Games Beaten 2012

[Balasubbie]

I had Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster's Hidden Treasure on the Genesis as a kid, and while it's also a pretty good game, the only reason I owned it was because a friend of mine had Buster Busts Loose on the SNES, which I loved playing at his house any chance I could get. (Too bad he always wanted to play Ken Griffy Jr....)

If you haven't played either of those games, I'd recommend them. Probably more Buster Busts Loose than the other, though.

Cheers for the heads up, from what I've just seen on Youtube, they look like decent games.

[lisalover1]

Well, I can't believe it, but I finally did it. I beat Donkey Kong Country 3 for the SNES. It was one of the first games I ever got, but I never actually was able to beat it. It took me a while to figure out K. Rool's pattern, but it was a triumph when I finally did beat him. What's more, I beat this game using my original cartridge on my original SNES using my original controller. It was very satisfying. Also, just for the heck of it, I beat Donkey Kong Land 3 today, as well (which is VASTLY easier, by the way!).

[ExedExes]

Shenmue II -- Dreamcast (January 9)
Golden Axe Warrior -- Sega Master System (January 19)
Ys I -- Turbo CD (March 22)
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 -- Dreamcast (April 30)
Warioware Twisted - Game Boy Advance (May 30)
Wolfenstein 3D - Game Boy Advance (May 31)
Warioware Inc. - Game Boy Advance (June 15)
The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past - Game Boy Advance (June 25)
Super Mario Advance 2: SMW - Game Boy Advance (June 26)
Command & Conquer - PC (June 28)
Gunstar Heroes - Genesis (July 6)
Call of Duty Finest Hour - GC (August 13)
*NEW* Bomberman '94 - PC Engine (August 17)

I never much got into that series, but B'94 was a great title. I hope to try Mega Bomberman out next.

[pierrot]

I hope to try Mega Bomberman out next.

I used to own Mega Bomberman as a kid. It's pretty great aside from that piece of crap crab boss.
I thought it was just a port of Bomberman '94, though, no?

[ExedExes]

I hope to try Mega Bomberman out next.

I used to own Mega Bomberman as a kid. It's pretty great aside from that piece of crap crab boss.
I thought it was just a port of Bomberman '94, though, no?

Mega Bomberman is a port of B '94. However, Westone of Wonder Boy fame ported it, not Hudson. Factor 5 (Turrican) was in talks to initially handle it.

I'm interested in seeing what differences (if any) were made.

[ExedExes]

Shenmue II -- Dreamcast (January 9)
Golden Axe Warrior -- Sega Master System (January 19)
Ys I -- Turbo CD (March 22)
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 -- Dreamcast (April 30)
Warioware Twisted - Game Boy Advance (May 30)
Wolfenstein 3D - Game Boy Advance (May 31)
Warioware Inc. - Game Boy Advance (June 15)
The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past - Game Boy Advance (June 25)
Super Mario Advance 2: SMW - Game Boy Advance (June 26)
Command & Conquer - PC (June 28)
Gunstar Heroes - Genesis (July 6)
Call of Duty Finest Hour - GC (August 13)
*NEW* Bomberman '94 - PC Engine (August 17)
*NEW* Megaman 7 - SNES (by way of Mega Man Anniversary Collection) (August 17)

Adding this one too. After 15 years of eluding me, I finally did it. Had 1 life bar left and no more Energy Tanks. Plus, I got the shot off before Wily did. SWEET SWEET REDEMPTION, I kid you not. Now I unlocked Power Fighters 2 and just have to beat MM8.

WHY DIDN'T MEGA TAKE WILY'S ASS OUT HE HAD THE CHANCE WHAT IS THIS I DON'T EVEN HE SAID HE WAS MORE THAN A ROBOT (HE WAS A MAN!)

[noiseredux]

1. Sonic CD (PSN)
2. Golden Axe Warrior (PS3)
3. Ico (PS3)
4. BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (PS3)
5. 3D Dot Game Heroes (PS3)
6. SoulBlade (PS1)
7. SoulCalibur II (PS2)
8. The Simpsons Arcade Game (PS3)
9. Sonic Sega All-Stars Racing (PS3)
10. Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock (PS3)
11. Ys I (PSP)
12. Heavy Rain (PS3)
13. Street Fighter x Tekken (PS3)
14. King of Fighters XIII (PS3)
15. Knights of the Round (PS2)
16. Journey (PSN)
17. Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition (PS3)
18. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (PS1)
19. Skullgirls (PSN)
20. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (PS2)
21. Abobo's Big Adventure (PC)
22. Adventure (PC)
23. Wolfenstein 3D (PSN)
24. Pac-Man Championship Edition (360)
25. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (360)
26. Garou: Mark of the Wolves (XBLA)
27. X-Men (XBLA)
28. Cthulhu Saves the World (XBLA)
29. DoDonPachi Resurrection - Novice Mode (360)
30. Mushihimisama Futari - Novice Mode (360)
31. Deathsmiles IIX (360)
32. The King of Fighters Evolution (DC)

dammit, what a good game. I'm glad I stuck with SNK. When I was younger I played some Fatal Fury (SNES) and Art of Fighting (Neo Geo cab at the convenience store down the street) but when I tried getting into KOF 98 for Together Retro last year I was a little let down. But I don't know. Maybe 98 was just the wrong game to start with. This game is fantastic. And impressive as usual for the DC. I mean, it looks pretty ridiculously arcade perfect to me. Awesome.

