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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*evercade* -
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

image Razeak

- 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

CD -

- 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

image Slickriven

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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
image - Virtua Fighter (

)
Unique Systems Covered: 14/25
Total Games Beaten: 41

Staraang

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image - Battle Garegga, Final Fight, Aliens
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.

image 2nd Amendment
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

30-Mar-23 12:20am
#61

SupremeSarna

I beat Detana Twinbee

(originally

).
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I like it. It’s challenging and a little short, but it’s a nice little shmup. I’m still working on the Hard mode, but I cleared Easy and Normal. This counts as the first half of Localize Mother 3, since this version of the game was never localized outside of Japan. (The arcade version was, but not the TG16 version.)

30-Mar-23 1:55am
#62

ErickRPG

SupremeSarna wrote:
ErickRPG wrote:> Finally beat Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana -

> > Not that I didn't enjoy it. But I beat it on

back in the day. And it's> pretty long. I have a backlog and was ready to move on to the next game in my switch> collection.> > [imgt w=1067 h=800]https://i.postimg.cc...[/imgt] Nice! I played that over the span of a year in 2020. Right when I was ready to pick it up again, my cat died, and I set it down for months again.

But I got there eventually.
Yes I think you mentioned it. You offered condolences for my Oliver who died around that time I think. Sorry bout your cat. I've got two 1 year old cats now. It took me a year and a half b4 I was ready to get another cat. But I've never had a bonded pair, and they are super close, it's wonderful to see.

30-Mar-23 8:50am
#63

SupremeSarna

ErickRPG wrote:
SupremeSarna wrote:> ErickRPG wrote: |>> Finally beat Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana -

|>> |>> Not that I didn't enjoy it. But I beat it on

back in the day. And it's |>> pretty long. I have a backlog and was ready to move on to the next game in my> switch |>> collection. |>> |>> [imgt w=1067 h=800]https://i.postimg.cc...[/imgt]> > Nice! I played that over the span of a year in 2020. Right when I was ready to pick> it up again, my cat died, and I set it down for months again.

But I got there> eventually. Yes I think you mentioned it. You offered condolences for my Oliver who died around that time I think. Sorry bout your cat. I've got two 1 year old cats now. It took me a year and a half b4 I was ready to get another cat. But I've never had a bonded pair, and they are super close, it's wonderful to see.
That’s wonderful! My last childhood kitty is in her final days, which is sad to see—it’s one per per year these days, sadly. But we have adopted a pair of happy cats (bro and sis—they love each other) amid the deaths, so maybe we can get some peace for a while.

30-Mar-23 11:11am
#64

DemonAlcohol

SupremeSarna wrote:
DemonAlcohol wrote:> My #18 is

Resident Evil 4 Remake> > https://imgbox.com/l...> > What a game! Stays true to the original while updating things and adding some new> content. I spent the most time not with a boss but with the defending the house early> in the game. I think it took me 3 hours to finally beat it. 9.5/10 Is it still corny? I won’t play it if it’s not.
Ya, still has some of the same lines from the original and a few new ones.

31-Mar-23 1:52am
#65

Renaissance2K

I've had a really hard time sitting down and finding the time to spit out a write-up, but with April fast approaching, I think it's time to call out that I finished another game and another platform, in the name of the Retro Talkshop Thread. And it's a big one.

Number: 13
Full Title: Final Fantasy VI
Platform Played: MiSTer
Collection: N/A
Native Platform: Super Famicom
Original Platforms: Super Famicom
Applicable Badge: Level Up! (1/2)

- Virtua Fighter PC

- Final Fantasy VI

- Cuphead, Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line

- Virtua Fighter 10th Anniversary

2 -

- Virtua Fighter

- Virtua Fighter, Virtua Fighter Remix

CD -

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

- Virtua Fighter

Unique Systems Covered: 8/37
Total Games Beaten: 13

I've been jumping around between Crisis Core Reunion, Doom 64, and Circle of the Moon, but once the Retro Talkshop Thread vote is over, things will likely settle on another longer title, based on how things are going.

