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Topic Beat a Game 2024

SupremeSarna

* 1-Jan(#1)

Here's the spreadsheet for '24

Link to 2023's Thread for reference

LEADERBOARDS

Total Games Beaten: 218
Top Users
1. SupremeSarna (28)
2. DemonAlcohol, legendrko25 (22)
3. Slickriven, TalonJedi87 (18)
4. Renaissance2K (15)
5. Bleed_DukeBlue, ErickRPG, incubus421, PizzaTheHutt (14)
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Total Systems Covered: 85/334 (25.45%)
Top Users
1. SupremeSarna (13)
2. ErickRPG, Renaissance2K (10)
3. Slickriven (9)
4. Bleed_DukeBlue (7)
5. incubus421 (6)
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Total Badges Earned: 23
Top Users
1. SupremeSarna (5)
2. legendrko25, Slickriven (4)
3. Bleed_DukeBlue, Renaissance2K (3)
4. Scott (2)
5. incubus421, PizzaTheHutt (1)
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Best1989

- Assassin's Creed Origins, The Outer Worlds, Strider

Unique Systems Covered: 1/12
Total Games Beaten: 3

Bleed_DukeBlue

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- Centipede

- Adam's Venture: Origins, Skylanders: SuperChargers, Skylanders: SuperChargers DLC, FoxyLand, FoxyLand 2

- Assassin's Creed: Mirage, RoboCop: Rogue City, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, Ziggurat 2

2 - Resident Evil: Village
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- Bust-a-Move
Unique Systems Covered: 7/24
Total Games Beaten: 14

BloodPuppetX

- Mighty Goose, Dredge, VirtuaVerse, Werewolf: The Apocalypse, Persona 5 Tactica, Sonic Superstars, Mario vs. Donkey Kong, Mr. Gimmick!, Another Code: Recollection

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*evercade* -
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Unique Systems Covered: 1/10
Total Games Beaten: 9

BucketofJustice

- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge, Progear, Tekken 8
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Unique Systems Covered: 1/3
Total Games Beaten: 3

DemonAlcohol

- Assassin's Creed Valhalla DLC, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, Aperture Desk Job, Alan Wake Remastered, Alan Wake Remastered DLC, Alan Wake's American Nightmare, Control, Control DLC, Alan Wake 2, Not for Broadcast, Ravenous Devils, Thronefall, Yakuza 0, Kingdom Rush, Yakuza Kiwami, Not for Broadcast DLC, Donut County, Yakuza Kiwami 2, Last Epoch, Trover Saves the Universe, Marvel's Midnight Suns DLC, Yakuza 3

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Unique Systems Covered: 1/5
Total Games Beaten: 22

ErickRPG

- Bad News Baseball

- Mario Party 2

- Pikmin 4, Trials of Mana

- Super Dodgeball Advance

- Dynamite Cop

- Mortal Kombat XL, Shadow of the Colossus

- DiRT 5

- Hyperdimension Neptunia ReBirth 2, Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed

- Twisted!

- King's Quest IV: The Perils of Rosella, King's Quest V: Absence Makes the Heart Go Yonder!
Unique Systems Covered: 10/18
Total Games Beaten: 14

Finn

- New Tales of Borderlands

- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

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Unique Systems Covered: 2/4
Total Games Beaten: 2

Frank

- Portal, Mario vs. Donkey Kong

- Hoa

- Final Fantasy VII (

)
Unique Systems Covered: 3/32
Total Games Beaten: 4

Gypsy

- Operation Winback

- Octopath Traveler II

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- Lost Odyssey

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Unique Systems Covered: 3/25
Total Games Beaten: 3

incubus421

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- Mega Man 2, Mega Man 3, Mega Man 4, Mega Man 5, Mega Man 6

- Donkey Kong Country, Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest

- Octopath Traveler

- Dishonored 2

- Silent Hill: The Short Message, FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH

- Close to the Sun, Roller Coaster Tycoon

- Braveland Wizard
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Unique Systems Covered: 6/11
Total Games Beaten: 14

Johnny

- Hogwarts Legacy

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Unique Systems Covered: 1/6
Total Games Beaten: 1

legendrko25

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- Mario Kart Wii

- LEGO Batman: The Videogame, Fallout 3, Fallout 3 DLC, Gin Rummy, Crazy Taxi, Viva Piñata: Party Animals, Assassin's Creed Rogue, Dead Rising 2: Case Zero

