Retro Gaming Goals & Resolutions - 2015

[laurenhiya21]

1. Beat at least 50 games. (I would like 10 of those to be RPGs but I'm not sure how doable that is)

Unfortunately I've only beaten 31 games so far... I guess that's still better than my usual but I probably won't be able to get to 50 games. I'm thinking that I might switch gears and just try and beat a few more RPGs since I've been neglecting them as of late ><; Perhaps 3 won't be too difficult to do? (since that's 1 a month)

4. Get my NES fixed already :l

Yeah I haven't even gotten a chance to unpack my NES yet ._. Apartment is still a bit of a mess ><;

[bmoc]

3rd quarter update

1. Finish building my new house and get started on my basement gameroom.
The new house is coming along nicely. Drywall should be going in this week. The gameroom isn't going to look like much at first because the basement is initially going to be unfinished.

2. Upgrade my soldering equipment so that I can do better/more advanced mods.
Done

3. Make a SNES cable for my multi-console arcade stick which will also allow GameCube/Wii support with my RetroPort adapter.
Done

4. Buy a PS1 to SMS/Genesis adapter and a USB to original Xbox adapter to round out my arcade stick compatibility.
Done

5. Add a Xbox One padhack to my arcade stick by the time I purchase Mortal Kombat X.
Done though I still have yet to sit down and figure out the issue where all the buttons are triggered when 5 buttons are pressed. I really need to get on this one. I keep putting it off.

6. Purchase a Wii U before Xenoblade Chronicles X comes out.
I did preorder the Special Edition of Xenoblade Chronicles X but I still haven't raised the money for a Wii U yet. That new house is eating all my monies!

7. Purchase my remaining highly anticipated games.
Just King's Quest remains. Everything else has been purchased or pushed back to next year.

8. Get the last few Sega Saturn fighters that I want (Street Fighter Zero 3 not likely to happen though)
No progress. Unlikely to progress here before the end of the year unless I stumble across an incredible deal.

9. Put a serious dent in my backlog.
Same as last time. Almost no progress. What little free time I have is mostly spent with fighting games.

10. Sell the games from my backlog that I finish and aren't worth playing again to help fund the above.
I haven't finished many games recently so this hasn't been going so well. I did pickup Rare Replay which allowed me to part with some Rareware titles.

11. If by some miracle I accomplish all that I and still have time & money - break into the TG16/PC-Engine scene.
Extremely unlikely with the new house nearing completion.

[jmbarnes101]

So to update my goals for this year,

I'm wanting to do the following:

Collecting Goals:
1. Buy the remaining three Everdrive carts for systems I don't have a flash cart for, Turbo Everdrive, Game Gear Everdrive, and Mega Everdrive. If Krikzz releases the GBA Everdrive that shoots to the top of the pile.

I ended up getting the Mega Everdrive, the Game Gear Everdrive is on order, and I don't have a use for the Turbo so I'm considering this goal accomplished.

2. Find a decently priced good condition GBA SP AGS-101 and a PSP 3000.

I still need an AGS-101 but I got a modded PSP 1000 that needs a battery.

2. I'd like to acquire 2+ of the big remaining Gamecube titles I don't have yet - Skies of Arcadia Legends, PSO Episodes 1 & 2 Plus, Cubivore, RE 2, RE Code: Veronica X, Gauntlet: Dark Legacy, Mario Party 4-6, Kirby Air Ride, Metal Gear Solid, Baten Kaitos Origins

Acquired 6 of these so considering this accomplished.

3. I recently acquired an Atari Lynx and a PC-Engine. For the Lynx I only have Steel Talons and I don't have anything for the PC-Engine. For the Lynx I'd like to add some more CIB games for this system, thinking 5+. For the PC-Engine I want to find a regular controller, a couple of Hu-Card games, and a turbo composite booster or get it modded.

Got rid of the PC-Engine and not sure what I want to do with the Lynx. Good for now.

4. Continue acquiring, have StarFox & SMW2, the full set of US games that don't work on the SD2SNES - SuperFX, SA-1, and S-DD1 plus Jikkyou Oshaberi Parodius and Super Bomberman Panic Bomber World.

Failed this since I haven't acquired any of these carts.

4. Work on adding more first party Nintendo games for my various consoles and handhelds. The goal is to ultimately have almost complete first party sets for each system/handheld. I'm not going after competition, World Championship, NFR, or variant carts and I haven't decided on Japanese/Pal exclusives yet.

