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About Cygnus Destroyer - The LJN Defender

Producer of Cygnus Destroyer's Retro Reviews, The LJN Defender, and Innocent Until Proven Guilty on the CygnusDestroyer20XX YouTube channel. Has a reputation for liking crappy games, and he's unabashedly proud of this.

Best Nintendo 64 Ever! (The Ultimate N64 Console!)

Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender The N64 is one of the best Nintendo consoles, and thanks to Jarred of Retro Revolutions, I now have what I consider to be the ultimate custom Nintendo 64 ever made. It’s time to …

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Sonic Forces (Sonic the Hedgehog PS4 Game Review)

Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender Sonic Forces is the second Sonic the Hedgehog game released this year and it seems to be getting a lot of hate from people, but I really enjoyed it. Find out why in this …

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Bubsy’s New Game is Good?! Holy S**t! (The Woolies Strike Back PS4 Review)

  Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender Bubsy’s back and his new game, The Woolies Strike Back, is actually good? As hard as it may be to believe, it’s true, and Cygnus Destroyer’s going to take a closer look at …

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SONIC MANIA – The Blue Blur’s Back! (Sonic the Hedgehog Spoiler-Free Game Review) – Cygnus Destroyer

Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender Sonic Mania has finally arrived & here’s my spoiler-free review of this highly regarded return to form for Sega’s Blue Blur. Thanks for watching:) Check out the playlists for each show: Cygnus Destroyer ► …

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Beetlejuice (NES) – LJN Defender

  Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender Beetlejuice for the NES finds the LJN Defender at a crossroads. After two unsuccessful attempts to stick up for the rainbow with Bill & Ted and The Uncanny X-Men, this third entry from …

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SONIC ’06 FAN GAMES! – Cygnus Destroyer

Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender Sonic ’06 (a.k.a. Sonic the Hedgehog for the Xbox 360 & Playstation 3) is widely considered to be a disaster and the worst game in the franchise. Badog2002 & ShadowFan33 decided to correct this …

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PIXELS (Movie Review) – INNOCENT Until Proven Guilty!

  Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender Pixels, the Adam Sandler feature based on the 2010 short film, brings IUPG back to the cinematic court after the successful movie month event. Intended as a love letter to retro gaming, Pixels …

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Crash Bandicoot: The Wrath of Cortex (Playstation 2) – INNOCENT Until Proven Guilty!

  Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender Crash Bandicoot has returned to the gaming scene with the release of the N-Sane Trilogy, so there’s no better time to dig deep into the Playstation’s roots with a review of the franchise …

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Uncanny X-Men (NES) – LJN Defender

  Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender The Uncanny X-Men is the first video game based on Marvel Comics’ iconic mutants and it’s generally considered to be a gigantic garbage fire. Released in 1989 and developed by a mystery studio …

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Flash Carts, Everdrives & Nintendo NES Bootlegs (The Future of Collecting!) – Cygnus Destroyer

Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender Retro game collecting just isn’t fun anymore. Local thrift store & flea market finds are becoming few & far between and the prices are raising through the roof on eBay & other online re-sellers. …

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Dragonball Evolution – INNOCENT Until Proven Guilty!

Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender Dragonball Evolution is the live action adaptation of Akira Toriyama’s quintessential Dragon Ball anime & manga…and it’s harder to sit through than all of the Dragon Ball Z filler combined, but is it beyond …

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Super Mario Bros…The Movie! – INNOCENT Until Proven Guilty!

Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender The Super Mario Bros. movie…the mere mention of it sends shivers down the spines of retro gaming enthusiasts & film lovers. It’s notorious, it’s despised, and it single-handedly killed any chance of more big …

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Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li – INNOCENT Until Proven Guilty!

Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li is the prequel follow-up to the cheesy, but lovable 1994 Jean-Claude Van Damme & Raul Julia film adaptation of the classic Capcom franchise…and it’s considered to be one …

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Mortal Kombat: Annihilation – INNOCENT Until Proven Guilty!

Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender Mortal Kombat: Annihilation, the infamous sequel to the Paul W.S. Anderson adaptation of the classic fighting franchise, is despised by fans & critics alike and considered to be one of the worst video game …

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Die Hard (NES) – INNOCENT Until Proven Guilty!

  Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender Die Hard for the NES may not be the worst licensed game ever produced, nor even the worst on Nintendo’s classic 8-bit console, but I made a promise that I would bring this …

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Aliens: Colonial Marines – INNOCENT Until Proven Guilty!

Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender Alien: Covenant is here, so it’s finally time to bring the highly requested Aliens: Colonial Marines to trial! This Sega & Gearbox collaboration should have been a gamer’s dream come true, but it ended …

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Top 10 Disney Games! – Cygnus Destroyer

  Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender Disney games…they’re among the best licensed tie-ins ever produced and they helped create so many happy memories. Whether partnered with Capcom, Sega or other established developers, Disney has dominated the gaming industry into …

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Ride to Hell: Retribution – INNOCENT Until Proven Guilty!

  Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender Ride to Hell: Retribution has quickly risen from obscurity to become one of the most hated titles of all time. Gamespot & EGM famously gave it 1 and 0.5 ratings and it’s topped …

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Guardians of the Galaxy NES Game! – Cygnus Destroyer

  Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender The Guardians of the Galaxy are about to return to theaters nationwide and the new Telltale game was just released, but did you know that there is an NES game based on Star-Lord, …

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Mega Man Fan Games 2 “Infinity” & Beyond! – Cygnus Destroyer

Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender Mega Man fan games…there are a TON of them. In fact, there might be more community produced content based on the Blue Bomber at this point than official Capcom releases. I covered this topic …

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Action 52 (Sega Genesis) – INNOCENT Until Proven Guilty!

Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender Action 52 is famous for being one of the worst NES games ever made, but its 16 bit sibling has received far less recognition. Active Enterprises released the Sega Genesis version of their notorious …

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POWER RANGERS GAMES! (2017 just got Morphinominal!) – Cygnus Destroyer

    Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender The Power Rangers are back! Saban’s mega popular show about teenagers with attitude goes back a long ways on this channel. My review of the Super Nintendo, Genesis and other classic Mighty …

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Bill & Ted NES! (The Worst 8-Bit Nintendo Game?) – LJN Defender

Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender Bill and Ted’s Excellent Adventure is one of the most iconic films from the ’80s, so it’s no surprise that its popularity led to a ton of merchandise, including two video games. One of …

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Long Live the Wii U! (Celebrating Nintendo’s Most Underrated Console) – Cygnus Destroyer

    Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender The Nintendo Switch is currently flying off store shelves across the globe, but the Switch wouldn’t exist if it wasn’t for the Wii U. Released in November 2012, the commercially failed successor …

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Shadow the Hedgehog – INNOCENT Until Proven Guilty!

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The Ultimate NES Classic Alternative! – Cygnus Destroyer

    Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender The NES Classic is the hot ticket item of the holiday season and it’s currently sold out across the country due to the high demand. Nintendo is working on supplying retail stores …

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Batman Vs. Predator! Unreleased Superman NES Game? – Cygnus Destroyer

  Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender Batman & Superman have starred in many video games over the years. Some of them are great, others…not so much. The Superman NES game from Kemco is widely held to belong in the …

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STREETS OF RAGE IS BACK! (SOR Fan Remake!) – Cygnus Destroyer

  Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender Streets of Rage is back…well, sort of. Streets of Rage as a series has officially been inactive since the mid ’90s, but the fans have done a great job of keeping the franchise …

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Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker (Sega Genesis) – INNOCENT Until Proven Guilty!

  Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender Michael Jackson’s Moonwalker was one of the earliest Sega Genesis games to be released and was prominently featured in the classic “Genesis Does” commercials, yet it’s developed a bad reputation in recent years …

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WORST Walking Dead Game? – INNOCENT Until Proven Guilty!

  Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender The Walking Dead has finally returned for its Season 7 premiere and as a huge fan of Robert Kirkman’s massively popular zombie horror franchise, I’ve decided to bring the infamous Survival Instinct to …

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LJN Defender Vs. AVGN Adventures!

    Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender The Angry Video Game Nerd has been trashing “bad” games for over a decade now and he’s influenced a ton of gaming YouTubers in the process, myself included. After receiving many requests, …

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Mega Man FAN GAMES & ROM HACKS! – Cygnus Destroyer

  Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender Mega Man, the beloved NES & Super Nintendo icon, has been treated like garbage by Capcom in recent years, but the community has done a great job of keeping the spirit of the …

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Bubsy 3D – INNOCENT Until Proven Guilty!

    Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender Bubsy 3D is widely considered to be one of the worst games ever made and those who’ve played it compare the experience to a trip through the depths of Hell. Bubsy started …

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7 “Bad” Games That DON’T Deserve the HATE! – Cygnus Destroyer

  Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender There are thousands of videos on YouTube about bad games or the worst games ever made, but I can guarantee that none of them are like this. On this Cygnus Destroyer special, I …

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Ghostbusters (NES) – INNOCENT Until Proven Guilty!

  Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender Ghostbusters has been the subject of a lot of controversy recently, but the 1988 NES game disappointed and angered fans of the franchise long before the 2016 reboot existed. Based on the 1984 …

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The LJN Defender – Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six (NES)

  Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender Spider-Man Month is here again and the LJN Defender is back to celebrate the occasion by attempting to stick up for Spider-Man: Return of the Sinister Six for the NES. Spidey’s outing on …

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SONIC ROM HACKS & FAN GAMES! – Cygnus Destroyer

    Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender Sonic the Hedgehog turned 25 recently, so I decided to celebrate this very special occasion with a look at some Sonic ROM hacks and fan games. I scoured the depths of the …

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Mighty No. 9 – INNOCENT Until Proven Guilty!

  Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender Mighty No. 9 is finally here, and its release has been met with a lot of disappointment and anger. Marketed as a spiritual successor to Mega Man from Keiji Inafune himself, Mighty No. …

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LJN Defender…THE VIDEO GAME!

  Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender The LJN Defender has been sticking up for “bad” games on YouTube for about three years, and now, thanks to ROM hacker extraordinaire Pacnsacdave, he’s starring in a brand new 8 bit adventure …

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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows (Game) – INNOCENT Until Proven Guilty!

  Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender Out of the Shadows, the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie, just hit theaters, so I decided to bring the heavily criticized Xbox 360 & PS3 game of the same name to trial. …

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X-MEN GAMES! – Cygnus Destroyer

Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender X-Men Apocalypse is almost here, so it’s time to take a look at some #X-Men video games! The X-Men made their video game debut in the 1989 LJN NES release and they most famously …

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Shaq Fu – INNOCENT Until Proven Guilty!

  Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender Shaq Fu…Shaquille O’Neil and Kung Fu. It’s hard to believe, but a concept that ridiculous actually exists and it’s considered to be one of the worst fighting games ever made. Released by EA …

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NEW TMNT NES GAMES! (Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles) – Cygnus Destroyer

Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles have returned to the NES with four new games from Pacnsacdave: Donatello’s Destiny, Leonardo’s Legacy, Michelangelo’s Mission and Raphael’s Rampage! All four Turtles titles are based on the Toxic …

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The LJN Defender – WWF Nintendo Game Boy (Raw, King of the Ring and Superstars 1 & 2)

  Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender The WWF Game Boy titles can only mean one thing…yes, “Mad” Matt Ezero returns for the final LJN Defender Championship Federation Free per View Event! The contenders this year are WWF Raw from …

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Superman 64 – INNOCENT Until Proven Guilty!

  Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender Superman for the Nintendo 64 is one of the worst games of all time, so in celebration of Batman V. Superman: Dawn of Justice, I decided to finally bring the infamous Superman 64 …

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Devil’s Third – INNOCENT Until Proven Guilty!

  Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender Devil’s Third for the Wii U has a very interesting story. Originally intended to be an Xbox 360/Playstation 3 game from THQ in 2010, it was finally released by Nintendo in 2015. Devil’s …

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The LJN Defender – Who Framed Roger Rabbit? (NES)

  Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?” for the NES is based on the classic film of the same name. The movie is celebrated for its masterful blend of live action and animation, but the Nintendo …

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Contra ROM Hacks! – Cygnus Destroyer

  Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender Contra and Super C rank very high on the “NES Hard” spectrum, but the ROM hacking community has pushed the challenge offered from the original games into overdrive with double the bullets, screwy …

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Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric – INNOCENT Until Proven Guilty!

    Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender Move over Sonic ’06! Sonic Boom: Rise of Lyric is apparently the new worst Sonic the Hedgehog game. Based on the cartoon of the same name, Sonic Boom was brought to the …

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Top 10 SUCKY Video Games That I LOVE! – Cygnus Destroyer

  Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender Most people avoid bad video games like the plague, but I embrace them. As I’ve shown countless times on The LJN Defender and Innocent Until Proven Guilty, I find enjoyment in even the …

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Innocent Until Proven Guilty – Sonic ’06

  Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender Sonic ’06…to say that this game has a bad reputation is the understatement of the century. There are a lot of supposedly bad Sonic games, but Sonic ’06 is the most infamous of …

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Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith (Game Boy Advance) – Cygnus Destroyer (The Prequel Defender!)

    Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender Star Wars: the Force Awakens is almost here, so I’m going to celebrate it by reviewing an amazing game…based on the prequels! That’s right, I like the prequels and I always have. …

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The LJN Defender – NFL Games (NES, Super Nintendo & Game Boy)

  Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender NFL? As in the football NFL? Yes, LJN had their fingers in the football pie during the ’80s and ’90s. They published the flagship NFL Quarterback Club titles for the Game Boy and …

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Doctor Who NES Game? – Cygnus Destroyer

    Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender A Doctor Who NES game? Does such a thing exist? It sure does! Thanks to Pacnsacdave, the adventures of the world famous Doctor Who are now available for the Nintendo Entertainment System. …

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Bucky O’Hare (Arcade) – Cygnus Destroyer

  Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender Bucky O’Hare for the NES was the first game that I reviewed on YouTube, so for my third anniversary, I decided to go back to my roots and review Bucky O’Hare the arcade …

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The LJN Defender – Back to the Future (NES)

  Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender Back to the Future for the NES is considered to be one of the worst licensed video games ever made, but I couldn’t disagree more, as I’ve made perfectly clear multiple times before. …

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Worst Game Ever Made? – Big Rigs – Innocent Until Proven Guilty

  Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender Is Big Rigs: Over the Road Racing the worst video game ever made? Many critics seem to think so. Big Rigs was given scores of 0 and 1 by countless reviewers, and understandably …

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Shovel Knight (the NES Lives Again!) – Cygnus Destroyer

  Subscribe for great justice! ► Shovel Knight is a game that’s been talked about a lot in the past year. The creation of indie developer Yacht Club Games, Shovel Knight was promoted as “a groundbreaking love letter to 8 …

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Top 10 Kiddiest Kids Games (Happy Halloween?) – Cygnus Destroyer

  Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender Kids games for Halloween? Cygnus Destroyer’s Top 10s returns with the silliest, least serious episode yet! Thanks for watching this out of the ordinary Top 10:) If this is your first experience with …

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NES 30th Anniversary Special – Cygnus Destroyer

  Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender The NES or Nintendo Entertainment System was released in the U.S. thirty years ago today. The NES has had a huge impact on my life and it’s my favorite video game console of …

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Innocent Until Proven Guilty – Swamp Thing (NES)

Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender Swamp Thing for the NES, based on the D.C. comic book of the same name, is claimed by some to be one of the worst games for the console, right alongside the more well-known …

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The LJN Defender – Bill & Ted’s Excellent Game Boy Adventure

  Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure was one of the gnarliest movies from the ’80s, so of course there were going to be games based on it. Bill & Ted’s Excellent Video Game Adventure …

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Mega Man & Sonic The Hedgehog in Streets of Rage ROM Hacks! – Cygnus Destroyer

  Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender Mega Man & Sonic The Hedgehog team up to bash some skulls in one of many Streets of Rage ROM hacks, and I talk about a number of them in this Cygnus Destroyer …

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Super Mario Land (Nintendo Game Boy) – Cygnus Destroyer

  Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender In celebration of Super Mario Maker, it’s Super Mario Land, the game that launched the Nintendo Game Boy, as requested by a viewer named Intimidation. This portable platformer allowed gamers to have an …

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The LJN Defender – Spirit of Speed 1937 (Sega Dreamcast)

  Subscribe for great justice! ► http://bit.ly/LJNDefender Spirit of Speed 1937 has a reputation for being one of the worst racing games ever produced. It’s also known for being the last release from LJN. In spite of being, for all …

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Innocent Until Proven Guilty – Turtles in Time Re-Shelled (Xbox 360)

    Turtles in Time is a fondly remembered classic, so a remake was a no-brainer from a business perspective. Unfortunately, Konami, the company that produced the original masterpiece, was out of the picture. Instead, the rights were acquired by …

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TMNT: Turtles in Time (Super Nintendo & Arcade) – Cygnus Destroyer

  Turtles in Time is arguably the premiere Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles video game. Much like many retro gamers around my age, I first experienced this Konami classic on the SNES, but it was originally released in arcades in 1991. …

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Final Fight One (Game Boy Advance) – Cygnus Destroyer

    Final Fight from Capcom is one of the best beat ’em ups ever made. It paved the way for many incredible brawlers in the early ’90s, but it unfortunately had a history of troubled ports. From censorship of …

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Innocent Until Proven Guilty – Plumbers Don’t Wear Ties (3DO)

    Plumbers Don’t Wear Ties a.k.a. the killer of the 3DO, is a true oddity in the system’s library. The back of the box claims that it “plays like a game…feels like a movie”, but it really plays like …

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Marvel Super Heroes: War of the Gems (Super Nintendo) – Cygnus Destroyer

    It’s Spider-Man month again, so to celebrate, I’m going to review one of Capcom’s best SNES titles…Marvel Super Heroes: War of the Gems. The 1996 beat ’em up/platformer hybrid has the web-head teaming up with Captain America, Wolverine, …

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Top 10 Retro Games That Need a Reboot or Remake – Cygnus Destroyer

  Reboots and HD remasters of video games from classic consoles such as the NES, Genesis, and Super Nintendo are becoming more and more common these days, and I’m all for it. In this edition of Cygnus Destroyer’s Top 10s, …

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Ninja Gaiden (Arcade) – Cygnus Destroyer

  Ninja Gaiden is a franchise known for the NES trilogy of brutal platformers, but did you know that it started out as an arcade beat ’em up? It’s true. Find out about the origins of the series on this …

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Innocent Until Proven Guilty – Power Glove (NES)

  The Power Glove…one of the most hated accessories for the NES and video game consoles in general. Lucas Barton from “The Wizard” loved it for being so bad in a ’90s way, but most critics trashed it for being …

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Dragon Ball Z: Supersonic Warriors (Game Boy Advance/GBA) – Cygnus Destroyer

  Dragon Ball and the Game Boy Advance is a combination that produced some excellent games, and I previously covered the amazing Dragon Ball Advanced Adventure. It’s been over two years since that review, so to celebrate the recent release …

