Episode 223 – Athena (1986)

This week in Your Parents Basement, we are playing a deeply troubling platform game, for these deeply troubling times. From 1986, we’re playing Athena, ported by Micronics and originally developed and published by SNK, for the NES!

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TIMESTAMPS

• 0:00 – Intro, which features a short bit of music from the game.
• 23:00 – Todd has reasons why this is… The Most Best Game of All-Time! Followed by our regular, fun features, like grading manuals and DuckTales.
• 38:00 – Emails!
• 45:30 – We help some people in… Ask the Sweet Boys.
• 51:30 – Snifferoo. Next week, we’re experimenting with 64 bits of power! But NOT the 64 bits you’re thinking of!

SHOW NOTES

• We mention the cover art for Athena and its sequel at various points. Look it up at your own risk, because it’s not that safe for work.