Ten thousand Japanese fans who submitted high scores to a golf game were given gold colored cartridges with Punch-Out. Though Super Macho Man was the final boss, not Mike Tyson.
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Things I Like: Dragon Ball Z Kai (Season 2)
It starts a little after the Namek Saga really begins. Gohan and Krillin are in a pickel because they have to get the Dragon Balls from not only Vegeta but Frieza as well. But Vegeta allies with the Earthlings and takes on the terrible Ginyu force. I always thought Recoome’s fight felt like Nappa partContinue reading “Things I Like: Dragon Ball Z Kai (Season 2)”
Things I Like: Dragon Ball Z Kai (Season One)
Dragon Ball Z Kai is a re-do of the old Dragon ball Z series. It’s basically updated visuals (but not a 100% redraw) and they cut all the “filler” that was anime-only. I will say the whole Gohan rage thing does seem unbalanced. He still has the rage in the Namek saga but not enoughContinue reading “Things I Like: Dragon Ball Z Kai (Season One)”
Fun Fact: Bug and Error in Zelda II
In the second Zelda game, there are two NPCs named Bagu and Error. Bagu was based on the Japanese word for computer bug. They were created as jokes but the American localization missed it and fans always assumed these guys were accidents.
Things I Like: Knights of Sidonia (TV Series) Season 2
Knights of Sidonia is a rather recent anime that debuted in Japan. Anime usually takes a few years to make it here to America. Netflix got an English dub as a Netflix Original, and I watched the first season about a year ago. It wasn’t quite as good as I imagined, but I was stillContinue reading “Things I Like: Knights of Sidonia (TV Series) Season 2”
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