Jones (who), hitting mosquitoes with a baseball bat?  It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

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Metroid vs. Kirby‘s Adventure (NES, Round Three, Match Eighty-One)

Join Pat Dooley and Ricky Giraldo as round three of the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament marches toward its conclusion, with genre-bending platformer Metroid taking on... genre-bending platformer Kirby's Adventure.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the fourth round!  Will it be Samus, breaking barriers for female video game protagonists by shooting a giant brain with missiles? Or will it be Kirby, devouring enemies and stealing their lifeforce but in, like, a cute way?  It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

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R.C. Pro-Am vs. Mega Man V (NES, Round Three, Match Eighty)

Join Pat Dooley and Ricky Giraldo as round three of the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament marches on, with remote-control racing game R.C. Pro-Am taking on the lowest seed remaining in the tourney, Mega Man V.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the fourth round!  Will it be the red car, driving around and shooting missiles? Or will it be Mega Man, hoping Gravity Man's level can get the Metal Storm "rub" from the hosts?  It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

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Contra vs. Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (NES, Round Three, Match Seventy-Nine)

Join Pat Dooley and Ricky Giraldo as round three of the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament marches on, with legendarily difficult shooter Contra taking on RPG/platform hybrid Zelda II: The Adventure of Link.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the fourth round!  Will it be Bill and Lance shooting aliens on their way to finding more aliens to shoot? Or will it be Link, dying and waking up in the same temple like it's some sort of mythical Groundhog Day?  It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

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Castlevania III: Dracula‘s Curse vs. Baseball Stars (NES, Round Three, Match Seventy-Eight)

Join Pat Dooley and Ricky Giraldo as round three of the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament marches on, with horror classic Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse taking on sports game pioneer Baseball Stars.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the fourth round!  Will it be Trevor Belmont, whipping vampires and making friends? Or will it be a team of players with names that are very similar to real players but we promise they're not because we couldn't get the license it's totally a coincidence you guys?  It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

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Dragon Warrior vs. Castlevania II: Simon‘s Quest (NES, Round Three, Match Seventy-Seven)

Join Pat Dooley and Ricky Giraldo as round three of the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament marches on, with RPG pioneer Dragon Warrior taking on spooooooooooky classic Castlevania II: Simon's Quest.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the fourth round!  Will it be a hero on his way to-- hang on, encounter. Okay, I won, will it be a-- oh, another encounter. But I just walked two-- another encounter? Or will it be Simon Belmont, headbutting mountains and being taken to a good place (heh heh heh)?  It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

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Dragon Warrior IV vs. Chip ‘n‘ Dale Rescue Rangers (NES, Round Three, Match Seventy-Six)

THE FOURTH QUARTER BEGINS

Join Pat Dooley and Ricky Giraldo as round three of the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament marches on, with groundbreaking RPG Dragon Warrior IV taking on Disney classic Chip 'n' Dale Rescue Rangers.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the fourth round!  Will it be Ragnar, traversing a tower to rescue missing children? Or will it be Chip and Dale, braving a casino to rescue a missing kitten?  It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

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DuckTales vs. Bubble Bobble (NES, Round Three, Match Seventy-Five)

75 DOWN, 25 TO GO!

Join Pat Dooley and Ricky Giraldo as round three of the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament reaches its 3/4 mark, with puzzle platformer Bubble Bobble taking on Disney tie-in DuckTales.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the fourth round!  Will it be Bub and Bob, bubbling their way to a blowout with Baron Von Blubba? Or will it be Scrooge McDuck, a continuing inspiration for billionaires who want to go to the moon?  It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

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The Legend of Zelda vs. Mega Man 4 (NES, Round Three, Match Seventy-Four)

WE'RE BACK, BABAY!

Join Pat Dooley and Ricky Giraldo as round three of the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament FINALLY continues after an eight-week absence, with open-world innovator The Legend of Zelda taking on Capcom quadquel Mega Man 4.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the fourth round!  Will it be Link, who knows it's too dangerous to go alone? Or will it be Mega Man, blowing up enemies and breaking his own game with new and improved weaponry?  It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

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An update on the show

Pat drops into the regular feed to give an update on why there hasn't been a new episode in three weeks. The reason sucks, but not to worry, the show must go on.

