Action 52

Nintendo Entertainment System cover

***Action 52*** is a unlicensed multicart video game compilation developed and published by Active Enterprises for the Nintendo Entertainment System. A Sega Genesis version was developed by FarSight Technologies and released in 1993, and a Super Nintendo Entertainment System was planned, but never released.

The NES version quickly became infamous for its poor quality and functionality, and is considered one of the worst video games of all time. While the Genesis version is widely considered superior, it is still considered of of subpar quality. It is also very rare as its original price was US$199 ($386.50 as of 2019).

## Gameplay

### Nintendo Entertainment System

The NES version covers a variety of genres, the most common ones being vertical space shooters and platformers. Many of the games are buggy and will likely freeze or softlock. Some descriptions in the manual also don't match the game.

The most notable game on the collection is *Ooze*, as the developers advertise a challenge stating whoever can be level 5 will get $104,000 ($201,990.72 in 2019). However due to incompatibilities with NES hardware the game will crash after level 3 in Rev A., though it can be played fully on most emulators.

A later version of the game, Rev B. was released. It fixed a few issues and also made it possible to beat *Ooze*, however the text will not display (it does in Rev. A on emulators).

#### List of Games

***Note: All spelling errors will be kept unchanged.***

1. Fire Breathers (listed as "Firebreather", multiplayer only)
2. Star Evil (listed as "Starevil")
3. Illuminator
4. G-Force (listed as "G Force Fgt")
5. Ooze (crashes after level 3 in Rev. A)
6. Silver Sword
7. Crytical Bypass (listed as "Critical BP")
8. Jupiter Scope (listed as "Jupitr Scope")
9. Alfred N the Fettuc (listed as "Alfredo", crashes in Rev. A)
10. Operation Full Moon (listed as "Operat. Moon")
11. Dam Busters
12. Thrusters
13. Haunted Halls (listed as "Haunted Hill")
14. Chill Out
15. Sharks
16. Megalonia
17. French Baker
18. Atmos Quake
19. Meong
20. Space Dreams
21. Streemerz (title not present in-game)
22. Spread Fire
23. Bubble Gum Rossie (listed as "Bublgum Rosy")
24. Micro-Mike (listed as "Micro Mike")
25. Underground
26. Rocket Jockey (listed as "Rocket Jock")
27. Non Human
28. Cry Baby
29. Slashers
30. Crazy Shuffle (listed as "Crazy Shufle")
31. Fuzz Power
32. Shooting Gallery (listed as "Shooting Gal")
33. Lollypop (listed as "Lollypops")
34. Evil Empire
35. Sombreros
36. Storm Over the Desert (listed as "Storm Over D")
37. Mash Man
38. They Came... (listed as "They Came")
39. Lazer League
40. Billy Bob (title not present in-game)
41. City of Doom
42. Bits and Pieces (listed as "Bits N Piece")
43. Beeps and Blips (listed as "Beeps N Blip")
44. Manchester
45. Boss
46. Dedant
47. Hambos Adventures (listed as "Hambo")
48. Time Warp Tickets (listed as "Timewarp")
49. Jigsaw (crashes in Rev. A)
50. Ninja Assault (listed as "Ninja Asault")
51. Robbie N the Robots (listed as "Robbie Robot")
52. Cheetahmen (listed as "Action Gamemaster" in-game)

### Sega Genesis

#### List of Games

* Green - Beginner
* Purple - Intermediate
* Yellow - Expert
* Gray (white in-game) - Special
* Blue - Two Player

1. Bonkers
2. Darksyne
3. Dyno Tennis
4. Ooze
5. Star Ball
6. Sidewinder
7. Daytona
8. 15 Puzzle
9. Sketch
10. Star Duel
11. Haunted Hill
12. Alfredo
13. Cheetahmen
14. Skirmish
15. Depth Charge
16. Minds Eye
17. Alien Text
18. Billy Bob
19. Sharks
20. Knockout
21. Intruder
22. Echo
23. Freeway
24. Mousetrap
25. Ninja
26. Slalom
27. Dauntless
28. Force One
29. Spidey
30. Appleseed
31. Skater
32. Sunday Drive
33. Star Evil
34. Air Command
35. Shootout
36. Bombs Away
37. Speed Boat
38. Dedant
39. G Fighter
40. Man at Arms
41. Norman
42. Armor Battle
43. Magic Bean
44. Apache
45. Paratrooper
46. Sky Avenger
47. Sharpshooter
48. Meteor
49. Black Hole
50. The Boss
51. Template:Blue Text (*Pong*)
52. Challenge (hardest level of all games)

* Music Demo (allows the player to listen to all music/sfx)
* Randomizer (randomizes the game)