The 2022 Backlog Challenge

[MagusSmurf | 577]

Gonna use this year to destroy my visual novel/Japanese Adventure game backlog.

Beaten:

1. Sakura Wars (original) - This game suddenly came up on a project at another forum so I actually played and beat it in December 2021 but forgot to edit it out. So not sure if this counts!
2. The Great Ace Attorney - 03/05/22
3. The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve - 04/03/22

List:

1. Zero Escape: Zero Time Dilemma
2. Danganronpa Another Episode: Ultra Despair Girls
3. Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony
4. AI: The Somnium Files
5. Raging Loop
6. Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei
7. The Higurashi Console Arcs I haven't gotten to yet.
8. Higurashi Hou (just the stuff that wasn't in previous releases)
9. Umineko no Naku Koro ni Saku (just the stuff that wasn't in previous releases)
10. Iwaihime
11. Ar Tonelico II: Melody of Metafalica
12. Ar Tonelico Qoga: Knell of Ar Ciel
13. Radical Dreamers
14. Policenauts
15. The Silver Case
16. The 25th Ward: The Silver Case
17. Seabed
18. I/O
19. VA-11 HALL-A: Cyberpunk Bartender Action
20. Digital: A Love Story
21. Don't Take It Personally, Babe, It Just Ain't Your Story
22. Rewrite+

Shelved (I've been playing enough other stuff I'm not gonna finish all of these anyways.):

1. Steins;Gate (Chaos Head Noah's finally getting localized later this year and while the connections apparently aren't huge, I don't see a good reason not to play that first.)
2. Steins;Gate: My Darling's Embrace
3. Steins;Gate: Linear Bounded Phenogram
4. Steins;Gate 0

Edited April 4, 2022 by MagusSmurf

[Jicsan | 592]

Jicsan's 2022 VGS Backlog Challenge List

01.  Super Mario Land (GB)
02.  Star Fox 2 (SNES)
03.  Kirby's Adventure (NES) 05/13/2022
04.  Pitfall II (2600)  01/26/2022
05.  Golden Axe Warrior (SMS)
06.  Alisia Dragoon (GEN)
07.  Luigi's Mansion 3 (SWI)
08.  Neutopia (TG16)
09.  Castlevania Mirror of Fate HD (PS3)
10.  Kingdoms of Amalur Re-reckoning (PS4)
11.  Guardians of the Galaxy (PS5)
12.  New Super Mario Bros. 2 (3DS) 11/03/2022

 

Alright, I'm ready for 2022.  Not too many overly long RPG's. Only 12 games, so that can be just one a month.  And I did a one game per system kind of thing to spread it around.  I got it this time!

Edited November 3, 2022 by Jicsan

[monkeybut625 | 39]

Gonna be less ambitious than last year and there's gonna be a lot less rpgs this year.

1. Final Fantasy II (Steam Pixel Perfect Remaster)
2. Rocket Knight Adventures (Genesis)
3. Castlevania: Lord of Shadows (360)
4. The Messenger (PS4)
5. Halo Wars 2 (PC)
6. Kirby's Dreamland 3 (SNES)
7. Chrono Cross (PS1)
8. Gears of War Judgement (360)
9. Star Fox 2 (SNES)
10. Bayonetta 2 (Switch)
11. Okami (PS4)
12. Metroid Fusion (GBA)

Edited April 26, 2022 by monkeybut625

[SailorScoutMandy | 782]

- Monster Hunter Stories 3DS

- Bayonetta 2 Switch

- Devil May Cry V PS4

- Persona 4 Golden Vita 

- Skyrim (pretty sure I own this on like four systems but have yet to actually play it)

- Witcher 3 (also own on multiple stems but still need to actually finish it)

(Will update with maybe a few more once I recall the titles before year end)

 

As of 4/28/2022:

I have completed none of the above but I have beat so far:

Horizon Zero Dawn on ps4

shin megami tensei v on switch

 

my theme is beating everything NOT on my list this year apparently

Edited July 22, 2022 by SailorScoutMandy
Update 3.0

[drxandy | 3,247]

I really just want to finish bravely default 2 after putting like 90hrs into it.

Oh yeah, gotta go back to paper mario origami king too. 

