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1. Metal Slug (2 Player Co-op) - SNK (Jan 4)
2. The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - SNES (Jan 12)
3. Balatro - PC (Jan 14)
4. Operation Logic Bomb - SNES (Jan 14)
5. Gunforce (2 Player Co-op) - SNES (Jan 18)
6. Lake - PS5 (Jan 21)
7. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles IV: Turtles in Time (2 Player Co-op) - SNES (Jan 24)
8. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (2 Player Co-op) - Arcade (Jan 24)
9. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: The Manhattan Project (2 Player Co-op) - NES (Jan 25)
10. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Hyperstone Heist (2 Player Co-op) - GEN (Jan 26)
11. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time (2 Player Co-op) - Arcade (Jan 26)
12. Super Castlevania IV - SNES (Jan 30)

13. Aladdin - SNES (Feb 1)
14. The Ninja Saviors: Return of the Warriors (2 Player Co-op) - PS5 (Feb 1)
15. The Punisher (2 Player Co-op) - Arcade (Feb 1)
16. Aladdin - GEN (Feb 3)
17. Pistol Whip - PS5 (Feb 5)
18. Jitsu Squad (2 Player Co-op) - PC (Feb 9)
19. Super Double Dragon (2 Player Co-op) - SNES (Feb 23)

20. Rival Turf (2 Player Co-op) - SNES (Mar 1)
21. Like A Dragon: Ishin! - PS5 (Mar 2)
22. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge (2 Player Co-op) - Switch (Mar 7)
23. The Legend of Zelda - NES (Mar 9)
24. Donkey Kong Country (2 Player Co-op) - SNES (Mar 14)
25. Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest (2 Player Co-op) - SNES (Mar 16)
26. Earthbound - SNES (Mar 22)
27. Castlevania: Bloodlines - Gen (Mar 28)
28. Final Fight - Arcade (Mar 30)

29. Crusader of Centy - GEN (Apr 5)
30. Double Dragon Advance (2 Player Co-op) - GBA (Apr 12)
31. The Messenger - PC (Apr 14)
32. Halo: Reach (2 Player Co-op) - PC (Apr 20)
33. Streets of Rage (2 Player Co-op) - GEN (Apr 26)

34. The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - N64 (May 3)
35. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - PC (May 5)
36. Final Fantasy (Pixel Remaster) - PC (May 28)
37. Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 - PC (May 28)
38. Halo 3: ODST (2 Player Co-op) - PC (May 31)

39. Clickolding - PC (June 1)
40. Final Fantasy III (Pixel Remaster) - PC (June 9)
41. Journey - PC (June 20)
42. The Legend of Heroes: Trails From Zero - PC (June 23)
43. BioShock Infinite - PC (June 25)

44. Final Fantasy II (Pixel Remaster) - PC (July 2)
45. Final Fantasy IV (Pixel Remaster) - PC (July 9)
46. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 (2 Player Co-op) - PC (July 19)
47. The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - GC (July 26)

48. Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii - PC (Aug 9)
49. Mario Kart World - NS2 (Aug 13)
50. Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound - PC (Aug 16)
51. Elden Ring: Nightreign - PC (Aug 29)
52. Split Fiction (2 Player Co-op) - PC (Aug 31)
53. RoboCop: Rogue City - PC (Aug 31)

Final Fantasy (Pixel Remaster, Switch) Jan 4
Cygni: All Guns Blazing (PS5) co-op, Jan 25
Final Fantasy II (Pixel Remaster, Switch) Jan 30
Ys Memoire: Oath In Felghana (SW) Feb 11
Final Fantasy III (Pixel Remaster, Switch) March 3
Joe and Mac Returns (Arcade, Evercade, Co-op) March 8
Final Fantasy IV (Pixel Remaster, Switch) March 17
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (NES ver., Cowabunga Collection, PS5) March 19
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan (GBO ver., Cowabunga Collection, PS5) March 20
Xenoblade Chronicles X:DE (Switch) June 17
Killing Time Resurrected (PS5) June 27
Raiden Nova (PS5) June 30 (Credit Roll)
Haunted Castle Revisited (Castlevania D. Coll.)(PS5) July 1
Rogue Flight (PS5) July 4
Industria (PS4) July 15
MechWarrior 5: Clans - Ghost Bear: Flash Storm, (PS5) July 28

Reserved

Animal Crossing: New Horizons - January 12, 2025 (reached 3-star island and credits). Second time I "beat" this game, and I have gained even more of an appreciation for it on my second go-round.
ANTONBLAST - January 21, 2025 (Overall, I highly recommend it, but it has a heavy amount of profane language during the cutscenes, so be wary before going in.)
Everhood 2 - March 21, 2025 (Really good game overall, but the ending sucks.)
Night in the Woods - May 25, 2025 (Heeavvyy, but great game.)
DELTARUNE Chapter 3 - June 4, 2025 (It's Good ! Would recommend.)
DELTARUNE Chapter 4 - June 7, 2025 (Highlight of the year in terms of games for me.)

