Episode 83: Rampart (Nintendo Entertainment System/Famicom/Arcade)

Worth it or Worthless: A Retro Game Podcast

On this episode of the show, the boys explore the origins of the tower defense genre in a few different versions of Rampart!

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SHOW NOTES:

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Research:

Rampart on Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rampart_(video_game)

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Manual:

Rampart Manual

https://www.thegameisafootarcade.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Rampart.pdf

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Price Guide:

Rampart on PriceCharting

https://www.pricecharting.com/search-products?q=rampart&type=prices&sort=name&broad-category=video-games&console-uid=®ion-name=all&exclude-variants=false

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Music:

Track: Home

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TEAf8paImSY

Artist: Holder

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwbuxKG_nG2LZ10KBWPPomA

Album: Undertale Remixed

https://gamechops.com/undertale-remixed/

Label: GameChops

http://gamechops.com/

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Segment Break Music:

Track: Pokémon Gym

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6MDKkRfPZE

Artist: Mikel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMnXahMrROT0_LwtzH65nKQ

Album: Poké & Chill

https://gamechops.com/poke-and-chill/

Label: GameChops

http://gamechops.com/

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Track: The Legend of Zelda

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OfE0lfw1v68

Artist: Mikel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCMnXahMrROT0_LwtzH65nKQ

Album: Zelda & Chill

https://gamechops.com/zelda-and-chill/

Label: GameChops

http://gamechops.com/

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Track: Aquatic Ambience

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TrXGkRvjjX4

Artist: Helynt

https://helynt.bandcamp.com/music

Album: Super Lofi World

https://gamechops.com/super-lofi-world/

Label: GameChops

http://gamechops.com/

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• Clips of GameChops music are presented in shortened forms with minor volume adjustments and fades (with the exception of the music at the end of the show, which isn't shortened)

• GameChops music is provided with a Creative Commons License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Giveaway Info:

For the month of December 2021, one lucky participant has the chance to win a $20 North American Nintendo eShop code!

To enter, simply listen to the "Bounty" segment of the episode and submit your answer in the form of a direct message or email to any of our social media profiles or to one of the hosts on Discord (links above/info in the episode).

Entries will be accepted until December 31st, 2021. After which a random winner will be chosen and announced on an episode of the podcast in January, 2022 (the winner will be contacted after the episode goes live).

Extra entries can be earned from joining our Discord and leveling up on the server by chatting! This does require the participant to enter the main bounty segment via a direct message still. The Discord entries will not be counted if the user does not submit an appropriate direct message entry.