Games Beaten 2014

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Kidpanda wrote: Bogdan Racynzski might be out of control too.
YES!
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VR Troopers for Game Gear, on the easiest setting, with the time set to 15 seconds and the graphics set from normal to giant, like so.

Also tried the Genesis version which looks nicer.

They both have the same general plot but with some minor differences. They both revolve around a new arcade game that ends up delivered to Tao's Dojo and the troopers use their powers on the game and get sucked in. But:

* In the Genesis version, Tao doesn't remember ordering the game and goes to straighten it out, whereas in the Game Gear version, he refers to the game as being very hard and leaves the troopers to play it.
* In the Genesis version, we see that the game has a name and lists it as being made by Ziktor Industries.
* In the Genesis version the troopers sense something's off and transform into the VR Troopers and get sucked in and battle Grimlord's forces, but in the Game Gear version they simply play the game and then sneak in at night and use their powers to beat the game

Also the Genesis version supports the 6-button pad, with the X, Y and Z buttons used to use the chosen trooper's powers, and the A, B, and C buttons used for punch, kick and throw (depending on your preferred setting), while the Game Gear just has a punch and kick.

Also the Game Gear has it to where you can win with best of either 3 or 5 (I chose 3), but the Genesis version also has a Sudden Death option.

But ultimately I feel as though it would have been better if it was made by Bandai like the Power Ranger games.
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Kidpanda wrote:I'd be curious as to try some levels made from tracks by Squarepusher, the Flashbulb or a few tracks off of AT: RDJ Album. Those tracks are pretty busy most times. Bogdan Racynzski might be out of control too.
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First 50
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1)Kung Fu NES
2) Altered Beast Genesis
3) Golden Axe Genesis
4) Golden Axe GBA
5) Golden Axe Dreamcast
6) Golden Axe PS2
7) Golden Axe Sega CD
8 ) Golden Axe 360
9) Ninja Gaiden xbox
10) Ninja Gaiden NES
11) Cool Spot Genesis
12) The Duel Genesis
13) Pit Fighter Genesis
14) Hard Drvin' Genesis
15) Death Duel Genesis
16) Sonic The Hedgehog Genesis
17) Mutant League Football Genesis
18) TMNT Hyperstone Heist Genesis
19) Streets of Rage Sega CD
20) Streets of Rage 2 Genesis
21) Golden Axe 2 Genesis
22) Sewer Shark Sega CD
23) Chiki Chiki Boys Genesis
24) Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Genesis
25) Mega Man 2 NES
26) Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! NES
27) TMNT Fall of the Footclan Gameboy
28) TMNT Something Sewers Gameboy
29) Punch-Out!! Wii
30) Diddy Kong Racing N64
31) StarFox 64 N64
32) StarFox snes
33) Metal Gear nes
34) Mario Superstar Baseball Gamecube
35) Star Wars Rogue Leader Gamecube
36) Super Mario Land 2 Gameboy
37) Duck Tales Gameboy
38) Sleeping Dogs 360
39) Sonic Triple Trouble Game Gear
40) Batman NES
41) Actraiser snes
42) Bioshock Infinite 360
43) Street Fighter II snes
44) Maximum Carnage snes
45) Super Empire Strikes Back snes
46) Madden 94' snes
47) Super Star Wars snes
48) Super Return of the Jedi snes
49) Super R*Type snes
50) Super Mario World snes
51) Final Fight snes
52) DOOM snes
53) Aladdin snes
54) Earthworm Jim Genesis
55) Earthworm Jim 2 Saturn
56) Tekken Tag 2 and stuff 360
57) Ninja Gaiden 2 nes
58) Metroid Zero Mission gba
59) Metroid gba
60) Godzilla nes
61) Contra nes
62) Jackal nes
63) Top Gun nes
64)TMNT II The Arcade Game NES
65)TMNT: Turtles in Time
66)X-Men Genesis
67)Soul Calibur II
68)Captain Skyhawk
69)Golden Axe
70)Streets of Rage
71)Donkey Kong Country
72)Super Mario Bros 3
73)Gradius III
74)Separation Anxiety
75)Ninja Gaiden III
76) Super Castlevania IV snes
77) Castlevania nes
78) Mutant league hockey genesis
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1. Dead Pixels (PC)
2. Magical Drop V (PC)
3. Reaching Out (Android)
4. Nanolife (Android)
5. Darius Burst (PSP)
6. Ridge Racer 2 (PSP)
7. Darkstalkers Chronicle: The Chaos Tower (PSP)
8. Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition (Genesis)
9. Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike Online Edition (PS3)
10. Super Mario Bros. (NES)
11. Persona 4 (PS2)
12. Final Fantasy (PSP)
13. Gun-Nac (NES via Wii)
14. The Stanley Parable (PC)
15. Imscared (PC)
16. Escape Goat (PC)
17. Darkstalkers Resurrection (PS3)
18. The Uncle Who Works For Nintendo (PC)
19. Tony Hawk's Pro Skater (PS1)

