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Games Beaten in 2023

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It's time to take the heavy responsibility and create this thread for the new year! This is now the tenth annual topic where we've been tracking all of our games we've managed to go through on the talkhaus! It doesn't matter if it's a first time clear, a replay, or whatever you define as beaten as this isn't a competition. Nope. It's a comparison! As always, a good format to keep is by having...
  • The name of the game
  • The platform you played it on
  • And the date you beat it
Past Years: 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022

The only real rule is to try and keep ongoing or random game discussion stuff over in this thread: https://talkhaus.raocow.com/viewtopic.php?f=11&t=732

And that's that! Put your post down and edit it at your own convenience. Get your game on, all!
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It's on!
1) Donkey Kong 64 (1/4, N64)
2) Mario Tennis Aces (1/6, Switch)
3) Disney's Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers 2 (1/7, NES)
4) Disney's Darkwing Duck (1/8, NES)
5) Disney's DuckTales (1/8, NES)
6) Disney's DuckTales 2 (1/9, NES)
7) Disney's TaleSpin (1/9, NES)
8) Dragon Quest Heroes II (1/26, PS4)
9) Super Dodge Ball (2/12, NES)
10) Gargoyle's Quest (2/15, GB)
11) Harvestella (3/10, Switch)
12) Kirby's Return to Dream Land Deluxe (3/11, Switch)
13) The Legend of Dark Witch Episode 2: The Price of Desire (3/20, 3DS)
14) Spyro the Dragon (3/27, PS1)
15) Hot Shots Golf: Out of Bounds (3/28, PS3)
16) Side Pocket (3/29, SNES)
17) Double Dragon (4/24, NES)
18) Fighter's History (4/24, SNES)
19) Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway (4/26, PS5)
20) The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (6/19, Switch)
21) Bat Boy (7/3, PS5)
22) Final Fantasy (7/11, NES)
23) Ape Escape (7/15, PS1)
24) Disney Illusion Island (7/31, Switch)
25) Quake II - Enhanced Edition (8/15, PS5)
26) Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster (9/7, PS4)
27) Gravity Circuit (9/14, Switch)
28) Castlevania: Bloodlines (9/18, GEN)
29) Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge (9/23, GB)
30) AEW: Fight Forever (10/4, PS5)
31) Advance Wars 1 + 2: Re-Boot Camp (11/3, Switch)
32) Star Ocean: The Second Story R (11/15, Switch)
33) Sonic Superstars (11/30, PS5)
34) Trine 5: A Clockwork Conspiracy (12/10, PS5)
35) 30XX (12/20, Switch)

Extra
1) The Disney Afternoon Collection (1/9, PS4)
2) Sonic Origins (1/15, PS5)
3) Donkey Kong (2/11, NES)
4) Mega Man: Rock N Roll (4/4, PC [Fan Game])
5) Donkey Kong Jr. (4/19, NES)
6) Dragon Quest (5/9, Switch)
7) Dragon Quest II: Luminaries of the Legendary Line (8/12, Switch)
8) F-Zero 99 (9/16, Switch) - 11/7 for the added cups
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- 02/01: Fairyside (Cute f2p Binding of Isaac-inspired game. Sadly, there's a very easy way to softlock yourself from 100%'ing it, which sucks.)
- 29/01: Pixross (A picross game I got from one of those giant Itch bundles. Fun stuff.)
- 05/02: Klonoa 2 (Full Scrapbook) (A beautiful game that holds up really well. A bit on the easy side, but challenging enough. Banger soundtrack.)
- 17/03: Klonoa 1 (Doesn't quite hold up as well as it's successor, but it has its charm. Controls are a bit clunky. Soundtrack is okay.)
- 10/06: The Nightmare (A little RPG Maker game made by a friend of mine. It's pretty simple, but nice.)
- 13/06: Tang Kua vs Bacteria's (Another RPG Maker game by that same friend. This one's about turtles!)
- 19/06: The Nightmare: Another Path (Sequel to The Nightmare.)
- 08/07: Planescape: Torment (If I have one good thing to say about this game, it's that the title is very appropriate.)
- 18/12: The Witch's House (That giant skull is a motherfucker.)
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Here's hoping this list is longer than last year!
January
7th: Spyro: Year of the Dragon [PS1] (replay)
22nd: Gemcraft - Frostborn Wrath [PC] (Beat the final boss, still going for extras)

February
16th: Pizza Tower [PC] (still a few P-ranks left)

March
8th: The Messenger [PC]

April
6th: Touhou Reiiden ~ The Highly Responsive to Prayers [PC98] (replay) (both routes on Hard)
8th: Klonoa [PS1]
19th: Super Metroid randomizer [SNES], with area randomizer and all

May
6th: Paper Mario [N64] (replay) (ended up pretty ahead of raocow, 100% is complicated, but fun!)
10th: The Legend of the Mystical Ninja [SNES]
11th: Mega Man [NES] (replay)

June
2nd: Super Sami Roll [PC]

July
10th: Ape Escape [PS1]
11th: Mirror's Edge [PC]

August
20th: Super Castlevania IV [SNES] (replay)
23rd: God Hand [PS2]
31st: 9 Years of Shadows [PC]

September
12th: Touhou Fuumaroku ~ the Story of Eastern Wonderland [PC98] (replay) (All 3 Reimu on Hard and Extra)
18th: Hero Core [PC]
19th: Gravity Circuit [PC]
23rd: Lunistice [PC]
28th: Touhou Yumejikuu ~ The Phantasmagoria of Dim.Dream [PC98] (replay) (All characters on Normal)

October
10th: Bonk's Adventure [TG16]
14th: Touhou Gensoukyou ~ Lotus Land Story [PC98] (replay) (Both Reimu and Marisa types on Hard and Extra)
17th: Bonk's Revenge [TG16]
25th: Bonk III: Bonk's Big Adventure [TG16]
30th: Banjo-Tooie [N64]

November
15th: A Plumber for All Season [SMW hack]
19th: Strider [Arcade]
21st: Donkey Kong [NES] (replay)
23rd: Donkey Kong Jr. [NES] (superior to the above tbh)
26th: Osman [Arcade]

December
3rd: The Guardian Legend [NES]
12th: WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgames! [GBA] (replay)
20th: Rusted Moss [PC]
28th: Sid Meier's Civilization [SNES] (replayed for the millionth time, I love it)

Extras
A lot of games played along with raocow, 'twas a good year filled with good games

Started from the start of the NES and the Atari. Atari is hard to pin down release dates, and those early games don't have an "end". So here's some of those I played for a bit:
On the NES, Duck Hunt and Popeye no Eigo Asobi (japanese popeye game that teaches english, it was fun actually being able to understand a bit)

On the Atari 2600, Air-Sea Battle, Basic Math, Blackjack, Combat, Indy 500, Star Ship, Street Racer, Surround , Video Olympics, Basketball, Bowling, Breakout, Canyon Bomber, Casino, Flag Capture, Hangman, Home Run, Human Cannonball and Outlaw. Played all of the for at least 5 minutes, some more. Some required different input methods, or Breakout is just plain broken.

Currently Playing at the end of December (even if I'm not, it's on my list)
Mystic Square [PC98] (on Hard, just missing Marisa and then the Extra with all)
Dishonored [PC] (played a bit, it's fun, but I'm stalling)
Ace Attorney: Dual Destinies [3DS] (just missing this, Spirit Tracks Spirit of Justice and the Layton crossover, then I'll have played them all!)
Delightful Adventure [SMBX] (following raocow once more, someday I'll play Pepsiman but it's not today)
Undertale Yellow [PC] (only played for 20 minutes and I'm impressed!)
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of course an rpg maker 2000 demo would be my last game in 2022

