2017 Game Completion Challenge

[Scissors]

It seems I was closer to the end then I thought. I beat Silent Bomber. I'm not sure why I had so much trouble with the final boss last time I played. I easily beat him on my second try this time.

[celerystalker]

It seems I was closer to the end then I thought. I beat Silent Bomber. I'm not sure why I had so much trouble with the final boss last time I played. I easily beat him on my second try this time.

I dig the game a lot. The final boss itself isn't so bad when you learn his pattern, but the chess battle always drives me nuts, even after I had it down. It's just long. Still, one of the more underrated action games on the console, hokey story and all.

[Cornelius]

Not sure if it counts for anything since I started it weeks ago, but I *completed* it just now. And it could go in the movie inspired category...

I played with some mods installed, most notably the Brotherhood of Shadow: Solomon's Revenge mod. I thought it was pretty amazing for a fan mod, though certainly not without its flaws. I'd say it is worth playing, but a lot of it is told through playable flashbacks, which I was pretty dang sick of by the end. Overall the addon was longer than it needed to be, but still, props to the creators. I'd also forgotten how much stuff you can miss in this game if you aren't careful; sidequests, dialogue with companions, etc. I played a female, with the Romance Bastilla mod, but failed to get the kiss scene. Darn. Ah, the things that titillated me in my youth!

[celerystalker]

Not sure if it counts for anything since I started it weeks ago, but I *completed* it just now. And it could go in the movie inspired category...

I played with some mods installed, most notably the Brotherhood of Shadow: Solomon's Revenge mod. I thought it was pretty amazing for a fan mod, though certainly not without its flaws. I'd say it is worth playing, but a lot of it is told through playable flashbacks, which I was pretty dang sick of by the end. Overall the addon was longer than it needed to be, but still, props to the creators. I'd also forgotten how much stuff you can miss in this game if you aren't careful; sidequests, dialogue with companions, etc. I played a female, with the Romance Bastilla mod, but failed to get the kiss scene. Darn. Ah, the things that titillated me in my youth!

Well, good news, it counts since it was completed in the right week. The choice is, do you count it as player's choice forweek 14 or 15?

[Aussie2B]

For the player's choice, I played through the first Densetsu no Starfy game on GBA (not to be confused with The Legendary Starfy on DS, which is actually the fifth Starfy game). I'm probably stretching the rules in more ways than one here, considering it's not the word "star" (or "stars") by itself, and the hero's name is even romanized as "Stafy" at the start of the credits roll, as seen here. But when the series was finally brought to the West, Nintendo decided that his name would officially be spelled as "Starfy". Anyway, if it doesn't count, no biggie. It was fun to finally sink some time into this game.

[celerystalker]

For the player's choice, I played through the first Densetsu no Starfy game on GBA (not to be confused with The Legendary Starfy on DS, which is actually the fifth Starfy game). I'm probably stretching the rules in more ways than one here, considering it's not the word "star" (or "stars") by itself, and the hero's name is even romanized as "Stafy" at the start of the credits roll, as seen here. But when the series was finally brought to the West, Nintendo decided that his name would officially be spelled as "Starfy". Anyway, if it doesn't count, no biggie. It was fun to finally sink some time into this game.

It counts. I still haven't gotten around to playing that series yet. Seems like they'd be pleasant, inoccuous little platformers, but I just haven't felt the tug. Time to get out the notebook and put up the newest scoreboard. It's been a couple of weeks.

[celerystalker]

Sorry it's been a couple of weeks, but here's your current scoreboard as of today:

RP2A03-25

Snow Bros
Bucky O'Hare
Guerrilla War
Magic Sword
Tiny Toon Adventures
Mega Man X
Illusion of Gaia (RPG)
Wheel of Fortune starring Vanna White
Kabuki Quantum Fighter
Crystal's Pony Tail
Bats & Terry
Vice: Project Doom
Double Dare
Chiki Chiki Boys
Psycho Dream
Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu
Comic Sakka Series Touma Senki 2
Eggerland
Star Trek Generations

jperryss-19

Breakthru
Grind Stormer
Duck Tales 2
Guerrilla War
Mega Man X
Lords of Thunder
Soul Blazer (RPG)
Kabuki Quantum Fighter
Metroid
Monster Party
Vice: Project Doom
Final Fight
Chiki Chiki Boys
Dragon Warrior 2
Super The Empire Strikes Back

Cornelius-12

Space Invaders Extreme
Duck Tales
D
Illusion of Gaia (RPG)
Lords of Thunder
Golden Axe Warrior
Shantae and the Pirate's Curse
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic

