Games Beaten: 2010

[Luke]

Robotnik was driving me nuts at the end with his juggling prowess...

Yeah. I had to beat it again immediately after the doc smiled at me while juggling the one emerald I failed to get.

[Ack]

Soul Calibur IV (Xbox 360)
Super Bomberman 2 (SNES)
Cybernator (SNES)
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky (PC)
Devil Kings (PS2)
Still Life (PC)
Dead Space (PS3)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3)
LEGO Batman (Xbox 360)
Penumbra: Black Plague (PC)
Half-Life 2: Episode One (PC)
Penumbra: Requiem (PC)
Portal (PC)
Medal Of Honor: Airborne (PC)
Aliens Vs. Predator 2 (PC)
Aliens Vs. Predator 2: Primal Hunt (PC)
Zork 1 (PC)
LEGO Star Wars 2 (PS2)
Gungrave (PS2)
Saints Row 2 (Xbox 360)
Red Faction 2 (PC)
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat (PC)
Command & Conquer Renegade (PC)
Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (PS2)
Alien Swarm (PC)
Red Faction: Guerrilla (PS3)
Way of the Samurai 3 (PS3)
Mercs (Arcade)
Son Son (Arcade)
The Bouncer (PS2)
Beyond Good & Evil (PS2)
The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning (PS2)
Borderlands (PC)
Red Dead Redemption (PS3)
Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES)
Super Mario World (SNES)
Golden Axe: The Duel (SAT)
Bonkers (SNES)
Smartball (SNES)
Marvel Super Heroes in War of the Gems (SNES)
X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse (SNES)
Genetos (PC)
Super Castlevania IV (SNES)
The Magical Quest, Starring Mickey Mouse (SNES)
Super Metroid (SNES)
Power Instinct (SNES)
The Great Circus Mystery, Starring Mickey and Minnie (SNES)
Primal Rage (SNES)
Fatal Fury (SNES)
Fatal Fury 2 (SNES)
Fatal Fury Special (SNES)
Tuff E Nuff (SNES)
Xardion (SNES)
ClayFighter (SNES)
ClayFighter: Tournament Edition (SNES)
C2: Judgment Clay (SNES)

TOTAL: 56

After beating ClayFighter the other day, I figured I'd give the rest of the series on the SNES a whirl. After having played games like Brutal: Paws of Fury and Ballz 3D, ClayFighter wasn't so bad, and Tournament Edition felt like a further improvement. It wasn't exactly fluid, but the frame rate seemed improved, the controls felt a little better, and the fights were a bit better balanced. I was considering another play through on the highest difficulty, but decided against it.

And then I played the sequel. It's a horrid mess of a game when compared to Tournament Edition. The frame rate has been reduced, the cast has undergone massive changes, and those few returning characters look vastly different from their previous incarnations. Interplay decided to cut every character's arsenal of special moves to about half of its former glory and then change the controls for most of those remaining moves. To make up for it, they then tried to throw in a whole lot of 'tude, which falls flat on its face when you discover that fighters include a baby with a mace and a killer banana. I swear, if I see Bad Mr. Frosty shout "Icepack" while rotating his baseball cap to the side again, I'll scream. Oh, and for a reference to how much his controls were changed, of 8 special moves in Tournament Edition, he gets 3 in C2, and only 1 of them has its original command to pull off.

[jfe2]

