1-Jan-23 12:06pm
#1

SupremeSarna

This topic had many older posts which were moved here:

https://gametz.com/V...

Here's the spreadsheet for '23

Link to 2022's Thread for reference

LEADERBOARDS

Total Games Beaten: 421
Top Users
1. SupremeSarna (79)
2. Bleed_DukeBlue (47)
3. Slickriven (41)
4. legendrko25 (38)
5. DemonAlcohol (29)
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Total Systems Covered: 123/362 (33.98%)
Top Users
1. SupremeSarna (16)
2. Bleed_DukeBlue, Slickriven (14)
3. Renaissance2K (12)
4. Frank (10)
5. Incubus421 (8)
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Total Badges Earned: 64
Top Users
1. Bleed_DukeBlue (19)
2. SupremeSarna (15)
3. Slickriven (11)
4. legendrko25 (9)
5. Yoshi (5)
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Best1989

- Bayonetta 2, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD

- Wario Land 3

- Jurassic World Evolution, Anthem, One Night Stand, Cat Quest II, Red Death, Project Starship, Sine Mora EX, Tembo the Badass Elephant, Ice Cream Surfer, Null Drifter, Days Gone, Need for Speed Heat, South Park: The Stick of Truth

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Unique Systems Covered: 3/12
Total Games Beaten: 16

Bleed_DukeBlue

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- Darius II

- Mars Matrix

- Tekken 3

- Final Fantasy (

)

- The Caligula Effect: Overdose

- Marvel's Midnight Suns, Marvel's Midnight Suns DLC, Dead Space (2023), Hogwarts Legacy, Resident Evil 4 Remake, Cult of the Lamb, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Dead Island 2, Diablo IV

2 - Horizon: Call of the Mountain, Kayak VR: Mirage, The Light Brigade, Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge

- Halo 2

- The Last Kids on Earth and the Staff of Doom

- High On Life, Kentucky Route Zero, Immortality, Killer Instinct: Definitive Edition, A Memoir Blue, Redfall, Serious Sam 4

- Inscryption, Master Takahashi's Adventure Island IV (

), Jesus: The Terrifying Bio-Monster (

), WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames! (

), Samorost 1, Hearthstone, Aerial_Knight's Never Yield, Xeodrifter

- Gotham Knights, A Robot Named Fight, Drink More Glurp
image - Card Hog, Grumpy Cat's Worst Game Ever
*evercade* - Golf (

), Avenging Spirit (

), American Idol (

), Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! (

), Super Breakout! (

), Galaga (

)
Unique Systems Covered: 14/18
Total Games Beaten: 47

BloodPuppetX

- Dragon Quest Treasures, The Diofield Chronicle, Fire Emblem Engage, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (

), Death's Door, The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (

), Ninja Jajamaru: Legend of the Golden Castle, Signalis, Metroid Prime Remastered, Metroid Fusion (

), Paranormasight, Bayonetta 3, AI: The Somnium Files - Nirvana Initiative, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

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Unique Systems Covered: 1/9
Total Games Beaten: 14

bonham2

- Astro's Playroom, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart

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Unique Systems Covered: 1/3
Total Games Beaten: 3

brian9824

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- CRISIS CORE –FINAL FANTASY VII– REUNION

- Final Fantasy XV
Unique Systems Covered: 2/3
Total Games Beaten: 2

buster4252

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- Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars

- Pokémon Puzzle League

- Star Fox 64 3D, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

- Tales of Berseria

- My Friend Peppa Pig, Townscaper

- Munchkin
Unique Systems Covered: 6/21
Total Games Beaten: 8

Cevil

- Toree 3D, Macbat 64

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Unique Systems Covered: 1/2
Total Games Beaten: 2

DemonAlcohol

- The Riftbreaker, Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order, Limbo, Greedfall, Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart, Far Cry 6, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, The Collisto Protocol, Kena: Bridge of Spirits

- Dead Space, Dead Space 2, Dead Space 3, Fable Anniversary, Resident Evil 0, Resident Evil Remaster, Resident Evil 2 Remake, Resident Evil 3 Remake, Resident Evil 4, Resident Evil 4 Remake, Resident Evil 5, Resident Evil 6, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard, Resident Evil 7: Biohazard DLC, Resident Evil Village, Resident Evil Village DLC, Atomic Heart, Horizon Zero Dawn, Diablo IV, Horizon Zero Dawn DLC

