Beat a Game 2023
1-Jan-23 12:06pm
#1 SupremeSarna
Here's the spreadsheet for '23
Link to 2022's Thread for reference
#1 SupremeSarna
Here's the spreadsheet for '23
Link to 2022's Thread for reference
LEADERBOARDS
Total Games Beaten: 210 Top Users 1. SupremeSarna (32) 2. Bleed_DukeBlue (24) 3. legendrko25 (23) 3. DemonAlcohol, Slickriven (17) 4. Renaissance2K (12) ---------------------------------------------- Total Systems Covered: 79/337 (23.44%) Top Users 1. SupremeSarna (10) 2. Bleed_DukeBlue, Frank (8) 3. Renaissance2K (7) 4. Slickriven (5) 5. Various users (4) ---------------------------------------------- Total Badges Earned: 31 Top Users 1. Bleed_DukeBlue (9) 2. SupremeSarna (7) 3. legendrko25 (6) 4. Slickriven (5) 5. Various users (1) ---------------------------------------------- |
Best1989 - - - Wario Land 3 - - - - Jurassic World Evolution, Anthem, One Night Stand, Cat Quest II - - - - - Unique Systems Covered: 2/12 Total Games Beaten: 5 |
Bleed_DukeBlue image image image image image image image image image - - - - Tekken 3 - - - - Marvel's Midnight Suns, Marvel's Midnight Suns DLC, Dead Space (2023) - 2 - Horizon: Call of the Mountain, Kayak VR: Mirage, The Light Brigade - 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 - Inscryption, Master Takahashi's Adventure Island IV (), Jesus: The Terrifying Bio-Monster (), WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames! (), Samorost 1, Hearthstone, Aerial_Knight's Never Yield - image - Card Hog, Grumpy Cat's Worst Game Ever Unique Systems Covered: 8/17 Total Games Beaten: 24 |
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 - - - - - - - *evercade* - Unique Systems Covered: 1/9 Total Games Beaten: 11 |
bonham2 - - Astro's Playroom, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart - Unique Systems Covered: 1/3 Total Games Beaten: 3 |
brian9824 image - CRISIS CORE –FINAL FANTASY VII– REUNION - - Final Fantasy XV Unique Systems Covered: 2/3 Total Games Beaten: 2 |
buster4252 image - - - Pokémon Puzzle League - - - - - - - - - Star Fox 64 3D - - - - - Tales of Berseria - - - My Friend Peppa Pig, Townscaper - Munchkin Unique Systems Covered: 5/21 Total Games Beaten: 9 |
Cevil - - Unique Systems Covered: 0/2 Total Games Beaten: 0 |
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 - - 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 - Unique Systems Covered: 2/5 Total Games Beaten: 17 |
DragonmasterDX - - - - - - - - - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - - - - - Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars - - - - - - - - - - - Family Guy: The Video Game - - - - - image - - - - The Legend of Zelda Game Watch Unique Systems Covered: 4/34 Total Games Beaten: 4 |
ErickRPG |
Frank image - - - - - - Goldeneye 007 - - - - Lunistice, Super Kiwi 64 - Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins - - WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames! - - - - - - - Arcade Paradise - - - - Portal: Still Alive - Peggle 2 - Aperture Desk Job - - Unique Systems Covered: 8/27 Total Games Beaten: 9 |
incubus421 - - - - - Metroid Dread - - - - Star Ocean: The Last Hope International - - Goat Simulator 3, A Plague Tale: Requiem - image - PAC-MAN Unique Systems Covered: 4/12 Total Games Beaten: 5 |
legendrko25 image image image image image image - Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, Super Smash Bros. Melee - - - Destroy All Humans! - Gin Rummy, Soulcalibur, Fallout 3, Fallout 3 DLC, Fallout New Vegas, Viva Piñata: Party Animals, MX vs. ATV Alive - 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 Unique Systems Covered: 4/6 Total Games Beaten: 23 |
nonamesleft - - - - - - Unique Systems Covered: 0/6 Total Games Beaten: 0 |
image Razeak - - - - - - - - - Bayonetta 3, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - - - - - - - - - - - - God of War (2018) - - - - - - - - image - - Unique Systems Covered: 2/31 Total Games Beaten: 3 |
Renaissance2K image image - - - - - - - - - Cuphead, Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line - - - - - - 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 - image - Virtua Fighter - Unique Systems Covered: 7/36 Total Games Beaten: 12 |
RVM - - - - Unique Systems Covered: 0/4 Total Games Beaten: 0 |
SailorNeoRune |
Scott - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Unique Systems Covered: 0/19 Total Games Beaten: 0 |
image Slickriven image image image image image - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - God of War 3 - Uncharted: Drake's Fortune - - - 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 - - Layers of Fear 2, 8 Doors Arum’s Afterlife Adventure, Quake - - image - Unique Systems Covered: 5/25 Total Games Beaten: 17 |
