Games Beaten 2012

[ExedExes]

Shenmue II -- Dreamcast (January 9)
Golden Axe Warrior -- Sega Master System (January 19)
Ys I -- Turbo CD (March 22)
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 -- Dreamcast (April 30)
Warioware Twisted - Game Boy Advance (May 30)
Wolfenstein 3D - Game Boy Advance (May 31)
Warioware Inc. - Game Boy Advance (June 15)
The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past - Game Boy Advance (June 25)
Super Mario Advance 2: SMW - Game Boy Advance (June 26)
Command & Conquer - PC (June 28)
Gunstar Heroes - Genesis (July 6)
Call of Duty Finest Hour - GameCube (August 13)
Bomberman '94 - PC Engine (August 17)
Megaman 7 - SNES (by way of Mega Man Anniversary Collection) (August 17)
Medal of Honor Frontline - GameCube (August 24)
*NEW* Mega Man 8 - PS1 (by way of Mega Man Anniversary Collection (August 31)
*NEW* Mega Man Anniversary Collection - GameCube (August 31)

2 weeks later, in EXACTLY the same fashion I beat Mega Man 7. Last life and last sliver of life. It really needs to end better than this Also unlocked everything on the collection itself.

[dsheinem]

Shenmue II -- Dreamcast (January 9)
Golden Axe Warrior -- Sega Master System (January 19)
Ys I -- Turbo CD (March 22)
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 -- Dreamcast (April 30)
Warioware Twisted - Game Boy Advance (May 30)
Wolfenstein 3D - Game Boy Advance (May 31)
Warioware Inc. - Game Boy Advance (June 15)
The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past - Game Boy Advance (June 25)
Super Mario Advance 2: SMW - Game Boy Advance (June 26)
Command & Conquer - PC (June 28)
Gunstar Heroes - Genesis (July 6)
Call of Duty Finest Hour - GameCube (August 13)
Bomberman '94 - PC Engine (August 17)
Megaman 7 - SNES (by way of Mega Man Anniversary Collection) (August 17)
Medal of Honor Frontline - GameCube (August 24)
*NEW* Mega Man 8 - PS1 (by way of Mega Man Anniversary Collection (August 31)
*NEW* Mega Man Anniversary Collection - GameCube (August 31)

2 weeks later, in EXACTLY the same fashion I beat Mega Man 7. Last life and last sliver of life. It really needs to end better than this Also unlocked everything on the collection itself.

Are you gonna list Super Star Shooter? You better believe I put Blade Buster last year on my list

[ExedExes]

Are you gonna list Super Star Shooter? You better believe I put Blade Buster last year on my list

Very. Good. Point.

Why have I neglected all the SHMUPS I've beaten this year by way of TR Shmup of the month *and* STGT? I've got some!

Good job on beating Kingdom Grand Prix, BTW. Looks like Blade Buster was another caravan I missed out on! I like those.

So with the shmups I finished added:

Shenmue II -- Dreamcast (January 9)
Golden Axe Warrior -- Sega Master System (January 19)
Ys I -- Turbo CD (March 22)
*NEW* Zanac X Zanac -- PS1 (April 7)
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 -- Dreamcast (April 30)
Warioware Twisted - Game Boy Advance (May 30)
Wolfenstein 3D - Game Boy Advance (May 31)
Warioware Inc. - Game Boy Advance (June 15)
The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past - Game Boy Advance (June 25)
Super Mario Advance 2: SMW - Game Boy Advance (June 26)
Command & Conquer - PC (June 28)
Gunstar Heroes - Genesis (July 6)
Call of Duty Finest Hour - GameCube (August 13)
Bomberman '94 - PC Engine (August 17)
*NEW* Salamander 2 - MAME/Arcade (August 19)
Megaman 7 - SNES (by way of Mega Man Anniversary Collection) (August 17)
Medal of Honor Frontline - GameCube (August 24)
*NEW* Super Star Shooter - Sharp X68000 (August 30)
*NEW* Mega Man 8 - PS1 (by way of Mega Man Anniversary Collection (August 31)
*NEW* Mega Man Anniversary Collection - GameCube (August 31)

There! Looks much more like a complete list!

[Balasubbie]

1. SMA3: Yoshi's Island (GBA)
2. Donkey Kong Country 2 (GBA)
3. Chrono Trigger (SNES)
4. Donkey Kong Country 3 (GBA)
5. Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition (PS3)
6. Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 (PS3)
7. Rayman Origins (PS3)
8. SMA4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (GBA)
9. Little Big Planet 2 (PS3)
10. Pokemon Colosseum (GCN)
11. Waku Waku 7 (PS2)
12. Super Gem Fighters: Mini Mix (PS2)
13: Street Fighter X Tekken (PS3)
14. King of Fighters XIII (PS3)
15. King of Fighters EX: NeoBlood (GBA)
16. King of Fighters: Neowave (PS2)
17. Pokemon Gold (GBC)
18. Pokemon Ruby (GBA)
19. Dragon Warrior Monsters (GBC)
20. Darius Gaiden (PS2)
21. Super Mario Bros. (NES)
22. Tiny Toon Adventures (NES)
23. Tiny Toon Adventures 2: Trouble in Wackyland (NES)
24. Sonic Generations (PS3)

