Splain | 2,546 Editorials Team · Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 Let's keep playing Game Boy games in 2023! Rules: - Games must be started and finished no earlier than January 1, 2023, EST. - No cheat codes, game genie codes, glitches etc. may be used - Emulation is allowed, but no save states, altered roms, or any advantages over playing on original hardware. (Super Game Boy and Game Boy Player are allowed.) - Game saves and passwords can only be used if they are obtained from a fresh new game, started this year. - Photos are not required, but they're fun. Scoring: Scoring is based on how many times each game has been beaten in a previous year's thread. Each game beaten is worth at least 1 point. Games that have not been beaten every year since 2013 are worth an extra .5 points per non-beaten year. Games that have never been beaten are worth an additional half-point. So each game ranges from 1 to 6 points, as shown in the table below. This year, anyone is welcome to report games they've beaten, even if someone else has already beaten it. It will be worth a reduced amount of points if it's not the first clear of the year. Requirements: - 100% completion is not required, thus the default or “normal” difficulty is typically fine. - Definite ending or credits screens are king. If a game has a “bad” ending and a “good” ending, the “good ending” is typically required. - If a game loops indefinitely, only one loop is required. - Specific requirements are given for each game, though they're always a work in progress. I tried to anchor the requirements for trickier "unending" games to actual in-game metrics, such as high score tables, obvious loops, etc. So if some requirements seem too easy/hard, it’s because I didn’t find a better anchor. - Games with indisputable endings might only say “Complete,” but I’d like to eventually include how many levels/stages/rounds are in the game, as that can be useful for first-timers. (e.g., Complete All 8 Stages) - If anything looks off, or if you want to challenge/discuss these metrics, please do so. Games not in the list: - Wisdom Tree unofficial releases - Pokemon Yellow: due to the presence of a GBC header in the ROM of Pokemon Yellow, it is included in the GBC completion thread. - 5 Infogenius titles: These are too much fun and would spoil the rest of the list. - Mortal Kombat 1&2 (single cart) : Games tracked individually, since each has its own cart - Asteroids/Missile Command: Games tracked individually, since each has its own cart - Centipede (Accolade) and Centipede (Majesco) are consolidated into one entry, since gameplay is identical across both titles. Centipede/Millipede and Race Days each include entire games that exist on their own cart. Completion requirements focus only on the modes that aren’t already represented on those other carts. Japanese games? Sure! Beat any Japanese game you like. They're not listed out, but any game you beat will get added to the very bottom of the chart, and they'll be worth 3 points each. Since translations of Japanese titles vary from source to source and person to person, I'll include the product code with each Japanese title to avoid confusion. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splain | 2,546 Editorials Team · Posted January 1, 2023 Author Share Posted January 1, 2023 Beaten By USA-Released title Pts Requirement Floating Platforms 4-in-1 Fun Pak 2 Win against the CPU in all 4 games 4-in-1 Funpak: Volume II 3.5 Win a game of solitaire (any ruleset) and win against the CPU in the other 3 games Addams Family, The 5 Complete Addams Family: Pugsley's Scavenger Hunt, The 5.5 Complete Adventure Island 1.5 Complete; continues are allowed Adventure Island II: Aliens in Paradise 3.5 Complete Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends, The 3.5 Complete Floating Platforms Adventures of Star Saver, The 5 Complete (there are 9 levels) Aerostar 4.5 Complete on at least NORM difficulty (there are 7 levels) Aladdin 5 Complete Alfred Chicken 4.5 Complete all 11 stages Floating Platforms Alien 3 5 Complete Alien vs Predator: The Last of His Clan 4 Complete (there are 7 levels) All-Star Baseball '99 6.5 Win any Season or Playoff mode on the default difficulty Floating Platforms Alleyway 2 Complete the bonus stage after stage 24 to see the "Nice Play!" screen Altered Space: A 3-D Alien Adventure 6.5 Complete Amazing Penguin 3 Complete all 40 levels Amazing Spider-Man 2, The 5.5 Complete Amazing Spider-Man, The 4.5 Complete Amazing Tater 4.5 Complete Puzzle Mode (the last level is 4-10) Animaniacs 3.5 Complete all levels on at least Normal (default) difficulty Drunktendo64 Arcade Classic No. 2: Centipede / Millipede 3 Beat the high score in Millipede Matt 4120 Arcade Classic No. 3: Galaga / Galaxian 2 Beat the high score in both games Arcade Classic No. 4: Defender / Joust 5.5 Beat the high score in both games Asteroids 5 Beat the high score of 35000 on at least '2' difficulty Atomic Punk 4.5 Complete Game A Attack of the Killer Tomatoes 5.5 Complete (there are 11 stages) Avenging Spirit 2 Collect 3 keys to rescue your girlfriend and get the good ending Balloon Kid 1.5 Complete all 8 stages in Single Play Barbie: Game Girl 1.5 Complete Bart Simpson's Escape from Camp Deadly 4.5 Complete (6 stages) cj_robot Baseball 4 Win 1 game Floating Platforms Bases Loaded 5.5 Play the Official Mode "tournament" until you see the Congratulations screen Batman Forever 6.5 Complete Floating Platforms Batman: Return of the Joker 3.5 Complete all 4 stages (start on any stage you like) Batman: The Animated Series 5 Complete (there are 5 episodes) Batman: The Video Game 2 Complete Battle Arena Toshinden 3 Complete 1P Game, default settings Battle Bull 5 Complete all 48 levels Battle Unit Zeoth 2.5 Complete (there are 5 stages) Battleship 5 Complete all 48 stages Floating Platforms Battletoads 3.5 Complete all 8 stages Battletoads & Double Dragon: The Ultimate Team 5 Complete Battletoads in Ragnarok's World 4.5 Complete Gaia Gensouki Battlezone/Super Breakout 2.5 Beat the high score in Battlezone and clear the first level in Super Breakout Floating Platforms Beavis and Butt-head 4.5 Complete Beetlejuice 5.5 Complete Best of the Best: Championship Karate 5 Reach the "You are the best of the best" screen Bill & Ted's Excellent Game Boy Adventure 5 Complete Bill Elliott's NASCAR Fast Tracks 6.5 Win the Championship Season on at least Rookie difficulty Bionic Battler 5 Beat Level 5 Bionic Commando 3.5 Complete Black Bass: Lure Fishing 5 Be the top bass fisher at the end of the tournament Blades of Steel 3 Complete Tournament mode on at least College League Blaster Master Boy 5.5 Complete Blues Brothers, The 6.5 Complete all 5 levels Bo Jackson: Two Games In One 5 Win a game of baseball and a game of football Floating Platforms Boggle Plus 3 Win any tournament (any point value) against the 4 top CPU players, reject unrecognized words Bomberman GB 3.5 Complete (there are 8 worlds) Bonk's Adventure 2.5 Complete Bonk's Revenge 3.5 Complete LHCGreg Boomer's Adventure in ASMIK World 5 Ascend to stage 33, then return all the way back down to see the ending. Boxxle 5 Complete all levels (the last level is 11-08) Boxxle II 6.5 Complete all levels (the last level is 12-08) Brain Drain 5.5 Complete all 250 levels in Brain Game Brainbender 6.5 Complete all 120 puzzles, any difficulty Bram Stoker's Dracula 5 Complete BreakThru! 