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128. Adventure Island

Adventure Island (1987, NES) by Hudson Soft

Current Any% Leaderboard (Speedrun.com)

Tina, Y U Do Dis?

Why would you allow yourself to be kidnapped by a cliché monster and force your boyfriend, the brave Master Higgins, to travel via skateboard over dangerous cliffs, oceans, and flaming skulls to fight a cat monster luchalibré wrestle...

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50. Batman: The Video Game

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

Current Any% Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

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...

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117. Skykid

Sky Kid (1987, NES) by Sunsoft

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Sky Kid is a game.  The end.

Ok, ok… it really isn’t that bad.  Sky Kid is one of the earliest shmups on the NES, released by Sunsoft early in the NES’ life...

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48. Superman

Superman (1988, NES) by Kemco

Current Any% Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
Superman (NES)
-Superman (Atari 2600)

Funny how sometimes, RNG can make a game simultaneously annoying as all hell to speedrun, and yet very intriguing and engaging to try again, and again...

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44. Super Mario Bros. 3

Super Mario Bros. 3 (1990, NES) by Nintendo

View “Any% Warpless” leaderboard on speedrun.com

Some games are amazing speedruns that start off awfully. Others are runs that seem really good at first, and then quickly become a chore or annoyance. This game leans towards the latter...

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45. Duck Hunt

Duck Hunt (1985, NES) by Nintendo

Current 100,000 Points (Game B) Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
Duck Hunt
-Hogan’s Alley
-Bandai Shooting Range
-Wild Gunman
-Barker Bill’s Trick Shooting
-Shooting Range
-The Miracle Piano Teaching System
-World Class Track Meet
-Xenophobe
-Ghostbusters (NES)
-Laser In...

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75. Godzilla: Monster of Monsters

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

Current Any% No Restrictions Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

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...

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129. Tagin’ Dragon

Tagin’ Dragon (1990, NES) by Bunch Games

Current Any% Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

When this game came up, I was actually excited.  Despite it being unlicensed, I thought the gameplay would be fun!  The graphics were awful and the music is either decent or ear-piercing, but I had hopes...

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179. The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy

The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy (1991, NES) by Camerica

Current NES 100-Star Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy (NES)
-Dizzy the Adventurer
-Bignose Freaks Out
-Linus Spacehead’s Cosmic Crusade
-Quattro Sports
-Quattro Adventure
-Micro Machines

NOTE: Only games tha...

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148. Danny Sullivan’s Indy Heat

Danny Sullivan’s Indy Heat (1992, NES) by Tradewest

Current 1 Loop Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

Chat was telling me that this was an arcade title before an NES one, which Wikipedia confirms.  I swear I remember seeing it in arcades as a kid, but can’t recall playing it ever.  My helmet was probably on too tightly...

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