nerdynebraskan | 356 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 (edited) Completion #100 is in the books for the year. Circus Caper is done. Edited January 19, 2022 by nerdynebraskan 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PII | 2,035 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 (edited) Loopz Edited August 10, 2023 by PII Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_wizard_666 | 1,333 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 (edited) Progressing nicely through Ghost Lion tonight. Based on the maps shown on VGMaps, it looks like I'm roughly half-way through the game. Should be done by the end of the week if I'm lucky, and when I do, it'll mark my 10th first-time completion of the year, and will be my 220th completed US release (well, since I started tracking them in 2006 anyway). Always nice to have a nice round number EDIT: Also, I just noticed that I'm not ranked correctly @scaryice...I'm in 8th, but should be 5th. No biggie, but on the next edit you might wanna fix it Edited January 19, 2022 by the_wizard_666 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaia Gensouki | 1,095 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 One loop of Gradius is done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaia Gensouki | 1,095 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 Caveman Games is done as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaia Gensouki | 1,095 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 (edited) Adventures of Tom Sawyer is done. It wasn't a terrible game, but not good either. The one-hit deaths were extremely frustrating as well as the extremely sparse checkpoints. The controls also left something to be desired, not to mention that your projectiles were flying in an arc which made hitting most enemies very difficult. But at least they had some variety in the levels with some shoot 'em up segments thrown in. The unlimited continues also helped a lot to make this game more palatable for completion. Edited January 19, 2022 by Gaia Gensouki Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khromak | 837 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 I've completed 3 of the 5 palaces in azo no Murasame-jou which may make it seem like I'm fairly far along, but the difficulty is insane on this game and it has been ramping up significantly with every stage. On the last one I damn near gave up because of how difficult some of the enemy patterns/setups were. It's like fighting a screen full of darknuts while also playing a bullet hell shooter at the same time, on 240 pixels. It's insanity. Fortunately it has infinite continues, a save system, and a relatively generous checkpoint system within levels, so I can get a lot of practice in. I think I'll be able to eventually beat it, but I have a feeling the last 2 palaces are going to be rough. Will probably grind it some more tomorrow and hopefully over the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NESfiend | 1,560 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Captain Skyhawk - awesome game w/typical underwhelming nes ending. You get a quick mission accomplished, like you do on every other level, then it cuts quick to game over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_wizard_666 | 1,333 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Legend of the Ghost Lion is in the bag. Damn, that was a short and easy RPG, not really much to it. That said, it was also enjoyable enough to be worth playing through. Just maybe not playing through a second time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerdynebraskan | 356 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 Hatris is done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaia Gensouki | 1,095 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 I did one round of Danny Sullivan's Indie Heat and came out on top. Is this enough for completion? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red | 449 Posted January 20, 2022 Share Posted January 20, 2022 I've been slowly working through Battle Kid: Fortress of Peril the past few days. I should have it finished by the weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaryice | 620 Posted January 20, 2022 Author Share Posted January 20, 2022 7 hours ago, Gaia Gensouki said: I did one round of Danny Sullivan's Indie Heat and came out on top. Is this enough for completion? Based on previous years, seems like that's fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerdynebraskan | 356 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Wurm is done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_wizard_666 | 1,333 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Took out one of my childhood problem games and knocked out Platoon. Pretty decent game, although it's short as hell once you know what you're doing. The last level was fucking hell, but the rest of the game was simple enough. