Plumbers Don’t Wear Ties – 3DO

Plumbers Don’t Wear Ties is an excellent example of why FMV games never took off…and why the systems that touted FMV games failed as well. Is it a game? No, Plumbers Don’t Wear Ties is an experience!

Project Obscure

Here at Nerd Bacon, we celebrate all eras and areas of video gaming.  We believe that any and all games deserve to be viewed and reviewed in their proper context, and though its founders may have a slant towards bygone systems, we’re still amazed and enthralled at the industry’s latest achievements. However, as the result of our passion for all things video… Continue reading Project Obscure

Wolfenstein 3D – 3DO

Platform: 3DO Interactive Multiplayer Developer: id Software Publisher: Interplay Release Date (NA): 1995 Genre: First-Person Shooter Nerd Rating: 8 out of 10 Reviewed by Nerdberry Oh, so you fancy yourself as a first-person shooter fanatic because you play COD Ghosts and Titanfall, eh? Before that you possibly dug your fingers deep into a trident-shaped controller… Continue reading Wolfenstein 3D – 3DO

Burning Soldier – 3DO

Platform: 3DO Interactive Multiplayer Developer: Genki, Pack-In-Video Publisher: Matsushita Electric Corporation of America Release Date (NA): 1994 Genre: Rail Shooter Nerd Rating: 6.5 out of 10 Reviewed by Nerdberry Sit down and shut the hell up. We’re about to go on a ride to obscurity. Welcome to Nerd Bacon’s Project Obscure, where we dig up… Continue reading Burning Soldier – 3DO

Top Ten Best Emulators for the PC

by Dovahkyle I was introduced to the world of emulators when my brother brought a hard drive back from Iraq containing emulators for NES, SNES, and Sega Genesis. I was blown away by the ability to play my all time favorites right on my computer. The craze of emulators has kept many would-be obsolete consoles… Continue reading Top Ten Best Emulators for the PC

Cyberia – 3DO

Platform: 3DO Interactive Multiplayer Developer: Xatrix Entertainment Publisher: Interplay Entertainment Release Date (NA): January 1996 Genre: Action/ Adventure Nerd Rating: 3 out of 10 Reviewed by NerdBerry Cyberia…? Cyber what? Yeah, me too. Never heard of it. But now you have, thanks to The Bacon. Interplay and Xatrix tell us to “Experience the Future with Cyberia”… Continue reading Cyberia – 3DO

BattleTanx Global Assault – N64

I remember thinking highly of BattleTanx Global Assault when I first played it at my friend’s house. We didn’t do anything in the campaign mode, instead we played multiplayer and destroyed each other over and over again! That was fun then… and it’s still fun now!