Batman: The Video Game (1990, NES) by Sunsoft

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GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
–Batman: The Video Game (NES)
-Batman: The Caped Crusader (Commodore 64)
-Batman Returns (SNES)
-Batman Returns (Sega CD) (also seen in this episode, but it was not chosen)
-Batman Returns (Atari Lynx)
-The Adventu...

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982, Atari 2600) by Atari

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Some say that E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial is the worst game ever made.  I say to those folks that you’re wrong.  Sure, this is not a great game at all...

Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing (2003, PC) by GameMill Publishing

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This is not a game.

A game has an objective.  You can win or lose a game.  There are goals, and enemies, opponents, or adversaries in some way in a game.  Games are usually structured and have rules...

Super Star Wars (1992, SNES) by JVC & Lucasarts

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GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
–Super Star Wars (SNES)
-Star Wars: The Arcade Game (Atari 2600)
-Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back (Atari 2600)
-Star Wars: Return of the Jedi Death Star Battle (Atari 2600)
-Star Wars: Jedi Arena (Atari 2600)
-S...

Godzilla: Monster of Monsters (1989, NES) by Toho

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GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
–Godzilla: Monster of Monsters (NES)
-Godzilla 2: War of the Monsters (NES)
-Godzilla (Game Boy)
-Super Godzilla (SNES)
-Godzilla: Kaijuu Daikessen (Super Famicom)
-Godzilla: Destroy All Mons...

Virtual Boy Wario Land (1995, Virtual Boy) by Nintendo

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GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
–Virtual Boy Wario Land
-Mario Clash
-Mario’s Tennis
-Nester’s Funky Bowling
-Galactic Pinball
-Teleroboxer
-Red Alarm
-Panic Bomber
-Virtual League Baseball
-Vertical Force
-Golf
-3D Tetris
-Waterwo...

Mortal Kombat (1993, Genesis) by Acclaim

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GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
–Mortal Kombat (Genesis)
-Mortal Kombat (Arcade)
-Mortal Kombat (SNES)
-Mortal Kombat (Game Gear)
-Mortal Kombat (Game Boy)
-Mortal Kombat 2 (SNES)
-Mortal Kombat (Tiger Handheld)

NOTE: for this themed episode,...

Fester’s Quest (1989, NES) by Sunsoft

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GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF THE AVGN:
–Fester’s Quest
-Home Improvement
-The Addams Family (SNES)
-Addams Family Values (SNES)
-The Addams Family: Pugsley’s Scavenger Hunt (SNES)
-The Addams Family (Genesis)

Coming off of the immensely-boring Bugs B...

Castlevania II: Simon’s Quest (1988, NES) By Konami

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Every journey starts with a single step, and boy did we pick a doozy to start walking with. Castlevania II is a game I was very familiar with as a kid...