Captain N: The Game Master: Difference between revisions

While playing ''{{wp|Punch-Out!! (NES)|Punch-Out!!}}'' on his [[Nintendo Entertainment System|NES]], Kevin Keene is sucked into a vortex formed in the television, and his dog Duke jumps in after him. After falling through the Ultimate [[Warp Zone]], Kevin lands in Videoland. To save Videoland from [[metroidwiki:Mother Brain|Mother Brain]] (the villain of ''[[metroidwiki:Metroid (game)|Metroid]]'') and fulfill an ancient prophecy, Kevin must become Captain N.

Kevin appears before the N Team, made up of Princess Lana (ruler of Videoland), [[List of fighters debuting in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate#Simon|Simon Belmont]], [[Mega Man]], and [[List of fighters debuting in Super Smash Bros. Brawl#Pit|Kid Icarus]]. Princess Lana is captured, and the team comes together to save her. The group continues to battle Mother Brain and her group of villains, made up of {{wp|King Hippo}} (from ''Punch-Out!!'') and [[icaruspedia:Eggplant Wizard|Eggplant Wizard]] (from ''[[icaruspedia:Kid Icarus (game)|Kid Icarus]]''), over the course of the show. The second season adds a sentient talking [[Game Boy]] sent by the displaced king of Videoland to the main cast. Other recurring villains and neutral parties include [[Dr. Wily|Dr. Wiley]] (from ''{{wp|Mega Man}}''), [[List of Super Smash Bros. series bosses#Dracula|The Count]] (from ''{{wp|Castlevania (1986 video game)|Castlevania}}''), and [[Donkey Kong]].  

''Captain N: The Game Master'' was episodic in nature, with most episodes centering around the N Team foiling a new scheme by Mother Brain or exploring a new world. Like the concurrently-airing ''[[The Super Mario Bros. Super Show!]]'', the first season featured covers of popular songs from the time, which were replaced in syndication and home video releases.

Despite being a crossover of many of the NES's most popular franchises, ''Captain N: The Game Master'' would soon become infamous among its target audience for its loose portrayal of video games, with many of the games and characters represented bearing little resemblance to their source material in nature or appearance. According to members of the show's staff, such as first season writer Jeffrey Scott<ref>Mark Moore (January 26, 2002). [http://ldloveszh.tripod.com/js20020126.htm Interview with Jeffrey Scott]. ''The Unofficial Captain N Home Page's''. Retrieved October 26, 2019</ref> and model sheet designer Fil Barlow,<ref>https://www.deviantart.com/filbarlow/art/Before-Captain-Nintendo-there-was-Buddy-Boy-312281346</ref> most of the staff behind ''Captain N: The Game Master'' were not familiar with video games before production began, and had little to no reference material from the owners of the source material beside copies of the video games and an NES to play them on.

The premise was originally created by ''[[Nintendo Power]]''{{'}}s Randy Studdard. The original idea revolved around [[Nintendo]]'s main computer going rogue after an accident in which coffee reacted with sensitive microchips, which also had exploded near a Nintendo employee, giving him the power to create illusions, and he called himself "Captain Nintendo". The Nintendo computer became sentient as an ally that helped Captain Nintendo and warned him that his powers were only temporary. The villain of the story was Mother Brain, who had been brought to life through this accident and was bringing other villains such as [[List of Super Smash Bros. series bosses#Ganon|Ganon]] to life as well. Captain Nintendo countered this by bringing the Nintendo hero [[Link]] into the real world. The story ended when a defeated Mother Brain retreated into a state of hibernation, but the computer warned that she would return at full power, with Captain Nintendo resolving to be ready when she returns and stop her from threatening the Earth.