Nintendo Power Time Machine #8 | Duck Tales | Dragon Warrior | NES Magazine Review

[@samv.3217]

You have to do a tour of your new game room. It looks amazing! Especially that wall of game boxes behind you.

[@NESComplex]

Thanks... I'm already planning to 👍🏼

[@matts1978]

That would be great, this was my first thought. This is how I want to display my games.

[@AndSaveAsManyAsYouCan]

​@@NESComplexWhere is episode 10?

[@theakkusor]

​@@NESComplexyea where u at homie?

[@matsunami]

The wall behind you is so cool. It reminds me of Toys R Us and grabbing tickets off the wall for the game you want. Those were the days.

[@NESComplex]

Yes! That's what I was going for! I'm looking forward to doing a video about the set soon

[@NearLife4life]

Dude! You flipped the tag to see what the back of the box looked like. Then, you took the slip to the counter where they said, "customer service to the pick up booth please" Then, as you waited for them to grab your game, you looked at all the other boxes of games you didn't get but you knew were gonna be a good time!!

[@paulsears3274]

I'm in my early 40s and it has been great discovering your channel and enjoying the nostalgia. I look forward to your next piece. Oh the days when we'd trade cartridges, discuss game strategies, and argue over graphics during recess.

[@NESComplex]

Thank you! Ahh yes... those were the days

[@AdvancedGB2000]

Holy smokes he did it!! years later he came back to do one of my favorite retro game series on KZbin thanks complex

[@NESComplex]

Lol. It's been 4 years since the last episode!

[@AdvancedGB2000]

@@NESComplex reminds me of episode 6 when you came back to continue the show for issue 6 lol

[@NESComplex]

😂

[@farlow126]

These videos are my favorite classic game videos out there. Thank you!

[@NESComplex]

Thanks! I hope people enjoy them. They usually don't fare so well.

[@GrannySingaporePVP]

My favorite series from my favorite KZbinr! Great to see you back, Chris!

[@NESComplex]

Really? That's so cool! I hope it delivered 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@GrannySingaporePVP]

@@NESComplex yessir l! Better than ever!

[@Gnarlyhoodprops]

We missed you Complex! Love your episodes...and the ones with Riff & Ricky. Were always my favorite ones!

[@Valefrescoyabish]

I love watching your videos. They don’t feel like cookie cutter layouts like many other retro hunting/video game channels. Keep up the good work.

[@NESComplex]

Thanks ... well I don't actually watch much KZbin so I don't even know what I'm not copying. Lol. To be fair though, this series was DEFINITELY a rip off of James Nintendo Power episode.

[@retrojoe85]

When the notification bell screamed "NESComplex", I immediately stopped to do anything else and started watching the video (so, it was ten minutes ago 😅). It was so awesome for you american people to have lived something special like Nintendo Power...here in Europe, or at least in Italy, everything was focused on Home Computers, with Commodore64 at peak (the most common magazine was called "ZZap!"). Only in the advanced nineties we got "Console Mania" and "USA Today", respectively the very first all around gaming magazine and TV show. They were good, but on my eyes Nintendo Power was something even more special. Despite being italian, I own a copy of Dragon Warrior: I found it at flea market near home. Glad to see you back, waiting for the next video. 👾

[@NESComplex]

Awesome! Thank you! That bell doesn't ring often these days... hopefully that'll be rectified

[@DoYouNerd]

I remember how worried Nintendo was in introducing a RPG like Dragon Warrior to the West that they went above and beyond to make that game more accessible stateside. All the explanations, all the guides and tips. Hey Jay, NES Addict and Russ Lyman would TOTALLY play their Game Boys on the beach! The wacky art NP used to use was so odd and wild.

[@NESComplex]

It was a risky move that paid off in some ways and failed in others... it was a good time to be a Nintendo kid

[@joekenorer]

Then Final Fantasy dropped and changed the whole game.

[@DoYouNerd]

@@joekenorer #TruthBombs

[@Shinobi.Soup.]

I loved the bad lip reading style Tears for Fears clapping😂. Also, amazing peg wall setup! Always a good day when we get a new NESComplex video💯🙌

[@NESComplex]

Lol. Thanks... last minute addition but it's my favorite part of the video.

