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Life Is Strange: Episode 5 – PC
The end is finally here, and it’s taken an emotional toll on Sarus Vakarian. Life is Strange has one of the best stories a game has ever had to offer with high-strung emotion, gorgeous atmosphere, and the curious concept of time travel. Click here to read why Life is Strange should be in your gaming library!
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2016 – The Year of the Fighting Game: Xtend Turbo Revenge Edition
Holy smokes! There are a ton of great fighting games heading our way in 2016! NerdBacon’s lead reporter, theWatchman gives us the rundown on 2016’s biggest contenders, as well as upcoming updates to games that are already out.
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Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker – Nintendo Wii U
Toad finally takes the spotlight in Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker on the Wii U. Does Toad’s first solo adventure compare favorably against Mario’s outings? Nerd Bacon straps on their backpack and hiking boots, and scampers along with Captain Toad in this Wii U adventure. Can we collect all the Power Stars? Or does Toad get squashed into a million mushroom pieces?
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Paper Mario – Nintendo 64
Imagine that one day you were suddenly turned into a piece of paper and you had to go on a quest to save your kidnapped girlfriend. Does that sound interesting to you? If your answer was no, then I agree with you, yet somehow Intelligent Systems made it interesting with their release of Paper Mario.
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FREEDOM! – Freedom Planet 2 Announced
Sonic fans rejoice! Freedom Planet 2, a sequel the the 2014 tribute to the classic Sonic the Hedgehog series has been announced! Check out the announce trailer and get ready to run fast and stop evil.
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Super Mario 3D Land – Nintendo 3DS
Nintendo flexes their creative juices once again in Super Mario 3D Land on the Nintendo 3DS. Does this handheld title live up to the high-standard set forth by it’s predecessors? Join Nerd Bacon and their celebration of Mario’s 30th anniversary in this 3DS game review.
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Star Wars, a Newborn Baby, and Christmas; How I’ve Cured my Internet Addiction
Star Wars has cured me of my internet addiction! How? Read on! SPOILER FREE article! You can safely read this article without spoiling the movie (because I haven’t seen it yet, that’s how).
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Tetris Attack – Game Boy
The Bacon’s resident Croc reviews Tetris Attack, the Game Boy game that actually has nothing to do with Tetris and everything to do with Yoshi.
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Mario’s Tennis – Virtual Boy
It’s Virtual Boy mania here at the Bacon! First Virtual Boy Wario Land, and now Mario’s Tennis? What’s next? Nester’s Funky Bowling? No no no, we don’t talk about that one (Besides, ZB doesn’t own it yet). Either way, get ready to start seeing red and brace yourself for ZB’s review of Mario’s Tennis for the Virtual Boy!
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Yoshi’s Woolly World – Wii U
Yoshi’s Woolly World is a game made of yarn and woolly, fluffy stuff. Yoshis are made of woolly yarn and have been unraveled, scattered across the land. It’s up to you, an adorable, woolly Yoshi, to find the yarn bundles and reassemble the unraveled Yoshis. Can you save Yoshi’s Woolly World?
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Wolfenstein 3D – PC
For almost everyone outside of Germany, Wolfenstein 3D was an explosive introduction to what many of us would regard as the proper first-person shooter genre. Back then, all you needed was a few guns, a bunch of Nazis, and hidden rooms behind push-walls. But does this dusty relic still cut to the core like granddad’s serrated WWII combat knife? Get psyched.
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Sidemeat – 38th Slice
Slice 38 covers an interesting “album” by one of my favorite new artists, Bleachers. Terrible Thrills Vol. 2 is part cover album, part remix album, part tribute, and most of the time, it’s pretty awesome.