Acquired a bunch, mostly for GameCube, Wii, and Wii U.

6. For my NES and SNES I would like to get a 4-player adapter for each along with a NES Blaster and SNES Super Scope

I got the SNES 4-player adapter. Still need the other stuff.

5. Decide whether I want to keep the PS2 and if I don't to part with it. If I do to exchange my phat for a slim model.

Getting rid of my PS2 and Xbox consoles. I don't have space or time for these.

6. Get my consoles and games more organized then they currently are. Maybe take some pictures to post in the my game room/collection thread.

Had a shelf break so not as good as I hoped.

Gaming Goals:
6. Basically to play more and beat more games, especially with my kids. More specifically;
a. I would like to participate in the Retro Together forum at least 4 times this year. - no
b. Replay through Chibi-Robo - 2016
c. I would like to beat a Metroid, Zelda, Pikmin, and Kirby game this year. I always get near the end and stall out so I'd like to actually finish one from each series. - no but did play more

Miscellaneous Goals:
7. Finish the project I started this year for next year's Racketboy Charity Auction. I'm having a hard time finding a few things to finish it up.

- trouble acquiring materials for this

8. Bind one book of Nintendo Power magazines (6 issues)

- didn't happen, will try again in 2016

[prfsnl_gmr]

Here's how I did this year:

1. Beat between 10 and 20 games on my "to beat" list. I beat seven games, and I cam close to beating two more...Not too bad.

2. Beat all of the games in at least one modern gaming series. I beat both of the Gunman Clive games...Does that count?

3. Beat one SRPG. I beat Shining Force II during the summaer gaming challenge.

4. Beat one modern WRPG. I started KOTOR, but I gave up on it after a few hours. I recently received an iPad, however, and I plan on downloading the game for iOS (which I think will be a better way for me to play it.

5. Beat all of my 3DS games. I beat a ton of 3DS games this year, but I purchased them faster than I could beat them.

6. Beat Dragon Quest II. I made no attempt at this game.

7. Beat all of the games in The Legend of Zelda series. I beat one A Link Between Worlds - which was spectacular - but I still haven't touched Four Swords Adventure, Skyward Sword, Tri-Force Heroes, or any of the CDI games.

8. Beat R-Type Delta. After a nearly 12-hour marathon session, I beat the hardest game in any genre on any system.

9. Acquire a Retron 5. I got one for Father's Day. It is pretty great.

10. Collect at least two more sub-sets of 2600 games. I collected way more than two more subsets of 2600 games, and I will probably finish up some more next year.

11. Collect all first-party Atari 5200 games. This collection looks awesome. I love those hefty carts.

12. Finish off my Xbox collection. I finished off both my Wii and Xbox collections this year. I plan to tackle my PS3 and Xbox 360 collections in 2016.

13. Photograph my collection and post the pictures to the forums. I just straight up didn't do this.

14. Tie video games into my recreational reading.

I did a lot more recreational reading this year, and I actually tied some of it into my gaming. Mission Accomplished!!!

Not too bad! (...but...not too great either! )

[BoneSnapDeez]

My goals are modest:
- Collecting: I'd like to slowly work through some of my Want List. Ideally I'd get at least two "new" retro systems in 2015. An Atari 8-bit computer and Sharp Twin Famicom are my top priorities.
- Gaming: I'd like to just work through my backlog and revisit some old favorites. Sticking mainly to retro stuff, as always.

Success!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Blu]

1. Expand my Wii-U Library and play through all the games I have purchased so far. (4)

Didn't finish Bayonetta. Beat Super Mario 3D World, NES Remix, Hyrule Warriors, Mario Kart 8, Splatoon, Mario Maker (I think), and a few of my virtual console titles. Almost done with Yoshi's Wooly World and Xenoblade Chronicles X, too! I think this is more than satisfactory!

2. Play through the rest of my Dreamcast games that I've been wanting to.

Not so hot. I did get through some fighting tournaments with some friends a few evenings. But there's always room for more Dreamcast.

3. Purchase and play through at least 5-10 games that I have on my wishlist.

I'd say so.

4. Trim the fat, get rid of more games that I have no interest sitting in my collection collecting dust.

Got rid of a fair amount of games that were sitting. Made some good flips.

5. Play the Last of Us for PS3.

Nope.

6. Experience a Fire Emblem Game. Suggestions?

Nope. 2016 could be good with this new one coming out for 3DS.

