Games Beaten : 2011

[Flake]

1/11 Guardian Heroes (SAT)
1/14 Sonic Adventure (GCN)
1/17 Marvel vs Capcom 2 (DC)
1/17 X-Men vs Street Fighter (SAT)
1/22 Dragon Ball Z Budokai (GCN)
1/24 Street Fighter III - The New Generation (DC)
1/24 Street Fighter Alpha 3 (DC)
1/25 Mega Man X (GCN)
1/26 Dragon Ball Advanced Adventure (GBA)
1/31 Tatsunoko vs Capcom (Wii)
2/1 Megaman X2 (GCN)
2/2 Marvel vs Capcom (DC)
2/3 Megaman X3 (GCN)
2/3 Megaman X4 (GCN)
2/4 Megaman X5 (GCN)
2/5 Megaman X6 (GCN)
2/7 Gundam SEED: Never Ending Tomorrow (PS2)
2/8 Jojo's Bizarre Adventure (DC)
2/9 Street Fighter Alpha: Warriors Dreams (PS2)
2/9 The King of Fighters XI (PS2)
2/11 The King of Fighters '99 Dream Match (DC)
2/13 SNK Gals Fighter (NGPC)
2/16 The King of Fighters '98 (Wii)
2/17 The King of Fighters '96 (Wii)
2/17 Metal Slug (Wii)
2/17 Metal Slug 2 (Wii)
2/18 SNK vs Capcom: The Match of the Millennium (NGPC)
2/19 The King of Fighters '97 (Wii)
2/19 Street Fighter II' (Wii / VC)
2/22 Metal Slug 3 (Wii)
2/25 Super Street Fighter IV (PS3)
2/27 Capcom vs SNK 2 (DC)
2/27 Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots (PS3)
3/3 Mega Man II (GB)
3/5 Super Street Fighter II: HD Remix (PS3)
3/6 Mega Man III (GB)
3/11 Mega Man IV (GB)
3/13 Mega Man: Powered Up! (PSP)
3/14 Garou: Mark of the Wolves (DC)
3/15 Street Fighter III 3rd Strike (PS2)
3/15 Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold (PS2)
3/15 Street Fighter Alpha 2 (PS2)
3/15 Street Fighter EX 3 (PS2)
3/15 Real Bout Fatal Fury Special (PS2)
3/16 The King of Fighters R2 (NGPC)
3/16 Project Justice: Rival Schools (DC)
3/17 Capcom Fighting Evolution (PS2)
3/20 Zone of the Enders (PS2)
3/21 P.N.03 (GCN)
3/21 Super Puzzle Fighter II (GBA)
3/27 Super Street Fighter IV 3D Edition (3DS)
4/10 Dragon Ball Z: Budokai 2 (GCN)
4/28 Vampire Savior (SAT)

I was planning on saving Dark Stalkers 3: Vampire Savior for the summer challenge but today has been a long, long day and it is far from over. I had to take a couple of minutes to game just to keep myself from getting cranky.

This game is WAY better than the last Darkstalkers game I played, which was the original for the PSX back in the 90s. It's colorful and it's got a lot of style. The game is crazy unbalanced but that is part of its charm. If I had any complaint, it's that the default difficulty was way too low. I 1cc'd the game in like 20 minutes on my first try. I'll spend more time with this one when I finish college next week but I'll definitely bump the difficulty up.

[noiseredux]

I was planning on saving Dark Stalkers 3: Vampire Savior for the summer challenge but today has been a long, long day and it is far from over. I had to take a couple of minutes to game just to keep myself from getting cranky.

This game is WAY better than the last Darkstalkers game I played, which was the original for the PSX back in the 90s. It's colorful and it's got a lot of style. The game is crazy unbalanced but that is part of its charm. If I had any complaint, it's that the default difficulty was way too low. I 1cc'd the game in like 20 minutes on my first try. I'll spend more time with this one when I finish college next week but I'll definitely bump the difficulty up.

yeah, Darkstalkers 3 is way easier than the first. But goddammit if it isn't one of the most FUN fighting games ever. Oh man do I love that game.

