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146. The Crow: City of Angels

The Crow: City of Angels (1997, PlayStation) by Acclaim

View “Full Game” leaderboard on speedrun.com

When I made the original list of 139 games, which was to be speedran in the year from June 2018 to June 2019, I have to admit, as confident as I was that I could do most of the games, there were a few in that list that outright ter...

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172. Tomb Raider

Tomb Raider (1996, PlayStation) by Eidos Interactive

Current Max% (Glitchless, PS1, New Game) Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
Tomb Raider (PlayStation)
-Tomb Raider II: Starring Lara Croft (PlayStation)
-Tomb Raider: Chronicles (PlayStation)
-Tomb Raider: Angel of Darkness (PlayStation 2)

I had nev...

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182. Life of Black Tiger

Life of Black Tiger (2017, PS4) by 1Games




Current Any% New Game Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

Gilbert Gottfried is a treasure, I’ll just say that.  The Life of Black Tiger episode is hilarious, as the Nerd covers one of the worst games released in recent years for the PlayStation 4...

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80. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night

Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (1997, PlayStation) by Konami

Current Alucard Any% no NSC Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PlayStation) Played on XBox 360 using “Konami Classics”
-Castlevania (N64) (this was also shown in this episode, but was not chosen)
-Ca...

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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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135. V.I.P. (with Pamela Anderson)

V.I.P. (with Pamela Anderson) (2001, PlayStation) by Ubisoft

Current Any% Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

I haven’t seen something this campy since I was in Boy Scouts (yes, I heard that groan from here).  VIP with Pamela Anderson… oh boy.  What a game.  I can’t believe Ubisoft thought this was a good idea...

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25. Independence Day

Independence Day (1997, PlayStation) by Fox Interactive

Current Any% Easy Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

This is the worst game I’ve ever played.

This is the worst speedrun I’ve ever learned.

They should be fired for this abomination.

Awful graphics and pop ups, no music, crappy sound effects, unfair enemies and no checkpoints, and...

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