Games Beaten 2013

Post by **AppleQueso** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 3:49 am

dogman91 wrote:
*Endless arcade games: Nulled, beaten only when the rounds start to repeat themselves. No continues/new credits. Capping the high score counts as "mastered"
Problem with this is beating a single loop is about the easiest thing in the world for some of these games. I like the "beat the top default high score" idea.

It's not a bad idea, but some games though have ridiculously easy "default top scores"

Post by **dsheinem** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 8:09 am

dogman91 wrote: Problem with this is beating a single loop is about the easiest thing in the world for some of these games.

Really? Most arcade games are designed to be pretty damn tough to beat the first loop on one credit. "Easiest thing in the world" seems quite hyperbolic...

The rule is simple: you can list a game as "beaten" on your list if you feel like you've beaten it. It isn't a competition thread or a thread where we take people to task for bucking some "standard". Asking questions of clarification from time to time is fine (e.g. "How do you 'beat' Combat?" or "Wow, did you 1cc that shmup?"), but suggesting that someone can't or shouldn't count a game on their list hasn't ever been the spirit of this thread.

Post by **dogman91** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 8:39 am

Don't worry, all I care about is myself so whatever anyone else does is no 'skin off my nose'.

At least when it comes to "arcade game beaten" ideas. Not trying to shove an agenda down anyone's throat, though they're welcome to chime in if they think it's useful to them personally and all that yada yada.

I find it doesn't take much practice to beat a first loop of Donkey Kong for instance; maybe there's higher difficulty settings in the 'dipswitch' settings that would negate this but I haven't checked. I'm not too experienced with older arcade games.

Getting an idea of a nice balanced goal that would feel like overcoming a challenge that lasts more than a day's worth of practice yet not mastering it completely and fully where it takes forever like Billy Mitchell and Steve Weibe is kind of what I'm looking for. Finding a "standard" to shove all these games under for instance just makes it easier, at least to me, to not have to 'assess' every game, which would be nice IMO. Passing all the "default high scores" and getting to loops that repeat themselves specifically with no more added enemies/obstacles/enemy difficulty seems like a good point for 'completing' one of these. Maybe this is a really long-winded post... hmm.

edit: yeah I could just play for high score too like INTENDED, but eh.

Post by **Luke** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 8:49 am

First 99

100. Top Gun NES
101. Altered Beast SMS
102. Galaxy Force SMS
103. Reggie Jackson Baseball SMS
104. After Burner SMS
105. Space Harrier SMS
106. Rolling Thunder NES
107. Code Name Viper NES
108. Godzilla NES
109. Earthworm Jim Genesis
110. Zillion II SMS
111. Blades of Steel NES
112. Double Dribble NES
113. Splatterhouse Arcade via 360
114. Splatterhouse 2 Genesis via 360
115. Mutant League Football Genesis
116. Mutant League Hockey Genesis
117. Super Star Wars SNES
118. Splatterhouse 360
119. Super Empire Strikes Back SNES
120. Super Return of the Jedi SNES
121. Doomsday Warrior SNES
122. Crash Team Racing (100%) Playstaion
123. Crash Nitro Cart (100%) PS2
124. Crash Wrath of the Cortex PS2
125. NHL 2002 PS2 (82 game season, won the cup)
126. Cool Spot Genesis
127. Operation Wolf NES
128. Call of Duty Modern Warfare II 360
129. Battle Clash SNES
130. Metal Combat SNES
131. D2 Dreamcast
132. Soldier of Fortune Dreamcast
133. Adventure Island Gameboy
134. Kirby's Dream Land Gameboy
135. Rogue Leader Gamecube
136. Godzilla Destroy all Monsters Gamecube
137. Ribbit King Gamecube
138. LOTR The Two Towers Gamecune
139. Kung Fu High Impact 360
140. Avengers Battle for Earth 360
141. Mortal Kombat vs DC Universe 360
142. Contra Rebirth VC
143. NCAA (football) 10 360
144. Michael Jackson's Moonwalker Genesis
145. Metal Gear Solid Playstation
146. Star Wars Rebel Assulat II Playstation
147. Star Wars Masters of Teras Kasi Playstation
148. Shadow of the Colossus PS2
149. THPS Playstation *new*
150. THPS 2 Dreamcast *new*

All gold medals, all tapes, with every character. At this point in time, I'm just going through the motions, although sometimes busting the pipes in Downhill Jam can give me trouble.

Post by **dsheinem** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 8:57 am

dogman91 wrote:
edit: yeah I could just play for high score too like INTENDED, but eh.

