Bill & Ted’s Excellent Video Game Adventure (1991, NES) by LJN

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This game sucks.

Were you expecting something profound?

Ok fine.  This game is not the worst thing in the world for any particular category.  That said, this game is so bad at everything that it doesn’t matter...

Sunday Funday: The Ride (1995, NES) by Wisdom Tree

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GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
–Sunday Funday: The Ride (NES)
-Bible Adventures (NES)
-King of Kings: The Early Years (NES)
-Super Noah’s Ark 3D (SNES)
-Exodus: Journey to the Promised Land (NES)
-Noah’s Ark (NES, PAL)
-Joshua (NES)
-Cr...

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

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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...

Plumbers Don’t Wear Ties (1994, 3DO) by Kirin Entertainment

I’ve played at least 110 games that the AVGN deemed worthy of a review.  Some were good, most were awful, and some were so terrible that I can’t recommend them to anyone.  And then there is Plumbers Don’t Wear Ties...

SwordQuest: EarthWorld (1982, Atari 2600) by Atari

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GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
–SwordQuest: EarthWorld (Atari 2600)
-SwordQuest: WaterWorld (Atari 2600)
-SwordQuest: FireWorld (Atari 2600)

Have you ever smashed a game with a hatchet?  I have.
(NSFW WARNING)


I have played a LOT of c...

Hong Kong ’97 (1995, Super Famicom) by HappySoft

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I love Beijing Tiananmen…

I do not love this game though.

Now, let’s be fair, this was never going to be a great speedrun, or a great game to play.  Not in its’ pure form, at least...

Tagin’ Dragon (1990, NES) by Bunch Games

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When this game came up, I was actually excited.  Despite it being unlicensed, I thought the gameplay would be fun!  The graphics were awful and the music is either decent or ear-piercing, but I had hopes...

Smurf: Rescue in Gargamel’s Castle (1982, ColecoVision) by Coleco

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GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
–Smurf: Rescue in Gargamel’s Castle (ColecoVision)
-Montezuma’s Revenge
-Rocky (ColecoVision)
-Cabbage Patch Kids: Adventures in the Park
-Campaign ’84
-Chuck Norris: Superkicks
-D...

Cybermorph (1993, Jaguar) by Atari

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GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
–Cybermorph (Jaguar)
-Iron Soldier (Jaguar)
-Evolution: Dino Dudes (Jaguar)
-White Men Can’t Jump (Jaguar)
-Cannon Fodder (Jaguar)
-Zool 2 (Jaguar)
-Brutal Sports Football (Jaguar)
-Checkered Flag (Jaguar)

Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1993, NES) by Ubisoft

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GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
–Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1993, NES)
-Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1991, NES)
-Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (NES)
-Raiders of the Lost Ark (Atari 2600)
-The Legend of Zel...