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Unique Systems Covered: 2/5
Total Games Beaten: 29

DragonmasterDX

- The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures

- Club Penguin: Game Day

- The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity

- Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars

- Family Guy: The Video Game

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- The Legend of Zelda Game Watch
Unique Systems Covered: 6/34
Total Games Beaten: 7

ErickRPG

- Persona 5 Royal, Unpacking, Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana, Fire Emblem Engage, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

- River City: Tokyo Rumble, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker

2 -

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image - Dungeon Village 2, Jumbo Airport Story, Forest Golf Planner
image - River City Ransom (

), El Viento, Twinkle Tale (

), Mega Turrican (

), Demolition Man (

), Super Off-Road (

), Time Gal (

)
Unique Systems Covered: 4/14
Total Games Beaten: 17

Frank

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- Goldeneye 007

- Metroid Prime Remastered

- Lunistice, Super Kiwi 64

- Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins

- WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames!

- Frogger Returns

- Arcade Paradise

- Portal: Still Alive

- Peggle 2

- Aperture Desk Job, Macbat 64, Just Shapes & Beats

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Unique Systems Covered: 10/29
Total Games Beaten: 13

incubus421

- Super Mario World

- Metroid Dread, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

- Final Fantasy IX

- Star Ocean: The Last Hope International

- Goat Simulator 3, A Plague Tale: Requiem, Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origins

- Oregon Trail, Might and Magic Book One: The Secret of the Inner Sanctum, Heroes of Might and Magic II

- The 13th Doll
image - PAC-MAN
Unique Systems Covered: 8/14
Total Games Beaten: 13

legendrko25

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- Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, Super Smash Bros. Melee

- Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (

)

- Destroy All Humans!

- Gin Rummy, Soulcalibur, Fallout 3, Fallout 3 DLC, Fallout New Vegas, Viva Piñata: Party Animals, MX vs. ATV Alive, Feeding Frenzy 2, Dead Rising 2: Case Zero, Saints Row: Gat out of Hell, Call of Duty 2, Dead Rising 2: Case West

- High on Life, Dig Dug, PAC-MAN, Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Resident Evil 5, Monopoly Plus, Unpacking, WWE 2K15, Red Dead Redemption 2, WWE2K16, The Walking Dead: The Final Season, Road 96, Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid, Resident Evil 6, Resident Evil 5 DLC, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, Saints Row IV, Saint's Row 4 DLC, South Park: The Stick of Truth, Super Puzzle Fighter 2 Turbo, Minecraft
Unique Systems Covered: 5/6
Total Games Beaten: 38

nonamesleft

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Unique Systems Covered: 0/6
Total Games Beaten: 0

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- Bayonetta 3, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

- God of War (2018)

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Unique Systems Covered: 2/31
Total Games Beaten: 3

Renaissance2K

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- Rayman

- Final Fantasy VI

- Doom 64

- Cuphead, Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line

- Castlevania: Circle of the Moon

- Virtua Fighter

- Virtua Fighter, Virtua Fighter Remix

- Virtua Fighter 10th Anniversary

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- Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid, Cake Bash, Samurai Shodown, Panzer Dragoon Remake

- Virtua Fighter PC, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion, Just Shapes & Beats, Mirror's Edge: Catalyst

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image - Virtua Fighter
image - Donut Dodo

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Unique Systems Covered: 12/38
Total Games Beaten: 20

RVM

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Unique Systems Covered: 0/4
Total Games Beaten: 0

SailorNeoRune

- Valis: Legend of a Fantasm Soldier (

), Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid, Katamari Damacy Reroll

- Fantasy Life

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image - F-Zero AX
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Unique Systems Covered: 3/22
Total Games Beaten: 5

Scott

- Pokémon Scarlet

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Unique Systems Covered: 1/19
Total Games Beaten: 1

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- Sunset Riders

- Fire Electric Pen

- Gals Panic SS, Rayman, Daytona USA

- GG Aleste

- God of War 3

- Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception

- Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, Crysis 3

- Pupperazzi, Aces Of The Luftwaffe, Wreckfest, Blaster Master Zero, Cuphead, Kentucky Route Zero, Recore

- Bugsnax, High on Life, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, The Legend of Tianding, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, My Friend Pedro, Forza Horizon 5: Rally Adventure DLC, Ryse: Son of Rome, Doom (2016), Planet of Lana, Somerville, Tinykin

- Shock Troopers

- Layers of Fear 2, 8 Doors Arum’s Afterlife Adventure, Quake, Mirror's Edge

- Strider

- Mighty Doom, Block Blast Adventure Master, Enchanted 2
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)
Unique Systems Covered: 14/25
Total Games Beaten: 41

Staraang

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Unique Systems Covered: 1/16
Total Games Beaten: 3

SupremeSarna

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- Batman Returns, Monster Party, PAC-MAN, Super Mario Bros.

