Beaten in 2013

[PizzaKat]

Silent Hill 2. This game was a huge let down. Ive read so many good things but this was not the case. Im going to play Fatal Frame 2 another so called scary game the last time I played it was not enticing.

[AceAerosmith]

1. Clash of the Titans (PS3) 01/15/13
2. Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (Xbox) 02/21/13
3. Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Advanced Warfighter 2 (PS3) 03/30/13
4. 007 Legends (PS3) 03/31/13
5. Haze (PS3) 04/05/13
6. The Outfit (360) 04/08/13
7. Little Big Planet 2 - Story Mode (PS3) 04/23/13
8. Timeshift (PS3) 05/06/13 (It had it's moments.)
9. Brutal Legend (PS3) 05/10/13 (Um...yeah.)
10. God Of War (PS2) 05/12/13 (Some ridiculous/shitty level design. Looks great for a PS2 game.)
11. BlackSite: Area 51 (PS3) 05/14/13 (It was OK for a cheap game.)
12. Dragon Age II (PS3) 06/07/13 (A great game well worth the $5 I paid for it.)
13. Rage - Anarchy Edition (PS3) 06/19/13 (It was OK.)
14. Neo Contra (PS2) 06/23/13 (Pretty short.)
15. Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (PS2) 06/30/13 (It was fun until the end, horrendous fucking camera at times.)
16. Star Wars Battlefront (PS2) 07/07/13 (Just the single player historical campaigns. It was OK.)
17. Red Dead Revolver (PS2) 07/08/13 (Other than some of the duels, it was really fun.)
18. Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty (PS2) 07/15/13 (WTF? I gave up on what the fucking plot was supposed to be about.)
19. James Bond 007: Nightfire (PS2) 07/16/13 (Meh.)
20. Cold Winter (PS2) 08/13/13 (It was an enjoyable FPS.)
21. Genji: Dawn of the Samurai (PS2) 09/16/13 (Great looking game/FMV for a PS2 game.)
22. Star Wars Jedi Starfighter (Xbox) 10/13/13 (Uh...yeah, right.)

[Alpha2099]

Got another one to add, this one courtesy of Steam's Capcom sale. I picked up "Cherry Tree High Comedy Club" for $3.99. It's got the same mechanics as a Japanese dating sim, but I'd never played one of those before and this looked interesting to me with its anime graphics. I beat the whole game in about 2.5 hours, but there's a New Game Plus mode so at least I have a reason to play again.

[JSoup]

1. Super Stardust HD
2. VVVVVV
3. Lara Crot and the Guardian of Light
4. Closure
5. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
6. Vanquish
7. Frogger Returns
8. Auditorium HD
9. Jak 3
10. Jak and Daxter Collection
11. Mass Effect 3
12. Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One
13. Hyperdimension Neptunia
14. Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
15. Atom Zombie Smasher
16. Final Fantasy VIII
17. Sleeping Dogs
18. Machinarium
19. Tomb Raider
20. Mario's Picross
21. Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
22. Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber
23. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
24. Harvest Moon 2 GBC
25. Dragon Age: Origins
26. Donkey Kong GB
27. Beat Hazard
28. DLC Quest
29. Puzzle Agent 2
30. Saints Row: The Third

31. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

Aside from the fact that just about every quest is a fetch quest and the big box of loading screens you've got to sit through, it's pretty good. I can't say this is for everyone, though. It's clearly trying to be Skyrim lite and in a handful of ways it does that just enough to pull in fans, then goes off into it's own thing. I feel, despite the problems surrounding the game (aside, if any of you have never looked this game up, check out the Wikipedia article, this game has a fairly hilarious history), it's a decent game that's bogged down by repetition and a picky audience.

[fahlim003]

Cleared all 8 worlds in New Super Mario Bros. on Nintendo DS. Found the hidden 4th and 7th worlds although I did not clear every stage. I didn't get all 3 coins from each stage but I certainly got the majority. Nor do I have interest at this time going through the game with Luigi, he seems fairly similar after all. It's an alright game given the it had been 11 years since a 2D platforming Mario game had been developed (if you count Yoshi's Island). I find it's best to play a lot in a single session since for whatever reason whenever I took a break it took a bite of my timing. It was a bit annoying but otherwise alright as mentioned.

[fahlim003]

Back to back posts but I'll take it.

Finally cleared Metal Gear Solid (Ghost Babel) for Game Boy Color on a GBA SP. Finish time was in 2:33:39 with 22 alerts, 10 kills, and 5 rations used for a Tarantura rank on normal difficulty. It seemed like it took longer to beat perhaps due to the C4 bombing mission. It's an alright game with a fairly short experience if you exclude the VR Missions and pushing for a better rank/clear time. The boss fights were alright but nothing too memorable or challenging so it will be a while before I come back to this.

[Guyra]

32. Everblue (PS2) HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
This is certainly what I would call a hidden gem, especially if you're an adventure gamer! You take on the role of Leo, who's more or less coerced by his childhood friend to dive in search of ship wrecks and the treasures they hold. You soon come across a strange, jewel like object, and it seems to be related to stories about a curse on the ocean itself.

The game uses a point & click interface when you're in the town. The NPCs in town serve multiple purposes: Some are collector's whom you can give objects you find in return for eventual rewards; Some are merchants who will sell and buy goods; Some are there purely to help along the story or add some lore to the world; And some are there with more specialized purposes, like synthesizing of items, auctions, or for taking you out to sea, where the main gameplay is.

The main gameplay is underwater exploration, which happens in first person. When just having left the town, and diving more or less randomly in the sea, it's easy to get a bit annoyed by the fact that you can't move your character or the camera up or down. This annoyed me as well, until I realized that this part of the gameplay was more like a "world map" than anything else. And being able to move vertically there is not even needed, anyway. You basically swim about underwater, and you can use a sonar to look for treasure. The type of items the sonar reacts to depends on the "elements" you equip it with - so you can have it find metal and glass items, or wood and clay items, etc. These elements are items you need to find or purchase to be able to use. Soon you will also find sunken ships which you can enter, and when you do, that's where the real gameplay lies.

Once you've entered a ship, you have full maneuverability: You can now also move up and down with both your character and the camera as you wish. You can also pick up almost any item you can find, although not everything is possible to pick up at first due to there being limits to how much you are able to carry. Once you get better gear(which can improve the amount of oxygen and stamina you have, how much you can carry, how deep you can dive without freezing, and how fast and maneuverable you are), you are also able to take larger and heavier stuff with you. Your stamina will also improve by time.

For those who enjoy games where you've got collectables that you can complete, there's certainly more than enough of that in this game, as well. You've got titles which are given to you by different people based on things you do(dive down X amount of meters, find a certain treasure, etc.), coins that are given to you as a token of trust and friendship, and collectors who want one of every item of specific types(for example, one guy wants to taste all the different types of liquor you can get). These things are all optional though, and you don't need to do them at all if you're not into it.

There's certainly more than enough to do in this game, and I highly recommend it to anyone who enjoys exploring and treasure hunting in games!

[SpaceHarrier]

1. Star Wars Episode I: Racer (Dreamcast)
2. Super Mario Advance 2: Super Mario World (GBA)
3. Kirby's Adventure (NES)
4. Vampire Night (PS2)
5. Sonic CD (GC via Sonic Gems Collection)
6. Resident Evil (PS1) Chris
7. Final Fantasy IX (PS1)
8. Dissidia 012 [duodecim] Final Fantasy (PSP)
9. DOOM (PS1)
10. Virtua Racing (Sega Classics Collection, PS2)
11. Street Fighter X Tekken (Steam)

12. Castlevania: Dawn of Sorrow (NDS) Accidentally beat it early this year. I like Portrait of Ruin better, but you can't go wrong with a Metroidvania, if it's your sort of thing.