- PAC-MAN, Dig Dug, Super Puzzle Fighter II Turbo, Jetpac (image), Lunar Jetman (image), Yu-Gi-Oh! Master Duel, PAC-MANIA, PAC-LAND, Monopoly Plus, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl, Bluey: the Videogame, Golf With Your Friends, Dead Island 2
Unique Systems Covered: 3/6
Total Games Beaten: 22

PizzaTheHutt

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- Songs For A Hero - Definitive Edition, Max: The Curse Of Brotherhood, Shakedown: Hawaii, Nirvana Pilot Yume

- LEGO 2K Drive, Aliens: Fireteam Elite, Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

- Star Wars: Squadrons, Farpoint

2 - The Dark Pictures: Switchback VR, Ven VR Adventure, Travel The Words, Pixel Ripped 1995, Resident Evil 4

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Unique Systems Covered: 4/6
Total Games Beaten: 14

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- Aliens: Colonial Marines

- Unraveled Two

- Aliens: Dark Descent
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Unique Systems Covered: 3/31
Total Games Beaten: 3

Renaissance2K

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- Shaq Fu

- Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut

- Mario vs. Donkey Kong

- Shaq Fu, Donkey Kong

- Mario vs. Donkey Kong

- Shaq Fu

- Tekken 5

- Shaq Fu

- Sonic Adventure DX: Director's Cut, Tekken 7, Tekken 8, Quake, Quake II

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Unique Systems Covered: 10/37
Total Games Beaten: 15

sailorneorune

- Silent Hope, Splatoon 3 DLC

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Unique Systems Covered: 1/19
Total Games Beaten: 2

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- Super Mario Bros.

- Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Slay the Spire

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Unique Systems Covered: 2/19
Total Games Beaten: 3

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- Zen: Intergalactic Ninja

- Mario vs. Donkey Kong

- Shaq Fu

- Asura's Wrath DLC

- Return to Grace

- The Last Case of Benedict Fox, Solar Ash, Lies of P

- Yono and the Celestial Elephants, Horizon Chase Turbo DLC, Quake 2, A Little to the Left

- Ittle Dew, Binaries, Valdis Story: Abyssal City, Astalon: Tears of the Earth, Sheepy: A Short Adventure

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Unique Systems Covered: 9/26
Total Games Beaten: 18

SupremeSarna

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- Warbirds

- Super Mario Bros.

- Shaq Fu

- Wario World, Donkey Kong Jungle Beat

- Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

- Shantae (

), Mega Man 8 (

), Fire Emblem Engage, Pikmin 3 Deluxe, Pikmin 3 DLC, Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (

), Splatoon 3 DLC, Donkey Kong Country (

)

- Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (

)

- Kirby's Block Ball (

), Donkey Kong Land (

), Donkey Kong Land 2 (

), Kirby's Dream Land (

), Donkey Kong GB: Dinky Kong & Dixie Kong (

)

- Gunman Clive 2, Spotto! (

), 6×1≠UNLIMITED?

- Mega Man X8

- SoulCalibur II (

)

- Grimace's Birthday (

)
image - Scribblenauts Remix, Scribblenauts Remix DLC
Unique Systems Covered: 13/23
Total Games Beaten: 28

TalonJedi87

- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (

), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Manhattan Project (

), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of The Foot Clan (

), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Radical Rescue (

), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (arcade), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (arcade), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time (

), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Tournament Fighters (

), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist (

), Shantae and the Seven Sirens, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze, Super Mario Bros. (

), Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (

), Super Mario Bros. 2 (

)

- Dead Island 2, Horizon Forbidden West, Hogwarts Legacy, Assassin’s Creed Mirage

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Unique Systems Covered: 2/6
Total Games Beaten: 18

Yoshi

- Kyuukyoku Tiger, Blaster Master (

)

- Alien Crush

- Sniper Elite 4 & DLC, Double Dragon Advance (

), Terminator: Resistance - Annihilation Line
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Unique Systems Covered: 2/11
Total Games Beaten: 6

"RULES"

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.
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

