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Topic   Beat a Game 2023

SupremeSarna
Silver Good Trader This user is on the site NOW (7 minutes ago)
* 1-Jan-2023(#1)
Here's the spreadsheet for '23

Link to 2022's Thread for reference

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Total Games Beaten: 210
Top Users
1. SupremeSarna (32)
2. Bleed_DukeBlue (24)
3. legendrko25 (23)
3. DemonAlcohol, Slickriven (17)
4. Renaissance2K (12)
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Total Systems Covered: 79/337 (23.44%)
Top Users
1. SupremeSarna (10)
2. Bleed_DukeBlue, Frank (8)
3. Renaissance2K (7)
4. Slickriven (5)
5. Various users (4)
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Total Badges Earned: 31
Top Users
1. Bleed_DukeBlue (9)
2. SupremeSarna (7)
3. legendrko25 (6)
4. Slickriven (5)
5. Various users (1)
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Best1989 Silver Star


Super Nintendo -
Nintendo Switch -
Game Boy Color - Wario Land 3
Nintendo 3DS -
Sega Genesis -
PlayStation -
Sony PlayStation 4 Pro - Jurassic World Evolution, Anthem, One Night Stand, Cat Quest II
PlayStation Vita -
Steam -
Android -
Bandai WonderSwan -
Neo Geo Pocket Color -
Unique Systems Covered: 2/12
Total Games Beaten: 5




Bleed_DukeBlue Double Gold Star image image image image image image image image image


Nintendo Switch -
Sega Genesis -
Sega Dreamcast -
PlayStation - Tekken 3
PlayStation 2 -
PlayStation 3 -
PlayStation 4 -
PlayStation 5 - Marvel's Midnight Suns, Marvel's Midnight Suns DLC, Dead Space (2023)
Sony PlayStation VR -
Sony PlayStation VR 2 - Horizon: Call of the Mountain, Kayak VR: Mirage, The Light Brigade
Microsoft Xbox - Halo 2
Microsoft Xbox 360 -
Microsoft Xbox One - The Last Kids on Earth and the Staff of Doom
Microsoft Xbox Series X|S - High On Life, Kentucky Route Zero, Immortality, Killer Instinct: Definitive Edition, A Memoir Blue
PC / Windows - Inscryption, Master Takahashi's Adventure Island IV (Famicom), Jesus: The Terrifying Bio-Monster (Famicom), WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames! (Game Boy Advance), Samorost 1, Hearthstone, Aerial_Knight's Never Yield
Steam -
image - Card Hog, Grumpy Cat's Worst Game Ever
Unique Systems Covered: 8/17
Total Games Beaten: 24




BloodPuppetX Gold Star


Nintendo Switch - Dragon Quest Treasures, The Diofield Chronicle, Fire Emblem Engage, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (Game Boy), Death's Door, The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (Game Boy Advance), Ninja Jajamaru: Legend of the Golden Castle, Signalis, Metroid Prime Remastered, Metroid Fusion (Game Boy Advance), Paranormasight
Game Boy Advance -
Nintendo DS -
Nintendo 3DS -
Sega Genesis -
Sega CD -
Neo Geo -
NEC TurboGrafx-16 -
*evercade* -
Unique Systems Covered: 1/9
Total Games Beaten: 11




bonham2


Nintendo Switch -
PlayStation 5 - Astro's Playroom, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart
Microsoft Xbox Series X|S -
Unique Systems Covered: 1/3
Total Games Beaten: 3




brian9824 image


Nintendo Switch - CRISIS CORE –FINAL FANTASY VII– REUNION
PlayStation 4 -
PC / Windows - Final Fantasy XV
Unique Systems Covered: 2/3
Total Games Beaten: 2




buster4252 Silver Star image


Nintendo Entertainment System -
Super Nintendo -
Nintendo 64 - Pokémon Puzzle League
Nintendo GameCube -
Nintendo Wii -
Nintendo Wii U -
Nintendo Switch -
Game Boy -
Game Boy Color -
Game Boy Advance -
Nintendo DS -
Nintendo 3DS - Star Fox 64 3D
Sega Genesis -
PlayStation -
PlayStation 2 -
PlayStation 3 -
PlayStation 4 - Tales of Berseria
Microsoft Xbox -
Microsoft Xbox 360 -
Microsoft Xbox One - My Friend Peppa Pig, Townscaper
Android - Munchkin
Unique Systems Covered: 5/21
Total Games Beaten: 9




Cevil


Nintendo Switch -
Game Boy Advance -
Unique Systems Covered: 0/2
Total Games Beaten: 0




DemonAlcohol Gold Star


Nintendo Switch -
PlayStation 5 - The Riftbreaker, Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order, Limbo, Greedfall, Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart, Far Cry 6, Tiny Tina's Wonderlands, The Collisto Protocol
Microsoft Xbox 360 -
PC / Windows - Dead Space, Dead Space 2, Dead Space 3, Fable Anniversary, Resident Evil 0, Resident Evil Remaster, Resident Evil 2 Remake, Resident Evil 3 Remake, Resident Evil 4
Oculus Rift -
Unique Systems Covered: 2/5
Total Games Beaten: 17




DragonmasterDX


Famicom Disk System -
Nintendo Entertainment System -
Super Nintendo -
Virtual Boy -
Nintendo 64 -
Nintendo GameCube -
Nintendo Wii -
Nintendo Wii U -
Nintendo Switch - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Game Boy -
Game Boy Color -
Game Boy Advance -
Nintendo DS -
Nintendo 3DS - Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars
Sega Genesis -
Sega CD -
Sega Saturn -
Sega Dreamcast -
Game Gear -
PlayStation -
PlayStation 2 -
PlayStation 3 -
PlayStation 4 -
PlayStation 5 -
PlayStation Portable - Family Guy: The Video Game
PlayStation Vita -
Microsoft Xbox -
Microsoft Xbox 360 -
Microsoft Xbox One -
CD-i (Compact Disc Interactive) -
image -
Nuon -
PC / Windows -
coin - The Legend of Zelda Game Watch
Unique Systems Covered: 4/34
Total Games Beaten: 4




