Power Button - Episode 154: The Comic Adventures Of Nintendo's Heroes
November 17, 2014
Nintendo's famous characters have entertained us for years in video games and, as previously discussed, in film and animation, but what about comic books? This week on Power Button, David Oxford returns to talk about officially licensed comics featuring the world of Super Mario, The Legend of Zelda, Captain N, Star Fox, Metroid, and Punch-Out!! covering the 1990-91 Valiant comic run and the Nintendo Power comics that ran from 1992-1994. Join us for this super-sized episode! Download this week's episode directly from PTB, listen with the player below, find us on Stitcher, subscribe via iTunes, toss this RSS feed into your podcast aggregation software of choice, and be sure to catch up on past episodes if you're joining us late. Remember that you can reach us via , you can leave a message on the Power Button hotline by calling (720) 722-2781, and you can even follow us on Twitter at @PressTheButtons and @GrundyTheMan, or for just podcast updates, @ThePowerButton.
Additional Links
- Remembering The Nintendo Comics System
- The Surprising Adventures Of Captain N: The Game Master
- Gaze Upon The Unholy Visage Of Herman Smirch
- Nintendo Comics System overview
- Nintendo Comics System detailed listing
- Chartacters Who Need To Be In Hyrule Warriors
- Super Mario Adventures
- Metroid
- Super Metroid
- Link succumbs to the Triforce of Power
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past panel
- Super Mario Bros. in Neo Bowser City