Nerdicus SNES Review #37: Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure

Title : Boogerman: A Pick and Flick Adventure Publisher : Interplay Developer : Interplay Genre : Platformer Players : 1 Player Release Date : 1995 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $30-$35 Before I even get started on my review, let me just point you in the direction of the sidebar where I have recently added a YOUTUBE button (or you can just click on the link HERE). That's right, I'm dabbling in some youtube...

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Nerdicus NES Review #127: Chip 'N' Dale: Rescue Rangers 2

Title : Chip 'N' Dale: Rescue Rangers 2 Publisher : Capcom Developer : Capcom Genre : Action Platformer Players : 1 / 2 Players Release Date : 1994 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $130-$150 Are you ready for some more Chip 'N' Dale? I'm talking about the chipmunks, not the strippers. Get your mind out of the gutter, people. So...are those chip n dale dancers even around anymore? Not that I'm looking to hire...

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Nerdicus Genesis Review #32: Blaster Master 2

Title : Blaster Master 2 Publisher : Sunsoft Developer : Software Creations Ltd Genre : Run and Gun Players : 1 Player Release Date : 1993 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $7-$10 You know, I didn't even realize there was a second Blaster Master game until around four or five years ago. Some retro gamer, right? One of my favorite NES games as a kid, and I didn't even know there was a sequel for it! But, I have...

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Nerdicus NES Review #126: Chip 'N' Dale: Rescue Rangers

Title : Chip 'N' Dale: Rescue Rangers Publisher : Capcom Developer : Capcom Genre : Action Platformer Players : 1 / 2 Players Release Date : 1990 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $15-$20 We're going to do this. Get ready. You know what' Im doing. 3..2...1. Sometimes. Some crimes go slippin through the cracks. But these two, gumshoes, are pickin up the slack There's no case too big. No Case too small. When...

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Nerdicus SNES Review #36: BlaZeon: The Bio-Cyborg Challenge

Title : BlaZeon: The Bio-Cyborg Challenge Publisher : Atlus Developer : AI Genre : Side-Scrolling Shooter Players : 1 Player Release Date : 1992 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $25-$30 Blazeon, eh? Sounds like an evolved form of Eevee. You know. Flareon. Umbreon. Jolteon..BLAZEON! Oh, that must be it! Blazeon is the mega-evolved form of Flareon. I see what they did there..it may have been 20 years ago...

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Nerdicus Retrospective : Retro Re-seller Rant

I'm taking a one day break from retro game reviews to talk about something that has been on my mind a lot the last year or so. I wasn't really going to write about this, but another article I stumbled upon actually triggered my desire to do so. Let me just say this. I have been a gamer all my life, and have been obsessed with them since the age of three. Ever since I first laid my chubby little fingers on an Atari controller, I knew I was never...

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Nerdicus NES Review #125: Chessmaster

Title : Chessmaster Publisher : Software Toolworks Developer : Software Toolworks Genre : Chess Players : 1 / 2 Players Release Date : 1990 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $2-$4 Quick shout out to my old high school Computer Programming teacher and Chess Club sponsor, Mr. Mulhearn. He actually had this game hooked up to a projector in case we didn't have enough chess tables set up during the after school...

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Nerdicus Genesis Review #31: Blades of Vengeance

Title : Blades of Vengeance Publisher : Electronic Arts Developer : Beam Software Genre : Action Platformer Players : 1 / 2 Players Release Date : 1993 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $15-$20 What can I say? I'm a sucker for fantasy platforming games. There is just something so extremely satisfying of taking your axe and burying it into the skull of a goblin, or casting a fiery explosion spell and watching...

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Nerdicus NES Review #124: Championship Pool

Title : Championship Pool Publisher : Mindscape Developer : Bitmasters Genre : Pool Players : 1 / 2 Players Release Date : 1993 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $2-$4 On our last episode of NERDICUS NES REVIEWS, we tackled Championship Bowling. Sporting our mighty pornstache, we were knocking down pins left and right, tackling those turkeys and landing those strikes. Meh, not really. But it wasn't too bad....

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Nerdicus SNES Review #35: Blackthorne

Title : Blackthorne Publisher : Interplay Developer : Blizzard Genre : Cinematic Platformer Players : 1 Player Release Date : 1994 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $15-$20 Before there was Warcraft. Before there was Starcraft. Before there was Diablo. Before Blizzard created any of their epic tales, they dabbled in some console games. They were pretty good games, but nothing really memorable. I had played...

