Game of the Month Captain: Renaissance2K |
Retro Talkshop Thread Founder & CEO: Lunar |
Sometimes a villain and sometimes just another stupid monkey, Donkey Kong began as a means of recycling failed arcade cabinets and ended up launching Shigeru Miyamoto's career as a superlative game designer and laying the foundation for Nintendo's video gaming empire. Even before Mario became a household name, Donkey Kong starred in numerous arcade and handheld names, sharing the pantheon with other mascots of the arcade like Pac-Man, Q-Bert, and Frogger. Since those humble single-screen arcade beginnings, DK - and the entire Kong family - have reappeared in platformers, rhythm games, racing games, and even a... math quiz? Recommended Games Donkey Kong Donkey Kong Jr. Donkey Kong III Donkey Kong Jr. Math Donkey Kong Country Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie's Double Trouble Donkey Kong 64 Donkey Konga Donkey Konga 2 Donkey Kong Jungle Beat Donkey Kong Donkey Kong Land Donkey Kong Land 2 Donkey Kong Land 3 Donkey Kong: King of Swing Mario vs. Donkey Kong Complete any Donkey Kong game to earn a barrel badge for the game that you played: image image image image image image image image image image image image image image image image The three Donkey Kong games have been added to the RTT Arcade Back Room. Finish one loop in any Donkey Kong arcade game to earn the corresponding arcade cabinet badge. |
Psygnosis is a British developer and publisher founded nearly 40 years ago. While they made a name for themselves developing distinct titles for computer platforms like the Amiga and Atari ST, they achieved worldwide fame in 1991 with the release of Lemmings, which they ported to nearly every platform imaginable. Over time, they developed a reputation for original titles with advanced graphics, which caught the attention of Sony as they prepared for the launch of the PlayStation. Many of the PlayStation's early standout titles were developed by Psygnosis, and they continued to develop original titles and flesh out franchises on the platform - and others - for nearly two decades afterwards. The Psygnosis portfolio is massive and diverse, even excluding the games they developed after rebranding as Studio Liverpool. Wikipedia has a comprehensive list that can be sorted and filtered to your tastes, but I've done my best to highlight some standout franchises below. Suggested Games Shadow of the Beast Lemmings Ecstatica Defcon 5 Discworld Toy Story Destruction Derby WipEout Assault Rigs Formula 1 Colony Wars Rollcage Alundra Beat any game developed and/or published by Psygnosis in 2024 to earn the image Owl icon which will appear next to your username everywhere in the Retro Talkshop Thread. |
At the peak of his presence in the zeitgeist, Shaquille O'Neal could do no wrong. Except free throws. And acting. It was only a matter of time before he would appear in a video game. Shaq Fu is the result of that odyssey, a 2D fighting game released for the Genesis, Super Nintendo, and Amiga - as well as some portables - that pits Shaq Daddy against a bunch of interdimensional weirdos to save a young boy. The game received a middling reception at launch, a sentiment that comically seems to have deteriorated over time. Today, the game is - some would argue, unfairly - remembered as one of the worst games of all time, not because of its objective gameplay quality but because of its blatant absurdity as a cash-in. Play Shaq Fu on Sega Genesis Super Nintendo Game Boy Game Gear Amiga Complete Story Mode in any version of Shaq Fu (or Duel Mode in the Genesis, SNES, or Game Gear releases) to earn the a badge for the character you used: image image image image image image image image image image image image |
Quake's impact on its genre is arguably matched only by its older cousin Doom. While not the first fully-3D first-person shooter, its revolutionary engine set the new standard for competing games moving forward. Quake was one of the first killer apps for the PC's nascent 3D accelerator market, came with its own robust scripting language, and launched a multiplayer community and culture that still exists today. While not as omni-ported as Doom, it was later officially ported to the Saturn and Nintendo 64, unofficially ported to numerous other platforms by the homebrew community, and recently remastered by Bethesda for modern platforms. Play Quake on DOS & Windows MacOS Amiga Saturn Nintendo 64 Xbox One PlayStation 4 Switch Buy it on Steam Buy it on GOG Buy it on Humble Buy it on the Xbox Marketplace Buy it on the PlayStation Store Buy it on the Nintendo eShop Complete any port or version of Quake to earn the Quad Damage badge: image Complete any port or version of Quake II to earn the Quake II badge: image |
After a whole console generation without a mainline Sonic game, Sonic Adventure arrived on the Dreamcast, ready to satiate a ravenous fanbase. The game, which launched in North America on 9/9/99 alongside the Dreamcast, catapulted the Blue Blur into the third dimension with a large, story-driven narrative that spanned many locales, challenges, and playable characters. After the release of a sequel and the failure of Sega's final console, the game was ported to Windows and GameCube as Sonic Adventure DX with adjustments to suit the new platforms, and to the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 as a rushed HD remaster. While Sonic Adventure's legacy is somewhat mixed, it is fondly remembered among Sonic superfans as the first time Sonic dropped on hardware that could match his attitude. Play Sonic Adventure on Dreamcast Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 Buy it on the Xbox Marketplace Play Sonic Adventure DX on GameCube Windows Xbox 360 PlayStation 3 Buy it on Steam Buy it on Humble Buy it on the Xbox Marketplace Finish any release of Sonic Adventure to earn the a badge for the character you used: image image image image image image |
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January Doom 64 February Final Fantasy VI March Virtua Fighter April Golden Sun May Rayman June Daytona USA July Bionic Commando August Arcade August September Tomb Raider October R2K's Birthday Extravaganza November The Legend of Zelda December Zelda II: The Adventure of Link Annual Franchise Challenge image Shining |
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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 |
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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} |
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} |
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} |
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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} |
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January Another World / Out of this World February Banjo-Kazooie March NBA Jam April Kirby Super Star May Alien Soldier June Valis: The Fantasm Soldier July Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos August Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts September Dynamite Cop October Castlevania franchise November Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins & Robo Aleste December Mega Man 7 Annual Franchise Challenge Lunar |
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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} |
January Jackal February Super Turrican March Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time April Metal Slug X May Strider June Darkstalkers 3 July Shantae August Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 September Super Mario Kart October Splatterhouse & Silent Hill November Yoshi's Story December The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past |
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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} |
January Sunset Riders February Strikers 1945 March Super Mario Bros. April Super Dodge Ball May Metal Slug June Castlevania: Rondo of Blood July Renegade August Metroid Fusion September Super Metroid October Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island November Sonic CD December The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks |
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January The Adventures of Lolo February Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers March The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening April Blaster Master May Beyond Oasis June Castlevania: Bloodlines July Onimusha: Warlords August Ico September Ninja Gaiden October Super Mario 64 November Final Fight December Altered Beast |
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January Streets of Rage February Neutopia March Galactic Attack April Astyanax May Maniac Mansion June Arrow Flash July Sonic the Hedgehog 3 August Popful Mail September Crash Bandicoot October Resident Evil 2 November Mega Man 3 December Outrun |
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Finish any version or port of Zelda II: The Adventure of Link to earn the Zelda II Link badge: Badge coming soon... |
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Ikaruga - 5 Fire Emblem / The Blazing Blade - 3 Super Smash Bros. franchise - 5 Sonic Adventure - 5 Doom - 5 Mega Man X - 5 |