SupremeSarna imageimage image image image image image - Final Fantasy VI - - Donkey Kong (arcade), Jetpac (image), Donkey Kong 64 - - New Play Control! Pikmin, Kirby's Return to Dream Land - Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars - 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 - - Game & Watch Gallery 2 (), Game & Watch Gallery (), Popeye 2 (), Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! (), Perfect Dark (), Star Wars Episode I Racer () - - 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 - - Fantasy Zone Gear - - - Mega Man Powered Up - Bayonetta - - image - Unique Systems Covered: 10/21 Total Games Beaten: 32 |
TalonJedi87 - Bayonetta 3 - - - God of War Ragnarök, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time, Evil West, Gotham Knights, The Callisto Protocol - Crysis Remastered, Crysis 2 Remastered, Crysis 3 Remastered Unique Systems Covered: 3/5 Total Games Beaten: 9 |
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 - - Dishonored 2 Unique Systems Covered: 2/3 Total Games Beaten: 7 |
WithinTemptation - - - - Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Styx: Shards of Darkness - Unique Systems Covered: 1/5 Total Games Beaten: 2 |
Yoshi image - - - Metroid: Zero Mission () - River City Ransom () - 3D Space Harrier - - - - - - - - Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished - The Final Chapter (*PCECD*), Twinbee, Bionic Commando, Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (), Life Force - - Unique Systems Covered: 4/15 Total Games Beaten: 8 |
"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. 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. 5. 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. 6. 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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14-Feb-23 12:12am
#241 nonamesleft
legendrko25 wrote:
I beat mario kart double dash on the gamecube I also beat Super Smash bros melee on the gamecube Great job. How did you determine that you beat those? (Since they're not really story based, I'm just curious what the goal was)
#241 nonamesleft
legendrko25 wrote:
I beat mario kart double dash on the gamecube I also beat Super Smash bros melee on the gamecube Great job. How did you determine that you beat those? (Since they're not really story based, I'm just curious what the goal was)
14-Feb-23 6:31pm
#242 SupremeSarna
I beat Little Red Riding Hood’s Zombie BBQ ().
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Yep, the super rare, super expensive DS game… only $8 on the 3DS eShop via DSiware! It’s a vertical shmup about Little Red Riding Hood and some Japanese fairy tale guy slaughtering zombified fairytale characters. I had a great time with it, and they nailed Red’s sexy, tough-girl design (aside from the white hair—not sure why white hair on young women is so popular in fiction). It’s pretty difficult, too. I think they went overboard on the final world and the last two bosses; they were a pain. You also have to reload your gun too often, which can get repetitive. But aside from those gripes, it was unique and fun! Highly recommend you buy it before the eShop closes… unless you want to invest in a physical copy!
I would’ve counted this toward Destroy the Core, but given how cool they made Red here, I have to count it toward Girl Power. So I earned that badge.
#242 SupremeSarna
I beat Little Red Riding Hood’s Zombie BBQ ().
[imgt]https://i.imgur.io/0...[/imgt]
Yep, the super rare, super expensive DS game… only $8 on the 3DS eShop via DSiware! It’s a vertical shmup about Little Red Riding Hood and some Japanese fairy tale guy slaughtering zombified fairytale characters. I had a great time with it, and they nailed Red’s sexy, tough-girl design (aside from the white hair—not sure why white hair on young women is so popular in fiction). It’s pretty difficult, too. I think they went overboard on the final world and the last two bosses; they were a pain. You also have to reload your gun too often, which can get repetitive. But aside from those gripes, it was unique and fun! Highly recommend you buy it before the eShop closes… unless you want to invest in a physical copy!
I would’ve counted this toward Destroy the Core, but given how cool they made Red here, I have to count it toward Girl Power. So I earned that badge.
15-Feb-23 8:25pm
#243 TalonJedi87
#6- Crysis Remastered
They remastered this well. The graphical and performance boosts really enhance the experience for a 15+ yr old title. It looked great in performance +RT 60fps mode too.
