July Jabberwocky Challenge - CANCELED

[CFFJR]

Contra Hard Corps
Actraiser 2
Dynamite Headdy
Shadow Tower

Not decided yet, trying to think of other options too. Thoughts?

[Exhuminator]

list

Actraiser 2 = Yes
Contra Hard Corps = USA version is yes, Jap version is no
Dynamite Headdy = USA version is yes, Jap version is no
Shadow Tower = Yes

[alienjesus]

list

Actraiser 2 = Yes
Contra Hard Corps = USA version is yes, Jap version is no
Dynamite Headdy = USA version is yes, Jap version is no
Shadow Tower = Yes

Having just recently beat it, I'd rate the Japanese version of dynamite heady as one of the harder games I've ever beaten

[marurun]

Can we please stick to the now more common and preferred JPN nomenclature for Japanese games instead of the racial insult "jap"? I know it's not intended that way, but Japanese-Americans, especially those old enough to have parents who were in the internment camps, might not appreciate it.

[Sarge]

In cases where I don't know, I'm going to refer to GameFAQs' rating for the difficulty, as denoted by (GF).

Given our system of deferral, I'll put that instead of consulting GF so that Ack has to do some work!

list

Donkey Kong Country (SNES) = Yes
Prince of Persia (SNES) = Yes
Super Metroid (SNES) = No
Yoshi’s Island (SNES) = Yes

list

1. Turtles - NES = Yes
2. Robocop vs Terminator - Genesis = defer
3. Super Star Wars games SNES = Yes
4. Contra III - SNES = Yes
5. Demon's Crest SNES = Yes (ditto going for true ending)

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Adventure Island 2 - 3 = Yes
Bonk's Adventure = Yes
Bucky O'Hare = Yes
Chip 'n Dale 1 - 2 = No
Darkwing Duck = Yes
DuckTales 1 - 2 = Yes to 1, no to 2
Flintstones 1 - 2 = defer
Ironsword: Wizards 'n Warriors II = Yes
Jackie Chan's Action King Fu = No
Jetsons = defer
Mega Man 2 - 6 = Yes if on "difficult" for MM2, Yes for others
Ninja Gaiden II = Yes
Power Blade = No
Shatterhand = Yes
Strider = No
SMB 1 - 3 = Yes
Wizards 'n Warriors = No (I know this might seem a little arbitrary, but it's got unlimited in-place continues, basically like quarter-feeding an arcade game.)

list

Steel Battalion - oXbox = defer
Top Gun - NES = Yes
Ghosts n Goblins - NES = Yes

list

Bucky O'Hare = Yes
Power Blade = No
Mega Man 2 = Yes on difficult

list

God Hand = defer
King's Field II = Yes
Eye of the Beholder II = defer

[marurun]

I was gonna say, Bonk's Adventure really isn't that hard. It's super easy to get extra lives. Also, Mega Man 2 US isn't easy, but it also isn't as hard as the game was originally in Japan, unless you up the difficulty.

[Kuruwin]

I think it needs to be clarified which Kingsfield 2 is on the table. If it's the actual Kingsfield 2 (the Japanese one that was released as Kingsfield 1 on America and Europe) then i don't think it count's because the only hard part is the annoying last dungeon and the dragon boss.

Otherwise it's really easy.

[Sarge]

list

Contra Hard Corps - Yes
Actraiser 2 - Yes
Dynamite Headdy - Yes
Shadow Tower - defer (but probably yes)

[prfsnl_gmr]

Here are my games for the challenge:

Ecco the Dolphin (Genesis/3DS)
The Guardian Legend (NES)
Prince of Persia (NES)

Wish me luck!

[Sarge]

list

Not sure I judged, but my thoughts...

Ecco the Dolphin (Genesis/3DS) - defer
The Guardian Legend (NES) - yes
Prince of Persia (NES) - yes