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Beat a Game 2023
1-Jan-23 12:06pm
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SupremeSarna
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Here's the spreadsheet for '23

Link to 2022's Thread for reference

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Total Games Beaten: 838
Top Users
1. SupremeSarna (157)
2. Slickriven (85)
3. Bleed_DukeBlue, Renaissance2K (81)
4. legendrko25 (65)
5. ErickRPG (58)
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Total Systems Covered: 193/385 (50.13%)
Top Users
1. Slickriven (26)
2. Bleed_DukeBlue (25)
3. SupremeSarna (24)
4. Renaissance2K (22)
5. ErickRPG (16)
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Total Badges Earned: 127
Top Users
1. Bleed_DukeBlue (36)
2. SupremeSarna (23)
3. Slickriven (20)
4. Renaissance2K (14)
5. legendrko25 (12)
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Best1989 globe Double Gold Star


Super Nintendo -
Nintendo Switch - Bayonetta 2, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Super Mario Odyssey
Game Boy Color - Wario Land 3
Nintendo 3DS -
Sega Genesis -
PlayStation - Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Sony PlayStation 4 Pro - 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, Grid Legends, Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Dragon's Crown Pro
PlayStation Vita - Super Monkey Ball: Banana Splitz
Steam - The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog
Android -
Bandai WonderSwan -
Neo Geo Pocket Color - Shanghai Mini
Unique Systems Covered: 7/12
Total Games Beaten: 26




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Famicom - Jesus: The Terrifying Bio-Monster (Famicom)
Nintendo Entertainment System - Final Fantasy
Super Nintendo - The Death and Return of Superman, Super Mario World
Nintendo Switch - Mom Hid My Game!
Game Boy - Golf
Game Boy Advance - WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames!
Sega Master System - Alex Kidd in Miracle World
Sega Genesis - Darius II
Sega Dreamcast - Mars Matrix
PlayStation - Tekken 3
PlayStation 2 - Gun
PlayStation 3 - Rock Band 3
PlayStation 4 - The Caligula Effect: Overdose, Alex Kidd in Miracle World DX, House of the Dead Remake
PlayStation 5 - 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, Twisted Metal, Twisted Metal II, Circus Electrique, Final Fantasy XVI, Undermine, Marvel's Spider-Man 2
Sony PlayStation VR - Unearthing Mars 2: The Ancient War
Sony PlayStation VR 2 - Horizon: Call of the Mountain, Kayak VR: Mirage, The Light Brigade, Star Wars: Tales from the Galaxy's Edge
Microsoft Xbox - Halo 2
Microsoft Xbox 360 - Call of Juarez: Gunslinger
Microsoft Xbox One - The Last Kids on Earth and the Staff of Doom
Microsoft Xbox Series X|S - High On Life, Kentucky Route Zero, Immortality, Killer Instinct: Definitive Edition, A Memoir Blue, Redfall, Serious Sam 4, The Legend of Tianding
PC / Windows - Inscryption, Master Takahashi's Adventure Island IV (Famicom), Samorost 1, Hearthstone, Aerial_Knight's Never Yield, Xeodrifter, Hold ‘Em Poker, Baldur’s Gate III
Steam - Gotham Knights, A Robot Named Fight, Drink More Glurp, Battle Axe, Nickelodeon Kart Racers 2: Grand Prix, All-Star Fruit Racing, Pumpkin Jack, Going Under
image - Card Hog, Grumpy Cat's Worst Game Ever
image - Avenging Spirit (Game Boy), American Idol (Game Boy Advance), Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! (Game Boy), Super Breakout! (Game Boy), Galaga (Game Boy), Barbie: The Prince and the Pauper (Game Boy Advance), Final Fight (Super Nintendo), Final Fight 2 (Super Nintendo), Final Fight 3 (Super Nintendo), RoboCop Versus The Terminator (Super Nintendo), Clue (Super Nintendo), Monopoly (Super Nintendo), Venom/Spider-Man: Separation Anxiety (Super Nintendo), Deal or No Deal (Game Boy Advance)
coin - Once Upon a Jester
Unique Systems Covered: 25/25
Total Games Beaten: 81




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Nintendo Switch - Dragon Quest Treasures, The Diofield Chronicle, Fire Emblem Engage, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (Game Boy), Death's Door, The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (Game Boy Advance), Ninja Jajamaru: Legend of the Golden Castle, Signalis, Metroid Prime Remastered, Metroid Fusion (Game Boy Advance), Paranormasight, Bayonetta 3, AI: The Somnium Files - Nirvana Initiative, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Mega Man Battle Network (Game Boy Advance), Paper Mario (Nintendo 64), The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (Game Boy Color), Sonic Origins, Doctor Who: The Lonely Assassins, Clive 'N' Wrench, F-ZERO 99, Tunic, Curse of the Sea Rats, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Red Dead Redemption, Akai Katana Shin, Master Detective Archives: Rain Code, Legend of Nayuta: Boundless Trails, Sherlock Holmes and The Hound of The Baskervilles, Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon, Super Mario RPG, Process of Elimination, Little Witch Nobeta, Rhapsody II: Ballad of the Little Princess
Game Boy Advance -
Nintendo DS -
Nintendo 3DS -
Sega Genesis -
Sega CD -
Neo Geo -
NEC TurboGrafx-16 -
image -
Unique Systems Covered: 1/9
Total Games Beaten: 34




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Nintendo Switch -
PlayStation 5 - Astro's Playroom, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart
Microsoft Xbox Series X|S -
Unique Systems Covered: 1/3
Total Games Beaten: 3




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Nintendo Switch - CRISIS CORE –FINAL FANTASY VII– REUNION
PlayStation 4 -
PC / Windows - Final Fantasy XV
Unique Systems Covered: 2/3
Total Games Beaten: 2