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Da List:
1. Doraemon: Nobita to Yousei no Kuni (SNES) - 09/01/2023
2. Dragon Quest (SNES, replay, Dragon Quest I&II) - 31/03/2023, low level run (cleared at Lv18)
3. Dragon Quest II (NES, replay) - 10/05/2023, first time on NES
4. Wild Arms (PSX, replay) - 16/06/2023, nature's dragon quest
5. Dragon Quest III (NES, replay) - 04/07/2023, first time on NES
6. The Clash at Demonhead (NES) - 07/07/2023
7. Sonic 3D: Flickies' Island (MD, replay) - 07/08/2023
8. Lunar: Silver Star Story Complete (PSX, replay) - 20/08/2023, mostly completionist run, all bromides etc
9. Mahou Gakuen Lunar! (SAT) - 22/08/2023, all spells learned
10. Final Fantasy IV (PSP, replay, FF4 The Complete Collection) - 24/10/2023, main game for now, working on Lunar Ruins on my spare time
11. Bonk's Adventure (TG16, replay) - 31/10/2023, semi-intentional 1cc
12. Super Tempo (SAT) - 03/11/2023, nature's bonk
13. Bonk's Revenge (TG16) - 03/11/2023, accidental 1cc, too much life profits
14. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (MD, replay) - 03/11/2023, could have played it on sonic jam tbh
15. Go Go Ackman (SNES) - 04/11/2023, evil bonk, i wish this game was good :(
16. Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished - The Final Chapter (Win, replay, Ys I&II Chronicles+) - 05/11/2023, first time on Windows, nature's hydlide
17. Lost Memory of Angel: Frane (Win) - 05/11/2023, nature's ys
18. Deltarune: Chapter 1 (Win, replay) - 06/11/2023, just to beat up Jevil. tengo directv
19. Virtua Fighter (ARC, replay) - 10/11/2023, first time in arcade! jeffry used, dural beat! collisions are fucked in MAME 0.260 still :( but graphics are good >:3
20. Virtua Fighter 2 (ARC, Virtua Fighter 2.1) - 11/11/2023, jeffry used (<3), dural defeated me @A@
21. Silpheed (MCD) - 11/11/2023, not 1cc, average savestate usage. very flawed
22. Gradius (TG16) - 12/11/2023, invalid 1cc, moderate-ish savestate usage. so good...
23. Final Fight CD (MCD, replay) - 12/11/2023, first time on mega cd, easy mode as haggar, slightly heavy savestate usage at the end. long live mayor haggar
24. Wonder Boy in Monster Land (SMS) - 14/11/2023
25. Phantasy Star II (MD) - 14/11/2023, technology's dragon quest. legit run
26. Star Ocean (SNES, replay) - 17/11/2023, technology's tales of. postgame cleared this time
27. Hanero Puunosuke (Win) - 17/11/2023, all medals obtained, didn't beat the post game stage
28. Sonic the Hedgehog CD (MCD, replay) - 26/11/2023, "hirokazu yasuhara would never design wacky workbench" - a wise man
29. Sonic World (SAT, replay, Sonic Jam) - 31/11/2023, the sonic adventure tech demo on saturn, not the mediocre 3d sonic fangame (or yuski's old 2d game)
30. Tales of Destiny 2 (PS2) - 03/12/2023, key to my heart by mai kuraki is gonna emotionally wreck me on the spot from now on
31. Grandia (SAT) - 05/12/2023, if you are reading this go play this game Now
32. Final Fantasy II (NES, replay) - 05/12/2023, first time on NES, OOF!
33. Thousand Arms (PSX) - 05/12/2023, everyone keeps asking me if they can fuck the blizzard/wind dragon enemy. buddy, they wont even let me fuck it
34. Ultima I: The First Age of Darkness (DOS) - 06/12/2023, surprisingly cozy
35. Valkyrie Profile (PSX) - 14/12/2023, ending b. COME TO ME DARK WARRIORS BATTLE AWAITS US
36. Tales of RTP (Win, RPG Maker 2000) - 19/12/2023, "i know not the meaning of loss!" - jeanne, fem soldier preset jane doe (paraphrased from japanese)
37. Trials of Mana (SNES, replay) - 20/12/2023, first time beating the dragon lord storyline, janky as all get out but super good
38. Megami Tensei Gaiden: Last Bible (GG) - 26/12/2023, the game gear ending is literally the biblical creation myth. Merry Christmas ya filthy animals
39. Farland Story: Tooi Kuni no Monogatari (PC98) - 29/12/2023, i feel like this game will have a disproportionate impact on me despite it being kinda run of the mill
40. Dragon Slayer: The Legend of Heroes II (PC98) - 31/12/2023, this game is cock and ball torture coded but man it's so good... pls translate it!!!
41. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX (GBC, replay) - 31/12/2023, (obnoxiously close to mic) the best zelda game

THANKS FOR PLAY!!!!!

SEE YOU NEXT GAME!
Current Focuses:
Main (RPG backlog):
* Dragon Quest (Switch, replay)
* Phantasy Star (Switch, replay)
* Power of the Hired (SNES)
* Arc the Lad (PSX, replay)
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* Castlevania: Circle of the Moon (GBA)
* The Legend of Zelda (NES, replay)
* Magic Knight Rayearth (SAT)
* Legion Saga (Win, RPG Maker game)

Non-RPG, anytime:
* A Super Mario Thing: Demo's Journey (SNES, replay, Mario hack)
* Bunny Must Die! (Win)
* Cave Story (Win)
* JJ & Jeff (TG16)
* Resident Evil (PSX, Director's Cut no dualshock)
* Yumimi Mix (MCD)
LAST UPDATE: Dec. 31 2023 (final time)
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tiempo para jugar

2023/01/09: Arthur: A Retelling
2023/02/03: Noblesse Oblige
2023/03/04: Vampire: The Masquerade - Redemption
2023/03/13: Chaos;Head NoAH (PC) {A Ending}
2023/03/27: Vampire: The Masquerade - Night Road
2023/04/16: WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Microgame$! (GBA) {Final level beat}
2023/07/08: I, the Forgotten One
2023/07/13: Vampire: The Masquerade - Parliament of Knives
2023/08/27: Guitar Hero: World Tour (PC) - with Definitive Edition mod
2023/09/04: LEGO Rock Band (PS3)
2023/10/02: Rock Band 3 (PS3)
2023/10/06: Guitar Hero (PS2)
2023/10/25: Rock Band 4 (PS4)
2023/11/12: Guitar Hero II (360)
2023/11/20: Guitar Hero: Smash Hits (PS3)
2023/11/28: Guitar Hero Encore: Rocks the 80's (PS2)
2023/12/01: Guitar Hero II (PS2)
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Sega Ages: Sonic the Hedgehog, Nintendo Switch - Robotnik Rekt 2023-01-01 (Ring Keep Mode). I hit Scrap Brain Zone more or less right at midnight, so bonus points there.
Sonic 1+2, Sega Genesis - Robo Eggman Ruined Entirely 2023-01-05. Hooray for SRAM saving.
Wario Land, Nintendo 3DS eshop - Coin Golf score of 100, final score of 10400 (10000 from treasures plus 300 from Genie plus stage coins). I can do better, but there's not a lot much room left for improvement. I might actually re-do my Wario Land LP (the No Jet one) since I'm better now and know to not attack the prize blocks on the way to the Mount Teacup boss fight since one of them becomes an unavoidable Jet pot.
Advance Wars: Dual Strike (Normal Campaign), Nintendo DS - Grand Bolt Broken 2023-01-16. I was going to go straight into Hard Campaign from here but I kinda kept buying COs from the shop and forgot to hold back 1000 points so now I get to muck around in the War Room. Whee.
Kirby's Dream Land, Nintendo 3DS eshop - King DeDeDe EX kicked 2023-01-29.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, Game Boy Color - Quirrelmort Qicked 2023-03-08. The potential was there, the fun was not.
Metroid: Fusion (randomizer), Game Boy Advance - Omega Metroid Obliterated 2023-03-11. There's no map tracker for Fusion randomizer at this time so I had to learn about stuff I didn't know existed the hard way. Also there's a bullshit chained shinespark in the basement of TRO that I'm really glad wasn't locking anything I needed, and two bullshit chained shinesparks in the middle of SRX that I'm glad weren't locking anything I needed (I got the control room one but not the water one)
Metroid: Zero Mission, Game Boy Advance - Mecha Ridley mutilated relentlessly 2023-03-13. Zero Mission adds things that aren't necessary to Metroid 1, but they're fun so it's not a problem. Though I would like a more clear route back from power bombs to the rest of Zebes, they're absurdly late and only unlock more power bombs and the post-final-boss.
Metroid II: Return of Samus, Game Boy - Queen Metroid quickly murdered 2023-03-14. Final time 1:49; it helps that I do the acid dive between Space Jump Ruins and Screw Attack Ruins so that I don't have to backtrack.
Balanced BN3 (MMBN3 mod), Game Boy Advance - Alpha atomized 2023-03-23. This mod backports the "removes auras" property to wind-type chips... and the Wood-style's charge attack. What was already a tactically sound investment in Wood styles (between Bubbleman and Alpha both being uniquely weak to it despite not being elementally weak to it) in the vanilla game becomes an outright WMD in the BBN3 endgame as a result.
Spelunky 2, Steam - Hundun Hounded 2023-04-05. This run wasn't actually supposed to even get through Ice Caves - I intended to go Volcana -> Temple for the Alien Compass so that I could unlock Pilot, but I accidentally went to Tide Pool out of Habit... but it wound up being a happy accident - the 4-3 generated a back door exit from the lava trap so I was able to Lava Skip without actually having to Lava Skip, which meant I got to keep not only the Ankh but also all the Kapala health I'd accumulated thus far. Thus emboldened, I bravely ran away from Tiamat and just made a dash for Hundun (I missed out on Hou Yi's bow during the Moon Challenge - I dug in the wrong direction at first and ran out of mattock before could see which alcove had the bow in it. This is why I like getting Glasses ASAP), who died quickly to my spike boots.
Mega Man Battle Network 1, Switch - Life Virus launched 2023-05-01, Library Complete 2023-05-16. Legacy Collection's BusterMAX mode makes this game trivially easy, which is nice because this game is very much not fun without some form of QoL appended to it. Haven't decided if I want library completion or not; on the one hand chip farming in this game is emphatically not fun, on the other hand 90% of that is because the viruses themselves are stupid to fight and BusterMAX mode counters that nicely (you still have to deal with a ~4% drop rate at rank 9 for a couple of chips which is what you'll usually get in BusterMAX mode but that's still better than ending up at rank 4 because you had a bad draw)
Mega Man Battle Network 2, Switch - Gospel Gater'd 2023-05-28, Four Stars 2023-06-04.
Advance Wars Re:Boot Camp, Switch - Classic AW1 Campaign cleared 2023-06-20 (overall A rank).
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages - Veran vexed 2023-08-12.
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons - Onox obliterated, Ganon ganked 2023-08-19.
Speedchoice Pokemon Red - Flying Monotype - Blue Bested 2023-10-14. So the level scaling in Gen 1 is still weird, but nowhere near as bad as Gen 2; I was overlevelled most of the game but even with SwSh-style exp sharing I was only approximately as strong as the Elite Four going in, and Lorelei still wiped the floor with me on the first attempt (stupid global ice weakness). On the plus side I only needed three rare candies to finish my Dragonite with and even then I probably could have gotten away with using none of them.
Jill of the Jungle - Plateau Pierced 2023-10-14
Jill Goes Underground - Earth Escaped 2023-10-14
Dark Sun: Shattered Lands - Kraxis killed 2023-10-14
Revelations: The Demon Slayer - Lucifer lumped 2023-11-16
Pokemon Emerald - Wallace washed 2023-12-10. Balanced a lot better than gens 1 and 2, but this was also the gen that established the "go find the box art legendary to foil the bad guys' plans" trend and I very much don't like that. Still, Emerald more or less did it right in that I was not required to befriend or battle Rayquaza in order to complete the main story, just locate them.
Henry Stickmin Collection, Steam - All endings/failures achieved 2023-12-23. This was neat, but it doesn't seem to have a lot of staying power so I'm glad I got it at a deep discount.

