Nerdicus Genesis Review #37: Bubba 'N' Stix

Title : Bubba 'N' Stix Publisher : Tengen Developer : Core Design Genre : Platformer Players :  1 Player Release Date : 1994 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $4-$7 Yeah, so this game happened. I'm not sure why, but it did. Apparently Bubblicious bubble gum was trying to target their young market by creating video games based around bubble gum. YUP! That sounds like a heck of a lot of fun. It's like those video...

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Nerdicus NES Review #137: Cobra Triangle

Title : Cobra Triangle Publisher : Nintendo Developer : Rare Genre : Vehicular Combat / Racing Players : 1 Player Release Date : 1989 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $5-$8 Hmm..it's another game where I just want to scream COBRAAAAA, but I won't. Cobra Triangle, eh? Well, the box art certainly confuses me. At first I thought that was supposed to be a speed boat fighting the Loch Ness Monster, but then I figured...

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Nerdicus PS4 Review : PT - Playable Teaser (SILENT HILLS)

The following is part of my weekly Friday HORROR / ZOMBIE reviews for the ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE DEFENSE FORCE - check it out! Attractive, isn't she? She's gotta  little dribble coming down her chin, but that's nothing a handkerchief can't handle. And just look at that smile. She may have some lockjaw issues, but boy is she happy to see you. That is, until she kills you by snapping your neck. This isn't technically a review, considering that...

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Nerdicus NES Review #136: Cobra Command

Title : Cobra Command Publisher : Data East Developer : Data East Genre : Side Scrolling Shooter Players : 1/2 Player Release Date : 1988 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $5-$8 Cooooooooobraaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!! Sorry - had to do it. It's not even a GI JOE game but when I hear COBRA COMMAND, that's all I think about. Actually, I think this game would have been a lot better if it tied in some GI Joe elements, but you...

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Nerdicus SNES Review #41: Brandish

Title : Brandish Publisher : Koei Developer : Koei Genre : Action RPG Players : 1 Player Release Date : 1995 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $40-$50 Give me a top-down dungeon-crawler any day. No joke, any day of the week. These games were easily one of my favorite games to play when I was a kid. There's also no doubt in my mind that it's all thanks to the epic classic LEGEND OF ZELDA, but you have to...

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Nerdicus NES Review #135: Clu Clu Land

Title : Clu Clu Land Publisher : Nintendo Developer : Nintendo Genre : Puzzle Players : 1/2 Player Release Date : 1985 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $15-$20 There's nothing quite an old-school black box NES puzzle game to re instill my faith in the NES console. Of course, with a name like Clu Clu Land, it's kind of hard to take this type of game seriously. Especially when you can't even understand what the hell...

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Nerdicus Genesis Review #36: Brutal: Paws of Fury

  Title : Brutal: Paws of Fury Publisher : GameTek Developer : GameTek Genre : Fighting Players :  1/2 Players Release Date : 1994 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $5-$10 There's nothing quite like a cast of fully anthropomorphic martial artists. I don't know, to me Anthropomorphic beings tend to freak me out. The only ones I can somewhat tolerate are the Star Fox team, but even then they disturb the hell out...

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Nerdicus NES Review #134: Zombie Nation

Title : Zombie Nation Publisher : Meldac / Liveplanning Developer : KAZe Genre : Side Scrolling Shoot 'em Up Players : 1 Player Release Date : 1991 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $150-$200 SIDE NOTE - I'm jumping ahead on this review because of somewhat of an announcement. I've been picked up by ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE DEFENSE FORCE (a blog about horror / zombie movies, games, books, etc.) to do their horror related...

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Nerdicus SNES Review #40: The Brainies

Title : The Brainies Publisher : Titus Software Developer : Titus Software Genre : Puzzle Players : 1 Player Release Date : 1996 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $15-$20 I never thought there would be a video game about Mexican jumping beans. Then again, there have been games I thought would that should have never gotten past the concept design stage. Here we are, introduced with a puzzle game entitled...

