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Buck Bumble That Was a Thing

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It’s spring again, and you know what that means!

Rain… Lots and lots of rain.

At least where I live, that is. Not that I mind: I like watching rain fall, and rain brings with it flowers. And with flowers come bees.

My history with Buck Bumble is much like that of my experience with Bomberman Hero: I rented way back in the 90’s and it always stuck with me. Unlike Bomberman Hero, however, I never even got close to beating it. Heck, having played it again recently, I’m not sure I ever even got past the tutorial.

Buck Bumble is a third-person shooter published by Ubisoft and developed by the now defunct Argonaut Games. Hold up, Argonaut Games? Yes, the company that helped develop the Super Nintendo’s Super FX Chip and the first Star Fox game. Strange, I heard that after Nintendo turned down their proposal for a 3D Yoshi game—which would eventually become Croc: Legend of the Gobbos—they had a grudge against the Big N and only released their games on every other system. Well, if that rumor is true, it apparently only applied to the Croc games, because they not only made Buck Bumble for the N64, but went on to develop several other games that were released for Nintendo platforms: Bionicle Matoran Adventure for the G.B.A., I-Ninja for the GameCube, and… Catwoman: The Game… Hm…

Wait, where was I? Ah right, Buck Bumble! As with Bomberman Hero, I stumbled across Bumble in a used game store—possibly the exact same one—for a mere ten bucks. Needless to say, I didn’t hesitate to take advantage of the opportunity to see if this game was worth remembering. Read more Buck Bumble That Was a Thing ›

Wonder Boy: The Dragon’s Trap 😍

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Simeon and Scott boot up this 8-bit Master System game, remade into a beautiful hand-drawn sidescroller. We reviewed it when the game first came out for Switch, but this is more of a casual Let’s Play format!

“Exit the Premises” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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TBC TMNT II TAG LP FTW

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Sorry for the overly complicated title, but… made you click! Translated into English, that’s “Two Button Crew Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game Let’s Play For the Win. Got it?

“Exit the Premises” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Episode #750: SUPER SPIKE VOLLEYBALL!

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What do you do when your YouTube channel reaches the incredible milestone of 750 episodes? Play one of your all-time favorite, most under-appreciated NES games, of course! What could be more enthralling than watching two dudes stream an ancient sports game? Don’t move and don’t click away—this game is awesome and we’ve been trying to tell you for years. Enjoy!

“Exit the Premises” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Tetris & Dr. Mario: 2 Games in 1!

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Tetris & Dr. Mario might just be the greatest video game compilation of all time. You can’t go wrong with either of these titles, but mashing them together?! That’s ingenious!

“Exit the Premises” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Ranking the Top 10 NES Games (Comicon Panel)

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Simeon and Scott were graciously invited to rep Two Button Crew, and all Nintendo fans, at Lilac City Comicon 2018. It’s been a lifelong dream to run a convention panel, and if we say so ourselves… it went over flawlessly.
…Except for maybe the list itself! That was whack! With audience participation, we formed the “definitive” top 10 NES games of all time. Watch the chaos unfold and tell us if you agree in the comments.
“Exit the Premises” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Super Mario Bros. 3, the Pinnacle of Mario?

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The game that MANY would consider the best title on NES is here: Super Mario Bros. 3, the greatest platforming threequel.

“Exit the Premises” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Bionic Commando for NES

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In our previous video, we tried to guess video games using only 3-word clues. That was not easy. The game we’re playing today is even LESS easy! Bionic Commando was voted (by our Patrons) as today’s Let’s Play Classic pick. When will they ever give us a break to try something easy?!

“Exit the Premises” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Should I Buy the Super Nt in 2018?

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Super Nt is basically a brand new SNES console that outputs to HDMI. It takes your old / original controllers and cartridges and gives you brand new hardware to play them on. OH, AND IT WORKS WITH SUPER FAMICOM STUFF TOO!

“Exit the Premises” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Reactions: Nintendo Switch Online!

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Nintendo announced all of their plans for Nintendo Switch Online service, launching in September. The three main pillars were: Cloud Saves, NES games, and Pricing. Some details we already knew, and some just raise more questions. Simeon and Scott dive in deep during this episode of Two Button Crew!

“Exit the Premises” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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Pole’s Big Adventure (Japan Only)

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This mysterious WiiWare game was annouced by SEGA and seemed to go mysteriously quiet. What really happened was they released it in Japan only and never localized it! Pole’s Big Adventure looked like a super fun and quirky spoof of beloved 8-bit platforming games. We’ll let you know what we missed out on stateside!

“Exit the Premises” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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8-Bit Batman (NES [But LOOKS Like SNES!])

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This game is insane. It’s absolutely nutso-butso, if we’re being completely honest. It’s an NES game that looks like a Super Nintendo title. Sunsoft knocked it out of the park, making a title that’s true to Batman, challenging for the player, beautiful to progress through, and fun to play.

“Exit the Premises” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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DKC2 – Diddy’s Kong Quest (It’s a Pun)

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Each week, Patrons of Two Button Crew vote on which classic game we will play live on our stream. This time, DKC2 was the winner! Simeon and Scott have played the original on a previous video, and weren’t too taken with the game’s weird graphics. Will the sequel win them over? Will patron’s feelings be hurt? Watch and find out!

“Exit the Premises” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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