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139. Universal Studios Theme Park Adventure

Universal Studios Theme Park Adventure (2001, GameCube) by Kemco

Current All Blue Stamps Leaderboard (Speedrun.com)

Universal Studios Theme Park Adventure, a 2001 GameCube game by Kemco, is unlike any game I’ve ever played, let alone speedrun...

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127. Beetlejuice

Beetlejuice (1991, NES) by LJN

Current Any% Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

Have I ever mentioned that David Wise is the G.O.A.T.?

Beetlejuice was an LJN-published (and Rare-developed) 1991 NES action-platformer that I had never seen nor played, before the AVGN showcased this back in 2014.  And to be honest, he made it look terrible! An...

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147. Mega Man

Mega Man (1987, NES) by Capcom

Current Zipless Leaderboard (megamanleaderboards.net)

GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
Mega Man (NES)
Pro Wrestling (Master System)
-Shatterhand (NES)
-Action Fighter (Master System)
-Shingen the Ruler (NES)
-Phalanx (SNES)
-Snow White and the 7 Clever Boys (PlayStation 2; PAL)
-Action in New York (...

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142. Darkwing Duck

Darkwing Duck (1992, TurboGrafx-16) by Turbo Technologies, Inc.

Current Any% Leaderboard (Speedrun.com)

Sometimes, you pick up a controller and you say, “Eww!  This feels like a weighted dog turd attached to the back of a poodle’s tail as he wags, and wags, and wags…”  This game, the TurboGrafx-16 version of Darkwing Duck (itself ...

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138. Ben 10

Ben 10 (2006, HyperScan) by Semi-Logic Entertainment

Current Any% Leaderboard (Speedrun.com)

GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
Ben 10
X-Men
-Marvel Heroes
-IWL: Interstellar Wrestling League
-Spider-Man

NOTE: all games featured in this episode that were considered were Mattel HyperScan games.

I could go into the HyperScan console ...

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144. Seaman

Seaman (2000, Dreamcast) by Sega

Current Speedrun.com leaderboard (Freedom%)

I remember reading about Seaman in the official Sega Dreamcast magazine back in the day.  I was one of the only people I knew that got a Dreamcast; my uncle bought one with NFL2K and the game completely blew me away...

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134. Mary-Kate & Ashley: Get A Clue!

Mary-Kate & Ashley: Get A Clue! (2000, Game Boy Color) by Acclaim

Official “Beat the Game” speedrun.com leaderboard

Twin sisters solving crimes for you!
One is green, one is blue.
Good luck remembering who is who
And don’t forget that doggo, Clue

Bouncey, bouncey, bounce on heads
Don’t fall though or you’ll be dead!
Totems to reach t...

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133. The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends

The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends (1992, NES) by THQ

Current Any% Leaderboard (Speedrun.com)
This is the worst video game I’ve ever speedran.

The graphics are seriously some of the ugliest art I’ve ever subjected my eyeballs to.

The controls are slippery, eat inputs, knock you all over the place, involve precision, an...

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150. Mega Man Legends

Mega Man Legends (1997, PlayStation) by Capcom

Current Any% Normal (PS1) Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
–Mega Man Legends (PlayStation)
-Mega Man 64 (Nintendo 64)
-Mega Man 1-6 (NES)
-Mega Man X/X2/X3/X4/X5/X6/X7 (SNES, PlayStation, PS2)
-Mega Man (DOS)
-Mega Man 3 (DOS)
-Mega Man Soccer (SNES)

Boy, wha...

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136. Lethal Weapon

Lethal Weapon (1992, NES) by Ocean

Current Any% leaderboard (Speedrun.com)

I was going to write a long story using a ton of Lethal Weapon quotes to add some spice and humor… Well, what do you wanna hear, man? Do you wanna hear that sometimes I think about speedrunnin’ crappy games? Huh? Well, I do! I even got a special strat for this...

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