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01/07 - Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures - PC
01/18 - Angry Video Game Nerd II: ASSimilation - PC
01/21 - Angry Video Game Nerd in Tower of Torment - PC
01/29 - Whirlo - SNES
02/12 - Altered Beast (co-op) - Mega Drive
02/15 - Donkey Kong - Game Boy
02/27 - Kingdom Hearts Re:Chain of Memories - PS4
03/13 - Donkey Kong Country Returns (co-op) - Wii
03/26 - Paper Mario - N64
04/03 - The Twisted Tales of Spike McFang - SNES
04/04 - The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog - PC
04/04 - Spacegulls - NES
04/04 - BioShock - PS4
04/15 - BoxBoy! - 3DS
04/26 - Crash Bandicoot - PS1
04/28 - Axiom Verge - PC
05/04 - Boll Deluxe - PC
05/07 - SUPERHOT - PC
05/08 - Rogue Legacy - PC
05/17 - WarioWare Gold - 3DS
05/20 - Ynglet - PC
06/02 - Avenging Spirit - Game Boy
06/06 - Game & Watch Gallery (gallery complete) - Game Boy
06/16 - Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom - PC
06/18 - The Witness - PC
07/09 - The End Is Nigh - PC
07/10 - Muse Dash - PC
07/13 - Darksiders - Xbox 360
07/13 - The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - N64
07/18 - Tightrope Theatre - PC
08/05 - Flicky - Mega Drive
08/07 - Sonic Heroes (replay) - PC
08/12 - Hades (saw ending and credits) - PS4
08/16 - Live A Live - SNES
08/21 - Shantae and the Pirate's Curse - PC
08/21 - Tiny Toon Adventures: ACME All-Stars - Mega Drive
08/29 - Adventures of Lolo - NES
08/31 - Dumpy & Bumpy - PC
09/03 - Punch-Out!! - Wii
09/07 - The Ooze - Mega Drive
09/17 - Wandersong - PC
09/20 - Spyro the Dragon (Reignited) - PS4
09/20 - Macbat 64 - PC
09/27 - Spyro the Dragon - PS1
10/02 - Polyroll - PC
10/05 - Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance - PC
10/07 - Lunistice - PC
10/11 - Mother 3 - GBA
10/20 - Journey - PS4
10/26 - Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament - GBC
10/27 - Sonic the Hedgehog Forever - PC
10/29 - Wunderling DX - PC
11/04 - Kid Chameleon - Mega Drive
11/07 - Tadpole Treble - PC
11/12 - Off - PC
11/24 - BoxBoxBoy! - 3DS
11/25 - Dynamite Headdy - Mega Drive
12/05 - Metroid Prime 2: Echoes - Wii
12/11 - Monster World IV - Mega Drive
12/12 - Pushmo - 3DS
12/13 - Toree 3D - PC
12/16 - Toree 2 - PC
12/22 - Hell is Other Demons - PC
12/22 - Toree Genesis - PC
12/27 - Sonic Colors - DS

Misc:
01/20 - Pokémon X (Kalos Pokédex Complete) - 3DS
01/25 - Hollow Knight (Pantheon of Hallownest cleared) - PS4
02/16 - Vividlope (demo) - PC
02/17 - Cavern of Dreams (demo) - PC
02/21 - A Rat's Life: The Cat Conspiracy (demo) - PC
03/05 - Superb Demo Survivors - PC
03/28 - Yellow Taxi Goes Vroom (demo) - PC
04/23 - Enter the Gungeon (co-op run to help hubby w/ completion) - PS4
04/25 - BioShock (Challenge Rooms) - PS4
08/03 - Hades (first successful run) - PS4
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For once I actually beat a game before making a post on one of these threads lol

Games finished:
Ender Lilies, Jan 1 [steam]
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 Future Redeemed DLC, May 6 [Switch]
Final Fantasy XII: Zodiac Age, May 7 [Steam]
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, Jun 10 [Steam]
Tevi, Dec 7 [steam]
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Re: Games Beaten in 2023

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Grand Theft Auto IV/PC (Steam)/100%/February 5
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode I/PC (Steam)/All Chaos Emeralds/February 26
Paper Mario/N64 (Nintendo Switch Online)/100%/April 12
Bioshock Infinite: Clash in the Clouds/PC (Steam)/All Rooms/April 29
Bioshock Infinite: Burial At Sea, Part 1/PC (Steam)/Someone Got Drilled/April 30
Going Under/Switch/Cubicle Liquidated/May 21
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Lost and Damned/PC (Steam)/100%/May 27
Bioshock Infinite: Burial At Sea, Part 2/PC (Steam)/Je vois la vie en rose.../June 8
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode II/PC (Steam)/All Chaos Emeralds, All Red Star Rings/June 15
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 Episode Metal/PC (Steam)/Completed/June 16
Evoland/PC (Steam)/100%/June 18
Final Fantasy V Pixel Remaster/Four Job Fiesta/WHI/THI/BEA/CHE Typhoon Run/PC (Steam)/Shinryu+Exdeath Victory/July 9
Final Fantasy V Pixel Remaster/Four Job Fiesta/TIM/BEA/BAR/DRA Volcano Run/PC (Steam)/Shinryu+Exdeath Victory/July 22
Final Fantasy V Pixel Remaster/Four Job Fiesta/DRA/THI/BLA/WHI Meteor Run/Switch/Shinryu+Exdeath Victory/July 30
9 Years of Shadow/PC (Steam)/101%/August 20
Exo One/PC (Steam)/Main Game/August 23
Sonic Mania/Switch/Knuckles, All Emeralds, & Knuckles & Knuckles & Knuckles & Knuckles/August 27
Grand Theft Auto IV: The Ballad of Gay Tony/PC (Steam)/100%, Trilogy Complete/September 11
The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons/GBC (Nintendo Switch Online)/Linked Game/October 10
Journey to the Savage Planet/PC (Epic Game Store)/100%, Both Endings/November 19
Minit/PC (Epic Game Store)/330%/November 22
Smushi Come Home/PC (Steam)/100%/November 23
Civilization V/PC (Steam)/Siam (Defeat)/November 29
Gunbrella/PC (Steam)/Normal Ending/December 9

