Yeah, I think the NESkimos consider the minibosses as a "rival" band. I thin they even mentioned this on their news page. The minibosses have never said anything about that, but then again, there's hardly anything on their pages besides links to MP3s and pictures from the big shows.
Personally, I like the NESkimos and the minibosses for their hard, pure metal, but I _love_ the Advantage Band because they're not afraid to do things that are not directly translatable to pure metal, like the Goonies, Ducktales, Marble Madness, and Bomberman (probably my faves).
By the way
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