31-Mar-23 8:54am
#66

ErickRPG

SupremeSarna wrote:
ErickRPG wrote:> SupremeSarna wrote: |>> ErickRPG wrote:> |>> Finally beat Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana -

> |>> > |>> Not that I didn't enjoy it. But I beat it on

But I got> there |>> eventually.> > Yes I think you mentioned it. You offered condolences for my Oliver who died around> that time I think. Sorry bout your cat. I've got two 1 year old cats now. It took> me a year and a half b4 I was ready to get another cat. But I've never had a bonded> pair, and they are super close, it's wonderful to see. That’s wonderful! My last childhood kitty is in her final days, which is sad to see—it’s one per per year these days, sadly. But we have adopted a pair of happy cats (bro and sis—they love each other) amid the deaths, so maybe we can get some peace for a while.
It's incredibly hard to lose a cat. But we'd never get to enjoy all the happy times if we didn't do it again. My 2 babies are both almost 1 year old. I'm already so much happier with them around, they are a joy to watch and play with. And it's the first time I've personally had a bonded pair, I never would get to see that if I just made Oliver the last cat I'd ever own.

31-Mar-23 4:34pm
#67

Yoshi

Number: 11
Full Title: Contra
Platform Played:

Collection: Contra Anniversary Collection
Native Platform:

Original Platform:

Applicable Badge: Facelift (1/2)

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I'm not as fond of this one as I am of the NES version, but it's still enjoyable.

- 3D Space Harrier

Minis -

Mini -

Classic -

- Ys II

, Twinbee

, Bionic Commando

, Castlevania II

, Life Force

. Mega Man

, Maniac Mansion

, Contra

- River City Ransom

- Metroid: Zero Mission

-

Unique Systems Covered: 4/15
Total Games Beaten: 11

1-Apr-23 1:38pm
#68

TalonJedi87

#11 Stray

I thought this was a solid 5ish hour game and felt that even though it mostly encompasses what it feels like to be a feline some things felt more so constructed solely for progressing in the story like there’s one part which pretty much turn the cat into a dog by having them fetch and retrieve something but anyone who owns a kitty knows the majority of the time while they will run after toys and play with them they’ll as soon as swipe the object down a drain or off a cliff before returning it to you. Other than that I felt while the focus on a dystopian future was appreciated it was mostly forgettable in the end and was solely there to drive the game forward but on the other hand I would rather a story based game about being a cat vs a goat sim like game where there’s no direction other than to do anything you want. But perhaps if it was structured more like that untitled goose game with a clearer focus on small objectives of mischievous deeds it might have fared better.

Oh and @SupremeSarna I’m not sure if you saw yet but my #10 was A Plague Tale Requiem on

I noticed my list still says 9 games beaten and that’s the missing link. Thanks!

1-Apr-23 3:55pm
#69

Slickriven

My 1st of April, 19th overall, 6th

My Friend Pedro
Badge: Counting towards Heavy Machine Gunner as it's somewhat similar to Metal Slug, only with platforming

This was another GP title that's been installed on my system for a good while b/c I was curious about it and I finally pulled the trigger (literally) and started it up a few days ago. It's was pretty enjoyable, though the talking banana's voice was just noise and that was actually rather grating, but since you can't understand it, you have to read the dialog bubble and can hit B to skip forward faster. Otherwise it was your somewhat standard fare of head generally right and shoot the dudes and other things that get in your way. There's also a decent bit of platforming and obstacles to maneuver around. I did generally alright with the shooting, but didn't dodge or take advantage of the bullet-time like feature a ton. You get ranked on your performance each level with C-B-A ranks generally. I mostly got C's. Got a handful+ of B's and only a few A's and I think maybe 2x S's.
Game was decent, short but I have about zero interest in replaying any levels to rank-up or whatever. Moving on to the next one. I would generally recommend this as it was surely enjoyable and easy to jump in/out of and overall only like 2-3 hours I think. Plus if you were into chasing leaderboards I could see that appeal - most levels were pretty quick.

