“This week, the Kids wade through tattered memories of childhood programming and drink. Then discuss rhythm games, and drink. Really, we mostly just drink. Thanks a lot, Peter Moore … or Michael Moore … or Roger Moore … or somebody. Whatever. Where’s my pants?”
WARNING: EXPLICIT (that means we say bad words sometimes)
Kids in this episode: Switch, Tombstone, Tayo
Tayo, your justification is at hand!
“W” IS a vowel, although it is not used as a vowel by itself in any modern English word. Instead it is used as part of a dipthong (two vowels that run together to make a sound). So the “w” in “brown”, “lawn”, “blow”, “blew”, and “two”. It’s considered a consonant when at the beginning of a syllable, like “whack” or “always”. Boo-yah! Score one for the English majors!
Nobody ever believes me when I explain this whole “W” as a vowel thing.
So I’m actually finally hearing this episode now. The infrared NES controller is called the U-Force. I loved that thing, but I was young as hell when it came out. I still have mine in a box somewhere. I’m hoping it’ll resurface when I finish moving and get gaming stuff set up.