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Nintendo Entertainment System -
Super Nintendo - Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars
Nintendo 64 - Pokémon Puzzle League
Nintendo GameCube -
Nintendo Wii -
Nintendo Wii U -
Nintendo Switch -
Game Boy -
Game Boy Color -
Game Boy Advance -
Nintendo DS -
Nintendo 3DS - Star Fox 64 3D, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
Sega Genesis -
PlayStation -
PlayStation 2 -
PlayStation 3 -
PlayStation 4 - Tales of Berseria, My Friend Peppa Pig
Microsoft Xbox -
Microsoft Xbox 360 -
Microsoft Xbox One - My Friend Peppa Pig, Townscaper
Android - Munchkin
Unique Systems Covered: 6/21
Total Games Beaten: 9




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Nintendo Switch - Toree 3D, Macbat 64
Game Boy Advance -
Unique Systems Covered: 1/2
Total Games Beaten: 2




DemonAlcohol Quadruple Gold Star


Nintendo Switch -
PlayStation 5 - 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, Horizon Forbidden West, Horizon Forbidden West DLC, Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered, Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered DLC, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Marvel's Spider-Man 2
Microsoft Xbox 360 -
PC / Windows - 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, Divinity: Original Sin II, Mafia: Definitive Edition, Mafia II: Definitive Edition, Mafia III: Definitive Edition, Mafia III: Definitive Edition DLC, Starfield, Resident Evil 4 Remake DLC, Mortal Kombat 11, Mortal Kombat 11 DLC, Baldur's Gate 3, Pathfinder: Kingmaker, Days Gone, The Outer Wilds: Spacer's Choice Edition, The Outer Wilds DLC
Oculus Rift -
Unique Systems Covered: 2/5
Total Games Beaten: 49




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Famicom Disk System -
Nintendo Entertainment System -
Super Nintendo -
Virtual Boy -
Nintendo 64 -
Nintendo GameCube - The Legend of Zelda: Four Swords Adventures
Nintendo Wii - Club Penguin: Game Day
Nintendo Wii U -
Nintendo Switch - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity
Game Boy -
Game Boy Color -
Game Boy Advance -
Nintendo DS -
Nintendo 3DS - Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars
Sega Genesis -
Sega CD -
Sega Saturn -
Sega Dreamcast -
Game Gear -
PlayStation -
PlayStation 2 -
PlayStation 3 -
PlayStation 4 -
PlayStation 5 -
PlayStation Portable - Family Guy: The Video Game
PlayStation Vita -
Microsoft Xbox - Halo: Combat Evolved
Microsoft Xbox 360 - Halo: Reach
Microsoft Xbox One -
CD-i (Compact Disc Interactive) -
image -
Nuon -
PC / Windows -
coin - The Legend of Zelda Game Watch
Unique Systems Covered: 8/34
Total Games Beaten: 9




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Super Nintendo - Final Fight 2, Final Fight 3
Nintendo Wii - Mario Kart Wii
Nintendo Switch - Persona 5 Royal, Unpacking, Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana, Fire Emblem Engage, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Octopath Traveler II, Advance Wars, Steel Assault, Metroid Prime Remastered, Tales of Symphonia Remastered, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII, Super Mario RPG
Game Boy Advance - Final Fight One, Mario Kart: Super Circuit, Kirby: Nightmare on Dream Land, Double Dragon Advance
Nintendo DS - WarioWare: Touched!, Cooking Mama 2: Dinner with Friends
Nintendo 3DS - River City: Tokyo Rumble, Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker, New Super Mario Bros. 2
Sega Genesis - Michael Jackson's Moonwalker, Alisa Dragoon, Streets of Rage 3
Sega Dreamcast - Gunbird 2, Cannon Spike, GigaWing, GigaWing 2
PlayStation -
PlayStation 2 - Castle Shikigami 2
PlayStation 3 - Resistance: Fall of Man, Ratchet & Clank Future: Tools of Destruction
Sony PlayStation 4 Pro - Spyro the Dragon
PlayStation 5 -
Sony PlayStation VR 2 -
PlayStation Portable - Final Fantasy, PaRappa the Rapper
PlayStation Vita - Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth 1, Criminal Girls: Invite Only, Virtua Tennis World Tour, Rayman Origins
Microsoft Xbox 360 - Dirt 2
PC / Windows - Leisure Suit Larry 3: Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals
image - Dungeon Village 2, Jumbo Airport Story, Forest Golf Planner, Zoo Park Story, Tropical Resort Story, Dream Town Story
image - River City Ransom (Nintendo Entertainment System), El Viento, Twinkle Tale (Sega Genesis), Mega Turrican (Sega Genesis), Demolition Man (Sega Genesis), Super Off-Road (Super Nintendo), Time Gal (Sega CD)
Unique Systems Covered: 16/20
Total Games Beaten: 58




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Atari 2600 -
Atari 5200 -
Nintendo Entertainment System -
Super Nintendo -
Virtual Boy -
Nintendo 64 - Goldeneye 007
Nintendo GameCube - Metroid Prime Remastered
Nintendo Wii -
Nintendo Wii U -
Nintendo Switch - Lunistice, Super Kiwi 64, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, SpongeBob Squarepants: The Cosmic Shake, Sonic CD (Sega CD), Beeny, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, WarioWare: Move It!
Game Boy - Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Game Boy Color -
Game Boy Advance - WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames!
Nintendo DS -
Nintendo DSi - Frogger Returns
Nintendo 3DS - New Super Mario Bros. 2
Sega Genesis -
Sega Dreamcast -
PlayStation 2 -
PlayStation 3 -
PlayStation 5 - Arcade Paradise, Viewfinder, Alan Wake Remastered, Sonic Superstars
PlayStation Portable -
PlayStation Vita -
Microsoft Xbox -
Microsoft Xbox 360 - Portal: Still Alive
Microsoft Xbox Series X|S - Peggle 2, Starfield, Resident Evil 4 Remake, Inside
PC / Windows - Portal with RTX
Steam - Aperture Desk Job, Macbat 64, Just Shapes & Beats, Resident Evil 3 Remake
NEC TurboGrafx-16 -
Oculus Rift -
Unique Systems Covered: 12/30
Total Games Beaten: 28




