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.

Project Obscure

Here at Nerd Bacon, we celebrate all eras and areas of video gaming.  We believe that any and all games deserve to be viewed and reviewed in their proper context, and though its founders may have a slant towards bygone systems, we’re still amazed and enthralled at the industry’s latest achievements. However, as the result of our passion for all things video… Continue reading Project Obscure

College Slam – Sega Saturn

Platform: Sega Saturn Developer: Iguana Entertainment Publisher: Acclaim Entertainment Release Date (NA): 1996 Genre: Sports Nerd Rating: 4 out of 10 Reviewed by Nerdberry Get on your feet and make some noooooooooise! March Madness is officially upon us for yet another wild tournament filled with alley-oops, slammin’ dunks, and… what… Lightning strikes?? Okay, so maybe College… Continue reading College Slam – Sega Saturn

Radiant Silvergun – Xbox 360

  Platform: Xbox 360 (XBLA) Developer: Treasure Publisher: Microsoft (XBLA port) Release Date: September 14th, 2011 Genre: Shoot ’em up Nerd Rating: 9 out of 10         Treasure your Treasure games—especially if one of those games is Radiant Silvergun, because it’s worth like a million dollars and you’re a jerk for not… Continue reading Radiant Silvergun – Xbox 360

Black Fire – Sega Saturn

Platform: Sega Saturn Developer: Novologic Publisher: Sega / Virgin Interactive Release Date (NA): 1995 Genre: Flight simulator, 3D Shooter Nerd Rating: 4.5 out of 10 Reviewed by Nerdberry Black Hawk Down! Black Hawk Down! Combat helicopter battling is here, and your Sega Saturn is fueling the way. Black Fire takes your average 3D graphics, and makes… Continue reading Black Fire – Sega Saturn

Sonic the Fighters – Arcade

Platform: Arcade Developer: Sega Publisher: Sega Release Date (NA): June 1996 Genre: Fighting Nerd Rating: 5.5 out of 10 Reviewed by Nerdberry *Game reviewed from the compilation disc Sonic Gems Collection on Nintendo GameCube. Sonic the Fighters, also known as Sonic Championship in North America, presents one of those awkward situations when a self-proclaimed Sonic aficionado… Continue reading Sonic the Fighters – Arcade

Quarterback Attack – Sega Saturn

Platform: Sega Saturn Developer: Digital Pictures Publisher: Digital Pictures Release Date (NA): 1995 Genre: FMV, Sports Nerd Rating: 3 out of 10 Reviewed by Nerdberry Following in the wake of Super Bowl XLVIII (quite possibly one of the worst Super Bowls ever, unless you live in Washington state), I thought I would dig into a… Continue reading Quarterback Attack – Sega Saturn

Sega Rally Championship – Sega Saturn

Platform: Sega Saturn Developer: Sega AM5 Publisher: Sega Release Date (NA): 1995 Genre: Racing Nerd Rating: 6.5 out of 10 Reviewed by Nerdberry For a long time the name Sega was synonymous with Arcades. A large majority of the arcade cabinets and machines in the arcades had those famous blue and white letters pasted across… Continue reading Sega Rally Championship – Sega Saturn

Sonic R – Saturn

Platform: Sega Saturn Developers: Sonic Team/Traveler’s Tales Publisher: SEGA Release Date: Oct 31, 1997 Genre: Racing Nerd Rating: 6.5 out of 10 Reviewed by Bortch I know what you’re thinking, “what am I on that could possibly make me want to play, and review, not one but TWO bad Sonic games in a row?” Well the… Continue reading Sonic R – Saturn

Cyberia – 3DO

Platform: 3DO Interactive Multiplayer Developer: Xatrix Entertainment Publisher: Interplay Entertainment Release Date (NA): January 1996 Genre: Action/ Adventure Nerd Rating: 3 out of 10 Reviewed by NerdBerry Cyberia…? Cyber what? Yeah, me too. Never heard of it. But now you have, thanks to The Bacon. Interplay and Xatrix tell us to “Experience the Future with Cyberia”… Continue reading Cyberia – 3DO

Akumajou Dracula X: Gekka no Yasoukyoku / Demon Castle Dracula X: Nocturne in the Moonlight – Sega Saturn

Platform: Sega Saturn Developer: KCEN (Sony PlayStation) / KCET (Sega Saturn) Publisher: Konami Release Date JP: June, 25, 1998 Genre: Action-Adventure, Platforming Nerd Rating: Paragon of Perfection Reviewed by: Juuchi Yosamu Think you’ve mastered Castlevania: Symphony of the Night? Every nook and cranny explored, every weapon mastered, every boss vanquished? Then I’m here to tell you:… Continue reading Akumajou Dracula X: Gekka no Yasoukyoku / Demon Castle Dracula X: Nocturne in the Moonlight – Sega Saturn

Sonic R – Sega Saturn

Platform: Sega Saturn Developer: Sonic Team / Traveller’s Tales Publisher: Sega Release Date (NA): October 31st, 1997 Genre: Racing Nerd Rating: 4.5 out of 10 Reviewed by NerdBerry Sonic R was the first exclusive Sonic title released on the Sega Saturn. Released almost a full year after Sonic 3D Blast made its way from the… Continue reading Sonic R – Sega Saturn