ErickRPG Silver Star


Nintendo Wii -
Nintendo Switch - Persona 5 Royal, Unpacking
Nintendo DS -
Nintendo 3DS - River City: Tokyo Rumble
PlayStation -
PlayStation 2 -
PlayStation 5 -
Sony PlayStation VR 2 -
PlayStation Portable -
Microsoft Xbox 360 -
Microsoft Xbox Series X|S -
PC / Windows -
image - Dungeon Village 2, Jumbo Airport Story
image -
Unique Systems Covered: 2/14
Total Games Beaten: 5




Frank Silver Star image


Atari 2600 -
Atari 5200 -
Nintendo Entertainment System -
Super Nintendo -
Virtual Boy -
Nintendo 64 - Goldeneye 007
Nintendo GameCube -
Nintendo Wii -
Nintendo Wii U -
Nintendo Switch - Lunistice, Super Kiwi 64
Game Boy - Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins
Game Boy Color -
Game Boy Advance - WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames!
Nintendo DS -
Nintendo 3DS -
Sega Genesis -
Sega Dreamcast -
PlayStation 2 -
PlayStation 3 -
PlayStation 5 - Arcade Paradise
PlayStation Portable -
PlayStation Vita -
Microsoft Xbox -
Microsoft Xbox 360 - Portal: Still Alive
Microsoft Xbox Series X|S - Peggle 2
Steam - Aperture Desk Job
NEC TurboGrafx-16 -
Oculus Rift -
Unique Systems Covered: 8/27
Total Games Beaten: 9




incubus421 Silver Star


Nintendo Entertainment System -
Super Nintendo -
Nintendo 64 -
Nintendo Wii -
Nintendo Switch - Metroid Dread
Sega Genesis -
PlayStation -
PlayStation 2 -
PlayStation 3 - Star Ocean: The Last Hope International
PlayStation 4 -
PlayStation 5 - Goat Simulator 3, A Plague Tale: Requiem
Steam -
image - PAC-MAN
Unique Systems Covered: 4/12
Total Games Beaten: 5




legendrko25 Double Gold Star image image image image image image


Nintendo GameCube - Mario Kart: Double Dash!!, Super Smash Bros. Melee
Nintendo Wii -
PlayStation 2 -
Microsoft Xbox - Destroy All Humans!
Microsoft Xbox 360 - Gin Rummy, Soulcalibur, Fallout 3, Fallout 3 DLC, Fallout New Vegas, Viva Piñata: Party Animals, MX vs. ATV Alive
Microsoft Xbox One - High on Life, Dig Dug, PAC-MAN, Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel, Tony Hawk's Pro Skater, Resident Evil 5, Monopoly Plus, Unpacking, WWE 2K15, Red Dead Redemption 2, WWE2K16, The Walking Dead: The Final Season, Road 96
Unique Systems Covered: 4/6
Total Games Beaten: 23




nonamesleft


Nintendo GameCube -
Nintendo Wii -
Nintendo Switch -
Game Boy Advance -
Nintendo 3DS -
Android -
Unique Systems Covered: 0/6
Total Games Beaten: 0




image Razeak


Atari 2600 -
Atari 5200 -
Nintendo Entertainment System -
Super Nintendo -
Nintendo 64 -
Nintendo GameCube -
Nintendo Wii -
Nintendo Wii U -
Nintendo Switch - Bayonetta 3, The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
Game Boy -
Game Boy Advance -
Sega Master System -
Sega Genesis -
Sega CD -
Sega 32X -
Sega Nomad -
Sega Saturn -
Sega Dreamcast -
PlayStation -
PlayStation 3 -
PlayStation 4 - God of War (2018)
Sony PlayStation VR -
PlayStation Portable -
PlayStation Vita -
Microsoft Xbox -
Microsoft Xbox 360 -
Microsoft Xbox One -
Microsoft Xbox Series X|S -
PC / Windows -
image -
Oculus Rift -
Unique Systems Covered: 2/31
Total Games Beaten: 3




Renaissance2K Gold Star image image


Atari Jaguar -
Nintendo Entertainment System -
Super Nintendo -
Virtual Boy -
Nintendo 64 -
Nintendo GameCube -
Nintendo Wii -
Nintendo Wii U -
Nintendo Switch - Cuphead, Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line
Game Boy -
Game Boy Advance -
Nintendo DSi -
Nintendo New 3DS -
Sega Genesis -
Sega 32X - Virtua Fighter
Sega Saturn - Virtua Fighter, Virtua Fighter Remix
Sega Dreamcast -
Game Gear -
PlayStation -
PlayStation 2 - Virtua Fighter 10th Anniversary
PlayStation 3 -
PlayStation 5 -
PlayStation Portable -
PlayStation Vita -
Sony PlayStation VR -
Microsoft Xbox -
Microsoft Xbox 360 -
Microsoft Xbox Series X|S -
Neo Geo -
Neo Geo CD -
NEC TurboGrafx-16 -
3DO -
Google Stadia - Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid, Cake Bash, Samurai Shodown, Panzer Dragoon Remake
PC / Windows - Virtua Fighter PC
Android -
image - Virtua Fighter
coin -
Unique Systems Covered: 7/36
Total Games Beaten: 12




