A Winner Is You! (2012)

[jerry coeurl]

Just played through FFT(the real FFT game) again, got all the Genji equipment, Ultima, and the Zodiac Summon.

Now I loaded a save before the final maps, and started on my mission to make Cloud into a useable char(whom ever was incharge of his design, is a moron for having him join as a lv 1 char). I got Short Charge(by way of crystal ofcourse), a ton of good item commands, and his first 3 limits, but sadly he's still only lv 6(It's gonna take forever for him to catchup).

Tsk tsk such a awesom char, that is obtained right before the end of the game, and starts as a lv 1, wtf were they thinking.

A friend of mine raised Cloud's PA so high using the "level down as one class and level up as another" trick, that he would actually dole out 999 damage to multiple enemies with just his Geomancer skills.

[M4R14NO94]

Before I add the latest ones I beat, here's one I forgot to post:

(post lazily copypasta'd from another forum I'm in)

NARC (2005) (PS2)

Finally beat that one, since we left our savefile for years.

What a terrible game. It's awful. Not only that, the ending is just bad. I'd honestly say that the original NARC's ending is much better than this one, and everybody knows that one's ending was a screen telling you it was a simulation all along!

Plus one scene before the final boss fights completely rips off Reservoir Dogs' ending (also a possible Actor Allusion since Michael Madsen voices one of the characters, which gets shot during that scene... and for no reason comes back alive for the finale)

And the final fight itself is against Mr. Big on some giant vehicle that looks a whole lot like one of the bosses from Revolution X. And the final cinematic is just Marcus shooting Big right in his head and leaving. Credits roll. The game is over. How anticlimatic.

But hey, it's over! And as some sort of celebration I played the original as it was included as a bonus (taken straight from Midway Arcade Treasures 2) and ended up losing at the Mr. Big boss fight.

And now, here's the actual post!

Sonic CD (PC, 2011)

Got the bad ending, plenty of Achievements, unlocked every extra and finished every level on Time Attack.

Plenty of arcade games on MAME (Gals Panic 3, RoboCop, Puzzle Game Rong Rong and Die Hard Arcade)

[goldenband]

I played the original as it was included as a bonus (taken straight from Midway Arcade Treasures 2) and ended up losing at the Mr. Big boss fight.

Oh, man, I remember that boss fight -- I played the GameCube version via MAT2. Totally annoying and cheap, but eventually my girlfriend and I got through it, thanks to unlimited credits. It's basically the game's last-ditch way to extract an extra $5-10 from the player.

[Zoltor]

A friend of mine raised Cloud's PA so high using the "level down as one class and level up as another" trick, that he would actually dole out 999 damage to multiple enemies with just his Geomancer skills.

Lol yikes, that's crazy.

[M4R14NO94]

Road Avenger (Sega CD)

Finally played it and beat it in almost an hour. Played on Normal and continued 2 times.

It is fucking amazing, but I'm sure you all know that by know.

Best FMV game evar.

Oh, man, I remember that boss fight -- I played the GameCube version via MAT2. Totally annoying and cheap, but eventually my girlfriend and I got through it, thanks to unlimited credits. It's basically the game's last-ditch way to extract an extra $5-10 from the player.

I think me and my bro could get through it only once, I can't remember whether it was on MAME or MAT2/2005 NARC, though.

And honestly, what did you expect from a Eugene Jarvis game? Dude loves makin' them hard.

[QuickSciFi]

3. Defenders of Oasis - Sega Game Gear



What an impressive game for an 8-bit handheld. I was so taken aback by the awesomeness of the music (and even the canned voices), I couldn't believe this was coming from an 8-bit handheld machine. The game could've fared perfectly well on the Genesis, perhaps even against some of the system's own RPGs. What a beautiful game. There were times I kept thinking I was playing a more recent, DS game, because the resolution was so brightly lit, with just the perfect colors to make that Game Gear screen light up nicely. It almost felt at times like I had an HD little iPod touch screen in my hands. I will never forget the awesomeness of that boat ride early in the game. All throughout, it was a hardcore RPG unlike I could've ever imagined. The production value for this title was certainly something to base other 8-bit handheld RPGs upon. Even the saving feature was outstanding. This was the very first RPG I've ever played that saves in this manner, and it does so perfectly. I couldn't believe I could just turn off my game at any time and I'd be returning to the exact same spot where I left it. Just beautiful. This is most definitely a 10/10 title. Grade A+++!!!!. I love my Game Gear.

[goldenband]

13. Trampoline Terror! (Genesis)

Beat this on Easy/5 Lives last night, and Normal/5 Lives today. Comments here. Since there's no penalty for continuing and I had 2-3 continues left at the end, I feel no compulsion to beat it again on Normal/3 Lives (I guess there's no Hard mode).

[MrMatthews]

10. TMNT 2: Back From the Sewers (GameBoy): I used to beat this game all the time when I had it originally, but I never liked it as much as the first GameBoy turtles game and now I remember why. I never liked the character design, even though the graphics are pretty great, and there are some incredibly cheap hits to be had in the game's last stage. It's almost impossible not to lose some turtles during the Technidrome level, although when you eventually get to Krang he's a cakewalk. Very"meh" game with some great music.

[ItellYaHuat]

- Completed Sonic CD (steam) with all achievments and best ending back in January.
- Finished both GDI and NOD missions in the Tiberian Sun expansion pack, Firestorm a few days ago.
- Completed Sonic Riders (PC version) 100% in February.


Planning on giving SADX a go since I never bothered to beat the SA games before (probably because I kept beating S3&K for the thousandth time). Installed it on my computer today so I figured I'd give it a whirl.

[MrMatthews]

Plowed through a couple more games this morning.

11. Tail 'Gator (GameBoy): Solid but not terribly remarkable platformer similar to Mighty Bomb Jack on the NES.

12. Batman The Video Game (GameBoy): Fairly easy until the final auto-scrolling level. The game's fussy controls combined with the over-sensitive GBA SP d-pad had me close to pulling out my hair a few times. Thank god for unlimited continues.

[QuickSciFi]

MrMatthews is on a role! Good times.

[MrMatthews]

Sure am.

Mega Man 10 (Wii): Downloaded this last year sometime and finally got around to beating it. Personally, I don't really consider these MM9 or 10 to be part of the "core" series (ie: 1 thru 6), but I think they are still pretty awesome. Mega Man 10 has some of the best Wily music of any of the previous 8 games, though.

[Tanegashima]

I beat Comix Zone back in November

I'm still so proud of myself...then I let myself down by beating it and realizing how god damned short that game really is...


It's only taken me 17 years to beat it! God...has it really been that long since I got that game? My god...I'm not even that old but it makes me feel old saying that.

[The Jackal]

I beat the XBL version of Sonic Adventure; my god what terrible port. Huge borders that shrink the screen to a little box in the middle, sluggish controls (at least for me), and long loading screens, I mean really, I've played, own and completed the Dreamcast & Gamecube versions of this game and they're nowhere near this slow; it's like the 360's being pushed to it's limit, no joke. Okish game, shit port.

[MrMatthews]

14. Aliens Infestation (Nintendo DS): Very good game from Wayforward, although not really the epic, be-all DS swan song I was hoping for. For as long as this game has been in development (I saw the first trailer years ago), the final product seems rushed and not nearly as well-rounded as it could have been. Still, fans of Metroid-styled games could do a lot worse, and it's definitely the best Aliens game I've played. Savor it while it lasts, though.