Funco Land - A land of Fun...co..

Where kids came to trade in their games for $3 and buy pre-owned ones for $50 with nice colorful cases. The good 'ol days!

Thursday, July 9, 2015

Nerdicus NES Review # 188 : Double Dragon 2: The Revenge

Title : Double Dragon 2: The Revenge Publisher : Acclaim Developer : Acclaim Genre : Beat 'em Up Players : 1 / 2 Players Release Date : 1990 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $15 - $20 Oy! Every so often I look at my blog, and think to myself, "Damn, I need more free time to update it like I used to." Don't worry, folks. I promise, more updates will be coming soon. Still trying to combine the blog and the youtube channel, and it's...

Tuesday, June 2, 2015

Nerdicus SNES Review #68 : Cool Spot

Title : Cool Spot Publisher : Virgin Interactive Developer : Virgin Interactive Genre : Platformer Players : 1 Release Date : 1993 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $15 - $20 Ahhhh, it's been a long time since I wrote one of these reviews. But you know what? I needed a break from my damn book edits that have taken over my life the last few months. The good news? The edits have turned out incredible, and I'm absolutely stoked to send...

Wednesday, April 29, 2015

Nerdicus NES Review #187: Double Dragon

Title : Double Dragon Publisher : Tradewest Developer : Technos Japan Genre : Beat 'em Up Players : 1 / 2 Players Release Date : 1988 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $10 - $15 Ahh, tis been awhile since I graced my blog with a video game review, and I am due. My apologies again for the lack of daily updates, but I mentioned before that I am hardcore editing my latest novel right now for submission, as well as building up my youtube...

Monday, April 20, 2015

Nerdicus Genesis Review #50 : Comix Zone

Title : Comix Zone Publisher : Sega Developer : Sega Technical Institute Genre : Beat 'Em Up Players : 1 Player Release Date : 1995 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $15 - $20 Little fun fact about me (in case you didn't know already); I dabbled in the comic book industry. That's right. This writer right here, was part of the famed Marvel / DC comic boom! Honestly, no. I never did any real work for Marvel and DC and in fact the only...

Thursday, April 16, 2015

Nerdicus NES Review #186: Double Dare

Title : Double Dare Publisher : GameTek Developer : RARE Genre : Game Show Players : 1 / 2 Players Release Date : 1990 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $10 - $15 Ahhh, the memories of childhood afternoons watching Nickelodeon. All the great shows were on that channel. You had Weinerville, Nick Arcade, Eureka's Castle, Legend's of the Hidden Temple, GUTS, and of course, DOUBLE DARE. Sure these were the "live action" shows, and I don't...

Wednesday, April 8, 2015

Nerdicus SNES Review #67 : Contra 3 : The Alien Wars

Title : Contra 3 : The Alien Wars Publisher : Konami Developer : Konami Genre : Run and Gun Players : 1 / 2 Player Release Date : 1992 Estimated Value (as of today's date) $35 - $45 Forget about the Konami code, because it doesn't work in this game. Hell, this hellish joyride is surely going to make you piddle your pants and cry to your mommy. Sure, I'll go as far as saying it's not as difficult as the first game for the NES, but anytime...