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Nerdicus NES Review #133: Cliffhanger

Title : Cliffhanger Publisher : Sony Imagesoft Developer : Malibu Interactive Genre : Action Platformer Players : 1 Player Release Date : 1993 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $20-$25 Sylvester Stallone was one of the kings of 90s action flicks alongside Bruce Willis, Arnold Schwarzenegger, and Mel Gibson. Who doesn't remember the classics like Daylight, Judge Dredd, Demolition Man and of course Cliffhanger. This...

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Nerdicus Genesis Review #35: Bonkers

Title : Bonkers Publisher : Sega Developer : Sega Interactive Genre : Action Adventure Players :  1 Player Release Date : 1994 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $5 I hate Bonkers. I hate absolutely EVERYTHING about Bonkers. In my eyes, he is one of the worst Disney characters ever conceived. You probably ran into this show in the early 90s when you spent most of your afternoons glued to your TV watching Toon...

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Nerdicus NES Review #132: Classic Concentration

Title : Classic Concentration Publisher : GameTek Developer : GameTek Genre : Game Show Players : 1 - 4 Players Release Date : 1990 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $2-$4 Aw man, do I remember playing this game as a kid. You know, my NES really was a family entertainment system. I had my games, my sister had her games, and my parents had their games. Of course, they would buy a lot of those game show and / or puzzle...

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Nerdicus SNES Review #39: Brain Lord

Title : Brain Lord Publisher : Enix Developer : Produce Genre : Action RPG Players : 1 Player Release Date : 1994 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $20-$30 Before Squaresoft and Enix joined forces to become a powerhouse in RPG supremacy, they both devoted their time to producing some of the best RPG's for practically every console out there. Primarily, Enix stuck around with Nintendo and they seemed to...

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Nerdicus NES Review #131: Clash at Demon Head

Title : Clash at Demon Head Publisher : Vic Tokai Developer : Vic Tokai Genre : Action Adventure Platformer Players : 1 Player Release Date : 1990 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $10-$15 No, this isn't a review about Scott Pilgrim Versus The World - although I do kind of want to watch the movie again as well as play the arcade-styled beat 'em up. No, no, no. This is about a little game known as CLASH OF DEMON...

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Nerdicus Genesis Review #34: Blue Almanac / Star Odyssey

Title : Blue Almanac / Star Odyssey Publisher : Kodansha Ltd Developer : HOT B CO. LTD Genre : RPG Players : 1 Player Release Date : 2011 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $10-$15 (JPN) $100-$200 (ENG) No, folks. That isn't a typo on the date. This game was in fact released in 2011, approx 20 years after the original Japanese release had come out. You don't see this every day. In fact, you barely encounter a game...

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Nerdicus NES Review #130: City Connection

Title : City Conncetion Publisher : Jaleco Developer : Axes Art Amuse Genre : Platform Racing Players : 1 / 2 Players Release Date : 1985 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $3-$5 Bizarre is a word I don't use often, but this game is deserving of that description. It is absolutely, positively, one of the most bizarre NES games I have ever played. When you think about racing games, what do you think of? Race...

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Nerdicus SNES Review #38: Boxing Legends of the Ring

Title : Boxing Legends of the Ring Publisher : Electro Brain Developer : Sculptured Software Genre : Boxing Players : 1 / 2 Players Release Date : 1993 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $2-$4 Boxing was never my thing. Even when my friends invited me over for some pay-per-view match or something, I really didn't care. I usually went for the food and beer. Hell, that was typically the best part. Binge eating...

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Nerdicus NES Review #129: Circus Caper

Title : Circus Caper Publisher : Toho Developer : Advance Communication Company Genre : Action Platformer Players : 1 Player Release Date : 1990 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $6-$8 I never did like the circus. First of all, I don't like the idea of putting animals through that sort of crap just so it can entertain us. Elephants don't naturally stand on top of little boxes in the wild. Or maybe they do?...

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Nerdicus Genesis Review #33: Blockout

Title : Blockout Publisher : Electronic Arts Developer : California Dreams Genre : Puzzle Players : 1 /  2 Player Release Date : 1991 Estimated Value (as of today's date) : $6-$10 I know, I know. The box art is of the mega drive version. It was impossible for me to find any images of the original sega genesis box art. Regardless of the fact that I am using the wrong box art (stop crying!) what does this game...

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