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
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.
Decap Attack – Genesis
Decap Attack for the Sega Genesis was a huge disappointment to Nerd Bacon’s own Nerd Berry. Weird characters and weirder story make this a must read.
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.
Tiny Toon Adventures Buster’s Hidden Treasure – Genesis
See what the co-found of Nerd Bacon, Nerdberry, has to say about Tiny Toon Adventures Buster’s Hidden Treasure for the Sega Genesis. Solid platformer? Yes.
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.
Star Wars Arcade – Genesis 32x
Was Sega trying to fool us into thinking the 32x was cool by slipping in the great Star Wars Arcade? Maybe, maybe not, read what Nerd Berry says about it.