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Classic game. Did a Career Mode run through with Kareem Campbell. Brought back a whole lot of memories from late middle school. I lost a ton of hours of my life to this game and the two following sequels, which only build on the great system in play here. Although, I will say that while the addition of the manual in THPS2 was much needed and greatly benefited the game, the addition of the revert in THPS3 just kinda broke things and made it ridiculous.

And I still hate the Downhill Jam level. Roswell is so sick though.
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TSTR wrote: Although, I will say that while the addition of the manual in THPS2 was much needed and greatly benefited the game, the addition of the revert in THPS3 just kinda broke things and made it ridiculous.
A great irony is Tony Hawk Pro Skater HD is amazing, they released the "Revert DLC" and broke the game haha.
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I really want that Tony Hawk HD. Been waiting on a sale though.
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noiseredux wrote:I really want that Tony Hawk HD. Been waiting on a sale though.
Class throwback game, I got all the achievements for it on 360.

Skip the DLC.
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First 100:
1. Bad Dudes vs. DragonNinja (Wii - Data East Arcade Classics)
2. Caveman Ninja (Wii - Data East Arcade Classics)
3. Crude Buster (Wii - Data East Arcade Classics)
4. Heavy Barrel (Wii - Data East Arcade Classics)
5. Secret Agent (Wii - Data East Arcade Classics)
6. Wizard Fire (Wii - Data East Arcade Classics)
7. Super Mario Land (Game Boy)
8. Burning Fight (PlayStation 2 - SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1)
9. Magician Lord (PlayStation 2 - SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1)
10. Metal Slug (PlayStation 2 - SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1)
11. Sengoku (PlayStation 2 - SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1)
12. Top Hunter: Roddy & Cathy (PlayStation 2 - SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1)
13. Metal Slug 4 (PlayStation 2 - Metal Slug 4 & 5)
14. Metal Slug 5 (PlayStation 2 - Metal Slug 4 & 5)
15. Metal Slug XX (PSP)
16. Phantasy Star Online (Dreamcast)
17. Smash TV (PlayStation 2 - Midway Arcade Treasures)
18. Total Carnage (Xbox - Midway Arcade Treasures 2)
19. Skyblazer (SNES)
20. Mega Man II (Game Boy)
21. The Monkey King: The Legend Begins (Wii)
22. Ys (Saturn - Falcom Classics)
23. Super Mario Bros. (SNES - Super Mario All-Stars)
24. Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels (SNES - Super Mario All-Stars)
25. Super Mario Bros. 2 (SNES - Super Mario All-Stars)
26. Super Mario Bros. 3 (SNES - Super Mario All-Stars)
27. Super Mario World (SNES)
28. Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island (SNES)
29. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins (Game Boy)
30. Mahou Kishi Rayearth (Super Famicom)
31. Magic Knight Rayearth (Saturn)
32. Disney's Aladdin (SNES)
33. Kirby's Dream Land (Wii - Kirby's Dream Collection)
34. Kirby's Adventure (Wii - Kirby's Dream Collection)
35. Kirby's Dream Land 2 (Wii - Kirby's Dream Collection)
36. Kirby Super Star (Wii - Kirby's Dream Collection)
37. Kirby's Dream Land 3 (Wii - Kirby's Dream Collection)
38. Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (Wii - Kirby's Dream Collection)
39. Kirby's Epic Yarn (Wii)
40. New Super Mario Bros. U (Wii U - New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U)
41. New Super Luigi U (Wii U - New Super Mario Bros. U + New Super Luigi U)
42. Shock Troopers (PlayStation 2 - SNK Arcade Classics Vol. 1)
43. Shadow Blasters (Genesis)
44. Final Fantasy (Game Boy Advance - Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls)
45. Super Mario Advance (Game Boy Advance)
