CAPTAIN
N: THE GAME MASTER (Valiant Comics
Pub; Nintendo Comics System)
#3
(1990; FIRST PRINTING;
$1.95 Original Cover Price ($2.50 in Canada);
( A ) CAPTAIN N in Nervous Meltdown, 10 page story;
** Appearances by; Kevin Keene aka CAPTAIN N, Duke, Eggplant
Wizard, King Hippo, Kid Icarus, Mother Brain, Princess Lana;
** Synopsis: The N team have to save Mother Brain when she is
infected with a computer virus.
Mark McClellan and Bill Vallely story;
James Brock and Wanderlei Silva art;
( B ) CAPTAIN N in The Fabulous Powers of Captain N, 2 page
story;
** Appearances by; Kevin Keene aka CAPTAIN N, Samus Aran,
Eggplant Wizard;
** Synopsis: Kevin talks about his powers.
George Caragonne story;
Dennis Woodyard and Jacqueline Roettcher art;
( C ) CAPTAIN N in Video-Town, 1 page story;
** Appearances by; Kevin Keene aka CAPTAIN N,
** Synopsis: Information on the city of Video-Town.
George Caragonne story;
Joe Quesada and Joe Rubinstein art;
( D ) CAPTAIN N in A Dog's Life, 10 page story;
** Appearances by; Kevin Keene aka CAPTAIN N, Duke, King Hippo,
Kid Icarus, Mother Brain, Princess Lana;
** Synopsis: Captain N and Duke, his dog, get their brains
reversed.
Bryan D. Leys story;
Bob Layton art;
Notes
from Grand Comics Database and Wikipedia;
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** CAPTAIN N, THE GAME MASTER was an Animated TV Series from
1989-1991, it Lasted 3 season and 34 Episodes;
** Since the SUPER MARIO BROS Movies was a HUGE SUCCESS and the
LEGEND OF ZELDA Movies is in the Works, Fans are Predicting FUTURE NINTENDO
Game Movies Might Include; SAMUS ARAN, KID ICARUS, METROID and CAPTAIN N,
THE GAME MASTER!!!
** Captain N: The Game Master is an animated television series
that aired on television from 1989 to 1991, it Lasted 3 season and 34 Episodes.
as part of the Saturday morning cartoon lineup on NBC. The show was produced by
DIC Animation City and incorporated elements from many of the most popular
video games of the time from the Japanese company Nintendo. There was also a
comic book version by Valiant Comics, despite only featuring characters from
games produced by Nintendo. The show is also part of an hour-long block in
Season 2 with The Adventures of Super Mario Bros. 3 and with Super Mario World
in Season 3 in a half-hour block.
** The TV Series Includes; CAPTAIN N, THE GAME MASTER (portrayed
by Dorian Barag in the live-action sequences, voiced by Matt Hill in animated
sequences), SAMUS
ARAN (Young WOMAN, the main character in METROID; Upon completing Metroid in under
five hours revealed Samus to be a young woman. Although Samus wears the Power
Suit throughout most of the Metroid series, she traditionally removes it at the
end of most games, often as a result of satisfying certain conditions such as
completing the game quickly or with a high percentage of the game's items
collected or even both. As a woman in a male-dominated role, Samus has been
widely considered a breakthrough for female characters in video games, and is
one of the most beloved video game characters of all time by critics and fans
alike. Samus is one of the first major female protagonists in a video game
games), KID ICARUS
(voiced by Alessandro Juliani), PRINCESS LANA (voiced by Venus
Terzo), DUKE (voiced by Tomm Wright), MOTHER BRAIN from Metroid
(VILLAIN; voiced by Levi Stubbs), KING HIPPO from PUNCH-OUT!! (VILLAIN; voiced
by Garry Chalk), EGGPLANT WIZARD from KID ICARUS (VILLAIN; voiced by Michael
Donovan), DONKEY KONG from Donkey Kong (voiced by Garry Chalk);
** The character Captain N first appeared in Nintendo Power
magazine, created by Nintendo staff member and magazine editor Randy Studdard.
The original concept involved Captain N (originally known as Captain Nintendo)
as a Nintendo employee and the Mother Brain as a piece of programming from a
Nintendo game pack that went rogue. Captain N had the power to temporarily give
life to characters and items from Nintendo games.
** To fulfill an ancient prophecy, Kevin is destined to become
the hero "Captain N: The Game Master" and save Videoland from evil
forces led by Mother Brain from the floating world/fortress called Metroid. By
the time Kevin arrives on the scene, Mother Brain has almost succeeded in
capturing the Palace of Power and conquering all Videoland. Kevin (who in
Videoland is armed with a Zapper and a belt buckle shaped like an NES
controller) and Duke appear suddenly on the other side of the Ultimate Warp
Zone before the N Team, which consists of Princess Lana (the acting ruler of
Videoland as the first episode explains the absence of her father the King),
Simon Belmont, Mega Man, and Kid Icarus, none of whom show any confidence in
Kevin's ability in the beginning. However, after Lana is kidnapped by the enemy
shortly after Kevin's arrival, the reluctant group puts their differences aside
to go on a rescue mission where Kevin eventually gains the others' confidence.