[Balasubbie]

And yes, The Path is quite strange. Like you said, I never really want to play it either. I only did because I was bored. Its not like I dislike it though, I guess I just still don't know what to think about it.

I've "finished" The Path. It's quite neat and novel, once it becomes obvious what's going on and I think yes, it hangs on, in a good way though, despite the initial impression it may give.

[Croooow!]

Trax for Gameboy
Super Mario RPG for SNES
Ikaruga for Gamecube
Mercs for PSP
A Space Shooter for Two Bucks! for PSP
Psychonauts for PS2
Firemen for SFC
Crash Bandicoot for PS1
Outrun SP for PSP
Raiden II for PS1
Kirby's Adventure for NES
After Burner: Black Falcon for PSP
Yoshi's Story for N64
Metroid Fusion for GBA
Little Big Planet for PSP
Street Fighter II Champion Edition for Arcade *new* First 2D fighter I've ever beaten. I've been having trouble advancing past the fourth or fifth fights but eventually everything just clicked.

[jfe2]

Games Finished 2011

• Call of Duty: Black Ops - 360
  Sonic and Knuckles - XBLA
  K.O.L.M. - PC
  Protect Me Knight aka Mamotte Knight - XNA
  Space Invaders Extreme 2 - DS
  SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium - NGPC
  Breath of Death VII - XNA
  Arkedo Series 01 - Jump! - XNA
  Arkedo Series 02 - Swap! - XNA
  Arkedo Series 03 - Pixel! - XNA
  Braid - XBLA
  Ninja Senki - PC
  The Dishwasher: Dead Samurai - XBLA
  Explosionade - XNA
  Captain Commando (Capcom Classics Remixed) - PSP
  Three Wonders - Midnight Wanderers: Quest for the Chariot (Capcom Classics Remixed) - PSP
  Three Wonders - Chariot: Adventure through the Sky (Capcom Classics Remixed) - PSP
  1941: Counter Attack (Capcom Classics Remixed) - PSP
  Bionic Commando (Capcom Classics Remixed) - PSP
  Strider - (Capcom Classics Remixed) - PSP
  Axel and Pixel - XBLA
  What Did I Do To Deserve This, My Lord!? aka Holy Invasion of Privacy Badman, What Did I Do To Deserve This? - PSP
  Half-Minute Hero - PSP
  Ultimate Ghosts 'n Goblins - PSP
  Power Stone (Power Stone Collection) - PSP
  Power Stone 2 (Power Stone Collection) - PSP
  Darkstalkers Chronicles: Chaos Tower - PSP
  Limbo - XBLA
  American Dream - PC
  League of Evil - iPhone
  New Bust-a-Move - iPhone
  Bionic Commando Rearmed 2 - XBLA
  Marvel vs Capcom 3 - 360
  Hard Corps: Uprising - XBLA
  World of Goo - PC
  Super Street Fighter Turbo HD Remix - XBLA
  Marvel vs Capcom 2 - XBLA
  Contra 4 - NDS
  Infinity Blade - iPad
  Killzone 3 - PS3
  God of War: Chains of Olympus - PSP
  Fable III - 360 *new*
  

Total: 42

I ended up having a lot of fun with Fable III. The ending wasn't great, but the Traitor's Keep DLC more than made up for that. I had more fun with Traitor's Keep than I did with any of the quests in the main game. The enemies were tougher, the characters were more interesting, and the story actually kept me hooked.

I haven't had a lot of time to play, so it took me around a month or so to get through it. I've played God of War: Ghost of Sparta and Retro Game Challenge a bit whenever I have idle time at work, and I've also been playing Little Big Planet with my soon-to-be four year old.