- Final Fantasy VI

- Donkey Kong (arcade), Jetpac (image), Donkey Kong 64

- New Play Control! Pikmin, Kirby's Return to Dream Land, Pikmin 2

- Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars, Detana!! TwinBee (

), Pandora's Tower (

), Chubbins, Pocky & Rocky with Becky (

), Pikmin 3, Pikmin 3 DLC, Klonoa: Empire of Dreams (

)

- Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Wild Guns Reloaded, Tetris 99, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (

), Super Mario Sunshine, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (

), Donkey Kong Country (

), Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, BurgerTime Deluxe (

), Game & Watch Gallery 3 (

), Kirby's Dream Land (

), Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (

), Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (

), Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble (

), PAC-MAN 99

- Super Mario Bros. (

)

- Game & Watch Gallery 2 (

), Game & Watch Gallery (

), Popeye 2 (

), Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! (

), Perfect Dark (

), Star Wars Episode I Racer (

)

- Kirby: Canvas Curse, Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land (

)

- Mega Man Xtreme 2 (

), Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! (

), Little Red Riding Hood's Zombie BBQ (

), Star Fox 64 3D, Sonic Blast (

), Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble (

), Picross e, PUZZLEBOX setup, Freakyforms Deluxe: Your Creations, Alive!, Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, Picross e2, Mega Man 6 (

), Alleyway (

), Mega Man 5 (

), Crashmo, Paper Airplane Chase (

), Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure, Mega Man 4 (

), Disney Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion, Picross e3, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, Mega Man 3 (

), Mega Man 2 (

), Grimace's Birthday (

), Gargoyle’s Quest II: The Demon Darkness (

), Mega Man (

)

- Sonic the Hedgehog

- Fantasy Zone Gear

- Mega Man Powered Up, Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles, LocoRoco, Fat Princess: Fistful of Cake

- Bayonetta

- Battletoads Arcade, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (

)

- Junkbot Undercover
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Unique Systems Covered: 16/23
Total Games Beaten: 79

TalonJedi87

- Bayonetta 3, Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope, Kirby's Dream Land (

), Kirby's Dream Land 2 (

), Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (

), Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (

), Yoshi’s Story (

), Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (

), Metroid Fusion (

), Metroid Prime Remastered, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond

- God of War Ragnarök, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time, Evil West, Gotham Knights, The Callisto Protocol, Stray, Little Hope, The Quarry, Resident Evil 4 Remake, The Last of Us Part I

- Crysis Remastered, Crysis 2 Remastered, Crysis 3 Remastered, A Plague Tale: Requiem, Hi-Fi Rush, Atomic Heart
Unique Systems Covered: 3/5
Total Games Beaten: 27

VedicBlade

- Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, The Last of Us Part II, Infamous: Second Son, Prey (2017), Assassin's Creed: Syndicate, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Mass Effect, Mass Effect 2, Mass Effect 3, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Lords of the Fallen

- Dishonored 2, Grime, Mortal Shell
Unique Systems Covered: 2/3
Total Games Beaten: 14

WithinTemptation

- Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Styx: Shards of Darkness

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Unique Systems Covered: 1/5
Total Games Beaten: 2

Yoshi

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- Metroid: Zero Mission (

)

- River City Ransom (

), Sega Ages: Shinobi, Rygar (

)

- 3D Space Harrier

- Metal Gear (

)

- Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished - The Final Chapter (*PCECD*), Twinbee, Bionic Commando, Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (

), Life Force, Mega Man (

), Maniac Mansion, Contra, 1943: The Battle of Midway, Darius, Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel

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Unique Systems Covered: 5/15
Total Games Beaten: 17

"RULES"

