Platform: Game Boy Release Date (NA): November 2nd, 1992 Developer: Nintendo Publisher: Nintendo Genre: Platformer Nerd Rating: 4.5 out of 10 What? A mere 4.5 out of 10 you might say? Well, yes, I meant to type that. Still, by my rationale, 5 equals average, meaning there’s nothing terrible remarkable about it either… Continue reading Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins – Game Boy
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New Mario Game “Mario Maker” in 2015
It looks like we’ll be waiting a while for this rather interesting installment in the Mario franchise , but the concept couldn’t be more enticing. First surfacing at this year’s E3, details about this inventive approach have been trickling out ever since. Mario Maker, scheduled for release sometime in 2015 for the Wii U, will let players design… Continue reading New Mario Game “Mario Maker” in 2015
Nerd Bacon Gets Hands-On with Super Smash Bros Wii U
by Cloud3514 The easiest way to describe the two matches I played of Super Smash Bros Wii U is to say that it is Super Smash Bros., which is exactly as it should be. Its has the colorful characters and stages, the special moves and the tone of a Smash Bros. title and it controls like… Continue reading Nerd Bacon Gets Hands-On with Super Smash Bros Wii U
New Super Mario Bros. U – Wii U
Platform: Wii U Developer: Nintendo EAD Group No. 4 Publisher: Nintendo Release Date: November 18th, 2012 Genre: Platformer Rating: 8 out of 10 Reviewed by: Solo Joelo Food for thought: In 2013, it was reported that the average age of a gamer was 30 years old. In 2015, Super Mario Bros. will be 30 years old… Continue reading New Super Mario Bros. U – Wii U
Yoshi’s New Island – 3DS
Platform: Nintendo 3DS Release Date (NA): March 14th, 2014 Developer: Arzest Publisher: Nintendo Genre: Platformer Nerd Rating: 7 out of 10 At one point we’d been told that Yoshi’s New Island would be released as early as the first few days of January, though like everything else Nintendo has promised lately the date was pushed… Continue reading Yoshi’s New Island – 3DS
Nintendo Wii U – What to Expect
Written by Bortch Let’s face it, according to many sources on the internet, including this guy, the PlayStation 4 is the dominant console of the current generation. Even before the launch of the Xbox One, Microsoft’s always online “feature” hurt their chances of success, and repealing their actions didn’t help. Ultimately, it seemed almost as if… Continue reading Nintendo Wii U – What to Expect
3DS News: Upcoming Releases and Other Updates
Happy Birthday 3DS!! by Lady Russell February 26th marks 3 years since the release of Nintendo’s 3DS in Japan (March 27th for North America), and what a 3 years it’s been. There have been some AWESOME games in the last year alone. Nintendo is firing on all cylinders when it comes to its handheld, and they’re… Continue reading 3DS News: Upcoming Releases and Other Updates
Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door – GameCube
Platform: GameCube Developer: Intelligent Systems Publisher: Nintendo Release Date: October 11th, 2004 Genre: RPG Nerd Rating: 8 Reviewed By: Babe Sauce Flashback to 13 years ago when Paper Mario made its debut. It would become the first of a sparkling trilogy, later marred by the inclusion of a fourth installment, Paper Mario: Sticker Star for 3DS. Sticker… Continue reading Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door – GameCube
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
Wario Land – Virtual Boy
Platform: Nintendo Virtual Boy Developer: Nintendo R&D1 Publisher: Nintendo Release Date (NA): November 27th, 1995 (NA) Genre: Platformer Rating: 8 out of 10 Reviewed by Nike Halifax Regarded by contemporary critics as the best title for the Virtual Boy, today Wario Land often gets labeled as just that: the best title… for the Virtual Boy. Now, this is neither the time nor place… Continue reading Wario Land – Virtual Boy
Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins – Game Boy
Platform: Nintendo Game Boy Release: 11/92 (NA) Developer: Nintendo R&D 1 Publisher: Nintendo Genre: Platformer Nerd Rating: 8/10 Reviewed by FrozenMallet Don’t forget to check out The Cubist’s review of Super Mario Land 2 as well! We had to wait three years for Super Mario Land 2, and while the first Super Mario Land wasn’t a bad game, it didn’t particularly… Continue reading Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins – Game Boy
Super Mario Land – Game Boy
It’s Mario on the go! What more could you want? Nerd Bacon reviews Super Mario Land for the Game Boy!
Super Mario Bros. Deluxe – Game Boy Color
Super Mario Bros. gets the deluxe treatment on the Game Boy Color. And Nerd Bacon co-founder The Cubist gives it a deluxe rundown in this review.
Mario Kart 7 – Nintendo 3DS
Mario Kart 7 comes blazing onto your 3DS! And Nerd Bacon is here to give you our official “Nerd Rating.”
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island – SNES
Come join the Watchman as he revels in all the greatness that is Super Mario World 2: Yoshi’s Island for Super Nintendo.