RVM


Nintendo Switch -
PlayStation 5 -
Microsoft Xbox Series X|S -
PC / Windows -
Unique Systems Covered: 0/4
Total Games Beaten: 0




SailorNeoRune


Nintendo Entertainment System -
Super Nintendo -
Nintendo GameCube -
Nintendo Wii -
Nintendo Wii U -
Nintendo Switch - Valis: Legend of a Fantasm Soldier (NEC Super CD-ROM 2), Power Rangers: Battle for the Grid
Game Boy -
Game Boy Color -
Game Boy Advance -
Nintendo DS -
Nintendo 3DS - Fantasy Life
Sega Genesis -
Sega Saturn -
Sega Dreamcast -
PlayStation 2 -
PlayStation 3 -
PlayStation 4 -
PlayStation 5 -
Microsoft Xbox Series X|S -
NEC TurboGrafx-16 -
image -
image -
Unique Systems Covered: 2/22
Total Games Beaten: 3




Scott


Nintendo Entertainment System -
Super Nintendo -
Nintendo 64 -
Nintendo GameCube -
Nintendo Wii -
Nintendo Wii U -
Nintendo Switch -
Game Boy -
Game Boy Color -
Game Boy Advance -
Nintendo DS -
Nintendo 3DS -
Sega Genesis -
PlayStation -
PlayStation 2 -
PlayStation 4 -
PlayStation Portable -
Microsoft Xbox 360 -
Microsoft Xbox One -
Unique Systems Covered: 0/19
Total Games Beaten: 0




image Slickriven Gold Star image image image image image


Nintendo Entertainment System -
Super Nintendo -
Nintendo 64 -
Nintendo GameCube -
Nintendo Wii -
Nintendo Wii U -
Game Boy -
Game Boy Advance -
Sega Genesis -
Sega Saturn -
Sega Dreamcast -
Game Gear -
PlayStation -
PlayStation 2 -
PlayStation 3 - God of War 3
Sony PlayStation 4 Pro - Uncharted: Drake's Fortune
Microsoft Xbox -
Microsoft Xbox 360 -
Microsoft Xbox One - Pupperazzi, Aces Of The Luftwaffe, Wreckfest, Blaster Master Zero, Cuphead, Kentucky Route Zero, Recore
Microsoft Xbox Series X|S - Bugsnax, High on Life, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, The Legend of Tianding, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Neo Geo -
PC / Windows - Layers of Fear 2, 8 Doors Arum’s Afterlife Adventure, Quake
Steam -
Android -
image -
Unique Systems Covered: 5/25
Total Games Beaten: 17




SupremeSarna Triple Gold Star imageimage image image image image image


Atari Lynx
Super Nintendo - Final Fantasy VI
Virtual Boy -
Nintendo 64 - Donkey Kong (arcade), Jetpac (image), Donkey Kong 64
Nintendo GameCube -
Nintendo Wii - New Play Control! Pikmin, Kirby's Return to Dream Land
Nintendo Wii U - Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Tipping Stars
Nintendo Switch - Xenoblade Chronicles 3, Wild Guns Reloaded, Tetris 99, Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! (Super Nintendo), Super Mario Sunshine, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (Super Nintendo), Donkey Kong Country (Super Nintendo), Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe
Game & Watch -
Game Boy Advance - Game & Watch Gallery 2 (Game Boy), Game & Watch Gallery (Game Boy), Popeye 2 (Game Boy), Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! (Game Boy), Perfect Dark (Game Boy Color), Star Wars Episode I Racer (Game Boy Color)
Nintendo DS -
Nintendo New 3DS Nintendo 3DS - Mega Man Xtreme 2 (Game Boy Color), Mario vs. Donkey Kong: Minis March Again! (Nintendo DSi), Little Red Riding Hood's Zombie BBQ (Nintendo DSi), Star Fox 64 3D, Sonic Blast (Game Gear), Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble (Game Gear), Picross e, PUZZLEBOX setup
Sega Genesis -
Game Gear - Fantasy Zone Gear
PlayStation -
PlayStation 4 -
PlayStation Portable - Mega Man Powered Up
Microsoft Xbox 360 - Bayonetta
Microsoft Xbox One -
PC / Windows -
image -
Unique Systems Covered: 10/21
Total Games Beaten: 32




TalonJedi87 Silver Star


Nintendo Switch - Bayonetta 3
Nintendo 3DS -
PlayStation 3 -
PlayStation 5 - God of War Ragnarök, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time, Evil West, Gotham Knights, The Callisto Protocol
Microsoft Xbox Series X|S - Crysis Remastered, Crysis 2 Remastered, Crysis 3 Remastered
Unique Systems Covered: 3/5
Total Games Beaten: 9




VedicBlade Silver Star


PlayStation 4 - Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, The Last of Us Part II, Infamous: Second Son, Prey (2017), Assassin's Creed: Syndicate, Final Fantasy VII Remake
Microsoft Xbox 360 -
PC / Windows - Dishonored 2
Unique Systems Covered: 2/3
Total Games Beaten: 7




WithinTemptation


Nintendo Switch -
PlayStation 3 -
PlayStation 4 -
PlayStation 5 - Kena: Bridge of Spirits, Styx: Shards of Darkness
PlayStation Vita -
Unique Systems Covered: 1/5
Total Games Beaten: 2