25. 1942 (NES)

I imagine the only way to die in this conversion, is if you lose focus dealing with the sheer monotony of it. Which I did lots, understandably enough. Tired, prolonged port that trolls somewhat, with a congrats screen for an ending, and it resets your score once you hit 999,999. Ouchies. I can say, in all honesty, that I only beat this one out of a sense of contempt for how dull it is.

26. Batman: The Return of the Joker (NES)

For all I'd seen of it, and heard, I wasn't expecting much. Funnily, I found it to be surprisingly good, once you get over the idea of Batman with a gun. It's got a respectable difficulty curve, some decent level design and a couple of bosses that reward you for thinking on your feet/acceptable-spamming, whilst remaining a suitable challenge.

It's got a couple of niggles here and there, such as unfair enemy placement, the odd stiff jump, and offering you power-ups that somewhat hinder you when facing certain foes, but they're complaints that didn't greatly impact my enjoyment. Quite short too, since I dusted off the whole thing in a few hours, including boss hiccups, silly mistakes and sillier deaths. I've read some nasty things regarding stage 3, and its supposed unfairness and impossibility, but I didn't find it that bad. I mean, sure, it was the most laborious stage to work through, but I've encountered worse in my time.

Really though, what more can you ask for than a competent game that doesn't sully itself with trying to be more than it is? I really had a lot of fun with it. Sunsoft pulled a bit of a cracker here.

[final fight cd]

snatcher - sega cd
keio flying squadron - sega cd
lords of thunder -sega cd
robo aleste - sega cd
android assault - sega cd
task force harrier ex - genesis
thunderforce III - genesis
steel empire - genesis
lightening force - genesis
phelios - genesis
whip rush - genesis
bloodlines - genesis
bloodlines - genesis
bloodlines - gensis
mortal kombat - gensis

i was gunning for a no death run on expert mode in bloodlines. but it didn't happen. which is why i beat it 3 times. it could have been probably 20 times, but i usually just turned off the console whenever i died. and i am pretty much sick of bloodlines and the thought of playing it makes me want to hurl. it will probably be another year before i can play it again.

i recently saw a youtube video about the making of mortal kombat and mortal kombat 2. and then i saw another series of videos comparing all mortal kombat platforms. and that got me in the mood. unfortunately, my sega cd version doesn't work - game is in perfect condition, too. so i had to resort to cart form. and i was too lazy to look up the blood code. beat it with raiden.

[Flake]

1/2 Cannon Spike (DC)
1/9 Mega Man X4 (GCN)
1/17 Psycho Soldier (PSN)
1/22 Warhammer 40,000: Dark Crusade (PC)
1/28 Police 911 2 (Arcade)
2/7 Soul Calibur V (PS3)
2/26 Metal Gear Solid 2: HD Edition (PS3)
3/7 Street Fighter X Tekken (PS3)
4/14 Sonic CD (PSN)
5/3 Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi 3 (Wii)
6/3 Metroid Prime (Wii)
7/1 Metroid: Other M (Wii)
7/1 Kirby's Return to Dreamland (Wii)
7/7 Strikers: 1945 (Arcade)
7/25 Super Mario 3D Land
8/23 Megaman III (Gameboy)
8/24 Megaman IV (Gameboy)
9/3 Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins (Gameboy)

I beat this game as part of this month's Together Retro. Okay, here's the deal: This is my favorite Mario game of all time. I don't know why but I enjoy it more than Super Mario Bros. 3 or World and given the option to play Mario Wii or Galaxy, I'll still do a run through of this game first. There is something about how quirky it is. Also, I am still amazed at the level of polish this game has.

Special thanks to Hobie for refurbishing this game for me! Battery worked great, dude!

[Flake]

1/2 Cannon Spike (DC)
1/9 Mega Man X4 (GCN)
1/17 Psycho Soldier (PSN)
1/22 Warhammer 40,000: Dark Crusade (PC)
1/28 Police 911 2 (Arcade)
2/7 Soul Calibur V (PS3)
2/26 Metal Gear Solid 2: HD Edition (PS3)
3/7 Street Fighter X Tekken (PS3)
4/14 Sonic CD (PSN)
5/3 Dragon Ball Z: Tenkaichi 3 (Wii)
6/3 Metroid Prime (Wii)
7/1 Metroid: Other M (Wii)
7/1 Kirby's Return to Dreamland (Wii)
7/7 Strikers: 1945 (Arcade)
7/25 Super Mario 3D Land (3DS)
8/23 Megaman III (Gameboy)
8/24 Megaman IV (Gameboy)
9/3 Super Mario Land 2: Six Golden Coins (Gameboy)
9/4 Kirby's Dreamland (Gameboy)

Not a whole lot to say about this one. Doesn't have a lot of the features that ended up defining the Kirby series but it's still just as fun. The graphics are kind of amazing for a Gameboy game.