Currently In Progress
Aragami 2/PC (Steam)
Sea of Stars/Switch
Spore/PC (Steam)

In Progress But Inactive
Hollow Knight/PC/Postgame
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2/PC/Epic Game Store
Hyrule Warriors/Switch
Ring Fit Adventure/Switch
Animal Crossing: New Horizons/Switch
Pilotwings 64/N64 (Nintendo Switch Online)

Reserve 1: Nintendos
Paper Mario series/Dolphin/Wii (U)/3DS/Switch
Sonic Mania-Encore Mode/Switch
Dead Cells/Switch/Open All Levels
Islets/Switch
Metroid Dread/Switch
Earthbound Trilogy/Wii U/Emu
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate/Fighter Collection/Switch
Shinsekai: Into the Depths/Switch
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening/Switch/Hero Mode
World of Final Fantasy Maxima/Switch
Garden Story/Switch
Golf Story/Switch
No More Heroes II: Desperate Struggle/Switch

Reserve 2: Computer Box!
The Outer Worlds/PC
Slime Rancher/PC
Cities: Skylines/PC
Sublevel Zero Redux/PC
Moonlighter/PC
Rebel Galaxy: Outlaw/PC
Strike Suit Zero/PC
Yakuza 0/PC
Grand Theft Auto V/PC
Civilization VI/PC
Elite: Dangerous/PC
Lenna's Inception/PC
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order/PC
Train Valley 2/PC
Control/PC
Lifeless Planet/PC
SUPERHOT: Mind Control Delete/PC
Star Wars: Squadrons/PC
Supraland/PC
Metal Wolf Chaos XD/PC
Solar Ash/PC
Sable/PC
Robodunk/PC
Imagine Earth/PC
Chronicles of Teddy/PC

Reserve 3: Those Subs
Darksiders: Warmaster Edition/Twitch Prime
Blasphemous/Twitch Prime

Reserve 4: Fweeeennnds (Co-Op)
Parkitect/PC

Special Reserve
Metroid: Samus Returns/3DS
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Re: Games Beaten in 2023

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  1. Spiritfarer Farewell Edition | PC
    • Main story | Jan 13
  2. Dark Souls: Remastered | PC
    • NG all bosses | Jan 28
  3. Dark Souls II: Scholar of the First Sin | PC
    • NG all bosses | Feb 23
  4. Dark Souls III | PC
    • NG all bosses | March 5
  5. Metroid Prime Remastered | Switch
    • Normal mode | March 17
  6. Paper Mario | Switch
    • Story complete | April 14
  7. Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door | GameCube
    • Story complete | April 28
  8. Super Paper Mario | Wii
    • Story complete | May 7
    • Shadoo defeated | May 10
  9. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom | Switch
    • Story complete | June 4
  10. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars | SNES
    • Story complete | June 28
    • Culex | June 28
  11. Paper Mario: Sticker Star | 3DS
    • Story complete | July 16
  12. Mario & Luigi: Paper Jam | 3DS
    • Story complete | July 24
  13. Paper Mario: Color Splash | Wii U
    • Story complete | Aug 7
    • 100% | Aug 9
  14. Donkey Kong Country | Switch
    • Game beat | Aug 13
  15. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest | Switch
    • Game beat | Aug 15
  16. Casual Birder | Playdate
    • Game beat | Aug 24
  17. Paper Mario: The Origami King | Switch
    • Story complete | Aug 27
  18. Crankin's Time Travel Adventure | Playdate
    • Game beat | Aug 31
  19. Lost Your Marbles | Playdate
    • An ending | Sep 5
  20. Pick Pack Pup | Playdate
    • Game beat | Sep 6
  21. Firewatch | PC
    • Game beat | Sep 7
  22. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask | Switch
    • 100% | Sep 22
  23. Omaze | Playdate
    • Game beat | Sep 25
  24. Demon Quest '85 | Playdate
    • Game beat | Sep 25
  25. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble! | Switch
    • Game beat | Oct 2
  26. Mega Man (Wily Wars version) | Switch
    • Game beat | Oct 7
  27. Mega Man 2 (Wily Wars version) | Switch
    • Game beat | Oct 8
  28. Mega Man 3 (Wily Wars version) | Switch
    • Game beat | Oct 9
  29. Executive Golf DX | Playdate
    • Game beat | Oct 12
  30. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice | 3DS
    • Main episodes | Oct 12
    • Special episode | Oct 15
    • Phoenix Wright: Asinine Attorney | Oct 15
    • Apollo Justice: Asinine Attorney | Oct 16
  31. Super Mario Bros. The Lost Levels | Switch
    • 8-4 beat | Oct 14
    • D-4 beat | Oct 15
  32. Dark Souls: Remastered | PC
    • NG all bosses | Oct 19
  33. Super Mario Bros. Wonder | Switch
    • Game beat | Oct 20
    • All medals | Oct 20
    • All medals badgeless | Nov 1
  34. Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth | DS
    • All episodes | Nov 1
  35. Super Mario Galaxy 2 | Wii
    • Game beat | Nov 5
    • 120 star ending | Nov 5
    • The Perfect Run | Nov 7
  36. Super Mario 3D World | Switch
    • Game beat | Nov 11
    • Champion's Road | Nov 11
    • 100% | Nov 13
  37. Bowser's Fury | Switch
    • Game beat | Nov 14
  38. A Plumber For All Seasons | SNES (Analogue Pocket)
    • Game beat | Nov 18
  39. Lies of P | PC
    • Real Boy ending | Nov 26
    • Free From The Puppet String ending (NG2) | Nov 29
    • Rise of P ending + all achievements | Dec 3
  40. Astro's Playroom | PS5
    • Game beat | Dec 3
  41. Bloodborne | PS4
    • All (non-chalice) bosses | Dec 9
    • Yharnam defeated | Dec 16
    • All bosses NG+ | Dec 17
  42. Demon's Souls (2020) | PS5
    • Game beat | Dec 22
    • Seekest soul power ending (NG2) | Dec 24
    • Platinum trophy | Dec 29
  43. BloodbornePSX | PC
    • Game beat | Dec 30
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Re: Games Beaten in 2023

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Jan 8 - Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (SNES)
Feb 11 - Yu-Gi-Oh Forbidden Memories (PS1)
Another run of YGO:FM somewhere here
Apr 1 - Yu-Gi-Oh Forbidden Memories - 15 card mod (PS1)
Apr 7 - World War Z: Aftermath (XBone) (I guess this is right, I apparently hadn't played one chapter until now)
Apr 16 - Sly 2: Band of Thieves (PS2 100%)
Apr 30 - Jak and Dexter: The Precursor Legacy (PS2 100%)
Jun 25 - Jak II (PS2, 185 orbs, over 200 on Jun 26)
Jul 7 - Jak II (PS2 Hero Mode - used hover to get past first section of destroying ships with the turret. 208 orbs)
Jul 28 - Jak III (PS2, 497 orbs. I'll get all 600 orbs in hero mode)
Aug 14 - Jak III (PS2 Hero Mode, I got 602 orbs by accidentally glitching an orb hunt and missing 1 overworld/sewer orb)
Sep 2 - Yu-Gi-Oh Forbidden Memories - Mod 13 5 card (PS1 hack)
Sep 18 - Jak X (PS2 100%)
Oct 4 - Celeste all A sides/strawberries/Crystal hearts/mixtapes
Oct 12 - Bonk's Adventure (TG-16)
Oct 13 - Celeste B-sides
Oct 19 - Celeste C-sides
Oct 31/Nov 1 - Celeste:Farewell and Moonberry (2541 deaths in Farewell, 2715 after Moonberry. Totals are 8834 deaths in 37:02:18, goldens in 1A and 2C for a total of 178 strawberries. I'll get more goldens, but no more updates here) (jk, got all goldens in chapters 1+2, including dashless. Not doing any more)
Dec 3 - Jak X (PS2 Hero Mode)
Dec 6 - Contra III: The Alien Wars (SNES Classic, Normal 7 lives)
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Re: Games Beaten in 2023

