Chex Quest (1996, PC) by Digital Café

Current UV Speed Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

The 1990’s were such a wild west of video game making and experimentation that we will likely never see again.  It’s sad, really.  You would never, ever see a game like this made today, there would be lawsuits up the ying yang...

The Incredible Crash Dummies (1994, NES) by LJN

Current Speedrun.com leaderboard (any%)

LJN, you bastardly rainbow company of doom… every time you seem to learn your lessons and take a step forward, you get hit by an enemy and get knocked 100 steps back into a wall, where your head flies off reversing your controls as you get pounded...

Trespasser (1998, PC) by Electronic Arts

Current Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

I fully expected a trainwreck.  How could I help it?  Have you seen this game?  It’s awful!  Or, at least on the surface it is.  As a speedrun it is...

The New Zealand Story (1988, Arcade, from Taito Legends, 2005, PlayStation 2) by Sega

Current Any% Arcade Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
–Taito Legends (PlayStation 2)
-Taito Legends 2 (PlayStation 2)

Note: these games are compilation games of Taito arcade games from the past...

The Immortal (1990, NES) by Electronic Arts

Current Any% Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

Some games have all the graphics, and no gameplay.  Others play like Popeye or Pac-Man, with rudimentary graphics, repetitive music, and archaic gameplay...

Super Mario Land (1989, Game Boy) by Nintendo

Current Any% Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
–Super Mario Land (Game Boy)
–Universal Soldier (SNES)
–The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
-Final Fight (SNES)
-Shadow of the Ninja (NES)
-Fester’s Quest (NES)
-The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask (N6...

Final Fight: Streetwise (2006, X-Box) by Capcom

Current Any% Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
–Final Fight: Streetwise (PlayStation 2)
-Final Fight (Arcade)
-Final Fight: Revenge (Saturn, JP)

I’ve played a bit of more modern-esque titles in the AVGN Trials.  By modern-esque, I’m talking games that sh...

The Legend of Kage (1987, NES) by Taito

Current 1-Loop Leaderboard (Speedrun.com)

Considering that the game before The Legend of Kage was Kid Kool, one of the worst games I’ve ever played, my bar was set low for this game to be a fun or rewarding speedrun...

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...

Mortal Kombat (1993, Genesis) by Acclaim

Current Genesis Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
–Mortal Kombat (Genesis)
-Mortal Kombat (Arcade)
-Mortal Kombat (SNES)
-Mortal Kombat (Game Gear)
-Mortal Kombat (Game Boy)
-Mortal Kombat 2 (SNES)
-Mortal Kombat (Tiger Handheld)

NOTE: for this themed episode,...