7. Spend less than $40/month on the hobby. Keep accurate track of the budget, too.

Kept good track of the budget. Ended up double this though. $79 a month. I have a fair amount of stuff that I am done with and will sell off next year though!

[alienjesus]

Might as well, I doubt any of these will change before the year is out now.

1. Beat at least 60 games I've never beaten before.

Easily finished this one, with about 70-80 overall.

2. Beat at least 2 Final Fantasy, 2 Fire Emblem and 1 Dragon Quest game

I've beaten 1 Fire Emblem, and 1 Final Fantasy. Progress at least?

3. Start and finish an alphabet marathon - play through an A-Z of unbeaten games

I only made it half way through this, I'm on game N now.

4. Limit the number of games being bought, if not necessarily the money spent overall. 2-3 games a month is plenty.

Every year I put something like this down and end up both buying more and spending more. I should sort it out.

5. Beat a game I've not beaten before on all major consoles I own (exemptions for more obscure systems like Virtual Boy & Pokémon Mini).

Consoles I've beaten games on: NES (Famicom), SNES, N64, Gamecube, Wii, Wii U, Master System, Mega Drive, Saturn, Dreamcast, PS1, 3DO, Game Boy, GBA, DS, 3DS, Game Gear, Vita, PC

Consoles I didn't beat anything on: PS2, XBox, Turbografx, Virtual Boy, PSP, Pokémon Mini

Not too bad here. Sony consoles could do with some more love, but otherwise I'm not too disappointed by this. I have played some VB and Pokemon Mini this year, and with my PC Engine arriving for Christmas, next year should be an improvement for Turbo stuff too!

[Exhuminator]

I will start playing the Mother series this year.

Oh really? How'd that work out?

This is the year.

Yeah, the year you didn't play the Mother series. Yet again.

I can feel it.

Actually it was just heartburn.

[retrosportsgamer]

Which leads me to 2015. After years of stockpiling and empty "I'll play all the games" promises - this year is a NO GAME NEW YEAR* for me. All backlog, all the time. A $0.00 amount of new money will be used on gaming.

*With a small caveat of gifts, gift cards (amazon, etc), rewards points (tied to amazon) and any funds from items sold being allowed to go towards gaming purchases. Also anything like PS+ games or club Nintendo freebies are fine.

This mindset was a success, even though I did end up spending on gaming this year. For the first half of the year I was tracking very carefully (to the penny!), got busy in the summer and while I still tracked all my acquisitions, I stopped with the running tab. I do continue to go through and sell-off items I'm not going to play to help offset these. I also hardly purchased any physical titles this year, PSN flash sales were my biggest kryptonite.

- Keep selling off what I won't play or games I dislike after finally sitting down to play. I'm targeting my PSP collection next.

Sold a good chunk of the PSP stuff and recently moved over to selling off my NGPC library. As i've gone through the previous generation's games (PS3 and Vita especially), I've loaded up any DLC and patches and also eliminated any duplication in my library (if I have the game in a collection for example). Unfortunately some titles lose so much value that it's better to just keep them (Resident Evil 5 Gold>hi) versus sell them for $6 and go through the hassle of shipping and fees.

- Play a lot and actually make a list of what I've played. Participate in the Games Beaten thread here, as well as the "What are you playing" thread to share my thoughts.

Well I contributed more to the Games NOT Beaten thread, BUT I did read the entire Games Beaten thread this year and followed it closely for the first time. Was definitely more active in the random gaming thoughts and what are you playing threads in addition to tracking everything in the games acquired thread.

- I tracked my collection previously with Collectorz and this past year went all-in at RFGen. I want to keep up with cultivating those lists - which include my digital eShop, PSN, XBLA libraries (surprising amount of titles just there).

As best I can, my RFGen collection is updated. It's hit or miss with every PSN title, especially when you get into PSOne games available on PSN. I did go through and add everything digitally to start the year.

This past year I set up a GOG account and made a lot of purchases. Due to time restraints (baby), my gaming is more geared towards quick hitters at the moment, but I would like to dive into some of the strategy and RPG games I grabbed.

I mean, I installed one or two but the only thing I did with my GOG account was grow it! Especially with all the gold box SSI AD&D games coming out. What a year for collecting there.

I used to set a goal of Together Retro but I'll only commit to the Mario Golf month, so anything else is a bonus!

I actually didn't play any Mario Golf that month but did participate with the Pinball Arcade month (getting the titles on iOS reinvigorated them for me) and am playing Raiden for December.

[dsheinem]

I plan to cram all of my goals in during the last 9 days of the year...