![]() Probably the most baffling thing about Captain N is how off-model most of the characters are, especially the heroes. ![]() On the side of good you have Princess Lana (Venus Terzo), who is ruling the Palace of Power after her father disappeared and she has Simon Belmont (Andrew Kavadas), Mega Man (Doug Parker) and Kid Icarus (Alessandro Juliani) helping her battle the evil diva Mother Brain (Levi Stubbs of The Four Tops), who has henchmen in King Hippo (Garry Chalk) and Eggplant Wizard (Michael Donovan). The show is set in “Videoland” which is apparently a sort of Wreck It Ralph amalgamated Nintendo universe where every character, with the major exception of the Mario Bros and Zelda/Link because they were busy on the Super Show, exist together and it’s broken up into themed areas like Megaland and Metroid. Super Show, Captain N: The Game Master was part of Nintendo’s all out domination of pop culture in the late 80’s and into the 90’s as the NES revived the entire video game industry following it’s collapse after the Atari era. To get ready for all the retro awesomness happening at AVGC this weekend, we headed back to 1989 to watch one half of Nintendo’s one-two punch of cartoon shows, Captain N: The Game Master.ĭid I Know Anything Going In?: I don’t think I ever saw a full episode as a kid but I did know about the show and it’s bizarre characterizations of classic Nintendo characters.Īiring along with The Super Mario Bros.
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