Final Fantasy vs. Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos (NES, Round Three, Match Seventy-Three)

Join Pat Dooley and Ricky Giraldo as round three of the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament continues, with console RPG pioneer Final Fantasy taking on nigh-impossible platformer Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the fourth round!  Will it be four class-based characters, trying to restore elemental orbs while rescuing a princess and maybe kinda becoming pirates? Or will it be Ryu Hayabusa, climbing up walls and j-- NO JUMP TO THE-- GAH!?  It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

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Mega Man 3 vs. Journey to Silius (NES, Round Three, Match Seventy-Two)

Join Pat Dooley and Ricardo Giraldo as round three of the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament continues, with legendarily difficult platformer Mega Man 3 taking on re-branded Terminator tie-in game Journey to Silius.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the fourth round!  Will it be Mega Man, fighting through nigh-impossible stages for a rematch with a boss he already beat in the last game? Or will it be Jay McCray saving the day so everybody says "Yay?"  It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

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Mega Man 2 vs. Little Samson (NES, Round Three, Match Seventy-One)

Join Pat Dooley and Ricardo Giraldo as round three of the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament continues, with iconic platformer Mega Man 2 taking on Cinderella story Little Samson.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the third round!  Will it be Mega Man, fighting his way through the air, sea, forests, and... um... metal? Or will it be a quartet of adorable individuals, battling wizards who turn into horrifying monsters?  It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

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Bionic Commando vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game (NES, Round Three, Match Seventy)

Join Pat Dooley and Ricardo Giraldo as round three of the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament continues, with nontraditional platformer Bionic Commando taking on licensed arcade port Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the third round!  Will it be Ladd/Radd, swinging over giant venus flytraps on his way to kill robo-Hitler? Or will it be Leo, Raph, Mike, and Don hack-and-slashing their way through New York City?  It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

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Excitebike vs. Metal Storm (NES, Round Three, Match Sixty-Nine)

Join Pat Dooley and Ricardo Giraldo for the first episode of round three of the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament, where racing game launch title Excitebike takes on gravity-manipulating platformer Metal Storm.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the third round!  Will it be Hobby, riding his bike across a custom course that spells out the name of this podcast? Or will it be the M-308 Gunner, pulling off another huge upset on its run to immortality?  It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

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Blaster Master vs. Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos (NES, Round Two, Match Sixty-Eight)

Join Pat Dooley and Ricardo Giraldo for the final episode of round two of the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament, where tank platformer Blaster Master takes on controller-throwing simulator Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the third round!  Will it be a kid following his frog down a hole, then killing mutants with a tank? Or will it be Ryu, trying to make exact platforming jumps in the middle of a blizzard?  It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

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Ninja Gaiden vs. Journey to Silius (NES, Round Two, Match Sixty-Seven)

Join Pat Dooley and Ricardo Giraldo for the penultimate episode of round two of the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament, where infuriating platformer Ninja Gaiden takes on sci-fi underdog Journey to Silius.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the third round!  Will it be Ryu, battling through hordes of monsters and ninjas only to be shot by a secretary? Or will it be a game that's totally not just a re-skinned Terminator platformer?  It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

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Blades of Steel vs. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game (NES, Round Two, Match Sixty-Six)

Join Pat Dooley and Ricardo Giraldo for the antepenultimate (real word) episode of round two of the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament, where hockey game/fistfight simulator Blades of Steel takes on legendary arcade port Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the third round!  Will it be oddly-colored Canadians, punching each other into the penalty box? Or will it be the world's most fearsome fighting teens?  It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

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Contra vs. Battletoads & Double Dragon: The Ultimate Team (NES, Round Two, Match Sixty-Five)

Join Pat Dooley and Ricardo Giraldo as round two of the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament continues when iconic co-op shooter Contra takes on beat-em-up mash-up Battletoads & Double Dragon: The Ulitimate Team.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the third round!  Will it be two shirtless dudes running around blowing up aliens? Or will it be anthropomorphic amphibians and some guy who might be named Bimmy punching women in spaaaaaaaaace?  It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

 

BONUS: Pat does something in this episode that neither of them have done through 64 weeks!

 

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DuckTales vs. A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia (NES, Round Two, Match Sixty-Four)

Join Pat Dooley and Ricardo Giraldo as round two of the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament continues when kids show adaptation Ducktales takes on puzzle platformer A Boy and His Blob: Trouble on Blobolonia.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the third round!  Will it be a duck so wealthy he never bothered to learn how to swim? Or will it be a boy and... his blob?   It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

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Kid Icarus vs. Mega Man 5 (NES, Round Two, Match Sixty-Three)

THE GRAND FINALE OF MEGA MAN MAY!