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The LJN Defender – Terminator 2: Judgment Day & T2: The Arcade Game (Super Nintendo)

  Terminator 2: Judgment Day is one of my all time favorite movies, and the NES, Super Nintendo, and Game Boy video games based on it were published by the “rainbow of doom”. I first saw T2 on my 9th …

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Top 10 NES Platformers/Sidescrollers – Cygnus Destroyer

  The NES and platformers go together like peanut butter and jelly. Platformers were the most popular genre on the NES, and some of the best platformers of all time were released on the console. On this episode of Cygnus …

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Sonic The Hedgehog Genesis (GBA) – Worst Sonic Game Ever Made? – Innocent Until Proven Guilty

  Sonic The Hedgehog for the Sega Genesis?! Are you out of your mind?!! Rest assured, people of the Internet, I’m not referring to the classic 16 bit pack-in game that gave birth to a pop culture icon. No, I’m …

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Cygnus Destroyer’s Retro Reviews – Batman (NES)

  Batman and the NES were a match made in heaven, resulting in three really good games based on the Dark Knight being released on the console. Before Ben Affleck and Christian Bale, there was Michael f’in Keaton, and before …

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Innocent Until Proven Guilty – Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES)

  Super Mario Bros. 2 is an undeniable NES classic and loved by gamers of all ages. However, in recent years there has been a controversy surrounding it, with some people claiming it’s “not a real Mario game”. Is there …

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Top 10 Sega Genesis Exclusive Games (Genesis Does What Nintendon’t) – Cygnus Destroyer

  The Sega Genesis was responsible for not only one of the greatest ad slogans ever created, but some really awesome games that their competitor, the Super Nintendo, was lacking. Here are my ten favorite Genesis exclusives! Like I said …

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The LJN Defender #14 – Back To The Future 2 & 3 (NES)

  Back To The Future for NES started off the LJN Defender, and now, in 2015, the year that the movie takes place, it’s time to take a look at the sequel. Back To The Future 2 & 3, while …

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Top 10 Licensed Games That Get a Bad Rap – Cygnus Destroyer

  Licensed games are usually considered to be the lowest of the vile scum in console libraries from the NES, Genesis, etc. While it’s true that games based on movies and TV shows are generally lacking in quality, the fact …

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Innocent Until Proven Guilty #9 Part 2 – Action 52 (NES)

  Action 52 for the NES is one of the worst games for the console, and today, after a one week recess, it receives its verdict in the IUPG court. Will it be Guilty? Innocent? Could it possibly even be …

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Innocent Until Proven Guilty #9 Part 1 – Action 52 (NES)

  Action 52, the black sheep in the NES library, is widely held to be not only the worst game on the console, but one of the worst of all time for all systems. Released in 1991 from Active Enterprises, …

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Cygnus Destroyer’s Retro Reviews – WURM: Journey to the Center of the Earth (NES)

  WURM for the NES is a game that most people probably aren’t aware of, but I love it. I’ve wanted to review it since I did the Boomer’s Adventure in Asmik World video two years ago now. From Asmik, …

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The LJN Defender #13 – WWF Wrestlemania Challenge, Steel Cage Challenge & King of The Ring (NES)

  WWE’s Wrestlemania is almost here, so it’s the perfect time to cover the NES WWF LJN published trilogy. The first WWF title on the console, Wrestlemania, was published by Acclaim, but the license was taken over by LJN starting …

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Rare NES Games…are they worth the high prices? – Cygnus Destroyer

  NES game prices have drastically increased over the past few years, and the rarest releases in the library have particularly skyrocketed, with loose carts costing hundreds of dollars. Are these hard to find games really worth the huge price …

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Freddy Vs. Jason…on the NES? – Cygnus Destroyer’s Friday the 13th Special

    The Friday the 13th NES game was the focus of one of my favorite episodes of The LJN Defender. Making it was a great way for me to celebrate one of my favorite “holidays”, and I wanted to …

