Games Beaten: 2010

[Ack]

Soul Calibur IV (Xbox 360)
Super Bomberman 2 (SNES)
Cybernator (SNES)
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky (PC)
Devil Kings (PS2)
Still Life (PC)
Dead Space (PS3)
Uncharted 2: Among Thieves (PS3)
LEGO Batman (Xbox 360)
Penumbra: Black Plague (PC)
Half-Life 2: Episode One (PC)
Penumbra: Requiem (PC)
Portal (PC)
Medal Of Honor: Airborne (PC)
Aliens Vs. Predator 2 (PC)
Aliens Vs. Predator 2: Primal Hunt (PC)
Zork 1 (PC)
LEGO Star Wars 2 (PS2)
Gungrave (PS2)
Saints Row 2 (Xbox 360)
Red Faction 2 (PC)
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat (PC)
Command & Conquer Renegade (PC)
Marvel vs. Capcom 2 (PS2)
Alien Swarm (PC)
Red Faction: Guerrilla (PS3)
Way of the Samurai 3 (PS3)
Mercs (Arcade)
Son Son (Arcade)
The Bouncer (PS2)
Beyond Good & Evil (PS2)
The Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning (PS2)
Borderlands (PC)
Red Dead Redemption (PS3)
Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES)
Super Mario World (SNES)
Golden Axe: The Duel (SAT)
Bonkers (SNES)
Smartball (SNES)
Marvel Super Heroes in War of the Gems (SNES)
X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse (SNES)
Genetos (PC)

TOTAL: 42

I'm gonna jump on the "I just beat Genetos" bandwagon. Fun game with some nifty changes. It's nice seeing the genre evolve over the course of one game.

I still suck at shmups though. I've managed to unlock one other weapon, and I'm not even sure I really unlocked it.

[alienjesus]

Gals Fighters NGPC
Puzzle Link NGPC
Puzzle Bobble Mini NGPC
Sonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure NGPC
Tatsunoko vs Capcom Wii
Star Wars Jedi Knight 2: Jedi Outcast GC
Tomena Sanner WiiWare
Sonic Jam Saturn
Dark Void Zero DSiWare
Little Red Riding Hood's Zombie BBQ DSiWare
Starship Patrol DSiWare
Pokemon Platinum DS
Pokemon Rumble WiiWare
Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia DS
Megaman 10 WiiWare
Pokemon HeartGold DS
Art Style Nemrem DSiWare
Art Style Boxlife DSiWare
Photo Dojo DSiWare
Bird & Bombs DSiWare
Metal Torrent DSiWare
Another Code R Wii
Beach Spikers GC
DoReMi Fantasy Milons DokiDoki Adventure VC
Ecco the Dolphin Mega Drive
Art Style Penta Tentacles WiiWare
Art Academy First Semester DSiWare
F Zero GX GC
Geometry Wars Galaxies Wii
Ico PS2
Kuru Kuru Kururin GBA
Tales in a Box: Hidden Shapes in Perspective DSiWare
Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth DS
The Rub Rabbits DS
Little King's Story Wii
Muramasa: The Demon Blade Wii
Chrono Trigger DS
Okami Wii
ChuChu Rocket DC
Jet Set Radio DC
NiGHTs Into Dreams Saturn
Block Game GBC
Pokemon Stadium N64
Jam with the Band DS
Red Steel Wii
Shadow of the Colossus PS2
Teenage Mutant Hero Turtles NES
Unirally SNES
Viewtiful Joe GC
Wario Land: The Shake Dimension Wii
3D Space Tank DSiWare
Yoshi's Island DS DS
Pokemon Zany Cards Pokemon Mini
Pokemon Puzzle Collection Pokemon Mini
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time Master Quest GC
Donkey Kong Game Boy
Professor Layton & The Lost Future DS
Balloon Kid Game Boy
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX GBC
Luigi's Mansion GC
Art Style: Aquite DSiWare
Super Mario RPG VC
Metroid Prime GC
New Super Mario Bros. Wii Wii
The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Wii *NEW*
Pop Island DSiWare *NEW*

Total: 66

Twilight Princess has taken me a long time to beat, mostly for similar reasons to Okami. I loved the game, but the 35 hours or so I was playing for was just too much for me, I kept moving on to something else. Still, having finally polished it off, I have to say its a fantastic game. Still no Ocarina beater in my eyes, but still great. Perhaps with a little less filler I would've rated it higher.

Pop Island is a great little capture the flag game with firework throwing surfing penguins. That's all that needs said really. If penguins arent your thing, how about hovercraft sharks, lion-gokart hybrids or skateboarding elephants. Its pretty crazy with up to 25 or so characters on screen, and it has support for like 8 player multiplayer with only one download too. Pretty awesome for only 500 points.

Next up: De Blob, Mighty Flip Champs, Zelda: Spirit Tracks and AiRace: Tunnel.

