Captain N

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Television series
German title Captain N
Original title Captain N: The Game Master
Country of production United States
original language English
Year (s) 1989-1991
length 22 minutes
Episodes 34 in 3 seasons
genre Science fiction , action series
First broadcast September 9, 1989–
October 26, 1991 on NBC
German-language
first broadcast
February 9, 1991 on RTL
synchronization

Captain N is an American animated series produced by DiC Entertainment from 1989 to 1991 .

content

The main character is the boy Kevin Keene, who is sucked into Videoland by his NES ( Nintendo Entertainment System ) and from then on as Captain N together with Nintendo figures known at the time such as Link and Zelda from the Zelda series, Donkey Kong , Kid Icarus ( Pit) and the Eggplant Wizard from Kid Icarus , Simon Belmont from Castlevania or Megaman adventures. The main villain is usually the Mother Brain known from Metroid .

With the help of the NES gamepad he brought with him from the real world, Captain N can pause time (pause button) or jump extremely high. His light pistol is an overwhelming weapon in the world.

publication

The series was broadcast from September 9, 1989 to October 26, 1991 in the United States by NBC and at the same time in Japan by TV Tokyo . The German first broadcast followed on February 9, 1991 by RTL . In September 2010 KidsCo showed a synchronized version of the third season for the first time.

The series was later released in English and Japanese on DVD.

synchronization

role English speakers German speakers
Kevin "Captain N" Keene Matt Hill Ekkehardt Belle
Princess Lana
(Princess Lana)
Venus Terzo Kathrin Fröhlich
Kid Icarus Alessandro Juliani Oliver Grimm
Simon Belmont Andrew Kavadas Hans-Rainer Müller
Megaman Doug Parker Gudo Hoegel

Comic

In 1990 the Valiant Comics publisher published a comic for the television series, but the content differed.

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