1. Respect each other and the gamekeeper(s) - this activity is a gift to the community, and jerks kill the fun.
2. Beat games. Proof is NOT required via an image, but lying is lame and you won't win anything for beating the most games. All you get is bragging rights.
3. It doesn't matter when you started the game - as long as you finish it this year, it counts. However, you cannot load up a finished save file and refight the final boss to get a clear.
4. If you beat a game and then post about it in the next calendar month, I will count that toward the current month. It gets convoluted trying to edit past documents, so remember that when playing.
5. DLC campaigns can count as a single clear for their respective game, so beating The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and The Champion's Ballad counts as two clears: BOTW and BOTW DLC. Any further DLC completed for that game will be lumped into the first campaign.
6. If you are interested in badges, when you beat a game for one, include something like 'Counts towards badge X' OR 'Earns me badge X, first game was Y.' One particular badge requires proof to obtain, however.
7. All participating past gamekeepers are thanked with a medal: image

ICONS & BADGES

Key

- 50% of systems covered,

- 100% of systems covered,

- 0 games beaten,

- 5 games beaten,

- 10 games beaten (additional gold stars for 20, 30, 40, 60, etc),

- 50 games beaten,

- 100 games beaten,

- 150 games beaten,

- 200 games beaten,

- top user in systems completed,

- top user in games beaten,

- badge leader

Badges, note 2 games required for each

2nd Amendment: Beat 2 FPS or 3rd Person (ex: DOOM).
All Aces: Beat 2 virtual card games (ex: Hearthstone) - win at least two matches in both.
Bear & Bird: Beat 2 3D platformers and/or collect-a-thons (ex: Banjo-Kazooie).
BFFL: Beat 2 primarily cooperative games with another person (ex: It Takes Two) - online or couch.
Bo Knows: Beat 2 sports games (ex: Madden 08) - complete a single season.
Brain Teaser: Beat 2 puzzle games (ex: Tetris).
Chance Time!: Beat 2 party games or virtual board games (ex: Mario Party) - short games (under an hour) must be beaten twice while long games (an hour or longer) can be beaten once.
Cross the Streams: Beat 2 cross-over games (ex: Mario & Sonic at The Olympic Games). The 2+ franchises meeting MUST be the game's theme, not just a small cameo by one in another's universe.
Days Gone By: Beat two games that require 100+ hours to finish (ex: The Elder Scrolls), any genre. Requires in-game timer for proof.
Destroy the Core: Beat 2 SHMUPs or on-rails shooters (ex: Gradius).
Facelift: Beat a game as well as its remake, remaster, or demake - remake must have substantial differences.
Gamer's Day: Beat the exact same game five times in one year.
Girl Power: Beat 2 games with female leads, or are targeted towards a feminine audience (ex: Kirby?).
Grown-Ass Man: Beat 2 challenging games (ex: Castlevania).
Guybrush Threepwood: Beat 2 games from the point-&-click, text adventure, or walking simulator genres (ex: King's Quest).
Hackin' and Slashin': Beat 2 3D hack-and-slash or musou titles (ex: Ninja Gaiden).
Heavy Machine Gun: Beat 2 run 'n' gun games (ex: Mega Man).
Hop 'n' Bop: Beat 2 platforming games (ex: Super Mario Bros.).
Hyrulian Hero: Beat 2 action/adventure titles (ex: The Legend of Zelda).
Level Up!: Beat 2 JRPGs (ex: Final Fantasy).
Localize Mother 3: Beat 2 Japanese games that haven't been officially localized outside of Japan (ex: Mother 3).
Makin' Money with Minigames!: Beat 2 games that are made entirely of minigames (ex: WarioWare Inc.).
Mass Destruction: Beat 2 games centered on destruction (ex: Rampage).
Metroidvania: Beat 2 open-ended 2D platformers that focus on backtracking (ex: Metroid).
Moustache-Twirlin': Beat 2 games starring a villain or morally-dubious character (ex: Wario Land).
Now You're Playing with Plastic: Beat 2 games using non-standard controllers (light gun, musical instrument, steering wheel, dance pad, etc.).
Pile Drivin': Beat 2 belt-scrolling brawler/beat 'em ups (ex: Final Fight).
Quarter Muncher: Beat 2 games from the classic arcade, pinball, or breakout genres (ex: PAC-MAN).
Quest for Peace: Beat 2 predominately superhero focused titles (ex: Batman: Arkham City).
Raccoon City: Beat 2 survival horror games (ex: Resident Evil).
Race Drivin': Beat 2 racing games (ex: Mario Kart 64).
Rhythmic: Beat 2 rhythm games (ex: PaRappa the Rapper).
Street Fightin': Beat 2 1-on-1 fighters (ex: Street Fighter 2) - beat standard arcade mode with 2+ characters OR beat 10+ match story mode.
The Best Offense: Beat 2 strategy titles, tactical RPGs, or RTS (ex: Fire Emblem Awakening).
Vault Boy: Beat 2 open world and/or Western RPGs (ex: Fallout).
You're Winner: Beat 2 games with <55 review OR user score on Metacritic (ex: Sonic '06), or justify how poor your game was. Must be shovelware-quality, not just a game you don't like.

