Sure, you can play retro games anytime you please. And we do! But how often do the retro games get honored and celebrated? Welcome to the 2nd annual Retroary Event at nerdbacon.com where we honor the games that helped mold today’s gaming landscape into the world’s biggest entertainment industry! Swing through, stay a while, and relive your past.
Tag: game gear
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 – Game Gear
Platform: Game Gear Developer: Aspect Publisher: Sega Release Date (NA): November 17, 1992 Genre: Platformer Nerd Rating: 5 out of 10 Reviewed by Nerdberry Sonic the Hedgehog was a monumental achievement for Service Games, Inc, A.K.A. SEGA. Without the first Sonic the Hedgehog game, Sega might have been cast into the world of gaming obscurity… Continue reading Sonic the Hedgehog 2 – Game Gear
Tails’ Skypatrol – Game Gear
Platform: Sega Game Gear Developer: JSH Publisher: Sega Release Date (NA): Japan: 1995 Genre: Platformer Nerd Rating: 4 out of 10 Reviewed by NerdBerry Tails’ Skypatrol is Miles “Tails” Prower’s first spin-off game from the Sonic the Hedgehog games of which he is known. While technically a spin-off and a prequel, Tails’ Skypatrol is not… Continue reading Tails’ Skypatrol – Game Gear
Bram Stoker’s Dracula – Sega CD
Bram Stoker’s Dracula adds some unique gameplay to a rather terrible gaming system…. the Sega CD. Graphics and challenge take center stage!
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Mortal Kombat – Game Gear
Platform: Game Gear Release Date (NA): September 13th, 1993 Developer: Midway Genre: Fighting Rating: 2.5 out of 10 Does anyone remember playing any Mortal Kombat game on any handheld? I can’t say I’ve tried too many, but I can’t imagine anything much worse than the Sega Game Gear port of the original Mortal Kombat. Hell, at least on… Continue reading Mortal Kombat – Game Gear
The Majors Pro Baseball – Game Gear
Platform: Game Gear Release Date (NA) 1992 Developer: Sega Gene: Sports, Baseball Rating: 6 out of 10 Sega’s Game Gear was a nice piece of machinery, especially next to its competitor (Nintendo’s Game Boy) but it wasn’t particularly revered for its selection of titles. Most Game Gear games I’ve played (which admittedly is not a… Continue reading The Majors Pro Baseball – Game Gear