Yoshi Silver Star image


Super Nintendo -
Nintendo Wii -
Nintendo Wii U - Metroid: Zero Mission (Game Boy Advance)
Nintendo Switch - River City Ransom (Nintendo Entertainment System)
Nintendo New 3DS - 3D Space Harrier
Sega Genesis -
Sega Saturn -
PlayStation 3 -
Sony PlayStation 4 Pro -
PlayStation Vita -
Microsoft Xbox Series X|S -
PC / Windows -
Steam - Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished - The Final Chapter (*PCECD*), Twinbee, Bionic Commando, Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (Nintendo Entertainment System), Life Force
NEC PC Engine -
coin -
Unique Systems Covered: 4/15
Total Games Beaten: 8



freebie "RULES" freebie

1. Respect each other and the gamekeeper(s) - this activity is a gift to the community, and jerks kill the fun.
2. Beat games. Proof is NOT required via an image, but lying is lame and you won't win anything for beating the most games. All you get is bragging rights.
3. It doesn't matter when you started the game - as long as you finish it this year, it counts. However, you cannot load up a finished save file and refight the final boss to get a clear.
4. DLC campaigns can count as a single clear for their respective game, so beating The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and The Champion's Ballad counts as two clears: BOTW and BOTW DLC. Any further DLC completed for that game will be lumped into the first campaign.
5. If you are interested in badges, when you beat a game for one, include something like 'Counts towards badge X' OR 'Earns me badge X, first game was Y.' One particular badge requires proof to obtain, however.
6. All participating past gamekeepers are thanked with a medal: image


freebie ICONS & BADGES freebie

Key

globe - 50% of systems covered, golden globe - 100% of systems covered, ghost - 0 games beaten, Silver Star - 5 games beaten, Gold Star - 10 games beaten (additional gold stars for 20, 30, 40, 60, etc), bacon - 50 games beaten, donut - 100 games beaten, hotdog - 150 games beaten, Magical Icon Fairy - 200 games beaten, Birthday Cake - top user in systems completed, coin - top user in games beaten, pink circle - badge leader

Badges, note 2 games required for each



2nd Amendment: Beat 2 FPS or 3rd Person (ex: DOOM).
All Aces: Beat 2 virtual card games (ex: Hearthstone) - win at least two matches in both.
Bear & Bird: Beat 2 3D platformers and/or collect-a-thons (ex: Banjo-Kazooie).
BFFL: Beat 2 primarily cooperative games with another person (ex: It Takes Two) - online or couch.
Bo Knows: Beat 2 sports games (ex: Madden 08) - complete a single season.
Brain Teaser: Beat 2 puzzle games (ex: Tetris).
Chance Time!: Beat 2 party games or virtual board games (ex: Mario Party) - short games (under an hour) must be beaten twice while long games (an hour or longer) can be beaten once.
Cross the Streams: Beat 2 cross-over games (ex: Mario & Sonic at The Olympic Games). The 2+ franchises meeting MUST be the game's theme, not just a small cameo by one in another's universe.
Days Gone By: Beat two games that require 100+ hours to finish (ex: The Elder Scrolls), any genre. Requires in-game timer for proof.
Destroy the Core: Beat 2 SHMUPs or on-rails shooters (ex: Gradius).
Facelift: Beat a game as well as its remake, remaster, or demake - remake must have substantial differences.
Gamer's Day: Beat the exact same game five times in one year.
Girl Power: Beat 2 games with female leads, or are targeted towards a feminine audience (ex: Kirby?).
Grown-Ass Man: Beat 2 challenging games (ex: Castlevania).
Guybrush Threepwood: Beat 2 games from the point-&-click, text adventure, or walking simulator genres (ex: King's Quest).
Hackin' and Slashin': Beat 2 3D hack-and-slash or musou titles (ex: Ninja Gaiden).
Heavy Machine Gun: Beat 2 run 'n' gun games (ex: Mega Man).
Hop 'n' Bop: Beat 2 platforming games (ex: Super Mario Bros.).
Hyrulian Hero: Beat 2 action/adventure titles (ex: The Legend of Zelda).
Level Up!: Beat 2 JRPGs (ex: Final Fantasy).
Localize Mother 3: Beat 2 Japanese games that haven't been officially localized outside of Japan (ex: Mother 3).
Makin' Money with Minigames!: Beat 2 games that are made entirely of minigames (ex: WarioWare Inc.).
Mass Destruction: Beat 2 games centered on destruction (ex: Rampage).
Metroidvania: Beat 2 open-ended 2D platformers that focus on backtracking (ex: Metroid).
Moustache-Twirlin': Beat 2 games starring a villain or morally-dubious character (ex: Wario Land).
Now You're Playing with Plastic: Beat 2 games using non-standard controllers (light gun, musical instrument, steering wheel, dance pad, etc.).
Pile Drivin': Beat 2 belt-scrolling brawler/beat 'em ups (ex: Final Fight).
Quarter Muncher: Beat 2 games from the classic arcade, pinball, or breakout genres (ex: PAC-MAN).
Quest for Peace: Beat 2 predominately superhero focused titles (ex: Batman: Arkham City).
Raccoon City: Beat 2 survival horror games (ex: Resident Evil).
Race Drivin': Beat 2 racing games (ex: Mario Kart 64).
Rhythmic: Beat 2 rhythm games (ex: PaRappa the Rapper).
Street Fightin': Beat 2 1-on-1 fighters (ex: Street Fighter 2) - beat standard arcade mode with 2+ characters OR beat 10+ match story mode.
The Best Offense: Beat 2 strategy titles, tactical RPGs, or RTS (ex: Fire Emblem Awakening).
Vault Boy: Beat 2 open world and/or Western RPGs (ex: Fallout).
You're Winner: Beat 2 games with <55 review OR user score on Metacritic (ex: Sonic '06), or justify how poor your game was. Must be shovelware-quality, not just a game you don't like.