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image All Aces
image Bear & Bird
image BFFL
image Bo Knows
image Brain Teaser
image Chance Time!
image Cross the Streams
image Days Gone By
image Destroy the Core
image Facelift
image Gamer's Day
image Girl Power
image Grown-Ass Man
image Guybrush Threepwood
image Hackin' and Slashin'
image Heavy Machine Gun
image Hop 'n' Bop

image Hyrulian Hero
image Level Up!
image Localize Mother 3
image Makin' Money with Minigames!
image Mass Destruction
image Metroidvania
image Moustache-Twirlin'
image Now You're Playing with Plastic
image Pile Drivin'
image Quarter Muncher
image Quest for Peace
image Raccoon City
image Race Drivin'
image Rhythmic
image Street Fightin'
image The Best Offense
image Vault Boy
image You're Winner

Skipping Messages Here

16-Apr-23 7:25pm
#141

Slickriven

Sorry to hear about your grandfather @SupremeSarna - hope he recovers fully. If you need any help with this thread, let me know if I can help you out since you helped me last year.

16-Apr-23 8:04pm
#142

SupremeSarna

As of today, April 16, it's officially been ten years since the elusive Wii RPG Pandora's Tower released in North America. As such, I felt it fitting to send developer Ganbarion my thanks on Twitter, and beat the game once again.
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Pandora's Tower is absolute fire. Your love has come down with a terrible curse to gradually become a beast--can you save her? Scaling massive towers with the Oraclos Chain weapon and taking on horrific servant beasts is oh-so satisfying. Then you take their still-dripping meat to feed to your girlfriend Elena, who is such a charming lady. She's optimistic and stands up for herself, even when things look hopeless! You really find yourself caring for her... but you're missing part of the experience if you keep her in her human form the whole time. For the full effect, you should sometimes spend a little too long in the Thirteen Towers and return to her. You'll feel repulsed and saddened by her hideous transformation, and her behaviors and dialogue will also change to reflect her sorry state. The various weapons give combat more variety, and the memorable nomad Mavda can enhance them to give you combo chains! With ominous lore to discover and a booming, classical orchestral soundtrack to enhance the mood, this game is a masterpiece!

It's a thrilling juxtaposition, really. It's a gothic horror game with the most wonderful romantic atmosphere, and also a charming dating sim where both the monsters and your girlfriend spew purple gore everywhere. Depending on your mood, you may long to spend time with Elena and help decorate your observatory, or you might want to see how grisly things get as her heinous curse progresses. There are a handful of errors in the game--most notably a game-crashing glitch in the last dungeon if you play the North American version--but nothing that will ever make me turn my back on this shining jewel of a game. Even like this, I still love it; never doubt that.

Oh, and Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles

was good and stuff.
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Good remake, but not as punchy graphics-wise as the original game. I didn't expect to unlock Symphony of the Night in a random stage, but I'll take it! I got this for Christmas after reaching out to another user here, and only just now got around to finishing the last few stages.

16-Apr-23 8:29pm
#143

SupremeSarna

I'm now updating the OP... please be patient.

16-Apr-23 9:01pm
#144

BloodPuppetX

I finished Bayonetta 3 on Switch. Also AI: The Somnium Files - Nirvana Initiative on Switch a week or two ago.

16-Apr-23 9:19pm
#145

SupremeSarna

OP updated! As always, everyone let me know if I made a mistake or missed something. Now for a knock-knock joke:

Knock knock.
Who's there?
Wii U.
Wii U who?
Wii U just buy a Switch already?!

16-Apr-23 10:52pm
#146

TalonJedi87

#19 Kirby 64 The Crystal Shards

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Another simple and clean Kirby game in the books. I never finished it on the 64 when I was a kid but man once you get that fireball and great sword combo power up it kinda breaks the game and that’s just fine to me. Completely breezed thru this in a few hours. Kirby games are great for serene easy going gaming. Next stop another chill game. Yoshi’s Story as my nostalgia trip continues.

