Platform: Wii Release Date: March 9th, 2009 Developer: Camelot Genre: Sports, Tennis Rating: 5.5 out of 10 A re-tooling of the GameCube title of the same name, Mario Power Tennis takes full advantage of the mechanics from the tennis game in Wii Sports. Gameplay is pretty simple, all one has to do is swing the Wii remote when the… Continue reading Mario Power Tennis – Wii
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Nintendo Stuff
Super Mario World – SNES
Platform: Super NES Release Date (NA): August 23rd, 1991 Developer: Nintendo Genre: Platformer Rating: 9.5 out of 10 Super Mario World is easily one of my most favorite games of all time and indeed one of the finest platformers ever conceived. As time has taken its toll on the novelty of these old games, Super Mario World is… Continue reading Super Mario World – SNES
Super Mario 3D Land – Nintendo 3DS
Platform: Nintendo 3DS Release Date (NA): November 13th, 2011 Developer: Nintendo Genre: 3D Platformer Rating: 7 out of 10 As the first Mario title released for Nintendo’s 3DS, Super Mario 3D Land had a lot of expectations to live up to, both as a Mario game and as one of the first games to show off Nintendo’s new… Continue reading Super Mario 3D Land – Nintendo 3DS
Yoshi’s Cookie – NES
Platform: NES Release Date (NA): April 1993 Developer: Nintendo Genre: Puzzle Rating: 4 out of 10 Yoshi’s Cookie was one of the final games still released for the original NES, and it’s obvious that the developers were busy focusing on the coming-of-age 16-bit era. Somewhere between the concept of Dr. Mario and Tetris, Yoshi’s Cookie requires the player to align cookies of… Continue reading Yoshi’s Cookie – NES
Tetris – Game Boy
Platform: Nintendo Game Boy Developer:Nintendo, Bullet-Proof Software Publisher: Nintendo Release Date: 1989 Genre: Puzzle, Puzzler Nerd Rating: 95/100 Tetris hit the scenes in the late ’80s and took on the nation/world by storm. Developed by some Russian fellas who wanted to create a puzzle game to please the masses. A multi-business signing-frenzy would… Continue reading Tetris – Game Boy
New Super Mario Bros. U – Wii U
Platform: Wii U Release Date (NA): November 18th, 2012 Developer: Nintendo Genre: Platformer Rating: 7 out of 10 Nintendo’s latest Mario installment (excluding Mario & Luigi: Dream Team of the Mario & Luigi RPG series released two days ago), New Super Mario Bros. U is another solid entry in the franchise with all of the quality predictability one would expect… Continue reading New Super Mario Bros. U – Wii U
The Addams Family – NES
The NES port of Addams Family the game was released in 1992. Read what The Cubist, co-founder of Nerd Bacon, thinks about this eerie platformer.
Luigi’s Mansion – GameCube
The GameCube release, Luigi’s Mansion is an action/adventure game with RPG elements. Check out what The Cubist at Nerd Bacon has to say about it.
Game and Wario – Wii U
Here at Nerd Bacon our co-founder, The Cubist, dives into Game and Wario for the Nintendo Wii U. Was it a total disappointment? Read on to find out!
Super Mario Galaxy – Wii
Super Mario Galaxy for the Nintendo Wii was an innovative and challenging title. Read what Nerd Bacon’s The Cubist has to say about it.