3 Play on default settings; loops after level 6-4 CasualCart Bubble Bobble 4.5 Complete all 100 levels in normal mode Bubble Bobble Part 2 4.5 Complete all 80 levels Bubble Ghost 2.5 Complete all levels for the unsatisfying GAME OVER ending Bubsy II 5.5 Complete Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle 2, The 4.5 Complete all 29 stages Bugs Bunny Crazy Castle, The 3.5 Complete all 80 stages Burai Fighter Deluxe 4 Complete the game on at least Albatross difficulty BurgerTime Deluxe 4.5 Complete all 24 levels Bust-A-Move 2: Arcade Edition 4.5 Complete Puzzle Game mode (take any path) OR Time Attack mode Buster Brothers 5.5 Complete (there are 50 levels, the game lets you start as late as level 19, which is fine) Caesars Palace 5.5 Cash out when you have $140,000 to leave the casino with the best animation Captain America and The Avengers 5 Complete (on Challenging mode to see the real ending?) Casino FunPak 4 Earn $1,000,000 and "break the bank" in any game Casper 3 Complete on at least MED difficulty Castelian 4.5 Complete Gaia Gensouki Castlevania Adventure, The 1.5 Complete Gaia Gensouki Castlevania II: Belmont's Revenge 1.5 Complete Castlevania Legends 3.5 Collect all 5 special items and beat Dracula to get the best ending Catrap 5 Complete all 100 puzzles Gaia Gensouki Centipede (Accolade OR Majesco) 2.5 Top the high score table Championship Pool 6.5 Beat all opponents in Tournament mode, either 8- or 9-ball Chase H.Q. 2.5 Complete all 5 levels Gaia Gensouki Chessmaster, The 1.5 Win 1 game Choplifter II 5.5 Complete all 5 sectors Chuck Rock 5 Complete all 4 worlds Floating Platforms Cliffhanger 5 Complete College Slam 5.5 Beat the semi-final, tournament time, OR season match-up mode. Contra: The Alien Wars 3.5 Complete on at least Normal difficulty Cool Ball 4.5 Complete all 101 levels Floating Platforms Cool Spot 5 Complete (bonus levels not required) koifish Cool World 5.5 Complete Cosmo Tank 4 Complete Crystal Quest 5.5 Loops after wave 99 Cutthroat Island 6.5 Complete Cyraid 6.5 Complete Daedalian Opus 4 Complete all 36 levels Daffy Duck: The Marvin Missions 5.5 Complete (4 levels and a boss) Darkman 5.5 Complete (there are 5 stages) Darkwing Duck 2.5 Complete Days of Thunder 5.5 Place first in the Season, any # of laps per race is ok Dead Heat Scramble 4.5 Complete Dennis the Menace 5.5 Complete Desert Strike: Return to the Gulf 5 Complete all 3 campaigns (5, 6, and 8 missions respectively) Dexterity 5.5 Complete all 30 levels and beat the final boss Dick Tracy 4.5 Complete Floating Platforms Dig Dug 4.5 Complete New Dig Dug mode Donkey Kong 2 Complete Tantalus Donkey Kong Land 1.5 beat the final boss, 100% not required Tantalus Donkey Kong Land 2 3 beat the final boss, 100% not required MegaMan52 Donkey Kong Land III 4.5 beat the final boss, 100% not required MegaMan52 Double Dragon 1.5 Complete all 4 missions Double Dragon 3: The Arcade Game 4 Complete Double Dragon II 3 Complete Double Dribble: 5 on 5 4 Win one game against the CPU on at least difficulty 2 Dr. Franken 4.5 Complete Dr. Franken II 6.5 Complete Dr. Mario 1.5 Complete level 20 on at least MED speed Floating Platforms Dragon's Lair: The Legend 6.5 Complete (there are 194 Life Stone pieces) DragonHeart 5.5 Complete DuckTales 2.5 Complete at least Normal difficulty DuckTales 2 3.5 Complete at least Normal difficulty Earthworm Jim 6.5 Complete Elevator Action 5 Loops after stage 6 Elite Soccer 5.5 Win any of the Competition modes cj_robot Extra Bases 5 Beat every team in the tournament; you may select 5-inning games F-1 Race 3.5 Beat Grand Prix mode F-15 Strike Eagle 6.5 Complete all 20 levels F1 Pole Position 5.5 Beat Grand Prix mode Faceball 2000 5.5 Complete the last level in Cyberscape mode, any difficulty Fastest Lap 6.5 Complete World Tour mode at the top of the leaderboard, normal difficulty Felix the Cat 1.5 Complete (6-2 is the last round) Ferrari Grand Prix Challenge 5.5 Complete all races Fidgetts, The 6.5 Complete all 20 levels (press up+start to access the "try again" option) FIFA International Soccer 5.5 Beat Tournament, Playoffs, or League mode FIFA Soccer 96 6.5 Beat Tournament or Playoffs mode, any league FIFA Soccer 97 6.5 Win Tournament or Playoff mode Fighting Simulator: 2-in-1 Flying Warriors 6.5 Complete Action mode on at least Meduim difficulty Final Fantasy Adventure 3 Complete Floating Platforms Final Fantasy Legend II 4 Complete Final Fantasy Legend III 5 Complete Final Fantasy Legend, The 2.5 Complete Fish Dude 4 Complete all 18 levels, including A-1 thru C-3 Fist of the North Star 2 Complete Flash, The 5 Complete (there are 13 levels. Press Select at the title screen to enter a password) Flintstones, The 5.5 Complete (7 acts); feel free to bump up your lives and continues on the Options screen Flintstones: King Rock Treasure Island, The 2.5 Complete Flipull 5.5 Reach stage 49, which cannot be completed Foreman for Real 6.5 Beat the Tournament mode on at least Medium difficulty Fortified Zone 1.5 Defeat the final boss (at the end of the Fortress level) to see the credits. Frank Thomas Big Hurt Baseball 6.5 Win a Season of any size Frogger 4.5 Complete (8 levels) Matt 4120 Game & Watch Gallery 3 Get 1000 points in any 4 games/modes, to view the first "credits" Game of Harmony, The 5 Complete all 50 levels darkchylde28 Gargoyle's Quest: Ghosts 'n Goblins 1 Complete Gauntlet II 4.5 Play until you defeat the randomly-appearing Dragon Gear Works 5.5 Complete all 12 monuments, the last level contains the word END Floating Platforms George Foreman's KO Boxing 6.5 Beat all other fighters Getaway: High Speed II, The 4 Reach multiball and get a jackpot Ghostbusters II 3.5 