8.8.11

Best Nintendo Games

There's currently a great dialogue on which Nintendo game was the best over at the forums:
http://www.thenerdlounge.com/Forum/showthread.php?tid=33&pid=118#pid118


Here was my input:

I wanna play!

There's 3 games that stick out to me from my early Nintendo days...


3) Killer Instinct

I know this is a bit old school, but man was it great. Think of an early Mortal Kombat that was just plain awesome. In fact, if you used the right combination of buttons, you could finish off guys with ~50 hit combos.

Killer Instinct on youtube


2) Sunset Riders
Now THIS was a game... I remember spending hours and hours on this. Not only was it an awesome shooter (with an awesome local campaign multiplayer), but it PUNISHED you for failing. There were no "continues" or "Try Again"s. If you died, you were starting over from the very, very beginning.
While this sort of electronic gun-to-the-head might be seen as player-unfriendly, I actually found it to bring the best out of the players.

Sunset Riders youtube nostalgia


1) Super Mario 3


What is there to say. Mario 3 was an epic adventure through diverse environments. The baddies were legit, the music was fun, and the action was insane (but at a good pace). Plus, in true Mario style, there were hidden gems to be found if you knew how/where to look. Compared to this, all other games were just kinda... lame.

Super Mario 3 beaten in 11 minutes


What about all of you?

4.8.11

HumbleBundle - Cheap Indie Games

For about 5 days, you are able to purchase close to 13 indie games for next to nothing. Pay what you want! Pay what you think they're worth! But please- don't be a tight-wad. It's worth at least $1 a game, in my opinion.





http://www.humblebundle.com/

2.8.11

Win a Free T-shirt!


We are currently running a contest to determine our final logo for our new site - The Nerd Lounge.

Now then, let me cut right to the chase. The contest is to see who can create the best new logo for our site, while following a few simple rules, all listed here.

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*To enter your submission:

- Please reply to this thread with your image attached.

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*If you are chosen:

1) Your logo will become the new logo for The Nerd Lounge.

2) You will receive one of the first T-shirts printed with your design.
That's right, you get a T-shirt out of the deal
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31.7.11

New Forums: The Nerd Lounge



I am pleased to announce the opening of our new forums: The Nerd Lounge.

The idea of starting The Nerd Lounge is to create a place where everyone can share information with each other.  As much as I enjoy sharing information with each of you, I find it much more beneficial to open up a dialogue with everyone.

*In addition, we will be opening up the homepage shortly, where user submitted stories and write-ups will make the constantly updated Front Page content.

We look forward to having each an every one of you swing by and strike up a conversation about anything.

URL:  http://www.thenerdlounge.com/Forum/