Ikari Warriors (1987, NES) by SNK

Current Any% (No ABBA) Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
–Ikari Warriors (NES)
-Ikari Warriors (Arcade)
-Ikari Warriors II: Victory Road (NES)

Almost 5 years ago, I set out to speedrun all of the “shitty games that suck ass”...

Total Recall (1990, NES) by Ocean

Current Any% Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
–Total Recall (NES)
-Last Action Hero (NES)
-The Terminator (NES) (also featured in this episode, but not chosen)
-Terminator 2: Judgment Day (NES) (also featured in this episode, but not chosen)
-Conan (NES)
-Predator (NES...

Dark Castle (1991, Genesis) by Electronic Arts

Current Any% (Genesis) Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
–Dark Castle (Genesis)
-Dark Castle (CD-i)

I was dreading this game at one point...

Bubsy 3D: Furbitten Planet (1996, PlayStation) by Accolade

Current Any% Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
–Bubsy 3D: Furbitten Planet (PlayStation)
-David Crane’s A Boy and His Blob (NES)
-The Three Stooges (NES)
-Home Improvement (SNES)
-Pit Fighter (SNES)
-Double Dragon (NES)
-Bubsy in: Claws Encounters ...

Noah’s Ark (Bible Adventures) (1991, NES) by Wisdom Tree

Current Leaderboard (speedrun.com) Defaults to Baby Moses

GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
–Bible Adventures (NES)
-Bible Buffet (NES)
-Super Noah’s Ark 3D (SNES) (also featured in this episode, but not selected)
-Sunday Funday: The Ride (NES)
-Moses: The Exodus (CD-i)
-K...

Toxic Crusaders (1992, NES) by Bandai

Current Any% Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
–Toxic Crusaders (NES)
-Toxic Crusaders (Game Boy)
-Toxic Crusaders (Genesis)
-Kung-Fu (NES)

I admit: I’ve never seen The Toxic Avenger all the way through...

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time (1992, SNES) by Konami

Current Any% Co-Op (No Wrong Warp) Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

Some games are just legendary and tons of fun, and stand out on their own merits.  Others are simply just “good for a licensed game” or “fun BUT X or Y is wrong”, etc...

Ghosts’n Goblins (1986, NES) by Capcom

Current Leaderboard for 2 Loops (speedrun.com)

Some games have a reputation that proceeds them.  These games are notorious for their legendary status as a quarter-munching test of patience, skill, and fortitude...

Bill & Ted’s Excellent Video Game Adventure (1991, NES) by LJN

Current speedrun.com leaderboards for any%

This game sucks.

Were you expecting something profound?

Ok fine.  This game is not the worst thing in the world for any particular category.  That said, this game is so bad at everything that it doesn’t matter...

The Adventures of Bayou Billy (1989, NES) by Konami

Current NES Leaderboard (Speedrun.com)

Some games have a single, fatal flaw that takes it down from a potential gem to an average game (titles like Double Dragon, Castlevania II, or Adventure Island come to mind), or even completely ruin it altogether...