Nuts For Nintendo! Was the Christmas 1988 Chip Shortage of Zelda & Mario 2 for NES Real or a Hoax?

Were the shortages of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link real or a hoax? (Chapter markers and more below!)

Episode information
GTV 63 "Nuts FROM Nintendo" Season 3 Episode 21
Original Airdate: December 25, 2018
Produced November 20-December 24, 2018
Based on a re-telling of true events from 1988.
Recorded at Butsudan Studios and edited on my 15" MacBook Pro with Touch Bar.
Produced with Final Cut Pro and Photoshop, which my job paid for!

0:00 GTV ID: YouTube the Way it Was Meant to Be!™
0:08 Introduction: Thanks Santa!
0:44 Act 1: 1988 - The Year of Nintendo
2:42 CM 1: Toys 'R Us (U.S., 1988)
3:17 Act 2: Nintendo Made Us Nuts
11:45 CM 2: Super Mario Bros. 2 (U.S., 1988)
12:18 Act 3: 1988 Under the Microscope
22:15 CM 3: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (Canada, 1989)
22:50 Act 4: The Final Verdict




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Some Big thanks here!
Voiceover by Higgins in Japan
Some research assistance by Kevin from Arcadology
Artwork by Dez. It's awesome!! Read his comics here http://frivolesque.com
Some clips provided by the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library.
Others footage by The Original PSP, Patrick Scott Patterson, Grooveraider, Erik Myhre, Karla Metral, Steven Hertz, Japanesecommercials4U2, World of Longplays and the rest by the respective TV stations or public domain / fair use.

Watch the full 20/20 piece, first archived by Steven Hertz    • NUTS FOR NINTENDO special on ABC news 20/2...