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Ratchet & Clank 2016 (1/6; 100% on 1/7)
Kingdom Hearts 3 ReMind (1/8, All Bosses)
Kingdom Hearts Melody of Memory (1/12, Proud Mode 100%)
Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (1/22; 100% on 1/24)
Somber (1/25)
F.I.S.T.: Forged In Shadow Torch (2/1, 100%)
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Rain World: Downpour (3/18, All Slugcats; Challenges on 3/21; Expedition Mode/All Achievements on 4/13)
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The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog (4/1)
The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story (4/18)
Togges (4/20, 100%)
Islets (4/22, 100%)
The Spirit and the Mouse (4/24, 100%)
Process of Elimination (5/17)
Celeste Strawberry Jam (Beginner 5/11, Intermediate 5/22, i'm done tho)
HAAK (5/27, 100%)
malViolence (6/1, 100%)
Lone Fungus (6/4)
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (6/10, All Quests & Shrines)
Higurashi When They Cry (7/12, 100%)
Timespinner (7/13, 100%)
Hi-Fi RUSH (7/15)
9 Years of Shadows (7/16, 100%)
Rusted Moss (7/20, 100%)
Pseudoregalia (7/30)
Muse Dash (8/8, 100% achievements)
Scarlet Nexus (8/13, Yuito Story)
Lingo (8/17; 100% on 8/19)
Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night (8/26)
Goodbye Volcano High (8/30)
Blasphemous (9/3; 100% achievements on 9/4)
Chants of Sennaar (9/10, 100%)
Vernal Edge (9/13, 100%)
Germinal (9/17)
Master Detective Archives: Rain Code (9/26, 100%)
PixelJunk Eden (10/18, 100%, replay)
Cavern of Dreams (10/19, 100%)
Laika: Aged Through Blood (11/22, 100%)
Corn Kidz 64 (11/25)
Final Fantasy XVI (12/20)
SANABI (12/23)
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Hello :3

1/2 - Phantom Hourglass Replay
1/4 - DK King of Swing
1/9 - FF Four Heroes of Light
1/11 - Spirit Tracks
1/13 - The Sink Gods
1/23 - Super Adventure Island
2/1 - Aria of Sorrow Randomizer
2/5 - LttP Minimalist
2/17 - Yoshi's Crafted World 100%
2/18 - Castlevania Portrait of Ruin
2/24 - Katamari Damacy REROLL 100% Collection + Perfect North Star
2/24 - Crash 3: Warped All Gems and at least Blue Relic on all Levels
2/25 - Sparklite (not 100%ed as of yet)
3/5 - Xardion
3/8 - Trials of Mana Charlotte/Kevin/Durant
3/17 - Timelie
3/22 - FF CC Echoes of Time
4/3 - Ageless 100%
4/5 - Brandish
4/7 - Arcana
4/7 - Superliminal
4/17 - Journey of a Broken Circle 100%ed as far as I can tell.
4/17 - Sly 1 (100%ed - Time Trials)
4/22 - Twilight Princess Randomizer
4/26 - Sly 2 (100%)
5/1 - Sparklite 100%
5/3 - Overlord Main Story
5/16 - Brave Fencer Musashi
5/28 - Donkey Kong Land 100%
6/1 - Donkey Kong Land 2 100%
6/10 - Hyper Light Drifter
6/10 - Donkey Kong Land 3 103%
6/24 - Borderlands GOTY Enhanced (As good as completed. Got sick of the game crashing on me due to a glitch with the game and it only detecting my internal Graphics card, not my good card.)
7/1 - Ratchet and Clank 3: Up Your Arsenal 100%
7/5 - Dynamite Jack 100%
7/12 - Final Fantasy 9 100%
7/21 - Metroid Prime 2 100%
8/5 - Iconoclasts
8/7 - Basketbelle
8/8 - Axiom Verge
8/9 - Borderlands 2
8/10 - Axiom Verge 100%ed
8/11 - Iconoclasts 100%ed
8/18 - Lego Batman 100%ed
8/29 - A Boy and his Blob Remake 100%
9/18 - Crusader of Centy
9/21 - Nier Replicant Ending A
9/23 - Toree 3D
10/15 - The Witness
10/24 - DoReMi Fantasy
10/29 - Stacking Replay
10/29 - Omno
12/13 - Skies of Arcadia
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1/5 - Insaniquarium Deluxe (Steam)
1/29 - Handshakes (Steam)
2/4 - AltverZ (Android/PC Game Mod) (up to NMT/v1.5)
2/8 - Pizza Tower (Steam)
4/18 - AltverZ (Android/PC Game Mod, returned for BWB update/v1.6)
4/24 - WarioWare, Inc. Mega Microgames! (GBA)
5/15 - Read-A-Rama (PC) (lol)
sometime in june - Anti-Idle: The Game (Flash) (replay)
7/18 - Nezumiman (PC) (replay)
7/20 - Pikmin 2 (GameCube/Wii/Switch, played GameCube) (replay) (challenge run)
7/20 - Wall Destroyer (Browser) (replay)
sometime in july - Tower of Heaven (Flash)
8/1 - Pikmin 4 (Switch) (campaign end)
8/25 - Bad Milk: A Puzzling Interactive Beverage (PC)
8/30 - Pikmin 4 (Switch) (100% and postgame 100%)
9/8 - Susan Taxpayer: SAGE/Orientation Demo (PC)
9/8 - Pikmin 3 Deluxe (Switch) (main story) (100%) (normal difficulty) (parenthetical hell)
9/9 - Pikmin 3 Deluxe (Switch) (side stories)
9/21 - Bejeweled 3 (PC) (replay)
10/1 - PvZ2: Garden Rush (Android/PC Game Mod) (up to v1.0, 100%)
10/5 - Reactor game (Browser) (100% research is effectively the game's ending)
10/6 - PvZ1: Expanded and Enhanced (PC Game Mod) (up to 4-9/v2.5)
10/23 - Altverz (Android/PC Game Mod, returned for v1.6.2)
10/27 - Plants vs. Zombies (DS) (campaign end)
10/31 - Plants vs. Zombies DS (all trophies 100%)
sometime around the night between 10/31 and 11/1 - Suika Game (effectively "won" by creating largest fruit)
11/11 - Platypus II (PC)
12/2 - Revenge of the Sunfish (PC) (replay)
12/9 - At Least there is Ceda Cedovic (PC) ("normal" ending)
12/9 - At Least there is Ceda Cedovic (PC) ("true" ending)
12/10 - At Least there is Ceda Cedovic (PC) ("Blood God"/101%)

ENDLESS GAMES WE'VE BEEN PLAYING
Animal Crossing: New Leaf (3DS)
Cookie Clicker (Steam)
finfin (PC) (via QEMU)
Mixolumina (Steam)
Bloons Monkey City (Steam)
Minecraft (PC) (replaying beta 1.7.3)
legally-obligated acknowledgement we did play Splatoon 3 for a period of time for Splatfests (Switch/our nightmares) (this game now lives in a crevace between a wall and bookcase. we don't want to talk about it.)

PACS CONTAINMENT ZONE
Galaxian
Pac-Man
Pac-Man (Galaxian Hardware bootleg)
Coleco Tabletop Pac-Man
PacMan2
Ms. Pac-Man
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Completed:
King's Field (Japan) (PSX; Completed 1-13-23) [First Time]
Notes: Oh hey, my first FromSoft game! Mind, this is actually a game that was unreleased in the west, but fan translated... the game we know as "King's Field" was actually King's Field *2*. It's confusing. Anyway, for such an old game, it was actually pretty good. I could see the Souls DNA, but while the game started off brutal, by the halfway point, I'd obtained a cheap healing spell and a weapon that regenerated my MP slowly, so dying was just... not going to happen anymore. Overall, it was a very old-school, ugly, clunky, and rather short game... yet, I found it oddly charming in its own way. I'll probably play the sequels sometime down the road.