Goal: 100 beaten
Total Beaten: 52

Currently Playing:


Beaten:

Switch:
2nd Page of the Medical Examination Diary: Another Story
Blazblue Central Fiction Special Edition (100% Story Mode, beat all 3 parts of arcade mode with every character, wow over 40 hours)
Bunny Garden (all 5 endings)
Castle Crashers (Red Knight, Pink Knight,)
House of the Dead Remake (normal, arcade difficulties)
Justice League: Cosmic Chaos
Lollipop Chainsaw
Lunar Silverstar Story
Lunar 2: Eternal Blue Remastered (ending, and all post dungeons, and true ending)
Marvel Super Heroes (beat w/ every character)
Marvel Super Heroes vs Street Fighter (beat w/ every character)
Marvel vs Capcom (beat w/ every character)
Marvel vs Capcom 2 (I hate how there is no ending for each character, unlike EVERY game before it)
Medical Examination Diary Teamwork in Paradise (All 3 Endings)
Medical Examination Diary The Exciting Days of Me & My Senpai
Pac-Man Arrangement (completely different, different stages, each level is different, and each end level has its own boss now)
Pac Man Arrangement Arcade
Pac Motos
Paper Mario: Thousand Year Door
The Punisher
Remi Lore
Senren Banka (all endings: Yoshino, Mako, Murasame, Lena, Roka, Koharu)
Seven Pirates H
Shadowgate
Stella of the End
Stranger Things 3: The Game
Undead Darlings (3 endings. Cici, Emily, cant choose)
Under Night In Birth 2: sys:celes (beat Arcade with every character)
X-Men Children of the Atom (beat with every character)
X-Men vs Street Fighter (beat w/ every character)

Arcade:
Crisis Zone (Back to the Arcade, Allentown PA)
Jurassic Park III Arcade (Bartari, Scranton PA)

SNES:
Art of Fighting
Brutal Paws of Fury
Captain American and the Avengers
Cutthroat Island
Fighters History
Final Fight
Final Fight 2
Killer Instinct
King of the Monsters 2
Mighty Morphin PR Fighting Edition
Power Moves
Rival Turf
Saturday Night Slam Masters
Spider Man & Venom: Maximum Carnage
Stone Protectors
Street Fighter II
Super Double Dragon
Total Carnage

PS5:
Final Fantasy 7 - Rebirth
Street Fighter 6 (beat arcade with every character 3x to get all artwork)

I’m a little late to the ball game this year…

#01 - Sonic Generations
Date: 01–18-2025
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Time: 10 Hours
Details: Regular playthrough. Not sure if I’ll go back for the missions.

#02 - Shadow Generations
Date: 01-21-2025
Platform: Nintendo Switch
Time: 7 Hours
Details: Regular Playthrough, this game is awesome ;)

#03 - Super Mario Bros. 3
Date: 04-06-2025
Platform: NES (Played on Nintendo Switch Online)
Time: 6 Hours
Details: Pretty much beat every level in the game as I didn’t avoid any, I can’t believe it took me this long to finally beat this game. Long overdue. Great game but I still prefer SMW controls.

#04 - Donkey Kong Country
Date: 04-18-2025
Platform: SNES (Played on Nintendo Switch Online)
Time: 10 Hours
Details: Regular Playthrough, didn’t 100%, finally beat this

1 - Mega Man X (SNES, I've lost count of how many times I've beaten this game) - 1/11/25
2 - Porky's Pig Haunted Holiday (SNES, second time) - 1/17/25
3 - The Twisted Tales of Spike McFang (SNES) - 1/31/25

Jan 26 - Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia (Switch) : One of my favorites Castlevanias. Nice story/characters, challenge and very pleasant to explore. Although the lack of tips make some missions, especially a very important one, a bit confusing to figure. 9.0/10

