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January 14th, 2008

Finally! The New Years Nerdaway!

Finally it is here! Apologies we had planned to hold it sooner, but… well I won’t fob you off with any excuses, it was held off, it’s here now.  That is what matters!
Previously we had teased you with the outline of prizes we had on offer, and now I give you the rules, regulations and […]

By Graham -- 29 comments

January 1st, 2008

Sega Nerds New Years nerdaway

That’s right my fine nerdians, we here at Sega Nerds, want you to kick start your new year with a bang!
Which is why we are going to be giving away a butt load of Sega games, for your enjoyment.
Our New Years contest will see 4 lucky winners, walking away with a bundle of goodies, plus […]

By Graham -- 8 comments

November 26th, 2007

Ecco Jr. hits the Virtual Console

How awesome? So awesome.
Ecco Jr. hit the Virtual console today for the low low price of $8.
 It’s a lot like Ecco the Dolphin, but with a difficulty level appropriate for small children. In addition, terror does not stalk you at every turn while your air supply threateningly drops leaving you no hope of reaching the […]

By Hudson -- 12 comments

October 25th, 2007

A look back: Golden Axe III

Yes, that is a snail-dragon. Yes, those hostages are wearing modern dress. No, it doesn’t make any sense.

Golden Axe! Like Streets of Rage’s little, overcompensating brother it took the standard beat ‘em up and injected it with a dose of Conan the Barbarian, followed by a chaser of awkward world mythologies. Now the third entry […]

By Hudson -- 5 comments

October 22nd, 2007

Golden Axe III hits the Virtual Console

Fact: barbarian women were all totally hot. Also, dinosaurs!
As you might have guessed, Golden Axe III hit the ol’ Vee Cee today for eight bucks. While GAIII never saw release stateside except on the Sega Channel during the Genesis days, it did sneak its way into the Sega Genesis Collection for the PS2 and […]

By Hudson -- 6 comments

September 18th, 2007

A (brief) look back: Super Thunder Blade

WELCOMETOTHENEXTLEVEL
Some games evoke scrutiny and in-depth analysis to ascertain whether or not they are worth a purchase on the Virtual Console. Super Thunder Blade is not one of these games.
Super Thunder Blade is pretty much Space Harrier if Space Harrier were scaled down graphically, less responsive, less fun, and about helicopters. It’s also on the […]

By Hudson -- 0 comments

August 20th, 2007

A look back: Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master

Above: Joe Musashi, other guys.
Yeah, there’s another, non ninja-based game out for the Virtual Console this week that’s probably going to get all the attention. But we wouldn’t know anything about that here at Sega Nerds. No, we only have eyes for Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master. Or… do we?
Join us here at […]

By Hudson -- 23 comments

August 16th, 2007

Shinobi III, Landstalker to hit Virtual Console

 
1up.com is reporting that two more Sega classics are coming to the Virtual Console: Shinobi III and Landstalker. For those not in the know, Shinobi III is a game just chock-full of 2D, action-y goodness, while Landstalker is a slightly simpler, more platform-oriented Zelda-style game played in an isometric perspective. The article doesn’t say when […]

By Hudson -- 7 comments

July 2nd, 2007

Ecco: Tides of Time released for Virtual Console

Today sees the release of Ecco: the Tides of Time for the Wii’s Virtual Console. Everyone loves dolphins, or at least don’t actively hate them. Especially when they save the world from freakish alien invasion and consort with Atlanteans and a giant talking strand of DNA which apparently started life on earth or something, whatever. […]

By Hudson -- 2 comments

June 11th, 2007

Sonic 2, Golden Axe II will live for eternity on VC

If you don’t already have Sonic the Hedgehog 2 or Golden Axe II on a multitude of platforms, compilations or in their original form, you may be interested to know you can now get them on an entirely new platform as both classics have been made available on the Virtual Console.
In our Sega Genesis Collection/Virtual […]

By Chris -- 18 comments