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Nintendo Entertainment System -
Super Nintendo - Super Mario World
Nintendo 64 -
Nintendo Wii -
Nintendo Switch - Metroid Dread, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, Pokémon Shield, Pokémon Scarlet
Sega Genesis -
PlayStation - Final Fantasy IX
PlayStation 2 -
PlayStation 3 - Star Ocean: The Last Hope International
PlayStation 4 -
PlayStation 5 - Goat Simulator 3, A Plague Tale: Requiem, Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origins, Final Fantasy XVI, Alan Wake Remastered, Callisto Protocol
PC / Windows - Oregon Trail, Might and Magic Book One: The Secret of the Inner Sanctum, Heroes of Might and Magic II, Might and Magic Book Two: Gates to Another World, Might and Magic VII: For Blood and Honor, Might and Magic VIII: Day of the Destroyer, Dead Space (Remake)
Steam - The 13th Doll, Chained Echoes, Tzar: The Burden of the Crown, Braveland Pirate
image - PAC-MAN
coin - Galaga
Unique Systems Covered: 9/15
Total Games Beaten: 26




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Nintendo Switch - Super Mario Bros. Wonder, DoDonPachi Resurrection, A Space for the Unbound, Venba
PlayStation 5 - Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Astro's Playroom
Microsoft Xbox Series X|S -
PC / Windows -
image -
coin -
Unique Systems Covered: 2/6
Total Games Beaten: 7




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Nintendo GameCube - Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, Super Smash Bros. Melee
Nintendo Wii -
PlayStation 2 - Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? (PlayStation), Rock Band DLC
Microsoft Xbox - Destroy All Humans!
Microsoft Xbox 360 - 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, SpongeBob's Truth or Square, Toy Story 3, Call of Duty: Black Ops, Banjo-Kazooie, Banjo-Tooie
Microsoft Xbox One - 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, Dead Island, Dead Rising, PAW Patrol The Movie: Adventure City Calls, Dead Rising 2, Wolfenstein: The Old Blood, Aladdin (Sega Genesis), WWE2K23, Dead Island: Riptide, South Park: The Fractured But Whole, South Park: The Fractured But Whole DLC, Dead Rising 2: Off the Record, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Jetpac (image), Lunar Jetman (image), Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney – Justice for All, Fallout 4, Uno, Mortal Kombat 11, Ryse: Son of Rome
Unique Systems Covered: 5/6
Total Games Beaten: 65




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Nintendo GameCube -
Nintendo Wii -
Nintendo Switch -
Game Boy Advance -
Nintendo 3DS -
Android -
Unique Systems Covered: 0/6
Total Games Beaten: 0




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Atari 2600 -
Atari 5200 -
Nintendo Entertainment System -
Super Nintendo - Castlevania: Dracula X
Nintendo 64 -
Nintendo GameCube -
Nintendo Wii -
Nintendo Wii U -
Nintendo Switch - Bayonetta 3, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Game Boy -
Game Boy Advance -
Sega Master System -
Sega Genesis -
Sega CD -
Sega 32X -
Sega Nomad -
Sega Saturn -
Sega Dreamcast -
PlayStation -
PlayStation 3 -
PlayStation 4 - God of War (2018)
Sony PlayStation VR -
PlayStation Portable -
PlayStation Vita -
Microsoft Xbox -
Microsoft Xbox 360 - Alice: Madness Returns
Microsoft Xbox One -
Microsoft Xbox Series X|S -
PC / Windows -
image -
Oculus Rift -
Unique Systems Covered: 4/31
Total Games Beaten: 5




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Atari Jaguar - Rayman
Nintendo Entertainment System - Bionic Commando, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
Super Nintendo - Final Fantasy VI, Mega Man 2, The Legend of Zelda (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Virtual Boy -
Nintendo 64 - Doom 64
Nintendo GameCube -
Nintendo Wii - New Super Mario Bros. Wii
Nintendo Wii U -
Nintendo Switch - Cuphead, Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line, New Super Mario Bros. U, New Super Luigi U, SEGA AGES OutRun, Arcade Archives: Sunset Riders, Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Game Boy - Bionic Commando
Game Boy Advance - Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, Golden Sun, Bionic Commando: Elite Forces (Game Boy Color)
Nintendo DSi - New Super Mario Bros.
Nintendo New 3DS -
Sega Genesis - Shining in the Darkness
Sega 32X - Virtua Fighter
Sega Saturn - Virtua Fighter, Virtua Fighter Remix, Mega Man 8
Sega Dreamcast - Crazy Taxi
Game Gear -
PlayStation - Twisted Metal: Small Brawl, Warhawk, Twisted Metal 4
PlayStation 2 - Virtua Fighter 10th Anniversary, Twisted Metal: Black
PlayStation 3 - Bionic Commando Re-armed
PlayStation 5 - Final Fantasy XVI
PlayStation Portable - Ridge Racer, Twisted Metal: Head-On, Mega Man Powered Up
PlayStation Vita -
Sony PlayStation VR -
Microsoft Xbox -
Microsoft Xbox 360 -
Microsoft Xbox Series X|S -
Neo Geo -
Neo Geo CD -
NEC TurboGrafx-16 -
3DO -
Google Stadia - Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid, Cake Bash, Samurai Shodown, Panzer Dragoon Remake
PC / Windows - Virtua Fighter PC, Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion, Just Shapes & Beats, Mirror's Edge: Catalyst, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Metal Slug X (Neo Geo), Vampire Savior: The Lord of Vampire, Tomb Raider, One Must Fall: Battlegrounds, GRIP: Combat Racing, MDK 2, Rollcage, One Must Fall 2097, MDK, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Android -
image - Virtua Fighter, Bionic Commando
image - Donut Dodo, The Astyanax
coin - Bionic Commando, The Simpsons, Virtua Fighter, Three Wonders, Fantasy Zone, Final Fight, Mortal Kombat II, Burgertime, RayForce, Ninja Gaiden, Altered Beast, Super Dodge Ball, Strikers 1945, Metal Slug, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time, Dynamite Cop, Strider, Renegade, Splatterhouse, Jackal, Time Crisis 5, The Walking Dead, The Punisher, Mario Kart Arcade GP DX
Unique Systems Covered: 22/38
Total Games Beaten: 81




