"No, I haven't beaten Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles yet."

That's what my friend Danny signed my seventh-grade autograph book with (not the actual yearbook, mind you -- that was a whopping 15 bucks). And with good reason -- as I mentioned last time, TMNT for NES was "something much harder" than Zelda II.

Here's what the journal reveals: 

And that's pretty much the case. I didn't have a whole lot more to say, except in this entry (which is actually mostly about the Super Bowl -- and the second Bud Bowl, of course).

Yes... I actually said I "solved" it. Without any sense of irony. Crispin would be proud.

 I believe I've met a person or two since back then who solved TMNT as well, but back in the day, I was quite the class hero for being the guy who could do it. (It's all about equipping each Hero in a Half-Shell with 99 scroll weapons, as I recall...which also involved about 15-20 minutes of tedious exiting and re-entering between two screens at one point.)

Of course, I loved it. Looking back, though, it was probably actually quite terrible. Just ask the Angry Nintendo Nerd (this video's a bit vulgar in language, just to prepare/warn you): 

That's it for relevant game-related journal entries. But I will close with some TMNT-related fine art...

NEXT TIME: Batman, IronSword or Super Mario Bros. 3: How best to spend my $54.74?

"No, I haven't beaten Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles yet."

That's what my friend Danny signed my seventh-grade autograph book with (not the actual yearbook, mind you -- that was a whopping 15 bucks). And with good reason -- as I mentioned last time, TMNT for NES was "something much harder" than Zelda II.

Here's what the journal reveals: 

And that's pretty much the case. I didn't have a whole lot more to say, except in this entry (which is actually mostly about the Super Bowl -- and the second Bud Bowl, of course).

Yes... I actually said I "solved" it. Without any sense of irony. Crispin would be proud.

 I believe I've met a person or two since back then who solved TMNT as well, but back in the day, I was quite the class hero for being the guy who could do it. (It's all about equipping each Hero in a Half-Shell with 99 scroll weapons, as I recall...which also involved about 15-20 minutes of tedious exiting and re-entering between two screens at one point.)

Of course, I loved it. Looking back, though, it was probably actually quite terrible. Just ask the Angry Nintendo Nerd (this video's a bit vulgar in language, just to prepare/warn you): 

That's it for relevant game-related journal entries. But I will close with some TMNT-related fine art...

NEXT TIME: Batman, IronSword or Super Mario Bros. 3: How best to spend my $54.74?

What a great blog, I love video game nostalgia. Also, this makes me glad I stopped writing in cursive 20 years ago.

See this is cool.  I wish more people who put up more old pics, videos, audio, or other content of their old days.
 
I have an old diary and similar old notes about my gaming as well.
 
I posted this in another thread a week ago or so but since it's so relevant to this blog (my NES gaming 'rig')...

Great seeing pictures of said Diary. 
I shall follow with great interest.

wow, that video was very explicit word wise

MB: Thanks! Right there with you on the whole "writing in cursive thing"...
 
Diamond: Awesome pic! I think my favorite part is the Etonic shoebox. Do they even make that brand anymore? 
 
Jazz: Thanks! Though your phrasing is particularly ominous...
 
organicalistic_: I warned you! :-)  But he makes good points.