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Introducing The Legend of Zelda is almost a silly proposition. The humble top-down adventure game, which began life as a ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Play The Legend of Zelda on ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Finish any version or port of The Legend of Zelda to earn the 8-Bit Link badge: image |
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Shining is a Sega role-playing game franchise that originated back in 1991 on the Sega Genesis & Mega Drive. Over the years, the games have adopted different modalities and mechanics - including turn-based RPG, strategy, and dungeon crawler - though many games share common character threads and a fantasy aesthetic. Most Shining games take an average of about 20 hours to complete, with later generation titles being longer and portable titles being shorter. Suggested Games ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Beat any game in the Shining franchise in 2023 to earn the {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/lh1uA37.gif 15 18{imgt} Max icon which will appear to your username everywhere in the Retro Talkshop Thread. |
Play through any numbered Mega Man game to unlock the Mega Man badge. Play through Mega Man 2 on any platform to gild your badge. image image Play through One Player Mode or Tournament Mode in either One Must Fall game to earn the One Must Fall badge. Play through Tournament Mode in One Must Fall 2097 to gild your badge. image image Finish Warhawk: The Red Mercury Missions to unlock the Warhawk badge. Unlock the "best" ending to gild your badge. image image Finish MDK or any version of MDK2 to unlock the MDK badge. Watch the original music video ending of MDK to gild your badge. image image Play through the Career mode of Rollcage, the Career or Scramble modes of Rollcage: Stage II, or the Campaign mode of GRIP to unlock the Rollcage badge. Unlock Yuri in Rollcage to gild your badge. image image Play through the One-Player Mode or Story Mode in any Twisted Metal game to unlock the Twisted Metal badge. Play through the One-Player Mode of Twisted Metal Black to gild your badge. image image |
Tomb Raider is one of the defining titles of the 32-bit generation, offering gamers a fully-3D third-person action adventure unlike anything they'd seen before. Tomb Raider introduced the world to Lara Croft, who remains even today one of the most recognizable game characters ever, known for her grit, her athletics, and various other... hmmm... aspects to her personality. While the game was launched first for the ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Finish Tomb Raider or its remake to earn the Lara Croft badge: image |
Beat any of the Front Room arcade games (or complete one loop, where appropriate) or one of their home ports to earn the game's Front Room Arcade Machine badge: {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/Ct2y4XQ.gif 42 88{imgt} {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/b3LcJA0.gif 42 88{imgt} {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/MdEb26g.gif 42 88{imgt} {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/7xotKvY.gif 42 88{imgt} {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/r4UiBzR.gif 42 88{imgt} {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/MBuWIa1.gif 42 88{imgt} {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/KqUCPK8.gif 42 88{imgt} {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/sAYQfEk.gif 42 88{imgt} {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/QfzpjU7.gif 42 88{imgt} {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/VFRuFN8.gif 42 88{imgt} {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/ERtqb1W.gif 42 88{imgt} |
Bionic Commando swung into ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Finish the original arcade release of Bionic Commando to earn the Super Joe badge: {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/99gx3Ec.gif 160 96{imgt} Finish Bionic Commando for the NES or Bionic Commando Re-armed to earn the FA Rad Spencer badge: {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/fnBW63H.gif 132 75{imgt} Finish Bionic Commando for the Game Boy to earn the FF Rad Spencer badge: {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/z0v9Myh.gif 133 80{imgt} |
DAYYY-TOOOO-NAAAAAAAAAAAH USA is one of the highest-grossing ![]() ![]() ![]() Finish the Beginner Circuit on any version of Daytona USA earn the Beginner Circuit badge: {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/3Ld2GOd.gif 80 60{imgt} Finish the Advanced Circuit on any version of Daytona USA to earn the Advanced Circuit badge: {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/LDCcqBR.gif 80 60{imgt} Finish the Expert Circuit on any version of Daytona USA to earn the Expert Circuit badge: {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/yDEFz13.gif 80 60{imgt} |
Rayman launched an empire of cartoonish platformers, became one of Ubisoft's first unofficial mascots, and spawned a race of parasites so vile, they even threatened the Mushroom Kingdom. The hand-drawn hero made up for a lack of a body with excellent animations, psychadelic level design, and an incredible amount of detail to distract you from some brutal platforming and bosses. Originally intended to be a ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Beat Rayman or any of its ports to earn the Rayman badge: {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/77BtpHO.gif 89 66{imgt} |
