Supervision: Astro Wars & Astro Wars II | NES Works Gaiden: Epoch-06

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Welcome to the dawn of an entirely new platform. Following up on the Cassette Vision's brief but marvelously weird odyssey, we now have its successor: The more capable Super Cassette Vision, released as a direct competitor to Famicom and SG-1000. By far the most successful (or at least best-supported) of the failed Japanese platforms to follow in the wake of Nintendo and Sega's entrance into the console space, the Super Cassette Vision has enough material to power us through something like a dozen episodes. Although the Super Cassette Vision's design and library feel a lot more, well, normal than those of its predecessor, I'm sure there's going to be plenty of weird stuff to talk about regardless.

The games in this episode don't feel all that weird. More like transitional—a pair of standard post-Invaders type games to bridge the gap between Battle Vader and the modern era. Stick with what you know, I suppose.

Production notes:

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Super Cassette Vision footage recorded from original hardware via Epoch OEM RGB SCART cable. NES/Famicom footage captured from Analogue Nt Mini. SG-1000 footage recorded from Analogue Mega Sg. Arcade footage captured from MiSTer when possible, with thanks to MiSTerAddons. Video upscaled to 720 with Micomsoft's xRGB Mini Framemeister. Special thanks to ‪@EviesRevue‬ (backbit.io).