Complete Go! Go! Tank 5 Complete all 10 levels Goal! 5.5 Win the Super Cup, any options Godzilla 4.5 Find the room where Minilla is held and rescue him Golf 5 Complete the Japan and US courses, each with a score of par (72) or better Gaia Gensouki Gradius: The Interstellar Assault 3 Complete all 6 stages Great Greed 3 Complete the game and choose someone to marry. Gremlins 2: The New Batch 4 Complete (4 levels) HAL Wrestling 5.5 Beat the Elimination match Harvest Moon GB 4.5 Earn the approval of your grandfather at the end of the first year Hatris 1.5 Beat level 9-5 to see the "CONGRATURATIONS" screen Heavyweight Championship Boxing 5 Beat all opponents Heiankyo Alien 3.5 Finish all 12 New Game levels, OR Old Game loops at level 20 Hercules 5 Complete High Stakes Gambling 5.5 Defeat all Mafia bosses Hit the Ice 5.5 Beat every team in the Championship (blues, greens, yellows, and blacks) Floating Platforms Home Alone 5 Complete Home Alone 2: Lost in New York 5 Complete Hook 5.5 Complete Hudson Hawk 4 Complete Humans, The 5 Complete all levels Hunchback of Notre Dame, The 5.5 Beat each of the 5 minigames, and complete all 5 Funfair challenges Hunt for Red October, The 5.5 Complete (there are 8 levels) Hyper Lode Runner: The Labyrinth of Doom 5.5 Reach and complete level 50 for "game all clear" screen Floating Platforms In Your Face 4 Win five consecutive 2-on-2 "Score 25 Pts" games to see a Congratulations screen Incredible Crash Dummies, The 5.5 Difficulty increases each loop, ending is shown after 4th loop Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade 4.5 Finish all levels and "choose wisely" to see the credits International Superstar Soccer 5.5 Win the International Cup Iron Man and X-O Manowar in Heavy Metal 5.5 Complete Ishido: The Way of Stones 2.5 Solitaire mode - empty the pouch Jack Nicklaus Golf 4.5 Score par or less on any course in Stroke Play, any difficulty, any tee. Floating Platforms James Bond 007 4 Complete, any ending Jeep Jamboree: Off Road Adventure 6.5 Win the Championship race season on at least intermediate difficulty Jeopardy! 1 Win 1 game against CPU Jeopardy! Platinum Edition 2.5 Win 1 game against CPU Jeopardy! Sports Edition 3 Win 1 game against CPU Jeopardy! Teen Tournament 2 Win 1 game against CPU Jetsons: Robot Panic, The 3 Complete Jimmy Connors Tennis 5 Complete the Tour on at least Intermediate difficulty Joe & Mac 5 Complete Jordan vs. Bird: One on One 5 Win a game of One on One Full, at least CPU level 3 Judge Dredd 4.5 Complete MegaMan52 Jungle Book, The 5.5 Complete normal mode Splain Jungle Strike 6.5 Complete Jurassic Park 4 Complete (6 levels) Floating Platforms Jurassic Park Part 2: The Chaos Continues 4.5 Complete Floating Platforms Ken Griffey, Jr. Presents Major League Baseball 6.5 Win either Season mode or Playoffs Kid Dracula 2 Complete CodysGameRoom Kid Icarus: Of Myths and Monsters 2.5 Complete Killer Instinct 3.5 Defeat Eyedol on at least Normal difficulty King of Fighters '95, The 3.5 Beat Single Play or Team Play Kingdom Crusade 5.5 Defeat the computer on at least Standard difficulty, any world size Kirby's Block Ball 2.5 Beat Dedede (reach the borderline score on every level to access the final level) MegaMan52 Kirby's Dream Land 1 Defeat King Dedede, only one run-through required MegaMan52 Kirby's Dream Land 2 1.5 Find all seven Rainbow Drops, then beat the final boss for the good ending LHCGreg Kirby's Pinball Land 4.5 Defeat the boss of all 3 tables, defeat King Dedede Matt 4120 Kirby's Star Stacker 3 Complete Round Clear mode, all difficulties Klax 4 Complete wave 99 Knight Quest 4.5 Complete Krusty's Fun House 5.5 Complete all levels Kung Fu Master 1.5 Complete, any difficulty Kwirk 3.5 Complete all 30 "Going up" puzzles Lamborghini American Challenge 5.5 Complete Last Action Hero 5 Complete Lazlos' Leap 4.5 Complete all 100 puzzles, par not needed-- there is no known ending screen Legend of the River King GB 4.5 Catch a Guardian to see the ending Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening, The 1.5 Complete Lemmings 5.5 Complete all 100 levels Lethal Weapon 5 Complete Lion King, The 5.5 Defeat Scar to see the credits Floating Platforms Little Mermaid, The 1.5 Complete Lock 'n' Chase 4 Complete Normal and Extra Mode Looney Tunes 2 Complete Loopz 6.5 Complete Game C (50 screens) Lost World: Jurassic Park, The 5.5 Complete Madden '95 6.5 Beat Season or Playoffs mode Madden '96 6.5 Beat Season or Playoffs mode Madden '97 6.5 Beat Season or Playoffs mode Malibu Beach Volleyball 5 Win a 3-game set against the CPU to get the "best on the beach" screen Marble Madness 2 Complete one loop (5 levels?) Matt 4120 Mario's Picross 1.5 Complete all puzzles (Easy Picross not required) Maru's Mission 4 Complete Maui Mallard in Cold Shadow 5.5 Complete MegaMan52 Mega Man II 1 Complete MegaMan52 Mega Man III 1.5 Complete Mega Man IV 1.5 Complete twiztor Mega Man V 1 Complete MegaMan52 Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge 1 Complete Megalit 5.5 Complete all levels in both Easy and Quest modes Mercenary Force 4.5 Complete Metal Masters 6.5 Complete Metroid II: Return of Samus 2 Complete Mickey Mouse: Magic Wands! 3.5 Complete MegaMan52 Mickey's Dangerous Chase 1.5 Complete Mickey's Ultimate Challenge 2 Complete on at least medium difficulty Micro Machines 5.5 Complete Challenge mode to see the credits Floating Platforms Mighty Morphin Power Rangers 4 Complete the game on Hard to get the "real" ending Mighty Morphin Power Rangers: The Movie 4.5 Complete the game on any difficulty Milon's Secret Castle 4.5 Complete Miner 2049er 6.5 Complete all 10 stations Missile Command 5 Get 150,000 points (this is the high score in the Arcade Classics cart; either cart may be used) Mole Mania 3 Make your way through all worlds and beat Jinbe. Total # of points doesn't affect the ending. Monopoly 1.5 Win 1 game against any number of "top four" CPU opponents Monster Truck Wars 5 Top the leaderboard after the last race, medium difficulty Floating Platforms Mortal Kombat 3 Beat all enemies with any character Mortal Kombat 3 5 Beat all fighters on at least Warrior difficulty Floating Platforms Mortal Kombat II 2 Beat all enemies with any charcter, medium difficulty Motocross Maniacs 4 Qualify on course 8C to get the boring GAME OVER screen Mouse Trap Hotel 4 Complete Mr. Chin's Gourmet Paradise 2.5 Loops after stage 8 Mr. Do! 5 Loops after scene 16 Ms. Pac-Man 4 See all 3 intermissions Muhammad Ali Heavyweight Boxing 5.5 Win the World Title Mulan 5 Complete Mysterium 5.5 Complete