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.

Celebrating Retroary 2015!

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.

Chuck Rock II: Son of Chuck – Sega CD

Platform: Sega CD Developer: CoreDesign, LTD. Publisher: Virgin Interactive Games Release Date (NA): 1993 Genre: Platformer Nerd Rating: 8 out of 10 Reviewed by NerdBerry The apple doesn’t fall far from the tree in Chuck Rock II: Son of Chuck. Chuck Rock II is the successor to Chuck Rock for the Sega CD, although both… Continue reading Chuck Rock II: Son of Chuck – Sega CD

Rise of the Dragon – Sega CD

Platform: Sega CD Developer: Dynamix Publisher: Sierra On-line Release Date (NA): 1993 Genre: Graphic Adventure, Mystery, Point & Click Nerd Rating: 7 out of 10 Reviewed by NerdBerry How to describe this game? The genre alone doesn’t do it much justice. Many of you might have known or played this game before its 1993 port… Continue reading Rise of the Dragon – Sega CD

The Konami Justifier

Reviewing the Colt Python Wannabe, The Konami Justifier. A cool .45 revolver light gun for the Sega Genesis and Sega CD! POW! POW! POW! I mean, CLICK CLICK!

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein – Sega CD

Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein Sega CD isn’t your traditional Sega CD title, but instead is a unique platforming title with above-average graphics!

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!

Lethal Enforcers II: Gun Fighters – Sega Genesis

Lethal Enforcers II puts you in the wild west with a Konami Justifier pistol in your hand… Taking on all the outlaws solo is why you’re so badass!

Lethal Enforcers – Sega CD

The arcade classic comes to the Sega Genesis and Sega CD! Lethal Enforcers takes the shooting gallery fun of the arcades and ports it exceptionally well.

Should Sega Make a New Video Game Console?

Sega came. They conquered. Then they left. Do they have a chance at a comeback?

Tomcat Alley – Sega CD

Tomcat Alley Flies Far Under the Radar Platform: Sega CD Developer: The Code Monkeys Publisher: Sega Release Date (NA): 1994 Genre: FMV Game, Action, Flight Nerd Rating: 1.5 out of 10 I’ve been putting this game off for some time now.  I’ve owned Tomcat Alley (actually I own 2 complete copies & I’ll pay you… Continue reading Tomcat Alley – Sega CD

Sol-Feace – Sega CD

Platform: Sega CD Developer: Wolf Team Publisher: Sega Release Date: October 1992 Genre: Shmup, shooter, horizontal shooter Nerd Rating: 7 out of 10 *See bottom of review for cheat codes. Screw battletoads… This might be the hardest game EVER made.  Read on and you’ll see why. Immediately following the developer’s introduction, Sol-Feace kicks off the… Continue reading Sol-Feace – Sega CD

WWF Rage in the Cage – Sega CD

Platform: Sega CD Developer: Sculptured Software Publisher: Arena Entertainment Release Date: Late 1993 Genre: Fighting, wrestling, sports Nerd Rating: 5.5/10         WWF Rage in the Cage kicks off with some rockin’ tunes and some grainy Sega CD-quality full motion video (all the rage in the mid-90s… or at least Sega thought it… Continue reading WWF Rage in the Cage – Sega CD