#243 TalonJedi87
#6- Crysis Remastered
They remastered this well. The graphical and performance boosts really enhance the experience for a 15+ yr old title. It looked great in performance +RT 60fps mode too.
17-Feb-23 12:12am
#245 SupremeSarna
I beat two games: Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars and Donkey Kong Country .
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A good MvsDK game that overstayed its welcome IMO. It's fun seeing all these miniature Mario characters and moving objects around with the stylus--not just pink blocks, but also girders, pipes, conveyor belts, and more. It's in HD, the screen is large to fit a good amount of content, and the difficulty curve is good. It has an unfortunate number of loading screens, and the bonus stages can be grueling--I had to use a guide for three of them. This game introduces an evil monkey bot carrying cymbals that possesses a Mini Mario. The possessed Mini is dangerous to the others and must be defeated by using hammers or the environment. Doing so frees the Mini from the curse, and it must now be taken back to the door with the others. This can be a real chore, but it also opens up creative applications and makes puzzles require more thought. I hope it never returns, personally.
By beating DKC with one hand, I've finished the whole trilogy with one remapped Joy-Con.
#245 SupremeSarna
I beat two games: Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars and Donkey Kong Country .
[imgt w=2048 h=1536]https://i.imgur.com/...[/imgt]
[imgt w=2048 h=1536]https://i.imgur.com/...[/imgt]
A good MvsDK game that overstayed its welcome IMO. It's fun seeing all these miniature Mario characters and moving objects around with the stylus--not just pink blocks, but also girders, pipes, conveyor belts, and more. It's in HD, the screen is large to fit a good amount of content, and the difficulty curve is good. It has an unfortunate number of loading screens, and the bonus stages can be grueling--I had to use a guide for three of them. This game introduces an evil monkey bot carrying cymbals that possesses a Mini Mario. The possessed Mini is dangerous to the others and must be defeated by using hammers or the environment. Doing so frees the Mini from the curse, and it must now be taken back to the door with the others. This can be a real chore, but it also opens up creative applications and makes puzzles require more thought. I hope it never returns, personally.
By beating DKC with one hand, I've finished the whole trilogy with one remapped Joy-Con.
17-Feb-23 5:33pm
#246 SupremeSarna
I beat Star Fox 64 3D .
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I took the following route: Corneria, Sector Y, Aquas, Zoness, Sector Z, Bolse, Venom 1. I rarely go for the true final boss on Venom 2. Star Wolf in the Wolfen II ships are too much of a pain.
#246 SupremeSarna
I beat Star Fox 64 3D .
[imgt]https://i.imgur.io/k...[/imgt]
I took the following route: Corneria, Sector Y, Aquas, Zoness, Sector Z, Bolse, Venom 1. I rarely go for the true final boss on Venom 2. Star Wolf in the Wolfen II ships are too much of a pain.
17-Feb-23 6:00pm
#247 Frank
Once you get everything updated, I'd also like to use Lunistice and Super Kiwi 64 to cash in on the Bear & Bird badge.
#247 Frank
Once you get everything updated, I'd also like to use Lunistice and Super Kiwi 64 to cash in on the Bear & Bird badge.
17-Feb-23 6:32pm
#248 SupremeSarna
Frank wrote:
Once you get everything updated, I'd also like to use Lunistice and Super Kiwi 64 to cash in on the Bear & Bird badge.
#248 SupremeSarna
Frank wrote:
Once you get everything updated, I'd also like to use Lunistice and Super Kiwi 64 to cash in on the Bear & Bird badge.
20-Feb-23 10:00pm
#251 TalonJedi87
#7 for me is Cysis 2 Remastered
The sequel , while more COD than Far Cry from the previous installment, it was pretty and polished enough and sounds pretty robust on a surround system. It's a little more linear than the previous game and that may be an issue for some, but I think it's just fine. And with all the flooded open world games nowadays, sometimes all that's needed is a straight path to victory in a focused shooter, even one that's dated as this with it's almost fresh coat of paint. Some technical issues I've encountered though such as action prompts appearing out of context as well as some frame drops here and there and inconsistencies within the audio mixing, sometimes the sound effect are too loud, while the dialogue and music is too soft. I'm also not a fan of a return to a silent protagonist here after having the main character Nomad speak in the previous game, but I think in Crysis 3 they have the main protagonist speak again, which I'm looking forward to.