Jan 29 - Donkey Kong Country Returns HD (Switch) : Another gem from the past. Beautiful/creative levels and the challenge is fair to beat the main story, but diabolical to get all the extras. I still think that the villains have poor design and lack charisma. 8.5/10

Feb 06 - Ninja Gaiden II Black (PS5): Despite the repetitive nature of a hack n' slash, it doesn't feel boring due to how varied the stages are and also it mixes some platform and exploration elements. Camera/controls are a bit unpolished and the story is weak. 8.0/10

Feb 07 - Haunted Castle Revisited (Switch): A much more pleasant way to play Haunted Castle, but it's something entirely made of a set of old and tired ideas from classic Castlevanias. Can be beaten is less than an hour, so why not? 7.0/10

Feb 13 - Uncharted: The Lost Legacy (PS4): I like the two female protagonists and everything else is polished, beautiful and enjoyable as the previous titles. Not as ambitious though 9.0/10

Feb 21 - Devil May Cry 5 (PS4): Expected much more! Repetitive visuals, boring level design and very cringe writing. Although not very memorable, there are some cool gimmicks and it was entertaining enough to keep going for about 9 hours. 6.5/10

Feb 25 - Wario Land 4 (Switch online): An interesting and simple platform game that mix puzzle and exploration elements. It tries to be its own thing, not a Super Mario Bros. clone. I enjoyed it, but it somewhat lacks that Nintendo magic. 7.5/10

Mar 02 - New Pokémon Snap (Switch): I enjoyed the N64 original and this one as well. I was very entertained going after the best shot possible and trying to find hiding Pokémons. However, I found it a bit too long for its repetitive structure. 8.0/10

Mar 13 - Cadence of Hyrule (Switch): Close to a conventional 2D Zelda to my surprise (I was expecting a pure music/rhythm game), but with a rhythmic combat. Lovely experience. I thought that some items are a bit underused, but everything else is top notch. 9.0/10

Mar 25 - Suikoden II (Switch): Fantastic plot and characters, but inventory and party management are terrible. Severely hinders the pace of an otherwise great game. 7.5/10

Mar 27 - Pikmin (Switch): First time beating this and I think it aged very well! The only annoying thing is the Pikmin AI. They don't follow you with extreme precision and get distracted very easily. 8.5/10

Apr 15 - God of War Ragnarok (PS5): Just WAY too long for such repetitive gameplay structure. Get's really tedious!  And what should've been the plot pinnacle, is soooo disappointing. In my opinion, the worst God of War ever. 6.0/10

Apr 18 - Astro Bot's Playroom (PS5): As fun, polished and captivating as the most recent one, but shorter. I don't know why I took so long to play something that came for free (and is so great) on my PS5. 9.0/10

Apr 19 - A Short Hike (Switch): Feels like Mario 64 mixed with Animal Crossing. So fun and relaxing to explore the little island set and interact with the characters. It's way WAY too short though. Can be beaten is less than 2 hours 8.0/10

Apr 21 - Crow Country (Switch): A homage to survival horror classics, but not quite as remarkable and not even slightly scary. Shooting is terrible due the poorly designed aim, but the plot works and the old fashion puzzles are interesting enough 7.0/10

Apr 27 - Ori and the blind forest (Switch): Behind all the cutesy, hides a really challenge metroivania that will gonna kick our a**, but although frustrating sometimes it's a very enjoyable experience and have a beautiful world to explore 8.0/10

May 09 - Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (PS5): Probably the best RPG I ever played in my life. Fantastic cast, plot, set, battle system (although the learning curve is a bit high) and a fenomenal soundtrack, that I keep whistling all the time 10/10

May 17 - Kirby and the Forgotten Land (Switch): Best Kirby game I've played. Still easy, but not overly simple like most of the series games and the level design and mechanics are great. I think that the plot/characters are forgettable 8.5/10

May 21 - Blossom Tales: The Sleeping King (Switch): It's a very good Zelda clone gameplay wise, but it's kinda devoid of personality. Too heavily inspired by Zelda. 7.5/10

May 22 - Kamiko (Switch): This is basically a 4 dungeon run, that resembles a short and simplified version of those of Zelda. It's was a very short fun experience, but playing it once is enough 7.5/10

May 25 - Ori and the Will of the Wisps (Switch): A slightly more refined and less difficulty (still challenging) experience than the first game, but it's more of the same. Still great though. 8.0/10

June 2 - Pipistrello and the Cursed Yoyo (Switch): A very interesting and original take on the Zelda formula, featuring a very fun and charismatic urban world. Can be a bit hard and frustrating sometimes 9.0/10

