03/29/24 UPDATE: I'm adding in 6th Generation games to the "retro mix" (unfortunately, I must begrudgingly admit they're retro now). I'll wait to post them until finishing in case of technical issues or whatnot, but I'm looking forward to going back to the early-mid aughts to see what I missed the first time around.
02/25/24 UPDATE: After a weekend binge of beating NES/SNES games (short arcade loops, fighters/brawlers, as well as adding in some stuff I beat as a kid that I forgot to enter), I have now achieved my goal of the
Triple Retro Hundo, 100 beaten games on each of the NES/SNES/Genesis. I believe I can officially put the Nintendo consoles to bed now, but I will likely never stop playing my one true love, the Sega Genesis, even if it's mostly just replaying stuff for fun at this point.
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2023 was an amazing year of Retro Redemption. A total of
25 games were rescued from the
pile, including over a dozen RPG's that I left unfinished a couple decades ago. I'm extremely proud of how everything went, and so now it's time for new experiences in 2024, retro and otherwise:
The Nintendo DS: If there's one popular library out there I've never really explored much of, it's this one. I'm looking to dive in and play a bunch of games on it this year. What's cool too is things should generally be nice-looking 2D pixel art instead of aged early 3D. The GBA seems to be mined out already, so I'm ready to move on to its successor. Also...
Wait, MORE retro RPG's??: Well, see, now that I've finished all the ones I dropped before, now it's time to play some more PSX RPG's that I've never tried at all. I've identified another dozen (not that I'll probably beat them all this year of course) and am going to attempt to play them without guides, as I don't feel that they'll be cryptic enough on a casual playthrough. And, they should also be nice 2D pixel art! Which, speaking of....
You're *still* playing the NES/Genesis/SNES?: I mean, yeah! Actually a long term goal I will slowly pick away at is to get to 100 NES and SNES games beaten (I got the 100 Genesis in 2023), to complete the Triple Retro Hundo. Then, I'll be done....maybe....possibly. I can pretty much always do a Sega Fun Run of any one of several dozen titles on the Genesis, as it *is* my favorite system after all. Speaking of replay value:
You're *STILL* playing the Z3R/SMZ3 randomizers?!: Yes, and there's still some new challenges with the Crosskeys and SMZ3 Hard logic settings, but I just like playing it anyway. Put another way, eventually the tournaments, races, and community as a whole will dry up someday (though probably not anytime soon), so I'd like to be engaged while it's still around. But don't worry:
PS5 Game Catalog Subscription: I still play new games! Even though Sony raised the price, I feel that the subscription represents a great value, because if you play more than 2 full-priced games a year then it's paid for itself. Most new games are one-and-done experiences for me so it works out, and there will always be more games on there than I would ever have time to finish.
So that's the plan for 2024! I will try to avoid nulling too much.
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2023 RPG Rankings:
1) Super Mario RPG (remake)
2) Final Fantasy 1 Pixel Remaster
3) Shining Force 1 & 2 (tie)
5) Final Fantasy 3 Pixel Remaster
6) Soul Blazer
7) Star Ocean 2
8) Final Fantasy 5 Pixel Remaster
9) Final Fantasy Tactics Advance
10) Final Fantasy 2 (GBA)
11) Illusion of Gaia
12) Golden Sun: The Lost Age
13) Final Fantasy 8
14) The Legend of Dragoon
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15) Chrono Cross
Also I got curious and the only platforms I have beaten a hundred games on is the PC and PS3; the only ones over 50 being the PS2 and 4. Then again I technically have Castlevania listed as a Wii Virtual Console game, CV II for the NES, CV III for the PS4 and SCV IV for the Wii U VC so perhaps it is this site that is mad.
Anyways apparently this whole site changes radically in the next couple weeks so if I don't hear from you before I'll see you on the other side~
EDIT: I didn't even notice you were playing on PS5, that seems like an odd fit. I have a vague recollection of hearing someone say that they allocated their stats poorly at the start and somehow game overed in the first room although I assume that was an extreme case, I will keep quicksaving in mind when I get to it.