EDIT: BTW, it was a 2CC. My team was Athena, Mai and Terry with uh Kasumi as my striker.

[J T]

Deus Ex: Human Revolution (1/12) PC
Mirror's Edge (1/18) PC
Medal of Honor [2010] (1/23) PC
Puzzle Agent 2 (2/2) PC
Dinner Date (2/15) PC
NyxQuest (2/19) PC
Dear Esther (2/20) PC
The Stanley Parable (2/21) PC
To The Moon (2/26) PC
Escape Goat (6/16) PC
Rayman Origins (6/17) PC
Robot Pinball Escape (6/18) PC
Offspring Fling (7/16) PC
The Darkness II (7/30) PC
Thomas Was Alone (8/22) PC

This a little-known indie game that I cannot recommend highly enough. Amazing storytelling in this one! I wrote a longer writeup about it in this thread:

http://racketboy.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=50&t=39411

[noiseredux]

1. Sonic CD (PSN)
2. Golden Axe Warrior (PS3)
3. Ico (PS3)
4. BlazBlue: Calamity Trigger (PS3)
5. 3D Dot Game Heroes (PS3)
6. SoulBlade (PS1)
7. SoulCalibur II (PS2)
8. The Simpsons Arcade Game (PS3)
9. Sonic Sega All-Stars Racing (PS3)
10. Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock (PS3)
11. Ys I (PSP)
12. Heavy Rain (PS3)
13. Street Fighter x Tekken (PS3)
14. King of Fighters XIII (PS3)
15. Knights of the Round (PS2)
16. Journey (PSN)
17. Super Street Fighter IV Arcade Edition (PS3)
18. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (PS1)
19. Skullgirls (PSN)
20. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 (PS2)
21. Abobo's Big Adventure (PC)
22. Adventure (PC)
23. Wolfenstein 3D (PSN)
24. Pac-Man Championship Edition (360)
25. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (360)
26. Garou: Mark of the Wolves (XBLA)
27. X-Men (XBLA)
28. Cthulhu Saves the World (XBLA)
29. DoDonPachi Resurrection - Novice Mode (360)
30. Mushihimisama Futari - Novice Mode (360)
31. Deathsmiles IIX (360)
32. The King of Fighters Evolution (DC)
33. Deathsmiles (360)

so my sister's boyfriend wanted to spend some dude-time with me playing video games tonight. We played some fighters and then I suggested he try Deathmsiles with me as he was not familiar with shmups outside of R-Type. We played 360 Mode and kept it to Level 1 difficulty as he was not versed with the genre. But we played through it and I only used one continue (and I'd estimate he used maybe 4 or 5?) and it was a lot of fun. Still one of my favorite shmups of all time, and I finally had an excuse to see the end!

[J T]

Deus Ex: Human Revolution (1/12) PC
Mirror's Edge (1/18) PC
Medal of Honor [2010] (1/23) PC
Puzzle Agent 2 (2/2) PC
Dinner Date (2/15) PC
NyxQuest (2/19) PC
Dear Esther (2/20) PC
The Stanley Parable (2/21) PC
To The Moon (2/26) PC
Escape Goat (6/16) PC
Rayman Origins (6/17) PC
Robot Pinball Escape (6/18) PC
Offspring Fling (7/16) PC
The Darkness II (7/30) PC
Thomas Was Alone (8/22) PC
Thirteen Flights of Loving (8/23) PC

Thirteen Flights of Loving will not even take you 13 minutes to beat. I have beat the game a few times now, including with the developer commentary.

I wouldn't recommend you buy this game because it's so short, but you should definitely play it if you get the chance. I've often wondered why videogames don't use cuts and edits to shorten their duration. Instead, we have games like Mafia, that will actually make you wait in traffic while a bridge raises for a passing boat because "realism" or something.

This game makes lots of quick cuts while you are moving around, and while that is a tad bit disorienting, it gives the story some excellent pacing. This is a nice demonstration of what videogames should be doing more of in their story telling: utilizing cuts, establishing story through environment, building characters without dialogue. It's kind of brilliant, but too short to really make a difference. I also don't think it does anything too revolutionary, it just makes you wonder why nobody else has done it before.