{"id":1473,"date":"2014-07-29T16:21:37","date_gmt":"2014-07-29T23:21:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.grayhairedgamer.com\/?p=1473"},"modified":"2014-07-29T16:21:37","modified_gmt":"2014-07-29T23:21:37","slug":"quick-update-nes-remix-2-wii-u","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.grayhairedgamer.com\/?p=1473","title":{"rendered":"Quick Update: NES Remix 2 (Wii U)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;ll be back tomorrow with my regularly scheduled update, but for now, here&#8217;s a video of my Remix II replays from <em>NES Remix 2<\/em>:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cpAY5ZVZz8k\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Full disclosure: I had a <em>big<\/em> mug of coffee before recording this, and humorously, you can tell I&#8217;m kinda wired throughout. 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