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194. Final Fight: Streetwise

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...

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54. Dick Tracy

Dick Tracy (1990, NES) by Bandai

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This game is impossible.  That is what I was told.

I gotta say, casually, this game is pretty damned hard.  The clues are abstract and hidden behind tough enemies, the guns are hard to aim, the ammo is limited...

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56. Frankenstein: The Monster Returns

Frankenstein: The Monster Returns (1991, NES) by Bandai

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GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
Frankenstein: The Monster Returns (NES)
-Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein (SNES)
-The Adventures of Dr. Franken (SNES)
-The Legend of Zelda (NES)

Average.

That’s the best way to describe Frankenstein on NE...

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154. The Adventures of Gilligan’s Island

The Adventures of Gilligan’s Island (1990, NES) by Bandai

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Obscure games based on outdated or obscure TV shows and movies seems to be a hidden specialty of the NES. There are a lot of games that just seem so… strange, that they even exist...

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73. Ghostbusters: The Video Game

Ghostbusters: The Video Game (2009; Remastered 2019, Switch) by Atari and Mad Dog Games

Let me be frank here: Ghostbusters for NES is an awful, awful game...

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95. Altered Beast

Altered Beast (1988, Genesis) by Sega

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GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
Altered Beast (Genesis)
-Wall Street Kid (NES)
-Toki (NES)
-Killing Time (3DO)
-Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos (NES)
-Last Action Hero (NES) (also shown in this episode, but was no...

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163. Snoopy’s Silly Sports Spectacular

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...

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39. Rambo

Rambo (1988, NES) by Acclaim

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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...

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87. Streemerz (Action 52)

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

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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...

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36. Home Alone 2: Lost in New York

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

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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...

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