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Nintendo Switch -
PlayStation 5 -
Microsoft Xbox Series X|S -
PC / Windows -
Unique Systems Covered: 0/4
Total Games Beaten: 0




SailorNeoRune Silver Star


Nintendo Entertainment System -
Super Nintendo -
Nintendo GameCube -
Nintendo Wii -
Nintendo Wii U -
Nintendo Switch - Valis: Legend of a Fantasm Soldier (NEC Super CD-ROM 2), Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid, Katamari Damacy Reroll, Pokémon Puzzle League (Nintendo 64), Miitopia, Detective Pikachu Returns
Game Boy -
Game Boy Color -
Game Boy Advance -
Nintendo DS -
Nintendo 3DS - Fantasy Life
Sega Genesis -
Sega Saturn -
Sega Dreamcast -
PlayStation 2 -
PlayStation 3 -
PlayStation 4 -
PlayStation 5 -
Microsoft Xbox Series X|S -
NEC TurboGrafx-16 -
image - F-Zero AX
image - Mega Man 2 (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Unique Systems Covered: 4/22
Total Games Beaten: 9




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Nintendo Entertainment System -
Super Nintendo -
Nintendo 64 -
Nintendo GameCube -
Nintendo Wii -
Nintendo Wii U - Yoshi's Woolly World
Nintendo Switch - Pokémon Scarlet, Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Game Boy -
Game Boy Color -
Game Boy Advance -
Nintendo DS -
Nintendo 3DS -
Sega Genesis -
PlayStation -
PlayStation 2 -
PlayStation 4 -
PlayStation Portable -
Microsoft Xbox 360 -
Microsoft Xbox One -
Unique Systems Covered: 2/19
Total Games Beaten: 3




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Nintendo Entertainment System - Zen: Intergalactic Ninja, Mega Man 2
Super Nintendo - Sunset Riders
Nintendo 64 - Fire Electric Pen
Nintendo GameCube - Cel Damage
Nintendo Wii - New Super Mario Bros. Wii, House of the Dead Overkill
Nintendo Wii U - Yoshi's Woolly World
Game Boy - Operation C
Game Boy Advance - X-Men: Reign of Apocalypse
Sega Genesis - Comix Zone
Sega Saturn - Gals Panic SS, Rayman, Daytona USA
Sega Dreamcast - Aqua GT
Game Gear - GG Aleste
PlayStation - Rollcage, MDK
PlayStation 2 - The Bouncer, Contra: Shattered Soldier
PlayStation 3 - God of War 3, Killzone 2, Call of Duty: World at War
Sony PlayStation 4 Pro - Uncharted: Drake's Fortune, Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception
Microsoft Xbox - TimeSplitters: Future Perfect, Timesplitters 2
Microsoft Xbox 360 - Insanely Twisted Shadow Planet, Crysis 3, Asura's Wrath
Microsoft Xbox One - Pupperazzi, Aces Of The Luftwaffe, Wreckfest, Blaster Master Zero, Cuphead, Kentucky Route Zero, Recore
Microsoft Xbox Series X|S - 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, Hi-Fi Rush, Ravenlok, Trek to Yomi, Halo Infinite, Dead Cells, Cocoon
Neo Geo - Shock Troopers
PC / Windows - Layers of Fear 2, 8 Doors Arum’s Afterlife Adventure, Quake, Mirror's Edge, Jotun, Shadow Warrior 2, Etherborn, F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch, One Must Fall 2097, Assassin's Creed Chronicles: China
Steam - Strider, The Huntdown, Aqua Kitty UDX, Guns, Gore & Cannoli, Nex Machina
Android - Mighty Doom, Block Blast Adventure Master, Enchanted 2
image - Virtua Fighter (Sega 32X), Final Fight, S.P.Y. Special Project Y, Match It, The Simpsons, Burgertime, Ms. Pac-Man, Lady Killer
coin - BloodRayne Betrayal Fresh Bites, Steel Assault
Unique Systems Covered: 26/26
Total Games Beaten: 85




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Nintendo Entertainment System -
Super Nintendo -
Nintendo 64 -
Game Boy -
Game Boy Color -
Game Boy Advance -
Nintendo DS -
Sega Genesis -
Sega CD -
PlayStation -
PlayStation 2 -
PlayStation 3 -
Microsoft Xbox 360 -
Microsoft Xbox Series X|S - Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, Titanfall 2, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
NEC TurboGrafx-16 -
image - Battle Garegga, Final Fight, Aliens
Unique Systems Covered: 2/16
Total Games Beaten: 6




