It’s Halloween 2006; what better of a time for the Nerd to look at Friday the 13th on the NES!
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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.
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…
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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Game Accessory Maker Mad Catz Is No More
UPDATE: The company returned on January 4th, 2018: http://www.xadara.com/the-return-of-mad-catz/ Back on March 30th, 2017, video game hardware accessory maker Mad Catz announced it was closing, after filing Chapter 7 bankruptcy and being de-listed from the New York Stock Exchange. The company has been spiraling downhill for quite some time now, sadly, and while there are …
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Angry Video Game Nerd Episode 6: Back To The Future – Episode Review
A legendary film, with a legendarily bad game — this time the Nerd takes a look at Back to the Future for the NES!
Of Course The Nintendo Switch Has Had Record-Breaking Sales
The Switch is certainly the hot system we all expected it to be; reports are that the console has sold better for its launch than any other system in Nintendo history, and some say that it is going to outsell the Wii, the top selling console in history, as time passes. Let’s take this in …
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Game Player’s Gametape – Super Mario Bros. 2
Ah, Super Mario Bros. 2. A classic game, beloved by many. Not so much me – while I don’t hate the game, it honestly isn’t one I’m super fond of, or enjoy playing much. Still, it’s one hell of a game, with one hell of a story behind it. I’m not here to talk about …
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‘Twas The Night Before The Nintendo Switch Launch
This is it. Tonight. Midnight (or opening time for stores not doing a midnight run) is the launch of the Nintendo Switch. March 3rd, a day many a gamer has been waiting for is finally here. Already friends of mine are waiting outside for the chance to get theirs at midnight, with others planning to …
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Upcoming Pokemon Go Update Adds New Features And 80 Pokemon From Gold And Silver
Ah, Pokemon Go – the game that took over last summer and then, oddly enough, quickly faded away. At the time, I was on a Windows Phone device, so I didn’t get the chance to experience it. Recently, I had to get a new phone and decided to give Android another try. This allowed me …
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