[JSoup]

1. Super Stardust HD
2. VVVVVV
3. Lara Crot and the Guardian of Light
4. Closure
5. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
6. Vanquish
7. Frogger Returns
8. Auditorium HD
9. Jak 3
10. Jak and Daxter Collection
11. Mass Effect 3
12. Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One
13. Hyperdimension Neptunia
14. Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
15. Atom Zombie Smasher
16. Final Fantasy VIII
17. Sleeping Dogs
18. Machinarium
19. Tomb Raider
20. Mario's Picross
21. Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
22. Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber
23. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
24. Harvest Moon 2 GBC
25. Dragon Age: Origins
26. Donkey Kong GB
27. Beat Hazard
28. DLC Quest
29. Puzzle Agent 2
30. Saints Row: The Third
31. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning

32. LEGO Marvel Superheroes

Another great LEGO game. Each one of these tends to be better than the last and bring something new to the table. I was a tad bummed to find out that this one is a tad easier than previous installments. No losing studs when you die, nothing particularly hard to find, less things to buy...kinda sad. I'm also not pleased with the vehicle controls, really damn slippery. Still, a fun entry and there is a huge LEGO crafted New York to explore. I recommend this.

[fahlim003]

Cleared ActRaiser (US release) today with a 4556 world population. I could have maxed the population not to mention a couple of stages but I'm alright with the outcome. Terrific game and I'm surprised I took so long to actually try it out. For being a launch title and inexpensive it's rather uncommon, perhaps chalk it up to Enix and potentially low print numbers. As for the game it's got challenge and a nice progression of difficulty. I did Fillmore-Bloodpool-Kasandora-Marahna-Aitos-Northwall which is nice since there is some element of choice in future plays. The soundtrack is good as often touted and it's overall a very polished game. I may go on to the action only part 2 but I'm in no rush. Perhaps mastering Professional mode here first would be a good idea.

[Immutable]

Phoenix - Gao's Adventure ("Hinotori" in JP)

Joy Mech Fight (normal mode)

[Emperor Megas]

Silent Hill 2. This game was a huge let down. Ive read so many good things but this was not the case. Im going to play Fatal Frame 2 another so called scary game the last time I played it was not enticing.Man, that's unfortunate. I'm one of those people who sings Silent Hill 2's praises. It's easily one of my favorite games of all time, and it scared the HELL out of me. I imagine it's different playing through it today for the first time after hearing so much and being exposed to so many other horror games, plus the gameplay mechanic may be a little dated in contrast. When I first played Silent Hill 2 I'd never played or heard of the franchise before, so I didn't have impressions at all, and it shocked me like no other game.

I never finished Fatal Frame II, but what I did play freaked me the hell out. Have you tried the Dead Space series? There are tons of scares to be had there. Well, there were for me anyway.

[Nionel]

1. Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2 (XBLA, 1/7)
2. The Walking Dead: Episode 5: No Time Left (XBLA, 1/7)
3. Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22 (PS1, 1/7)
4. Pokémon: Dream Radar (3DS, 1/29)
5. Sonic the Hedgehog (GG, 1/31)
6. Ultraman: Toward the Future (SNES, 1/31)
7. Dragon Ball Z: Idainaru Dragon Ball Densetsu (PS1, 2/1)
8. Pokémon Black Version 2 (DS, 2/2)
9. Retro City Rampage (PSVita, 2/3)
10. Klonoa: Door to Phantomile (PS1, 2/4)
11. Mischief Makers (N64, 2/5)
12. Super R-Type (SNES, 2/5)
13. Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition (PS3, 2/5)
14. Metal Slug 3 (XBLA, 2/6)
15. Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX (GBC, 2/7)
16. Xardion (SNES, 2/7)
17. Saturday Morning RPG: Episode 1: Dream of Destiny (iOS, 2/8)
18. Mega Man X (SNES, 2/16)
19. Breath of Fire II (SNES, 2/18)
20. Pixel People (iOS, 3/7)
21. Mega Man: Maverick Hunter X (PSP, 3/16)
22. Rock Band Blitz (XBLA, 3/18)
23. Gears of War: Judgement (360, 3/20)
24. Soul Calibur V (PS3, 3/21)
25. Tekken 6 (PSP. 3/26)
26. Touch My Katamari (PSVita, 3/26)
27. Naruto: Clast of Nina (NGC, 3/27)
28. Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike (PSN, 3/27)
29. Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (PS3, 4/8)
30. Mega Man Xtreme 2 (GBC, 4/21)
31. Bioshock Infinite (360, 5/18)
32. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii, 5/19)
33. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (Wii VC, 5/26)
34. Final Fantasy XIII-2 (PS3, 6/21)
35. Magic the Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers 2014 (XBLA, 6/28)
36. Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F (PS3, 9/1)
37. Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix HD (PS3, 9/25)
38. Super Mario 64 (N64, 10/20)
39. Pokemon X (3DS, 10/23)
40. Tekken Revolution (PSN, 11/8)
41. Street Fighter X Tekken (PS3, 11/8)

[Rickstilwell1]

Games with * I have on cartridge again, ** have cart and box or manual, *** are already CIB. I'm basically doing "collect as I beat 'em (all modes)"

Last update
1. Dragon Warrior - NES*** - Max level
2. Super Mario Bros. - NES* - both quests
3. Mickey Mousecapade - NES*
4. Super Mario Bros. 2 (Japan FDS) - NES* [Repro] - as Mario including extra worlds
5. The Legend of Zelda - NES* - both quests all items
6. Super Mario Bros. 2 - NES* - as Mario
7. Super Mario Bros. 3 - NES* - all levels
8. Chip N' Dale Rescue Rangers - NES* - as Chip
9. Zelda II: The Adventure of Link - NES* - regular playthrough (didn't bother with 2nd quest as it's no harder/different)
10. Yo! Noid - NES*
11. Faxanadu - NES* - all items
12. Kirby's Adventure - NES* - 100% perfect
13. Legendary Wings - NES*
14. Renegade - NES* - all 3 difficulties
15. Big Nose the Caveman - NES*
16. The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy - NES*
17. Felix the Cat - NES*
18. The Three Stooges - NES*
19. Sonic the Hedgehog - SMS - all chaos emeralds & bonus stages
20. Sonic the Hedgehog - SG*** - all chaos emeralds
21. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - SMS - all chaos emeralds
22. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - SG*** - all chaos emeralds as Sonic & Tails, Sonic, and Tails
23. Sonic Chaos - SMS - all chaos emeralds as Sonic, cleared as Tails (he doesn't get emeralds)
24. Sonic Spinball - SG* all rings/multiball stages
25. Sonic the Hedgehog - GG*** - all chaos emeralds & bonus stages
26. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - SG*** - all chaos emeralds as Sonic & Tails, Sonic, and Tails
27. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - GG*** - all chaos emeralds
28. Sonic Chaos - GG*** - all chaos emeralds as Sonic, cleared as Tails (he doesn't get emeralds)
29. Sonic & Knuckles - SG* - all chaos emeralds as Sonic, and Knuckles
30. Super Mario Land - GB* - both quests
31. Kirby's Dream Land - GB* - both quests
32. Sonic 3D Blast - SG* - all chaos emeralds
33. Super Mario World - SNES* - all 96 exits + Bowser's castle
34. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - SNES* - all items
35. Super Mario All-Stars - SNES* - all stages of all games cleared as Mario
36. Pilotwings - SNES*
37. Donkey Kong Country - SNES* - 101%
38. Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars - SMS
39. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins - GB* - all 31 exits + Wario's Castle
40. Spider-Man & the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge - SNES*
41. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - GB* - all items, no deaths!
42. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest - SNES* - 102%
43. The Jungle Book - SG* - all 3 difficulties
44. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble - SNES* [pirate cart] - 103%
45. Sonic 3D Blast - SS* - all chaos emeralds
46. Super Mario 64 - N64* - all 120 Stars
47. King's Field (J) - PS1***
48. King's Field - PS1* - missing a few magic crystals
49. Kirby Super Star - SNES* - 100%
50. Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee - PS1 - all 99 mudokons saved
51. Beyond the Beyond - PS1*** - completed with all 8 characters at high levels
52. Yoshi's Story - N64 - all levels cleared and black & white Yoshis unlocked.
53. Vandal-Hearts - PS1*** - all secret items & chests found, all secret levels cleared and Ash's secret transformation done
54. Sonic Triple Trouble - GG*** - completed with all emeralds with both Sonic and Tails
55. Taz-Mania - SG* - completed on all 3 difficulties
56. Spider-Man/X-Men - SG*
57. Bucky O'Hare - NES
58. Sonic Blast - GG*** - completed with all emeralds with both Sonic and Knuckles
59. Tails Skypatrol (J) - GG***
60. Sonic Spinball - GG*** - completed on both easy and normal modes
61. Sonic CD - SCD - completed main game with all time stones, completed all time trials fast enough to unlock DA Garden.
62. Sonic Drift (J) - GG*** - completed all grand prix with all characters on both normal and hard modes
63. Tuff E. Nuff - SNES* - beat easy, normal and hard modes with all 4 characters