Golden Sun was published by Nintendo in 2001, shortly after the launch of the ![]() Beat Golden Sun to earn the Isaac badge: {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/NF3MqQj.gif 80 80{imgt} |
Virtua Fighter released in ![]() ![]() ![]() Beat Virtua Fighter or any of its re-releases to earn a badge for the character you used: {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/XBpdSHe.gif 76 76{imgt} {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/twpkmhK.gif 76 76{imgt} {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/hkrXRms.gif 76 76{imgt} {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/GxlNufM.gif 76 76{imgt} {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/ul5SL0O.gif 76 76{imgt} {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/opBFe5N.gif 76 76{imgt} {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/z87bp7l.gif 76 76{imgt} {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/sOdzGYC.gif 76 76{imgt} {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/tZd8fkm.gif 76 76{imgt} |
Beat Final Fantasy VI or any of its re-releases to earn the Kefka badge. {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/wCPZEqH.gif 64 96{imgt} |
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Beat Mission 1 of Dynamite Cop to earn the Pool Jump badge. {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/b7RJ6LF.gif 100 75{imgt} Beat Mission 2 of Dynamite Cop to earn the Flying Kick badge. {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/tBHTydW.gif 100 75{imgt} Beat Mission 3 of Dynamite Cop to earn the "Pardon Me" badge. {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/18ZWrRj.gif 100 75{imgt} |
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Beat Another World on any platform to earn the Lester badge. {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/0FGL4hD.gif 105 75{imgt} Beat Another World on a second platform to earn the This F###ing Worm badge. {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/z1A1ESO.gif 120 75{imgt} |
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Beat Splatterhouse on any platform to earn the Rick badge. {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/9mJFHFK.gif 136 94{imgt} Beat Silent Hill or its fogless remaster to earn the Silent Hill badge. {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/fht9Ml8.gif 130 75{imgt} |
Beat the 100GP or 150GP Special Cup in the original Super Mario Kart to roll the credits before October 1 to earn the Mario Kart badge. {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/VvcNsiC.gif 75 75{imgt} Beat the 100GP or 150GP Extra Special Cup in Mario Kart: Super Circuit to earn the Yoshi Kart badge. {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/heRUkFA.gif 79 75{imgt} |
Play through Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2's career with any of its releases, ports, or remasters to earn a badge for the character you used. image image image image image image image image image image image image image image image |
Play through the original Shantae on any platform to earn the 8-Bit Shantae badge. {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/oVoq8e9.gif 71 75{imgt} Play through Shantae: Risky's Revenge - or its Director's Cut - on any platform to earn the More Than 8-Bit Shantae badge. {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/gYBgeET.gif 86 75{imgt} |
Play through Darkstalkers 3 on any platform to earn a badge for the character you used. The game has 18 playable characters, plus two secret characters in some ports. Gotta catch 'em all! imageimageimageimageimageimageimageimageimageimageimageimageimageimageimageimageimageimageimageimageimage |
Play through Strider on any platform to earn the Strider, standing still and looking cool badge. {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/dA7ovCx.gif 43 75{imgt} Play it on two platforms to earn the Strider, vertical slash badge. {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/9HjCWfh.gif 137 75{imgt} Play it on three platforms to earn the Strider, legion badge. {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/1ybr4F5.gif 196 75{imgt} |
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Play through Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV on one platform - the arcade original, the famed Super Nintendo port, one of the maligned 3D remakes, or another version I've missed - to earn the Leonardo badge. {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/84g4Ulp.gif 75 75{imgt} Play through the game on an additional platform before the deadline to earn the Donatello badge. {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/APLsn13.gif 75 75{imgt} |
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Play through Jackal on one platform to earn the Jackal Squad badge. {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/A65l9z4.png 96 96{imgt} If you decide to play through a second time on a different platform, you'll also earn the Medium Tank badge. {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/pIuY45m.png 96 96{imgt} For each platform you play through beyond the second (third, fourth, etc.), you'll earn a Heavy Tank badge. {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/29iQUzM.png 96 96{imgt} |
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Pikmin franchise - 3 Blaster Master: Enemy Below - 4 Amped 2 - 3 Myst - 5 Radiant Silvergun - 4 Bionic Commando - 5 |
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