Progress Report:
I find I do best at making progress when I have many games on the go. If I go all in on one game, I find sometimes I get sick of it and abandon it. I do end up favouring one 90% of the time but breaking it up with something else is huge for keeping me invested. I've also learned that though I really like hard games, I also need some easy ones sprinkled in as a breather.
Here's some first impressions for the games I'm currently playing: Tetris - I used to play NES Tetris very consistently, peaking at about a 500K PB. But I've taken a long break and am now a bit rusty. Was able to crack 250k again, just need to keep workin' my way back up to my PB. Then probably train on level 19 starts before going for the 750k. This goal will probably take the majority of the year, trying here and there to hit, if I even make it, but it's meant to just be a reason to pop this one in occasionally throughout the year. We'll see how close I get. Rockin Katz - This game is pretty chill, love the art-style and themes they have going on. The swinging mechanic is fun to mess around with but feels a little clunky at first. I've only played a couple levels of this so I wonder how big of a role the swinging will play in the rest of the game. Quickie World (Super Mario World Kaizo Hack) - Been interested in Kaizo Mario hacks for a while. This one is often cited as one of the easier ones so it felt like a good starting point into these games. I'm about 5 levels in and so far having a blast with it. Super Mario World is a pretty easy game but the mechanics are very nuanced and deep, so taking them to the extreme in a harder version of the game works really well IMO. This is the game taking up the majority of my time currently. Super Star Soldier - Been really wanting to get into Shooters more so I'm starting with this one on TG16. Beat the first couple levels, and so far its fun. I dig the powerup system, theres a few different weapons available, you can use one at a time, and by grabbing that colour of powerup it gets stronger, but you can always swap weapons by grabbing a different colour and it keeps the same level of power. Its fun playing with the different weapons and getting hit doesn't mean you're totally screwed like in Gradius for example.