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170. Bad News Baseball

Bad News Baseball (1990, NES) by Tecmo

Current Any% Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

This game couldn’t have been drawn at a better time.

The Trials are chock-full of difficult games, bad games, and games I did NOT want to play...

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68. T2: The Arcade Game

T2: The Arcade Game (1992, SNES) by LJN

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GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
T2: The Arcade Game (SNES)
-Terminator 2: Judgment Day (SNES)
-Terminator 2: Judgment Day (NES)
-Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Game Boy)
-The Simpsons: Bart vs the World (NES) (also shown in this episode, but not chosen)
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67. The Terminator

The Terminator (1993, Sega CD) by Virgin Games

Current Any% Easy Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
The Terminator (Sega CD)
-The Terminator (NES)
-The Wizard of Oz (SNES)
-The Terminator (SNES)
-Super Star Wars (SNES)
-Terminator 2 (NES) (also shown in this episode, but not chosen)

The opening credit craw...

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59. Link: The Faces of Evil

Link: The Faces of Evil (1993, Philips CD-i) by Philips Interactive Media

Current Any% Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
Link: The Faces of Evil (CD-i)
-Zelda’s Adventure (CD-i)
-The Legend of Zelda (NES)
-Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon (CD-i)
-The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
-Hotel Mario (CD-i...

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58. Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon

Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon (1993, Philips CD-i) by Philips Interactive Media

Current All Cutscenes Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon (CD-i)
-Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (NES)
-Link: The Faces of Evil (CD-i)
-The Legend of Zelda (NES)

Some games are so legendary in their a...

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71. Plumbers Don’t Wear Ties

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...

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167. Calamity 1: The Natural World

Calamity 1: The Natural World (1997, PlayStation) by Lightspan

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GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
Calamity 1: The Natural World (PlayStation)
-K9.5: Live in Airedale
-KazMania: Trail of Gems
-P.K.’s Place 1: Party on the Patio
-P.K.’s Place 2: Hoopo at Sea
-P.K...

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48. Superman

Superman (1988, NES) by Kemco

Current Any% Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
Superman (NES)
-Superman (Atari 2600)

Funny how sometimes, RNG can make a game simultaneously annoying as all hell to speedrun, and yet very intriguing and engaging to try again, and again...

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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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42. Bomb Squad

Bomb Squad (1982, Intellivision) by Mattel

Current 2 Digits Leaderboard (speedrun.com) (filter for Level 1)

GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
Bomb Squad
-Frogger (Intellivision)
-Sub Hunt
-Space Battle
-Mission X
-Utopia
-Masters of the Universe: The Power of He-Man
-Vectron
-Tron: Deadly Discs
-Thin Ice
-Advanced Dungeons & ...

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