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eskil wrote:Donkey Kong Country (SNES)

I don't even want to know how long it took me to finish DKC. I started playing when I was about 14, and I just never really gave up. I had long breaks of not playing, but yesterday, I beat the last four levels in a single session. And it felt gooood.

I feel for the bit at the end with the fake credits:
"Hey, the producer's name was King K.Rool too! Oh shit, wait a minute."

I dunno if you've played the remake, but be assured, it gets no easier.

Anyways, on to my big, sexy list:

Games Clocked 2011:
1. New Super Mario Bros. (Wii)
2. New Super Mario Bros. (NDS)
3. Super Mario World (SNES)
4. Super Mario RPG (SNES)
5. Donkey Kong Country (SNES)
6. Street Fighter (PS2)
7. Street Fighter II:
[a] Street Fighter II: The World Warrior (SNES)
[b] Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition (MD)
[c] Street Fighter II: Champion Edition (PSP)
[d] Super Street Fighter II: New Challengers (SNES)
[e] Super Street Fighter II Turbo Revival (GBA)
[f] Hyper Street Fighter II (PS2)
[g] Super Street Fighter II X for Matching Service (DC)
8. Street Fighter Alpha 2:
{a} Street Fighter Alpha 2 (SNES)
{b} Street Fighter Alpha 2 Gold (PS2)
9. Soul Calibur II (Gamecube)
10. Soul Calibur IV (PS3)
11. Muramasa: The Demon Blade (Wii)
12. 1941 (PS2)
13. Metal Slug 7 (NDS)
14. Earthbound(SNES)
15. Street Fighter IV:
[a] Street Fighter IV (PS3)
[b] Super Street Fighter IV (PS3)
16. Pokemon White (NDS)
17. Tatsunoko vs Capcom (Wii)
18. SNK vs Capcom: SvC:Chaos (PS2)
19. Capcom vs SNK 2 (PS2)
20. Neo-Geo Battle Coliseum (PS2)
21. Capcom Fighting Jam (PS2)
22. Street Fighter Alpha (PS2)
23. Mother 3 (GBA)
24. Street Fighter Alpha 3 (DC)
25. Super Puzzle Fighter II (GBA)
26. Street Fighter III:
[a] Street Fighter III: New Generation (DC)
[b] Street Fighter III: Second Impact (DC)
[c] Street Fighter III: Third Strike (DC)
27. Marvel vs Capcom 2 (DC)
28. Sonic Adventure (DC)
29. Super Mario Land (GB)
30. Pokemon Blue (GB)
31. Marvel vs Capcom (DC)
32. Capcom vs SNK (DC)
33. Super Mario Land 2 (GB)
34. King of Fighters '99 Dream Match (DC)
35. House of the Dead: Overkill (Wii)
36. Donkey Kong Country Returns (Wii)

King of Fighters '99 Dream Match:
Fuck Rugal.

House of the Dead: Overkill:
Having finished off a couple other entries in the main HotD series , this one
came to me like second nature, and I got through it like such. The main draw here is
the narrative, or well, its reliance on the the fucks and the shits. I actually laughed.

Donkey Kong Country Returns:
I finished this with my better half against my better judgement. I say that as its
one of the most trying trials any relationship can face, considering its immensely
difficult, but frustratingly fair gameplay. Eventually, after hours of popped balloons,
we worked out a system, where we'd take on the platform levels co-op and split
the rail/rocket levels between us. Got there, somehow.

Balasubbie wrote:I dunno if you've played the remake, but be assured, it gets no easier.

Just rented it for a day. I missed it when I gave it back, so that's why I picked up DKC again.

Balasubbie wrote:House of the Dead: Overkill:
Having finished off a couple other entries in the main HotD series , this one
came to me like second nature, and I got through it like such. The main draw here is
the narrative, or well, its reliance on the the fucks and the shits. I actually laughed.

yeah I thought the dialogue was hilarious. Though the game itself is much easier than 2 or 3.

Balasubbie wrote:King of Fighters '99 Dream Match:
Fuck Rugal.

How many times has that been said over the course of this thread?

1. Deja Vu
2. Lunar Legend
3. Skies of Arcadia Legends
4. Streets of rage 2
5. No more heroes 2
6. Rogue Galaxy
7. Pokemon White
8. Dragon Age 2
9. Call of Duty: Black Ops
10. Mafia 2
11. ArcaniA: Gothic 4
12. Two worlds II
13. Divinity 2 flames of vengeance
14. Rune Factory 3
15. Persona 4
16. Cabela's Big Game Hunter 2010
17. Serious sam HD the first encounter
18. Deathsmiles(new)

Beat the 360 mode with all characters, and I also beat the arcade and MBL mode. I'm counting it beat.

noiseredux wrote:

Balasubbie wrote:House of the Dead: Overkill:
Having finished off a couple other entries in the main HotD series , this one
came to me like second nature, and I got through it like such. The main draw here is
the narrative, or well, its reliance on the the fucks and the shits. I actually laughed.

yeah I thought the dialogue was hilarious. Though the game itself is much easier than 2 or 3.

I loved that game and they managed to make constant, non-stop swearing work for comedic effect. I'm so getting the PS3 version this October.

Xeogred wrote:If you pickup FEAR 3 I'll be interested in hearing your thoughts. New developer and all, though I think it'd be hard to funk up FEAR.

Sorry you bought Reborn... haha, that was the last DLC I bought and I was pretty disgusted with how short it was, I honestly think it took myself only an hour at most.

I played the trial on OnLive. Def buy.

REPO Man wrote:

Xeogred wrote:If you pickup FEAR 3 I'll be interested in hearing your thoughts. New developer and all, though I think it'd be hard to funk up FEAR.

Sorry you bought Reborn... haha, that was the last DLC I bought and I was pretty disgusted with how short it was, I honestly think it took myself only an hour at most.

I played the trial on OnLive. Def buy.

Me too, I loved the game. OnLive on the other hand... .

By the way, I also think F.E.A.R. 3 has the best cover system I've ever seen.

KillerJuan77 wrote:

REPO Man wrote:

Xeogred wrote:If you pickup FEAR 3 I'll be interested in hearing your thoughts. New developer and all, though I think it'd be hard to funk up FEAR.

Sorry you bought Reborn... haha, that was the last DLC I bought and I was pretty disgusted with how short it was, I honestly think it took myself only an hour at most.

I played the trial on OnLive. Def buy.

Me too, I loved the game. OnLive on the other hand... .

By the way, I also think F.E.A.R. 3 has the best cover system I've ever seen.

I am enjoying it so far. If you like 1 and 2 you'll like 3.

Tactics Ogre (SNES)
Ecco the Dolphin CD
Sonic CD (Japanese)
Sonic CD (US)
Sonic & Knuckles
Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons
Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages
Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX
Blaster Master
Fallout New Vegas (PC)
Duke Nukem Forever (PC)
Sonic the Hedgehog (SMS)

Finally sat down and totally beat this semi-hidden weird gem. Wow, it was brutal at some points. Not only do you not get rings for the final boss fight, but every boss fight. Lots of pits and instant deaths too. The Labyrinth Zone wasn't as bad as I expected though, phew! Pretty damn impressive coming from the SMS.