Nerdicus NES Review #92 : Bo Jackson Baseball

Title : Bo Jackson Baseball Publisher : Data East Genre : Baseball Players : 1 / 2 Player Release Date : 1990 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $3-$5 It's been awhile since I've played a baseball game, and I can't say I'm necessarily looking forward to another one. They're all pretty much the same damn thing with just graphical differences. This time, we're greeted with the pro-football, pro-baseball all star...

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Nerdicus NES Review #91 : Blues Brothers

Title : Blues Brothers Publisher : Titus Software Genre : Platformer Players : 1 / 2 Player Release Date : 1992 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $15-$20 Sometimes you really have to wonder where they come up with some game ideas. If there was one duo that I would think would NEVER get a video game, it would have been the Blues Brothers. Don't get me wrong, I love the movies, I love the SNL skits, and Jon Belushi...

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Nerdicus SNES Review #15 : Arcana

Title : Arcana Publisher : HAL Lab Genre : RPG Players : 1 Player Release Date : 1992 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $15-$20 Come on, we all remember DUNGEON MASTER. It was the equivocal grandfather of dungeon crawling RPGs. I of course, am a huge RPG buff, and usually the traditional dungeon crawling RPGs were something I was always drawn to. BUT, a lot of factors come into play with dungeon crawlers in...

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Nerdicus NES Review #90 : Blue Marlin

Title : Blue Marlin Publisher : Hot-B Genre : Fishing Players : 1 Player Release Date : 1992 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $7-$10 Do you all remember a week ago when I was pleasantly surprised by a fishing game for the NES? For some reason, Black Bass had managed to snag my interest and hold it long enough for me to play over an hours worth of mindless fishing. As a video game. That's right..a fishing video...

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Nerdicus Genesis Review #13 : Alisia Dragoon

  Title : Alisia Dragoon Publisher : Sega Genre : Platformer Players : 1 Player Release Date : 1992 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $20-$30 Okay, I admit it. I'm a sucker for awesome box art. I'm one of those people who WILL judge a game by it's cover so let's just take a look at this one. An amazon-esque woman zapping the sky with lightning bolts from her fingers? Um, yes please? A Dragon blowing fire...

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Nerdicus NES Review #89 : Blaster Master

  Title : Blaster Master Publisher : Sunsoft Genre : Run 'N Gun / Platformer Players : 1 Player Release Date : 1988 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $4-$6 When you think of following a pet frog down a manhole swarming with mutants, only one thing comes to mind; Blaster Master for the NES. This was it folks. This was the game that reeled me in and pretty much got me hooked on the Nintendo for life. No it...

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Nerdicus SNES Review #14 / Genesis Review #12 : Animaniacs

Title : Animaniacs Publisher : Konami Genre : Platformer Players : 1 Player Release Date : 1994 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $5-$7 It's time for the Anniiiimannnniiaaaaccssss. And we're zaaannnny to the MAX! So just sit back and relax, you'll laugh to you collapse. We're the AniiiiMAAAAANNNIacs! Wow, who didn't love this show when they were a kid? The obnoxious Warner brothers, Yakko and Wakko, and their...

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Nerdicus NES Review #88 : Blades of Steel

Title : Blades of Steel Publisher : Konami Genre : Hockey Players : 1 / 2 Player Release Date : 1988 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $5-$7 In light of the 2014 NHL Playoffs (go, Rangers), and the fact that hockey is by far the greatest sport on the face of the Earth, I figured it would be a great idea to review BLADES OF STEEL. Since the first day a hockey stick was placed in my hands at an early age, I was hooked....

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Nerdicus Genesis Review #11 : Alien Storm

Title : Alien Storm Publisher : Sega Genre : Beat 'Em Up Players : 1 / 2 Player Release Date : 1991 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $8-$10 One of the most memorable experiences I had when I was a kid was playing two arcade games at a local pizza hut. Yes, that's not a mistake. Pizza Hut. There were two games there , not including the retarded crane machine that never worked. One was Goldenaxe, and the other was...