image 2nd Amendment
image All Aces
image Bear & Bird
image BFFL
image Bo Knows
image Brain Teaser
image Chance Time!
image Cross the Streams
image Days Gone By
image Destroy the Core
image Facelift
image Gamer's Day
image Girl Power
image Grown-Ass Man
image Guybrush Threepwood
image Hackin' and Slashin'
image Heavy Machine Gun
image Hop 'n' Bop

image Hyrulian Hero
image Level Up!
image Localize Mother 3
image Makin' Money with Minigames!
image Mass Destruction
image Metroidvania
image Moustache-Twirlin'
image Now You're Playing with Plastic
image Pile Drivin'
image Quarter Muncher
image Quest for Peace
image Raccoon City
image Race Drivin'
image Rhythmic
image Street Fightin'
image The Best Offense
image Vault Boy
image You're Winner



legendrko25
Gold Good Trader
* 10-Jan-2023(#81)
I beat Gin Rummy on the xbox360 Microsoft Xbox 360
Kommie
250 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader
11-Jan-2023(#82)
Slickriven wrote:
> Kommie wrote:
>> I should play Bugsnax again on XsX. Such an amazing game.
>
> Funny way to spell utter crap. smile
>
>

That's Death Stranding
VedicBlade
Bronze Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally Canada
11-Jan-2023(#83)
I'd like to participate this year. Primary consoles are PS4, Xbox 360 and PC.

I beat Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy (PS4) on January 1st. Received as a gift on Christmas, I thoroughly enjoyed it and was relieved it was nothing like Marvel's Avengers.

Beat The Last of Us, Part II (PS4) ... enjoyed the gameplay but the story was a disappointment.
legendrko25
Gold Good Trader
11-Jan-2023(#84)
I beat Yugioh master duel for the xbox1 Microsoft Xbox One (beating this and gin rummy gets me the all aces badge)
Slickriven
GameTZ Subscriber Double Gold Good Trader Has Written 1 Review
11-Jan-2023(#85)
Kommie wrote:
> Slickriven wrote:
>> Kommie wrote:
> |>> I should play Bugsnax again on XsX. Such an amazing game.
>>
>> Funny way to spell utter crap. smile
>>
> |>
>
> That's Death Stranding

Haha, no arguments there.

Frank
GameTZ Subscriber 800 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Gold Global Trader (13) Has Written 11 Reviews Secret Santa
* 11-Jan-2023(#86)
Game #2: Lunistice Nintendo Switch 2/26

I got this for free during No Gravity Games' winter giveaway. I totally overlooked it when it was given away. After looking into the game, I found out it's a retro inspired 3D platformer... So naturally that's my thing!

The game was very okay... Some parts made me want to like it more, but the controls felt off. The character movement felt a bit slippery, making straight movement a tad difficult. It still took me less than a couple of hours to complete the whole game though.

I'd give it somewhere around a 6/10. It's good, but not great. It's a fun little throw-on if you're in the mood for some 3D platforming. yes

legendrko25
Gold Good Trader
11-Jan-2023(#87)
I beat Tony Hawks Pro skater on the xbox1 Microsoft Xbox One
SupremeSarna
Silver Good Trader This user is on the site NOW (7 minutes ago)
11-Jan-2023(#88)
VedicBlade wrote:
> I'd like to participate this year. Primary consoles are PS4, Xbox 360 and PC.
>
> I beat Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy (PS4) on January 1st. Received as a gift
> on Christmas, I thoroughly enjoyed it and was relieved it was nothing like Marvel's
> Avengers.
>
> Beat The Last of Us, Part II (PS4) ... enjoyed the gameplay but the story was a disappointment.

Happy to have ya! I’ll add you in a short while. smile

DragonmasterDX
Global Trader - willing to trade internationally Has Written 6 Reviews
11-Jan-2023(#89)
#2 down. I beat The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Nintendo Switch. I LOVED this game growing up, and I remembered most of it so I was able to clear it in only 3 days. I remembered not to die at all to get the good ending, and the short at the end was so good! Even though you've had 30 years to play it, I won't spoil the ending for you. I absolutely adore this remake, I bought the Dreamer Edition in 2019, but somehow didn't play it at all until a few days ago. The art style is so reminiscent of Captain Toad, I can't help but think this came out of the fact that Captain Toad was originally pitched as a Zelda spinoff.

The one thing I was very saddened about was the photo mouse's exclusion from this game. The photo mouse was one of my favorite things in DX, as you could print out your photos as stickers on the Gameboy Printer!
BloodPuppetX
400 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally
11-Jan-2023(#90)
Yeah, Link's Awakening rules, no matter the version. Just wish they had done a little more with the dungeon making stuff in the Switch version.
Slickriven
GameTZ Subscriber Double Gold Good Trader Has Written 1 Review
* 12-Jan-2023(#91)
4th of the year, 2nd Microsoft Xbox One
Aces Of The Luftwaffe
Badge - counts towards Destroy Z Core

