Video Games – Page 92 – Nerd Bacon Magazine

Guitar Hero – PS2

Platform: PS2 Release Date (NA): November 8th, 2005 Developer: Harmonix Genre: Music and Rhythm Rating: 6.5 out of 10 The Guitar Hero franchise may be over, but for a while it made a huge impact on video games and party culture. It turned non-gamers into addicts, breathed new life into a slew of classic rock songs, got… Continue reading Guitar Hero – PS2

Battletoads – Genesis

Platform: Sega Genesis (Mega Drive) Developer: Rare Publisher: Tradewest Release date: 1991 Genre: Beat ’em Up, Action Nerd Rating: 65/100 Battletoads is one of those games you love it AND you hate it. It was originally released on the NES (but I’ve never owned a copy), and word is that the NES game is UNBEATABLE… but… Continue reading Battletoads – Genesis

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

King of the Monsters – Genesis

Platform: Sega Genesis Release Date (JP): July 1st, 1991 Developer: SNK Genre: Fighting Rating: 2 out of 10 Does anyone remember King of the Monsters from “Nick Arcade” back in the early 1990’s? If you do, you may have noticed that most of games available to play for the “Video Game Challenge” segments were generally unknown at the… Continue reading King of the Monsters – Genesis

Dante’s Inferno – PSP

Platform: PlayStation Portable Release Date (NA): March 1st, 2010 Developer: Visceral Games Genre: Action-Adventure / Hack and Slash Rating: 5.5 out of 10 An updated version of run and gun games from the mid-90’s, Dante’s Inferno is a better than average entry in the hack and slash category. Following on the heels of the God of War franchise, gameplay… Continue reading Dante’s Inferno – PSP

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

Metal Slug: 1st Mission – Neo Geo Pocket Color

Platform: Neo Geo Pocket Color Developer: SNK Publisher: SNK Release: May 15, 1999 Genre: Action, Platform Shooter, Run & Gun Nerd Rating: 65/100 Metal Slug: 1st Mission is SNK’s portable adaptation of the popular arcade run n’ gun shooter. When one first picks up the somewhat ergonomic Neo Geo Pocket Color (yes, it strangely feels… Continue reading Metal Slug: 1st Mission – Neo Geo Pocket Color

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

Metal Slug 2 – Neo Geo CD

Platform: Neo Geo CD Release Date (JP): February 23rd, 1998 Developer: SNK Genre: Run and Gun Rating: 6.5 out of 10 Another title dug out from the depths of my unplayed games, Metal Slug 2 turned out to be quite a pleasant surprise, even if it is a copy I’ve burned for myself. Listed among the more… Continue reading Metal Slug 2 – Neo Geo CD

Vid Grid – Atari Jaguar CD

Platform: Atari Jaguar CD Release Date: Late 1995 – 1996 Developer: Atari (?) Genre: Music Game / Puzzle / FMV Rating: 3.5 out of 10 Vid Grid is a game that came bundled with the Atari Jaguar CD add-on, one of up to 3 (in the same retail package) during the final months of the Jaguar… Continue reading Vid Grid – Atari Jaguar CD

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

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