Retroary 2016

February is Retroary! Welcome to the 3rd annual Retroary event! Come get your taste of gaming’s past. Relive the glory days. For Retroary 2016, we will continue the proud tradition of reviewing all game’s, hardware, and more from the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s! Come get a taste. It’s so crispy up in here.

Mario Hoops 3-on-3 – DS

For the Mario anniversary, I’ll be reviewing a basketball game. With my weird review choices, I can’t really say I should be surprised, and neither should you. The fact that Square Enix developed this game does make it a curiosity though…

Donkey Kong – Atari 2600

The first Mario game I ever owned. While all my friends were having a blast with Super Mario Bros. 3, I was knew the real party was here on the Atari 2600, the duct-taped console I had received. I cried myself to sleep most nights — totally unrelated. Anyway, this version of Donkey Kong, surprisingly, rocks.

Donkey Kong Country – Super Nintendo

Even going as far as to award it the Golden Banana of Platforming Excellence, Nerd Bacon reviewer ChronoSloth is definitely a fan of Donkey Kong Country.

Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze – Wii U

NerdBacon reviewer ChronoSloth praises Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze as not just a great Wii U platformer, but one of the greatest of all time.

Donkey Kong Jr. – NES

NerdBacon’s The Cubist reviews Donkey Kong Jr. for the NES. So, it’s modern Donkey Kong’s dad who’s never seen again? Donkey Kong has the deepest lore.

Donkey Kong – NES

NerdBacon celebrates its 100th review with this review of Donkey Kong for the NES, by The Cubist!

Super Mario Strikers – GameCube

NerdBacon cofounder Nerdberry tackles the umpteenth Mario sports title, Super Mario Strikers. Mario’s got hops, but does he have soccer skills?