NEW UPDATE:

64. Alundra - PS1 - 100% all items
65. Donkey Kong Land - GB - 100%
66. Donkey Kong - GB
67. Pokémon: Blue Version - GB - Defeated the elite trainers, obtained all in-game Pokémon possible to catch in a single playthrough without trading, leveled all to at least 50 and evolved all of them. Pokedex total is 124 have been owned.
68. New Super Mario Bros. 2 - 3DS*** - all star coins found and all levels cleared
69. Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II - PS3* (PSN) - all emeralds collected and all stages cleared
70. Final Fantasy - NES*** - completed game with Fighter, Thief, Black Belt and Red Mage
71. Dizzy the Adventurer - NES Aladdin
72. The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy - NES Aladdin
73. Metroid - NES
74. Lagoon - SNES - all items you can keep, max level

Currently working on:
Dragon Warrior II - NES [have the ship, collecting crests]
Final Fantasy II - NES [just got past the area where you first get the prince (in this version his name's Gordon)]
Donkey Kong Land 2 - GB [at Krazy Kremland]
Pokémon Red Version - GB [up to Vermillion City]
Mighty Morphin Power Rangers - SG [beat difficulty 4 with all, and all 8 difficulties with Red Ranger]
Dragon Quest I & II [T+Eng] - SNES [Finished DQ I; on DQ II. Just got Gold Key & moon crest.]
Super Mario Kart - SNES [got gold on all 50cc & 100cc cups + 150cc mushroom & flower cups as Mario]
Shining Wisdom - SS [saved the princess]
Sonic Jam - SS [beat all modes of Sonic 1 & Sonic 2, working on Sonic 3]
Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22 - PS1 [Build Up mode - Kid Goku Level 12]
Suikoden - PS1 [returned from fire spears mission]
Super Bubble Pop - PS1 [cleared beginner mode with 1st character]
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater - PS1 [completed with Tony, Bob and Geoff and Bucky, everyone else is on the Downhill Jam level]
Goldeneye 007 - N64 [beat Agent Mode, at Silo on Secret Agent mode]
Mario Kart 64 - N64 [got gold on all cups with Mario except the last three EXTRA cups]
Baldur's Gate: Dark Alliance - PS2 [beat easy mode as Vahn, continuing his character on Normal mode. On chapter 2.]
Luigi's Mansion - GCN [on the 4th quarter of the game]
Untold Legends: Dark Kingdom - PS3 [on 1st playthrough Easy Mode as Warrior. At the Grinder.]

[JSoup]

1. Super Stardust HD
2. VVVVVV
3. Lara Crot and the Guardian of Light
4. Closure
5. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
6. Vanquish
7. Frogger Returns
8. Auditorium HD
9. Jak 3
10. Jak and Daxter Collection
11. Mass Effect 3
12. Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One
13. Hyperdimension Neptunia
14. Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
15. Atom Zombie Smasher
16. Final Fantasy VIII
17. Sleeping Dogs
18. Machinarium
19. Tomb Raider
20. Mario's Picross
21. Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
22. Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber
23. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
24. Harvest Moon 2 GBC
25. Dragon Age: Origins
26. Donkey Kong GB
27. Beat Hazard
28. DLC Quest
29. Puzzle Agent 2
30. Saints Row: The Third
31. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
32. LEGO Marvel Superheroes

33. Scribblenauts Unlimited

Vastly better than the first game. Much easier to play from top to bottom and much more fun for it. Highly recommended.

[JSoup]

1. Super Stardust HD
2. VVVVVV
3. Lara Crot and the Guardian of Light
4. Closure
5. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
6. Vanquish
7. Frogger Returns
8. Auditorium HD
9. Jak 3
10. Jak and Daxter Collection
11. Mass Effect 3
12. Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One
13. Hyperdimension Neptunia
14. Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
15. Atom Zombie Smasher
16. Final Fantasy VIII
17. Sleeping Dogs
18. Machinarium
19. Tomb Raider
20. Mario's Picross
21. Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
22. Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber
23. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
24. Harvest Moon 2 GBC
25. Dragon Age: Origins
26. Donkey Kong GB
27. Beat Hazard
28. DLC Quest
29. Puzzle Agent 2
30. Saints Row: The Third
31. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
32. LEGO Marvel Superheroes
33. Scribblenauts Unlimited

34. Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty

Short, sweet. Really no complaints here. I can understand why people would have an issue with it, seeing how short it was with no trophy support at $15. But it didn't strike me as a bad experience. Still, only recommended for Ratchet & Clank fans, mostly based on the price point. If you're not a fan (yet), there are cheaper, fuller games to start with.

[JSoup]

1. Super Stardust HD
2. VVVVVV
3. Lara Crot and the Guardian of Light
4. Closure
5. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
6. Vanquish
7. Frogger Returns
8. Auditorium HD
9. Jak 3
10. Jak and Daxter Collection
11. Mass Effect 3
12. Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One
13. Hyperdimension Neptunia
14. Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
15. Atom Zombie Smasher
16. Final Fantasy VIII
17. Sleeping Dogs
18. Machinarium
19. Tomb Raider
20. Mario's Picross
21. Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
22. Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber
23. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
24. Harvest Moon 2 GBC
25. Dragon Age: Origins
26. Donkey Kong GB
27. Beat Hazard
28. DLC Quest
29. Puzzle Agent 2
30. Saints Row: The Third
31. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
32. LEGO Marvel Superheroes
33. Scribblenauts Unlimited
34. Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty

35. Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus

On the one hand, it's more Ratchet & Clank. Music is amazing, visuals are amazing...pretty standard R&C fair. On the other hand, it's an amazingly short game will little replay value. If you're a fan of the series, you'll enjoy it, but it'd say wait until you can find it for $15 or less.

