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107. Noah’s Ark (Bible Adventures)

Noah’s Ark (Bible Adventures) (1991, NES) by Wisdom Tree

Current Leaderboard (speedrun.com) Defaults to Baby Moses

GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
Bible Adventures (NES)
-Bible Buffet (NES)
-Super Noah’s Ark 3D (SNES) (also featured in this episode, but not selected)
-Sunday Funday: The Ride (NES)
-Moses: The Exodus (CD-i)
-K...

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74. Super Pitfall

Super Pitfall (1986, NES) by Activision

Current speedrun.com leaderboards (Any%)

I hated Super Pitfall as a kid.  Absolutely loathed it...

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83. Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight

Street Fighter 2010: The Final Fight (1990, NES) by Capcom

Current speedrun.com leaderboard (Any%)

When I first saw this speedrun, I laughed a bit...

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114. Toxic Crusaders

Toxic Crusaders (1992, NES) by Bandai

Current Any% Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
Toxic Crusaders (NES)
-Toxic Crusaders (Game Boy)
-Toxic Crusaders (Genesis)
-Kung-Fu (NES)

I admit: I’ve never seen The Toxic Avenger all the way through...

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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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66. Wolverine

Wolverine (1991, NES) by LJN

Current Any% Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
-Wolverine (NES)
-The Uncanny X-Men (NES)
-Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Genesis)
–X-Men (Genesis)
-Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES)
-X-Men (Arcade)
-Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Arcade Game (Arcade)
-Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: T...

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98. Gyromite

Gyromite (1985, NES) by Nintendo

Current Game A – Phases 1-40 Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
Gyromite (NES)
-Stack Up (NES)

NOTE: for this episode, I only considered games that utilize ROB the Robot, but the Nerd features more.

The story of Gyromite, one of the only 2 games made by Nintendo for their Ro...

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69. The Transformers: Mystery of Convoy

Transformers: Mystery of Convoy (1986, Famicom) by Takara

Current Speedrun.com Leaderboards (any%)

I know it’s totally cliché but I care not: this game was much, much more than meets the eye.  This was a fun speedrun, and despite its’ flaws, I enjoyed this Trial far, far too much.

Transformers: Convoy No Nazo (as it’s known in Japa...

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164. RoboCop

RoboCop (1989, NES) by Data East

Current Any% Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
RoboCop (NES)
-RoboCop 2 (NES)
-RoboCop 3 (NES)

Dead or Alive, you’re going to press select!

RoboCop was a sensation...

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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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