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DuckTales – NES

Platform: NES Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom, Disney Interactive Studios Release Date: September 14, 1989 (US) Genre: Action, Platformer Nerd Rating: 8.5/10 Reviewed by: InfiniteKnife Bless me bagpipes! DuckTales is a classic platformer that took one of our favorite cartoons from the late 80s/early 90s and made a really well-done, enjoyable game that has really held… Continue reading DuckTales – NES

Aladdin – Sega Genesis

Platform: Sega Genesis Developer: Virgin Games Publisher: Sega Release Date (NA): November 11th, 1993 Genre: Platformer Nerd Rating: 6 out of 10   “(16 bits) will give you such a crick in the neck!”                                                  … Continue reading Aladdin – Sega Genesis

Castlevania: Dracula X – SNES

The Cubist reviews one of the most valuable Super Nintendo games of all time, Castlevania: Dracula X!

Ikaruga – PC

Platform: PC Developer: Treasure Publisher: Treasure Release Date: February 18, 2014 Genre: Shoot ’em Up Nerd Rating: 9 out of 10 Reviewed by Proto Joe Ikaruga is a 2001 vertical shoot ’em up originally created for arcades by Treasure, the same Japanese development team behind classic titles like Radiant Silvergun (Reviewed by Nerd Bacon’s Nike Halifax!)… Continue reading Ikaruga – PC

Don’t Starve – PC

Platform: PC Developer: Klei Entertainment Publisher: Klei Entertainment Release Date: April 23rd, 2013 Genre: Action Adventure, Survival Horror Nerd Rating: 8.5/10 Reviewed by: Uber_Nerd At first glance Don’t Starve may seem childish or cute. Hand drawn characters and environments look as though they were pulled straight from a children’s novel. But don’t let its storybook… Continue reading Don’t Starve – PC

Sailor Moon – Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis

Fighting evil by moonlight, winning love by daylight, not as good a beat ’em up as Final Fight. ChronoSloth explains why Sailor Moon is flawed.

Team Fortress 2 – PC

Platform: PC Developer: Valve Corporation Publisher: Valve Corporation Release Date: October 9th, 2007 Genre: First-person Shooter Rating: 7 out of 10 Team Fortress 2 is a cartoon-style, team-based, free-to-play FPS developed by Valve, the company that made every PC gamer’s dream come true with the invention of Steam and Steam sales. It is the sequel to… Continue reading Team Fortress 2 – PC

Blacklight: Retribution – PC

Platform: PC Developer: Zombie Studios Publisher: Perfect World Entertainment Release Date: April 3, 2012 Genre: FPS Nerd Rating: 8 out of 10 Reviewed by Proto Joe Remember the 2010 first-person shooter Blacklight: Tango Down? I don’t blame you if you didn’t. While the game was decent, it was completely overshadowed by other big hits of the… Continue reading Blacklight: Retribution – PC

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Wii U

NerdBacon reviewer ChronoSloth praises Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze as not just a great Wii U platformer, but one of the greatest of all time.

F-Zero – SNES

Platform: Super Nintendo Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo Release Date (NA): 1991 Genre: Racing Nerd Rating: 8 out of 10 Reviewed by Nerdberry Considered by many to be one of the pioneers in the futuristic racing genre, F-Zero grabs you by the balls and doesn’t let go until you die (even when you scream like a… Continue reading F-Zero – SNES

Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure – Sega Genesis

Platform: Sega Genesis Developer: Interplay Publisher: Interplay Release Date: 1994 Genre: 2-D Platformer Nerd Review: 4/10 Reviewed by Greg Mustache In the 90’s, we had this weird… thing about gross-out humor.  In 1992, MTV’s Beavis and Butthead and Parker Brothers’ The Grape Escape (a cartoonishly gruesome board game about fruit murder that most of us probably remember… Continue reading Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure – Sega Genesis