[Floating Platforms | 750]

Alright I'm in. I keep saying that I want to play more non-Game Boy classics and maybe writing a list will force me to do more of that.  My primary goal will be to beat 50 GB games but those will be largely randomized (current progress = 41 of 50).  So, other than that here's my overly ambitious list

NES
Metroid
Battle of Olympus          DONE, Beat the Game 8/20
StarTropics       DONE, Beat the Game 7/4

SNES
Super Mario RPG
Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster Busts Loose

N64
Perfect Dark

Wii
No More Heroes
Excite Truck (already completed, goal is to get 100%)
Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Green Stars)

Switch
Golf Story        DONE, Beat the Game 7/2
Murder By Numbers (started)      DONE, Beat the Game 11/22
Thimbleweed Park           DONE, Beat the Game 2/25
Picross S (started)      DONE, Beat all Puzzles 4/24
Voxelgram (started)         DONE, Beat all Puzzles 12/2

DS/3DS
Chrono Trigger (started)      DONE, Beat the Game 9/6
Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon (started)         DONE, Beat the Game 4/27
Virtue's Last Reward       DONE, All Endings 6/13
Professor Layton vs Phoenix Wright

Sega Genesis/CD
Amazing Spider-Man Vs. Kingpin
Rise of the Dragon

PS3
Lego Dimensions (been slowly working on all gold bricks for years - time to finally finish this) DONE, all Gold Bricks 7/9; Platinum Trophy earned 7/19)
Bioshock

PS4
Horizon Zero Dawn (started)    DONE, Platinum Trophy earned 4/13 & DLC Finished 4/20
Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair (started)      DONE, Platinum Trophy earned 1/24
Control     DONE, Platinum Trophy earned 10/7 & DLC Finished 10/8
Great Ace Attorney Chronicles    DONE, Platinum Trophy earned 10/11
Ghost of Tsushima      DONE, Platinum Trophy 11/20 & DLC Finished 11/22

Steam
I Have No Mouth and I Must Scream      DONE, Beat the Game 4/13
Psychonauts     DONE, Beat the Game & All Steam Achievements 8/11
Tex Murphy: Martian Memorandum

Edited December 7, 2022 by Floating Platforms

[Kguillemette | 1,561]

All right, I'm in! I'm going to stick to games I currently own rather than games I plan to acquire to keep it more realistic.

RPGs:

Earthbound(need to finish) (SNES)

Paper Mario TTYD(GCN)[DONE]

Super Mario RPG(SNES)

Star Ocean- The Last Hope (PS3)

Tales of Graces f- (PS3)[DONE]

Action/Platforming:

Sonic Generations (PS3)

Super Mario 3d World (Wii U)

Mega Man 2(Anniversary Collection edition)(GCN)

Donkey Kong Country Returns(Wii)

Fighting:

Street Fighter IV(PS3)

Soul Calibur V(PS3)

Racing:

Crash Nitro Kart(GCN)[DONE]

Diddy Kong Racing(N64)

Puzzle/Rhythm

Columns 3(GEN)

Lumines(PSP)

Guitar Hero World Tour(PS2)

And finally: any Assassin's Creed game. Most likely Black Flag for Wii U.

 

edit:Fixed Soul Calibur to the correct game. I own V, not IV. 

I am almost through Tales of Symphonia 2, so I'll be getting to work on this list probably next week. I'll start with a more simple pick up and play like one of the fighters or puzzlers most likely. I made a good run at Columns 3 already, just need some practice and refining/streamling my ability to throw garbage at the baddie.

 

 

 

Edited August 18, 2022 by Kguillemette

[Splain | 2,626]

It's almost 2022 and I need a list!

Okami (Switch?)
Paper Mario: Origami King (Switch.) DID
Jack Bros (Virtual Boy)
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Genesis)
Aidyn Chronicles (N64)
Hollow Knight (Switch)

[fox | 1,694]

I shored up my list, and think it is a lot more realistic than last year.  28 games (which is pretty much exactly the number of games I beat in '21), most of which I have never played or beaten before.  I could always retire some early, or the ones that aren't out yet could be delayed (again!)  But at least I have my '22 road mostly mapped out.

Good luck everyone!

[RH | 5,013]

Updated my list. It's sad, but for me that will be quite an accomplishment if I finish all of those games.

[Jeevan | 9,024]

On 12/5/2021 at 11:29 PM, Gloves said:

I have learned from my past, and will be choosing max two games from each console I own to play in 2022. Gotta be realistic with my expectations. 

Game Boy

• Final Fantasy Legend II

Game Boy Advance

• Pokemon Ruby/Sapphire/Emerald
• Sigma Star Saga

Game Boy Color

• Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages/Seasons

GameCube

• Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes
• Super Mario Sunshine

3DS

• Pokemon Omega Ruby (alt for GBA version)

DS

• Moon

NES

• Darkwing Duck

PS1

• Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2

PS2

• Ratchet & Clank

PS3

• Deadly Premonition

PS4

• God of War

SNES

• Joe & Mac

Switch

• Super Meat Boy
• Shin Megami Tensei V

Wii

• Mario Galaxy

 

you forgot one, but u can add it after u receive it in the mail  

[Gloves | 11,890]

18 minutes ago, Jeevan said:

you forgot one, but u can add it after u receive it in the mail  

Added. 

