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Tails Adventure – Game Gear
Looking for a fun and unique Sonic-esque adventure for your Game Gear? Look no further than Tails Adventure! Tails Adventure takes the standard Sonic format and flips it on its head blending RPG elements into the standard 2D platforming world we love! I mean, Tails has an inventory with 20+ items! Are you ready for an adventure? Let’s go!
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Earthworm Jim – Sega Genesis
Love worms? Like video games? Or vice versa? Then this is the game for you! ZB takes an in-depth look at his favorite game from childhood and explains why if you haven’t played it yet, you might as well “Eat Dirt!”
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Knuckles’ Chaotix – Sega 32X
Say what? You’ve never heard of Knuckles’ Chaotix? I’m not surprised. After-all, it was released on one of the worst consoles ever made… The Sega Genesis 32X. The Genesis was great, but this mushroom add-on was a P.O.S. And instead of releasing a true Sonic game for it, Knuckles makes his debut as the lead character right here! Many other now-popular Sonic Universe characters get their start here as well. Check inside for details, trivia, and more.
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Bio Menace – PC
Bio Menace is a classic side-scroller by Apogee Software with a classic difficulty curve, meaning that if you want to best all three chapters of this game’s story, you’re going to need to wake up those old-school instincts and sniff out every hidden power-up and secret level you can find. Master Cain isn’t going to defeat himself. Are you up to the challenge?
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South Park: Chef’s Luv Shack – Nintendo 64
South Park isn’t just a TV show… and they didn’t just get into games with their recent release of The Stick of Truth in 2014. Nope. South Park saw multiple games released in the late 1990’s, including this oddball game-show party game titled Chef’s Luv Shack.
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The Legend of Zelda – NES
The Legend of Zelda is without a doubt one of the greatest achievements on the NES and perhaps one of the most influential games of all time. With a plethora of secrets, an inventory system, open world gameplay, and an internal save battery, it was well ahead of its time and its ripples can still be felt today.
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Dragonfire – Atari 2600
Dragonfire has more fire jumping, dragon evasion, and treasure collecting than ten normal games put together. If long, complex games that want to displace your real life have you ready to hang up your gamepad forever, you might give Dragonfire a try — it might just pull you back in again.
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Mega Man 4 – NES
Do you remember playing the first 3 Mega Man titles on NES and saying to yourself, “This Mega Man guy is cool, but what if he could charge up his arm cannon?” Well, your very specific prayers have been answered! Mega Man 4 is the first of the iconic series to feature the Mega Buster and gives you a whole bunch of new baddies to try it out on! Write down the boss order and let’s jump into this 1992 classic NES title with NerdBacon Author InfiniteKnife!
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Revenge of the Ninja – Sega CD
Ever wanted to become a Master of the Ninja Arts? Let Nerd Bacon show you how with wisdom and zen and other traditional ninja stuff. Revenge of the Ninja is Sega CD port of the 1984 Laserdisc Arcade game Hayate Ninja! Is it one of the few decent titles for the failed CD add-on?
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Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue – Nintendo 64
This Nintendo 64 iteration of the classic movie Toy Story 2 hit shelves a mere 31 days before Y2K. Can it live up to the reputation set by the Disney/Pixar classic? Find out in NerdBacon.com’s special “RETROARY” review.
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Foes of Ali – 3DO
One of the very few 3D fighting games for the 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Foes of Ali is a unique title with 10 famous boxers including Ali, Spinks, Liston, and Frazier to name a few. Get in the ring with Nerd Bacon’s owner as he delivers blow after blow to the chin of this exclusive 3DO boxing video game.
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Dolphin – Atari 2600
If you think Ecco was the first video game dolphin, you haven’t been to 1983. Activision’s Matt Hubbard loved dolphins so that he coded a game intended to inspire interest in marine life. Did it work? Did it? I mean, did it?
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Bomberman GB – Game Boy
Nerdberry takes a look at Bomberman GB, a fun and quaint action game for the Game Boy released in 1998. If you’ve never played a Hudson Soft game, it never hurts to start with their flagship series, Bomberman. And Bomberman GB lives up to the name.
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Super Tennis – SNES
Super Tennis represents a game whose sole focus is to provide gamers with an enjoyable tennis-esque experience. Is it like playing the real thing? Not exactly. Is it at least fun? Read on to see more.
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Outpost 2: Divided Destiny – PC
The measure of success isn’t about military supremacy, it’s about pure survival. Outpost 2: Divided Destiny demonstrates this lesson by making you handle every problem for your little colony under the sun, from basic power management and urban planning to disaster response and unit micromanagement. Yes, you’ll eventually have to build weapons to protect yourself, but the real challenge lies in stabilizing the colony’s easily-fractured morale. Can you hold humanity together as their new planet tears itself apart?
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