First 50 games
Dragon's Lair - iPhone
Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow - GBA
Star Wars: Cantina - iPhone
Angry Birds - iPhone
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow - DS
Castlevania: Portrait of Ruin - DS
Castlevania: Order of Eclessia - DS
Chaos Rings - iPhone
I Dig It - iPhone
DoDonpachi Resurrection - iPhone
Espgaluda II - iPhone
Metroid: Zero Mission - GBA
Mega Man 2 - iPhone
Ghosts 'n Goblins: Gold Knights - iPhone
Ghosts 'n Goblins: Gold Knights II - iPhone
The Incident - iPhone
Super Mega Worm - iPhone
Pizza Boy - iPhone
Dark Void Zero - PC
Warlock Bentspine - PC
R-Type Leo - Arcade
Altered Beast - Arcade
Elevator Action Returns - Arcade
Mega Man 9 - XBLA
Mega Man 10 - XBLA
1942: First Strike - iPhone
HookChamp - iPhone
Super Metroid - SNES
Super Quick Hook - iPhone
Monster Mayhem - iPhone
Metroid: Other M - Wii
Dead Space: Extraction - Wii
Plants vs. Zombies - iPhone
King of the Monsters 2: The Next Thing - Arcade
Deathsmiles - 360
House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return (HotD 2) - Wii
House of the Dead 2 & 3 Return (HotD 3) - Wii
House of the Dead: Overkill - Wii
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 - iPhone
Angry Birds Halloween - iPhone
Bit. Trip Beat - iPhone
Cut the Rope - iPhone
Super Meat Boy - XBLA
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow - 360
Shank - XBLA
Halo: Reach - 360
Baseball Superstars 2010 - iPhone
Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game - XBLA
Donkey Kong '94 - Gameboy
Fallout 3 - 360
Space Invaders Extreme - XBLA
Pac-Man Championship Edition DX - XBLA
Gunstar Heroes - XBLA
Space Invaders Infinity Gene - XBLA
Star Guard - PC
Sonic the Hedgehog - XBLA
Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 1 - XBLA *new*
Halo 2600 - Atari 2600 *new*
Mighty Jill-Off - PC *new*
TOTAL: 112

Played through Sonic 4 on XBLA this morning. It's leaps and bounds above the iPhone version, but I think that probably goes without saying. The change in physics from the original Sonic games is a bit deterring, but I really don't think this game is nearly as bad as some have made it out to be. I had a lot of fun with it, and I'll definitely play it again in the future.

Mighty Jill-Off was AWESOME. Took me just over 12 minutes to finish, and I died three or four times during my play through. The cut-scenes in this game are strangely amusing; surprisingly, its somewhat refreshing to see such content matter in this medium.

Well, I broke the 110 games mark this year, with a few days left to spare. I recently picked up COD: Black Ops, Fable III, and Fallout: New Vegas, but I don't see myself finishing any of those before the new year, especially since I still have to finish the Point Lookout and The Pitt DLC packs for Fallout 3 before I move on to any of those.

I may try to play through Sonic 2, 3 and S&K soon though.

*Edit: Forgot to add that I played through Halo 2600 while listening to the new Racketboy Podcast with Ed Fries. It got pretty crazy towards the end... I beat the boss with no shield and no lives left!

[dsheinem]

*Edit: Forgot to add that I played through Halo 2600 while listening to the new Racketboy Podcast with Ed Fries. It got pretty crazy towards the end... I beat the boss with no shield and no lives left!

[MrHealthy]

First 50 Games here!

Braid (PSN)
Sonic Chaos (Game Gear)
Sonic Triple Trouble (Game Gear)
Mega Man 5 (NES)
Mega Man 3 (NES)
Uno (PSN)
Left 4 Dead 2 (PC Download)
Super Meat Boy (PC Download)
And Yet it Moves (PC Download)

*New*Motorstorm (PS3)
This has been a long time coming. Over a year to be exact. God damn does this game get hard. Frustratingly hard. The AI rubber band to you so much and at some point they stop trying to win but rather just start trying to make you lose (ie, they purposfully drive to there death to kill you too). The second half of the game is so unfair. First half is great fun though. Still, its really satisfying to say I got first on all the races.

Total count: 60

Amazed I hit 60. Fun fact, this year alone I have completed more games then I ever have in my life. Up next Im going to try and polish the last few hours of Final Fantasy II, which has been a struggle, because I am not an RPG kinda guy (unless its of the explosive variety).

[emwearz]

First 50 Games for 2010 (Click for names)
New Super Mario Bros. - DS
Dead Rising 2: Case Zero - XBLA
Left 4 Dead 2: The Passing - 360
Fable II - 360
Fabie II: Knothole Island - 360
Fabie II: See the future - 360
Final Fight - XBLA
Sonic 4 - XBLA
Portal: Still Alive - XBLA
Gears of War 2 - 360
Metroid - NES
Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow - DS
Metro 2033 - 360
Skate. - 360
Star Wars The Force Unleashed - 360
Star Wars The Force Unleashed II - 360
Medal of Honor - 360
GoldenEye 007 - Wii
Dash of Destruction - XBLA
Doritos Crash Course - XBLA
Call of Duty: Black Ops - 360
Feeding Frenzy - XBLA
Super Mario World - SNES
Yoshi's Story - N64
Halo 2600 - Atari 2600
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

After all the talk about Halo 2600 I had to give it a shot, I am sure it took me more goes than everyone here, I got game over 4 times before finally beating the boss. Was very enjoyable. I then used a save state (for the first time) so I can play it through again later on Legendary.