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Nerdicus NES Review #87 : The Black Bass

Title : The Black Bass Publisher : Hot B Genre : Fishing Simulator Players : 1 Player Release Date : 1989 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $4-$5 How appropriate that I make my way back from one of the seafood capitals of the US and I review a fishing game. Frankly, the only thing I like about fishing is the aftermath. Eating the fish! It's kind of funny that I was recently talking to my friend Kent up in Boston...

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Nerdicus PAX EAST 2014 Retrospective

Well all, as you may have noticed I missed the Friday and Monday post, but that's because I was attending an event that every gamer needs to go to at least once in their lifetime. I am of course talking about PAX EAST 2014. Now, I've been to quite a few PAX in my time, and they seem to be getting better each year. The fact that I come home exhausted with a true lack of sleep says something. I'm pretty much falling asleep at work now...ah well....

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Nerdicus NES Review #86 : Bionic Commando

Title : Bionic Commando Publisher : Capcom Genre : Platformer Players : 1 Player Release Date : 1988 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $7-$10 There are very few games in the NES library that I'll actually sit down and play through again today. My patience has waned over the years in putting up with most of the garbage that the NES library had to offer, but there were those gems that always called out to me when...

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Nerdicus SNES Review #13 : Alien VS Predator

Title : Alien VS Predator Publisher : Activision Genre : Beat 'em Up / Brawler Players : 1 / 2 Player Release Date : 1993 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $12-$15 Ah, Aliens VS Predator. Two of the most epic creatures in science fiction history face off in a battle to the death in this beat 'em up styled video game. How could you possibly go wrong? You've got a formula for success. Then again, how often...

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Nerdicus NES Review #85 : Bill Elliott's NASCAR Challenge

Title : Bill Elliott's NASCAR Challenge Publisher : Konami Genre : Racing Players : 1 Player Release Date : 1990 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $3-$5 Oh, boy. Another racing game. I don't usually look forward to racing games, and I especially don't like NASCAR racing. So, I apologize in advance if this is a somewhat biased review, but you know what, I'm going to toss all subjectivity aside! After all this...

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Nerdicus SNES Review #12 : Alien 3

Title : Alien 3 Publisher : LJN Genre : Action Adventure Players : 1 Player Release Date : 1993 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $5-$7 The first time I had the luxury of playing an ALIEN 3 game, it was actually on the NES where three minutes into it I was pretty much ready to smash my system up against the wall and destroy it. So since I "loved" the first Alien 3 game so much, I figured I might as well play...

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Nerdicus Genesis Review #10 : Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle

Title : Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle Publisher : Sega Genre : Platform Players : 1 Player Release Date : 1989 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $5-$8 Don't get me wrong. I love playing rock, paper, scissors, especially when you add TNT into the mix. I mean it's a game we all grew up playing. But, how the heck do you come up with an entire video game based upon the concept of rock, paper, scissors. Well, that's...

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Nerdicus NES Review # 84 : Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure

Title : Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure Publisher : LJN Genre : Adventure Players : 1 Player Release Date : 1991 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $3-$5 Like, there is nothing more bodacious than playing an awesome video game with two totally epic dudes from San Dimas. Who am I talking about? Like, I'm totally talking about the utterly righteous duo, Bill S. Preston Esquire and Ted Theodore Logan. And together,...

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Nerdicus Genesis Review #9 : Air Buster : Trouble Specialty Raid Unit

Title : Air Buster : Trouble Specialty Raid Unit Publisher : Kaneko Genre : Side-Scrolling Shoot 'em up Players : 1 / 2 Player Release Date : 1991 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $25-35 I was never that big of a fan for shmups (I hate that phrase by the way) during the 8-bit generation, but something sparked in my little pre-teenage mind by the time 16-bit systems came around. I was becoming obsessed...

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