#251 TalonJedi87
#7 for me is Cysis 2 Remastered
The sequel , while more COD than Far Cry from the previous installment, it was pretty and polished enough and sounds pretty robust on a surround system. It's a little more linear than the previous game and that may be an issue for some, but I think it's just fine. And with all the flooded open world games nowadays, sometimes all that's needed is a straight path to victory in a focused shooter, even one that's dated as this with it's almost fresh coat of paint. Some technical issues I've encountered though such as action prompts appearing out of context as well as some frame drops here and there and inconsistencies within the audio mixing, sometimes the sound effect are too loud, while the dialogue and music is too soft. I'm also not a fan of a return to a silent protagonist here after having the main character Nomad speak in the previous game, but I think in Crysis 3 they have the main protagonist speak again, which I'm looking forward to.
21-Feb-23 1:48am
#252 Slickriven
After the hell that was Cuphead for me in the first part of the month, I'm almost done with another title, pretty sure only the final boss(es) remain so I'm looking forward to getting another one done.
#252 Slickriven
After the hell that was Cuphead for me in the first part of the month, I'm almost done with another title, pretty sure only the final boss(es) remain so I'm looking forward to getting another one done.
21-Feb-23 6:36am
#253 BloodPuppetX
I beat Minish Cap on Switch. Already have 25 hours on the GBA app thanks to that game. I fused all the kinstones but didn't feel like looking for the last few heart pieces. (One is that damn cucco lady.) I also forgot that the light arrows were missable. Oh well.. started up Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, the only game in that series I never finished.
#253 BloodPuppetX
I beat Minish Cap on Switch. Already have 25 hours on the GBA app thanks to that game. I fused all the kinstones but didn't feel like looking for the last few heart pieces. (One is that damn cucco lady.) I also forgot that the light arrows were missable. Oh well.. started up Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, the only game in that series I never finished.
21-Feb-23 1:16pm
#254 Scott
BloodPuppetX wrote:
I beat Minish Cap on Switch. Already have 25 hours on the GBA app thanks to that game. I fused all the kinstones but didn't feel like looking for the last few heart pieces. (One is that damn cucco lady.) I also forgot that the light arrows were missable. Oh well.. started up Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, the only game in that series I never finished.
Yeah, the Cucco heart piece is pretty darn hard to get.
How are the light arrows missable? I don't remember how exactly you get them.
#254 Scott
BloodPuppetX wrote:
I beat Minish Cap on Switch. Already have 25 hours on the GBA app thanks to that game. I fused all the kinstones but didn't feel like looking for the last few heart pieces. (One is that damn cucco lady.) I also forgot that the light arrows were missable. Oh well.. started up Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga, the only game in that series I never finished.
Yeah, the Cucco heart piece is pretty darn hard to get.
How are the light arrows missable? I don't remember how exactly you get them.
21-Feb-23 2:12pm
#255 BloodPuppetX
@Scott, you have to free Gregal from the spirit possessing him before going up into the clouds.
#255 BloodPuppetX
@Scott, you have to free Gregal from the spirit possessing him before going up into the clouds.
21-Feb-23 8:37pm
#258 SupremeSarna
I beat Star Wars Episode 1 Racer .
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This game is very difficult, even with boosting. But through course memorization and serious perseverence, I got it all done. I even beat one Sebulba race without using the boost mechanic, just by pummeling his podracer and using minor shortcuts to get slightly ahead!
As much as I want to count this toward GA-Man, I think I'll put this one toward Race Drivin'. I've never won that badge.
#258 SupremeSarna
I beat Star Wars Episode 1 Racer .
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This game is very difficult, even with boosting. But through course memorization and serious perseverence, I got it all done. I even beat one Sebulba race without using the boost mechanic, just by pummeling his podracer and using minor shortcuts to get slightly ahead!
As much as I want to count this toward GA-Man, I think I'll put this one toward Race Drivin'. I've never won that badge.
21-Feb-23 8:45pm
#259 BloodPuppetX
Scott wrote:
Interesting. I didn't know you could just miss out on that completely.
You also can only get the Mirror Shield after beating the game. Minish Cap is a weird one.
#259 BloodPuppetX
Scott wrote:
Interesting. I didn't know you could just miss out on that completely.
You also can only get the Mirror Shield after beating the game. Minish Cap is a weird one.