Final Fantasy 2 (PSP; Completed 2-4-23) [First Time]
Notes: The last main series Final Fantasy that I have actual access to (i.e. not an MMO or on a platform I don't possess) that I hadn't played through... is finally done. I opted for the PSP version, simply because it combines the most features with the fewest bugs and other annoyances, and... it's pretty good. I'd say I liked it better than 1 and the original 2D version of 4, and that it originated as an NES game is all the more impressive. Also, unlike the other FF ports, I actually found the bonus dungeons in 2 to be legit fun and clever. Overall, I'm glad to have finally played through this piece of history.

Magic Knight Rayearth (Saturn; Completed 2-14-23) [First Time]
Notes: Oh hey, another Saturn game for me! As Zelda-like action/adventure games go, this one was pretty fun, if short and rather linear. Didn't stand out in any particularly amazing ways, but the graphics were pretty, the music was catchy, but, uh... then there's the dialogue. Yeah. This is a Working Designs translation, and oh man can you *tell*. While it was light on their usual brand of pop culture references, it "made up for it" by making every NPC into an unlikeable jackass. I'm not kidding: Nearly every townsperson is either insulting your team or someone else (or is otherwise completely ungrateful to you saving their asses), lusting after someone of the opposite sex, panicking and begging you to save them (and *only* them; screw everyone *else*), or "helpfully" informing you of their gross bodily functions. The story dialogue wasn't spared, either, with casual jokes about periods and child abuse. And people *like* this stuff? Well. At least the game itself was good...

Magic Knight Rayearth (SNES; Completed 2-18-23) [First Time]
Notes: Didn't I just play this? Actually, the SNES game is completely different than the Saturn one. It's a short, straightforward, uncomplicated JRPG, whose only real issue is, as was typical for the time, a too-high encounter rate. It was also quite easy. On the plus side, the translation was significantly better, and told a lot more of the story, especially towards the end, than the "funny" Saturn translation did... and the game's music is honestly really good. Not the greatest game ever, but I enjoyed it well enough.

Brandish 2 (SNES; Completed 2-24-23) [First Time]
Notes: As one of the ten or so fans of the original Brandish, I'm not sure why it took me so long to finally play the sequel... but honestly, I loved it. It takes the original formula and sticks with it, so if you didn't like that game, you won't like this one, either... While it has some flaws, such as questionable boss design (enemies that can, barring use of certain spells, kill you in 2-4 hits while taking 1 damage from your attacks, and the game's awkward controls not really working well for action-y battles), the much larger world, more varied locales, greater emphasis on actually *using* the many weapons and items you're given (no longer do you need to sell everything to make money to buy obscenely expensive spells), and significantly more interesting plot made this one a winner to me. It also has *fantastic* music.

King's Field (US) / King's Field 2 (Japan) (PSX; Completed 3-9-23) [First Time]
Notes: If the first game was the "proof of concept", this was the full picture. A significantly larger, more challenging game on the whole, it definitely felt more refined than the original, but still had a lot of that old school jank to it. It can be frustratingly easy to die at times, as well, and as spread out as save points are, that can really be a thing at times... unless you don't mind using save states, as I didn't, and enjoyed the game more for it.

A Boy and His Blob (PC; Completed 4-19-23) [First Time]
Notes: The remake, not the NES original. Having only *played* the original before, this wasn't *quite* what I expected, but it was a very cute, charming, and overall fun puzzle platformer. Some of the bonus stages were a bit nuts (that cannon is the worst, man), and it took me a long time to finish due to more sporadic play, though it was never overbearing or anything. Both the boy and the blob are absolutely adorable, as well.

Assassin's Creed 2 (PC; Completed 4-27-23) [First Time]
Notes: I actually started this game last summer, but just got burned out near the very end due to some really annoying missions. Finally decided to go back and *finish* it. Compared to the first game, it's a lot more polished, and feels more like a *game* than a tech demo, but still has that infamous Ubisoft jank that makes stealth missions a lot more annoying than they were probably *intended*. Nonetheless, I managed to more or less 100% the game, getting all collectables and doing all the side missions, but I didn't have access to the DLC, so I didn't *fully* 100% it. If that makes sense. Anyway, I got to PUNCH THE POPE, so all is well.

Metroid Fusion (GBA; Completed 5-2-23) [Replay]
Notes: Since I've been out of the house a fair bit of late, I decided to bring my DS along with me and see how many outings it'd take to finish this game. Turns out... not many.

Final Fantasy Legend 2 (GB; Completed 5-7-23) [First Time]
Notes: Oh hey, another second entry in a long running series I'd never played before this year somehow! It had some rough edges and a hilariously bad translation, due to being an early Game Boy RPG, and some of the strategy for beating the latter bosses amounted to "just hope they never use their strongest attacks twice in a row", but on the whole, it held up well, and I had a good time with it. Not hard to see why most people consider this the best of the FFL/GB SaGa series.

Metroid Prime (GC; Completed 5-18-23) [Replay]
Notes: Because sometimes you just want to revisit an old favorite. 100%, of course.

Metroid Prime 2 (GC; Completed 5-29-23) [Replay]
Notes: Ditto above. Also 100%.

King's Field 3: Pilot Style (PSX; Completed 5-30-23) [First Time]
Notes: This one's a bit weird. It's a short "interquel" between King's Field 2 and 3, released only at a trade show in Japan, albeit fan translated. It's short -- only about an hour long -- and not difficult at all... but it's not *quite* a demo, as while it uses the same assets as 3, it's actually set in a place that isn't *in* the final game. An interesting little piece of history, at any rate.

King's Field 2 (US) / King's Field 3 (Japan) (PSX; Competed 6-7-23) [First Time]
Notes: The above was the appetizer... this was the main course. Rounding out the King's Field trilogy, the third installment plays much like the previous two, but is easily longer than both games *combined*. It actually starts off harder than the first two games, because healing is scarce in the early going, but ultimately ends up easier in the long run... the enemies seem less aggressive and overall less threatening, weapon type weaknesses, while still in play, matter far less than they did previously (i.e. I didn't need to switch weapons for different situations nearly as often), save points were more common, there were far fewer instant death traps, and the final boss was a complete pushover. On the plus side, the addition of an auto-map instead of multiple maps in various states of completeness was a nice little quality of life improvement. Overall, it's still a good game, and a fitting conclusion to the PS1 trilogy... still not sure if I'd recommend the series to anyone, but I enjoyed it a lot.

Metroid: Zero Mission (GBA; Completed 6-9-23) [Replay]
Notes: Like Metroid Fusion, this was a quick "on the go" replay. As always, 100%.

Lego Harry Potter: Year 1-4 (PC; Completed 6-21-23) [First Time]
Notes: The Lego series is always good, uncomplicated, rompy fun. Good for those moments when you're looking for lists to fill out, but don't want to be challenged too much. This wasn't as good as the Lord of the Rings ones, which makes sense as this came much earlier than they did, but once I adapted to the fact that it played somewhat differently, I enjoyed it. If there's one problem with the Lego games, however, it's that they're notoriously buggy, which can prevent 100% completion... and this seemed like it happened to me again, but it turns out I was just missing some small thing. So. I *did* indeed 100% it after all. Yay!

Lego Harry Potter: Year 5-7 (PC; Completed 7-2-23) [First Time]
Notes: Figured I may as well do the second half, as well. It was mostly the same, just with different stages, a few different powers, a few different characters... not really any better, not really any worse. But I did still have fun with it, so that's a win. 100%, naturally.

Golden Sun (GBA; Completed 7-20-23) [Replay]
Notes: Been ages since I first played this... and, I decided I wanted a 100% save file on emulator. So I did.

Golden Sun: The Lost Age (GBA; Completed 8-8-23) [Replay]
Notes: And I figured I'd play the sequel/continuation as well. Also 100%. Thoughts? The Golden Sun games are fun. Simple, uncomplicated fun. The plots are nothing to write home about, and on the surface, the gameplay is basic... but there's a surprising amount of depth in the Djinn/class system, which I never bothered with during my initial playthroughs, and the puzzle-filled dungeons are also quite interesting. I should also add, the graphics and music are fantastic; some of the best of both on the GBA. So. Yeah. Glad I replayed them!

Kirby's Dream Land (GB; Completed 8-11-23; Extra Mode completed 8-14-23) [First Time]
Notes: A fun little half hour or so romp. Nice to visit the origins of everyone's favorite pink puffball. Extra Mode is pretty tough, yo.