Join Pat Dooley and Ricardo Giraldo as round two of the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament continues when cult classic Kid Icarus takes on the latest surviving Mega Man game in the tournament, Mega Man 5.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the third round!  Will it be a winged angel who can't fly or shoot his bow diagonally? Or will it be the the robot/human hybrid personification of rock, paper, scissors?   It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

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Micro Machines vs. Mega Man 4 (NES, Round Two, Match Sixty-Two)

MEGA MAN MAY ROLLS ON!

Join Pat Dooley and Ricardo Giraldo as round two of the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament continues when tiny racing game Micro Machines takes on classic platformer Mega Man 4.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the third round!  Will it be tiny cars and boats zooming around sinks and kitchen tables, trying not to plummet to their dooms? Or will it be the big blue robot who just never gets tired of killing other robots and stealing their powers?   It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

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Mega Man 3 vs. Kid Niki: Radical Ninja (NES, Round Two, Match Sixty-One)

MEGA MAN MAY CONTINUES!

Join Pat Dooley and Ricardo Giraldo as round two of the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament continues when infuriatingly difficult action platformer Mega Man 2 takes on anime-inspired Kid Niki: Radical Ninja.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the third round!  Will it be Mega Man fighting Gemini Man (with no Will Smiths in sight)? Or will it be the totally-not-a-Goku-ripoff-no-sir?   It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

ALSO IN THIS EPISODE: Pat tells a harrowing tale of mental illness as a way of explaining why he knows as much as he does about the rules of cricket.

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Mega Man 2 vs. Maniac Mansion (NES, Round Two, Match Sixty)

MEGA MAN MAY ROLLS ON!

Join Pat Dooley and Ricardo Giraldo as round two of the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament continues when the platformer to end all platformers Mega Man 2 takes on point-and-click adventure Maniac Mansion.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the third round!  Will it be Mega Man, freezing time to keep from being hit by laser beams as wide as he is tall? Or will it be a gang of rowdy teens playing heavy metal for a tentacle to rescue one of their girlfriend from a mad scientist?   It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

BONUS: If you want to see the video for the song we reference in this episode (Air Man ga Taosenai), with an english translation of the lyrics, you can find it on YouTube here!

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Mega Man vs. StarTropics (NES, Round Two, Match Fifty-Nine)

Join Pat Dooley and Ricardo Giraldo as round two of the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament rolls on as iconic Capcom side-scroller Mega Man takes on tropical adventure game StarTropics.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the third round!  Will it be Mega Man harvesting the abilities of his fallen enemies to destroy a scientist? Or will it be Mike Jones (who?), hitting lava monsters with a yo-yo?   It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

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Zelda II: The Adventure of Link vs. Lode Runner (NES, Round Two, Match Fifty-Eight)

Join Pat Dooley and Ricardo Giraldo as round two of the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament rolls on as action-RPG Zelda II: The Adventure of Link takes on arcade hole-digging simulator Lode Runner.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the third round!  Will it be Link being murdered by women who turn into bats when you're just trying to find a medic? Or will it be a guy who can't climb out of his holes trying to escape ninjas who can make holes disappear just by walking up to them before they're finished?   It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

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The Legend of Zelda vs. Gargoyle's Quest II: The Demon Darkness (NES, Round Two, Match Fifty-Seven)

Join Pat Dooley and Ricardo Giraldo as round two of the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament rolls on as innovative action-adventure game The Legend of Zelda takes on hybrid action RPG Gargoyle's Quest II: The Demon Darkness.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the third round!  Will it be Link battling through a world trying to figure out which rocks he needs to blow up to find dungeons? Or will it be a gargoyle flying across lava for unclear reasons?   It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

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Metroid vs. Rygar (NES, Round Two, Match Fifty-Six)

Join Pat Dooley and Ricardo Giraldo as round two of the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament continues when sci-fi epic Metroid takes on metroidvania descendant Rygar.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the third round!  Will it be Samus Aran, hunting bounties and doing killer somersaults? Or will it be a legendary warrior, throwing a shield on a chain at monsters? It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

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Baseball Stars vs. Jackal (NES, Round Two, Match Fifty-Five)

It's Opening Day! PLAY BALL!