[@jim41184]

Your NES videos are the best! Looking forward to the next one.

[@NESComplex]

Awesome! I have a few coming soon but the big ones may be a bit further out. We'll see 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@shaunbaker2938]

More please! Hopefully this is a sign we can get more content from Complex!

[@NESComplex]

Yes! More on the way. Thank you!

[@PrettyBlueThings]

Man your videos are something else. I am so jealous of the people yet to discover your channel who will get to binge watch the whole lot!

[@MerryWarner]

That's an awesome look back at that issue, almost feels like a storytime. Also that background showcase is so lit🔥👍

[@NESComplex]

I'll post a video about my set soon... I built it! 😁😁😁

[@deniskenn]

One of the all time best KZbin channels

[@NESComplex]

😁. Thank! You!

[@leonardogonzalez3457]

here from your class in 7th grade. I could never forget my favorite teacher

[@NESComplex]

Haha! What's up man?!

[@chrisbgsu91]

This is one of my favorite series, I had feared it was dead. Thanks for keeping it going!

[@NESComplex]

Glad you enjoyed it... I just wish more people watched them

[@chrisbgsu91]

@@NESComplex yeah me too. This one is taking off though, maybe the algorithm will pick it up and run with it. If those people watch it then they'll get the previous episodes as recommendations. There could be potential for the whole thing to pick up. Also I hear posting frequency is favored by the algorithm, so get that next one out kinda soon. (Totally not saying that for selfish reasons - ok maybe I am a little 😂)

[@joekenorer]

@@NESComplex Keep producing them, brother. In time you will be seen as an entertaining and collective source with a lot of material. You have the voice, production, and content quality. Time is all that remains.

[@evan_6594]

Glad you’re back! Great stuff. Always loved this series.

[@NESComplex]

Thanks! That means a lot

[@RavenFilms]

You’re background! I just took a screenshot and sent it to my brother to see if he remembers it. It’s what the game section looked like in toy stores. You’d get a a paper slip from a blue envelope (like the one on the bottom left) out in the store somewhere and then take it to the counter to get the game. Those were the days!

[@NESComplex]

Haha. Thank you! I'll be doing an episode on the set soon. It was a beast to build

[@hungrygoriya]

What a cool video! Loved seeing all the important details from the issue. More importantly though, good to see you back at it here. Welcome back!

[@NESComplex]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate it 😁

[@PrezzySK]

I am just relistening to Retro Rejects podcast and the show is weirdly nostalgic for me, 2012-2015 was truly golden age of retrogaming on youtube. This video was a lovely surprise, glad you are still releasing videos, after all these years. Do you still keep in touch with Vintage? Looks like, unfortunately all his videos are down from YT.

[@NESComplex]

Yes. We still talk. So cool that you were relistening. Those were good times

[@PrezzySK]

@@NESComplex Glad to hear that, I will be waiting for Retro Reunion '23 😁

[@stratoplayer1988]

I didn't start reading Nintendo Power until the N64 days. Still, I always looked forward to getting my monthly issue in the mail to learn what is coming soon and how to beat certain levels of a game I'm stuck on.

[@NESComplex]

I miss it so much... but it probably wouldn't be the same anyway

[@TheSmart-CasualGamer]

Watching this show is like travelling back in time now. Can't believe the first episode is eleven years old!

[@NESComplex]

Haha. True true....

[@elicash233]

I cannot explain how happy these videos make me. Brings back so many memories of my youth. Love it. The feeling of being 11-12 and getting a Nintendo Power in the mail was amazing.

[@tgiRETRO]

Great to see you back and the return of NPTM! I hope you continue with this series, we could all use a little reminder of bath tub Mario every once in a while.

[@ryhomagnifico]

I didn't realize that both the Simon's Quest and Adventure of Link tips were in this issue. It always drove me nuts that you basically couldn't beat either of those games unless you had a subscription to Nintendo Power or knew someone else who did!

[@bradmoon5991]

Your videos are like no other on KZbin I truly appreciate the time and effort that go into them !! Thanks so much for all the years of high quality videos youre seriously goated for me

[@blakelocke07]

I love this series. Hope to see more in the future. The mixture of nostalgia and humor is great!