Kirby's Dream Land 2 (GB; Completed 8-13-23) [First Time]
Notes: The sequel! And hey, another 2. Significantly longer and more detailed than the original, the introduction of the animal friends with their combo powers (and unique theme music!) were nice to see, and the game was... honestly surprisingly challenging for a Kirby game, especially the nonsense involved in getting all the Rainbow Drops. Like many games on this list, I'm not sure why it took me so long to finally play this game... but I now have! I should also add that I used a colorized fan hack, which made no gameplay modifications... it just colorized the game. Looked very nice, too.

Bomberman Quest (GBC; Completed 8-20-23) [First Time]
Notes: If you combined Bomberman with Zelda, you'd... get something a lot like this. It's a pretty short, compact game, and outside of one really irritating boss, not terribly difficult, but it's cute and fun.

Shadowrun (SNES; Completed 8-28-23) [First Time]
Notes: Such an odd thing. A PC-style RPG on SNES, based on a tabletop game. It boggles the mind. But, it's oddly... good? Kind of like a cross between an adventure game and a more traditional RPG. The controls are a bit weird, and combat is kind of just "shoot at each other until one of you dies", but I very much appreciated the uniqueness of the game in general. There's really nothing else quite like it on SNES.

Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage (PSX; Completed 9-8-23) [First Time]
Notes: Another "2", and by this point it's completely intentional. A fun collectathon platformer, on the whole, but as with many games of that genre from the late 90s, it was peppered with annoying mini-games that were... less than enjoyable. Nevertheless, it did feel like a notable improvement over the first game. 100% completion, Skill Points included, of course. So yay for that.

The Goonies 2 (NES; Completed 9-10-23) [First Time]
Notes: An old game that haunted me from my childhood... namely, that I could never *get* anywhere... and little wonder, really, given some of the silly non-intuitive stuff you have to do to make progress. But it's nice to finally be done with it.

Sword of Hope (GB; Completed 9-16-23) [First Time]
Notes: I was in the mood for an old RPG... and I got one! As old GB RPGs go, it was pretty decent; kind of "what if Shadowgate was an RPG?", but as with a lot of early RPGs, the balance was just non-existent towards the end, and the translation was laughably bad. Still, at only 6-8 hours, it was fun enough, and satisfied that "old game" desire.

Suikoden (PSX; Completed 9-25-23) [Replay]
Notes: I play these games every few years. I actually figured out how to make Viktor *not suck* this time! Though he's still mediocre at best. Basically, this was just a prep for...

Suikoden 2 (PSX; Completed 10-10-23) [Replay]
Notes: ...yeah, my favorite game ever. This time, with a bug fix patch that rather dramatically improves the game. Not having to worry about missing collectables due to stupid coding errors, or having entire parts of the game rendered silent because some of some fool localizer changing bytes around... very nice indeed.

Yoshi's Island DS (DS; Completed 10-28-23) [Replay?\First Time]
Notes: I attempted this game many years ago, and... honestly, I cannot remember if I finished it or not. I vaguely recall doing so, but not 100%ing the game or beating all the bonus stages... well. This time, I did... however, I did so on emulator, and *abused* the hell out of save states, because holy baby Jebus this game is brutal. The stages are *extremely* long, full of "gotcha" traps, full of instant death traps, the red coins are in the *worst* places possible, enemies are everywhere, and there's just fiendish level design in general. The removal of inventory items *does not help* matters. On the plus side, I do like the way having different babies riding Yoshi provides differing abilities, and the Museum is a fun little diversion. It's not a *bad* game overall, but even *with* save states, it's just a relentless ordeal... yeesh.

Turnip Boy Commits Tax Evasion (PC; Completed 11-02-23) [First Time]
Notes: A cute, charming little Zelda-like. It's easy, it's short (only a few hours long), but I liked it. It was a nice palette cleanser after the brutal Yoshi's Island DS. I'll do some of the postgame stuff a bit later.

Vagrant Story (PSX; Completed 11-15-23] [First Time]
Notes: I can only imagine the pitch for this game was "What if Final Fantasy Tactics... was a dungeon crawler action RPG with complex combat and crafting mechanics?" Surprisingly, it *works*. You'll probably need a guide to figure out the way equipment works, and it does require its share of grinding, but overall, I found it to be a particularly fun game. Great music, great atmosphere, great writing, intriguing plot... That said, I couldn't do *everything*, as a number of things are available only in a second playthrough, which will definitely come later on.

Axiom Verge 2 (PC; Completed 11-28-23) [First Time]
Notes: Guess what? Another 2! And it's quite a bit differently from the first game, both in terms of gameplay and atmosphere... and, in fact, it feels more akin to Ori and the Blind Forest than Axiom Verge, in that there are no bosses to speak of, and the game is primarily focused on exploration and narrative. This is not a bad thing at all, as the environments are huge, there are two parallel worlds to explore, and the audio/visuals are excellent. On the whole, I'm not sure I'd say it's *better* than its predecessor (there's far less weapon variety, for instance, and what there *is*, is all almost the same), but it's definitely still a good game in its own right, and well worth playing. It's also much less obtuse with its secrets than the first game, and thereby much easier to 100%. Which I did.

Blossom Tales 2 (PC; Completed 12-19-23) [First Time]
Notes: And the last "2" I'll likely complete this year. Quite a ride. On the whole, this was a rather significant step up over the first game. Larger world, more secrets, more interesting area design, more interesting items, and a greater integration of the charming "grandfather telling his grandchildren a story" concept that the first game kind of left in the background. With only three "main" dungeons, it's still a tad on the small side, but it's worth a play if you're into Zelda-likes.

Legend of Legaia (PSX; Completed 12-24-23) [Replay]
Notes: Man, it'd been a long time since I last played this. It's a chunky as I remember! A pretty fun game, overall, with a really messed up story. Conkram may be the single most disturbing thing I've ever seen in a video game, and that hasn't changed!
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2023-01-01: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time (SNES) - Easy Mode, (n+2)th playthrough
2023-01-08: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (Arcade)
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January

Mega Turrican (Mega Drive) - Beaten on Normal
Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES)
Psycho Dream (SFC)
Grey Lancer (Mega Drive) - Beaten on Normal with the good ending

February

Megaman 7 (SNES)
McDonald's Treasure Land (Mega Drive) - Beaten on Normal
Ninja Gaiden Shadow (GB)
Rocket Knight Adventures (Mega Drive) - Beaten on Easy
Panic Restaurant (NES)
Castlevania Bloodlines (Mega Drive) - Beaten on Normal with Eric
2/17 Dynamite Headdy (Mega Drive)
2/19 Trip World (GB)
2/19 Sonic 1 (Master System)
2/19 Sonic Chaos (Master System)
2/28 Sonic 3 & Knuckles (Mega Drive) - Beaten with Sonic & Tails with all Chaos Emeralds and a few Super Emeralds

March

3/5 Sonic & Knuckles (Mega Drive) - Beaten with Tails with all Chaos Emeralds and all but one Super Emeralds
3/8 Sonic & Knuckles (Mega Drive) - Beaten with Knuckles with three Chaos Emeralds

April

4/16 Earthworm Jim 2 (Mega Drive) - Beaten on Normal

May

5/18 Cocoron (NES)
5/19 Run Saber (SNES) - Beaten on Normal
5/25 Gunstar Heroes (Game Gear) - Beaten on Normal
5/26 Ristar (Game Gear) - Beaten on Easy?
5/27 Alcahest (SNES)
5/29 Garfield: Caught in the Act (Mega Drive) - Beaten on Kitty Mode :catplanet2:

June

6/1 Castle of Illusion (Mega Drive) - Beaten on Normal?
6/6 GS Mekami (SNES) - Beaten on Normal
6/8 Operation Logic Bomb (SNES)
6/14 Darkwing Duck (NES)
6/15 Alisia Dragoon (Mega Drive) - Beaten on Normal
6/25 Chrono Trigger (SNES)
6/28 Thump Thump Amusement Park: Crazy Land Tactics (NES)

July

7/8 Ganbare Goemon 2 (SNES) - Beaten with Goemon
7/14 Metal Slader Glory (NES)

October

10/11 Ghouls n' Ghosts (Mega Drive) - Beaten on Professional Mode
10/16 Super Ghouls n' Ghosts (SNES) - Beaten on Normal Mode
10/28 Klonoa: Door to Phantomile (PS1)

November

11/17 Mystic Warriors (Arcade)

December

12/22 Castlevania lll: Dracula's Curse (NES) - Beaten with Sypha
12/30 Pizza Tower (PC)
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Will I actually beat Radical Fish Games' masterpiece this year?