Join Pat Dooley and Ricardo Giraldo as round two of the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament continues when baseball game Baseball Stars takes on vehicle-based run-'n'-gunner Jackal.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the third round!  Will it be the American Dreams getting mercy-ruled by the Brave Warriors? Or will it be a jeep with a mounted gun that can only shoot north?   It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

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Excitebike vs. Dr. Mario (NES, Round Two, Match Fifty-Four)

THE THRILLING CONCLUSION OF SUPER MARCHIO!

Join Pat Dooley and Ricardo Giraldo as round two of the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament continues as motocross racing game Excitbike takes on Moderna simulator Dr. Mario.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the third round!  Will it be a stunt rider, struggling through mud, trying not to overheat? Or will it be a plumber in a lab coat, throwing pills at viruses?   It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

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Super Mario Bros. 3 vs. Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II (NES, Round Two, Match Fifty-Three)

SUPER MARCHIO CONTINUES!

Join Pat Dooley and Ricardo Giraldo as round two of the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament continues as #1 seed Super Mario Bros. 3 takes on metroidvania-before-metroidvania-was-a-thing Ironsword: Wizards & Warriors II.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the third round!  Will it be Mario, learning to fly while battling his enemy's children? Or will it be a knight, finding golden bugs for giant frogs?   It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

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Super Mario Bros. 2 vs. Vice: Project Doom (NES, Round Two, Match Fifty-Two)

SUPER MARCHIO ROLLS ON! WAHOO!

Join Pat Dooley and Ricardo Giraldo as round two of the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament rolls  as unusual sequel Super Mario Bros. 2 takes on genre-bending action game Vice: Project Doom.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the third round!  Will it be Mario, throwing vegetables at shy people in his dreams? Or will it be a nebulous cop of some kind, getting in car chases with velociraptors and hitting sentient jack-o-lanterns with a laser whip?   It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

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Super Mario Bros. vs. Kung Fu (NES, Round Two, Match Fifty-One)

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Join Pat Dooley and Ricardo Giraldo as round two of the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament rolls on with a pair of NES launch titles as the one that started it all Super Mario Bros. takes on beat-'em-up forefather Kung Fu.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the third round!  Will it be Mario, jumping on turtles and cutting rope bridges with an axe? Or will it be Master Thomas, punching and kicking and... that's about it through five levels of the dojo from hell?   It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

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Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! vs. Chip 'N Dale Rescue Rangers (NES, Round Two, Match Fifty)

WE'VE REACHED THE HALFWAY POINT!

Join Pat Dooley and Ricardo Giraldo as round two of the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament rolls on as iconic boxing game Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! takes on underrated platformer Chip 'N Dale Rescue Rangers.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the third round!  Will it be Little Mac, fighting his way through late-'80s stereotypes to battle a deeply problematic World Champion? Or will it be a team of rodents throwing balls at robots in a casino?   It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

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Metal Gear vs. Dragon Warrior IV (NES, Round Two, Match Forty-Nine)

Join Pat Dooley and Ricardo Giraldo as round two of the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament rolls on as stealth pioneer Metal Gear takes on legendary JRPG Dragon Warrior IV.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the third round!  Will it be Solid Snake, taking off his gas mask to use a keycard? Or will it be a great warrior and his magical squid healer friend?   It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

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Dragon Warrior vs. Rad Racer (NES, Round Two, Match Forty-Eight)

Join Pat Dooley and Ricardo Giraldo as round two of the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament rolls on as iconic JRPG Dragon Warrior goes head-to-head with racing classic Rad Racer.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the third round!  Will it be the descendant of the great Erdrick, grinding throughout the countryside, trying to figure out what they're supposed to be doing? Or will it be a red car driving in more or less a straight line for an hour?   It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

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Final Fantasy vs. Ghosts 'N Goblins (NES, Round Two, Match Forty-Seven)

Join Pat Dooley and Ricardo Giraldo as round two of the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament rolls on with JRPG forefather Final Fantasy taking on infuriating arcade port Ghosts 'N Goblins.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the third round!  Will it be a quartet of fighters, running roughshod over enemies because they hadn't figured out how to balance characters yet? Or will it be a knight out of shining armor, being crushed to death by troll projectiles?   It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

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Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse vs. Super C (NES, Round Two, Match Forty-Six)

