Pat the NES Punk Christmas 2012 (Spy Hunter & Ikari Warriors)

– 12/28/2012Posted in: Featured Posts, Gaming Videos, Pat the NES Punk, Pat's full episodes

25 years later, Pat remembers his first NES experience.

12/27/2010 -- A Pat the NES Punk Christmas (60)
07/14/2010 -- Pat’s SGC 2010 Panel (Part 2) (4)
12/22/2011 -- Punk Playback: A Pat the NES Punk Christmas (11)
01/15/2012 -- Retroware TV Panel at MAGFest X (1)
06/13/2012 -- E3 2012 First Look: Zone of the Enders HD Collection with Pearl! (7)

Tags: 2012, christmas, ikari warriors, Pat the NES Punk, spy hunter

About Pat

Pat Contri has emerged from being an obscure game reviewer to being a *relatively* obscure game reviewer. It could be his knowledge/love of Nintendo, it could be his quirky/bizarre sense of humor, or it could just be the hair. He has appeared on Spike TV and in your NES fever dreams.

http://www.facebook.com/andrew.parada.39 Andrew Parada

the pancake batter statement is funny because eggnog pancakes are delicious.
Jack Anonymous

Frank must of got a real good deal with those games. Sold a shovel. Have fun at Magfest!
koopzilla

My friend had Ikari Warriors when I was a kid and I always thought it was pretty bad ass. That is until I got that and Ikari Warriors 2 at a rummage sale not long ago. It is pretty terrible. Ikari Warriors 2 has pretty impressive graphics, and features shirts, but it’s pretty bad too.
http://www.facebook.com/people/Shawn-McLean/542791431 Shawn McLean

man…spy hunter was one of my favourite nes games as a kid.
Wayne Daly

Spy hunter was the first game i had on my Atari 800xl computer, i got it for Christmas with Bruce Lee
OSG

The ending was delightful~
Flint

Please fix your video quality pat its a mess.
Derelictus

Frank is the most distinguished thespian of our age.
http://www.facebook.com/trashboy Joe Stanley

I liked Ikari Warriors. Never really played it as a kid, but around 97 or 98, a friend of mine still had his copy of Ikari Warriors. He brought it over since we decided to play some old school NES, we got drunk and played the game all night. We found a bug in it though, made it pretty far in the game, beat some boss, don’t remember who he was, but after that we couldn’t go any further. It’s like we just hit a dead end or something. That sucked.
phatmanXXL

I’m glad youre using a player now that works with android. Thank you
http://thepunkeffect.com Pat

You didn’t hit a bug, you hit a very frustrating spot in the game that I will go over if I decide to revisit the game at some point.
http://www.facebook.com/billy.lott.5 Billy Lott

I grew up during the 80s and also have a deep love for the 8-bit games of the day, especially the NES. I enjoy your videos Pat….They really bring back memories of my childhood.
http://www.livestream.com/feisliveaction?t=412274 Fei Wong

I see storage wars too! i wonderer if you worked on a christmas punk video, thanks for making it Pat and happy holidays!
http://www.livestream.com/feisliveaction?t=412274 Fei Wong

Then you might also enjoy Isolated Warrior, its similar to Ikari Warriors but with an isometric view, its one of my faves!
http://www.facebook.com/SorrowDemonica Raven Salseda

what’s with the camera? it doesnt look so vibrant and clear in quality as the more recent previous videos. different camera or does it need a good cleaning x3?
http://www.facebook.com/SorrowDemonica Raven Salseda

or seems to be on just certain cuts and settings.
pkjamming

I think I like last years better
http://thepunkeffect.com Pat

This one I prefer.
PaRappaRaptor

One of my favorite parts of your reviews is seeing how you photoshop yourself into the box art. Little touches like that don’t go unnoticed! Keep up the great work!
TopHatProfessor1014

“Emulate” lol.

Joking aside, great episode. Informative, entertaining, funny, touching; you hit all the right notes, Pat! Happy Holidays and New Year!
Armymanis

Pat had a moment where his videos were dry and boring this year in 2012, but this episode can show you that pat is really funny and knows his games! I can’t wait to see what 2013 brings us
http://thepunkeffect.com Pat

Loopz
http://www.facebook.com/dakota.mills.121 Dakota Mills

“Next you will think i sold my hair” Wow………it’s all a big Gift of the Magi reference……
http://www.facebook.com/charlesericthoreson Eric Thoreson

“Oh look at that goat.” “Hey you forgot the Fair-kid games!” Oh Frank…Pat and Frank’s chemistry is amazing. And in the beginning, after Pat burbs he looks like he is about to bust out laughing after Frank delivers his line…You guys rock!
Amador232425

Fuk you bitch!
http://twitter.com/TheWannabeGamer Kyh

Why has no one mentioned Pat’s nipples yet?! Once seen they can never be unseen!!!
http://www.facebook.com/jason.blewitt.18 Jason Blewitt

Great review as always Pat!
http://www.facebook.com/jason.blewitt.18 Jason Blewitt

Haha…Love the Emmet Otter tie-in at the end!!! haha
http://twitter.com/GaaraofMYdesert Helen J. Spence

Aw, poor Rob is being replaced!
I would describe Pat’s videos as “Better late, than never!” lol
MrSaturn

I need to know where you found Frank. That guy is gold.
Eddie

Probably because they’re trying to forget them!!!
Jesse Moak

Both hard games. Perhaps not as bad as AVGN starting out with Contra, which is nightmare fuel, but still, hard ass stuff. Great video Pat!
tyrion8472

You got Bruce Lee for Christmas? Did he teach you Jeet Kune Do?
Jacob

I LOVE eggnog.
Captain Game

It’s a shame “Abba” is already taken for a band name. “A B B A” would make for an awesome name for a band that plays video game music.
Wooldoor Sockbat

Good, an actual Christmas Special and not a glorified 18 minute commercial with nothing to do with gaming whatsoever
Osfos

“Why would you ever need a self-destruct button”

“There’s spots in the game you can get stuck and have to reset it”

Oh pat.
Ben_the_Genesis_Punk

Nice video, even if Frank was uncharacteristically mean in this episode! Jeez!

I have to give you props for reviewing Spyhunter. I used to play that game all the time in the arcade of a local theater! Fun times! I have it on a Midway Collection, now. And yeah, I eventually discovered that it doesn’t have an ending. That’s a tough break, but it’s still a great, fun game. Love that theme and love the car and action game play.

Ikari Warriors… oof! Yeah, I’ve never played that, and I can see I didn’t miss much. From yours and AVGN’s review, we can see how it really did not turn out well in the NES version, heh.
http://www.facebook.com/trashboy Joe Stanley

that’s cool. Would love to hear about it. It confused the heck out of us, not knowing what to do so we just turned the game off.
http://thepunkeffect.com Pat

Not exactly. The self-destruct is for the tank, which will blow up anyway after it runs out of fuel. There is no self-destruct for when you are out of the tank.