Mystical Ninja Starring Goemon 5.5 Complete Nail 'n' Scale 6.5 Complete all 51 levels, any difficulty Navy SEALs 5.5 Complete NBA All-Star Challenge 5.5 Win the Tournament on at least Skill Level 2 NBA All-Star Challenge 2 5.5 Win the One-on-One Tournament on at least Skill Level 2 NBA Jam 5.5 Beat all 27 teams NBA Jam: Tournament Edition 5.5 Beat all 27 teams NBA Live 96 5.5 Win Season or Playoffs Floating Platforms Nemesis 3 Complete (adding more lives at the title screen is allowed) Gaia Gensouki New Chessmaster, The 2 Win 1 game NFL Football 5 Win a game, any settings NFL Quarterback Club 4.5 Win Tournament mode on at least Medium difficulty NFL Quarterback Club 96 6.5 Win Season or Playoffs mode NFL Quarterback Club II 5 Win a single game, any settings NHL 96 5 Win New Playoffs or Sevens NHL Hockey 95 6.5 Win New Playoffs or Sevens Nigel Mansell's World Championship Racing 6.5 Win the Full Season Ninja Boy 5 Complete (the last stage is 8-4) Ninja Boy 2 6.5 Complete on at least Normal difficulty Ninja Gaiden Shadow 1.5 Defeat the boss at the end of stage 5 to see the credits Ninja Taro 5 Complete Nintendo World Cup 3.5 Beat all teams in 1P mode Nobunaga's Ambition 4.5 Select any daimyo on any difficulty, defeat everyone else to see the ending Floating Platforms Oddworld Adventures 5.5 Complete Olympic Summer Games: Atlanta 1996 5.5 Top the final medal count in Play mode (Normal difficulty, do not exclude any events) Operation C 1.5 Complete Out of Gas 5.5 Complete (last level is 8-8) Pac-Attack 5 Beat all 100 levels in Puzzle mode Pac-In-Time 5.5 Complete all 50(?) levels Pac-Man 3 See all 3 intermissions Pagemaster, The 5.5 Complete bronzeshield Panel Action Bingo 5 Choose letters or numbers and finish all 60 levels Paperboy 4.5 Finish the week without losing all your subscribers Paperboy 2 6.5 Top the high score list (100,000 points?) Penguin Wars 3.5 Win 40 rounds (beat each opponent 10 times) to see credits PGA European Tour 5.5 Win a Tournament PGA Tour 96 5.5 Win a Tournament Pinball Dreams 3 Top the high score list for all 3 tables Pinball Fantasies 4.5 Top the high score list for all 4 tables Pinocchio 5.5 Complete (7 stages, counting the balloons/coaster stages as 1) Pipe Dream 2.5 Finish all levels, any difficulty Pit-Fighter 5.5 Become the champion Play Action Football 5 Complete 1P Playoffs Pocahontas 4.5 Complete Pokémon Blue Version 1.5 beat the Elite Four Pokémon Red Version 2.5 beat the Elite Four Popeye 2 3.5 Complete Power Mission 6.5 Complete all areas Power Racer 4 Complete round 9 to get "All cleared" Prehistorik Man 6.5 Complete Floating Platforms Primal Rage 5 Complete 1P Game Prince of Persia 6.5 Complete Floating Platforms Prophecy: The Viking Child 6.5 Complete all 8 levels Punisher: The Ultimate Payback, The 5 Complete all 5 missions Floating Platforms Pyramids of Ra 6.5 Complete all 5 pyramids to see the credits Q*bert for Game Boy 6.5 Complete all levels. After 16-4 you'll see the last scene of the movie and the credits. QBillion 6.5 Reach and complete level 120 Qix 2 Score at least 500,000 points to see a Congratulations screen when you die Quarth 4.5 Unlock and finish stage 5-9 Gaia Gensouki R-Type 4 Complete all 8 levels Race Days 6.5 Select Dirty Racing, complete every area on at least Hazardous mode. Race Drivin' 5.5 Qualify, then beat CPU players on all 3 tracks Radar Mission 4.5 Beat Game A with any settings and Game B on Normal difficulty Raging Fighter 6.5 Complete the 1P Tournament mode OR the Story mode, default difficulty Rampart 6.5 Conquer all areas on Normal difficulty Real Ghostbusters, The 4.5 Complete all stages Ren & Stimpy Show: Space Cadet Adventure, The 4 Complete Ren & Stimpy Show: Veediots!, The 3 Complete Rescue of Princess Blobette, The 4 Rescue Princess Blobette Floating Platforms Revenge of the 'Gator 3 Beat the high score Riddick Bowe Boxing 5.5 Beat Career mode Ring Rage 5 Beat Tournament mode Floating Platforms Road Rash 3 Finish all 5 levels (5 races per level) Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves 4.5 Complete RoboCop 4.5 Complete RoboCop 2 5 Complete RoboCop Versus The Terminator 5.5 Complete Roger Clemens' MVP Baseball 6.5 Win the Regular Season Rolan's Curse 3.5 Complete Rolan's Curse 2 5.5 Complete Rugrats Movie, The 5 Complete (7 stages) Samurai Shodown 4 Defeat all other fighters and see the ending with any character SeaQuest DSV 5.5 Complete Serpent 2.5 Beat the CPU in either mode, at least level 3. "Bonus" ending screens not required. Floating Platforms Shanghai 1 Complete 10 games in one session to see all 6 ending screens and credits. Playback allowed. Shaq Fu 3 Complete Shaq Fu mode Side Pocket 5.5 Achieve World Class in Pocket mode Simpsons, The: Bart & the Beanstalk 5 Complete Floating Platforms Simpsons, The: Bart vs. The Juggernauts 5.5 Complete Simpsons: Itchy & Scratchy Miniature Golf Madness 5.5 Finish all 9 holes (par?) Skate or Die: Bad 'n' Rad 3 Beat all 7 stages Skate or Die: Tour de Thrash 4.5 Clear the Stale Fish Tour and beat the high score (40000) on the retro-rocket ramp Small Soldiers 5.5 Complete Smurfs, The 2 Complete Sneaky Snakes 3 Complete all 16 levels Snoopy's Magic Show 4 Complete all 120 levels Snow Bros. Jr. 2.5 Complete all levels Soccer Mania 5 Beat all 5 opponent teams SolarStriker 1.5 Complete (6 stages) Solitaire FunPak 3.5 Win every game once (except poker; unless there is some way to "win" poker) Solomon's Club 4.5 Access and complete Level Solomon Gaia Gensouki Space Invaders 1.5 Beat the high score (1000) Spanky's Quest 5 Complete all towers Speedball 2: Brutal Deluxe 6.5 Win either League or Cup mode Speedy Gonzales 5 Complete Spider-Man 3: Invasion of the Spider-Slayers 6.5 Complete Spider-Man and the X-Men in Arcade's Revenge 5.5 Complete Sports Illustrated for Kids: The Ultimate Triple Dare! 5.5 Finish each event once without throwing your Game Boy across the room Sports Illustrated: Championship Football & Baseball 5.5 Win a football tournament and a baseball tournament Sports Illustrated: Golf Classic 5.5 Get par or better on a full course in 1-Player Practice mode Spot: The Cool Adventure 4 Complete on any difficulty Spot: The Video Game 2.5 Win a game against the CPU on at least difficulty 3 Spud's Adventure 5 Complete (there are 5 stages) Spy vs. Spy 5 Complete all levels Square Deal: The Game of Two Dimensional Poker 6.5 Beat level 10 Star Trek Generations: Beyond the Nexus 5.5 Enter the answer to the final trivia question as a password, then finish that mission Star Trek: 25th Anniversary 5.5 Complete Floating Platforms Star Trek: The Next Generation 5.5 Achieve Captain rank Star Wars 4.5 Complete (there are 6 stages) Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back 5.5 Complete Stargate 5 Win 1P Battle mode, default difficulty Stop That Roach! 