Episode 155: Unlicensed Fun (National Bootlegger’s Day)

Sometimes, a game doesn’t need the backing of a popular company to be fun. It may not need crowdfunding.  In fact, there are a host of games that are “inspired” by other popular games. Actually, it’s more like they borrowed from these games heavily enough to swap out things and switch certain areas, despite having some bugs that could crash the game. We’re celebrating National Bootlegger’s Day, held on January 17th, that commemorates a time with alcohol was sold illegally because of Prohibition. The word ‘bootlegger’ comes from a type of transaction in which boots were filled with flasks of alcohol and sold to Native Americans. Bootleggers or rum-runners created and sold their own personal alcoholic beverages on the side. One of the more famous bootleg liquors is Templeton Rye, a type of rye whiskey that was made in Templeton, Iowa by farmers. For this week’s episode, we’re playing tracks from video games that were bootlegged or hacked: a prehistoric family man trying to save the family pets, a fight against Reploids, and a samurai boyfriend out to save his princess girlfriend. As always, there’s covers and remixes to follow each track. Perhaps these tracks may inspire you to play some bootlegged games…   Top 10 Bootleg Games/Systems Keiketsu Yancha Maru 3: Taiketsu! Zouringen 7 Grand Dad Rockman X3 Super Mario 14     “Cities” – [The Flintstones: The Rescue of Dino & Hoppy] – composed by Yasuko Yamada, Naoto Yagishita “The Flintstones, The Rescue of Dino & Hoppy; Stage 1 – (NES)[Music Remix]” – remixed by Nostalgia Bubble “Opening Theme” (Sega Saturn) – [Mega Man X3 (Rockman X3)] – composed by Kinuyo Yamashita “Mega Man X3 – Opening Stage (remix)” – remixed by Stone McKnuckle “Stage 1 Theme” – [Kid Niki 3 (Kaiketsu Yanchamaru 3: Taiketsu! Zouringen)] – composed by Kenji Yamakazi “Stage 1 – Earth Valley Remix” – remixed by Kemachi   YouTube playlist Discord channel   Source