[@ArnoldOldSchool]

Great to see you back, Chris!

[@NESComplex]

Glad to be back

[@theusualidiot124]

dragon warrior was the very first rpg i ever played, and it’s one of the only CIB nes games i own (i only have 2). holds a special place in my childhood memories.

[@NESComplex]

My first RPG too! Good times. Late nights...

[@theusualidiot124]

we actually traded one of my dad’s coworkers john elway’s quarterback for dragon warrior because he couldn’t figure it out. my brother and i played the crap out of it. lots of late nights indeed.

[@4504595]

I love that you added the clap sound for the “Tears For Fears” music video

[@NESADDICT]

Dude I’m so excited for this! It’s been tooo long!!!❤

[@NESComplex]

Well now I caught up. Lol. Only took a decade.

[@chriskoschik391]

Man, I was worried about you! Haven’t seen anything from you in a while and you were on my mind and prayers this week. So glad to see another Nintendo power episode! These have become some of my favorites!

[@NESComplex]

I appreciate the prayers! Thank you! It's been quite a year!

[@nickparsons337]

I love that not only have I played every game in this episode; but you threw in some music from Metal Storm as well. Good stuff man. Metal Storm is one of my favorite games ever.

[@NESComplex]

Same here. Metal Storm rocks!

[@nickparsons337]

​@@NESComplex Indeed man. I wonder just how many of your viewers are actually going to recognize that first level Metal Storm music. Lol

[@PhillBowser]

This was my first Nintendo Power issue, great video Complex!

[@NESComplex]

I had the sample version of this issue but I was a Dragon Warrior Promo Subscriber. I hope it brought back some memories

[@muskoxthe]

This was awesome. I really enjoy when you go over the Nintendo power so many really good memories with these. And you do a great job with editing so it's very entertaining to listen two. Nicely done.

[@NESComplex]

Thank you so much

[@justsayinit6789]

So happy to see a new post in this series! Hope you're doing great!

[@NESComplex]

Thank you... I've been better... but glad to be back

[@Sarc37]

This was the very first issue I received when I started my subscription. Saw it in the mailbox after school and immediately read it from cover to cover.

[@MosierMan1]

My NP subscription started with getting Dragon Warrior and they with changed my life! Learning to go through the grind and compete an RPG taught young me how to focus and stay the course. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.

[@budz2355]

Not even sure if sure if this is your original channel, but you got me into collecting nes games after my wife drug out an old box in our basement and told me to do something with them. You had a tutorial ages ago on how to make custom plastic cases and I had made about 4-500 of them....... starting with "end nippers" and then going to an electrical tool before finally running out of space in my game room and resorting back to cartridge and manual room only. To me you will always be the OG NES collector on youtube. Glad to see you're still around!

[@DatNESGuy85]

I was shocked to have you come up in my subscription feed. Awesome to have you back!

[@RavenFilms]

Disney actually did pretty good on their games. Duck Tails, Chip N Dale, Tailspin, even Mickey Mousecapades. Bugs Bunny did well too with Birthday Blowout and Crazy Castle.

[@MattBruman]

Yeah don't forget the best Disney game, Lion King

[@slickstretch6391]

Mickey's Magical Quest on SNES is still one of my favorite retro games.

[@28Pluto]

The Little Mermaid NES is also way better than you might think.

[@RavenFilms]

@@MattBruman I was totally about to add that one still I remember it was the SNES.

[@NESComplex]

I agree... they are the best exception to the "licensed games suck" comment

[@dreamlandnightmare]

1:29 - Good grief, it wouldn't be possible for that kid to have looked any smugger and more self-satisfied in that picture.

[@jimdwyer8607]

Super excited to see a new video! More, I say, more!!! (Thanks for the nostalgia, as always!)

[@keithliere3727]

Hey Complex, Congrats on getting hitched! Awesome to see you’re back from hiatus! Please keep the outstanding content coming! 👍🏻

[@OGBuddah]

And suddenly a good day becomes a great day when you find a notification from NESComplex!

[@NESComplex]

Haha! Thank you!