6.5 Complete all 100 levels Street Fighter II 2 Complete Normal or Survival mode Street Racer 5.5 Win Championship > Gold Cup on at least MED difficulty Sumo Fighter 5 Complete Super Battletank 5 Complete all 10 missions Super Black Bass 6.5 Advance to the final tournament and win Super Breakout 4.5 Complete one level in each mode (except progressive) Super Chase H.Q. 3.5 Complete all 7 stages. Secret 8th stage not needed Super Hunchback 5.5 Complete MegaMan52 Super Mario Land 1 Complete Matt 4120 Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins 1 Complete (normal mode) Super Off Road 4 Buy all powerups, including 99 nitros, and top the scoreboard Super R.C. Pro-Am 2.5 Spell NINTENDO three times to see the ending Super Scrabble 4 Win 1 game against CPU Super Star Wars: Return of the Jedi 6.5 Complete on at least Brave difficulty Superman 5 Complete Swamp Thing 4 Complete Sword of Hope II, The 4.5 Complete Sword of Hope, The 4.5 Defeat the Dragon to see the "fin" screen T2: The Arcade Game 4.5 Complete Tail 'Gator 3 Defeat the Giant Dragon at the end of Area 4 TaleSpin 2.5 Complete Tamagotchi 4.5 Win any tournament with an adult Tamagotchi Tarzan: Lord of the Jungle 6.5 Complete Tasmania Story 4.5 Complete Taz-Mania 5 Complete Taz-Mania 2 6.5 Complete Tecmo Bowl 5 Advance to the Tecmo Bowl and win with any team Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: Back from the Sewers 3.5 Complete Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III: Radical Rescue 5 Complete PII Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan 1.5 Complete Tennis 1.5 Win a match against the CPU, level 3 or higher Terminator 2: Judgment Day 5 Complete Tesserae 3.5 Complete a "tournament" on at least intermediate difficulty Splain Tetris 1.5 Score 100,000 points on game A, and clear level 9-5 on game B Tetris 2 4.5 Complete all puzzles with the "minimum moves" icon Tetris Attack 2 Complete Vs. Com mode, at least Normal difficulty Tetris Blast 2 Beat Fight mode and loop Contest mode (50 rounds) Tetris Plus 4 Complete all levels in all locations, at least Normal difficulty Tiny Toon Adventures 2: Montana's Movie Madness 5 Complete Hard mode (finish the game normally to receive the code) MegaMan52 Tiny Toon Adventures: Babs' Big Break 1.5 Complete Tiny Toon Adventures: Wacky Sports 5.5 Win the Sports Festival on at least Amateur difficulty Titus the Fox 4.5 Finish level 6 part 2 to compete the game Tom & Jerry 5 Complete (there are 10 levels) Floating Platforms Tom and Jerry: Frantic Antics 5.5 Complete (there are 10 levels) Top Gun: Guts and Glory 6.5 Complete all missions Top Rank Tennis 5.5 Achieve the #1 ranking and defeat Master Joe Torpedo Range 5 Liberate all countries from the terrorists Total Carnage 5.5 Complete Toxic Crusaders 4.5 Complete Toy Story 4.5 Complete (10 stages) Track & Field 5.5 Competition mode: Place on the podium (get 1st, 2nd, or 3rd place overall) Track Meet 5 Defeat all 5 opponents Trax 2 Complete all stages on Main Game True Lies 4.5 Complete Tumblepop 4 Complete Turn and Burn: The F-14 Dogfight Simulator 6.5 Complete all missions Turok: Battle of the Bionosaurs 5.5 Complete Turrican 5.5 Complete (there are 10 levels) Ultima: Runes of Virtue 5 Complete on at least Medium difficulty Ultima: Runes of Virtue II 6.5 Complete on at least Medium difficulty Ultra Golf 5 Win the Masters tournament, then Championship tournament Universal Soldier 5 Complete Urban Strike 5 Complete all 5 areas Vegas Stakes 5.5 Win 10 million dollars to see the ending Wario Blast: Featuring Bomberman! 3 Complete all levels and final boss as either Bomberman or Wario Wario Land II 4 Complete every level twiztor Wario Land: Super Mario Land 3 1.5 Collect every treasure and beat the final boss to have your face carved into the moon Wave Race 4 Beat Circuit and Slalom modes at 800cc to see the credits Wayne's World 4.5 Beat the final boss at the end of Stage 4 Part 2 WCW World Championship Wrestling: The Main Event 4 Finish Elimination tournament mode on any difficulty We're Back!: A Dinosaur's Story 5 Complete Wheel of Fortune 1.5 Win 1 game Who Framed Roger Rabbit 4 Beat the final boss at the end of Scene 6 WildSnake 4.5 Complete the King-Cobra challenges to see the credits Winter Olympic Games: Lillehammer '94 6.5 Play "FULL COMPETION" mode and top the leaderboard after the last event. Wizards & Warriors X: The Fortress of Fear 4.5 Defeat Malkil and save the princess Wordtris 3.5 Spell the bonus word on level J, which is endless WordZap 3.5 Complete all 6 rounds of WordHai - Challenge Play World Bowling 6.5 Beat the 'hi-score' in all six countries World Circuit Series 5.5 Complete the Series Circuit mode, at least middle difficulty World Cup 98 6.5 Win the Tournament or Playoffs World Heroes 2 Jet 5 Beat Tournament mode WWF King of the Ring 3 Win the Tournament on Medium difficulty WWF Raw 3 Win the One-on-one Tournament on Medium difficulty Matt 4120 WWF Superstars 2.5 Beat all other wrestlers, any options WWF Superstars 2 3.5 Win the Tournament, either regular or cage match. WWF War Zone 5.5 Beat WWF Challenge mode with any wrestler Xenon 2 Megablast 4.5 Complete (5 levels) Yogi Bear's Gold Rush 4.5 Complete - feel free to increase your retries/continues Yoshi 4.5 Game B: loops after level 16 Yoshi's Cookie 2 beat level 10-10 to see the credits Zen: Intergalactic Ninja 3.5 Complete Zool: Ninja of the "Nth" Dimension 6.5 Complete on Normal difficulty - feel free to increase your continues Zoop 5.5 Complete Level mode BEATEN BY PAL-REGION EXCLUSIVE TITLE PTS REQUIREMENT Adventures of Lolo 5.5 Complete all levels to see the ending, pro stages not required Alien Olympics 6.5 Play "one player" mode and play through all events. Place 1st overall to be the Champion. Asterix 5.5 Rescue Obelix to see the credits Asterix & Obelix 6.5 Complete all levels Battle of Olympus, The 6.5 Defeat Hades Beethoven 5.5 Complete all 6 levels Blues Brothers: Jukebox Adventures, The 6.5 Complete Bomb Jack 5.5 Complete all 60 levels to see the credits Boulder Dash 6.5 Complete the last level in each world Bust-a-Move 3 DX 5.5 Complete any path in Arcade > 1P Puzzle mode Castle Quest 6.5 Complete Quest Mode Choplifter III 6.5 Complete each level in each sector Cool Hand 5 Win each game (one round of