The miNEStry: An NES Podcast

The miNEStry founders, Archbishop Dracul and Father Avram, seek to inspire their 8-bit parishioners through methodical and ceremonial scrutiny of the library of games on the Nintendo Entertainment System.

Podcasting since 2023 • 24 episodes

The miNEStry: An NES Podcast

Latest Episodes

"Wizards & Warriors"

Tonight we are reflecting on Wizards & Warriors, a 1987 action platformer developed by Rare and published by Acclaim. Wizards & Warriors was Rare’s second NES release after the black box game Slalom. Rare went on to d...

March 08, 2026 • Season 5 • Episode 2 • 1:04:26

"Rygar"

Tonight we are reflecting on Rygar, a 1987 arcade port of the 1986 side-scrolling platformer under the same name developed by Tecmo. Tecmo was also responsible for other NES titles including Ninja Gaiden, Mighty Bombjack, Solomon’s Key an...

January 23, 2026 • Season 5 • Episode 1 • 1:13:47

"Nintendmas"

We will return in January to review Rygar, but in the meantime, please enjoy this short story about "Nintendmas". Thank you.

November 28, 2025 • Season 4 • Episode 6 • 7:40

"Karate Champ, Xenophobe, Friday the 13th & Puzzle"

Our Holiday Special, "The Feast of the Forsaken", covers four titles that are not worthy of a proper service. Join us as we chastise these abominations and excommunicate them entirely from existence in these sacred halls through sacrifici...

October 24, 2025 • Season 4 • Episode 5 • 20:10

"Monster Party"

Tonight we are reflecting on Monster Party, a quirky, side-scrolling platformer that was developed by Human Entertainment, published by Bandai and released in North America in June of 1989.Human Entertainment released some exciting...

September 17, 2025 • Season 4 • Episode 4 • 1:19:44