[Ack]

I suppose it's a bit late to jump in on this for this year. How long have you guys been doing a Games Beaten thread, and will there be one next year?

[JSoup]

I suppose it's a bit late to jump in on this for this year. How long have you guys been doing a Games Beaten thread, and will there be one next year?

At least since 2010. I don't remember when the earliest one was. And yes, there will be one for the coming year. Normally once it's midnight on New Years Day in New York, if no one has made the topic yet, I'll take the initiative.

[Ack]

At least since 2010. I don't remember when the earliest one was. And yes, there will be one for the coming year. Normally once it's midnight on New Years Day in New York, if no one has made the topic yet, I'll take the initiative.

Sweet deal, good to know! I look forward to participating in the discussion. I could bring my list from Racketboy for this year, but it's currently around 80 games long for the year, so I figured it would be rude to just jump in with that this late in the game.

[JSoup]

Sweet deal, good to know! I look forward to participating in the discussion. I could bring my list from Racketboy for this year, but it's currently around 80 games long for the year, so I figured it would be rude to just jump in with that this late in the game.

I wouldn't be rude at all to just jump in, I don't think anyone would discourage you! Certainly not me! We could use some more discussion. Some years are chattier than others.

Edit: You got me curious as to how long we've been doing this, so I did some searching. The earliest topic the search can find is from 2003, there doesn't seem to be one for 2004, but there has been a topic every year since 2005. Might be nice to add a history section to first post of this and further topics linking back to the old ones.

[Aussie2B]

1. Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams (PC) 1/31
2. Densha de Go! 64 (N64) 2/10
3. Pia Carrot e Youkoso!! (PC-FX) 2/13
4. Ancient Ys Vanished: Omen (DS) 6/6
5. Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished - The Final Chapter (DS) 6/17
6. Legacy of Ys: Books I & II (DS) 6/17
7. The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (GBA) 7/1
8. Chip-chan Kick! (PC-FX) 7/20
9. Final Fantasy V (PlayStation) 8/18
10. Hammerin' Hero (PSP) 8/25
11. Sweet Fuse: At Your Side (PSP) 9/2
12. Super Ninja Boy (SNES) 11/14

Since I'm staying with family, I have access to my big box of Nintendo Power issues again, and I resumed right where I last left off in issue 52. I'm on issue 54 at the moment, and I'm back in my old routine of playing games that I'm reading about. So Super Ninja Boy is likely only the first in a string of SNES games I'll be playing and beating. It wasn't great but it wasn't terrible either, and it had enough quirks and interesting aspects to be worth a play. At the very least, I got my buck's worth of entertainment out of it, seeing as that's what I paid for it at a neighbor's garage sale just two houses down from here.

[Captain_N77]

JANUARY
Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge(WiiU)
Super Mario Wii U(WiU)

FEBRUARY
ActRaiser 2(SNES)

APRIL
New Super Mario Bros 2(3DS)

MAY
Vice: Project Doom(NES)
Super Metroid(WiiU)
Ninja Gaiden 3(NG Trilogy)(SNES)
Dead Or Alive 2(DC)

JUNE
Streets of Rage 2(GG)
Batman Returns(SNES)
Macross: Do You Remember Love(SAT)
Super R-Type(SNES)
Panzer Dragoon II Zwei(SAT)

JULY
Contra III(SNES)
Final Fight 2(SNES)
U.N. Squadron(SNES)
Soul Calibur(DC)

AUGUST
Mega Man 6(3DS VC)

SEPTEMBER
Donkey Kong Country Returns(Wii)

NOVEMBER
Xenoblade Chronicles(Wi)

Wow. One hell of a game that I really didn't think would live up to the hype, yet it blew me away. This is one of the rare games that I did a ton of the collecting, unlocking, etc on. And also one of the rare games that I honestly delayed ending for the last few weeks because I was enjoying it so much. My finished save file clocks in at 200:50. I'll remember this experience for a long time.

[Captain_N77]

JANUARY
Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge(WiiU)
Super Mario Wii U(WiU)

FEBRUARY
ActRaiser 2(SNES)

APRIL
New Super Mario Bros 2(3DS)

MAY
Vice: Project Doom(NES)
Super Metroid(WiiU)
Ninja Gaiden 3(NG Trilogy)(SNES)
Dead Or Alive 2(DC)

JUNE
Streets of Rage 2(GG)
Batman Returns(SNES)
Macross: Do You Remember Love(SAT)
Super R-Type(SNES)
Panzer Dragoon II Zwei(SAT)

JULY
Contra III(SNES)
Final Fight 2(SNES)
U.N. Squadron(SNES)
Soul Calibur(DC)

AUGUST
Mega Man 6(3DS VC)

SEPTEMBER
Donkey Kong Country Returns(Wii)

NOVEMBER
Xenoblade Chronicles(Wi)

Super Castlevania IV(WiiU)

This game just never gets old with me and is still my favorite Castlevania game ever. The best soundtrack in the series(IMHO) really sets the mood here. The game has such a lonely, melancholy feel to it that really sets it apart from any other game I've ever played. The controls are tight and cheap deaths don't come at you left and right like in earlier Castlevania games. The game has just enough challenge to keep it from being a total breeze. I really love the subdued colors in the game as well. And once again, the music just kills me. One of the few games I actually ordered the soundtrack to. Love this game.

[Guyra]

33. Duck Tales Remastered (Wii U) HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
Wow, this was a great game! I had not played the original, so it certainly wasn't nostalgia that made this game awesome in my eyes. No, it was just a fantastic game in its own right!

[JSoup]

1. Super Stardust HD
2. VVVVVV
3. Lara Crot and the Guardian of Light
4. Closure
5. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
6. Vanquish
7. Frogger Returns
8. Auditorium HD
9. Jak 3
10. Jak and Daxter Collection
11. Mass Effect 3
12. Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One
13. Hyperdimension Neptunia
14. Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
15. Atom Zombie Smasher
16. Final Fantasy VIII
17. Sleeping Dogs
18. Machinarium
19. Tomb Raider
20. Mario's Picross
21. Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
22. Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber
23. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
24. Harvest Moon 2 GBC
25. Dragon Age: Origins
26. Donkey Kong GB
27. Beat Hazard
28. DLC Quest
29. Puzzle Agent 2
30. Saints Row: The Third
31. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
32. LEGO Marvel Superheroes
33. Scribblenauts Unlimited
34. Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty
35. Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus

36. Ratchet: Deadlocked HD

This didn't survive the HD jump full intact. Stuttering cinematics, broken animations, crazy volume spikes. I popped in the original to see if maybe that was just my hazy memory at work, but nope. The original only has the odd broken model here or there. All that aside, I remember now why this was the blacksheep of the PS2 Ratchet games (not including the two PSP ports). It's just such a departure from the three games before it that it stands out. No exploration, all lite platforming with third person shooting. It's not a bad game, don't misunderstand, it's just not a particularly amazing entry into the series.

[fahlim003]

Cleared Metal Gear on original difficulty (MSX version on the PS2 MGS3S disc 2) this evening in just over 3 hours and the rank title of deer. It goes without saying many rations were used, many alarms were triggered and many guards/enemies killed. It's a good game for it's time but it's quite dated now and at times rather annoying with automatic re-spawn of enemies upon re-entering areas and the question detection parameters. The back-tracking could've been toned down but perhaps that's just Metal Gear's MO. Having said that the ending pardon knowing the combatants long before today was pretty cool. The bosses, including the big commandant himself, are all quite easy to defeat. I'll probably start a game in Metal Gear 2 next year which I look forward to since it improves upon MG1 in every facet from what I've experienced thus far. No big deal, job done, that's all... No big deal...