blackjack is ok) Die Maus 6.5 Complete each level to see credits Gaia Gensouki Dropzone 4 Beat the high score of 10,000 points FIFA: Road to World Cup 98 6.5 Win the Tournament or Playoffs mode Fire Fighter 6.5 Complete all 10 levels Football International 6.5 Win the World Cup Franky, Joe & Dirk: On The Tiles 6.5 Complete each level, any difficulty Game Boy Gallery 3.5 Play each game Hammerin' Harry: Ghost Building Company 5 Complete every stage, see the ending Hugo 2 4.5 Complete Jelly Boy 6.5 Complete every level King of Fighters: Heat of Battle, The 5.5 Reach the credits on Single Play or Team Play Lawnmower Man, The 5.5 Complete Lemmings 2: The Tribes 6.5 Complete every level for every tribe Lingo 4.5 Win 1 game against the computer, you can choose to play the bonus round or not Lucky Luke 6.5 Complete Lucle 6.5 Complete every level Magnetic Soccer 5.5 Win a game against CPU, at least level C Matthias Sammer Soccer 6.5 Max 6.5 Complete every level Micro Machines 2: Turbo Tournament 6.5 Win the Super League Monster Max 6.5 Complete Montezuma's Return 6.5 Complete Mr. Nutz 5.5 Complete Othello 4.5 Win a game against the CPU, at least COM2 Ottos Ottifanten: Baby Bruno's Nightmare 6.5 Complete (130 levels?) Palamedes 6.5 Win a Tournament Parasol Stars: Rainbow Islands II 6.5 Complete Parodius 5 Complete Pierre le Chef is... Out to Lunch 6.5 Complete Pinball Mania 6.5 Top the high score list for each of the 4 tables Pocket Bomberman 4.5 Complete the Normal game Pop'n TwinBee 5 Complete stage 6 Populous 6.5 Complete (last level is ~1000) Gaia Gensouki R-Type II 5 Complete Reservoir Rat 6.5 Complete all levels Rodland 6.5 Complete (40 levels) Sea Battle 4.5 Win 5 rounds of Super Battle Game for the good ending Sensible Soccer: European Champions 6.5 Smurfs Travel The World, The 5.5 Complete all regions Smurfs' Nightmare, The 5 Spirou 6.5 Complete Splitz 6.5 Complete all puzzles StarHawk 5 Complete Sunsoft Grand Prix 6.5 Super James Pond 5.5 Super Kick Off 5.5 Win a single game against the CPU Tintin in Tibet 6.5 Complete (14 stages) Tintin: Prisoners of the Sun 6.5 Tip Off 6.5 Win a tournament (choose a team and switch it to P) Trip World 3.5 Complete Un Indien Dans La Ville 5.5 Complete V-Rally Championship Edition 4.5 Win the Championship Waterworld 5.5 Complete (final boss at level 7, stage 5) World Beach Volley: 1992 GB Cup 6.5 World Cup USA '94 6.5 Win the World Cup Worms 5 Win a tournament, any size BEATEN BY JAPANESE-EXCLUSIVE TITLE PTS PRODUCT CODE MagusSmurf Super Robot Wars 3 DMG-SZJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splain | 2,546 Editorials Team · Posted January 1, 2023 Author Share Posted January 1, 2023 Final Leaderboard User Points Games Floating Platforms 150 35 Gaia Gensouki 29 11 MegaMan52 21.5 11 Matt 4120 13 6 LHCGreg 9.5 2 cj_robot 9 2 Splain 8 2 koifish 5.5 1 Bronzeshield 5 1 Tantalus 4.5 2 CasualCart 4.5 1 Drunktendo64 3 1 MagusSmurf 3 1 twiztor 2.5 2 CodysGameRoom 2.5 1 PII 1.5 1 darkchylde28 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PII | 1,845 Posted January 1, 2023 Share Posted January 1, 2023 (edited) TMNT Fall Of The Foot Clan is done. Slow, Simple & Fun with pretty cool tunes. Edited Sunday at 10:29 PM by PII 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tantalus | 451 Posted January 2, 2023 Share Posted January 2, 2023 The first Donkey Kong Land is all done. The other two games are certainly more polished in terms of controls, hit detection, etc., but this is certainly the most creative of the DKL titles. I always felt like the other two borrow much too heavily from their console counterparts (especially the second game). I also really appreciated the Analogue Pocket's bigger screen for this one - I could actually see some of the hints for where the secret areas are. It's been a few years since I last played this game, and I ended up enjoying more than I was expecting. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floating Platforms | 699 Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Last year, I couldn't contribute anything until January 30th because Wave Race took so dang long to knock out. I'm happy to report that I already have two under my belt for January. Cool Spot is done again Sadly, I can report that beating the game on hard while collecting all letters of "Uncola" but not using any continues will NOT produce a different ending than simply beating the game on hard in any other way. The game is pretty fun overall but the Game Boy version does suffer from having the smaller screen. That creates more blind jumps than should be present. Also, enemies only take damage if they are on screen, so there will be a lot of cheap hits (especially from the mice that can throw from off-screen before you know they're there, but you can't hit them back). The toy level with the water is garbage BS. If you're shooting to get 100% on the levels, just know that there's one level where it is literally impossible to get every spot/dot (someone messed up the programming or hit detection and left something on the wrong side of barriers). Also search and jump everywhere because a lot are hiding inside or behind the backgrounds, completely invisible. I also don't think it's possible to 100% the bonus stages at all, but I got close on the first one. I'm glad to be done with it, but it's probably one of the better corporate tie-in games. I also had time to beat Dig Dug tonight New Mode Old Mode (if it's like other versions, the last unique item is on level 18 with the pineapple - at least that's what I was told this was supposed to be). I really enjoyed most of my time with this game. Old mode was incredibly easy after playing new mode. New mode was a nice, natural feeling extension of the Dig Dug formula and each grouping of 10 levels ramped up before easing back down. There were 4 boss battles, but they all consisted of the exact same thing - pump the bomb X times without getting hit. Only the last one posed a challenge and that was more because the controls are a little wonky and force movements in the wrong direction if you're midway between two tiles of the invisible grid. I also experienced some issues with being pushed in a certain direction when trying to disconnect the pump, even if I was holding a different one on the d-pad (like going up when I'm holding left). The last 3 or 4 levels of new mode were obnoxious and full of situations that felt like unavoidable deaths, but most of the game was a great time. Next up for me is Alien 3, which I hope to start tomorrow. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splain | 2,546 Editorials Team · Posted January 7, 2023 Author Share Posted January 7, 2023 I went ahead and beat Tetris while nobody was looking. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzeshield | 292 Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 I'm halfway through Panel Action Bingo (i.e. Level 31 of 60) and hope to get it done over the weekend. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floating Platforms | 699 Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 57 minutes ago, bronzeshield said: I'm halfway through Panel Action Bingo (i.e. Level 31 of 60) and hope to get it done over the weekend. Nice, are you doing letters or numbers? I feel like letters would have tripped me up too much in those faster rounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splain | 2,546 Editorials Team · Posted January 7, 2023 Author Share Posted January 7, 2023 The only way I beat that game was by camping on the lowest number I could get to, so that the CPU camps on the next one up (or down) allowing me to stare at the board and make a plan for the next move, and how I can strategically get a bingo against a CPU who moves near-perfectly but unintelligently to each next number. It gets tedious, but it's decently entertaining. Maybe I'll replay that one next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bronzeshield | 292 Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 All right, Panel Action Bingo is done: @Floating Platforms I did indeed play using numbers! And @Splain, the method you describe is exactly what I had to do for Levels 26-30 and 56-60: sit on the panel with the lowest (or highest) number, plan out my strategy for the next few moves, carry it out, and then repeat. The rounds with hazards are actually easier since the CPU actually has obstacles in its way, but then again, it will happily refuse to claim the next available panel if it can see that you'll get 2-3 panels in return! No idea why the game doesn't autoload the next password after you lose. Speaking of passwords, my normal password for Level 60 was RPCBKSPH, but on one occasion I gave up and tanked the last life, and then I got the password QPBBJSNH, which also worked. I wonder what triggers that? Too long for what it is, I guess, but I gained grudging respect for the game when it got so hard in the last part of each loop and forced me to come up with better strategies. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Pac | 7,468 Graphics Team · Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 I'm working on Bubble Bobble. Does anyone know how the good / bad endings work in the Game Boy port? (Or if there are even different endings at all?) -CasualCart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floating Platforms | 699 Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 1 hour ago, CasualCart said: I'm working on Bubble Bobble. Does anyone know how the good / bad endings work in the Game Boy port? (Or if there are even different endings at all?) So, it's a little weird on Game Boy. The game loops twice basically. Beat it once and at the end of the credits you get the password to keep going and the game is a little harder/different (bosses take more hits, slightly different enemies, etc). The story cutscene ending itself is the exact same for both loops, but the credits will be different. I don't think we require the second loop for this thread though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floating Platforms | 699 Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 I should have beaten Alien 3 tonight, but I ran into a glitch after defeating the queen. The item I needed de-spawned and I couldn't roll credits. I have the general idea of how to do everything figured out though. I'm not playing tomorrow, but Wednesday night I should be able to finish this up pretty quick and then I'll start on my next game: Beavis and Butt-Head 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T-Pac | 7,468 Graphics Team · Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 23 hours ago, Floating Platforms said: So, it's a little weird on Game Boy. The game loops twice basically. Beat it once and at the end of the credits you get the password to keep going and the game is a little harder/different (bosses take more hits, slightly different enemies, etc). The story cutscene ending itself is the exact same for both loops, but the credits will be different. I don't think we require the second loop for this thread though Sick - thanks! Sounds like I can manage that! -CasualCart 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,817 Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 I call Final Fantasy Adventure. I won't be able to get to it until February, but it's one I don't mind racing through once a year. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CodysGameRoom | 2,008 Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 I beat Kid Icarus last night 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floating Platforms | 699 Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Oh yeah, I kind of forgot about the soft dibs thing. Here are the upcoming games that have been selected so far Beavis and Butt-head In Your Face Prophecy: The Viking Child James Bond 007 I'm really looking forward to James Bond as I hear it's pretty dang good and I've never touched it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,817 Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 1 hour ago, Floating Platforms said: James Bond 007 I'm really looking forward to James Bond as I hear it's pretty dang good and I've never touched it. I'm sorry that I bailed on finishing that one last year. I'm about 80% through it. It's alright for an adventure-style game. Maybe my interests have changed, but I enjoyed Xenon2 way more as a new attempt at a game. I just found Bond to be a bit better than "Meh", but maybe it was because I was hyped for it too. It's a fine game but it's a tad buggy and feels more like an early GB game, rather than a late entry for the console. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floating Platforms | 699 Posted January 10, 2023 Share Posted January 10, 2023 Meh is the worst review I've heard of it so far (but I also haven't really gone searching too much). I think I have a higher tolerance for mediocre stuff, though. So, if the game is kinda blah, but has good concepts or other qualities that I find redeeming but maybe the execution is a bit off, I'll still be pretty happy. We'll see in a few games at least. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PekoponTAS | 171 Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 I've retired from the GB at this point, but I'm still happy to see the list of completion requirements so accurate. The only complaint I have is that Dr. Mario needs to be completed on level 20 High to see the game's ending. A lot of people have never actually seen Dr. Mario's ending where the virus' are taken away. It's a little different in the Game Boy version, but the ending is still a definitive "Good ending" where the virus' are defeated. I won't spoil that version with a video, but here is the NES version's ending. (Which honestly is way better) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splain | 2,546 Editorials Team · Posted January 11, 2023 Author Share Posted January 11, 2023 What I remember about Dr. Mario is that all the endings are a little bizarre, and since there's no "now try hard mode!" or anything, the middle difficulty is defaulted as the requirement. I had never thought of it as showing the viruses being "defeated." Hmm... I liked James Bond 007, it's a solid adventure with depth that's hard to find on GB. You can tell it was built on the Link's Awakening engine. My biggest complaint was that I got lost and confused a couple times, since there's no map and some of the instructions are kind of obtuse. But I made it through. I remember the satisfaction of getting things right, using the right weapons, etc. 7/10. There's a "best" ending, but you definitely have to know what you're doing ahead of time in order to get it, so it's not required. Like, you have to talk to the right people at various points in the game, there's no secret boss or anything. Good luck with In Your Face, lol. I'll be interested to see what you think of Prophecy the Viking Child. There are some cool things about that game, and also some glaring stinkers in some of the core gameplay mechanics. I legitimately don't know what I think if it, so I usually default to "this game stinks" but it's really not terrible. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the_wizard_666 | 1,324 Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 33 minutes ago, PekoponTAS said: I've retired from the GB at this point, but I'm still happy to see the list of completion requirements so accurate. The only complaint I have is that Dr. Mario needs to be completed on level 20 High to see the game's ending. A lot of people have never actually seen Dr. Mario's ending where the virus' are taken away. It's a little different in the Game Boy version, but the ending is still a definitive "Good ending" where the virus' are defeated. I won't spoil that version with a video, but here is the NES version's ending. (Which honestly is way better) 10 minutes ago, Splain said: What I remember about Dr. Mario is that all the endings are a little bizarre, and since there's no "now try hard mode!" or anything, the middle difficulty is defaulted as the requirement. I had never thought of it as showing the viruses being "defeated." Hmm... The general rule of thumb used in most of these threads is that the best ending isn't necessarily required unless the game specifies to play on a higher difficulty, or you miss out on part of the game by playing on a lower level. So long as an ending is achieved, then there's no need to torture yourself...unless you want to. Examples (off the top of my head): Double Dragon II (NES), Little Samson (NES), Contra III (SNES), TMNT IV (SNES). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PekoponTAS | 171 Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 (edited) It's up to you of course, though in the GB one they're a little more definitely killed than in the NES one. In the GB version the UFO starts to take them away, but as they rise into the ship, they get eaten by a giant fish that swims by, and the UFO panics and flies off. If the general mindset for the threads though is that best ending isn't required, then don't mind me. The point value for Quarth is 4.5 by the way. I wonder if the last time it was completed was the time I did it years ago. It was certainly the hardest GB game I beat. Edited January 11, 2023 by PekoponTAS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Floating Platforms | 699 Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 35 minutes ago, Splain said: I liked James Bond 007, it's a solid adventure with depth that's hard to find on GB. You can tell it was built on the Link's Awakening engine. My biggest complaint was that I got lost and confused a couple times, since there's no map and some of the instructions are kind of obtuse. But I made it through. I remember the satisfaction of getting things right, using the right weapons, etc. 7/10. There's a "best" ending, but you definitely have to know what you're doing ahead of time in order to get it, so it's not required. Like, you have to talk to the right people at various points in the game, there's no secret boss or anything. Good luck with In Your Face, lol. I'll be interested to see what you think of Prophecy the Viking Child. There are some cool things about that game, and also some glaring stinkers in some of the core gameplay mechanics. I legitimately don't know what I think if it, so I usually default to "this game stinks" but it's really not terrible. Oh interesting. I guess I'll likely be beating James Bond a couple times then. Once totally blind and then again to get that best ending. Yeah, these next four are quite the variety, which is what I like and try to shoot for. I don't even have the manual for Viking Child to get a small sense of what it will be like. The only info I have is that it appears to be 3-4 hours to beat, but I'm sure I'll find a way to mess that up. Fingers crossed I can get to it next week. 22 minutes ago, PekoponTAS said: The point value for Quarth is 4.5 by the way. I wonder if the last time it was completed was the time I did it years ago. It was certainly the hardest GB game I beat. I don't remember if anyone beat it last year, but I did beat it early on in 2021. I had to map out one of the levels from my video replay to see where power-up possibilities were. Beast of a game, but still addictively fun. I think it's certainly currently in my top 5 hardest so far. Wave Race takes my #1 spot and Hyper Lode Runner is probably #2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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