Episode 161: Playing with Super Power

When a podcast is headlined by the Super NES, Star Fox 2, and a Nintendo World Championship, it’s hard to tell if it’s 2017 or the 90s. But rest assured, this episode of the Random Nintendo Podcast is as modern as they come. The show begins with an in-depth discussion of last week’s Nintendo World Championships and its news, including the next ARMS update and a final peek at Super Mario Odyssey. We then turn our attention to the real star of the show, the SNES Classic. We share impressions of the hardware, the software, and yes, the 21-years-in-the-making Star Fox 2. The impressions don’t stop there as we then dive into Switch’s SteamWorld Dig 2, Binaries, and the upcoming Spelunker Party. Plus, Jason accepts his fate for losing last episode’s Smash Bros. bet and licks three Switch cartridges back to back (complete with a video you can find below).

What’s your favorite game in the SNES Classic library? And perhaps more importantly, what’s your stance on licking cartridges? Leave a comment and let us know! f you enjoyed the show, be sure to subscribe to us on iTunes, Stitcher, Google Play Music, or your podcasting app of choice. You can also follow us on Twitter @RandomNintendo.

As always, we’ve included links below for more information on the news and games discussed in this episode. Each link also lists a time stamp to easily locate the segments that most interest you. Enjoy!

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News

• [0:05] Nintendo World Championships 2017 (YouTube)
• [0:14]  Ito dethrones John Numbers in Nintendo World Championships (ESPN)
• [0:17] Nintendo World Championships 2017 grabs Disney XD’s highest eSports ratings of the year (GoNintendo)
• [0:18] ARMS Version 3.2 Trailer Shows Off ‘Badge Stash’ Achievements and Mysterious New Character (Nintendo Life)
• [0:35] Feature patch coming to Pokken Tournament DX soon (Vooks)
• [0:41] Super Bomberman R reveals new Grand Prix Mode, new characters (Nintendo Everything)
• [0:45] Free Slime-San DLC coming to Switch, includes FPS mode (Destructoid)
• [0:47] The Nintendo Switch indie gold rush (GamesIndustry.biz)
• [0:52] Jump Up, Super Star! – Super Mario Odyssey Musical (YouTube)
• [0:54] Mario journeys across the country to celebrate the launch of Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo.com)
• [0:56] Nintendo ups Switch supply to 2 million a month (DigiTimes)
• [0:58] Mutant Mudds Collection for Switch Announced (IGN)
• [1:05] The Mummy Demastered Debuts On October 24, 2017 (Siliconera)
• [1:08] Black Riddles Studios Wants to Give the Nintendo Switch Its First PUBG-Style Game (USgamer)
• [1:13] eBay Sold an SNES Classic Every 25 Seconds on Launch Day (Rolling Stone)
• [1:17] Discussion: SNES Classic Impressions

Games

• [0:18] ARMS (Official Site)
• [0:35] Pokken Tournament DX (Official Site)
• [0:41] Super Bomberman R (Official Site)
• [0:45] Slime-san (Official Site)
• [0:52] Super Mario Odyssey (Official Site)
• [0:58] Mutant Mudds Collection (IGN Game Page)
• [1:05] The Mummy Demastered (IGN Game Page)
• [1:08] Crazy Justice (Official Site)
• [1:26] Star Fox 2 (IGN Game Page)
• [1:37] Spelunker Party (Nintendo.com Game Page)
• [1:42] SteamWorld Dig 2 (Official Site)
• [1:50] Binaries (Nintendo.com Game Page)

Video: Jason Fulfills Last Episode’s Cartridge Licking Bet