Scissors-25

Super Smash Bros for Wii U
Road Runner
Trap Gunner
Strider
Bucky O'Hare
Metal Storm
Kabuki Quantum Fighter
Red Alarm
RayStorm
Valis
Burning Force
Monster Party
Vice: Project Doom
Aztec Adventure
Chiki Chiki Boys
Vanark
Super Mario Land
Sonic Spinball
Super Spike V'ball
Silent Bomber
Tom & Jerry: The Movie

Emperor Megas-19

Pocket Fighter
Puyo Pop Fever
Aladdin
Insector X
Target Earth
Thunder Force II
Black Tiger
Kabuki Quantum Fighter
Syd of Valis
Monster Party
Muramasa
Samurai Shodown
Alex Kidd in Miracle World
Alex Kidd and the Lost Stars
Astal

Az-8

Street Fighter II
Pit Fighter
TMNT Tournament Fighters
Magic Sword
Guerrilla War
Psychic Force
Alien Storm
Super Final Fight Gold

biofall-13

Hotline Miami 2
Vice: Project Doom
Power Stone 2
Pocky & Rocky 2
Fatal Frame 2
Crash Warped
Parappa the Rapper
Adventures of Lolo
Hebereke's Popoitto
Cyberbots
Shrek Super Slam

Niku sama-1

Rad Racer

Aussie2B-2

Thomas Was Alone
Densetsu no Starfy

brandon913-2

Adventures of Lolo
Battleship

FieryReign-21

Super Fantasy Zone
Street Fighter II
Strider
Pit Fighter
Quackshot
Rastan
Alex Rider: Stormbreaker
Snow White
Illusion of Gaia (RPG)
Galactic Attack
That's so Raven 2
Ranger X
Bare Knuckle 3
Burning Force
Vice: Project Doom

Lots of big wins lately. Emperor Megas was the only one to finish the March RPG, biofall, brandon913, Aussie2B, and Niku-sama all made the scoreboard for the first time, with biofall racking up a ton of points in a hurry! The first imports were taken down, and Scissors, jperryss, and RP2A03 continue to steadily jam out wins.

As always, let me know if I missed any of your victories so you get your points!

[celerystalker]

A few interesting statistics, assuming I counted correctly:

All of you players have combined to complete 117 games so far!

While RP2A03 and Scissors are currently tied with 25 points each, Scissors has completed the most individual games at 21. Not bad for less than four months, guys!

11 different players have made the scoreboard so far.


Thanks everyone for playing along and sharing your thoughts on the games! It's a lot of fun for me to get to recommend games I enjoy, hear your thoughts, and get to see what you pick for player's choice games. I enjoy reading all of your thoughts every day!

Thanks, and good luck this week!

[RP2A03]

I couldn't help but notice that the scoreboard is getting rather unwieldy, so I took the liberty of placing it in a table.

USER	SCORE	GAMES
RP2A03	25	Snow Bros Bucky O'Hare Guerrilla War Magic Sword Tiny Toon Adventures Mega Man X Illusion of Gaia (RPG) Wheel of Fortune starring Vanna White Kabuki Quantum Fighter Crystal's Pony Tail Bats & Terry Vice: Project Doom Double Dare Chiki Chiki Boys Psycho Dream Jackie Chan's Action Kung Fu Comic Sakka Series Touma Senki 2 Eggerland Star Trek Generations
Scissors	25	Super Smash Bros for Wii U Road Runner Trap Gunner Strider Bucky O'Hare Metal Storm Kabuki Quantum Fighter Red Alarm RayStorm Valis Burning Force Monster Party Vice: Project Doom Aztec Adventure Chiki Chiki Boys Vanark Super Mario Land Sonic Spinball Super Spike V'ball Silent Bomber Tom & Jerry: The Movie
FieryReign	21	Super Fantasy Zone Street Fighter II Strider Pit Fighter Quackshot Rastan Alex Rider: Stormbreaker Snow White Illusion of Gaia (RPG) Galactic Attack That's so Raven 2 Ranger X Bare Knuckle 3 Burning Force Vice: Project Doom
Emperor Megas	19	Pocket Fighter Puyo Pop Fever Aladdin Insector X Target Earth Thunder Force II Black Tiger Kabuki Quantum Fighter Syd of Valis Monster Party Muramasa Samurai Shodown Alex Kidd in Miracle World Alex Kidd and the Lost Stars Astal
jperryss	19	Breakthru Grind Stormer Duck Tales 2 Guerrilla War Mega Man X Lords of Thunder Soul Blazer (RPG) Kabuki Quantum Fighter Metroid Monster Party Vice: Project Doom Final Fight Chiki Chiki Boys Dragon Warrior 2 Super The Empire Strikes Back
biofall	13	Hotline Miami 2 Vice: Project Doom Power Stone 2 Pocky & Rocky 2 Fatal Frame 2 Crash Warped Parappa the Rapper Adventures of Lolo Hebereke's Popoitto Cyberbots Shrek Super Slam
Cornelius	12	Space Invaders Extreme Duck Tales D Illusion of Gaia (RPG) Lords of Thunder Golden Axe Warrior Shantae and the Pirate's Curse Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Az	8	Street Fighter II Pit Fighter TMNT Tournament Fighters Magic Sword Guerrilla War Psychic Force Alien Storm Super Final Fight Gold
Aussie2B	2	Thomas Was Alone Densetsu no Starfy
brandon913	2	Adventures of Lolo Battleship
Niku sama	1	Rad Racer