ICONS & BADGES

Key

- 50% of systems covered,

- 100% of systems covered,

- 0 games beaten,

- 5 games beaten,

- 10 games beaten (additional gold stars for 20, 30, 40, 60, etc),

- 50 games beaten,

- 100 games beaten,

- 150 games beaten,

- 200 games beaten,

- top user in systems completed,

- top user in games beaten,

- 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. Alternatively, you can beat two single-player games in a group setting, where all involved people are participating (ex: racing to beat a platformer or challenging each other's arcade high scores).
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 2 games that require 50+ hours to finish (ex: The Elder Scrolls), any genre. Requires in-game timer for proof.
Delisted: Beat two games that can no longer be officially purchased first- or second-hand (ex: Pushmo).
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, or took at least a full year to be localized outside of Japan (ex: Mother 3, Final Fantasy V).
Makin' Money with Minigames!: Beat 2 games that are entirely made 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
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.

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 Delisted
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

SupremeSarna

1-Jan(#2)

To those returning, welcome back! This year will go like last year, but there are a couple tweaks. For one, a few badges have been altered to be a bit more forgiving (looking at you, Days Gone By). I also added a badge for delisted games, since digital stores are disappearing left and right these days.

To those who have not returned yet, we're happy to have you. Just reach out with a console list and I'll do the rest. If you see an error in the OP, please speak up! It's always rocky in January, so I may need to work out a few kinks.

Let the games begin!

BucketofJustice

1-Jan(#3)

Can I join? I have a PS5 with access to PS4 games, a Series X with its’ backward compatible stuff, and a GBA.

SupremeSarna

1-Jan(#4)

BucketofJustice wrote:

> Can I join? I have a PS5 with access to PS4 games, a Series X with its’ backward

> compatible stuff, and a GBA.

Welcome aboard! Remember to read the rules and ask if you have any questions.

Bleed_DukeBlue

* 1-Jan(#5)

Hi @SupremeSarna! Could you please remove Stadia (since it’s dead now) from my console list and add Anbernic 35xx, NES, SNES, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, and Steam Deck? Thanks!

Also, how do we go about finding games for the Delisted badge? I have a big collection, but, so far, I've only been able to come up with two games that I bought before they were digitally delisted and which don't have physical copies that you can buy second-hand. Are a lot of the games for this badge available via emulation or something?

Bleed_DukeBlue

1-Jan(#6)

#1 down: Resident Evil: Village on PSVR2. I would like to count this toward the Raccoon City badge. I just finished this up, and it’s easily the best VR experience I’ve ever had. It’s just a phenomenal game all around.

TalonJedi87

1-Jan(#7)

#1 TMNT

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Cowabunga Collection

Thank goodness for rewind functionality and save states or else I would’ve tossed this one in the trash like I did when I was 5 years old haha. It’s a very tough old school game with constant annoyances such as respawning enemies if you happen to back step then go forward again, inconsistent platforming and knock backs when you get hit. But I oddly enjoyed my few hours trekking thru this game with the quality of life improvements like rewinding up to 10 seconds and save states. Plus the music was pretty catchy and it was cool playing as each ninja turtle although Leo and Donny are by far the best of the 4 since their weapons have severely long range and that is most needed in this game to ease the brutal difficulty it ensues. The boss fights were somewhat annoying in the latter half of the game with the exception of Shredder who can be cheesed with Donny’s staff. Overall it was a classic tough as nails old school action platformer and if anyone hasn’t finished it in the last 34 years thanks to its difficulty the Cowabunga collection can make it possible thankfully.

ErickRPG

* 1-Jan(#8)

Thought I'd be the first one to clear, but a couple people beat me. Oh well. So I'm starting out the year trying to beat some favorites for various old systems. I mean games I already have roms for all ready to play on my portables. But was "saving them". No longer! Gonna play some of my old favs! Maybe even a few for the first time! System is not yet on my list since I am using my retroid.

#1 - Dynamite Cop -

This is one of the best 3d at home arcade conversions of a beat em up game. Just so silly and over the top. You can whack people with large tuna, shake pepper in their face, throw eggs, lol. Finding funny stuff to attack with is part of the fun.

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PizzaTheHutt

1-Jan(#9)

Bleed_DukeBlue wrote:

> #1 down: Resident Evil: Village on PSVR2. I would like to count this toward the

> Raccoon City badge. I just finished this up, and it’s easily the best VR experience

> I’ve ever had. It’s just a phenomenal game all around.