[noiseredux]

1. Phantasy Star (GBA)
2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall Of The Foot Clan (GB)
3. Super Mario Bros. 2 (GBA)
4. OutRun (GBA)
5. Super Street Fighter II Turbo Revival (GBA)
6. Mortal Kombat II (GB)
7. Viper Phase I (arcade)
8. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles In Time (SNES)
9. Godzilla: Domination (GBA)
10. Iridion II (GBA)
11. Scooby-Doo! Classic Creep Capers (GBC)
12. Trax (GB)
13. Super Mario World (GBA)
14. Super Puzzle Fighter II (GBA)
15. Alien Hominid (GBA)
16. 1942 (GBC)

believe it or not, I had never played 1942 for NES. Or any of the 19xx series actually for that matter. Anyway, it really wasn't a super-hard game. Really didn't get challenging until the last 7 levels really. And the lack of a final boss was disappointing. There were those few bosses spread out here and there, nothing too tough. But why no end boss? Oh well. At any rate, it was a lot of fun. It looks like shit on a GBC, but fantastic on a Game Boy Player to LCD. I really wish Capcom had put out more of the 19xx series on GBC though.

[MrHealthy]

First 50 Games here!

• Braid (PSN)
  Sonic Chaos (Game Gear)
  
  *New* Sonic Triple Trouble (Game Gear)
  The Sequel to Sonic Chaos. Level design was significantly improved and challenge was increased to a nice level. Final boss was lacking though.
  
  *New* Mega Man 5 (NES)
  Beating two Sonic games really made me want to play Mega Man. And since I've had most of them still sitting in my backlog, I could have choosen any, but this was the mega man I played most as a child. Only really due to the fact that my local rental store has more copies of this then the others. I really can't believe I could never beat a level of this when I was young, the first half of this game is so easy! Second half was a nice increase in challenge, but this game really throws lives at you like candy.
  
  *New* Mega Man 3 (NES)
  I was itching for some more after Mega Man 5, so I figured after doing one of my favourites in the series, I should tackle my least favourite. If only to compare. I find the level design in this mega man to be terrible. Level graphics / themes feel unispired and flat, as do the robot masters themselves. And the 'remixed' levels just pad out the game with no reall purose.
  
  *New* Uno (PSN)
  Not really much to say about this. Its Uno. The AI can feel like they are cheating sometimes, but its really the multiplayer thats the draw of this game. In any case, its on sale for a buck right now, so thats why I picked it up.

Total count: 56

[noiseredux]

*New* Uno (PSN)
Not really much to say about this. Its Uno. The AI can feel like they are cheating sometimes, but its really the multiplayer thats the draw of this game. In any case, its on sale for a buck right now, so thats why I picked it up.

Uno rules though! I have the GBC version and LOVE it.

[MrHealthy]

Don't get me wrong, I love Uno too. It'll be a great game to just veg and play when I don't feel like doing anything else.

I would rather play it with IRL friends though.

[dsheinem]

when you say you "beat" Uno does that mean you won a game? I've never played a digital version.

I guess what I'm asking is: should I add Windows solitaire to my list?

[Luke]

GHOSTBUSTERS the Video Game 360
Super Mario Bros. NES
Contra Rebirth WiiWare
TetrisGameboy (*5)
Star Wars Force Unleashed 360
Street Fighter II T.E 360 arcade
Sonic The Hedgehog Genesis
Contra NES (x2)
THPS Play Station
Ninja Gaiden NES
Blaster Master Overdrive WiiWare
Batman Returns SNES
Golden Axe GBA
Halo 2 XBOX
Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2 360
Pit-Fighter Genesis
Act Raiser snes
BATMAN Genesis
TMNT: Fall of the Foot clan Gameboy
TMNT: Back from the Sewers Gameboy
Super Mario Bros. 3 NES
StarFox (Paths 1, 2 & 3) snes
Battle Arena Toshinden Remix Saturn
Super Ghouls'N Ghosts. GBA
Final Fight One GBA
Donkey King Country GBA
DOOM GBA
Jackal NES
Bionic Commando NES
Duck Tales NES
Duck Tales 2 Game Boy
BATMAN NES
Super STAR WARS snes
Super Empire Strikes Back snes
Super Return of the Jedi snes
7/2/2010 Crossword Puzzle New York Times
Disney's Aladdin snes
Altered Beast Genesis
Streets of Rage 2 Genesis
Super C NES
Grand Theft Auto San Andreas PC
Ultimate Spider-Man PC
Batman Arkham Asylum 360
Golden Axe new (kind of) Genesis
Golden Axe 2 Genesis
Streets of Rage Genesis
Beetlejuice NES
Ikari Warriors NES
Duck Tales Gameboy
Castlevania Curse of Darkness xbox
Top Gun NES
1943 NES
Tecmo Super Bowl NES
Wario Land new! Virtual Boy


Wario Land is always a blast. I've probably played this game at least once a year for the past 10+ years, and it never gets old. It's not a difficult game, but finding all the treasures adds some challenge to it. That's the route I went yesterday, and I ended up finding all the treasures and completing it.

I guess I could say I also beat the Duel, Test drive II, but won't add it to my list. My end score was either in the 200Ks or 2millions. I didn't write it down, but it's saved in the game. I raced all three tracks and didn't die a single time.

[dsheinem]

Wario Land new! Virtual Boy

If you played this on original hardware, we have a new candidate for most physically demanding game beaten this year.

[MrHealthy]

when you say you "beat" Uno does that mean you won a game? I've never played a digital version.

I guess what I'm asking is: should I add Windows solitaire to my list?

I can't say for other versions, but this one has a single player tournament mode with varying degrees of difficulty. You have to clear 15 matches with various game changing rules in place to beat the games single player.

So no, I wouldn't add Windows solitaire. Unless it has a clear definable end.