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Atari Lynx - Blue Lightning
Nintendo Entertainment System - Batman Returns, Monster Party, PAC-MAN, Super Mario Bros.
Super Nintendo - Final Fantasy VI
Virtual Boy - Galactic Pinball, Panic Bomber, Red Alarm, Nester's Funky Bowling, Mario Clash, Vertical Force, Jack Bros., Virtual Boy Wario Land
Nintendo 64 - Donkey Kong (arcade), Jetpac (image), Donkey Kong 64
Nintendo GameCube - LEGO Star Wars: The Video Game, LEGO Star Wars II: The Original Trilogy, Crazy Taxi, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door
Nintendo Wii - New Play Control! Pikmin, Kirby's Return to Dream Land, Pikmin 2, Doc Louis's PUNCH-OUT!!
Nintendo Wii U - Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars, Detana!! TwinBee (NEC TurboGrafx-16), Pandora's Tower (Nintendo Wii), Chubbins, Pocky & Rocky with Becky (Game Boy Advance), Pikmin 3, Pikmin 3 DLC, Klonoa: Empire of Dreams (Game Boy Advance), NES Remix, Pushmo World, Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Nintendo Switch - Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Wild Guns Reloaded, Tetris 99, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (Super Nintendo), Super Mario Sunshine, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (Super Nintendo), Donkey Kong Country (Super Nintendo), Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe, BurgerTime Deluxe (Game Boy), Game & Watch Gallery 3 (Game Boy Color), Kirby's Dream Land (Game Boy), Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (Game Boy), Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (Nintendo Entertainment System), Kirby Tilt 'n' Tumble (Game Boy Color), PAC-MAN 99, The Mummy Demastered, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Klonoa: Door to Phantomile, SEGA AGES Fantasy Zone, Pikmin 4, Tabé-O-Ja, F-ZERO 99, Pikmin 1, Mega Man: The Wily Wars (Sega Genesis), Gunstar Heroes (Sega Genesis), Castlevania Legends (Game Boy), Kirby's Dream Land 2 (Game Boy), Super Mario Advance (Game Boy Advance), Castlevania (Nintendo Entertainment System), Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival, Mega Man 10 (Nintendo Wii), Sin & Punishment (Nintendo 64), Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (Nintendo Entertainment System), Kirby's Dream Buffet, Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (Nintendo Entertainment System), Super Mario RPG, Kirby's Dream Land 3 (Super Nintendo), Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (Nintendo 64), Kirby's Super Star Stacker (Super Famicom), Joe & Mac (Super Nintendo), Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun, Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun DLC
Game & Watch - Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Game Boy Advance - Game & Watch Gallery 2 (Game Boy), Game & Watch Gallery (Game Boy), Popeye 2 (Game Boy), Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! (Game Boy), Perfect Dark (Game Boy Color), Star Wars Episode I Racer (Game Boy Color), Super Return of the Jedi (Game Boy), Kirby's Pinball Land (Game Boy), Super Mario Land (Game Boy), Donkey Kong Country (Game Boy Color)
Nintendo DS - Kirby: Canvas Curse, Kirby: Nightmare in Dream Land (Game Boy Advance), New Super Mario Bros., LarryBoy and the Bad Apple (Game Boy Advance), Mario vs. Donkey Kong 2: March of the Minis, Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Game Boy Advance)
Nintendo New 3DS Nintendo 3DS - Mega Man Xtreme 2 (Game Boy Color), Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! (Nintendo DSi), Little Red Riding Hood's Zombie BBQ (Nintendo DSi), Star Fox 64 3D, Sonic Blast (Game Gear), Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble (Game Gear), Picross e, PUZZLEBOX setup, Freakyforms Deluxe: Your Creations, Alive!, Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, Picross e2, Mega Man 6 (Nintendo Entertainment System), Alleyway (Game Boy), Mega Man 5 (Nintendo Entertainment System), Crashmo, Paper Airplane Chase (Nintendo DSi), Rhythm Thief & the Emperor's Treasure, Mega Man 4 (Nintendo Entertainment System), Disney Epic Mickey: Power of Illusion, Picross e3, Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS, Mega Man 3 (Nintendo Entertainment System), Mega Man 2 (Nintendo Entertainment System), Grimace's Birthday (Game Boy Color), Gargoyle’s Quest II: The Demon Darkness (Nintendo Entertainment System), Mega Man (Nintendo Entertainment System), Weapon Shop de Omasse, Picross e4, PiCTOBiTS (Nintendo DSi), Club Nintendo Picross, Club Nintendo Picross Plus, Electroplankton (Nintendo DSi), X-Scape (Nintendo DSi), Picross e5, Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story + Bowser Jr.'s Journey, Gunman Clive
Sega Genesis - Sonic the Hedgehog
Game Gear - Fantasy Zone Gear
PlayStation - Rampage
PlayStation 2 - Star Wars: Super Bombad Racing, MDK 2: Armageddon
PlayStation 4 - LocoRoco Midnight Carnival (PlayStation Portable), LocoRoco Midnight Carnival DLC (PlayStation Portable)
PlayStation Portable - Mega Man Powered Up, Castlevania: The Dracula X Chronicles, LocoRoco, Fat Princess: Fistful of Cake, LocoRoco 2, Twisted Metal: Head-On
Microsoft Xbox 360 - Bayonetta
Microsoft Xbox One - Battletoads Arcade, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (Microsoft Xbox), Banjo-Tooie (Microsoft Xbox 360)
PC / Windows - Junkbot Undercover
image - Super Mario Run, Fire Emblem Heroes
coin - Bosconian, Ms. Pac-Man, Donkey Kong 3, Luigi's Mansion Arcade, Deadstorm Pirates Special Edition
Unique Systems Covered: 24/24
Total Games Beaten: 157




