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Cinemassacre | February 17, 2026



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Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN) episode 176: Raid 2020. 11 years ago the Nerd said he might review Raid 2020 in the year 2020, and now that time has come. Raid 2020 is a cyberpunk action game developed and published by Color Dreams AKA Wisdom Tree for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES). It was released in 1989. The object is to defeat all the drug dealers, defeat the drug lord Pit Bull, and eradicate drugs from the streets of America. As agent Shadow, the player faces a dystopian future world where moral collapse is inevitable. He is described as representing the last uncorrupted vestiges of law enforcement.

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  1. @LorenHelgeson

    February 17, 2026 at 9:35 am

    Easily the worst game on the NES. I'm one of those weirdos who will actually defend Deadly Towers, as I have a lot of childhood nostalgia for it. I even beat it legitimately a few times over the years. But, seriously, Raid 2020 has ZERO redeeming qualities. I'm doubly impressed that James had the patience to finish this one.

  2. @midwestmonster9886

    February 17, 2026 at 9:35 am

    "Sir, we have to change the nuclear launch code. Some Nerd accurately guessed it."
    "The one where you tap the B button before holding it?"
    "No, the one where you spread the Konami code across four NES controllers."

  3. @zmbdog

    February 17, 2026 at 9:35 am

    In between the names Color Dreams and Wisdom Tree the company became Bunch Games. They released five games before rebranding to Wisdom Tree, one of which you reviewed already, Tagin' Dragon.

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