Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! (1987, NES) by Nintendo

Current Single-Segment Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
–Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out!! (NES)
-Mega Man 2 (NES) (I chose 2 games from this episode because.  No, that’s why.  Because.)
-Pac-Man (NES)
-Power Pad: Super Team Games (NES)
-Metal Gear (NES)
-M...

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1993, NES) by Ubisoft

Current Any% Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
–Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1993, NES)
-Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1991, NES)
-Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (NES)
-Raiders of the Lost Ark (Atari 2600)
-The Legend of Zel...

Snoopy’s Silly Sports Spectacular (1990, NES) by Kemco

Current Bronze Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

The Nerd did it again, lending his persona to Pat the NES Punk for the 8th Annual NES Marathon...

Rambo (1988, NES) by Acclaim

Current Any% Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

Ever played Zelda II?  I’m willing to wager you have, if you’re here.  You’ve at least tried it.  If not, you should!  It’s not a bad game at all, and has an unfairly bad reputation...

Streemerz (Action 52) (1991, NES) by Active Enterprises

Current Streemerz Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
–Action 52 (NES) “Streemerz”
Every game from Action 52 is shown in this episode except for #52, Cheetahmen (shown in the next episode).  For a list of the games in Action 52, please click her...

Wrath of the Black Manta (1990, NES) by Taito

Current Any% Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF CAPTAIN S:
–Wrath of the Black Manta
-Home Alone (NES)
-Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (NES)

The episode here is more interesting than the game itself… and that’s not really saying much, either...

The Legend of Zelda (1987, NES) by Nintendo

Current Second Quest (no up+a) Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
–The Legend of Zelda
-Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
-The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
-The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening (DX)
-The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
-The Legend of ...

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992, NES) by THQ

Current Any% Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
–Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (NES)
-Home Alone (NES)
-The Simpsons: Bart vs the Space Mutants
-Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
-Double Dragon (Master System)

Another “mediocre” platform game from the N...

Raid 2020 (1989, NES) by Color Dreams

Current Any% Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

Unlicensed game?  Check.

Color Dreams?  Check.

Abomination of mankind and the worst game ever?  Not so fast!

This is NOT a good game, let’s be clear.  But as the Color Dreams releases go, Raid 2020 is far from their worst...

Deadly Towers (1987, NES) by Broderbund

Current Any% Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

There are three types of games I’ve noticed so far in the trials: those that sneak up on you and are completely unfair, difficult, ugly, and/or hard to play… those that are pretty much what you expected… and those like Deadly Towers: I expected this...