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Famicom Dojo – Episode 05 – Microphone Roundup

It’s finally here! The first of the last two episodes of Famicom Dojo Season 1! We’ve gone too long between episodes, which is why we’re determined never to let it happen again. After the show notes (talking more about Karaoke Studio), read on to find out some of our plans for the end of the season, and beyond!

Show notes:

First, we’d like to thank Dueling Analogs for referencing our fourth episode in their Double Entendre comic. Let us know what we can do to return the favor.

List of Microphone Games

(Credit goes to Famicom World for their contributions to our research!)

Controller II Games

Atlantis no Nazo (アトランチすの謎)
Kid Icarus (光神話。パル手ナの鏡) (Legend of Light: Palutenta’s Mirror)
The Legend of Zelda (ゼルだの伝説)
Takeshi’s Challenge (たけしの挑戦状)

Games with Microphone Peripherals

Karaoke Studio (カラオケスタジオ)

The case of Karaoke Studio is actually very interesting. Like the Famicom Microphone, Karaike Studio’s microphone attachment could not adequately sense your pitch, so the game was not on par with more current-day offerings such as Karaoke Revolution by Harmonix.

The cartridge adapter contained several of its own songs. Even more interesting than the microphone was that the cartridge adapter accept a proprietary cartridge format made by Bandai for new song selections? Clever, or what.

Bandai was way ahead of the curve on this. It’s unfortunate that the hardware was not yet adequate to the task. Karaoke Studio definitely deserves its own segment. Perhaps in Season 2 it will get one.

But, hey, speaking of Season 2…

The Future of Famicom Dojo

The End of Season 1

It’s been far too long since Episode 4, a wait we don’t intend to repeat again. So we’re telling you right now that you’ll be seeing Episode 6, and the end of the first season, in just one month right here on Powet.TV. Excited? That’s not all.

Stay tuned to the Video Netcast after the new year for more regular (albeit shorter) content until the start of Season 2. We’ll have more details for you when Episode 6 goes live.

Episode Links:

For more on the topics covered in this episode:

Karaoke Studio Wikipedia
Buy Karaoke Studio on Ebay

Season 1 (so far):

Famicom Dojo: Famicom and Disk System
Famicom Dojo: The Battery Backup
Famicom Dojo: Nintendo Has Moxie
Famicom Dojo: Cartridges and Pins