During season 2, Game Boy (a human-sized supercomputer shaped like the console)
joins the N Team.
** In most episodes, the N Team's enemy is a group of video game
villains, usually led by the boisterous and loud Mother Brain who is
accompanied by her minions, the Eggplant Wizard from Kid Icarus, the thuggish
King Hippo from Punch-Out!!, and the scheming Dr. Wily from Mega Man. A
"villain of the week" is featured in some episodes when a particular
video game becomes the setting (such as Malkil of Wizards & Warriors).
Several other characters make recurring appearances, including Donkey Kong, The
Count from Castlevania and Dr. Light from Mega Man. The cast of the Legend of
Zelda cartoon reprise their respective roles for several guest appearances
during the series.
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METROID is an action-adventure game franchise created by
Nintendo.
The player controls the bounty hunter SAMUS ARAN, who protects
the galaxy from Space Pirates and other malevolent forces and their attempts to
harness the power of the parasitic METROID creatures.
METROID combines the platforming of Super Mario Bros. and the
exploration of The Legend of Zelda with a science fiction setting and an
emphasis on nonlinear gameplay.
Most METROID games are side-scrolling, while the 3D games use a
first-person perspective.
Players battle hostile alien enemies and obtain power-ups as
they progress through the game world. The series is known for its isolated
atmosphere, featuring few non-player characters.
The first METROID was developed by Nintendo R&D1 and
released on the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1986.
METROID II: Return of SAMUS was released for the handheld Game
Boy in 1991.
Super SAMUS (1994), released for the Super Nintendo
Entertainment System, received acclaim and is considered one of the best games
on the console.
METROID Fusion (2002) and METROID: Zero Mission (2004) were
released for the Game Boy Advance.
The first 3D Metroid game, METROID Prime (2002), was developed
by Retro Studios for the GameCube and received acclaim. It was followed by
METROID Prime 2: Echoes (2004) and the Wii game METROID Prime 3: Corruption
(2007). METROID: Other M (2010)
Mercury Steam developed a new 2D METROID, METROID: SAMUS Returns
(2017) for the handheld Nintendo 3DS, followed by METROID Dread (2021) for the
Nintendo Switch.
As of September 2012, the METROID series had sold over 17.44
million copies.
It has been represented in other Nintendo media, including the
Super Smash Bros. series. Additional media includes soundtracks, comic books,
and manga. Along with the 1997 Konami game Castlevania: Symphony of the Night,
the early METROID games defined the Metroidvania subgenre, inspiring other
games with continuous, explorable side-scrolling levels.
SAMUS was one of the first prominent female video game
characters.
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** TELEVISION: A Metroid animated series was considered for the
Super Mario Bros. Power Hour, a cancelled animation block that would have aired
in the 1980s. Concept art was produced for the series, which notably featured a
male incarnation of Samus. Power Hour never moved forward in the intended
format, instead being replaced by The Super Mario Bros. Super Show! which aired
in 1989. Mother Brain was the primary villain in the Captain N: The Game Master
TV show.
** MANGA; Comics and manga have been made for various magazines
based on Metroid, Super Metroid, Metroid Prime, Metroid Prime 2: Echoes, and
Metroid: Zero Mission in both the United States and Japan. Samus Aran and other
Metroid characters also featured in the Captain N: The Game Master comic books
by Valiant Comics
*** Proposed MOVIE; In 2003, two producers optioned the rights
to create a live-action film based on Metroid, but the rights expired. The
director JOHN WOO acquired the rights a few years later, and his studio Lion
Rock Productions was to produce and release the film before 2006. The writers
included David Greenwalt, who had worked on Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Angel and
Grimm. According to the producer Brad Froxhoven, the film would have explored
SAMUS' origin story; she would be an exceptionally talented, but also flawed
character who was looking for redemption ... We wanted to see her struggle, to
be humbled, and to be forced to rise up against crazy odds. And of course we
wanted to see the cool weapons in all of their glory.
** According to Foxhoven, Nintendo was protective due to the
failure of the 1993 Super Mario Bros. film. Nintendo had no answers to the
team's questions about Samus' personal life, relationships, and other personal
characteristics, and was uncomfortable with the film team being the ones to
propose those answers. Foxhoven said Nintendo left the discussions appreciating
that they needed to develop the franchise further if it were to become a
Hollywood film. In 2013, Sakamoto said he could support a film directed by
Ryuji Kitaura, the director of the CG scenes in Other M, if the concept and
methodologies were good enough.
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