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179. The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy

The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy (1991, NES) by Camerica

Current NES 100-Star Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy (NES)
-Dizzy the Adventurer
-Bignose Freaks Out
-Linus Spacehead’s Cosmic Crusade
-Quattro Sports
-Quattro Adventure
-Micro Machines

NOTE: Only games tha...

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43. Smurf: Rescue in Gargamel’s Castle

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

Current ColecoVision Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

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...

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104. Nintendo World Championships

Nintendo World Championships (1990, NES) by Nintendo & Square

Current Any% (25 lines) Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

If you haven’t heard the legend of the Nintendo World Championships, I’ll give you the Cliff’s Notes version: the NWC was a competition held in 1990, and lots of prizes were given away...

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34. Dragon’s Lair

Dragon’s Lair (1990, NES) by CSG Imagesoft

Current Any% (NTSC-JP) Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF THE AVGN:
Dragon’s Lair (NES)
-Dragon’s Lair (Arcade)
-Dragon’s Lair II (Arcade)
-Space Ace (Arcade)
-Dig Dug (Arcade)
-Pac Man (Arcade)
-Mario Bros. (Arcade)
-TimeGal (Sega CD) (also shown in this review,...

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171. Drake of the 99 Dragons

Drake of the 99 Dragons (2003, XBox) by Majesco

Current 100%-Console Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

There are bad games, and then there are janky games.  Sometimes, there are both.  This is certainly one of those times.  Drake of the 99 Dragons, a “gem” made by Majesco, came out in 2003.  Let that sink in for a second.  Holy shit...

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131. Crazybus

Crazybus (2004, Genesis) by Tom Scripts LTDA.

No leaderboard currently

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(EDIT: a speedrun.com board was created in January 2022...

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111. RealSports Baseball

RealSports Baseball (1982, Atari 2600) by Atari

Current Any% Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
RealSports Baseball (Atari 2600)
-Football (Atari 2600)
-RealSports Football (Atari 2600)
-Super Challenge Football (Atari 2600)
-Super Football (Atari 2600)
-Basketball (Atari 2600)
-Home Run (Atari 2600)

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176. Home Alone

Home Alone (1991, NES) by THQ

Current Any% Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

GAMES FROM THIS EPISODE OF AVGN:
Home Alone (NES)
-Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (NES)
-Home Alone (PlayStation 2; PAL)
-Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (Game Boy)
-Home Alone (SNES)
-Home Alone (Game Boy)
-Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (SNES)
-Home Alone (Ge...

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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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123. Desert Bus (Penn & Teller’s Smoke and Mirrors)

Desert Bus (Penn & Teller’s Smoke and Mirrors) (1995, Sega CD) by Absolute Entertainment

Current Desert Bus Leaderboard (speedrun.com)

First, let me preface this “review” and synopsis with this statement: any harsh judgment I have for this game is unwarranted, as this was never truly released, and thus undeserved...

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