[@CSGraves]

Once again, NesComplex saves me the trouble of digging my NP issues out of the basement for a nostalgia hit! I'm kind of shocked how much I remember so many of the illustrations. Now and then, they'd have an artist whose style would really catch my eye. It felt like a significant bonus to an interest in video games.

[@theusualidiot124]

worth the wait, hope all is well, welcome back!

[@NESComplex]

Thanks. I've been better but surviving

[@arcanismajoris]

I have been binging your videos the past few days and to my surprise you drop a new one today! Your videos have helped me start, shape and organize my collection. I love your humor; every subtle joke in your Declassified videos has me cracking up and I can't wait for the next one.

[@NESComplex]

Thank you.... people don't mention my humor much... I can't tell if it's succeeding or falling flat.

[@mr.horseshoe2301]

This series is awesome. I'm in my 40's now so I'm obsessed with reminiscing about the good old days. Unfortunately, my parents either threw away or sold all my retro gaming stuff, so I have to settle for these videos. Looking forward to watching the rest!

[@0pticalstatic832]

My new favorite series! So happy to find this channel, but can’t believe the wait time between some of these episodes. I hope we won’t have to wait another 4+yrs for the next one. I’ll be dead long before this series ever finishes.

[@RussLyman]

Great episode Chris. Love taking a look back at these issues. Glad I still have most of mine. I too am jealous that my name never made it into a Nintendo Power high score section

[@NESComplex]

I wish I had sent my name in

[@the7percentsolution]

Man I envy that collection of Nintendo Power magazines! I used to have a good stack of those. I remember getting so excited when a new one arrived in the mail. Sadly I think I eventually threw them away. Same with my Wizard Magazines. As a comic collector you'd think I'd know better! Thankfully I came across digital scans of Nintendo Power so that's been cool to revisit.

[@RPGtourguide]

Ahh, the nostalgia is overwhelming! So much love for DuckTales, the shows and the games. It is definitely one of those NES titles that I can pop in anytime and enjoy. Dragon Warrior, everyone’s (well, from our days) first RPG. Gotta respect the classic. And man, I get all the nostalgia chills for the GameBoy version of Tetris. Takes me right back to the Christmas when my older brother got the good ol’ GB. Great stuff!

[@retroislandboy9708]

Ive been waiting for this 😁✌. Definitely one of my favorite series on youtube .

[@NESComplex]

Thank you! I enjoy these a lot, I just wish they got more traction. It's a lot of time to invest and doesn't always do very well. But it's been requested so much that I thought I'd knock one out

[@retroislandboy9708]

@@NESComplex well I definitely appreciate the time and effort you put into them. It really is like a time machine ...of memories .

[@billias11]

You produce high quality content! I really enjoy it. Thank you

[@NESComplex]

Thank you so much!

[@jordanjohnson7519]

Glad you're back, channels too good to dissappear

[@NESComplex]

Thank you so much! Yes I'm looking forward to posting more

[@TuscancowOfficial]

My review of one of the Bomberman games made it into an issue. Probably one of my best achievements in life. I think it was for Bomberman: The Second Attack on N64? I forget, but it was an exciting moment.

[@NESComplex]

That's so cool! Very special moment!

[@MaidenHell1977]

Still have all my issues of Nintendo Power from 1988 to about 1995. Great nostalgia and memories. Collected a few more issues on and off during the GameCube and Wii eras.

[@NESComplex]

Well done! The best eras ever

[@Gar7Art]

@@NESComplex what's the music at the end of the video? I like it.

[@retrojoe85]

@@NESComplex I agree with the guy in japanese: what's the music at the end of every video? 🥲 Is it a custom one or is it featured into a game that I don't know about? In every case, it's so nostalgic and awesome, exactly as you channel.

[@NESComplex]

It's the FDS version of Castlevania 3

[@NESComplex]

It's the FDS version of Castlevania 3

[@carlrygwelski586]

Love your videos as always!! Also at 6:30 I do see the link cable in the sand but I also see Nester IS wearing headphones lol plugged into the bottom 😉

[@Wheels8504]

Happy to see you again. Already can't wait for your next video. Thank you.

[@NESComplex]

Thanks! It'll be soon... like next week soon

[@Wheels8504]

@@NESComplex Awesome. Really looking forward to it.