[Immutable]

Super Mario Bros. 2 (AKA "Super Mario USA" on SNES "Super Mario Allstars" - mostly used Luigi and Princess Peach - no warps)

[JSoup]

1. Super Stardust HD
2. VVVVVV
3. Lara Crot and the Guardian of Light
4. Closure
5. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
6. Vanquish
7. Frogger Returns
8. Auditorium HD
9. Jak 3
10. Jak and Daxter Collection
11. Mass Effect 3
12. Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One
13. Hyperdimension Neptunia
14. Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
15. Atom Zombie Smasher
16. Final Fantasy VIII
17. Sleeping Dogs
18. Machinarium
19. Tomb Raider
20. Mario's Picross
21. Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
22. Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber
23. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
24. Harvest Moon 2 GBC
25. Dragon Age: Origins
26. Donkey Kong GB
27. Beat Hazard
28. DLC Quest
29. Puzzle Agent 2
30. Saints Row: The Third
31. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
32. LEGO Marvel Superheroes
33. Scribblenauts Unlimited
34. Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty
35. Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus
36. Ratchet: Deadlocked HD

37. Pokemon X

I've said this a number of times this year about various game, but, I'm not sure how I feel about this. It's Pokemon, enjoyable and reliable as always. But it just felt.....too small? That might not be the best way to put it, but small is all I can come up with. The game felt short and like there wasn't much new content, so it was padded with pointless features. To be honest, my first complaint (which came shortly after the fourth badge) was that the game was crazy easy compaired to earlier versions. Would I recommend it? Yes, but wait for it to go on sale.

[Rickstilwell1]

Games with * I have on cartridge again, ** have cart and box or manual, *** are already CIB. I'm basically doing "collect as I beat 'em (all modes)"

Last update
1. Dragon Warrior - NES*** - Max level
2. Super Mario Bros. - NES* - both quests
3. Mickey Mousecapade - NES*
4. Super Mario Bros. 2 (Japan FDS) - NES* [Repro] - as Mario including extra worlds
5. The Legend of Zelda - NES* - both quests all items
6. Super Mario Bros. 2 - NES* - as Mario
7. Super Mario Bros. 3 - NES* - all levels
8. Chip N' Dale Rescue Rangers - NES* - as Chip
9. Zelda II: The Adventure of Link - NES* - regular playthrough (didn't bother with 2nd quest as it's no harder/different)
10. Yo! Noid - NES*
11. Faxanadu - NES* - all items
12. Kirby's Adventure - NES* - 100% perfect
13. Legendary Wings - NES*
14. Renegade - NES* - all 3 difficulties
15. Big Nose the Caveman - NES*
16. The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy - NES*
17. Felix the Cat - NES*
18. The Three Stooges - NES*
19. Sonic the Hedgehog - SMS - all chaos emeralds & bonus stages
20. Sonic the Hedgehog - SG*** - all chaos emeralds
21. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - SMS - all chaos emeralds
22. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - SG*** - all chaos emeralds as Sonic & Tails, Sonic, and Tails
23. Sonic Chaos - SMS - all chaos emeralds as Sonic, cleared as Tails (he doesn't get emeralds)
24. Sonic Spinball - SG* all rings/multiball stages
25. Sonic the Hedgehog - GG*** - all chaos emeralds & bonus stages
26. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 - SG*** - all chaos emeralds as Sonic & Tails, Sonic, and Tails
27. Sonic the Hedgehog 2 - GG*** - all chaos emeralds
28. Sonic Chaos - GG*** - all chaos emeralds as Sonic, cleared as Tails (he doesn't get emeralds)
29. Sonic & Knuckles - SG* - all chaos emeralds as Sonic, and Knuckles
30. Super Mario Land - GB* - both quests
31. Kirby's Dream Land - GB* - both quests
32. Sonic 3D Blast - SG* - all chaos emeralds
33. Super Mario World - SNES* - all 96 exits + Bowser's castle
34. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - SNES* - all items
35. Super Mario All-Stars - SNES* - all stages of all games cleared as Mario
36. Pilotwings - SNES*
37. Donkey Kong Country - SNES* - 101%
38. Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars - SMS
39. Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins - GB* - all 31 exits + Wario's Castle
40. Spider-Man & the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge - SNES*
41. The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - GB* - all items, no deaths!
42. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest - SNES* - 102%
43. The Jungle Book - SG* - all 3 difficulties
44. Donkey Kong Country 3: Dixie Kong's Double Trouble - SNES* [pirate cart] - 103%
45. Sonic 3D Blast - SS* - all chaos emeralds
46. Super Mario 64 - N64* - all 120 Stars
47. King's Field (J) - PS1***
48. King's Field - PS1* - missing a few magic crystals
49. Kirby Super Star - SNES* - 100%
50. Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee - PS1 - all 99 mudokons saved
51. Beyond the Beyond - PS1*** - completed with all 8 characters at high levels
52. Yoshi's Story - N64 - all levels cleared and black & white Yoshis unlocked.
53. Vandal-Hearts - PS1*** - all secret items & chests found, all secret levels cleared and Ash's secret transformation done
54. Sonic Triple Trouble - GG*** - completed with all emeralds with both Sonic and Tails
55. Taz-Mania - SG* - completed on all 3 difficulties
56. Spider-Man/X-Men - SG*
57. Bucky O'Hare - NES
58. Sonic Blast - GG*** - completed with all emeralds with both Sonic and Knuckles
59. Tails Skypatrol (J) - GG***
60. Sonic Spinball - GG*** - completed on both easy and normal modes
61. Sonic CD - SCD - completed main game with all time stones, completed all time trials fast enough to unlock DA Garden.
62. Sonic Drift (J) - GG*** - completed all grand prix with all characters on both normal and hard modes
63. Tuff E. Nuff - SNES* - beat easy, normal and hard modes with all 4 characters
64. Alundra - PS1 - 100% all items
65. Donkey Kong Land - GB - 100%
66. Donkey Kong - GB
67. Pokémon: Blue Version - GB - Defeated the elite trainers, obtained all in-game Pokémon possible to catch in a single playthrough without trading, leveled all to at least 50 and evolved all of them. Pokedex total is 124 have been owned.
68. New Super Mario Bros. 2 - 3DS*** - all star coins found and all levels cleared
69. Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode II - PS3* (PSN) - all emeralds collected and all stages cleared
70. Final Fantasy - NES*** - completed game with Fighter, Thief, Black Belt and Red Mage
71. Dizzy the Adventurer - NES Aladdin
72. The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy - NES Aladdin
73. Metroid - NES
74. Lagoon - SNES - all items you can keep, max level

NEW UPDATE:
75. Final Fantasy XIII-2 - PS3 - all fragments and endings. no DLC
76. 1941: Counter Attack - Arcade
77. 1943: The Battle of Midway - Arcade
78. 1944: The Loop Master - Arcade
79. 64th Street: A Detective Story - Arcade - both characters
80. Action Hollywood - Arcade
81. Air Attack - Arcade
82. Dragon Warrior II - NES
83. Air Buster - Arcade
84. Altered Beast - Arcade
85. Double Dragon - Arcade
86. Dynamite Dux - Arcade
87. Alex Kidd: The Lost Stars - Arcade
88. Golden Axe - Arcade - all 3 characters
89. Spider-Man: The Video Game - Arcade - all 4 characters
90. Arabian Fight - Arcade - all 4 characters

It's really funny when running in Action Hollywood. The character goes: "go-go-go-go-go-go-go-go-go-go-go-go-go-go-go-go-go-go-go-go-go-go....." He says go like every step haha. Fun puzzle like game where you hit enemies with a whip/stick/sword gather treasures and watch out for booby traps. Your goal is to step on every tile of the maze.

