Metal Slader Glory with Lewis Packwood, Gaming in Tachikawa

Is Metal Slader Glory the most important game ever? Maybe! Author Lewis Packwood joins as we unravel the incredible history of HAL Laboratory’s Famicom adventure game, Metal Slader Glory. Perhaps the most ambitious Famicom title, its tumultuous development may have led to the creation of the Nintendo we know today! Plus, I take you to beautiful Tachikawa as we hit up its gaming hot spots! Follow our guest! Site: https://lewispackwood.com/ Book: https://www.casemateipm.com/9781399073776/curious-video-game-machines/ Social: https://x.com/LewisPackwood (0:00) - Intro Games (0:57) - Metal Slader Glory w/ Lewis Packwood Feature (31:43) - Gaming in Tachikawa News (41:00) - Nintendo’s big news week (47:06) - Gaming events in Tokyo (49:14) - Closing Social media: Twitter: https://twitter.com/TokyoGameLife Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tokyogamelife/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@tokyogamelife Threads: https://www.threads.net/@tokyogamelife Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/tokyogamelife.bsky.social Website: https://tokyogamelife.com/ Like and subscribe on your favorite podcast app!