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171. Drake of the 99 Dragons

Drake of the 99 Dragons (2003, XBox) by Majesco

Current 100%-Console Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

There are bad games, and then there are janky games.  Sometimes, there are both.  This is certainly one of those times.  Drake of the 99 Dragons, a “gem” made by Majesco, came out in 2003.  Let that sink in for a second.  Holy shit...

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151. Paperboy

Paperboy (1988, NES) by Mindscape

Current Non-Perfect Delivery Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

A classic title that felt like everyone had in their collection at one point or another, I was one of the few that did not.  I didn’t play a lot of Paperboy on the NES back in the day.  But when I did play it, I enjoyed it...

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162. Polybius

Polybius (2017, PS4) by Llamasoft

Current 50 Levels Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
Polybius (PlayStation 4)
-Poly Play (Arcade)
-Tempest (Arcade)
-Berzerk (Arcade)
-Asteroids (Arcade)
-Battle Zone (Arcade)
-Polybius (Atari 2600)
-Polybius (Arcade; Homebrew)

Words cannot describe how awful this exp...

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160. Treasure Master

Treasure Master (1991, NES) by ASC Games

Current Any% Prize World Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

That first level theme is so cool.  The prizes are soo cool.  The cover is soooooo cool.

This game?  Not so much.

On the surface, it’s a decent platformer… until you realize the enemies are hard to kill, you have limited health, the ga...

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168. EarthBound

EarthBound (1995, SNES) by Nintendo

Current Any% Glitchless (RNG Manipulation) Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

When people ask me “What is your favorite game of all time?” I usually have a hard time not saying EarthBound...

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