Episode
Captain N: The Game Master: The Trouble With Tetris
Overview
The N-Team is playing a shooting game, while Mother Brain, King Hippo, and Eggplant Wizard watch on Metroid. The game ends, and they're about to go back to the Palace, when the Warp Wagon is pulled down to the world of Tetris by a powerful force. Mother Brain sends Hippo and Eggy to Tetris to find the source of that power, so she can get it for herself. It turns out that on Tetris, everything is square- and cubed-shaped. The N-Team is greeted by Mayor Squaresly, who declares today ""Her Royal Roundness Day"". The people of Tetris love holidays! The mayor takes the N-Team to CUBIES, ""home of the best square meal in town"", where they meet Lyle, Lana's clumsy older brother. The two siblings hadn't seen each other for two years. Lyle's been on Tetris all this time, and doesn't even know that his father is missing. He's a Keeper of the Sacred Square (the powerful force that pulled down the Warp Wagon). According to legend, the Square is so powerful that it built the entire world of Tetris. Ly
Details
- Series
- Captain N: The Game Master
- Season
- Season 2
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 1990-10-13
- Runtime
- 22 min
Episode context
The Trouble With Tetris is Episode 4 in Season 2 of Captain N: The Game Master. It aired on 1990-10-13. The runtime is 22 min.
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Episode 3: Quest for the Potion of Power
Across the vastness of Videoland, on the magical world of Hyrule, years have past since the fall of the evil wizard Gannon, and peace reigned throughout the land. Until one dark day, rumor spread that the evil Gannon would rise again. That becomes true. Kevin and the N Team head to Hyrule to meet Kevin's favorite game hero Link and Princess Zelda. Mother Brain gives the Potion of Power to Gannon that restores the evil wizard to his rightful form. Mother Brain tries to get Gannon to serve her, but he refuses and sends Mother Brain, Eggplant Wizard, and King Hippo through the ceiling. Can the N Team and Link stop Gannon and his minions?
Episode 5: The Big Game
Dr. Wily discovers competition energy. He creates a power vacuum to collect it. After running a test, he plans to use it to power his Warp Zone Shifter and send the N Team into the Earthquake Warp Zone. At the Palace of Power, Kevin is homesick. Mega Man builds a skateboard for Kevin to cheer him up. Dr. Wily lures the N Team to California Games by letting Kevin think he won a contest. Dr. Wily and his robots go to California Games and set up base in a hot dog stand. As the N Team has fun competing in the games, Dr. Wily collects competition energy to power his Warp Zone Shifter. However, Dr. Wily is impatient and sends his robots to increase the competition. The N Team discovers Wily's presence on California Games, and the games lose their fun. In order to collect more competition energy, Dr. Wily puts his Warp Zone Shifter through a test run. In Northridge, California, Rick Walker, a football player named Romeo, yet another football player, and a cheerleader named Stacey, along with
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