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Nerdicus NES Review #124: Championship Bowling

Title : Championship Bowling Publisher : Romstar / Athena Developer : Athena Genre : Bowling Players : 1-4 Players Release Date : 1989 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $2-$4 One thing this game DID get right was the portrayal of a 1980's bowler. Come on. That box art is absolutely perfect. The v neck shirt exposing the tufts of professional chest hair. The perfect pornstache. Those white slacks, and perfect...

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Nerdicus Genesis Review #30: Bio-Hazard Battle

Title : Bio-Hazard Battle Publisher : Sega Developer : Sega Genre : Side-Scrolling Shooter Players : 1 Player Release Date : 1992 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $3-$5 One thing is for sure, there certainly isn't a shortage of side-scrolling shooters on the 16-bit systems. I'm roughly 60 reviews in, and I think I've played at least 10. Might be a bit of an exaggeration, but certainly feels like it. Probably...

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Nerdicus NES Review #123: Caveman Games

Title : Caveman Games Publisher : Data East Developer : Data East Genre : Track 'N' Field (sort of?) Players : 1-4 Players Release Date : 1990 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $7-$10 It's been awhile since we've reviewed a track 'n' field type game, and I'll be honest when I say I'm not looking forward to doing another one. Until I saw what I was reviewing. This game is bad, I'll admit. But I actually have...

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Nerdicus SNES Review #34: Disney's Aladdin

Title : Aladdin Publisher : Capcom Developer : Capcom Genre : Action Platformer Players : 1 Player Release Date : 1993 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $7-$10 Last night, we lost a comedic genius. The power of humor, and the ability to make others laugh is a genuine gift, and Robin Williams was exceptional at it. He was full of so much energy and life, and there isn't a doubt in my mind that it will never...

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Nerdicus NES Review #122: Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse

Title : Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse Publisher : Konami Developer : Konami Genre : Action Platformer Players : 1 Player Release Date : 1990 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $20-$25 Tis a sad day, as we are finally reviewing the last of the Castlevania games to grace the NES console. The first one set the stage and really proved how epic the NES action games could be, while the second one attempted to put...

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Nerdicus Review a Bad Game Day : Double Dose of DC Disasters

This Friday calls for a little change of pace. There's a little something going on in the world of video game reviews called the "Review a Bad Game Day", and how is a guy like me supposed to resist something of that epic magnitude? Part of me wants to say I've been looking forward to this, while another part of me wanted to just curl up in a little ball in the corner and cry. Why do I want to torture myself with more bad games on purpose? I've already dealt with enough with the last 150+ reviews of done spanning the NES / SNES / and Sega Genesis...

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Nerdicus SNES Review #33: BioMetal

Title : BioMetal Publisher : Activision Developer : Athena Genre : Scrolling Shooter Players : 1 Player Release Date : 1993 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $15-$20 Hey, wait a second. Is that a xenomorph on the cover? Don't try to trick me Activision, I know you're trying to sneak in some Alien references into your game to try and make some sales. Sneaky Sneaky! Can't fool me.  Meh, who the hell...

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Nerdicus Genesis Review #29: Bimini Run

Title : Bimini Run Publisher : Nuvision Entertainment Developer : Microsmith Genre : Third Person Action Players : 1 / 2 Player Release Date : 1990 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $2-$4 If there was ever a Miami Vice the game, this is it. This game made me scratch my head. I didn't even know what Bimini Run was supposed to mean. What's a Bimini? I googled it and discovered that it's the westernmost district...

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Nerdicus NES Review #121: Castlevania II: Simon's Quest

Title : Castlevania II: Simon's Quest Publisher : Konami Developer : Konami Genre : Action Platformer Players : 1 Player Release Date : 1987 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $12-$15 Moving on to the next installment of the Castlevania series, we have the controversial CASTLEVANIA II: SIMON'S QUEST. Now, why do I say controversial? For a few reasons. First off, there's a lot of hatred for this game. This little...

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Nerdicus SNES Review #32: Bill Laimbeer's Combat Basketball

Title : Bill Laimbeer's Combat Basketball Publisher : Hudson Soft Developer : Hudson Soft Genre : Basketball (WITH FIGHTING!!! OMG!) Players : 1 / 2 Player Release Date : 1991 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $5-$10 This might very well be one of my shortest reviews ever. On a side note, I will be updating this page on weekends now with games I find at garage sales in my area. WOOT! This will of course only...

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