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Let's Play Together! Game of the Month
Every month, RTT gets together and brainstorms choices to vote as the Let's Play Together! Game of the Month.
Upon completion of the GotM, you will be rewarded with an Achievement Icon!
Let's play some awesome games together!

Game of the Month Captain: Renaissance2K

Retro Talkshop Thread Founder & CEO: Lunar

November 2023

The Legend of Zelda

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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 Famicom Disk System launch title before porting to the Nintendo NES as the first ever cartridge with a battery save - introduced the world to the silent protagonist link, the eponymous Princess Zelda, the mysterious Triforce, and the land of Hyrule, all of which are now synonymous with Nintendo's legendary (no pun intended) tentpole franchise. Many series tropes - the treasure chest chime, life-refilling fairies, a gauntlet of eight hidden dungeons - began here, and the game's very first line of dialogue is iconic enough to deserve it's own Wikipedia page. Unsurprisingly, while the original The Legend of Zelda has never been remade or remastered, it has been ported to nearly every iteration of Nintendo's classic games library, got its own cartridge re-release for the Game Boy Advance, and even its own Game & Watch-styled modern handheld. Play The Legend of Zelda on Nintendo NES Game Boy Advance (Classic NES Series) GameCube (via The Legend of Zelda: Collector's Edition) Wii (Virtual Console) Wii U (Virtual Console) 3DS (Virtual Console) Switch (Nintendo Switch Online) NES Classic Edition The Legend of Zelda Game & Watch Finish any version or port of The Legend of Zelda to earn the 8-Bit Link badge: image

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2023 Annual Franchise Challenge

Shining

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 Shining in the Darkness Shining Force Shining Force II Shining Force CD Shining Force III Shining Wisdom Shining the Holy Ark Shining Force Gaiden Shining Force: The Sword of Hajya Shining Force Gaiden: Final Conflict Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon Shining Soul Shining Soul II Shining Force Neo Shining Force Exa Shining Tears Shining Wind 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.

The Arcade Back Room



Beat the arcade version of any Game of the Month to earn its Back Room arcade cabinet badge.


2023 Recap

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October 2023 Edition - R2K's Birthday Extravaganza

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

September 2023 Edition - Tomb Raider

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 Saturn, the game is remembered as a pivotal title for the original PlayStation as well as a hallmark for the advent of 3D acceleration on the PC. The franchise spawned numerous sequels, no less than two reboots, and two mediocre forays into Hollywood, though the original game found a new life on mobile devices - including a surprisingly compitant port for the - and a modernized remake for seventh-generation platforms. Finish Tomb Raider or its remake to earn the Lara Croft badge: image

Arcade August 2023

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}

July 2023 Edition - Bionic Commando

Bionic Commando swung into arcades intent on being a successor to Capcom's Commando, but the game's protagonist - who uses a bionic telescopic arm to traverse levels and get the drop on enemies - made the title stand out among the other run-and-guns on the scene. After a number of direct ports to home computers, Capcom reimagined the game for the NES and Game Boy with more levels, faster gameplay, and unforgettable soundtracks. Both the arcade original and the console versions have been re-released countless times over the years as mainstays in Capcom collections, but Bionic Commando Re-armed for the Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 - a "more than a remaster" reboot that enhances the NES classic's levels and mechanics with modern graphics - gave the franchise a brief second wind and kicked off a generation of retro remakes. 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}

June 2023 Edition - Daytona USA

DAYYY-TOOOO-NAAAAAAAAAAAH USA is one of the highest-grossing arcade games of all time, praised for its advanced graphics, its realistic physics, and of course, its unforgettable original soundtrack. The game - and its enhanced follow-up - ended up being a flagship launch-window title for the before finding a home on 3D-accelerated PCs shortly after. 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}

May 2023 Edition - Rayman

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 Jaguar exclusive, the first Rayman adventure fell onto the scene in 1995 for the PlayStation, Saturn, and PC, eventually being ported to a variety of handhelds as the horsepower became available. Beat Rayman or any of its ports to earn the Rayman badge: {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/77BtpHO.gif 89 66{imgt}

April 2023 Edition - Golden Sun

Golden Sun was published by Nintendo in 2001, shortly after the launch of the Game Boy Advance. Calling back to the best RPGs of the 16-bit era, it was at the time one of the largest RPGs to ever launch for a handheld. The game is remembered years later for its unique magic system which uses spells not just for battle but for navigating the world and solving puzzles. Beat Golden Sun to earn the Isaac badge: {imgt}https://i.imgur.com/NF3MqQj.gif 80 80{imgt}

March 2023 Edition - Virtua Fighter

Virtua Fighter released in arcades in 1993 and is widely-considered the first 3D fighting game ever. Its character designs and fighting mechanics have gone on to inspire numerous other fighting games that followed. Sega developed home ports of the game for its Saturn and 32X consoles, and followed up with a Virtua Fighter Remix re-release that improved the graphics. 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}

February 2023 Edition - Final Fantasy VI

Final Fantasy VI - released as Final Fantasy III in North America - was originally released for the Super Famicom and Super Nintendo. The game's legacy as the last old-guard Final Fantasy game is massive, and it's still celebrated for its memorable characters, unique antagonist, and robust soundtrack.

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}

January 2023 Edition - Doom 64

Doom 64 was released as a brand new Doom campaign for the Nintendo 64, set after the events of Final Doom. While not extremely successful or lauded upon its release, the game has become somewhat of a cult classic over the years for its difficulty and atmosphere, in part due to a spooky ambient soundtrack from Aubrey Hodges. The game's sleeper status peaked in recent years when Bethesda dropped a remaster of the game in 2020 for modern platforms at a bargain price.

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2022 Recap

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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2021 Recap

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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2020 Recap

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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2019 Recap

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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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2018 Recap

Games

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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