[@totalimmortal88]

I had a good chuckle out of "Wiz" and "Bomber" haha. Dragon Warrior was awesome, I remember spending hours grinding in a dungeon for something then my dumb sister was jumping around and caused my NES to reset, I was sooooo pissed at her!

[@EggShen905]

Hey, good to see you back! Great episode.

[@NESComplex]

Glad to be back!

[@TheZoidberg312]

I'm so glad you brought this series back. I was a huge NP fan!

[@scottwilson3741]

Dude! I love & have missed this series. Plz keep it going

[@NESComplex]

I'll try

[@scottwilson3741]

@@NESComplex that's all that can be asked dude.👍

[@MoonMagicks]

So glad you're back! I loved this video! I have a wall in my "game room" to display the first 20 issues of Nintendo Power because I love it so much.

[@NESComplex]

Nice! I bet it looks great!

[@393axis]

Your back Awesome thanks for returning!

[@FrankFrankly711]

Its been over 4 years since the last Nintendo Power Time Machine... worth the wait!! I mailed NES Addict one of my old Nintendo Power pins!

[@NESComplex]

Lol. I know... crazy. Most people just don't watch these episodes. By far my lowest watched videos

[@FrankFrankly711]

@@NESComplex I really enjoy it! Its like reading the old magazines with a nerdy friend, and its especially entertaining to see how the culture has changed. There is just something about how old mags were made that you can sense how much work went into each issue. Today's issues are all done on computer with little effort and half the pages. Ive got a big ol' stack of vintage NP issues. I'd offer you some for free if you'd do more Time Machine videos but I bet you already have them all!

[@ccap1123]

So happy that this series is back, also kudos on the new game setup in the background, it looks awesome

[@NESComplex]

Thanks. I'll do a video about the studio soon

[@JoeDeGuidopastorforchrist]

Glad ur back. My son and I love ur content. It’s fun and nostalgic! Post more!!! Ur game room looks like something out of Toys R Us?

[@NESComplex]

Thank you... that's what I was aiming for. A store vibe

[@Dirtybob23]

I was never lucky enough to have a subscription to Nintendo Power. However, I did have access to the magazine in the school library. On lucky days, a centerfold poster may have been left for the taking. I don't remember how, but I sent away for a free Nintendo Power--the page count was reduced from the retail version. The magazine I received: Nintendo Power #8 with Scrooge on the front. I still have it.

[@NESComplex]

Wow! So cool... I didn't have it early on either... but I had that sample too!!

[@DeformedConscience]

I would like to see this channel come completely unhinged. The deep dives are awesome. Keep it weird!

[@NESComplex]

That's the plan!

[@glenngriffon8032]

My name never appeared in NP but my half brother's did! I thiiiiiiiiiiink it was for Abbadox? No idea what issue or what his score was but if someone wanted to obsessively comb through every issue of NP look for John Courson from Santa Fe Texas. He died about a decade ago so there's no problems with me giving out his name.

[@rum-ham]

The latest Nintendo Power was always one of the first things I looked for every time we went to the library.

[@dugdigg7385]

Welcome back muh man!! 🎮 Love the content. ❤️ Thanks for making it.🙏 I remember this issue fondly. 🤗

[@NESComplex]

Thank you!!

[@deadreak1985]

Duck tales was HUGE in russia in the 90s (everything was delayed by 5-10 years so pirated NES clone called Dendy didn't come to Russia until 1993). I remember getting pirated cartridge of first duck takes in 1994? Anyhow, glad you are back!

[@jroc00725]

What a surprise upload. I love when you upload because your passion is awesome and I love your vids. Much love brother✊🏻

[@NESComplex]

thanks man!! 👊🏼

[@joekenorer]

I love how you kind of capture that feeling of looking through a copy that just came in the mail. Turning the page like "please be good, please be good... oh, Roger Rabbit...", lol. The game rank charts were BS marketing for new games, garbage always found it's way to the top at some point. Guardian Legend remains underrated to this day, it's one of my top all time games from Nintendo. Seeing Ness again is also great. I'm 43, I could go on and on but I already have. Great content, per usual.

[@danielszemborski]

9:35 Quite the story you've told us!