I bought this a long while back with some M$-rewards that were about to expire, played it a few times but finally focused on it over the past 3 days and beat the BS final boss on at least my 6th try.
Game felt like it belonged on a mobile platform as it's look and necessity to grind felt a bit like other Android SHUMPs I've played. It is set in some alternative timeline with planes from the WWII era, only Germany was much more powerful and some foes were pretty nuts in their design.
There's a story and some really lame dialog and quirks from your main character and the 3 wingmen. Yet another game with pretty bad stereotypes - Main guy is suave blond guy, then a Texan with a cowboy hat and temper, next a goofball black guy and lastly an almost Russian sounding woman. Their quirks cause the Texan to rage out, leave formation and he can then slam into you, black guy falls asleep such that you need to defend him, and the lady wigs out from big elevation changes and totally leaves the screen for a while. It's got some standard missions like needing to pick up stranded troops, do air drops, escort/protect another plane and destroy X number of foes (special or overall). You earn an upgrade token each time you level up from collecting medals from destroyed foes and if you complete the 'side missions' like the drops and such. You then need to spend those tokens on upgrades to your squad. I did alright and beat missions 1-5 on acts 1, 2 and 3 without too much trouble, though act 3's boss was a challenge. I replayed a few levels as each has some additional challenge token to also get and I wasn't sure exactly how to earn them but tried for them and got some.
Act 4 got a little more challenging and the boss wasn't too easy initially. Act 5 surely ramped up the difficulty and 5-3 was another boss who sucked as he has an anchor attack that's an instant kill if it hits you or a wingman. But he also filled like 70% of the screen at times and dodging if you were on his wrong side was not easy. Then the final boss, was awful. I tried a few times and was at a loss, looked at a YT video and the player didn't seem much different from me and I confirmed that his 1 attack that fires 4 seeking missiles that can NOT be destroyed must be dodged long enough for them to fly off. That sucked, especially since he also fires some shots at you that come out as a tight ball of like 5 and then spread out some - way too often I was trying to dodge the seekers and got nailed by the other shots. He's also close to the full width of the screen and moves all over, shrinking the safe area at the bottom of the screen to nearly nothing. Pretty horrible boss design for the genre.
So I ended up figuring that I needed more skills/power and started to replay the levels on hard. I also ended up earning some more of the challenge tokens and some blueprints to access or enhance the selection of planes - you start with 4 I believe, but can unlock 6 and stronger variants - I still have 2 yet to find, but did get 2 upgraded 2x times. So I beat acts 1-4 all on Hard and act 5's missions 1 through 4 as well, upgrading my planes and skills as I went along.
Then I finally beat the final boss and got credits to roll. Annoyingly some achievements didn't pop for the game, but that's a known issue according to some reviews. There's also a DLC where you play as Z Germans, but it's $15 and many reviews complained that the DLC caused the game to be horribly slow to load and it already wasn't swift - so unless I spot a sale (unlikely), I think I might be done with this.
Overall the gameplay was actually pretty good and once I unlocked enough skills, that you could fully re-spec at any time, it was enjoyable in most levels. A few tweaks like cutting out the way too lame dialog/story (which I eventually turned the voice volume way down) and better boss designs (i.e. less BS) would've gone a good way to making this a better package.

Scott
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12-Jan-2023(#92)
DragonmasterDX wrote:
> #2 down. I beat The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Nintendo Switch. I LOVED this game
> growing up, and I remembered most of it so I was able to clear it in only 3 days.
> I remembered not to die at all to get the good ending, and the short at the end was
> so good! Even though you've had 30 years to play it, I won't spoil the ending for
> you. I absolutely adore this remake, I bought the Dreamer Edition in 2019, but somehow
> didn't play it at all until a few days ago. The art style is so reminiscent of Captain
> Toad, I can't help but think this came out of the fact that Captain Toad was originally
> pitched as a Zelda spinoff.
>
> The one thing I was very saddened about was the photo mouse's exclusion from this
> game. The photo mouse was one of my favorite things in DX, as you could print out
> your photos as stickers on the Gameboy Printer!

Yeah, I wish they had included the photos. It was fun to try to collect them all, and most of them would get you some bonus scenes/dialogue that were pretty funny.

While I did love the Switch version, I wish they had done more with it than just a 1-for-1 remake.
DragonmasterDX
Global Trader - willing to trade internationally Has Written 6 Reviews
12-Jan-2023(#93)
Scott wrote:
> DragonmasterDX wrote:
>> #2 down. I beat The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening Nintendo Switch. I LOVED this game
>> growing up, and I remembered most of it so I was able to clear it in only 3 days.
>> I remembered not to die at all to get the good ending, and the short at the end
> was
>> so good! Even though you've had 30 years to play it, I won't spoil the ending
> for
>> you. I absolutely adore this remake, I bought the Dreamer Edition in 2019, but
> somehow
>> didn't play it at all until a few days ago. The art style is so reminiscent of
> Captain
>> Toad, I can't help but think this came out of the fact that Captain Toad was originally
>> pitched as a Zelda spinoff.
>>
>> The one thing I was very saddened about was the photo mouse's exclusion from this
>> game. The photo mouse was one of my favorite things in DX, as you could print
> out
>> your photos as stickers on the Gameboy Printer!
>
> Yeah, I wish they had included the photos. It was fun to try to collect them all,
> and most of them would get you some bonus scenes/dialogue that were pretty funny.
>
>
> While I did love the Switch version, I wish they had done more with it than just
> a 1-for-1 remake.


BloodPuppetX wrote:
> Yeah, Link's Awakening rules, no matter the version. Just wish they had done a little
> more with the dungeon making stuff in the Switch version.

absolutely agree, the dungeon maker is... cool i guess? I wish it had online connectivity, that'd be AWESOME. The only way to share dungeons is by amiibo, which is cumbersome.
VedicBlade
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12-Jan-2023(#94)
#3 for the year. Beat Infamous: Second Son. Finally did an evil playthrough to get the plat.
SupremeSarna
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13-Jan-2023(#95)
VedicBlade wrote:
> #3 for the year. Beat Infamous: Second Son. Finally did an evil playthrough to get
> the plat.
What system? PS4 or 360?