[Reed Rothchild | 9,641]

4 minutes ago, Gloves said:

Added. 

Hint: hope you like N64 games

[Gloves | 11,890]

46 minutes ago, Reed Rothchild said:

Hint: hope you like N64 games

Oh god you're right!

[Murray | 2,452]

@Glovesyou also forgot to add this one 

Edited December 31, 2021 by Murray

[Jeevan | 9,024]

16 minutes ago, Gloves said:

Oh god you're right!

I can safely say, you will like this game, and it is not for the N64, with that, it is a waiting game!  Enjoy, and I will request it for Extra Life, so you better find a way to play it for that .

[Reed Rothchild | 9,641]

4 minutes ago, Jeevan said:

I can safely say, you will like this game, and it is not for the N64, with that, it is a waiting game!  Enjoy, and I will request it for Extra Life, so you better find a way to play it for that .

Well there goes my misdirection 

[Jeevan | 9,024]

3 minutes ago, Reed Rothchild said:

Well there goes my misdirection 

meh, it is in chicago, nearly there  

[Gloves | 11,890]

48 minutes ago, Jeevan said:

meh, it is in chicago, nearly there  

Practically on my doorstep.

[T-Pac | 7,644]

CasualCart's 2022 Backlog Goals:

NES: Clear at least 3 games.
Puss N Boots [2022/01/02]
Parasol Stars (Good Ending) [2022/01/05]
Adventures of Lolo [2022/01/14]

Atari 2600: Earn at least 1 new Activision Patch.
Spider Fighter - 49k (A/A), 53k (B/B) [2022/01/23]

TurboGrafx-16 / PC Engine: Clear at least 1 game.
Parasol Stars (Good Ending) [2022/01/09]

Sega Genesis / Master System: Clear at least 1 game.
Arrow Flash (Easy-settings) [2022/01/19]

BONUS Clears:
Image Fight (with Turbo and Slow-Mo) [NES] [2022/01/24]
Star Parodier (Easy-settings with Turbo) [PC Engine] [2022/01/30]
Bomberman '93 [TurboGrafx-16] [2022/02/14]
Airlock [Atari 2600] [2022/04/25]
Gradius II (Easy Mode - Unlimited Continues - 7 Stock -  w/ Turbo) [PC Engine] [2022/09/04]

-CasualCart

 

[Reed Rothchild | 9,641]

On 12/6/2021 at 1:54 AM, Sumez said:

Resident Evil 4

That one surprises me.  But I guess we all have super notable games we've managed to bypass all this time.

[MegaMan52 | 2,476]

I'll be playing mostly the games I didn't get to beat in 2021, though there are several new additions to my list this year: 

NES:

-Mega Man 4 (Japanese version) - Beaten

-Ninja Turtles II: The Arcade Game

-Rad Racer - Beaten

-Rad Racer II - Beaten

-StarTropics - Beaten

-The Flintstones: The Rescue of Dino & Hoppy - Beaten

-Tiny Toon Adventures - Beaten

-Tiny Toon Adventures 2 - Beaten

SNES: 

-Super Mario RPG (Japanese version)

-Yoshi's Safari

N64:

-Banjo-Tooie (Japanese version)

-Donkey Kong 64 - Beaten

-Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (Japanese version) - Beaten

-Mario Tennis (Japanese version)

-Mickey's Speedway USA - Beaten

-Zelda: Majora's Mask

GameCube:

-Crash Nitro Kart

-Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

-Kirby Air Ride (City Trial Mode) - Beaten

-Legend of Spyro: A New Beginning

-Mario Party 6

-Mega Man Network Transmission

-Mega Man X: Command Mission

-Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes

-Metroid Prime

-Need For Speed: Carbon

-Ratatouille - Beaten

-Resident Evil 4 (Professional difficulty) - Beaten

-Sonic Heroes (Team Chaotix) - Beaten

-Sonic Riders

-Spyro: A Hero's Tail

-Super Mario Sunshine (All Shine Sprites) - Beaten

-The Simpsons: Hit & Run

-TimeSplitters 2

-Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell - Beaten

-Tomb Raider: Legend

-Wario World - Beaten

-Zelda: Ocarina of Time (Zelda: Collector's Edition)

-Zelda: Twilight Princess

Wii: 

-Pac-Man Party

-Super Mario Galaxy

-Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz

-Super Paper Mario - Beaten

Switch:

-Mega Man 9 and Mega Man 10 (Mega Man Legacy Collection 2) - Beaten

-Shadowgate

-Spyro: Reignited Trllogy

Original Game Boy: 