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Innocent Until Proven Guilty – Sonic 3D Blast (Sega Genesis)

  Sonic The Hedgehog had a bad game for the Genesis? Some people seem to think so, and that game is Sonic 3D Blast. Released in 1996, very late in the lifespan of Sega’s 16 bit machine, 3D Blast deviates …

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Cygnus Destroyer’s Retro Reviews – Captain Commando and Knights of The Round

    Longtime viewers of my channel should know that I love beat ’em ups, and for the first Cygnus Destroyer review of the new year, I decided to take a look at two of my favorite entries in the …

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The LJN Defender #12 – The Incredible Crash Dummies (Super Nintendo)

  The Defender is back to stick up for another tarnished title! After months of NES focused videos, it’s time to take a break from my favorite console by reviewing a Super Nintendo platformer based on the famous PSAs turned …

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Innocent Until Proven Guilty #7 – Wisdom Tree Bible Games Part 4 – Bible Adventures (NES)

  Merry Christmas, everyone! Here’s my present to you: a review of the first Bible game that I ever played, Bible Adventures. Squirrels that knock themselves out with their own acorns, a negligent sister tossing her baby brother down the …

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Innocent Until Proven Guilty #6 – Wisdom Tree Bible Games Part 3 – Sunday Funday (Nintendo NES)

  This week’s IUPG features a very special game. It’s not only the last title that Wisdom Tree released in 1995, the year of the Playstation, but it’s also the very last release for the beloved Nintendo Entertainment System during …

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Innocent Until Proven Guilty #5 – Wisdom Tree Bible Games Part 2 – Exodus & Joshua (Nintendo NES)

  Wisdom Tree bible games month continues on with another oddity: the maze/puzzle-esque Exodus: Journey To The Promised Land and Joshua & The Battle of Jericho. After the tedious Bible Buffet from last week, how will these two handle under …

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Innocent Until Proven Guilty #4 – Wisdom Tree Bible Games Part 1 – Bible Buffet (Nintendo NES)

    December’s here, and Christmas is fast approaching, and when I think of Christmas, I think of the Wisdom Tree bible games. As an homage to the Angry Video Game Nerd, I decided to give my own take on …

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The NES and the Games that Shaped my Childhood – Cygnus Destroyer’s Two Year Anniversary Special

  November 24th marked the date of my second anniversary on YouTube. To celebrate the occasion, I decided to focus on my favorite console of all time, the Nintendo Entertainment System, and specifically the games that I owned growing up. …

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Innocent Until Proven Guilty #3 – Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Nintendo NES)

  When people think about the Angry Video Game Nerd, one game will most likely immediately come to mind: Bandai’s Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. This notorious title is widely considered to be one of the worst games of all …

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Innocent Until Proven Guilty #1 – Bugs Bunny Birthday Blowout (NES)

The newest episode of Innocent Until Proven Guilty should be available later this week, but for the sake of newcomers to the series, here’s the pilot episode that started it all. A fun little fact about this episode is that …

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Streets of Rage Trilogy (Sega Genesis) – Cygnus Destroyer’s Retro Reviews

Like I mentioned on the Elm Street LJN Defender episode, I’d be posting some of my older reviews from my three shows while I’m working on my new video, and here’s the first one. This is from my original YouTube …

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Please support Pat The NES Punk’s 5th Annual NES Marathon for charity (Saturday 12 PM PST/3 PM EST)

    If you want to donate, find out more information about the charity, or just watch the event, click the icon below my promo. Pat and Ian are back for 24+ more hours of NES fun benefiting the Children’s …

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The LJN Defender #11 – A Nightmare on Elm Street (NES)

Hello, everyone! My name is Matt and I’ve been producing YouTube videos for about two years now. As a longtime fan of Gamester and the All Gen Gamers podcast, it’s an honor to be one of the new contributors to …

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