Have you tried RE4 in VR? I've seen people from both sides saying one is better than the other, kinda making it difficult for me to decide which one I should play first.

Bleed_DukeBlue

1-Jan(#10)

I haven’t yet, but I plan to this year. I’ve heard RE4 is less immersive (all cut scenes are flat, and some things are less interactive), but the gunplay is better. If it makes any difference, Village is pretty quick. It only took me about 8 hours to beat in VR without rushing (although I played it before flat).

PizzaTheHutt wrote:

> Bleed_DukeBlue wrote:

>> #1 down: Resident Evil: Village on PSVR2. I would like to count this toward the

>> Raccoon City badge. I just finished this up, and it’s easily the best VR experience

>> I’ve ever had. It’s just a phenomenal game all around.

> Have you tried RE4 in VR? I've seen people from both sides saying one is better than

> the other, kinda making it difficult for me to decide which one I should play first.

SupremeSarna

1-Jan(#11)

Bleed_DukeBlue wrote:

> Hi @SupremeSarna! Could you please remove Stadia (since it’s dead now) from my

> console list and add Anbernic 35xx, NES, SNES, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, and Steam

> Deck? Thanks!

> Also, how do we go about finding games for the Delisted badge? I have a big collection,

> but, so far, I've only been able to come up with two games that I bought before they

> were digitally delisted and which don't have physical copies that you can buy second-hand.

> Are a lot of the games for this badge available via emulation or something?

Can do! As for your second question, yes, emulation is ideal for that badge. It’s stunning how many lost games have been preserved via emulation.

legendrko25

1-Jan(#12)

Im in for 2024 same console list

Bleed_DukeBlue

1-Jan(#13)

Thanks!

SupremeSarna wrote:

> Bleed_DukeBlue wrote:

>> Hi @SupremeSarna! Could you please remove Stadia (since it’s dead now) from

> my

>> console list and add Anbernic 35xx, NES, SNES, Game Boy, Game Boy Advance, and

> Steam

>> Deck? Thanks!

>> Also, how do we go about finding games for the Delisted badge? I have a big collection,

>> but, so far, I've only been able to come up with two games that I bought before

> they

>> were digitally delisted and which don't have physical copies that you can buy

> second-hand.

>> Are a lot of the games for this badge available via emulation or something?

> Can do! As for your second question, yes, emulation is ideal for that badge. It’s

> stunning how many lost games have been preserved via emulation.

PizzaTheHutt

1-Jan(#14)

Bleed_DukeBlue wrote:

> I haven’t yet, but I plan to this year. I’ve heard RE4 is less immersive (all

> cut scenes are flat, and some things are less interactive), but the gunplay is better.

> If it makes any difference, Village is pretty quick. It only took me about 8 hours

> to beat in VR without rushing (although I played it before flat).

Damn, one of my biggest pet peeves with VR games is when cutscenes are flat. I remember buying DOOM 3 VR on PSVR1 day one when it released and being excited to play it, but once I read the cutscenes were flat I suddenly was less interested (still to this day haven't played it yet). tbh I don't know why it bothers me so much, and I know it was a flat game to begin with so it would probably take a lot of work to redo all the cutscenes in 360°. I really hope they're not flat in the VR remake of Bulletstorm that releases later this month.

Bleed_DukeBlue

1-Jan(#15)

Some of the cutscenes are flat in Village too, but many aren’t.

PizzaTheHutt wrote:

> Bleed_DukeBlue wrote:

>> I haven’t yet, but I plan to this year. I’ve heard RE4 is less immersive

> (all

>> cut scenes are flat, and some things are less interactive), but the gunplay is

> better.

>> If it makes any difference, Village is pretty quick. It only took me about 8

> hours

>> to beat in VR without rushing (although I played it before flat).

> Damn, one of my biggest pet peeves with VR games is when cutscenes are flat. I remember

> buying DOOM 3 VR on PSVR1 day one when it released and being excited to play it,

> but once I read the cutscenes were flat I suddenly was less interested (still to

> this day haven't played it yet). tbh I don't know why it bothers me so much, and

> I know it was a flat game to begin with so it would probably take a lot of work to

> redo all the cutscenes in 360°. I really hope they're not flat in the VR remake

> of Bulletstorm that releases later this month.

razeak

1-Jan(#16)

Atari 2600
Atari 5200
NES
SNES
N64
NGC
Wii
WiiU
Switch
Gameboy
GBA
Master Sytem
Genesis
Sega CD
32X
Saturn
Dreamcast
Nomad
PS1
PS2
PS3
PS4
PSVR
PSP
PSVita
Xbox
Xbox 360
Xbox One
PC
MAME
Oculus

I'm in the last few hours of Aliens: Dark Descent. It's very good.

