River City Ransom (1990, NES) by American Technos

Current Leaderboard (Speedrun.com)

This is such an odd game, both casually and as a speedrun.  That’s easy enough for me to say, honestly; most of the games in the AVGN Trials are odd at best...

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (1992, Genesis) by Sega

Current Beat the Game (Glitchless) Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
–Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Genesis)
-Skate or Die! (NES)
-Bad Dudes (NES)
-Karate Champ (NES)
-Sonic the Hedgehog (Genesis)
-Sonic Blast (Game Gear)
-Sonic Labyrinth (Game Gear)
-Sonic R (Saturn...

Alien³ (1993, NES) by LJN

Current All Prisoners Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

I’ve never been a fan of “adult” games on the NES, or any real classic consoles.  No, I’m not talking about games like Peek-A-Boo Poker or some smut on the Atari 2600 (thus why I’m not speedrunning anything from the Atari Porn episode)...

Kid Kool and the Quest for the Seven Wonder Herbs (1990, NES) by Vic Tokai

Current Any% Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

120 games into the Trials, and all the time I’m asked, “Which game are you most afraid off, going forward?”  The thing is, the games I feared early on always ended up not being that bad...

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

View the current “100%” leaderboard on speedrun.com

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...

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...

Nintendo World Championships (1990, NES) by Nintendo & Square

Current Any% (25 lines) Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

If you haven’t heard the legend of the Nintendo World Championships, I’ll give you the Cliff’s Notes version: the NWC was a competition held in 1990, and lots of prizes were given away...

RealSports Baseball (1982, Atari 2600) by Atari

Current Any% Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
–RealSports Baseball (Atari 2600)
-Football (Atari 2600)
-RealSports Football (Atari 2600)
-Super Challenge Football (Atari 2600)
-Super Football (Atari 2600)
-Basketball (Atari 2600)
-Home Run (Atari 2600)

Contra (1987, NES) by Konami

Current Any% Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

Another game I was “forced” to learn before the Trials called it up, I learned Contra for the Big 20 #13 race...

Desert Bus (Penn & Teller’s Smoke and Mirrors) (1995, Sega CD) by Absolute Entertainment

Current Desert Bus Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

First, let me preface this “review” and synopsis with this statement: any harsh judgment I have for this game is unwarranted, as this was never truly released, and thus undeserved...