1-Apr-23 6:56pm
#70

legendrko25

I beat who wants to be a millionaire on the ps1

beat on ps2

1-Apr-23 8:38pm
#71

Slickriven

Got my 2nd of April, 20th overall, 1st

Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet
Don't think there's a badge I could apply it to

Was just clicking through some older, longer owned, untouched games and decided to give this one a try. It wasn't bad, didn't overstay its welcome and was worth the couple of hours I put into it. I did collect every power-up but missed 4 of 2 different categories of collectables while exposing 99% of the map. Without fast travel points I was ready to move on and didn't care about those last few missed things.
I suppose the game could *almost be called a metroidvania, as areas of the map do require upgrades, but it was pretty short and didn't have much else in common so eh.

2-Apr-23 12:48am
#72

Bleed_DukeBlue

#26 down: Gotham Knights on Steam Deck. With my previous clear of the Deadpool DLC for Marvel’s Midnight Suns, this gives me the Quest for Peace badge.

I was on the fence about this game given the negative reviews, but it was part of a bundle for Ukraine, so I went for it. The story’s not bad, the combat is reasonably fun, and the traversal is pretty solid as well (you zip across on hookshot type lines you shoot out or ride a motorcycle). I appreciate that the movement doesn’t feel boxy or weighed down, and you can actually run at a reasonable speed. There are some annoying parts (like fighting talons, which dodge almost everything, and the process required to find and interrogate people). The graphics are pretty disappointing. It basically looks like a PS3 game. However, I had some fun with it.

2-Apr-23 1:39am
#73

SupremeSarna

I'll update this today after Splatfest ends.

2-Apr-23 9:30am
#74

Yoshi

Number: 12
Full Title: 1943
Platform Played:

Collection: Capcom Arcade Stadium
Native Platform:

Original Platform:

Applicable Badge: N/A

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This is a noticeable improvement over 1942, but it is still too long. Surprisingly, I liked the fuel bar mechanic, despite my general despise for Euro shooter that employ it. It made for some interesting choices about when to take a new weapon and when to restore fuel.

- 3D Space Harrier

Minis -

Mini -

Classic -

- Ys II

, Twinbee

, Bionic Commando

, Castlevania II

, Life Force

. Mega Man

, Maniac Mansion

, Contra

, 1943

- River City Ransom

- Metroid: Zero Mission

-

Unique Systems Covered: 4/15
Total Games Beaten: 12

2-Apr-23 3:16pm
#75

TalonJedi87

#12 Little Hope

I got this with my PS Extra upgrade and decided to give it a whirl since I enjoyed Man of Medan. I thought this was better than Man of Medan in the biggest way which was that Silent Hill 2 like feel with walking on fog dense filled streets. I also enjoyed the Salem witch trial esque plot going on here but did think the ending I got with that one big twist was kinda silly to an extent and the voice acting felt really stiff at times minus Will Poelter that is. And whenever you actually had to control and move players that too felt rigid as it did in Man of Medan. And that was fast button still feels just as useless as it did in Man of Medan as well.

2-Apr-23 10:14pm
#76

Slickriven

Got my 3rd of April, 21st overall, 7th

Forza Horizon 5: Rally Adventure DLC
Not counting towards any badges since DLC doesn't count IMO at least

FH5 is a game that I've continually gone back to weekly since it came out and according to Xbox info I've got over 11 days worth of time spent playing it, I really enjoy it. When the Hot Wheels DLC dropped last year I bought the offered DLC pack for both, so I had paid for and was waiting for this to come out. Overall it's pretty good. It's nowhere near as impressive as the HW one b/c it's not a toy-like floating island in the sky - but the roads, courses and overall feel is good and I enjoy most rally titles and team Horizon did a pretty good job.

I beat the 'story' aspect here, which consisted of

an opening event, then 3 NPCs debate who's got the best 'take' on rally events and you join 1 of their teams and get 9 main events to run in traditional rally instructions as a time trial, so no concurrent competitors as well a race from each place (I mainly skipped the non-story required races). You need to win the rally events and perform other thing like taking pictures or breaking signs/boxes/piñatas or speed cameras, drift zones and danger signs. After you beat all 9 you face that team's leader 1-1 and once all 3 teams are completed there's a large race vs. them all combined.

