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Like trefingers said, it's funny how small the actual pcb board is.  As a kid, I had assumed that the guts of an NES cartridge was as big as the cartridge itself.  I had never seen the inside of one until sometime during 2002 when more websites dedicated to retro gaming stuff showed one.  I was actually a little offended that Japan got the more "practicle" sized carts that came in different colors but the US versions were these dumpy clumsy looking grey monstrosities by comparison.

Knowing me, I'll probably end up buying th eWii U in another year or two.  I just that one game or two that'll convince me that I need an excuse to buy the system.  Then....the hunt will begin.

Great choice of subject.  And you're right...the Deception series is kind of a genre all it's own.  But it never lasted long enough to really other similar games to become a full blown genre.

I never played it or knew much about the game, but I knew that they all centered around entrapping people somehow.  Thanks for the neat article.  You've educated me a little more about Tecmo's Deception series.  Looking forward to furtue blogs on this subject of trap games.

I came here looking forward to Lego bricks in the form of Jason and the Sophia tank from Blaster Master.  Well played sir.

When Darkstalkers 4 comes out, it will be a good day!

I like the archer lady. She's drawn in a unique pose. I don't see that style very often 

Wow, that's good news! Looks like Nintendo is about to get a game that'll make owning the Wii U just a little more alluring. They've still git a king way to go though.

Dude, definitely loved the Double Dragon title screen tune on the NES. And just like you, I would also leave it at the title screen just to hear the music.

This blog series is off to a fine start!
I had similar experiences with helping my brother through certain games. In particular, Super Metroid. Despite being 8 years older than me, my brother relied on me to read sections of the strategy guide we had to give him an idea of where to go when got stumped. I was the brains, he was the brawn. It was a perfect balance. We were like Tango & Cash.

I loved Final Fantasy, although I didn't play it until a couple of years ago. You raised a great point about how we're constantly working out mathematics when it comes to figuring out how much damage we can inflict/receive and the chances of surviving a battle. I do it all the time in my RPG's and never realized it until I read this.
Really enjoyed the post!

There are still plenty of RPG's for the Super NES I'd like to get into.

It was one of the best gaming consoles ever.