[Captain_N77]

JANUARY
Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge(WiiU)
Super Mario Wii U(WiU)

FEBRUARY
ActRaiser 2(SNES)

APRIL
New Super Mario Bros 2(3DS)

MAY
Vice: Project Doom(NES)
Super Metroid(WiiU)
Ninja Gaiden 3(NG Trilogy)(SNES)
Dead Or Alive 2(DC)

JUNE
Streets of Rage 2(GG)
Batman Returns(SNES)
Macross: Do You Remember Love(SAT)
Super R-Type(SNES)
Panzer Dragoon II Zwei(SAT)

JULY
Contra III(SNES)
Final Fight 2(SNES)
U.N. Squadron(SNES)
Soul Calibur(DC)

AUGUST
Mega Man 6(3DS VC)

SEPTEMBER
Donkey Kong Country Returns(Wii)

NOVEMBER
Xenoblade Chronicles(Wi)
Super Castlevania IV(WiiU)

DECEMBER
Super Mario 3D World
Fantastic game! Personally, I enjoyed it more than the Galaxy games. No saying it's necessarily better, just that I enjoyed it so much more. Strangely(or not), I found 3D Land on the 3DS to be a little easier to judge jumping distances. The music is really nice too.

[Collector_Gaming]

1. Forza Horizon (XBOX 360) 1/1
2. The Walking Dead Episode 1 (xbox 360) 1/2
3. Batman Arkham City (PC) 1/6
4. The Walking Dead Episode 2 (xbox 360) 1/26
5. The Walking Dead Episode 3 (xbox 360) 1/28
6. The Walking Dead Episode 4 (xbox 360) 1/29
7. The Walking Dead Episode 5 (xbox 360) 1/29
8. Borderlands (PC) 2/9
9. Serious Sam 3 (pc) 3/2
10. Metro 2033 (PC) 3/4
11. Anna (PC) 3/4
12. Grand Theft Auto San Andreas (PC) 3/25
13. Mirrors Edge (PC) 4/14
14. Scribblenauts (pc) 4/19
15. Lego Batman (pc) 5/29
16. Borderlands 2 (pc) 7/9
17. Bioshock (PC) 8/11
18 Bioshock infinite (PC) 9/13
19. GTA 5 (xbox 360) 12/8

Yeah i been in a kinda hiatus lately with games for some reason but I finally beat GTA 5. And I gotta say all around great game and a really good ending!

[Nionel]

1. Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2 (XBLA, 1/7)
2. The Walking Dead: Episode 5: No Time Left (XBLA, 1/7)
3. Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22 (PS1, 1/7)
4. Pokémon: Dream Radar (3DS, 1/29)
5. Sonic the Hedgehog (GG, 1/31)
6. Ultraman: Toward the Future (SNES, 1/31)
7. Dragon Ball Z: Idainaru Dragon Ball Densetsu (PS1, 2/1)
8. Pokémon Black Version 2 (DS, 2/2)
9. Retro City Rampage (PSVita, 2/3)
10. Klonoa: Door to Phantomile (PS1, 2/4)
11. Mischief Makers (N64, 2/5)
12. Super R-Type (SNES, 2/5)
13. Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition (PS3, 2/5)
14. Metal Slug 3 (XBLA, 2/6)
15. Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX (GBC, 2/7)
16. Xardion (SNES, 2/7)
17. Saturday Morning RPG: Episode 1: Dream of Destiny (iOS, 2/8)
18. Mega Man X (SNES, 2/16)
19. Breath of Fire II (SNES, 2/18)
20. Pixel People (iOS, 3/7)
21. Mega Man: Maverick Hunter X (PSP, 3/16)
22. Rock Band Blitz (XBLA, 3/18)
23. Gears of War: Judgement (360, 3/20)
24. Soul Calibur V (PS3, 3/21)
25. Tekken 6 (PSP. 3/26)
26. Touch My Katamari (PSVita, 3/26)
27. Naruto: Clast of Nina (NGC, 3/27)
28. Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike (PSN, 3/27)
29. Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (PS3, 4/8)
30. Mega Man Xtreme 2 (GBC, 4/21)
31. Bioshock Infinite (360, 5/18)
32. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii, 5/19)
33. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (Wii VC, 5/26)
34. Final Fantasy XIII-2 (PS3, 6/21)
35. Magic the Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers 2014 (XBLA, 6/28)
36. Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F (PS3, 9/1)
37. Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix HD (PS3, 9/25)
38. Super Mario 64 (N64, 10/20)
39. Pokemon X (3DS, 10/23)
40. Tekken Revolution (PSN, 11/8)
41. Street Fighter X Tekken (PS3, 11/8)
42. Final Fantasy: All the Bravest (iOS, 12/7)
43. Crimson Dragon (XB1, 12/14)

[Collector_Gaming]

1. Forza Horizon (XBOX 360) 1/1
2. The Walking Dead Episode 1 (xbox 360) 1/2
3. Batman Arkham City (PC) 1/6
4. The Walking Dead Episode 2 (xbox 360) 1/26
5. The Walking Dead Episode 3 (xbox 360) 1/28
6. The Walking Dead Episode 4 (xbox 360) 1/29
7. The Walking Dead Episode 5 (xbox 360) 1/29
8. Borderlands (PC) 2/9
9. Serious Sam 3 (pc) 3/2
10. Metro 2033 (PC) 3/4
11. Anna (PC) 3/4
12. Grand Theft Auto San Andreas (PC) 3/25
13. Mirrors Edge (PC) 4/14
14. Scribblenauts (pc) 4/19
15. Lego Batman (pc) 5/29
16. Borderlands 2 (pc) 7/9
17. Bioshock (PC) 8/11
18 Bioshock infinite (PC) 9/13
19. GTA 5 (xbox 360) 12/8
20. The Walking Dead Season 2 Episode 1

Just beat Walking Dead Season 2 Ep 1.
Opens more of the story. And clementine is also now older more mature and instead of that curious wondering whats going on kinda girl. Shes now become more able to accept of whats going on and how shes going to survive. Oh btw your playing as her this time.

[Aussie2B]

1. Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams (PC) 1/31
2. Densha de Go! 64 (N64) 2/10
3. Pia Carrot e Youkoso!! (PC-FX) 2/13
4. Ancient Ys Vanished: Omen (DS) 6/6
5. Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished - The Final Chapter (DS) 6/17
6. Legacy of Ys: Books I & II (DS) 6/17
7. The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (GBA) 7/1
8. Chip-chan Kick! (PC-FX) 7/20
9. Final Fantasy V (PlayStation) 8/18
10. Hammerin' Hero (PSP) 8/25
11. Sweet Fuse: At Your Side (PSP) 9/2
12. Super Ninja Boy (SNES) 11/14
13. Aero the Acro-Bat (SNES) 12/21

Finally pushed myself to finish off Aero the Acro-Bat. It's not an awful game, but it's pretty mediocre and became tiresome to play after a while. With that over with, I can finally move on to a new SNES game.

