The Unabridged Adventures in Flea Marketing: Volume V

Nerd Bacon’s favorite doorman ZB has been out fighting valiantly for honor and justice in far away lands, but now he is back for his favorite month, Retroary. What’s that? You mean to say he doesn’t have a retro game review for us during his big month? How dare he! Looks like we’ll have to settle for yet another entry in that boring flea marking chronicle of his. What is it called again? Flea Market Finds or something? I thought he concluded this series with the last entry. Anyway, try to temper your excitement for The Unabridged Adventures in Flea Marketing Volume V!

The Unabridged Adventures in Flea Marketing: Volume III

In honor of SNEStember, Nerd Bacon’s ZB continues the tale of his flea marketing attempt to win back one of his favorite SNES games – The Lost Vikings II! It’s a stretch, I know…

The Unabridged Adventures in Flea Marketing: Volume II

The journey continues…

In our last “Unabridged Adventures,” ZB brought home dollar treasures and an unusual gem from the land of the rising sun. What does he discover this time? You’ll have to find out here in this month’s installment of The Unabridged Adventures in Flea Marketing!

The Unabridged Adventures in Flea Marketing: Volume I

Have you ever wondered how collector’s amass such an impressive collection on a budget? Well, Nerd Bacon’s monetarily-deprived flea market connoisseur ZB takes us on an adventure through the wonders of flea marketing and yard saling. Let’s all go exploring with him!

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.

Console Wars – Book Review

Once upon a time, two giants battled in a 16-bit arena for the hearts and minds of gamers around the world. Console Wars, by Blake Harris, tells the thrilling story of Sega’s rise and ultimate fall during this engrossing period of gaming history. NerdBacon’s News Director theWatchman brings you his full review.

Sonic & Knuckles – Sega Genesis

Sonic & Knuckles is an immortal and epic game worthy of any gamer’s collection. Featuring top notch graphics, famous Sonic music, and intricate stage designs, Sonic & Knuckles is one hell of a tough, yet fun, video game!

Bart vs. the Space Mutants – Genesis

Platform:  Sega Genesis (Mega Drive) Developer: Arc Developments Publisher: Acclaim / Flying Edge Release Date: 1992 Genre: Platformer Nerd Rating: 3/10 Reviewed by BendyWend Video games have made some impressive strides in a scant few decades, emerging from the garage as a simple hobbyist pursuit to become a multi-billion dollar entertainment industry, even as a form… Continue reading Bart vs. the Space Mutants – Genesis

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

Sailor Moon – Super Nintendo and Sega Genesis

Fighting evil by moonlight, winning love by daylight, not as good a beat ’em up as Final Fight. ChronoSloth explains why Sailor Moon is flawed.

Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure – Sega Genesis

Platform: Sega Genesis Developer: Interplay Publisher: Interplay Release Date: 1994 Genre: 2-D Platformer Nerd Review: 4/10 Reviewed by Greg Mustache In the 90’s, we had this weird… thing about gross-out humor.  In 1992, MTV’s Beavis and Butthead and Parker Brothers’ The Grape Escape (a cartoonishly gruesome board game about fruit murder that most of us probably remember… Continue reading Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure – Sega Genesis

ToeJam & Earl – Sega Genesis

Platform: Sega Genesis Developer: Johnson Voorsanger Productions Publisher: Sega Release Date: 1991 Genre: Adventure, Dungeon-Crawler Rating: 7 out of 10 Reviewed by Lady Russell   Sometimes, the best we can expect from a video game is the unexpected. ToeJam & Earl is a zany adventure that makes no sense at all, but is fun nonetheless. ToeJam… Continue reading ToeJam & Earl – Sega Genesis