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Here is my final Summer Games Challenge list:

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1. Adventure - Broken Sword (PC/iOS)
2. Beat 'em Up - Guardian Heroes HD (SATURN/360)
3. Fighting - Fighting Vipers (ARCADE/SATURN/PS3), Virtua Fighter Remix (ARCADE/SATURN), and Virtua Fighter 2 (ARCADE/SATURN/PS3)
4. FPS - Perfect Dark HD (N64/360)
5. JRPG - Dragon Warrior II (NES/GBC)
6. Platformer - Banjo Kazooie HD (N64/360)
7. Racing - Mario Kart 64 (N64) and Virtua Racing (ARCADE/PS2)
8. Run 'n Gun - Ikari Warriors (ARCADE/PS3)
9. Shmup - Galactic Attack/Layer Section/RayForce (ARCADE/SATURN)
10. Sports - R.B.I. Baseball (NES)

My dirty dozen finalized list:

Aquales | 1991 | Sharp X68000
Battlezone II: Combat Comander | 1999 | PC
Beneath Apple Manor | 1978 | Apple II
Dragon Quest II | 1987/1999 | Game Boy Color
Quest For Glory: So You Want To Be A Hero | 1989/1992 | DOS
Malaya's Treasure | 1989 | MSX
New Devil Golvellius | 1988 | MSX2
Night Slave | 1996 | PC-98
Policenauts | 1994/1996 | PlayStation
Rusty | 1993 | PC-98
Shadow Tower | 1998 | PlayStation
The Scheme | 1988 | PC-88

Exhuminator wrote:My dirty dozen finalized list:

Aquales | 1991 | Sharp X68000
Battlezone II: Combat Comander | 1999 | PC
Beneath Apple Manor | 1978 | Apple II
Dragon Quest II | 1987/1999 | Game Boy Color
Quest For Glory: So You Want To Be A Hero | 1989/1992 | DOS
Malaya's Treasure | 1989 | MSX
New Devil Golvellius | 1988 | MSX2
Night Slave | 1996 | PC-98
Policenauts | 1994/1996 | PlayStation
Rusty | 1993 | PC-98
Shadow Tower | 1998 | PlayStation
The Scheme | 1988 | PC-88

This is a great list of games, but "classics" (cult or otherwise) are far and few between. That's fine, but it certainly isn't in the spirit of the way that this challenge was envisioned. Which, again, is fine.

My final list:

1. Fire Emblem: Ankoku Ryuu To Hikari No Ken (Famicom)
2. Super Aleste (SNES)
3. Final Fantasy III (SNES)
4. Mario Golf (N64)
5. Mystic Quest (Game Boy)
6. Shinobi (SMS)
7. Sega Rally Championship (Saturn)
8. Shenmue (Dreamcast)
9. Samurai Shodown (3DO)
10. Wing Commander III: Heart of the Tiger (3DO)

@dsheinem

I understand what you're saying. And you're not wrong.

Here's the deal though; many of the "classics" I haven't already played, I haven't played for a simple reason. They don't interest me, hence I never played them when they were fresh to begin with. So in order for me to participate in a retro-themed summer gaming marathon, I have to pick out old games that I actually find appealing. That means most of my picks are never going to be "classics" in the critically recognized sense. But I'll beat and review some lesser known oldies. Off the beaten path stuff, most of which 90% of folks on the forum wouldn't have known about otherwise. There's at least some merit to my shenanigans.

I think next year I'm going to solely play 2nd gen games for this challenge. Meant to do it this year - and forgot.

I realized last night that I'm very close to the end of the first "episode" of Phantasy Star Online Blue Burst. Gonna finish that up (should take a few days) and then get balls-deep into the Summer Challenge.

Aquales | 1991 | Sharp X68000
Battlezone II: Combat Comander | 1999 | PC
Beneath Apple Manor | 1978 | Apple II
Dragon Quest II | 1987/1999 | Game Boy Color
Quest For Glory: So You Want To Be A Hero | 1989/1992 | DOS
Malaya's Treasure | 1989 | MSX
New Devil Golvellius | 1988 | MSX2
Night Slave | 1996 | PC-98
Policenauts | 1994/1996 | PlayStation
Rusty | 1993 | PC-98
Shadow Tower | 1998 | PlayStation
The Scheme | 1988 | PC-88

One down, eleven to go.

Exhuminator wrote:Dragon Quest II | 1987/1999 | Game Boy Color

Congrats!

I'm champing at the bit to get started on DQII, and since you will probably beat it much faster than me, I may go ahead and fire it up!

if you keep up this pace, you should be able to complete your Summer Gaming list before Summer starts!