Johnny

1-Jan(#17)

Can you put me on this years as well? Same systems as last year?

Thanks for doing this!

Bleed_DukeBlue

2-Jan(#18)

#2 down: Bust-a-Move on the Anbernic 35xx. This is the North American version of the classic arcade game Puzzle Bobble. I would like to count it towards the Quarter Muncher badge. There are 100 levels, some of which are really easy and others of which leave little room for error. Weirdly, I struggled with a couple of the levels in the upper 90s but found the final level really easy.

PizzaTheHutt

2-Jan(#19)

It doesn't have it's own icon still because Bill hates VR with a passion (allegedly), but I just got my PSVR2 today, so add that to my list.

SupremeSarna

2-Jan(#20)

PizzaTheHutt wrote:

> It doesn't have it's own icon still because Bill hates VR with a passion (allegedly),

> but I just got my PSVR2 today, so add that to my list.

Gotcha covered!

BloodPuppetX

* 2-Jan(#21)

Mighty Goose for Switch is my first clear of 2024. Very short, but fun, Contra-like game.

Slickriven

* 3-Jan(#22)

I suppose this should count as my first clear of '24
Asura's Wrath DLC for the

I beat and certainly enjoyed this game last year enough to buy the full slate of DLC episodes and played 1 last year but got to the rest tonight and overall the 4 extra chapters were enjoyable and added a decent amount of content (there were 18 chapters in the main game, so this added basically 22% more). I still sort of stink at the combat here and that was evident in the next to last episode/chapter but slightly less so in the final episode which I did better at. Game is still crazy, but the story line that continued into the DLC really was the true ending and it felt like it properly wrapped things up.
Since this is DLC, I won't bother claiming for any badges. I do think I'm done with the game and won't replay any episodes to improve my ratings. Some episodes I did pretty decent, but a few too many I did poorly at, eh oh well.

SupremeSarna

3-Jan(#23)

@sailorneorune You're in! Is there any chance @benstylus will be rejoining this year? We're always happy to have you both.

ErickRPG

3-Jan(#24)

#2 Mario Party 2 -

Definitely my favorite Mario Party. Probably because this was the one that I grew up on, playing against my best friend hundreds of times. So I have the most familiarity with it. I genuinely like the mini games in this the most. And one thing I enjoyed as a solo player that you could unlock the mini games as you played. Sort of a nice light RPG element, a reward system so to speak. Earning coins that you could spend to outright buy the mini games you just haven't had the luck to "land on" yet.

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Gypsy

3-Jan(#25)

@SupremeSarna Please add Octopath Traveler 2 to my list. Just fully wrapped up all the odds and ends today. Actually beat the final boss and the crazy optional boss awhile ago but had some side quests and stuff not finished. And like 3 areas I had to find for that particular trophy (finding all areas).

SupremeSarna

4-Jan(#26)

Gypsy wrote:

> @SupremeSarna Please add Octopath Traveler 2 to my list. Just fully wrapped up all

> the odds and ends today. Actually beat the final boss and the crazy optional boss

> awhile ago but had some side quests and stuff not finished. And like 3 areas I had

> to find for that particular trophy (finding all areas).

Which system?

SupremeSarna

4-Jan(#27)

@Yoshi You're in!

Can y'all believe I haven't beaten a game yet? I'm close, though.

Gypsy

4-Jan(#28)

ErickRPG

4-Jan(#29)

SupremeSarna wrote:

> @Yoshi You're in!

> Can y'all believe I haven't beaten a game yet? I'm close, though.

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ErickRPG

* 4-Jan(#30)

#3 Twisted! -

This is one game that really clicked with me. If you could ask me for one game that summed up my love for the 3DO, it would be this game. Really summed up the mid to end of 90s PS1, 3DO, Saturn era of crazy FMV games. This was really corny, but it's actually good. It's a fun roll and move, race to the end game. With picture and sound puzzles, and lots of funny reactions from the contensant and hosts, mixed with old footage.

