Following immediately from the Friday the 13th episode, the Nerd looks into the 4 player capable horror classic that is A Nightmare on Elm Street on NES.
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The Strange Story Of Sonic The Hedgehog 3 And Michael Jackson
A decade ago, while browsing the then relatively new website called YouTube, I found a video that discussed something I never thought I would see: A theory that Michael Jackson was involved in the music for the 1994 video game “Sonic The Hedgehog 3.” “What? How? Why? Huh? How did I not learn about this?” …
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Angry Video Game Nerd Episode 12: Friday The 13th – Episode Review
It’s Halloween 2006; what better of a time for the Nerd to look at Friday the 13th on the NES!
Game Player’s Gametape Vol. 1 No. 3
Getting back to the Game Players magazine Gametapes, we now hit volume 3, which is actually the 4th tape we’re covering here (5th if you count the “Power Glove” tape we covered many months ago). In this tape, we get hints for the NES games Castlevania 2: Simon’s Quest, P.O.W., Strider, Thundercade, and WWF Wrestlemania, …
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Angry Video Game Nerd Episode 11: Double Dragon 3 – Episode Review
Double Dragon may be a good NES game, but Double Dragon 3: The Sacred Stones is not so much, and that’s what the Nerd is taking a look at in this episode.
The New Nintendo 2DS XL – It Makes Sense To Me
A few days ago Nintendo put out information on another handheld coming to the market – this time, an updated version of the 2DS hardware from a few years ago, named (get ready for it): The “new” Nintendo 2DS XL. This naming scheme follows the terrible naming trends Nintendo has been known for for the …
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Angry Video Game Nerd Episode 10: Top Gun – Episode Review
Top Gun may be a well loved film, but the same can’t be said about the NES Game.
Call of Duty: WW2 – Reveal Trailer
Here we go, our first look at Call of Duty – WW2, this much awaited return to the series roots in the most pivotal conflict in human history. I’ll sum up my thoughts here: It looks awesome! Now, I’m not one to fall in to all kinds of hype – I know things always look …
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May 2017 Xbox Live Games With Gold
A very Star Wars heavy game set for May, the Games With Gold program actually seems to be providing a damned fine set of games this month in comparison with previous months releases, many of which have been average at best. This time around we get 2 Star Wars games, and 2 others, which we …
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Angry Video Game Nerd Episode 9: Master Chu and the Drunkard Hu – Episode Review
Here we have the Nerd looking at another unlicensed game for the NES: Master Chu and the Drunkard Hu. This time, however, the Nerd isn’t alone…
Call of Duty Returning To World War 2?
So, reports are that the long-standing definitive first person shooter series Call of Duty will be returning to its roots: World War 2. This comes following the abismal reaction to last years release Infinite Warfare which was in the eyes of many Call of Duty players, more like Halo than Call of Duty. Infinite Warfare …
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Angry Video Game Nerd Episode 8: Wally Bear and the NO! Gang – Episode Review
Anti-Drug video games were a bit of a thing in the late 80’s and early 90’s, and here the Nerd takes a look at the unlicensed “classic” that is Wally Bear and the NO! Gang on NES.
It’s Over For The NES Classic Edition (Seriously This Time!)
I swear I’ve written 3 separate times about this subject, but this really does look to be it – the NES Classic Edition is over and done. That’s it. Game over. This last batch is the end. It’s been reported to IGN, and of course being shared via every gaming news outlet imaginable, that Nintendo …
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Game Player’s Gametape Vol.1 No. 2
It’s time for another Game Players magazine Gametape, the circa 1990 video tape series that told you, well, quite a bit about how to best play many NES games. Corny as ever, this tape covers Ninja Gaiden (pronounced correctly, to boot!), Mega Man 2, Bad Dudes, Amagon, and lastly Air Wolf. The video skips some …
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I Finally Got An NES Classic Edition Console!
It took long enough, but patience paid off – I got an NES Classic Edition. Oh, sure, it isn’t something many people are talking about anymore, but it’s still an item fetching high prices on eBay and Amazon, and since it isn’t in stores at all anymore, well, you’re hard pressed to get one if …
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