17-Apr-23 8:34pm
#147

TalonJedi87

#20 Atomic Heart

I have no idea why I played this until the end. It was kinda boring even with it being an action shooter. The plot was dull, acting felt crass and forced, puzzles felt overly complex and not in a good way. More in a frustrating way. Controls were wonky especially when aiming and platforming. The crafting and upgrades were okay but nothing to write home about and the boss fights were too chaotic and frantic and felt like I wanted it over just as quickly as they begun. Even the basic enemies were just annoying AF to encounter whereas they felt like chores as was the theme of the entirety of this game. A chore. And the only really redeeming quality I could find without much flaws were the music. It had a nice mix of classical orchestral music somewhat remixed and I thought it fit nicely with the theme and setting. But yeah this game is trying to become Bioshock so much it blatantly referenced it in one scene hoping for that crossover that’ll likely never happen. Plus to add salt to the wound, it’s buggy as hell. I had to restart the app so many damn times because it either soft locked me without letting me open a door or a scene wouldn’t pop when it should have to progress again I do not know why I saw this thru to the end. And you have a choice in the final part of the game to walk away and get the bad ending or stay and do a set of boss fights and get the good ending and because I pitied this title I stayed and trucked thru the final battles to get the “good” ending which don’t ask me what it’s about because like the rest of the game it’s too uninteresting to care about. Thank the maker it was on Game Pass. I cannot see why someone would charge nor spend $70 on this.

18-Apr-23 10:27am
#148

ErickRPG

Here's some more, having some fun with my retroid pocket 2+ with some shorter games before I move on to the RPGs.

Twinkle Tale - retroid (

)
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Mega Turrican - retroid (

)
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Demolition Man - retroid (

)
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18-Apr-23 4:32pm
#149

Bleed_DukeBlue

#33 down: Cult of the Lamb on PS5. I’d like to count this toward the Mustache-Twirlin' badge.

You are the last lamb sacrificed to the Bishops but are resurrected by The One Who Waits to kill the Bishops and free him. You are tasked with starting a cult to raise your power along the way. As an evil cult leader, you sacrifice your followers, have them build a colony, farm, heal the sick, preach sermons, declare holidays, marry, etc. There are also other locations you visit with interesting storylines. All of that is to get you strong enough to fight the bishops who each have a realm with a series of procedurally generated places you have to navigate with roguelite gameplay. The combat is fast and fun, and there are some unique powerups you can unlock. It’s like an easier, less complex version of Hades mixed with a farming simulator. The length is perfect. You can get all of the achievements in under 20 hours, and it was enjoyable the whole way through. This was an impulse buy that turned out really well. One of my favorite games I’ve played this year.

18-Apr-23 5:32pm
#150

SupremeSarna

It took a while, but I finally 100%ed Pikmin 2

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A bigger, more ambitious Pikmin adventure that takes a big step back. The point of Pikmin is to be an RTS game with a ticking clock. This game keeps that for the overworld areas but puts a big emphasis on Cave dungeons, which have no time limit but tons of floors. These really drag the pace down. It feels like your motivation to play is entirely motivated by corporate greed this time around as opposed to survival, so there's less of a hook to keep going. The second half of the game has you searching for your kidnapped partner (who controls the final boss, lol), so at least there's that. It's decent, but I suspect Pikmin 3 will be better.

18-Apr-23 6:30pm
#151

TalonJedi87

#21 Yoshi’s Story

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Such a weird Yoshi entry this was but I get what they were trying to convey. A choose your own adventure book so to speak. You select which levels you want to experience within each world and it tells a story at the end of the game in a storybook format. But the gameplay is just strange. The basic objective is eat enough fruit to make the Yoshi happy to end the stage with a final boss fight at the end of the game which was the only real fight I felt in the game. The rest of the game was basically eating fruit.

18-Apr-23 10:26pm
#152

SupremeSarna

I beat Alleyway

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It’s a decent little bit of breakout action with surprisingly good ball physics. Breakout games usually have a problem with getting the ball to hit the last couple blocks but the trajectory is just never right. This game doesn’t really have that issue, for the most part. This was a worthy use of $3 as the eShop closed.