[@Canariofilms]

Another Nintendo Power episode! Thank you! When I see these new episodes, it feels like Christmas.

[@julianyoung-thompson8599]

Hey Nescomplex. Thanks for the video. I love these trips back in time.

[@NESComplex]

Thanks for coming along

[@backintheday3097]

The "Sowing The Seeds Of Love" by Tears For Fears reference was freaking great! I was just listening to that song a few weeks ago, remembering being in 6th grade when it came out. Coincidentally, that was also when I got my NES Action Set!

[@NESComplex]

Wow! It is a Time Machine then.. that's why I included the movie/music hits... it's all tied together

[@HardcoreGamer4Ever]

It's so awesome to see you make a new video in this series! I remember I used to watch these way back in the day, as well as TheJonnyKage's Nintendo Power Time Machine videos

[@TedRangerr]

That toys’r’us ticket pouch on the wall behind you is a nice touch. 👌

[@NESComplex]

Thanks! All about those memories

[@professorfukyu744]

I am that guy. I walked to school playing game boy listening to weird al on a walkman. Ill never forget the hype for mario 3. Especially after the weirdness of 2. We never heard of dokidoki panic.

[@game-sheriff]

I love this channel as much as I love the NES.

[@NESComplex]

Awesome! That means so much! Wow!!

[@game-sheriff]

@@NESComplex your work is so good man it's just so pure Nintendo/NES feeling. Always brings back great memories laughs.

[@phoolie040]

Yesss! Waited so long for this 🙏🏻

[@Panzer_the_Merganser]

Great job on this series, man. Went back and rewatched them all after this new one dropped. Love ‘em all!

[@NESComplex]

Thanks! I wish more people enjoyed them! 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@Panzer_the_Merganser]

@@NESComplex Thier loss for sure. It’s def not due to the quality of the series (which is top notch). Hope the traffic on your other shows are doing great - Def a favorite channel of mine. Got my NES right after release and had the Fan Club magazine, then Nintendo Power, but… wow it’s been a little while since then so great to revisit in such a comprehensive and entertaining way! 🍄

[@gameboydadtm37]

Glad to see you back!!

[@NESComplex]

Glad to be back

[@TARMANandTRASH]

I wasn't one of the kids mentioned on Xenaphobe, but I did hit that score and went to snap a picture, but my nextdoor neighbor hit the power button as a joke before i could snap the picture. Funny how I remember that.

[@jsslush]

Glad you brought the series back. I like the new background!

[@NESComplex]

Thanks! I'm going to do a studio tour soon.

[@captaindb4998]

I LOVE this series!! I still have EVERY issue up to about #210 I believe it is. Keep it up man.

[@Evercade_Effect]

A lot packed into this vid and O really liked it. Plus it was good to see you on screen. Keep up the good work.

[@knightrdrx]

I ordered this one as a back issue. My subscription started with SMB3. It was so exciting to get an issue and gifts in the mail

[@lllkfhjjh]

Hey Chris, great video as usual. I'm so happy to see you back after so long. You're definitely one of the best retro channels on youtube. Awesome editing btw.

[@NESComplex]

Thank you so much! I'm trying to produce a little more. Hoping life will settle down

[@ChristopherPayneMUA]

Good to see you back! I'm very excited to see more Declassifieds

[@superdave3093]

So great Chris! Yeah u couldn’t bug mom during Murder She Wrote for ANYTHING, unless it was a commercial 😅😁

[@NESComplex]

Haha!!!

[@CKOanime]

IT'S BACK! FINALLY I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS SERIES TO COME BACK! It's so great to go through the magazines with ya since I don't own any and as always I'm love the art in it! Also DUDE! YOUR SET UP IN THE BACK LOOKS AMAZING!

[@NESComplex]

Hey dude!!!

[@saeda215]

I love your videos!!! So happy to see a new one! You’re the best. And holy crap, the wall in the background at 16 seconds …those boxed games hanging on pegs! Unbelievable man!!! Oh, and The Tears for Fears hand clapping sound LMAO 🤣 There was nothing like getting the new Nintendo Power issue in the mail. I used to bring mine to school and read them during recess. Ah the memories 🙂