June 8 - Bowser's Fury (Switch): Very interesting mix of the Mario 64 formula and open world structure. Not very ambitious, but it's fun, a nice extra for the base game. I wished Baby Bowser partnership was more significant 8.0/10

June 13 - Mario Kart World (Switch 2): It's fun, because Mario Kart is fun. However, 24 racers at the same time was too chaotic for me. I wish Nintendo does an update to better balance the online matches. Also, open world needs more interesting activities. 7.5/10

June 15 - Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon (N64): Mechanics, especially camera, are kinda rough, but I love the characters, soundtrack and this Japanese 80's series vibes. Pretty good, if you can get around these typical early 3D games features. 8.5/10

June 25 - Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (Switch Online): It's classic 2D Zelda, which is good, but it has a few features that i don't like: some unintuitive puzzles and vague information to aid progress. Have to pause all the time to switch items is irritating too . 7.0/10

July 07 - Onimusha: Warlords (Switch): First time playing it. Basically classic RE formula in feudal Japan, with less complex puzzles and hack'n slash combat. Unskippable cutscenes sucks and one particular sliding puzzle almost make me drop it. 7.5/10

August 07 - Donkey Kong Bananza (Switch 2): It's a joy to break and dig the scenarios after the bananas and it has one the best ending sequences Nintendo ever done. Full of nostalgia. The OST is a bit weak and going after all collectibles can be exhausting. 9.0/10

August 09 - Split Fiction (Switch 2): Great co-op gameplay with very creative, intuitive and out of the box mechanics, bogged down by a terrible narrative, kinda soulless worlds and an unbearable duo of protagonists. 8.0/10

August 12 - Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound (Switch): A not too ambitious but amazingly done 2D retro experience. Still challenging, but brings all the ''quality of life'' features of modern game design, so it's doesn't feel too punitive or discouraging. 9.0/10

August 14 - Arcade Archives: Sunset Riders (PS4): First time ever playing it. Feels like a relic of the past, not too exciting anymore. Mechanics and level design are kinda dated and it's VERY hard and punitive. Thankfully this version has infinite continues. 6.0/10

August 19 - Onimusha 2: Samurai's Destiny (Switch): Very similar to first game, even in quality equivalence. Both gave good classic RE gameplay, but also bland characters/narrative and fixed camera angles are still problematic, especially during boss battles. 7.5/10

August 24 - Celeste(Switch): Great platform, with a very original plot, which addresses mental health and self-confidence. I had a good time, but also a will to smash the controller on the wall a few times. Some sequences can be overly difficult. 8.5/10

August 26 - Sword of the Sea (PS5): One those cult art games a la Journey. The gameplay mechanics are fun and it looks beautiful, but gets a bit repetitive even being a very short game. Also, the narrative is weak and underdeveloped. 7.5/10

Jan 5 - FEAR - PC
Jan 16 - Marathon -PC
Jan 29 - Gris - PC

May 25  - Planet of Lana - PC

Feb 8 - Xenoblade Chronicles 2 (Switch)

Retro gaming is great and all

3/20 Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door - Switch
5/25 Oblivion Remastered - PS5 Platinumed   
6/13 Pokémon Violet - Switch

04/03/25: WH40K Dawn of War II: Retribution [Space Marines] (Mac)
07/03/25: WH40K Dawn of War II: Retribution [Imperial Gaurd] (Mac)
11/03/25: Night Trap - 25th Anniversary Edition [1992 Mode] (PS4)
28/03/25: Ground Zero Texas - Nuclear Edition [Bad Ending] (PS4)
29/03/25: Mullet MadJack (Xbox One)
06/04/25: WH40K Storm of Vengeance (PC)
19/04/25: Gangland: Trouble in Paradise (PC)
30/06/25: Majesty Gold (PC) https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3512776293
12/07/25: Majesty 2 (PC) https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3524433483


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1. 1/12/25 Resident Evil 8 - PS5
2. 1/12/25 Oregon Trail - Switch
3. 1/29/25 Ash Vs. Evil Dead - Switch
4. 2/14/25 Astrobot - PS5
5. 2/18/25 Squirrel With A Gun - PS5
6. 4/28/25 Powerwash Simulator - PS5
7. 5/17/25 Lost Lands: Dark Overlord - Switch
8. 6/21/25 The Last Of Us - PS4
9. 8/22/25 The Last Of Us Part II - PS4
10. 8/30/25 Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney - Switch