VedicBlade
Bronze Good Trader Global Trader - willing to trade internationally Canada
13-Jan-2023(#96)
Sorry about that, Infamous: Second Son on the PS4
legendrko25
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13-Jan-2023(#97)
I beat Soulcalibur on the xbox360 Microsoft Xbox 360
Frank
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13-Jan-2023(#98)
Game #3 3/26 - Super Mario Land 2 Game Boy

This game actually still holds up incredibly well! I really enjoyed this playthrough, and it reminded my while I cherish this childhood classic!grin

DemonAlcohol
GameTZ Subscriber Quadruple Gold Good Trader Has Written 2 Reviews
13-Jan-2023(#99)
My #4 is PlayStation 5 Greedfall.

https://ibb.co/mhTj654

Action-RPG set in the backdrop of fantasy colonization. Some of it's a bit janky, but good enough overall. 7.5/10
Yoshi
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13-Jan-2023(#100)
Number: 3
Full Title: 3D Space Harrier
Platform Played: Nintendo New 3DS Nintendo 3DS
Collection: N/A
Native Platform: Nintendo 3DS
Original Platform: coin
Applicable Badge: Destroy the Core (1/2)

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It's not every or really any day when the best version of an arcade game is on a portable, but no one does ports like M2, and no one makes arcade games like Sega. The fit of the latter's Super Scaler games with the former's 3DS ports is like a glove. I particularly enjoyed the final level's boss rush.



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Unique Systems Covered: 3/15
Total Games Beaten: 3

SupremeSarna
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13-Jan-2023(#101)
Heads-up, everyone: I'll update tonight since I'm gonna be out of town tomorrow. I'd like to update the OP every Saturday to keep you guys up-to-date, but that won't work this weekend.

SupremeSarna
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13-Jan-2023(#102)
OP's been updated! I also changed the Gamer's Day image since the original was a larger image shrunken down to 16x16--that made it too fuzzy for my taste. It's better now!
Fun fact: Gamer's Day is based on the Mega Man 9 achievement of the same name, which required you to beat MM9 five times in one day. I'm a bit more generous, thankfully.

SupremeSarna
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14-Jan-2023(#103)
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And so am I.

Mega Man Xtreme 2 suffers from Mega Man 7 syndrome by having a charming, pleasant adventure get kneecapped in the 11th hour. Sigma’s two final battles are the pits, and they weren’t needed—there were new villains this time around that could have served as fitting final bosses, but Sigma had to wreck everything at the end. Most of the game is fun, but the only thing you’re likely to remember is grinding lives and finding/buying every upgrade so you stand even a sliver of a chance against that terrible antagonist. He extends the game by a good four hours on his own. Way to ruin an otherwise good game.

If you play this, avoid Extreme Mode. It’s just the other two good modes stuck together with this abysmal finale tacked on. Beating Berkana and Gareth on their own and seeing the credits roll should be enough for any rational players.

Frank
GameTZ Subscriber 800 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Gold Global Trader (13) Has Written 11 Reviews Secret Santa
* 14-Jan-2023(#104)
Just finised Super Kiwi 64 on Nintendo Switch.

I enjoyed it, but it wasn't as good as the devs' Toree line of games.

I think this + Super Mario Land 2 qualifies me for the Hop 'n' Bop badge as well grin

Also please remove Neo Geo from my list wink
DemonAlcohol
GameTZ Subscriber Quadruple Gold Good Trader Has Written 2 Reviews
14-Jan-2023(#105)
My #5 is PlayStation 5 Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart.

https://ibb.co/TcL7gYt

I started playing this last year and dropped off it 2-3 levels before the end. Picked it back up and remembered that, while pretty, it's just another Ratchet and Clank game.
Frank
GameTZ Subscriber 800 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Gold Global Trader (13) Has Written 11 Reviews Secret Santa
14-Jan-2023(#106)
DemonAlcohol wrote:
> My #5 is PlayStation 5 Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart.
>
>
> I started playing this last year and dropped off it 2-3 levels before the end. Picked
> it back up and remembered that, while pretty, it's just another Ratchet and Clank
> game.

I honestly thought it was the best Ratchet & Clank game to date.
DemonAlcohol
GameTZ Subscriber Quadruple Gold Good Trader Has Written 2 Reviews
14-Jan-2023(#107)
Frank wrote:
> DemonAlcohol wrote:
>> My #5 is PlayStation 5 Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart.
>>
>>
>> I started playing this last year and dropped off it 2-3 levels before the end.
> Picked
>> it back up and remembered that, while pretty, it's just another Ratchet and Clank
>> game.
>
> I honestly thought it was the best Ratchet & Clank game to date.
>

Story didn't do it for me. But I agree it's the best one.
Frank
GameTZ Subscriber 800 Trade Quintuple Gold Good Trader Gold Global Trader (13) Has Written 11 Reviews Secret Santa
14-Jan-2023(#108)
DemonAlcohol wrote:
> Frank wrote:
>> DemonAlcohol wrote:
> |>> My #5 is PlayStation 5 Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart.
> |>>
> |>>
> |>> I started playing this last year and dropped off it 2-3 levels before the end.
>> Picked
> |>> it back up and remembered that, while pretty, it's just another Ratchet and Clank
> |>> game.
>>
>> I honestly thought it was the best Ratchet & Clank game to date.
>>
>
> Story didn't do it for me. But I agree it's the best one.

On a story front I agree. Gameplay though... definitely the smoothest and most fun to play yet. And Ratchet & Clank was why I got my PS2 back in the day.
SupremeSarna
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14-Jan-2023(#109)
@Frank I think that'd count better as Bear & Bird, since it's a 3D platformer.

Frank
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14-Jan-2023(#110)
SupremeSarna wrote:
> @Frank I think that'd count better as Bear & Bird, since it's a 3D platformer.
>
>

Fair enough! I'm sure there will be many 2D and 3D grin


SupremeSarna
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* 15-Jan-2023(#111)
I beat Jetpac Nintendo 64 (originally image) with a score of over 12,000. I blasted aliens, fueled up the rocket a few times, and got my Rareware Coin. Given that I beat both this and Donkey Kong, hardcore fans should know what other game I've been playing...

