Games Beaten 2017

[BoneSnapDeez]

1. Chrono Trigger (SNES)
2. Gyromite (NES)
3. Lucy -The Eternity She Wished For- (Steam)
4. Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (Famicom)
5. Radical Dreamers (SNES)
6. Video Games 1 (TI-99/4A)
7. Portopia Renzoku Satsujin Jiken (Famicom)
8. Exile (TurboGrafx CD)
9. Exile: Wicked Phenomenon (TurboGrafx CD)
10. Xak (PC Engine CD, Xak I・II)
11. Xak II (PC Engine CD, Xak I・II)
12. Neutopia (TurboGrafx-16)
13. Captain Silver (Sega Master System)
14. Märchen Veil (Famicom Disk System)
15. Vanguard (Atari 2600)
16. Kangaroo (Atari 2600)
17. Front Line (Atari 2600)
18. Mario Bros. (Atari 2600)
19. Harmonia (Steam)
20. Donkey Kong (Atari 2600)
21. Jungle Hunt (Atari 2600)
22. Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes (TurboGrafx CD)
23. Gorf (Atari 2600)
24. Neutopia II (TurboGrafx-16)
25. Dungeon Magic (PlayStation 2, Taito Legends 2)
26. The Lost Vikings (SNES)
27. Blue's Journey (Wii Virtual Console)
28. Wizard Fire (Wii, Data East Arcade Classics)
29. Super Mario Run (Android)
30. Dragon Warrior II (NES)
31. Gurumin: A Monstrous Adventure (GOG.com)
32. Witch & Hero (Nintendo eShop)
33. Phoenix (Atari 2600)
34. Emerald Dragon (Super Famicom)
35. Sky Skipper (Atari 2600)
36. Donkey Kong Country (SNES)
37. Cadash (TurboGrafx-16)
38. Cadash (Genesis)
39. Popeye (Atari 2600)
40. Mega Man 2 (NES)
41. Mother (Famicom)
42. Scramble (Game Boy Advance, Konami Collector's Series: Arcade Advanced)
43. Super Cobra (Atari 2600)
44. Phantasy Star Online Episode I & II (GameCube)

Just droppin' a quick post here, as this is the fourth iteration of Phantasy Star Online I've rolled through since joining the forum.

Anyhow, the game's pretty fun on the 'Cube. I played as a human female ranger (a "RAmarl" if you go by the incoherent PSO language) and spent about 32 hours traversing both episodes on normal mode. I didn't realize how lopsided the episodes were. Episode I is grindy and quest-based, while Episode II is a quest-less cakewalk with rehashed enemies and bosses. I think 26 of my hours were spent in the first episode.

Gameplay is just as repetitive and addictive as ever. I'm excited to try some split-screen multiplayer now. And perhaps one day I'll get to the Plus version of the game, as well as the Xbox port (now playable thanks to hackers!)

[BogusMeatFactory]

Now all you need to do is best the best phantasy star online game... EPISODE 3!!!

[SteveHarveysMustache]

Not organized and have too poor a memory to type lists up or whatever. I did just beat Wacky Races for the NES. No racing despite being based off an old cartoon about races. A platformer on the NES because it's the NES. It's not bad, got a Gradius type power up system but there's not enough and it can be abused. Pretty much a cakewalk, one of the easier NES games.

[BogusMeatFactory]

Not organized and have too poor a memory to type lists up or whatever. I did just beat Wacky Races for the NES. No racing despite being based off an old cartoon about races. A platformer on the NES because it's the NES. It's not bad, got a Gradius type power up system but there's not enough and it can be abused. Pretty much a cakewalk, one of the easier NES games.

Loved the cartoon and loved the dreamcast kart racer. That game was hard!

[Segata]

Flower.

Enjoyable for a game about nothing. Motion controls I dislike in this game. I enjoyed it nonetheless. Not a whole lot you can say about the game. You fly a flower pedal into other flowers until the stage is done. For how simple it is,it's a nice relaxing game. I'd day this is the game people should play who rage calling people slurs on Call of Duty online chat and throw controllers. Should relax them to sleep.

[marurun]

That thrash move was pretty reliable in the original Turtles arcade game and Turtles II on NES as well.

[MrPopo]

Turtles II on the NES had no thrash move. You had attack, jump kick, and that jumping slash that happened if you attacked while still in the vertical startup of your jump that one hit KO'd foot soldiers.

[marurun]

Oh, you're right. That was arcade-only, wasn't it... You know, Hyperstone Heist really feels like TMNT arcade 1.5.

[Xeogred]

Haha yeah, pretty sure I spent most of my PSO time playing Episode 1 as well. Overall somehow had 90 hours on that game all offline too. A lot was co-op with a buddy though. Great times.