22-Feb-23 12:16am
#260 Slickriven
Finally got my 3rd of Feb, 13th overall, 2nd
8 Doors Arum’s Afterlife Adventure (you can shorten to just 8 Doors)
Want to count this towards the Metroidvania badge
This one landed on a list of solid Metroidvania games to try and I like that genre so it was on my radar when Amazon Games gave it away as part of their Twitch Games monthly giveaways. It's an interesting tale of a young child (I think girl, but I've also seen the main protagonist referred to with male pronouns, I'd say they looked female, longer hair, dress-looking attire, but it really matters zilch) who's father dies before his time and so the child heads to the afterlife to bring them back. You play entirely in this version of the afterlife and the color pallet is only black-white-grey and red (a very small amount of pink too). So it has a unique look, you slowly get skills and weapons just like any game in this genre and it was clearly influenced by Hollow Knight with many aspects like the map maker/seller and others. Controls weren't as crisp as I would've liked but I think that's a bit from me and how I prefer to play. One really oddity was this port, I used an X1 controller connected via USB cable and the game's options showed a key-config for that controller, but not only were the A/B and X/Y buttons flipped, which wasn't a big deal since I believe the game was made in Japan, but the triggers/bumper were all goofy. They showed again the LT/LB & RT/RB but they didn't seem to line up with what I assigned them to. I had them used for next/previous weapons as well as switch character and dash, but what the UI shown and what the buttons did after adjusting did not sync up - very strange. Also some cutscenes you could skip and you got a prompt to hold a button to do so, but the box where the button label should've been shown was just blank.
Most boss fights took me multiple tries but a platforming section near the end was really annoying as ultimately (once I figured it out) you had to do a nearly exact, precise set of inputs to ascend a spike covered vertical shaft and the margin for error was near zero - thankfully there was a save/heal prayer stone right at the bottom, but the precision of this sequence especially with timing, was BS. The final boss sequence was annoying too as it was lengthy and triggered my too often default foolishly aggressive approach. Without trying to spoil anything, though the game has very little about it online so I don't think it's too popular, I had to play the finale so many times that I became really good as the first 3 phases and reached the 4th with full health a couple of times and yet still failed... it was tough but I felt I could get it and was very relieved to finally pull it off.
#260 Slickriven
Finally got my 3rd of Feb, 13th overall, 2nd
8 Doors Arum’s Afterlife Adventure (you can shorten to just 8 Doors)
Want to count this towards the Metroidvania badge
This one landed on a list of solid Metroidvania games to try and I like that genre so it was on my radar when Amazon Games gave it away as part of their Twitch Games monthly giveaways. It's an interesting tale of a young child (I think girl, but I've also seen the main protagonist referred to with male pronouns, I'd say they looked female, longer hair, dress-looking attire, but it really matters zilch) who's father dies before his time and so the child heads to the afterlife to bring them back. You play entirely in this version of the afterlife and the color pallet is only black-white-grey and red (a very small amount of pink too). So it has a unique look, you slowly get skills and weapons just like any game in this genre and it was clearly influenced by Hollow Knight with many aspects like the map maker/seller and others. Controls weren't as crisp as I would've liked but I think that's a bit from me and how I prefer to play. One really oddity was this port, I used an X1 controller connected via USB cable and the game's options showed a key-config for that controller, but not only were the A/B and X/Y buttons flipped, which wasn't a big deal since I believe the game was made in Japan, but the triggers/bumper were all goofy. They showed again the LT/LB & RT/RB but they didn't seem to line up with what I assigned them to. I had them used for next/previous weapons as well as switch character and dash, but what the UI shown and what the buttons did after adjusting did not sync up - very strange. Also some cutscenes you could skip and you got a prompt to hold a button to do so, but the box where the button label should've been shown was just blank.
Most boss fights took me multiple tries but a platforming section near the end was really annoying as ultimately (once I figured it out) you had to do a nearly exact, precise set of inputs to ascend a spike covered vertical shaft and the margin for error was near zero - thankfully there was a save/heal prayer stone right at the bottom, but the precision of this sequence especially with timing, was BS. The final boss sequence was annoying too as it was lengthy and triggered my too often default foolishly aggressive approach. Without trying to spoil anything, though the game has very little about it online so I don't think it's too popular, I had to play the finale so many times that I became really good as the first 3 phases and reached the 4th with full health a couple of times and yet still failed... it was tough but I felt I could get it and was very relieved to finally pull it off.
Beat a Game 2023