| Nintendo: White Knuckle Scorin' | |
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| Compilation album by various artists | |
| Released | December 2, 1991[1] |
| Genre | Rock |
| Length | 41:12 |
| Label | MCA |
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| Singles from Nintendo: White Knuckle Scorin' | |
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Nintendo: White Knuckle Scorin' is a compilation album licensed by Nintendo and released by MCA Records in 1991. It was dedicated to Bobby Brooks, a talent agent who died in the 1990 helicopter crash that also killed Stevie Ray Vaughan. The stated purpose of the compilation was to promote literacy among children (one of Brooks' favorite causes) and "tap the Nintendo youth market" (he was described as a Nintendo fan). Most of the artists featured on the record had employed Brooks in some capacity.
A booklet enclosed with the CD featured a comic story based loosely on the Super NES game Super Mario World. Despite these connections, only one track on the album references the Super Mario franchise, "Ignorance Is Bliss", performed by the power pop band Jellyfish, who were asked to contribute to the record. Frontman Andy Sturmer modeled the song's lyrics after the comic, which depicts the character King Bowser's resentment for literacy. Also included on the album was a previously unreleased song recorded by the late Roy Orbison, "I Drove All Night".