I did finish all the levels in the base game of Hempuli's puzzle game by last year's Boxing Day.

In Progress

CrossCode (Windows - Steam)
Baba Is You (Windows)
LAPIN (Windows - Steam)
TEVI (Windows - Steam)

Completed

CrossCode (Windows - Steam)
Main Game

(Bad End)

- August 20th

(Good End)

- October 16th

TEVI (Windows - Steam)
Demo - September 28th
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Curse Crackers: For Whom the Belle Toils - Jan 20
Graze Counter GM - Jan 21
Quiz & Dragons: Capcom Quiz Game - Feb 21
Freedom Planet 2 - July 13
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Splatoon 2: Octo Expansion - Switch
Beaten: 1/21
100% (all stations with all weapons): 12/30
Postgame: 12/30

Splatoon 3 - Switch
Clear + Max Hero Level: 1/30
Chill Season 2023 Catalog: 2/20
Fresh Season 2023 Catalog: 5/30
Sizzle Season 2023 Catalog: 8/30
Drizzle Season 2023 Catalog: 11/28

A Short Hike - Switch
Clear: 2/9

Need for Speed: Unbound - PC
Story Mode Clear: 4/13
Vol. 3 Speed Pass: 8/14
Vol. 5 Speed Pass: 12/13

The Murder of Sonic the Hedgehog - PC
Complete: 5/28

Mario Party 8 - Wii
Star Battle Arena: 11/5
Star Battle Arena (this time for Hammer Bro): 11/7

Splatoon 2 - Switch
Hero Mode 100% (all collectibles + all Hero Weapons): 11/12
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5/19 - Tears of the Kingdom (Switch)
6/23 - Pikmin 1 (Switch)
6/25 - Pikmin 2 (Switch) (6/29 100%)
7/23 - Pikmin 4 (Switch) (7/24 100%)
8/20 - Radiant Silvergun (Switch)
9/10 - Void Stranger (PC) (9/16 All Endings)
9/30 - Savant Ascent REMIX (Steam)
10/2 - COCOON (Steam)
10/20 - Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Switch)
11/5 - Disgaea 7 (Steam)
11/16 - Subnautica Below Zero (Steam)
11/23 - The Sexy Brutale (Steam)
11/27 - EIGENGRAU (Steam) (Easy)
12/30 - Gunbrella (Steam)
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I play video games on Switch and nothing else unless I do. Have a 1/2 sentence review and arbitrary number for each

01/12 - TMNT Shredder's Revenge
4/5 it's fun but just made me wanna play Turtles in Time instead

02/19 - Splatoon 3 single player campaign
4/5 I didn't like it at first but then I kept playing and it's Splatoon

02/22 - Metroid Dread
4.5/5 Pretty good game as someone who only played Fusion and Prime and every Castlevania

Feb or March? IDK - Thief Simulator (Steam)
2.5/5 I had fun but this game is janky as fuck I wouldn't recommend

03/17 - Super Mario 3D World
3/5 I have no memory of playing this

03/19 - + Bowser's Fury
3.5/5 This was pretty fun though but short

04/07 - Yoshi's Island
5/5 It's still a top tier game IMO

04/14 - Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water (or as much of it as I want to)
1/5 I did not want to keep playing this but I had to get to the end and it was fun to kind of make fun of

05/07 - The Legend of Zelda (NES version but on Switch)
5/5 Still a top tier game for me but IDK if I'd recommend it to anyone playing it fresh

05/28 - Chex Quest HD (Steam)
3.5/5 It's free on steam and takes like an hour to beat, so would recommend based just on that

06/09 - Tears of the Kingdom
4.5/5 If you liked BotW you'll like this, it's a better game but IDK if I liked it better. Played for 135 hours though so it's probably good?

6/23 - Aria of Sorrow (Steam)
5/5 Still a great Castlevania game. I think the sequel is probably better but this one still holds up

7/2 - Power Wash Simulator (Steam)
2.5/5 This game is not as satisfying as it should be and is also not as much of a game as it should be. It's a little weird but you're getting what is advertised so I guess I can't complain

7/2 - Sonic Generations (Steam)
3.5/5 Pretty solid game. Not much to say about it, it's a decent platformer and usually pretty cheap so I'd say try it if you have any interest in it.

7/9 - Super Mario World
4/5 It's Super Mario World

8/4 - Rayman Legends
4/5 IDK if I've ever played a Rayman game before but it felt familiar enough and was a pretty comfortable game. Yep that's it.

8/14 - "Those Games" (Steam)
2/5 Even as a parody this still feels like a shitty phone game. It's not interesting or varied enough to keep any attention, just get it for cheap if you're interested.

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A little late to the party so my dates will lack precision but

Feburary
  • OneShot (this game reduced me to a pulp of a person) - PS4
    Elden Ring - PS4
March
  • FFVIII - PS4
April
  • Celeste - PS4
May
  • Omori - PS4
July
  • Portal 1 - Switch
    Hollowknight (Again) - PS4
August
  • Portal 2 - Switch
    Tears of the Kindom - Switch
    8/18 - Symphony of the Night - PS1
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I don't have exact dates, as I had no idea I'd be writing such a post.
February
  • Kirby's Return to Dreamland Deluxe (Switch):
I was really excited for this remaster and played it through 100%. Return to Dreamland is a bit less exciting after a couple playthroughs, but it plays really well and they did a great job on the Switch version. When I'm in the mood I'll go back to it and fully explore all the game modes.

March
  • Mario & Luigi: Bowser's Inside Story (NDS):
I know I replayed this game but I couldn't quite place when. This was one of my first video games and it's a pretty fun little RPG. In Paper Mario, battles against random goons can get kinda tiring. Mario & Luigi battles are just that bit more active that I never got too sick of them.

May
  • The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Switch):
I went crazy and played this game to 100% completion! I was really excited for Tears of the Kingdom because of the gameplay showcase, and wanted to finish this game off after playing on and off for years. I started from a fresh save and really enjoyed exploring the game for all it had. It's not a perfect game, but has a lot to love. I ended up burning myself out so much that I didn't play much of Tears of the Kingdom when it came out lol

June
  • Final Fantasy (NES / Switch):
I got myself on a little Final Fantasy kick and made plans to play through all the games! I'm a bit silly, so I started with Final Fantasy 1. I enjoyed a lot about the game, but got really fatigued with all of the random encounters. I got the Pixel Remasters on Switch a bit later and finished it off on there. I like action games a lot more, and it wasn't a good idea to try this game out while I had other work stressing me out. I'll probably play VII next.

July
  • Pikmin 4 (Switch):
I waited so long for this game and man was it worth it. It wasn't too difficult (for me at least), but chock full of stuff to do, and very polished. Definitely pick this game up and try it out!
  • Metal Gear Solid (PSX):
I really enjoyed everything except for the gameplay. I never had a Playstation until the other year, so I've been enjoying a lot of famous games that I know very little about. I'm excited to play 2 and 3 when I can.

August
  • Mario + Rabbids - Kingdom Battle (Switch):
I heard great things about this games recent sequel, so I decided to give this one a play. The strategy gameplay is engaging but really tough! They really went all out on the difficulty even though I doubt most older players gave it a shot. I'll be back for more sometime.

September
  • Touhou 6 ~ Embodiment of Scarlet Devil (PC):
Yay Touhou! I tried Touhou out a long time ago and came back to it this year. I really like the music, as well as ZUN's hand drawn art in these early ones. After a long struggle, I was able to beat it with one continue (a 1CC clear as they call it). I didn't get far on Ms. U.N. Owen, so I'll be back later when I have the grind in me again.

October 7th
  • Pokemon Green (GB):
I imported all of the Japanese generation 1 and 2 Pokemon games for cheap, and had a fun time playing through Green version. I'm learning Japanese, so I took the opportunity to practice reading kana and expand my vocabulary a little bit. And I have 6 more games to play through so I'll have plenty of time to get better at comprehension.

November 4th
  • Super Mario Wonder (Switch):
Ahhh Mario! I played this 2 player with my roommate, and it rocked. It has the creative spirit of the first four Marios without the technical limitations that held them back. Could've used some more levels, but was pretty wonderful through and through. I'm excited for the future prospects of Mario!
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