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerdynebraskan | 356 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 (edited) Rampart is done. I'm also working on Lolo 2, which will be a first-time clear for me. Edited January 21, 2022 by nerdynebraskan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_wizard_666 | 1,333 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 So I'm gonna point something out with regard to the Koei requirements: Bandit Kings of Ancient China - All scenarios give the same ending. Requiring a specific scenario is stupid. Gemfire - All scenarios give the same ending. Thus there shouldn't be a scenario requirement. Genghis Khan - World Conquest isn't necessary. If you beat Mongol Conquest, it sends you to World Conquest to finish the game. So in order to see the entire game, you need to play through the Mongol Conquest. World Conquest should be all that's needed (as you only need to win that to see the ending), but it shouldn't be a mandatory requirement L'Empereur - Similar to Genghis Khan, the earlier scenarios just progress to the later ones naturally, thus starting the earliest scenario is the only way to see the entire game. Scenario 4 should be the minimum requirement, not the mandatory starting point. Nobunaga's Ambition - Nothing is mentioned in the Pastebin file, but since the number of fiefs makes a HUGE difference in game duration, there should be a note whether either game is okay or if the 17 fief game is not acceptable. Either way is fine, but it needs to be noted. That said, I've never played the short game...it's entirely possible the 17 fief game progresses to the long game like several other titles...in which case this can be disregarded entirely. Nobunaga's Ambition II - I haven't really played it, but considering pretty much every other Koei game either gives the same ending regardless of scenario or progresses through each scenario anyway, there shouldn't be a scenario requirement. Romance of the Three Kingdoms - Much like L'Empereur, the game proceeds through each scenario anyway. Even though some scenarios technically say they only need X number of territories to win, after achieving that goal, you are then told to conquer the entire map. You don't actually get an ending until you do that, so any scenario should be an acceptable starting point. Romance of the Three Kingdoms II - Again, the scenario is irrelevant to the ending. Hell, the sixth scenario isn't even the hardest one, unless you stupidly decide to use Meng Huo as your leader. Thus, requiring a scenario shouldn't be a factor in completion. Uncharted Waters - Okay, I'm just putting this for completion's sake. The game has a definitive ending and only one way to achieve it, and no real options when setting the game up, so while it's not listed, there's also no ambiguity about the requirements. I just didn't want someone questioning why I didn't mention it So yeah, the gist of it is that none of the Koei games should require a specific scenario to complete it, aside from Nobunaga's Ambition, which should require the longer game (unless the game naturally progresses to it anyway). 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NESfiend | 1,560 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Star Wars - princess Leia didnt make it, but the death star has been blown to pieces. Its January, so obviously I think its an awesome game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_wizard_666 | 1,333 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 So although my score wasn't good enough to get an actual ending (250+), apparently all that's required for Championship Bowling is beating the high score, so that can be crossed off. Wasn't even gonna bother posting a single pointer, but what the hell, nobody else is hitting it. Surprisingly tricky, it took a few tries to even get the 214 I did. Probably gonna keep going on it after class tomorrow though, cuz now I wanna tick it off my personal list Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaryice | 620 Posted January 21, 2022 Author Share Posted January 21, 2022 (edited) Caesar's Palace - super easy, let's get these 1s out of here. Looks like only Overlord is left. Also: Wayne Gretzky Hockey Qix Edited January 21, 2022 by scaryice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaryice | 620 Posted January 21, 2022 Author Share Posted January 21, 2022 12 hours ago, the_wizard_666 said: So I'm gonna point something out with regard to the Koei requirements: Thanks for the analysis. I believe the logic behind saying "play the later scenario" was just to let people know they didn't need to play through everything to get the ending. Of course they could go through all of them if they wanted to. I think in Nobunaga it might be okay for just beat the 17 fief scenario, if I'm remembering @Daniel_Doyce's argument correctly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,123 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 Kid Icarus and Ice Climber are done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_wizard_666 | 1,333 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 2 hours ago, scaryice said: Thanks for the analysis. I believe the logic behind saying "play the later scenario" was just to let people know they didn't need to play through everything to get the ending. Of course they could go through all of them if they wanted to. I think in Nobunaga it might be okay for just beat the 17 fief scenario, if I'm remembering @Daniel_Doyce's argument correctly. I gotcha. It just isn't very clear is all. A simple "Any scenario" should suffice for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaia Gensouki | 1,095 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 The Krion Conquest is done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerdynebraskan | 356 Posted January 21, 2022 Share Posted January 21, 2022 1 hour ago, Gaia Gensouki said: The Krion Conquest is done. Well done! I've never been able to clear the first stage. Do you have tips for someone struggling to get started with that game? Also congrats to @scaryiceon getting Qix done, on apparently only two tries. I played it for about an hour a couple of days ago and couldn't get closer than about 70000 points. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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