[Nionel]

1. Sonic the Hedgehog 4: Episode 2 (XBLA, 1/7)
2. The Walking Dead: Episode 5: No Time Left (XBLA, 1/7)
3. Dragon Ball Z: Ultimate Battle 22 (PS1, 1/7)
4. Pokémon: Dream Radar (3DS, 1/29)
5. Sonic the Hedgehog (GG, 1/31)
6. Ultraman: Toward the Future (SNES, 1/31)
7. Dragon Ball Z: Idainaru Dragon Ball Densetsu (PS1, 2/1)
8. Pokémon Black Version 2 (DS, 2/2)
9. Retro City Rampage (PSVita, 2/3)
10. Klonoa: Door to Phantomile (PS1, 2/4)
11. Mischief Makers (N64, 2/5)
12. Super R-Type (SNES, 2/5)
13. Super Street Fighter IV: Arcade Edition (PS3, 2/5)
14. Metal Slug 3 (XBLA, 2/6)
15. Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX (GBC, 2/7)
16. Xardion (SNES, 2/7)
17. Saturday Morning RPG: Episode 1: Dream of Destiny (iOS, 2/8)
18. Mega Man X (SNES, 2/16)
19. Breath of Fire II (SNES, 2/18)
20. Pixel People (iOS, 3/7)
21. Mega Man: Maverick Hunter X (PSP, 3/16)
22. Rock Band Blitz (XBLA, 3/18)
23. Gears of War: Judgement (360, 3/20)
24. Soul Calibur V (PS3, 3/21)
25. Tekken 6 (PSP. 3/26)
26. Touch My Katamari (PSVita, 3/26)
27. Naruto: Clast of Nina (NGC, 3/27)
28. Street Fighter III: 3rd Strike (PSN, 3/27)
29. Ni no Kuni: Wrath of the White Witch (PS3, 4/8)
30. Mega Man Xtreme 2 (GBC, 4/21)
31. Bioshock Infinite (360, 5/18)
32. Super Smash Bros. Brawl (Wii, 5/19)
33. Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars (Wii VC, 5/26)
34. Final Fantasy XIII-2 (PS3, 6/21)
35. Magic the Gathering: Duels of the Planeswalkers 2014 (XBLA, 6/28)
36. Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F (PS3, 9/1)
37. Kingdom Hearts: Final Mix HD (PS3, 9/25)
38. Super Mario 64 (N64, 10/20)
39. Pokemon X (3DS, 10/23)
40. Tekken Revolution (PSN, 11/8)
41. Street Fighter X Tekken (PS3, 11/8)
42. Final Fantasy: All the Bravest (iOS, 12/7)
43. Crimson Dragon (XB1, 12/14)
44. Steets of Rage 2 (Steam, 12/24)
45. DLC Quest (Steam, 12/26)
46. Gunstar Heroes (Steam, 12/26)

[Aussie2B]

1. Giana Sisters: Twisted Dreams (PC) 1/31
2. Densha de Go! 64 (N64) 2/10
3. Pia Carrot e Youkoso!! (PC-FX) 2/13
4. Ancient Ys Vanished: Omen (DS) 6/6
5. Ys II: Ancient Ys Vanished - The Final Chapter (DS) 6/17
6. Legacy of Ys: Books I & II (DS) 6/17
7. The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap (GBA) 7/1
8. Chip-chan Kick! (PC-FX) 7/20
9. Final Fantasy V (PlayStation) 8/18
10. Hammerin' Hero (PSP) 8/25
11. Sweet Fuse: At Your Side (PSP) 9/2
12. Super Ninja Boy (SNES) 11/14
13. Aero the Acro-Bat (SNES) 12/21
14. Jurassic Park (SNES) 12/28

A victory 20 years in the making for me, I have finally beaten Jurassic Park on Super Nintendo. :D I conquered my fear and confusion over this game, and I no long feel the guilt I had for actively avoiding this Christmas gift all these years. It feels great to clear away what was basically the original "backlog" game for me.

[Captain_N77]

JANUARY
Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor's Edge(WiiU)
Super Mario Wii U(WiU)

FEBRUARY
ActRaiser 2(SNES)

APRIL
New Super Mario Bros 2(3DS)

MAY
Vice: Project Doom(NES)
Super Metroid(WiiU)
Ninja Gaiden 3(NG Trilogy)(SNES)
Dead Or Alive 2(DC)

JUNE
Streets of Rage 2(GG)
Batman Returns(SNES)
Macross: Do You Remember Love(SAT)
Super R-Type(SNES)
Panzer Dragoon II Zwei(SAT)

JULY
Contra III(SNES)
Final Fight 2(SNES)
U.N. Squadron(SNES)
Soul Calibur(DC)

AUGUST
Mega Man 6(3DS VC)

SEPTEMBER
Donkey Kong Country Returns(Wii)

NOVEMBER
Xenoblade Chronicles(Wii)
Super Castlevania IV(WiiU)

DECEMBER
Super Mario 3D World

Splinter Cell: Blacklist(WiiU)

As usual, I really enjoyed the game as I'm a pretty big fan of the series. The issue that almost made me skip over the game, Ubisoft dumping Michael Ironside as the voice of Sam Fisher, really was quite an annoyance throughout. Coupled with the fact that the series is jumping into the "dudebro" garbage, I really didn't get into the story at all. Although it began a few games back in the series, Blacklist suffers from the "Force Unleashed syndrome" as I call it: making the characters angsty and constantly having a chip on their shoulder. I really don't dig that with Sam Fisher, who was originally cool as a cucumber. Now it seems like every other scene he is screaming, slamming his fists on the table, etc. Toward the end I just started skipping some of the briefs and scenes.

As for the gameplay, it was the usual Splinter Cell goodness for the most part. I didn't care too much for some of the gimmick portions(shadowing a character to get through security, sneaking through a forest while holding a hostage), but they were thankfully few and far between. It's still a blast to sneak through a level taking out all of the enemies, then running around the area for the heck of it when all threats are gone haha.

And damn, the credits are loooooong. Reminds me of the credits for Rayman 2 which seemed to never end. Must be an Ubisoft thing.

[fahlim003]

I got this game in under the wire for 2013 and I'm glad to have finally done it.

http://i.imgur.com/XA3E1WM.jpg

Just cleared The Legend of Zelda Majora's Mask in the Zelda Collector's Edition on GameCube. I'm missing 31 pieces of heart, 2 bottles, 3 masks (plus by extension the Fierce Deity mask), and of note did not do the Woodfall dungeon stray fairy quest. The last dungeon was really well designed if only a little short - which could almost be said of the game but even missing as many PoH as I am there was still a lot of content for the condensed world. Very good Zelda game and while the GameCube version is far from perfect it's a great addition to the library with the other 3 games on disc. I'll probably be working on Zelda 2 in the new year as well as some new GameCube fare, likely Resident Evil. Here's to a productive 2014.

[JSoup]

1. Super Stardust HD
2. VVVVVV
3. Lara Crot and the Guardian of Light
4. Closure
5. The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks
6. Vanquish
7. Frogger Returns
8. Auditorium HD
9. Jak 3
10. Jak and Daxter Collection
11. Mass Effect 3
12. Ratchet & Clank: All 4 One
13. Hyperdimension Neptunia
14. Sly Cooper: Thieves in Time
15. Atom Zombie Smasher
16. Final Fantasy VIII
17. Sleeping Dogs
18. Machinarium
19. Tomb Raider
20. Mario's Picross
21. Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
22. Ogre Battle 64: Person of Lordly Caliber
23. Castlevania: Lords of Shadow
24. Harvest Moon 2 GBC
25. Dragon Age: Origins
26. Donkey Kong GB
27. Beat Hazard
28. DLC Quest
29. Puzzle Agent 2
30. Saints Row: The Third
31. Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning
32. LEGO Marvel Superheroes
33. Scribblenauts Unlimited
34. Ratchet & Clank: Quest for Booty
35. Ratchet & Clank: Into the Nexus
36. Ratchet: Deadlocked HD
37. Pokemon X

38. Torchlight II

Goddamn amazing, with plenty of replay value. Pretty lite on the story compaired to the first Torchlight, but you play these for the action and loot.

