Retronauts Episode 232: Nester
Added 2019-07-05 23:54:45 +0000 UTCMario might be Nintendo's big-time mascot, but for six years of Nintendo Power, one banana-haired brat served a similar role. In what amounted to one of the first manga series snuck into the hands of American children, Nester existed as the foil to the real-life know-it-all Nintendo rep Howard Phillips, who used his insider info to humiliate a small child through a few dozen very entertaining and expertly drawn installments. On this episode of Retronauts, join Bob Mackey, Henry Gilbert, and Bill Mudron as the crew explores the brief but notable history of Nester throughout both print and games.
Comments
As a long-time fan of Howard and Nester (and as someone who has used the same MM3 Howard avatar for over 15 years) this was a really fun episode. I'm still holding out hope that we'll get another Nester reference in a game at some point. Japan may not be familiar with him, but NoA has to be full of employees who grew up reading the comics...
Brian Rude
2019-07-09 15:38:35 +0000 UTCBy the time I got to Nintendo Power (summer 93) Nester was almost gone. But I do remember one with Super Empire Strikes Back. I wonder if that was more approved than the Ninja Turtles one.
DarthObvious
2019-07-08 03:19:44 +0000 UTCGreat music choices between segments as always. You've inspired me to read Nester from the top...
Nick Mellish
2019-07-06 21:37:11 +0000 UTCBill's on the show!?
Diamond Feit
2019-07-06 12:18:57 +0000 UTCI know Retronauts has some mixed feelings on the book but I really enjoyed it, hope that miniseries eventually gets made. The "fake" conversations to me helped the book since it got across most of points in an easy to understand way and not make it seem too text-booky.
SilverHairedMiddleAgedTuxedoMask
2019-07-06 08:20:05 +0000 UTCI'm excited to listen to this episode. I grew up on Nintendo Power and recently finished Console Wars.
Kevin
2019-07-06 00:27:46 +0000 UTC