I just popped in The Orange Box today for the first time in a few years with the intention of playing and beating Portal for the first time, but my OCD compelled me to play through Half Life 2, Episode 1 and Episode 2 first. I'll probably end up finishing Half Life 2 next. See you next update!

[emwearz]

I just popped in The Orange Box today for the first time in a few years with the intention of playing and beating Portal for the first time, but my OCD compelled me to play through Half Life 2, Episode 1 and Episode 2 first. I'll probably end up finishing Half Life 2 next. See you next update!

Haha, after I finished Portal 2 I thought I would play some Portal, popped it in and started HL, not 5 or so hours into it. I have never finished it on the Xbox (finished the first a couple times on PC and Episode 1 once, never finished 2 so good to play them through again before hitting 2), so at least it is on a new platform. Amazing how well its held up.

[final fight cd]

I still have Bloodlines sitting on the shelf. I'll have to work on that soon.

yes! that is a great idea.

[jfe2]

I just popped in The Orange Box today for the first time in a few years with the intention of playing and beating Portal for the first time, but my OCD compelled me to play through Half Life 2, Episode 1 and Episode 2 first. I'll probably end up finishing Half Life 2 next. See you next update!

Haha, after I finished Portal 2 I thought I would play some Portal, popped it in and started HL, not 5 or so hours into it. I have never finished it on the Xbox (finished the first a couple times on PC and Episode 1 once, never finished 2 so good to play them through again before hitting 2), so at least it is on a new platform. Amazing how well its held up.

Yeah, for a game that came out in '04 IIRC, it holds up really well. I like how it doesn't hold your hand how most FPS games do now.

I think I'm near the end right now, about six hours into it.

[final fight cd]

castle of illusion - sega
disney's aladdin - sega
the lion king - sega
mickey mania: the timeless adventure of mickey mouse - sega
mickey mania: the timeless adventure of mickey mouse - sega cd
disney's the jungle book - sega
dungeon explorer - sega cd
phelios - sega
doom - 32x
kolibri - 32x
mega turrican - sega
bc racers - sega cd
bloodlines x2 - sega
3 ninjas - sega cd
die hard arcade - saturn
final fight cd - sega cd

the games i have been playing i just can't beat...yet. i was about half way through rayman for the saturn and i had to use the save battery for something else. sub-terrania, a game i didn't like at first but has grown on me, is hard as nails. i felt like i needed something more doable, which is why i popped in FFCD. the game is great.

[geozeldadude]

- wario land 3 (GBC) (1/16/11) -- thumbs up
- metroid: other M (wii) (1/27/11) -- thumbs down
- kirby: canvas curse (DS) (2/4/11) -- one thumb up
- pac-attack (GBA) (2/7/11) -- one thumb up
- excitebike (NES) (2/18/11) -- one thumb up
- the legend of zelda: phantom hourglass (DS) (2/24/11) -- one thumb up
- super mario bros. 3 (NES) (3/5/11) -- thumbs up
- soul calibur (DC) (3/19/11) -- one thumb up
- cranium kabookii (wii) (3/24/11) -- thumbs down
- mario and luigi: superstar saga (GBA) (3/30/11) -- one thumb up
- donkey kong jungle beat (GCN) (4/7/11) -- thumbs down
- contra (NES) (4/14/11) -- thumbs up
- NEW f-zero (SNES) (4/22/11) -- one thumb up
- NEW the legend of zelda (NES) (5/1/11) -- thumbs up

happened to play three series debuts in a row. hadn't played the original f-zero before. i don't have a problem with difficulty in principle, but the difficulty in the original f-zero is frustrating because you can't attack your rival cars as in the sequels, and it's so annoying to get rammed by them over and over. otherwise it was pretty fun, even though the last track, fire field, is anomalously hard.

haven't beaten the original zelda in something like 20 years, although i pretty much had it memorized when i was a kid. it definitely shows its age, though, more so than the NES mario games. enjoyable, though, and it was fun seeing all the stuff i'd forgotten about, like the clock item. definitely still a classic.