Join Pat Dooley and Ricardo Giraldo for another second-round match in the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament as horror prequel Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse takes on Contra sequel Super C.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the third round!  Will it be Trevor Belmont recruiting the son of Dracula to kill his father? Or will it be two dudes running and gunning through a Konami game that really could have used the Konami Code?   It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

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Castlevania II: Simon's Quest vs. Battletoads (NES, Round Two, Match Forty-Five)

Join Pat Dooley and Ricardo Giraldo for another second-round match in the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament as the game that put the "vania" in "Metroidvania" Castlevania II: Simon's Quest takes on fiery crash simulator Battletoads.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the third round!  Will it be Simon Belmont getting silk bags from graveyard ducks to live longer? Or will it be Rash, Pimple, and Zitz trapped in an unending Groundhog Day scenario of slamming their speeders into walls?   It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

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Castlevania vs. Metal Storm (NES, Round Two, Match Forty-Four)

Join Pat Dooley and Ricardo Giraldo for another second-round match in the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament as legendary gothic horror platformer Castlevania takes on innovative run-n-gunner Metal Storm.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the third round!  Will it be Simon Belmont, whipping his way through gorgons, mermen, zombies, werewolves, and... monkeys? Or will it be the M308 Gunner, flipping gravity and participating in the most hardcore game of Quadruple Dutch ever devised?   It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

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Kirby's Adventure vs. Life Force (NES, Round Two, Match Forty-Three)

New year... relatively same us!

Join Pat Dooley and Ricardo Giraldo for the first episode of 2021, another second-round match in the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament as iconic platformer Kirby's adventure takes on rail shooter Life Force.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the third round!  Will it be a pink puffball with shoes, eating its enemies and stealing their powers (LIKE A BOSS)? Or will it be a spaceship that - once you remember that the Konami Code is a thing that exists - flies really far and fast?   It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

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Bubble Bobble vs. The Guardian Legend (NES, Round Two, Match Forty-Two)

Good-bye and GOOD RIDDANCE, 2020!

Join Pat Dooley and Ricardo Giraldo for the final episode of the year, another second-round match in the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament as puzzle platformer Bubble Bobble takes on hybrid action game The Guardian Legend.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the third round!  Will it be Bub and Bob blowing bubbles to beat Baron von Blubba? Or will it be a lady who turns into a spaceship and doesn't have fun alliteration?   It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

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Bionic Commando vs. Wizards & Warriors (NES, Round Two, Match Forty-One)

Join Pat Dooley and Ricardo Giraldo for another second-round match in the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament as grappling-hook platformer Bionic Commando takes on medieval platformer Wizards & Warriors.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the third round!  Will it be the Rad/Ladd, wire-tapping Nazis who totally aren't Nazis, you guys? Or will it be a knight in literal shining armor, climbing trees and fighting bugs?   It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

Special thanks to zapsplat.com for providing the sleigh-bell sound effects for this episode.

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Batman: The Video Game vs. Astyanax (NES, Round Two, Match Forty)

Join Pat Dooley and Ricardo Giraldo for another second-round match in the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament as superhero side-scroller Batman: The Video Game takes on loosely-mythological platformer Astyanax.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the third round!  Will it be the Dark, er... kinda purplish Knight punching thugs in the crotch until they explode? Or will it be the axe-wielding hero battling palette-swapped skeletons over and over and over?   It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

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Adventure Island vs. Little Samson (NES, Round Two, Match Thirty-Nine)

Join Pat Dooley and Ricardo Giraldo for another second-round match in the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament as skateboarding platformer Adventure Island takes on ancient Greek parkour simulator Little Samson.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the third round!  Will it be Master Higgins, throwing tomahawks at snakes? Or will it be a quartet of random heroes battling a knight that's red-- or blue, wait yours was red?   It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

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River City Ransom vs. Shadowgate (NES, Round Two, Match Thirty-Eight)

Join Pat Dooley and Ricardo Giraldo for another second-round match in the Nintendo Entertainment Center King of Consoles tournament as beat-'em-up River City Ransom takes on dungeon crawler Shadowgate.  Two games enter, only one can advance to the third round!  Will it be Ryan and Alex, beating up Generic Dudes on their way to a showdown with two very strong clowns? Or will it be... no, I don't want to TAKE the door, I want to OPEN the-- come on, why would I--?   It's a fun conversation, so please subscribe to make sure you don't miss a second of the action!

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