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[celerystalker]

Thanks, that's a much cleaner presentation, and I'm not the savviest with code (i.e. not at all familiar).

[Cornelius]

Well, good news, it counts since it was completed in the right week. The choice is, do you count it as player's choice forweek 14 or 15?

Well, I guess I'd go with week 14 on the off chance I play through another Star game. On that note, Luna just barely made it onto the ship. It was pretty intense, and I thought she'd wind up in the drink, but phew, she made it after all. Now the adventure can really begin... again... for the third time, I think.

[celerystalker]

Nobody playing SCAT yet? It's the shit.

Actually, it's kinda like Forgotten Worlds meets Contra. One of the more underrated NES shooters, though it finally started getting pricey thanks to the word "Natsume" on its cover.

[Scissors]

I plan on playing SCAT. I've played it before and thought it was a pretty good game.

I tried playing Bonk's Adventure on Game Boy this week, but the game froze on me twice (the first time towards the end of stage 3 and the second time when I was at the final boss). I may not bother trying again.

I'll probably give Star Soldier (PS2) a go for player's choice, but If I can't get into it, I'll give Densetsu No Starfy a try.

[jperryss]

For the Bonk challenge I completed Super Genjin 2 (aka Super Bonk 2) for the Super Famicom. This one was partially translated.





I've played through the three TG16 Bonk games countless times (especially the first two) and was eager to try this one out.

Liked:
-New power ups. The original games basically had Angry Bonk, Angrier Bonk, and tiny/large Bonk in the third game. In this game you can fly, double-jump, and use a long tongue to climb or grab items behind walls. And each power up has a bonus level designed for it.
-The music is a lot of fun.
-Password system: The TG16 games didn't really need this, and with only 6 stages this one doesn't seem like it should either, but the levels are pretty long and it was a welcome feature.
-Farting Monkey.

Disliked:
-Even for a Bonk game, the controls feel a bit sluggish.
-The continue-where-you-die system of the previous games has been replaced with a checkpoint system which doesn't feel right for this game.
-Some of the power up sprites are kind of hideous, especially the tank one.
-The game doesn't present much of a challenge until the last two stages. The stage 5 boss is annoying and has an instant-kill move which you don't see much in this series. The last level is really long and includes the usual boss rush, but with tedious levels in between. Starting over at the beginning got pretty frustrating by the third attempt.

Nobody playing SCAT yet? It's the shit.

Actually, it's kinda like Forgotten Worlds meets Contra. One of the more underrated NES shooters, though it finally started getting pricey thanks to the word "Natsume" on its cover.

I wasn't a fan of FW but am going to try this one out tonight.

[Scissors]

I tried playing Bonk's Adventure on Game Boy this week, but the game froze on me twice (the first time towards the end of stage 3 and the second time when I was at the final boss). I may not bother trying again.

Since Bonk's Adventure wasn't working for me, I played through Bonk's Revenge on Game Boy for player's choice. Can't say I thought either of them were all that great. They were much too easy.

[RP2A03]

Bonk's Adventure (NES) completed.

Thanks, that's a much cleaner presentation, and I'm not the savviest with code (i.e. not at all familiar).

It's not that hard to understand. The hard part is not getting lost amidst all the nested tags. If you need any help just let me know.

[brandon913]

Just finished playing through Bonk's Adventure for the NES. Found it to be a rather fun game and not to terribly difficult.

[RP2A03]

I took an easy point for players choice and went with Star Fox. Judging by my performance, I am a little rusty.





Fun fact: due to a bug, on the REV 1.0 version of the game it is impossible to score more than 87% on Fortuna.

[celerystalker]

Looks like lots of late scoring this week. Good to see a few Bonk clears. They're pretty simple, fun little romps. Still hoping to hear some thoughts on SCAT. It's another pretty short, easy one, though it's fairly uncommon for an actual cart.

[Cornelius]

I just pulled out SCAT and had a go for about an hour. Only made it to the second boss :/ I'm just not very good at this type of game anymore, though I was never a wiz or anything. It is really good, though. I would have totally played the crap out of this game as a kid. I'll try to spend some more time with it, but completion seems unlikely.