Total: 76

I reached my goal! I am in the Castle in OOT, so I might be able to get to 76 before the end of the year, might spam my way to 80 so its a nice rounded number.

EDIT: Finally after first playing the game over 10 year ago I have finished OOT, I dont think it is the masterpiece everyone else seems to the think it is (It is one of my least fav in the series), but a solid game none the less. A massive one to knock off my 'games to beat' list.

[dsheinem]

January - June: 50 games (click for titles and stats)
Angry Birds -iPhone
Deathsmiles - 360
Bonk's Adventure - PCE
Halo: ODST - 360
Need For Speed: Undercover -iPhone
Dante's Inferno -PS3
BlazBlu: Calamaity Trigger -PS3
Space Invaders: Infinity Gene -iPhone
Ridge Racer - PS1
Tiki Totems - iPhone
Fallout 3 - PS3
Cyvern - The Dragon Weapons - MAME
DoDonPachi Resurrection - iPhone
Battlefield Bad Company 2 - PS3
Cameltry - PSP/Arcade (Taito Collection)
Psyvariar - PS2
Alien vs. Predator - Arcade (MAME)
Halo: Reach - 360
Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters Melee - XBOX
King of the Monsters - PS2/Arcade (SNK Arcade Classics)
Haunted House - Atari 2600
Soul Calibur IV -PS3
Mutant League Football - Genesis
Little Red Riding Hood's Zombie BBQ - DS
Peggle - iPhone
Resistance Retribution - PSP
God of War: Ghost of Sparta -PSP
Quiz & Dragons: Capcom Quiz Game -PSP/Arcade (Capcom Classics Remixed)
Portal - PC
Uniracers - SNES
Half Life 2: Episode 1 - PC
Assassin's Creed - 360
Rage HD - iPhone
Sonic CD - Sega CD
Dark Nebula: Episode 1 - iPhone
Tempest 2000 (Traditional Tempest mode) - - Atari Jaguar
Ikaruga - Gamecube
Tetris (Rev A and Rev B) - Game Boy
Halo 2600 - Atari 2600
Super Mario Bros. - NES *new*
Aliens vs Predator - PS3 *new*
X-Men Arcade - PS3 (Arcade) *new*

Total: 93

Aliens vs. Predator is a lot better than I thought it would be after seeing it get slammed in reviews. Each of the three campaigns are unique, interesting, and just long enough to leave you wanting more. I would love to see a direct sequel, but alas that probably won't happen because I don't think this sold well.

SMB and X-Men are certainly some of the shorter games on my list (I used warps in Mario), but both are well deserving of their accolades. Besides, I have to include some shorter ones on here in the next week or so if I am going to get to my goal of 100...

I also am down to only 3 consoles that I want to beat a game for to reach my goal of one game or more beaten per console owned. I still have left the N64, 7800, and PCE-CD. I have plans for the first two and could go with a shmup for the PCE-CD - but does anyone have a good recommendation for a PCE-CD game that I should beat that isn't a shmup?

[noiseredux]

I also am down to only 3 consoles that I want to beat a game for to reach my goal of one game or more beaten per console owned. I still have left the N64, 7800, and PCE-CD.

so you won't be doing a GBC?

does anyone have a good recommendation for a PCE-CD game that I should beat

Air Zonk!

that isn't a shmup?

nevermind.

[alienjesus]

I also am down to only 3 consoles that I want to beat a game for to reach my goal of one game or more beaten per console owned. I still have left the N64, 7800, and PCE-CD.

so you won't be doing a GBC or GBA?

does anyone have a good recommendation for a PCE-CD game that I should beat

Air Zonk!

that isn't a shmup?

nevermind.

Ys Book 1 & 2? Perhaps thats a bit too long though? Valis? Dynastic Hero? Bonk 3?

Not many non shmups for PCE-CD i can think of

[dsheinem]

I also am down to only 3 consoles that I want to beat a game for to reach my goal of one game or more beaten per console owned. I still have left the N64, 7800, and PCE-CD.

so you won't be doing a GBC?

I don't own a GBC, so it isn't a priority. For that matter, I don't own a GBA or GB either - I played those titles on the GBA Player and an emulator, respectively. I will play one more GBA game this year though...