I will have some things remaining as I didn't do every single thing, but I did a very large chunk and what is considered the core of the DLC. I will for sure keep playing this, just like I have been over the past many weeks and months. But it's certainly completed now.

3-Apr-23 1:00am
#77

SupremeSarna

OP updated for March! With that month done and dusted, here are some stats:
-We collectively beat 71 games this month, trouncing February's 59 but falling short of January's 97. I can't decide if St. Patrick's Day drunkenness helped or hindered that total.

-We earned 16 badges this month. That's a lot! That tops January's 11 and February's 9. I noticed Guybush Threepwood and Street Fightin' were the popular ones, the latter inspired by Virtua Fighter becoming the Game of the Month in a different board.
-Cevil beat a few games. Welcome in, dude! RVM, nonamesleft, and Scott haven't beaten anything yet, but I hope you'll update whenever you can.
-I spent way too long beating Freakyforms Deluxe, but enjoyed making weird creatures. Kirby's Return to Dream Land and its new Deluxe remake were a lot of fun, too!

Let's keep the momentum up in April! And don't forget to investigate any strange icons you might see around GameTZ; you won't regret it!

3-Apr-23 10:32am
#78

Best1989

As always, late to the stats post. For March:

Bayonetta 2 (Switch) Took me multiple months to finally beat this. The experience gets better and faster once you stop trying to make any sense of the story and just treat it like a score attack thing. Now that I know that, I might play the first one at some point, as it didn't make any sense for me either some years ago. The over-the-topness is on another level, lol.

Red Death (PS4)
Project Starship (PS4) A couple of fast shmups. Red Death is better IMO, although nothing too memorable. What's the deal with the obsession with Cthulhu?

Sine Mora EX (PS4) You start playing this and you don't know wth is going on. You finish this and you might have an idea of what's going on. Cool effects and enemies.

Tembo the Badass Elephant (PS4) Some nice references to Rambo, and a couple of challenging levels.

3-Apr-23 2:36pm
#79

VedicBlade

#'s 8, 9 and 10 of the year for all three games in the Mass Effect - Legendary Edition (PS4). I think this is my 5th time through the trilogy, first time on PS4. Still as epic as ever :)

3-Apr-23 8:07pm
#80

Yoshi

Number: 13
Full Title: Metal Gear
Platform Played:

(GOG)
Collection: N/A
Native Platform:

Original Platform:

Applicable Badge: Grown-Ass Man (1/2)

I could not remember how to take screenshots through GOG, so I hosed this up.

It's pretty amazing how well this one has held up over more than a quarter century. This was one of the few Konami games I didn't play on NES, and it makes me regret it. The free time and patience of youth would have benefitted me greatly.

- 3D Space Harrier

Minis -

- Metal Gear

Mini -

Classic -

- Ys II

, Twinbee

, Bionic Commando

, Castlevania II

, Life Force

. Mega Man

, Maniac Mansion

, Contra

, 1943

- River City Ransom

- Metroid: Zero Mission

-

Unique Systems Covered: 5/15
Total Games Beaten: 13

3-Apr-23 11:12pm
#81

TalonJedi87

@SupremeSarna hey I just noticed my list isn’t updated still. Missing #11 Stray

, #12 is Little Hope

and my #13 is below, Mario+Rabbids Sparks of Hope

Thanks!

#13- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope

A bit on the longer side than the original for my tastes between 30-40ish hours and yea those constant enemy respawns within almost every battle get quite tedious and frustrating. But overall it was still a solid sequel I thought adding onto what made the original game such fun and simple strategy turn based combat. The story was cookie cutter defeat the dark energy yadda yadda to save the Star bits blah blah but we all know what we came here for. That sweet turn based combat with elemental twists. And there’s just something that satisfies a primal need watching you dash into enemies and making them go flying into a combo maneuver passive counter attack. 👌🏻 But alas I did enjoy this one as a whole. Not sure if I’d play a 3rd installment or not, especially if it’s as long as this entry and has those damn enemy respawns. I got my fill for a while.

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