EDIT: Updated the OP again to add a total of four games. I wanted to see how my custom ZX Spectrum logo would turn out, and I think it looks darn spiffy.

SupremeSarna
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* 15-Jan-2023(#112)
I beat Popeye 2 Game Boy in two days. $20 well spent.
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Game is only about 40 minutes long and has a few problems. It lags sometimes, rope-jumping is frequent and difficult, hitboxes can be off, and some of the bosses are hard enough to drain your life pool if you don't bring more health and a spinach projectile into the battle. Those gripes aside, I liked it! It's a pleasant little platformer with some decent music, an amusing sense of humor, and enough challenge to keep you amped. Were it a little better, I'd call it the Wellington Burger of Popeye games.

legendrko25
Gold Good Trader
15-Jan-2023(#113)
I beat Destroy all Humans on the xbox Microsoft Xbox
Yoshi
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16-Jan-2023(#114)
Number: 4
Full Title: Metroid: Zero Mission
Platform Played: Nintendo Wii U
Collection: N/A
Native Platform: Game Boy Advance
Original Platform: Nintendo Entertainment System
Applicable Badge: Metroidvania (1/2)

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I wish it were feasible for every 8-bit game to receive this type of 16-bit remake. Improve the graphics, respect the source material, add some quality-of-life improvements, and hold the "modern sensibilities". The only detractor was the stealth section, which I exacerbated by missing a save room or two.



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Steam - Ys II
Nintendo Switch - River City Ransom
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Nintendo Wii U - Metroid: Zero Mission
Microsoft Xbox Series X|S -

Unique Systems Covered: 4/15
Total Games Beaten: 4

Renaissance2K
GameTZ Subscriber Quadruple Gold Good Trader Has Written 4 Reviews
16-Jan-2023(#115)
I think @sailorneorune and @Yoshi have the right idea. Since my write-ups are being posted elsewhere, I'm going to use their format for announcing new playthroughs.

Number: 2
Full Title: Cake Bash
Platform Played: Stadia
Collection: N/A
Native Platform: Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Stadia
Original Platforms: Windows, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Stadia
Applicable Badge: Chance Time (1/2)

The game takes only around 30 minutes to finish, so I played through it three times to gather screenshots and footage. Sounds like this qualified me for the badge as well.


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coin -

Unique Systems Covered: 1/36
Total Games Beaten: 2


Stadia has only three days left on this mortal coil. I've had my fill of trying new Stadia Pro games on the platform, so I've been playing through Final Fantasy XV, taking advantage of the "play anywhere" nature of the platform to work through the story at home and take on sidequests on my phone. I'll likely only make it to Chapter 3 before Wednesday, at which point I'll try to transfer my save to the Steam version.

I have three other Stadia playthroughs under my belt from the era before native streaming was possible, so I'm considering playing through them again so I have footage to work with. After that, I'll be starting Doom 64. I'm still wishing I had picked up the Stadia version of that game when it was on sale for $2.50; I'd probably be playing through that version right now if I had.

SupremeSarna
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16-Jan-2023(#116)
Last year I challenged myself to beat one game from The Legend of Zelda series every month. It was grueling (but fun) to do since every game is fairly long. So this year I?m doing something much tamer?beating every Pikmin game before Pikmin 4 releases.

So here?s New Play Control! Pikmin Nintendo Wii .
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Pikmin is a fun RTS game where you control an army of colorful alien plants to kill giant wildlife and retrieve the bits of your broken spaceship? before you run out of air! It?s quite difficult for a GameCube game by Nintendo?the 30 days speed by, you need a minimum of 25 parts to escape the atmosphere, and the Pikmin are often at the mercy of the horrifying predators that stalk them. Spotty Bulborbs, Beady Longlegs, Burrowing Snagrets, and Fiery Blowhogs! There?s no way to slow time, so if the day you?re on goes poorly, your best bet is to just restart the software and try again. I did that a little too often in the final days, but at least I 100%?d it. This game would do well with various difficulty levels, whether you?re intimidated by the challenge or you want a harder version for a new playthrough.

Fantastic game, but the pressure was real every step of the way. Now if only it contained a Luigi?s Mansion video?

BloodPuppetX
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* 18-Jan-2023(#117)
I finished The Diofield Chronicle on Switch. Not a bad game, but definitely a lot more interesting SRPGs out there. Speaking of which, now I'm just waiting for my copy of Fire Emblem Engage to ship!
DragonmasterDX
Global Trader - willing to trade internationally Has Written 6 Reviews
* 18-Jan-2023(#118)
While it doesn't really count, today I finally beat Zelda for the Nelsonic Game Watch. I got this watch several years ago and the buttons are meant for a child, so it is kind of difficult to play, and the 2 keese 2 iron balls in the fourth dungeon are BRUTAL. This is a pretty fun little gadget and finally after replacing the battery last night and playing a few times I beat it this morning!

Pic for those who don't know what I'm talking about:
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Scott
GameTZ Subscriber Global Trader - willing to trade internationally Has Written 2 Reviews
18-Jan-2023(#119)
That's really cool!
DragonmasterDX
Global Trader - willing to trade internationally Has Written 6 Reviews
18-Jan-2023(#120)
Scott wrote:
> That's really cool!

yeah these things are great! They are way cheaper than an actual Zelda Game&Watch, which means they're more accessible to us commoners! They were made in the 80s by Nelsonic and there are a few different versions like a StarFox one. I only have a few of the Zelda ones though
Scott
GameTZ Subscriber Global Trader - willing to trade internationally Has Written 2 Reviews
18-Jan-2023(#121)
I kinda want to get one. Gotta beat every Zelda game, after all!

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