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(U) Unfinished [?]No significant accomplishments. (B) Beaten [?]The main objective has been accomplished. Usually marked
by the defeat of a final boss and/or viewing of credits.
(C) Completed [?]For games which are 100% done. All extras and modes
have been unlocked and finished. All significant
items have been collected.
41 (U)
21.6%
49 (B)
25.8%
100 (C)
52.6%
Wishlist  23 ★         Top-Rated  33 ★★★★         Master Runs  4 (M)
NDS 5 (U) 2 (B) 5 (C) 12 Total
PC 2 (U) 2 (B) 13 (C) 18 Total
PCDL 5 (U) 5 (B) 5 (C) 17 Total
Brwsr C O M P L E T E ! 6 Total
GCN 2 (U) 7 (B) 10 (C) 19 Total
GBA 1 (U) 3 (B) 1 (C) 6 Total
PS2 22 (U) 16 (B) 12 (C) 53 Total
N64 BEAT 5 (B) 4 (C) 9 Total
PS 4 (U) 4 (B) 15 (C) 23 Total
GBC BEAT 5 (B) 31 (C) 38 Total
All Games 4 Formerly Owned 10 Borrowed/Rented 4 Ownership: Other 201 Total
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BadSeafood 02/07/10 at 4:54 PM EST

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Master of Unlocking: Majority of games are completed
Not a problem. If I've got a nack for being somebody's lucky rabbit's foot online, I'll take it. Good on you for beating it.

In any case you introduced me to that spiffy site, so really, we're even.
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Mastermind 02/07/10 at 4:04 PM EST (edited)

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Oh, it was definitely good times. I'm glad I was able to come by.

As for actually playing it, I dunno...I'm kinda thinking about taking a break from backlogging for a month or so, so that I can get my final semester work done. I might sneak some games here or there but Spelunky doesn't seem like a "drop for two weeks then jump back in" kinda game. We'll see.

But congratulations on the . That did look pretty insane.

Except you killed too many underground hookers.
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BadSeafood 02/06/10 at 5:43 AM EST (edited)

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The Tunnelman is an extortionist.

And in only about 200 deaths. Very impressive. The boss is actually not that difficult, the trick is just patience. Lots and lots of patience.

I think my personal favorite was I threw a rock or a bomb something at a rising UFO, only to realize afterward that there were several UFOs beneath, near, and following the one I attacked, sending off a chain reaction of violent alien death.

On the opposite side of things, I myself have been thrown hard and repeatedly by a single yeti enough for my poor adventurer's corpse to disintegrate after looping the yeti playing baseball with my lifeless body for about two minutes.

EDIT: Oh ho ho ho, streaming it I see? I may have to catch that.
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Mastermind 02/03/10 at 10:38 AM EST

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Ah...Spelunky. I've been...purposefully overlooking that, I guess.

Good luck with it.
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WanderingMind 02/03/10 at 6:40 AM EST

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At least it should be a better game than Star Ocean: First Departure. Since I'm playing the PSP version, I get to hear good voice acting. I hear it isn't too long of a game, though.
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WanderingMind 02/02/10 at 5:59 PM EST

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I loved Final Fantasy VI from beginning to end. It was worth restarting my file once to replay the first 10 hours of the game just to get to the Floating Continent and save Shadow this time. It made the rest of the game so much better. I really liked how the game opened up once I got to the World of Ruin and how I could jump to the endgame at any time I wanted to. Sure, there could have been more stuff I could have gone after, but 28 hours into the game, I felt that I was ready to storm Kefka's Tower. Unlike the final dungeons in the earlier games, I thought that Kefka's Tower was well designed. Props to Square for adding a save point right before the final boss fight. It's a step up from the earlier Final Fantasy games.

The game had a lot of memorable scenes, like the opera scene, any fight with Ultros, and the fight against Kefka. I thought the fight against Kefka was easy thanks to Terra + Ultima + Dualcast + MP costs cut in half + the ability to absorb magic. By the time I finished the game, Terra was at Level 53 while everyone else was in the low 40s. I would love to do a run for this game in the near future, when I want to take a break from fighting .

My two planned for this month are Pokemon Diamond and Star Ocean: Second Evolution.
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NegroGenis 01/31/10 at 8:07 PM EST

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Master of Unlocking: Majority of games are completed
XD
You cannot grasp the power of Raine's attack!
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NegroGenis 01/31/10 at 7:43 PM EST

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Master of Unlocking: Majority of games are completed
But imagine that!
Tampon of doom!
XD
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NegroGenis 01/31/10 at 7:03 PM EST

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Master of Unlocking: Majority of games are completed
LOL
Its a piece of chalk!
There is an inside joke to that pic XD
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BadSeafood 01/31/10 at 6:44 PM EST (edited)

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Huh. I remembered it being level 9...

Basically once you get the ice and yeti levels, there's no floor. And due to the randomization of the game, it's quite possible to trap yourself opposite to the exit, forever unable to complete a level.
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BadSeafood 01/31/10 at 6:00 PM EST (edited)

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No problem at all, you're welcome.

I just hope you can maintain your enthusiasm when you get to levels 9 through 12. Bottomless pits asdfasdf-

EDIT: Ah, I see you're already there.
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NegroGenis 01/31/10 at 5:13 PM EST

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I cannot grasp the power of Giygas attack!
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BadSeafood 01/26/10 at 11:13 PM EST

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Master of Unlocking: Majority of games are completed
D-do I get three guesses?

It only took me 600 deaths to beat that game. I wish you fortune and glory.
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BluFin 01/23/10 at 6:07 PM EST

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Member of the Week: January 4, 2009
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Kendaichi 01/23/10 at 11:32 AM EST

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He's just the character you play from Pokemon - Sapphire/Ruby (If your talking about the smallest one with the white hair)

Take Care!
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iErebus 01/23/10 at 12:24 AM EST

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Why thank you sir!
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AlucardsFate 01/19/10 at 7:32 PM EST

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Ahh...

Tomato...um..Tomato I guess...*That phrase doesn't really work in text does it?

I really don't have time for that sort of thing...I have things to do...places to be...(Though I suppose making it to the playoffs in Tecmo as the Cardinals is a HUGE handicap...worst team in the game)

Well...worst comes to worst...and someone gets all bent outta shape...I'll just do what I always do...endlessly fight them until I win!
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Rocca 01/19/10 at 8:29 AM EST

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Thank you!
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AlucardsFate 01/19/10 at 4:28 AM EST

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What game's in particular are you referring to? Tecmo Super Bowl? Is maxing out the scoreboard enough? Cause it tops out at 99...

I got every single star in Super Mario Galaxy...

I've gotten every unlockable, collected every treasure...and beaten Tomb Raider Legend on the hardest difficulty. (As well as beaten all the stage time trials)

Just curious...Are people really that anal retentive about that sorta thing?
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AlucardsFate 01/18/10 at 4:52 AM EST

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Oh yeah!

I corrected a lot of my Backloggery game list recently after we briefly spoke of it some time back. I've changed a lot o M's to C's. But some are still there. And I corrected some games I have beaten. Taken out some stuff I borrowed...etc, etc....

...and I don't know who Ego_Orb is...but he has a fantastic avatar...
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