-Kirby's Dreamland (Extra Game Mode) - Beaten

Game Boy Color:

-Mega Man Xtreme 2 (Zero's Story) - Beaten

-Wario Land III

Game Boy Advance:

-Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga

DS:

-New Super Mario Bros. (Japanese version) - Beaten

3DS:

-Luigi's Mansion: Dark Moon

-Super Mario 3D Land - Beaten

PS1:

-Jersey Devil

-Rayman

-Twisted Metal 2

PS2:

-Burnout 3: Takedown

-Soul Calibur III

-Tony Hawk's Project 8

Sega Master System:

-Double Dragon

-Fantasy Zone II

-Outrun

-Wonder Boy

PC:

-Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: Conviction

I WILL beat more games this year, even if people think I can't. My schedule is going to be even tighter this year, but I WILL make time to play and beat the majority of these games. I'll even pull all-nighters if I have to.

Updates

January 1, 2022 - Beat the Japanese version of Mega Man 4:

January 11, 2022 - Beat the Extra Game mode in Kirby's Dreamland (played the Japanese version): 

January 15, 2022 - Beat Zero's story in Mega Man Xtreme 2: 

March 28, 2022 - Beat Tom Clancy's Splinter Cell: 

April 12, 2022 - Beat the Japanese version of New Super Mario Bros.: 

April 25, 2022 - Beat the Japanese version of Kirby 64: 

May 8, 2022 - Beat Super Mario 3D Land: 

May 18, 2022 - Beat Super Paper Mario: 

May 21, 2022 - Beat Mega Man 9 and Mega Man 10 in Mega Man Legacy Collection 2: 

May 24, 2022 - Beat Super Mario Sunshine and got all of the Shine Sprites: 

May 26, 2022 - Beat Wario World: 

June 1, 2022 - Beat Donkey Kong 64 and got the secret ending: 

June 7, 2022 - Beat Sonic Heroes: 

July 14, 2022 - Beat the City Trial mode in Kirby Air Ride: 

July 28, 2022 - "Beat" Mickey's Speedway USA: 

August 8, 2022 - Beat Ratatouille on GameCube: 

August 21, 2022 - Beat Tiny Toon Adventures 2: 

August 23, 2022 - Beat The Flintstones: the Rescue of Dino & Hoppy: 

September 15, 2022 - Beat the first Tiny Toon Adventures game on NES: 

September 19, 2022 - Beat Rad Racer: 

September 26, 2022 - Beat Rad Racer II: 

October 31, 2022 - Beat the GameCube version of Resident Evil 4 on Professional difficulty: 

November 12, 2022 - Beat StarTropics: 

Edited November 12, 2022 by MegaMan52

[twiztor | 856]

might as well put this down. i didn't participate in the 2021 thread, but i did mention that i go through mini-challenges, so i hope to add to this as the year goes on:

Mega Man Challenge (carryover from 2021):

Mega Man 8 (ps1) COMPLETED 1/15/22

Mega Man & Bass (gba) RAGE QUIT (NOT COMPLETED) 3/20/22  COMPLETED 5/30/22

 

Luigi's Mansion Challenge:

Luigi's Mansion (gcn) COMPLETED 1/2/22

Luigi's Mansion 2 (3ds) COMPLETED 1/23/22

Luigi's Mansion 3 (switch) COMPLETED 4/16/22

 

Sonic the Hedgehog Challenge:

Sonic the Hedgehog (genesis) COMPLETED 6/5/22

Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (genesis) COMPLETED 6/5/22

Sonic the Hedgehog 3 / Sonic & Knuckles (genesis) COMPLETED 6/10/22

Sonic Advance (GBA) COMPLETED 6/18/22  **BONUS GAME, does not count towards this topic**

Sonic the Hedgehog 4 (XBox360):
Episode 1 COMPLETED 6/19/22
Episode 2 COMPLETED 7/20/22

Sonic CD (Sega CD / Nintendo Gamecube) COMPLETED 7/17/22   **BONUS GAME. does not count towards this topic**

Sonic Mania (switch) COMPLETED 7/27/22

 

misc. 

Holy Diver (nes)  ****NOT COMPLETED**** 

Donkey Kong Land (gb) COMPLETED 1/23/22

Marvel: Ultimate Alliance 2 (wii) COMPLETED 5/26/22

Edited March 11, 2023 by twiztor
adding links to posts~!

[T-Pac | 7,644]

Update: I cleared Puss N Boots [NES] today!

A few years ago I made it to the final stage, but I never saw it through to the end until now. This makes 1 out of 3+ games I'm hoping to beat on the NES for 2022.

-CasualCart

[DoctorEncore | 3,691]

I'm back and I brought an impossible list with me. Eat it, free time!