My favorite contenstant reaction, and my favorite guy to play as.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUqb0nNONds

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Finn

4-Jan(#31)

I think I am down to do this again.

I have:

PS5
PS4
Switch
PC

TalonJedi87

4-Jan(#32)

#2 - TMNT: The Manhattan Project

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The next game in my Cowabunga Collection trek thru finds me at the hands of I want to say a poor man’s TMNT Turtles in Time or The Arcade TMNT because the quality was definitely lacking even though it was playable for the most part. The enhancements were nice though to remove sprite flicker and grant infinite continues. It also came out in 1992 I see right after the Secret of the Ooze movie came out so it was piggybacking off of that having Tokka, Razar and Super Shredder in it alongside some comic book characters such as Krang. Overall while a bit bland I still found some enjoyment with it. Its not my go-to TMNT beat em up entry that’s for sure but it’s worth a peek for a playthrough and may be more fun in coop as most TMNT games are.

SupremeSarna

4-Jan(#33)

Finn wrote:

> I think I am down to do this again.

> I have:

> PS5

> PS4

> Switch

> PC

Welcome back!

Finn

4-Jan(#34)

Thanks.

SupremeSarna

* 4-Jan(#35)

I beat my first game of 2024: Shantae

(originally GBC, enhanced with GBA tech).
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It's a charming 2D platformer with a Simon's Quest-esque world map. It oozes personality and is full of cute character interactions. You get different transformations to further exploration, especially in the fun dungeons--Zelda's got nothing on these labyrinths. The music is decent, too. In true WayForward fashion, the sprite work and animations are excellent, and the women are certainly... drawn in a remarkable way. This has definitely placed on my GB/GBC top ten list.

If I have any gripes about it, you always start a life with three hearts regardless of your max HP. Hitboxes can be a little wonky, and your hair attack is very limited range--it's very easy to take hits when fighting. The corridors are extremely long, so when you combine those two things, you're likely to die just moving from one end of the room to the other. I wish the expensive fighter's gear you buy was more useful, but the attacks it offers are situational and have poor hitboxes. It would also be nice to have a map in dungeons, too.

So it's a great game with room to grow. Here's hoping Risky Revolution releases soon--it's chronologically the second game in series, so it'd be nice to play that next.

PizzaTheHutt

* 4-Jan(#36)

Game #1 of 2024
The Dark Pictures - Switchback VR on PSVR2

legendrko25

5-Jan(#37)

I beat my high score on Pacman and Dig Dug both on xbox1

(beating both gets me the quarter muncher badge)

ErickRPG

5-Jan(#38)

#4 Bad News Baseball -

Definitely one of my favorite baseball games. Up there with Major League Baseball for

and MLB Power Pros 2008

. Very fun arcade style baseball game. I generally don't like the realistic stuff, because I can never quite get good enough of a feel of hitting. But this game just works for me. Once the pitcher's fast ball wears down after a couple of innings it's pretty easy to rack up hits!

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TalonJedi87

* 5-Jan(#39)

#3 TMNT: Fall of The Foot Clan

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It doesn't get much more simple than this. 5 stages of simple side scrolling coupled with lite platforming that felt very stiff at times but granted this game came out over 30 years ago when the Game Boy was first created, with hack and slashing, one punching enemies to death with a boss at the end of each stage. The game literally took me a little over 1 hour to finish all 5 stages. It was also a treat to have a TMNT game that wasn't too difficult for a change. I guess after the NES TMNT game, everything feels easy though!

SupremeSarna

5-Jan(#40)

I beat Warbirds

, so now I can put the Lynx away for another year.
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It's the best game I own for the Lynx, which is a darn shame. I swear this dogfight simulator doesn't work right. Sometimes pressing up or down moves you in its respective direction, other times they both move you upward. When you respawn, you can fly upward for a few seconds before the game abruptly makes you nosedive. So you end up waiting 30 seconds for the enemy fighters to fly down to your level, leaving you vulnerable to their assault. The fighters also love crashing into you if they're low on health. It's very irritating.

At least the only song in the game is catchy. That's a silver lining.

BucketofJustice

6-Jan(#41)

Number 1 TMNT Shredder’s Revenge PS5