46. Sonic CD (PC)
47. Donkey Kong Country (SNES)
48. Battle Arena Toshinden (Game Boy)
49. Crusader of Centy (Genesis)
50. Joe & Mac (SNES)
51. Ys: The Vanished Omens (Sega Master System)
52. Code of Princess (3DS)
53. Ys (PSP - Ys I & II Chronicles)
54. Ys II (PSP - Ys I & II Chronicles)
55. Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi (PSP - Sega Genesis Collection)
56. Gradius (PSP - Gradius Collection)
57. Shinobi (Xbox 360 - Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection)
58. Otomedius Excellent (Xbox 360)
59. Deathsmiles (Xbox 360)
60. Sonic the Hedgehog (Xbox 360 - Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection)
61. The Lost Vikings (SNES)
62. The Lost Vikings (Genesis)
63. Final Fantasy II (Game Boy Advance - Final Fantasy I & II: Dawn of Souls)
64. Final Fight (PSP - Capcom Classics Collection Remixed)
65. Alien Syndrome (PlayStation 2 - Sega Classics Collection)
66. Exile (Genesis)
67. Ristar (Xbox 360 - Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection)
68. Final Fight (Xbox 360 - Capcom Digital Collection)
69. Classic NES Series: Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (Game Boy Advance)
70. Classic NES Series: Metroid (Game Boy Advance)
71. Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (Xbox 360 - Konami Classics Vol. 1)
72. Ys (DS - Legacy of Ys: Books I & II)
73. Ys II (DS - Legacy of Ys: Books I & II)
74. New Super Mario Bros. (DS)
75. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (PSP - Sega Genesis Collection)
76. Golden Axe III (PSP - Sega Genesis Collection)
77. Muramasa Rebirth (Vita)
78. Magic Sword (PSP - Capcom Classics Collection Remixed)
79. Mega Twins (PSP - Capcom Classics Collection Remixed)
80. Super Mario 3D Land (3DS)
81. Super Mario Bros. Deluxe (Game Boy Color)
82. Dungeons & Dragons: Tower of Doom (PlayStation 3 - Dungeons & Dragons: Mystara Eiyuu Senki)
83. Dungeons & Dragons: Shadow Over Mystara (PlayStation 3 - Dungeons & Dragons: Mystara Eiyuu Senki)
84. Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (SNES)
85. Ys III: Wanderers from Ys (Genesis)
86. Ys: The Oath in Felghana (PSP)
87. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (Xbox 360 - Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection)
88. Contra (NES)
89. Sonic & Knuckles (Xbox 360 - Sonic's Ultimate Genesis Collection)
90. New Super Mario Bros. Wii (Wii)
91. Ys IV: Mask of the Sun (Super Famicom)
92. Ys IV: The Dawn of Ys (PC Engine CD)
93. Ys (Famicom)
94. Ys (Turbo CD - Ys Book I & II)
95. Ys II (Turbo CD - Ys Book I & II)
96. Popful Mail (Sega CD)
97. Dodonpachi Resurrection (Xbox 360)
98. Ys V: Ushinawareta Sunano Miyako Kefin (Super Famicom)
99. Gorf (VIC-20)
100. Gorf (Commodore 64)
101. Vay (Sega CD)

Working Designs is celebrated among many retro gamers, but they did localize a few duds in their time. Cosmic Fantasy 2 is one such dud. Vay is another.

Simply put, Vay is a tedious and dreadfully repetitive game with wildly inconsistent difficulty. The plot and characters are as exciting as a bag of rocks. I don't even feel compelled to write much about the game, because even that bores me.

Try to imagine a JRPG that's as challenging and grindy as Phantasy Star II - but then remove all of the fascinating planetary realms and space commandos and anime graphics and amazing soundtrack and anything else that would compel the player to continue playing what would otherwise be a complete slog. You're left with Vay. It feels like a blueprint moreso than a finished game.

The high point of Vay comes when a character is asked where he came from and his response is "My mother."

Unless you feel compelled to finish every Working Designs RPG and/or every Sega CD RPG I would avoid this one at all costs.
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oy Vay

*rimshot*
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