TalonJedi87 Triple Gold Star globe


Nintendo Switch - Bayonetta 3, Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope, Kirby's Dream Land (Game Boy), Kirby's Dream Land 2 (Game Boy), Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (Game Boy), Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (Nintendo 64), Yoshi’s Story (Nintendo 64), Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (Game Boy Advance), Metroid Fusion (Game Boy Advance), Metroid Prime Remastered, Pokémon Brilliant Diamond, Persona 4 Golden, Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and The Lost Demon, Blasphemous II, Sea of Stars
Nintendo 3DS -
PlayStation 3 -
PlayStation 5 - 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, Immortals Fenyx Rising, Like a Dragon: Ishin!, Lost Judgment, Yakuza: Like a Dragon, Diablo IV, The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes, Sonic Superstars, Street Fighter 6
Microsoft Xbox Series X|S - Crysis Remastered, Crysis 2 Remastered, Crysis 3 Remastered, A Plague Tale: Requiem, Hi-Fi Rush, Atomic Heart, Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II: The Sith Lords (*xb*), Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell: Chaos Theory (*xb*), Jade Empire (*xb*), Splinter Cell: Blacklist, Dead Space (2023), The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil In Me, Alan Wake II, Dying Light 2: Stay Human
Unique Systems Covered: 3/5
Total Games Beaten: 47




VedicBlade Gold Star globe


PlayStation 4 - 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, Ghost of Tsushima
Microsoft Xbox 360 -
PC / Windows - Dishonored 2, Grime, Mortal Shell, Talos Principle
Unique Systems Covered: 2/3
Total Games Beaten: 16




WithinTemptation


Nintendo Switch -
PlayStation 3 -
PlayStation 4 -
PlayStation 5 - Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Styx: Shards of Darkness
PlayStation Vita -
Unique Systems Covered: 1/5
Total Games Beaten: 2




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Super Nintendo -
Nintendo Wii -
Nintendo Wii U - Metroid: Zero Mission (Game Boy Advance)
Nintendo Switch - River City Ransom (Nintendo Entertainment System), Sega Ages: Shinobi, Rygar (Nintendo Entertainment System), The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Flying Shark (Sky Shark), Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Nintendo New 3DS - 3D Space Harrier
Sega Genesis -
Sega Saturn -
PlayStation 3 -
Sony PlayStation 4 Pro -
PlayStation Vita -
Microsoft Xbox Series X|S -
PC / Windows - Metal Gear (MSX), Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
Steam - Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished - The Final Chapter (*PCECD*), Twinbee, Bionic Commando, Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (Nintendo Entertainment System), Life Force, Mega Man (Nintendo Entertainment System), Maniac Mansion, Contra, 1943: The Battle of Midway, Darius, Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel, Super Contra, Resident Evil Village: Shadows of Rose, Starfield, Resident Evil 2 (PlayStation), Shadowgate (2014), Elden Ring
NEC PC Engine - Galaga '88
coin -
Unique Systems Covered: 6/15
Total Games Beaten: 28



freebie "RULES" freebie

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


freebie ICONS & BADGES freebie

Key

globe - 50% of systems covered, golden globe - 100% of systems covered, ghost - 0 games beaten, Silver Star - 5 games beaten, Gold Star - 10 games beaten (additional gold stars for 20, 30, 40, 60, etc), bacon - 50 games beaten, donut - 100 games beaten, hotdog - 150 games beaten, Magical Icon Fairy - 200 games beaten, Birthday Cake - top user in systems completed, coin - top user in games beaten, pink circle - 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


1-Dec-23 5:20pm
#2
legendrko25
Gold Good Trader

I beat Rock Band Track Pack 1 on the ps2 PlayStation 2 (beaten with guitar)
3-Dec-23 9:49pm
#3
TalonJedi87
GameTZ Subscriber Triple Gold Good Trader Has Written 4 Reviews

#45

Dying Light 2: Stay Human Microsoft Xbox Series X|S

I've had this one in my queue for quite some time. Over a year and a half and I finally got around to it and I rather enjoyed my time with it for the most part but I would in no way replay it again unless it was in co-op on a new game plus perhaps. It suffers from the tired sandbox open world Far Cry like motif of checking off boxes to level up your character in the world, etc. Also, there's windmills like radio towers to take over and the fast travel system is terrible. You must pretty much do a quest within each metro station scattered around the open world city and only then can you fast travel to each one of them. Never have I ever quickly decided to skip fast travel in a game until this one and instead slogged around from one end of the map to the next. Traversal is okay but I expected more from a game heavily focused on parkour. They wanted you to spend all the time doing side missions, gathering resources, and what not to upgrade your traversal and paraglider and even then it still feels lacking in regards to getting around the big open world map. Some of the control precision could be a bit more tightened as well as I found myself falling to my death more times than I should have. And the combat had some cool ideas, like parrying and blocking at the right time to traverse over enemies and such, but I felt a lot of the time I was just mashing the right trigger while dodging left/right to kill enemies quicker that way other than the fancy ways they set out in front of me. But those grievances aside, the story was pretty solid about a guy in search of his long lost sister. I played the first Dying light years ago and I think it's the same dude from the first game. I stuck to mainly the story missions too and I'm glad so I didn't lose focus on the tale it was trying to tell. Upgrading the main character too lets you choose which function you favor upgrading, stamina or combat. I stuck with a balance of both but more so favored stamina to get more efficient traversal skills. And you can find special boxes hidden in the map or by progressing through the story to upgrade your health or stamina meter as well. Overall, the story and gore was enough to make me see it through to the end. The parkour was solid enough, albeit minor control issues, that it reminded me of Mirror's Edge from time to time, especially during some climbing missions and I love me some Mirror's Edge like traversal. If you want a new zombie first person action co-op game I will likely hope to suggest Dead Island 2 over this one, which I am about to play next and hear really good things about.
3-Dec-23 10:36pm
#4
incubus421
450 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader This user is on the site NOW (2 minutes ago)

#23 -- Tzar The Burden of the Crown (Steam)
As difficult an RTS as I've ever played. I'd only recommend it if you're looking for a challenge, AoE, C&C, WC, SC, etc. all outshine it. The campaign is fairly short. Took around 20 hours.
This clear combined with Heroes of Might and Magic II qualifies me for the The Best Offense badge

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#24 -- Galaga (coin Arcade1UP, new high score = 73,430)
Pay no mind to the high score of 149k set by my Galaga-freak of a daughter. I've always been terrible at Galaga. Still, 73k is well beyond my previous personal high score of 48k.
This clear combined with my new high score on Pac-Man earlier in the year qualifies me for the Quarter Muncher badge

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3-Dec-23 11:58pm
#5
SupremeSarna
Silver Good Trader

I beat and 100%’d (takes deep breath) Mario & Luigi: Bowser’s Inside Story + Bowser Jr.’s Journey, exclusively for the Nintendo 3DS family of systems. It was great!
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I haven’t played the DS original in about a decade, so it was nice playing this new version with a superior art style. Unlike last year’s Superstar Saga + Bowser’s Minions, which was similar to playing a completely new experience, BIS is a game I have nostalgic memories of playing—comparisons were drawn this time. The DS game is often heralded as AlphaDream’s magnum opus, which I mostly agree with.