This. Just accept that some games you play aren't being played to add to this list!

Luke: you must be really piling on the hours right now. HowLongtoBeat lists the combined average of the 6 games you beat since Saturday at a little over 40 hours

Post by **Luke** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 9:09 am

I picked up where I left off with SOTC, and I doubt it took me over two hours to completely wipe out THPS. But the only engagement I had yesterday was a rotary club meeting so I did spend most of the day in front of the television.

All I need to do today is some final Christmas shopping, and then I'm probably going to plug in the xbox and go at it. I've never beaten Dragon's Lair 3D, and I need to rectify that.

Post by **Blu** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 11:16 am

Which THPS did you like more, Luke? Dreamcast or PlayStation? For some reason, it's easier to play the PlayStation version of THPS, and then Dreamcast version of THPS, like you did. Surprisingly, the games were more difficult having not played them in 10+ years.

Post by **Luke** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 11:42 am

Blu wrote:Which THPS did you like more, Luke? Dreamcast or PlayStation? For some reason, it's easier to play the PlayStation version of THPS, and then Dreamcast version of THPS, like you did. Surprisingly, the games were more difficult having not played them in 10+ years.

I used to be a very sub-par skateboarder who could easily pull off a whopping three inch ollie (hey, a double vision weighs a ton) so I'm a bit of a skateboard purist. My favorite skating game ever is THPS on the Playstation.

In THPS, yes some of the runs you can land are ridiculous, but not completely unbelievable. I loved the addition of the manual in THPS 2, but pulling a 720 was easy as pie. And then THPS 3 was bonkers as you were grinding on dinosaurs and electric wires.

I can understand gamers wanting to do the absurd, but I like THPS as it seems more like a skating sim.

I also own THPS 2x for the xbox which allows you to use the manual in THPS, but I'm always drawn to the original Playstation game. To me it is the best of the series. That said, my favorite runs are street runs that are heavy on short board flips while rotating and switching up grinds. And that's probably because that's all I can do in real life (minus the rotations. I'm lucky to pull off a kick flip).

Post by **fastbilly1** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 12:10 pm

dogman91 wrote:If anyone has an idea on the 'parameters' for these endless arcade games I'd be glad to hear it. On my backloggery I have a little note for myself on the sidebar that indicates when a game is beaten/completed according to my personal preferences and I'm not too satisfied with this portion of it:
*Endless arcade games: Nulled, or beaten only when the rounds start to repeat themselves and your score exceeds past the default high scores. No continues/new credits. Highest difficulty. Capping the highest score possible in the game counts as "mastered".
Problem with this is beating a single loop is about the easiest thing in the world for some of these games. I like the "beat the top default high score" idea.

edit: adjusted the quote a bit to reflect the 'beat the default scores' thing.

When I was trying to beat every game on MAME my requirements for beating games were:

1. Complete the game if it is possible – this is by finishing the actual “story mode” and defeating a final boss.
2. If task one is impossible, obtain the highest score.

Sure some games are setup that you will always get the highest score at the end of the first run, but that is just the nature of the beast. But this works for the vast majority of games out there. I got to the Ms before I gave up (granted that was a very long time ago).

Post by **dsheinem** » Tue Dec 17, 2013 12:36 pm

January-June (the first 50)
Commander Keen Episode 1: Marooned on Mars - PC
DLC Quest - PC
Live Freemium or Die - PC
Borderlands 2: Sir Hammerlock's Big Game Hunt - PC
Marvel vs Capcom 3 - PS3
Borderlands 2: Tiny Tina's Assault on Dragon Keep - PC
Call of Juarez: Gunslinger - PC
Street Fighter IV - iOS
Guilty Gear XX Accent Core Plus R - Vita
The Elder Scrolls IV: Skyrim - 360/PC
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages - GBC
Killzone: Mercenary - Vita
Galaga Legions DX - PS3
Angry Birds Star Wars II - iOS
Tales from Space: Mutant Blobs Attack - Vita
Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower - PSP
Little Inferno - iOS
The Stanley Parable - PC
Plants vs. Zombies - - Vita
Device 6 - iOS
Gone Home - PC
Touch My Katamari - Vita
Bulletstorm - 360
Call of Duty: Ghosts - PS4
Killzone Shadowfall - - PS4
Gun Commando - Vita *new*
XMAS Doom '99 - PC *new*
Hero of Sparta - PSP *new*
Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition - - PS3 *new*

TOTAL: 80

Games Beaten: 2012 2011 2010

Hit my total from last year with a couple of weeks to go!

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