[Sarge]

January:

1) The Secret of Monkey Island: Special Edition (PC) (8.5) (1/1) (~5.5 hours)
2) ActRaiser (SNES) (8.0) (1/2) (~4 hours)
3) Bonk's Revenge (GB) (6.0) (1/3) (~1 hour)
4) Tiny Toon Adventures: Babs' Big Break (GB) (6.5) (1/3) (~1 hour)
5) Blackwell Legacy (PC) (7.0) (1/5) (2.6 hours)
6) Blackwell Unbound (PC) (7.5) (1/7) (2.2 hours)
7) Blackwell Convergence (PC) (8.0) (1/7) (2.4 hours)
8) Blackwell Deception (PC) (8.0) (1/8) (4.7 hours)
9) Blackwell Epiphany (PC) (9.0) (1/9) (6.5 hours)
10) Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (PS4) (8.0) (1/22) (~55 hours)
11) Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (360) (8.0) (1/28) (~.5 hours)
12) Deep Duck Trouble Starring Donald Duck (SMS) (6.5) (1/31) (~1 hour)

February:

13) Quackshot Starring Donald Duck (GEN) (7.5) (2/7) (~2 hours)
14) Fire Emblem Heroes (Android) (8.0) (2/9) (~10 hours)
15) Super C (NES) (9.5) (2/20) (~0.5 hours)
16) Contra (NES) (10.0) (2/20) (~0.5 hours)
17) Mickey's Dangerous Chase (GB) (6.5) (2/24) (~1 hour)
18) My Nintendo Picross: The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess (3DS) (8.5) (2/25) (~19 hours)
19) Mega Man 2 (NES) (10.0) (2/28) (~0.8 hours)

March:

20) Final Fantasy XV (PS4) (8.0) (3/2) (~33 hours)
21) Blaster Master Zero (NS) (9.0) (3/10) (~6.5 hours)
22) Espgaluda II Black Label (360) (8.0?) (3/17) (0.5 hours)
23) The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (NS) (9.5) (3/28) (~70+ hours)

April:

24) Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment (PC) (8.5) (4/7) (~5.5 hours)
25) Hyper Light Drifter (PS4) (8.0) (4/9) (~8 hours)
26) Gekido Advance: Kintaro's Revenge (GBA) (7.5) (4/16) (~3 hours)
27) Vanquish (PS3) (8.5) (4/17) (~7 hours)
28) Journey (PS3) (6.0) (4/19) (~2 hours)
29) GunForce (SNES) (4.0) (4/22) (~20 minutes)
30) GunForce 2 (ARC) (7.0) (4/23) (~30 minutes)
31) GunForce: Battle Fire Engulfed Terror Island (ARC) (6.0) (4/23) (~20 minutes)
32) Mighty Final Fight (NES) (8.5) (4/29) (~30 minutes)

May:

33) Final Fantasy V (SFC) (6.0) (5/1) (~33 hours)
34) Super Adventure Island (SNES) (7.0) (5/2) (~1 hour)
35) Dragon Spirit: The New Legend (NES) (7.5) (5/3?) (~30 minutes)
36) Mighty No. 9 (PS4) (5.0) (5/6?) (~5 hours)
37) Contra III: The Alien Wars (Hard) (SNES) (8.5) (5/11) (~1 hour)
38) Operation C (GB) (7.5) (5/22) (~1 hour)

June:

39) Super Dodge Ball (NES) (9.5) (6/1) (~15 minutes)
40) Bare Knuckle III (GEN) (7.5) (6/3) (~1 hour)
41) Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES) (9.5) (6/5) (~30 minutes)
42) Wizards & Warriors X: Fortress of Fear (GB) (4.0) (6/8) (~1 hour)
43) Castlevania: The Adventure (GB) (3.5) (6/9) (~1 hour)
44) Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King (PC) (8.0) (6/15) (~8.5 hours)
45) Streets of Rage (GEN) (9.0) (6/17) (~45 minutes)
46) Ghouls 'N Ghosts (GEN) (6.5) (6/17) (~4 hours)
47) Contra: Hard Corps (GEN) (8.5) (6/18) (~50 minutes)
48) Mighty Gunvolt Burst (NS) (7.5) (6/23) (~3 hours?)
49) Exile's End (PC) (8.0) (6/24) (~5 hours)

July:
50) Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (PS4) (8.5) (7/1) (16h53m)
51) Pharaoh Rebirth+ (PC) (8.0) (7/3) (7 hours)
52) Jackal (NES) (9.0) (7/9) (45 minutes)
53) Golden Axe III (NES) (2.5) (7/9) (~45 minutes)
54) Rygar (NES) (7.0) (7/10) (~2 hours)
55) Faxanadu (NES) (8.0) (7/14) (~6 hours)

Faxanadu may not be peak Falcom, but it's a darn good game regardless. A few quirks of the time; some strange hit detection and iffy clues mar the proceedings, but not enough to really diminish the game. It actually stacks up pretty favorably to Zelda II, although the scope is still a bit smaller. It's got a really nice cohesive theme and color palette, and really doesn't stray from its overall grungy feel.

Also, a word to the wise: Just skip the tower that has the Pendant. It's supposed to increase your attack power, but oh, no, it doesn't. You actually get weaker. Turns out to be a bug in the code, you basically start the game with the effects of the Pendant, and lose it upon acquiring it. You don't need it to finish the game, but if you're a completionist, you can use a patch to fix it.