A disease called the Blorbs infects the citizens of the Mushroom Kingdom. The villainous Fawful is the culprit, and he tricks Bowser into eating a Vacuum Shroom. This makes him suck up a bunch of stuff—including Mario, Luigi, Peach, and Starlow. With them out of the way and Bowser incapacitated, Fawful conquers Bowser’s Castle and brainwashes his army. Now Bowser has to thwart his maniacal scheme while the Bros. manipulate him from the inside.

It’s generally the most emotionally impactful M&L game, with a memorable cast of characters and an awesome collection of special moves to use in battle. The soundtrack is one of the best in the series, and journeying through Bowser is brilliant. Every area of his innerds looks visually distinct and creative, never gross. Some even have fun minigames to play, like bulking Bowser’s muscles or making him violently sneeze.

The bosses are great, too. They have boatloads of health and varied attacks you need to dodge or counterattack. They give you a good reason to whip out those special moves and practice with them. (The 3DS version made one of the bosses especially adorable.) There are even fights where Bowser grows massive and punches buildings in the face! Top it off with a killer finale and you have an RPG for the ages.

Now for the cons. My goodness, 75% of the new characters have obnoxious speech patterns. Fawful’s dialogue is expectedly bonkers, and he’s always entertaining. But the others just pile on, making half the text irritating to read. Midbus uses choppy sentences; the Emoglobins talk like artsy, medieval criers; Durmite drawssss outttt her wordssss; zee deux French garacteurs ‘ave exaggerated accents; Dr. Toadley speaks in questions followed by answers; and who even knows what Chakron the sage is babbling about half the time. I think they should’ve reigned it in a bit more, focusing on eccentric personalities that are conveyed through regular English.

It’s weirdly difficult to save your progress when you’re inside Bowser, because the only save blocks in him are characters who disappear when the scripted event you’re playing is finished. It feels like you see what there is to see in the world before halfway, and then they make you backtrack to previous locations instead of making new ones. The enemy variety can get a bit sparse, making you fight the same enemy groups constantly. Dr. Toadley tells you to “prepare for the final battle,” but then the game continues for about four more hours after he says that—the last area is traversed as the Bros. and Bowser, unlocks another inside-Bowser area, requires several mini games, and has five bosses plus a giant battle. Aside from the aforementioned killer finale, the area drags.

As for some remake changes, the art is better than ever and the music is largely improved. Many of the special moves were tweaked—some are now easier to execute while others were nerfed hard. You can restart a battle immediately if you lose, even dropping the difficulty if you wish. Any use of the DS microphone was ditched, which I’m fine with. The Giant Bowser battles were adapted by the infamous developer Arzest, which is why they’re now sluggish and low-poly. The overall difficulty was toned down on 3DS as well.

The most indefensible change is the title screen: The original had a simple image of Peach’s Castle on the top screen and Bowser’s Castle on the bottom, with one of Nintendo’s most beautiful tunes playing over it. It was an elegant way to highlight the duality present throughout the story: The Bros. and Bowser are enemies, but with a larger threat looming over them both, they’re now two sides of the same coin. The remake ditched this visual and melody completely, opting for a forgettable, militaristic tune playing over a picture of Bowser and Bowser Jr. standing near lava. It’s a hard downgrade that, no joke, made me skip the game at launch. (The credits and end card of the 3DS version still use motifs of the original title tune, highlighting how strange this change was.)

As for Bowser Jr.’s Journey, it’s an 8-hour strategy game that improves on the Minion Quest mode from Superstar Saga + Bowser’s Minions. You choose nine characters for your army and arrange them to defeat the advancing squads. The Best Fitness Friends villains are great here, and their dialogue is funnier than the main game. Bowser Jr. is insufferable through most of the quest, until he hits rock-bottom and has to mature. It’s a decent story, but the Minion Quest misadventure was more endearing. At least this mode did the unthinkable and made me kinda care about the Koopalings.

All in all, this game is worthy of your time. Play it on the DS for more difficulty and a wonderful title screen, play it on 3DS for superior graphics and sound, plus Bowser Jr.’s Journey.

4-Dec-23 10:23am
#6
ErickRPG
GameTZ Subscriber Quadruple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally

Beat a few more games. Including a couple on my new replacement for my Micro. A nice small emu system with a small screen. Great little thing to play GBA games on.

Dream Town Story - Apple IOS
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Another one of Kairosofts newer games. This was the first "modern town" one I've played as I haven't played any of their town story type games. I really liked it.

Mario Kart Super Circuit - Game Boy Advance
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Kirby Nightmare in Dreamland - Game Boy Advance
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First time playing and beating this game. Cute and fun. Looks great on a small screen!

4-Dec-23 1:47pm
#7
legendrko25
Gold Good Trader

I beat Mortal Kombat 11 on the xbox1 Microsoft Xbox One
5-Dec-23 10:15am
#8
Scott
GameTZ Subscriber Global Trader - willing to trade internationally Has Written 2 Reviews

It's been a really slow year for me, but I managed to beat another game, Super Mario Wonder. My son and I played through it co-op. I also have another save file going where I'm playing through it solo.

