This episode was so great, a lot of his newer stuff as the Nerd has been really spotty as of late but it's the episodes like this what remind you how great this guy can be at talking about video games when he's really onto something special, and you can see that in his movie reviews as well, he knows movies and he knows games and the nostalgia of games and he has something to say, and oh wow in this particular episode he really nailed what nostalgia really is all about when you think about it, and it really touched my heart, I wasn't expecting it to, the episode took a surprisingly took a real turn in its last act and had a lot of feeling and depth to it, it all but put a tear in my eye. He was comedic and lively too of course, I wasn't big into the rain of poops and I think that pickle needs to be retired lol. I could never play those Contra games for very long without a Game Genie, I'm liable to freak out and panic as I can't keep track of everything flying around at you, way too hard for me lol. But he really got it right with this one, the stuff you really love as a kid it can mean more to you then you know and you don't always always realise that until years later, nostalgia, our past, good and bad, it becomes a part of you forever, thank you for this episode James, terrific work man x.