[Rickstilwell1]

91. Final Fight - Arcade - all 3 characters
92. Blue's Journey - Arcade (Neo Geo MVS)
93. Puzzle Bobble - Arcade (Neo Geo MVS)
94. Pretty Soldier Sailor Moon - Arcade - all 5 characters
95. X-Men - Arcade - all 6 characters
96. Battletoads - Arcade - all 3 characters
97. Sunset Riders - Arcade - all 4 characters
98. Smash T.V. - Arcade
99. Fatal Fury: King of Fighters - Arcade (Neo Geo MVS) - all 3 characters
100. Space Invaders '95: The Attack of Lunar Loonies - Arcade - all 10 characters
101. Sonic the Hedgehog - Arcade (Mega Play)

[JSoup]

Whelp, I'm at a gathering, so I think I'm done beating games for this year. So, I'm calling it.

38 games beaten this year.
29 games 100% this year.

System break down:

PSN - 13
PS3 - 10
Steam - 7
GB - 2
N64 - 2
GBC - 1
3DS - 1
PS1 - 1
DS - 1

Didn't do as well this year, as I had been beating an at least 50 games each over the last three years. Maybe next year will be better.

[Niku-Sama]

It's 12:20 pst and no one has made a beaten in 2014 thread!?!?!?
The beck guys

[JSoup]

It's 12:20 pst and no one has made a beaten in 2014 thread!?!?!?
The beck guys

It was made yesterday morning and is the fourth topic on the page as I type this.

http://www.digitpress.com/forum/showthread.php?170509-Beaten-in-2014

[PizzaKat]

I beat The Last of Us. Man that game was so mediocre, all the near perfect scores dumbfound me. It was nothing spectacular. Ugh, I can go on but I don't want to bore anyone and myself. Definitely will try to sell it.

[Alianger]

Cadash (ARC) - 6
Mega Man X3 (SNES) - 7-
Wonder Project J - 6
Project S-11 - 6
Mr. Gimmick - 7+
Heavy Barrel (NES) - 7
Fault Line - 7+
Sonic the Hedgehog (MD, "Score Attack") - 7+
Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (NES, Romhack) - 5-
Fantasy Zone II DX - 8
Sonic Advance - 7
Rodland (AMI, 1P) - 7
Limbo - 7
Age of Empires II - 8
Diablo (PC, SP) - 7+
Secret of Evermore (Balance Patch) - 8-
Warcraft II (PC) - 8
Warcraft III - 8
R-Type (SMS) - 8
Alex Kidd in Miracle World - 8
Revenge of Shinobi - 7+
Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle - 6-
Altered Beast (ARC, 1P) - 5
Kid Chameleon - 7
Ghouls 'n Ghosts (MD) - 8
Firemen, The - 7-
Dynastic Hero - 7
Castlevania: Dracula X/Vampire's Kiss (SNES) - 7
Typing of the Dead, The - 8+
Sonic Adventure - 6-
Land of Illusion (SMS) - 8+
Story of Thor, The/Beyond Oasis - 7
Ghostbusters (MD) - 7
Cry$tal Warrior Ke$ha - 3
Cyberqueen - 5
Bio-Hazard Battle (2P) - 7+
Purikura Daisakusen (SAT, 2P) - 7+
Streets of Rage Remake (SoR 1 Path, 2P) - 7+
Adventures of Batman and Robin, The (MD, 1P) - 6
Dune 2000 - 6
Mega Turrican - 8
Thunder Force III (SAT) - 8-
Thunder Force IV (MD) - 8+
Earthworm Jim 2 (MD) - 7
Earthworm Jim 2 (SNES) - 7-
Lion King, The (MD) - 7
Lion King, The (SNES) - 6+
Aladdin (SNES) - 7
Aladdin (GBA) - 7
DKC (SNES) - 8
DKC3 (SNES) - 6+
King of Demons/Majuu Ou - 7
Psycho Dream - 5
Super Smash TV (SNES, 1P) - 6+
Atomic Runner/Chelnov (MD) - 6
Samorost 2 (PC) - 7
Sparkster (SNES) - 7
Shadowrun (SNES) - 6+
The Day the Laughter Stopped - 3
Dungeon Keeper - 8
FF9 - 8-
Suikoden - 7

[Rickstilwell1]

Cadash (ARC) - 6
Mega Man X3 (SNES) - 7-
Wonder Project J - 6
Project S-11 - 6
Mr. Gimmick - 7+
Heavy Barrel (NES) - 7
Fault Line - 7+
Sonic the Hedgehog (MD, "Score Attack") - 7+
Castlevania II: Simon's Quest (NES, Romhack) - 5-
Fantasy Zone II DX - 8
Sonic Advance - 7
Rodland (AMI, 1P) - 7
Limbo - 7
Age of Empires II - 8
Diablo (PC, SP) - 7+
Secret of Evermore (Balance Patch) - 8-
Warcraft II (PC) - 8
Warcraft III - 8
R-Type (SMS) - 8
Alex Kidd in Miracle World - 8
Revenge of Shinobi - 7+
Alex Kidd in the Enchanted Castle - 6-
Altered Beast (ARC, 1P) - 5
Kid Chameleon - 7
Ghouls 'n Ghosts (MD) - 8
Firemen, The - 7-
Dynastic Hero - 7
Castlevania: Dracula X/Vampire's Kiss (SNES) - 7
Typing of the Dead, The - 8+
Sonic Adventure - 6-
Land of Illusion (SMS) - 8+
Story of Thor, The/Beyond Oasis - 7
Ghostbusters (MD) - 7
Cry$tal Warrior Ke$ha - 3
Cyberqueen - 5
Bio-Hazard Battle (2P) - 7+
Purikura Daisakusen (SAT, 2P) - 7+
Streets of Rage Remake (SoR 1 Path, 2P) - 7+
Adventures of Batman and Robin, The (MD, 1P) - 6
Dune 2000 - 6
Mega Turrican - 8
Thunder Force III (SAT) - 8-
Thunder Force IV (MD) - 8+
Earthworm Jim 2 (MD) - 7
Earthworm Jim 2 (SNES) - 7-
Lion King, The (MD) - 7
Lion King, The (SNES) - 6+
Aladdin (SNES) - 7
Aladdin (GBA) - 7
DKC (SNES) - 8
DKC3 (SNES) - 6+
King of Demons/Majuu Ou - 7
Psycho Dream - 5
Super Smash TV (SNES, 1P) - 6+
Atomic Runner/Chelnov (MD) - 6
Samorost 2 (PC) - 7
Sparkster (SNES) - 7
Shadowrun (SNES) - 6+
The Day the Laughter Stopped - 3
Dungeon Keeper - 8
FF9 - 8-
Suikoden - 7

Interesting. Are those numbers after the games representing how many times you've completed them all before? I wish I could remember all of mine, as many times as I completed them.

[Alianger]

Interesting. Are those numbers after the games representing how many times you've completed them all before? I wish I could remember all of mine, as many times as I completed them.

No, it's a rough 'at the moment' grading on a scale of 0-10 :)

Some of them are re-plays though, like TF and Lion King.