Crabmaster2000 | 501 Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Hey everyone. I realize most of you guys wont know me, but I want to say this anyway. Today I beat the final game I needed to beat in order to finish every single licensed NES game all on original hardware with no cheats. I started this on October 8th 2011 and it took me until today to finally complete this challenge. Nintendoage, and subsequently videogamesage, was a HUGE part of my collecting and playing journey that's why I wanted to start this thread. When I started this endeavor I didn't quite grasp how monumental it would be. Nintendoage was such a crucial resource for me completing my collection, figuring out win conditions, asking other forum members for help, deciding which games to play next, and just helping me stay motivated and encouraged. I was kind of crushed when I went to login one day and it didn't exist anymore. I'm so thankful the spirit of that place lives on here at videogamesage. And I need to give a massive thank you to @scaryicefor running the "can Nintendoage/videogamesage beat every NES game in 20xx" threads for the past decade. Those threads and the data he's been keeping on them are treasure troves of NES information, they are a fantastic community building challenge, and just a lot of fun to be a part of. I've only really spent time in that one thread since videogamesage started, but that's been enough for me. Every member that posts in there has been nothing but supportive and encouraging from going out of their way to send me tips and advice, asking me questions about my progress, virtual high fives when hitting big milestones and loads of fun banter about games that no one else cares about. Thanks everybody for helping me achieve this goal of mine. It means a lot. Kelsy 17 18 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,903 Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 The "Wow!" response isn't enough for this. This is truly an amazing feat and congratulations. To me, this is far more impressive than simply acquiring a full set, even if it were CIB! So, what would you say was the most difficult game for you? How about the most broken, and was there any game that is so broken you had to fudge the "I beat it" rules because otherwise it was impossible. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabmaster2000 | 501 Posted December 2, 2021 Author Share Posted December 2, 2021 2 minutes ago, RH said: The "Wow!" response isn't enough for this. This is truly an amazing feat and congratulations. To me, this is far more impressive than simply acquiring a full set, even if it were CIB! So, what would you say was the most difficult game for you? How about the most broken, and was there any game that is so broken you had to fudge the "I beat it" rules because otherwise it was impossible. Thanks so much. I'm really going to reflect, research and replay some stuff and do my best to come up with a "hardest NES games" list because ALL of the ones currently out there are very very bad. Keep an eye out for that, but I'll need some time to do it up properly. As for your second question about broken games, never. That was a big part of the goal, to beat them legitimately with what the developers provided. So if I ran into bugs or glitches I simply had to figure out how to deal with or avoid them. 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spacepup | 2,404 Administrator · Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Congratulations! That's an awesome feat, and I can tell you are proud and happy with the accomplishment. I hope it has been a fun journey, and awesome to see you complete a long-term goal of yours. Thanks very much for sharing! It's nice to see people enjoying these games and completing their goals. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spacemanspiff | 8 Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 (edited) That is amazing! Well done on sticking it out, especially with the terrible games. Any games almost stop your quest? Edited December 2, 2021 by Spacemanspiff 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doner24 | 1,195 Moderator · Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Wow, nice work! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philosoraptor | 468 Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Holy cow that's amazing! Congratulations on such a monumental achievement! I'd love to read a write-up of the games you thought were the hardest and maybe also some "hard games" that actually aren't as hard as people make them out to be. What's next on your list of game-related goals? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peg | 370 Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 How the fuck did you beat last starfighter? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabmaster2000 | 501 Posted December 2, 2021 Author Share Posted December 2, 2021 37 minutes ago, Spacemanspiff said: That is amazing! Well done on sticking it out, especially with the terrible games. Any games almost stop your quest? Several games took me weeks to beat and a couple even took months, but nothing felt so overwhelming that I wanted to give up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabmaster2000 | 501 Posted December 2, 2021 Author Share Posted December 2, 2021 33 minutes ago, Philosoraptor said: Holy cow that's amazing! Congratulations on such a monumental achievement! I'd love to read a write-up of the games you thought were the hardest and maybe also some "hard games" that actually aren't as hard as people make them out to be. What's next on your list of game-related goals? I'm definitely going to work on something like that. Goal for right now is just to play some stuff for fun and catch up on some classics I missed. After a bit of that I'll probably dive into another big project 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabmaster2000 | 501 Posted December 2, 2021 Author Share Posted December 2, 2021 1 minute ago, peg said: How the fuck did you beat last starfighter? Honestly, a bit of pause buffering on that one. That game is brutal 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BriGuy82 | 768 Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Collecting and completing every licensed game is the dream that very few have achieved I bet. I know I'll never be able to do it. Congratulations, did you beat every game on actual carts? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabmaster2000 | 501 Posted December 2, 2021 Author Share Posted December 2, 2021 16 minutes ago, BriGuy82 said: Collecting and completing every licensed game is the dream that very few have achieved I bet. I know I'll never be able to do it. Congratulations, did you beat every game on actual carts? You bet I did. Collected and beat every single licensed game on an NES console via rf through a CRT 1 1 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twiztor | 851 Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 wow, @Crabmaster2000 that is AMAZING! i have nothing but respect for an accomplishment this huge. what's next? shooting for Famicom games? SNES? a gaming hibernation? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WalterWhiteJr. | 1,162 Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 This is incredible. Congratulations. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tablew/chairs | 242 Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Hey congrats, very cool to hear it’s an unreal amount of dedication. I’d really like to discuss difficulties with you as soon as I finish. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brickman | 3,984 Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Wow fantastic work and something the majority of us will only dream of doing. There needs to be a VGS badge for that accomplishment! Looking forward to seeing any write ups you do about the journey. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabmaster2000 | 501 Posted December 2, 2021 Author Share Posted December 2, 2021 23 minutes ago, twiztor said: wow, @Crabmaster2000 that is AMAZING! i have nothing but respect for an accomplishment this huge. what's next? shooting for Famicom games? SNES? a gaming hibernation? Got some ideas, but for now just gonna game for the pure joy of it for a while. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,105 Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 Congratulations on the amazing accomplishment! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa | 3,494 Posted December 2, 2021 Share Posted December 2, 2021 1 hour ago, Crabmaster2000 said: Honestly, a bit of pause buffering on that one. That game is brutal I think I used a baseball bat. That counts as beating it, right? 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crabmaster2000 | 501 Posted December 2, 2021 Author Share Posted December 2, 2021 17 minutes ago, Tulpa said: I think I used a baseball bat. That counts as beating it, right? I'd cross it off the list at that point 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foochie776 | 1,052 Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 Holy crap! I can’t wait to see your hardest list 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeevan | 8,911 Events Helper · Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 Congrats and holy crap! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,526 Editorials Team · Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 Insane. I'll be real curious to see if you tackle SNES next. I only managed to knock out 400+ of them and it's nearly killed me 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRobot | 5,800 Events Team · Posted December 3, 2021 Share Posted December 3, 2021 Fucking legend. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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