NES -
SNES -
N64 -
GC -
Wii -
Wii U - Yoshi's Woolly World
Switch - Pokemon Scarlet, Super Mario Wonder
GB -
GBC -
GBA -
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3DS -
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XB1 -
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2/19 - Unique systems

3 - Total games
5-Dec-23 2:25pm
#9
SupremeSarna
Silver Good Trader

I beat Zelda II: The Adventure of Link again, now on Wii U. Still great!

5-Dec-23 6:33pm
#10
TalonJedi87
GameTZ Subscriber Triple Gold Good Trader Has Written 4 Reviews

Zelda II. AKA The original Dark Souls. So good.
5-Dec-23 8:27pm
#11
Johnny
350 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader

Scott wrote:
It's been a really slow year for me, but I managed to beat another game, Super Mario Wonder. My son and I played through it co-op. I also have another save file going where I'm playing through it solo. NES - SNES - N64 - GC - Wii - Wii U - Yoshi's Woolly World Switch - Pokemon Scarlet, Super Mario Wonder GB - GBC - GBA - DS - 3DS - 360 - XB1 - PS1 - PS2 - PS4 - PSP - GEN - 2/19 - Unique systems 3 - Total games
i dont know why, but i was kind of underwhelmed by mario wonder. I don't know why because it really did have its claws in me. I felt the drive to keep playing every chance I got. BUt something felt off for me.
6-Dec-23 10:48pm
#12
BloodPuppetX
400 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally

Super Mario RPG Switch remake only took 13 hours:

https://twitter.com/...

There is some post-game stuff, basically harder versions of the bosses.
7-Dec-23 2:53am
#13
Bleed_DukeBlue
Triple Gold Good Trader

#75 down: Rock Band 3 on PS3. This (alongside my previous clear of American Idol) gets me the Rhythmic badge. Only one badge left! This is also my first PS3 clear of the year.

I’d been meaning to play this one for awhile. Every Rock Band guitar I’ve been able to find is not very good. The buttons don’t react well and seem stiff, and, in general, they just are not reliable at high difficulty levels (unlike the Guitar Hero guitars I have which are great). The drums are very solid though, and the keytar is the best. I ended up using the keytar the most, as it’s really responsive and unique to RB3.

The way you beat RB3 is by beating all of the road challenges, but you have to unlock new forms of transportation (tour bus, plane, etc.) to be able to do the challenges. Unlocking the challenges is very time-consuming and requires you to get millions of fans by doing things like getting 3 stars or higher on all of the challenging songs on guitar or playing 300 notes without missing one on keys. One cool thing I discovered is that you can play the keytar for the guitar and bass parts in the road challenges and quickplay, and it won’t give you credit toward the goals right away, but, once you plug in a guitar and beat any song, you get credit for the parts you beat on keytar. As a result, I ended up using the keytar for everything, as it was fun to use.

There’s a nice twist to the ending of this game too that I won’t spoil, and the credits have individual goofy pictures for each person, which was a nice touch.
7-Dec-23 8:07am
#14
Scott
GameTZ Subscriber Global Trader - willing to trade internationally Has Written 2 Reviews

Johnny wrote:
i dont know why, but i was kind of underwhelmed by mario wonder. I don't know why because it really did have its claws in me. I felt the drive to keep playing every chance I got. BUt something felt off for me.
A lot of people seemed to feel that way. I loved it overall, but much more in the first half of the game. In the second half, the novelty started to wear off a bit. I wasn't getting AS excited for each new wonder seed section.
7-Dec-23 8:08am
#15
Scott
GameTZ Subscriber Global Trader - willing to trade internationally Has Written 2 Reviews

BloodPuppetX wrote:
Super Mario RPG Switch remake only took 13 hours: https://twitter.com/... There is some post-game stuff, basically harder versions of the bosses.
Wow, is the original that short too? Based on my vague memory of it, I would have guessed it was at least 20-25 hours.
7-Dec-23 9:05am
#16
incubus421
450 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader This user is on the site NOW (2 minutes ago)

It would seem the original is actually a bit longer. I don't know if it's due to walk speed, dumbed-down battles, stricter localization in the dialogue, but it's definitely shorter.
https://howlongtobea...

It's probably a combination of these things. It seems the more I read/hear about the remake, the happier I am that I didn't day 1 it. I mean Valentina doesn't even jiggle anymore! How am I supposed to play this?

7-Dec-23 9:14am
#17
BloodPuppetX
400 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally

Maybe battles are a little faster. I'm fairly certain I had the game paused for a couple of those hours.
7-Dec-23 9:20am
#18
SupremeSarna
Silver Good Trader

BloodPuppetX wrote:
Maybe battles are a little faster. I'm fairly certain I had the game paused for a couple of those hours.
Getting perfect hits deals damage to everyone on-screen in the remake, cutting down on battle time over the course of the game. That’s probably it. Item management and equipment are also snappier due to QoL changes.

7-Dec-23 11:24am
#19
ErickRPG
GameTZ Subscriber Quadruple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally

yeah super mario RPG has always been a shorter RPG. It's a great intro to jRPGs because of it. Maybe a 20 hour game, 25 at most. That might also be a reason I've beaten it 4 to 5 times.

7-Dec-23 3:53pm
#20
SupremeSarna
Silver Good Trader

I beat Super Mario Land Game Boy . It's good and short, which is nice this time of year.

7-Dec-23 9:15pm
#21
incubus421
450 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader This user is on the site NOW (2 minutes ago)

#25 - Braveland Pirate Steam
Beat the first Braveland game last year, a quirky Heroes of Might and Magic style strat RPG. Decided the series was good enough (and cheap enough, $2 or less on Steam sales) to play/buy the other games in the series.
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