Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – NES

Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System Developer: Konami Publisher: Ultra Games Release: June 1989 (NA) Genre: Action, Platforming Nerd Rating: 6/10 Reviewed By: FrozenMallet Gamers decided that the first Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles game on the NES is better than Mega Man 2. Well, sort of. In the age of internet retro reviewers the first Teenage Mutant Ninja… Continue reading Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – NES

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

Burning Force – Genesis

Reviewing Burning Force for the Sega Genesis Platform: Sega Genesis Developer: Namco Publisher: Namco Release Date (NA): 1990 Genre: Shoot ‘em Up (Shmup) Nerd Rating: 4 out of 10 Reviewed by NerdBerry Burning Force hits the screen with a powerforce unparalleled by most Shmups. Instead of sporting the traditional left to right side scrolling 2D visual… Continue reading Burning Force – Genesis

6-PAK – Genesis

Platform: Sega Genesis Developer: SegaSoft Publisher: SegaSoft Release Date (NA): Summer 1995 Genre: Compilation Nerd Rating: Individually rated Genesis 6-PAK is a compilation cartridge released by SegaSoft in the summer of 1995.  It always amazed me how they can fit 6 FULL games on 1 cartridge, but they can’t add more content to the individual… Continue reading 6-PAK – Genesis

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