Re: Games Beaten 2016
Posted: Tue Dec 27, 2016 12:15 am
1. Flag to Flag - Dreamcast (January 12)
2. The Battle of Olympus - NES (January 18)
3. Thunder Force AC - Arcade/MAME (February 6)
4. Golden Axe - Arcade/MAME (February 14)
5. Rod-Land - Arcade/MAME (February 22)
6. Xexyz - NES (March 14)
7. Smuggler's Run: Warzones - Gamecube (March 26)
8. Rad Racer - NES (March 27)
9. Rad Racer II - NES (March 27)
10. Rise of the Triad 2013 - PC (April 23)
11. Call of Juarez: Bound In Blood - PC (June 2)
12. Call of Duty: World At War - PC (June 26)
13. Medal of Honor: Infiltrator - GBA (June 27)
14. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon - Island Thunder - PC (July 14)
15. Feel The Magic XY/XX - DS (August 9)
16. Clubhouse Games - DS (September 1)
17. Alone In The Dark - PC (October 12)
18. Super Ghouls N Ghosts - GBA (October 31)
19. Solaris - Atari 2600 (December 1)
20. *NEW* Star Control II (via The Ur-Quan Masters) - PC (December 26)
Most likely the final game I'm gonna beat this year, #20 brought quite a surprise to me. When this was nominated for this year's Together Retro, I may have quickly dismissed it as another boring space simulation, but then I was told that it had a free remake available, and I couldn't resist that. It started a little slow but then I saw the Ancient DOS Games episode on it before December came around and it got me a little more interested. I was liking the resource gathering and wasn't too excited about the space battles. So it turns out when I did get around to playing it, I was right. There's a LOT of space to explore, a lot of alien races to talk to, a lot of planets to mine, and a lot of stuff to do, one could get lost easily. But it comes down to making the right dialogue choices, setting the right courses, and getting all the necessary items for yourself and your ship. There's just so much to say and I can see why it's still a popular PC game nearly 25 years after its release. I'd put this easily in my personal top 10 best game list, and it's an experience you can't miss, especially since it's totally free! I played The Ur-Quan Masters, which was a community-driven remake of the better 3DO port of SC II.
2. The Battle of Olympus - NES (January 18)
3. Thunder Force AC - Arcade/MAME (February 6)
4. Golden Axe - Arcade/MAME (February 14)
5. Rod-Land - Arcade/MAME (February 22)
6. Xexyz - NES (March 14)
7. Smuggler's Run: Warzones - Gamecube (March 26)
8. Rad Racer - NES (March 27)
9. Rad Racer II - NES (March 27)
10. Rise of the Triad 2013 - PC (April 23)
11. Call of Juarez: Bound In Blood - PC (June 2)
12. Call of Duty: World At War - PC (June 26)
13. Medal of Honor: Infiltrator - GBA (June 27)
14. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon - Island Thunder - PC (July 14)
15. Feel The Magic XY/XX - DS (August 9)
16. Clubhouse Games - DS (September 1)
17. Alone In The Dark - PC (October 12)
18. Super Ghouls N Ghosts - GBA (October 31)
19. Solaris - Atari 2600 (December 1)
20. *NEW* Star Control II (via The Ur-Quan Masters) - PC (December 26)
Most likely the final game I'm gonna beat this year, #20 brought quite a surprise to me. When this was nominated for this year's Together Retro, I may have quickly dismissed it as another boring space simulation, but then I was told that it had a free remake available, and I couldn't resist that. It started a little slow but then I saw the Ancient DOS Games episode on it before December came around and it got me a little more interested. I was liking the resource gathering and wasn't too excited about the space battles. So it turns out when I did get around to playing it, I was right. There's a LOT of space to explore, a lot of alien races to talk to, a lot of planets to mine, and a lot of stuff to do, one could get lost easily. But it comes down to making the right dialogue choices, setting the right courses, and getting all the necessary items for yourself and your ship. There's just so much to say and I can see why it's still a popular PC game nearly 25 years after its release. I'd put this easily in my personal top 10 best game list, and it's an experience you can't miss, especially since it's totally free! I played The Ur-Quan Masters, which was a community-driven remake of the better 3DO port of SC II.