19-Apr-23 5:24pm
#153

Bleed_DukeBlue

#34 down: Darius II on Sega Genesis. I would like to count this one toward the Destroy the Core badge.

Darius II is a space SHMUP that is incredibly difficult. Not only do you die from a hit or two and have only a handful of lives and a few continues, but you also carry over powerups permanently until you die, so, if you die, you go from formidable to helpless immediately. It takes a long time to get enough power-ups to be reasonably strong again. Even with a ton of power-ups, some of the bosses are brutal. There's definitely a bullet hell element to this game. I'm still not totally sure how I managed to beat this. It was exhausting.

20-Apr-23 10:23am
#154

ErickRPG

Retroid - Super Off-Road (

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I've played about 50 races. Maxed out boosts and gear. Can win every single race.
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20-Apr-23 6:20pm
#155

Bleed_DukeBlue

#35 down: Mars Matrix on Sega Dreamcast. This (alongside my previous clear of Darius II) gives me the Destroy the Core badge. This is another brutally difficult, bullet hell SHMUP. This time, it's a vertical one. I am very ready to be finished with SHMUPs for the year now and can't see myself playing another anytime soon.

21-Apr-23 1:36am
#156

SupremeSarna

I beat BurgerTime Deluxe

(originally GB). Beep this game.
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I thought I'd like it, and I partly did... but hot dang, are levels 4 and 6 dreadful. I had to use save states to make it to the end--I would've quit had it not been for save states at the start of later stages. Stage 4-2 in particular is heinously designed, with too many enemies climbing up too many ladders on the left side of screen, not even mentioning the right side. It's just too hard for its own good.

21-Apr-23 9:16am
#157

Yoshi

Number: 17
Full Title: Rygar
Platform Played:

Collection: N/A
Native Platform:

Original Platform:

Applicable Badge: Metroidvania (2/2)

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I know I played this around when it was released but never got far. It was probably an overnight rental and didn't stick. It's definitely worth a play through on NSO. It's not too dissimilar from Castlevania II, though probably harder.

- 3D Space Harrier

Minis -

- Metal Gear

Mini -

Classic -

- Ys II, Twinbee

, Bionic Commando

, Castlevania II

, Life Force

. Mega Man

, Maniac Mansion, Contra

, 1943

, Darius

, Police Quest

- River City Ransom

, Sega Ages: Shinobi, Rygar

- Metroid: Zero Mission

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Unique Systems Covered: 5/15
Total Games Beaten: 17

21-Apr-23 11:17pm
#158

SupremeSarna

OP updated! We've sure earned a lot of badges!

23-Apr-23 12:26pm
#159

buster4252

Just beat super mario rpg on super Nintendo and counting it towards first half of level up badge please

24-Apr-23 9:15am
#160

incubus421

#7 on 4/19
Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origins

Took about 30 hours to beat, including all side missions and cleaning up a few trophies in end game. It was neat experiencing the first Final Fantasy story in a different way, but in the end it left a little too much to be desired. I didn't hate it entirely. The nostalgic enemies and bosses were cool to see. The ending was chaotic and fun. Still, this is a 5.5 or 6 out of 10 for me. Without being too long-winded, here are a few of my gripes:
- Sure you can up the difficulty, but this game was easy from the get go. A single strong attack breaks the guard of almost all mobs in the game. You can R1 > R2 most of the way through the game. All this depth in the combat: job classes, attack combos, monster skills, and it was all lost on me because you can blow right through with an R1 > R2 combo for 90% of the game.
- You acquire gear at such a rapid pace, and most of it is meant to be discarded for upgrade materials. So much so that you can set filters to auto discard gear you pick up. However, even the upgrade system is a lost cause, as you'll probably just find better gear on the next mission.
- Why did we not remix the OG soundtrack? Not even Mt. Gulg...

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#8 on 4/23
Mario Kart 8 Deluxe

This needs no rating or review from me. Me and my family got on a Mario Kart kick in the last few weeks. We obtained 3-star gold on all original cups 50cc, 100cc, 150cc, and Mirror. We earned just the gold trophy, not caring about the star rating, on 200cc. Some of those tracks on 200 are brutal! Neo Bowser City and Twisted Mansion are particularly terrible.

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24-Apr-23 10:45am
#161

SupremeSarna

I beat Game & Watch Gallery 3 yesterday, but I intend to keep playing to get the remaining stars.

Beat a Game 2023

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