[NihonRobot]

1-25:

1. Skylanders (360)
2. Sine Mora (XBLA)
3. Afterburner Climax (XBLA)
4. Mass Effect 3 (360)
5. Uncharted 3 (PS3)
6. The Simpsons Arcade (XBLA)
7. Motorstorm RC (Vita)
8. ModNation Racers: Road Trip (Vita)
9. Super Stardust Delta (Vita)
10. Lumines: Electronic Symphony (Vita)
11. Resident Evil: Revelations (3DS)
12. Journey (PSN)
13. Twisted Metal (PS3)
14. Resistance 3 (PS3)
15. Warhammer 40K: Space Marine (360)
16. Mighty Switch Force (3DS)
17. VVVVVV (3DS)
18. Saints Row: The Third (360)
19. Resident Evil 4 HD (XBLA)
20. Dear Esther (Steam)
21. Ys Seven (PSP)
22. Fez (XBLA)
23. Captain America: Super Soldier (360)
24. Max Payne 3 (360)
25. Lollipop Chainsaw (360)

26. The Darkness II (360)
27. Sega Vintage Collection: Streets of Rage (XBLA)
28. Sega Vintage Collection: Golden Axe (XBLA)
29. Need For Speed The Run (360)
30. Gravity Rush (PS Vita)
31. Theatrhythm Final Fantasy (3DS)
32. Alan Wake (360)
33. Incredible Crisis! (PS1)
34. Espgaluda 2 (360)
35. Akai Katana (360)
36. Sound Shapes (Vita)
37. Spec Ops: The Line (PC)
38. Darksiders 2 (360)
39. Botanicula (PC)
40. Assassin's Creed: Revelations (360)
41. Battlefield 3 (360)
42. Asura's Wrath (360)

I went 3 for 3 and knocked out 3 of my "to-play" games in the last 3 days.

AC: Rev was great, I just needed to wait long enough since finishing Brotherhood to enjoy it. It's a lot like B.hood with not much new to offer, but it shed more light on Desmond's current situation and closed out Altair and Ezio's stories well.

I've logged probably close to 100 hours on BF3's multiplayer, but I had never gotten around to finishing the campaign. After playing Assassin's Creed I felt like playing an FPS, and BF3 was one of the few I own that I hadn't finished yet. I was able to finally finish it, and it was total crap.

Asura's Wrath was one big, long cut scene with a few quick-time events and crappy battles thrown in the mix. I can't believe I'm saying this, but I think the QTE's were my favorite part. I enjoyed the story and art style, too.

[ExedExes]

Shenmue II -- Dreamcast (January 9)
Golden Axe Warrior -- Sega Master System (January 19)
Ys I -- Turbo CD (March 22)
Zanac X Zanac -- PS1 (April 7)
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 -- Dreamcast (April 30)
Warioware Twisted - Game Boy Advance (May 30)
Wolfenstein 3D - Game Boy Advance (May 31)
Warioware Inc. - Game Boy Advance (June 15)
The Legend of Zelda: A Link To The Past - Game Boy Advance (June 25)
Super Mario Advance 2: SMW - Game Boy Advance (June 26)
Command & Conquer - PC (June 28)
Gunstar Heroes - Genesis (July 6)
Call of Duty Finest Hour - GameCube (August 13)
Bomberman '94 - PC Engine (August 17)
Salamander 2 - MAME/Arcade (August 19)
Megaman 7 - SNES (by way of Mega Man Anniversary Collection) (August 17)
Medal of Honor Frontline - GameCube (August 24)
Super Star Shooter - Sharp X68000 (August 30)
Mega Man 8 - PS1 (by way of Mega Man Anniversary Collection (August 31)
Mega Man Anniversary Collection - GameCube (August 31)
*NEW* Medal of Honor Allied Assault - PC (September 5)

That last mission seemed like it was never going to end. Now to the expansion packs!

[final fight cd]

snatcher - sega cd
keio flying squadron - sega cd
lords of thunder -sega cd
robo aleste - sega cd
android assault - sega cd
task force harrier ex - genesis
thunderforce III - genesis
steel empire - genesis
lightening force - genesis
phelios - genesis
whip rush - genesis
bloodlines - genesis
bloodlines - genesis
bloodlines - gensis
mortal kombat - gensis
ecco the dolphin - sega cd

i've tried to beat this game several times over the years but never was able to stick it out. finally, i put my food down and said, "enough is enough. you are going down to china town." this is a game that definitely over stays its welcome; it gets very very very very repetitive. i definitely don't see it as a sega must have as most people probably view this game.