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
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Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door – GameCube
Platform: GameCube Developer: Intelligent Systems Publisher: Nintendo Release Date: October 11th, 2004 Genre: RPG Nerd Rating: 8 Reviewed By: Babe Sauce Flashback to 13 years ago when Paper Mario made its debut. It would become the first of a sparkling trilogy, later marred by the inclusion of a fourth installment, Paper Mario: Sticker Star for 3DS. Sticker… Continue reading Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door – GameCube
Excitebike – NES
Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System (NES) Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo Release Date: November 30th, 1984 Genre: Racing Nerd Rating: 6.5 out of 10 Since it is Retroary here at Nerd Bacon, I decided my first review would be of the NES classic Excitebike! Excitebike is a racing game that is known for being the first installment… Continue reading Excitebike – NES
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin – DS
Platform: Nintendo DS Release Date: December 5th, 2006 Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Genre: Action / Adventure Nerd Rating: 8.5 out of 10 Aside from a couple of hours spent with Symphony of the Night, Portrait of Ruin is, so far, my first “modern” experience with the franchise. I got interested in this particular installment shortly after… Continue reading Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin – DS
Final Fight 3 – Super Nintendo
ChronoSloth of Nerd Bacon believes Final Fight 3 for SNES to be the best, hardest hitting title in the series.
Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies – 3DS
Platform: 3DS (Download Only) Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Release Date (NA): October 24, 2013 Genre: Adventure, Visual Novel Nerd Rating: 8 out of 10 Reviewed by Shadow Links Phoenix Wright is finally back in his own game after a few side games with Apollo Justice and Miles Edgeworth taking the show. On his travels he even managed… Continue reading Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies – 3DS
Super Mario Land – Game Boy
Platform: Game Boy Release Date: August 1989 Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo Genre: Platformer Nerd Rating: 5 out of 10 I’ve had my neat little pile of Super Mario Land games lying around for quite awhile now: the first, second, and third (which is also the first Wario Land), followed by 2, 3, and 4 of the latter series. Having had… Continue reading Super Mario Land – Game Boy
Wario Land – Virtual Boy
Platform: Nintendo Virtual Boy Developer: Nintendo R&D1 Publisher: Nintendo Release Date (NA): November 27th, 1995 (NA) Genre: Platformer Rating: 8 out of 10 Reviewed by Nike Halifax Regarded by contemporary critics as the best title for the Virtual Boy, today Wario Land often gets labeled as just that: the best title… for the Virtual Boy. Now, this is neither the time nor place… Continue reading Wario Land – Virtual Boy
Star Fox – SNES
Platform: Super Nintendo Entertainment System Release Date: March 23rd, 1993 Developer: Nintendo EAD (With programming assistance from Argonaut Software) Publisher: Nintendo Genre: Rail Shooter Nerd Rating: 8/10 My family never had a whole lot of money when I was growing up. There were a couple of Christmases where Santa just want able to make it down… Continue reading Star Fox – SNES
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan – Game Boy
Platform: Nintendo Game Boy Developer: Konami Publisher: Ultra Games Release: August 1990 Genre: Beat ’em Up Nerd Rating: 7/10 Reviewed by FrozenMallet The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles debuted in the comic book of the same title in May of 1984. Self published by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, it was meant to parody popular characters in comics… Continue reading Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan – Game Boy
Tonic Trouble – N64
Platform: Nintendo 64 Release: July 19, 1999 Developer: Ubisoft Montreal Publisher: Ubisoft Genre: Platformer Nerd Rating: 5/10 Reviewed by Flagostomos One of the more exciting moments of my childhood that I can remember was the day my Dad brought home a new computer. Gaming had always brought us together as a family, and not to be… Continue reading Tonic Trouble – N64
Pokémon Red – Game Boy
Platform: Nintendo Game Boy Release: February 27, 1996 (Japan), September 30, 1998 (North America) Developer: Game Freak Publisher: Nintendo Genre: RPG Nerd Rating: 9/10 Reviewed by Flagostomos There wasn’t a single person in this world ready for the takeover that the original Pokémon Red and Blue was able to achieve. I can not even begin to… Continue reading Pokémon Red – Game Boy
Jurassic Park – SNES
Platform: SNES Developer: Ocean Software Publisher: Ocean Software Release Date: November 1993 Genre: Action-Adventure, First Person Shooter Nerd Rating: 5/10 Reviewed by: InfiniteKnife Jurassic Park blew my freaking mind when I first saw it in movie theaters when it released in 1993. I was 8 years old and for the time, the CGI was amazing… Continue reading Jurassic Park – SNES
Chrono Trigger – SNES
Platform: Super Nintendo Entertainment System Developer: Squaresoft Publisher: Squaresoft Release date: August 22nd, 1995 Genre: Role-Playing Nerd Rating: 10/10 You always remember your first time. A decisive moment that changes the way you look at the world, changes your tastes and interests.. You see, Chrono Trigger was my very first role-playing game. The notion of… Continue reading Chrono Trigger – SNES
Kirby’s Adventure – NES
Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System Developers: Hal Laboratories Publisher: Nintendo Release Date: March 23, 1993 Genre: Platformer Nerd Rating: 8.5 out of 10 Reviewed by Bortch As far as design goes for video game characters like Kirby, it doesn’t get much simpler than a circle with arms and legs. So what can a video game company do… Continue reading Kirby’s Adventure – NES