MagusSmurf | 577 Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Journey to Silius completed @Khromak i’ve got the Guardian Legend queued up but wasn’t planning on playing it until next week and probably couldn’t spend the time necessary until Saturday even if I moved things around. Points are yours I guess! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel_Doyce | 470 Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Finally, after 14 days of playing 5-6 tedious games a day of Bases Loaded, I finally finished up the final few games this morning. Like @bronzeshield, I estimate about 39 hours to finish, including about an hour of restarting when the game froze a few times. I'm going to finish up Bases Loaded 2-4 in a couple of hours and data dump all of them here at once without comment Ok, seriously, I'm going to finish up Ultima Exodus this weekend. 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaia Gensouki | 1,066 Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 I don't understand why people bash RPGs for being long and tedious with their random battles, when sports games repeat the same-ish gameplay over and over again. I'm not even sure if any of the Dragon Warrior/Quest games took me 39 hours last year. Maybe the fourth game came close to that. Anyway, kudos to everyone who finishes up one of these long and tedious sports games! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khromak | 768 Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 1 minute ago, Gaia Gensouki said: I don't understand why people bash RPGs for being long and tedious with their random battles, when sports games repeat the same-ish gameplay over and over again. I'm not even sure if any of the Dragon Warrior/Quest games took me 39 hours last year. Maybe the fourth game came close to that. Anyway, kudos to everyone who finishes up one of these long and tedious sports games! I agree Gaia, every game is repetitive if you think about it, how many times are you stomping on enemies in SMB? And realistically there are so many scenarios with different enemy compositions, party compositions, status ailments, hp/mp values, item management, that really most battles in a (good) RPG are pretty dynamic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaia Gensouki | 1,066 Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 What is short and painful with 18 letters? Spoiler Mickey Mousecapade 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,017 Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Sports games such as Bases Loaded have the multiplayer aspect. That seems like the main draw. More fun to play against another person. I hate sports games though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Battle Chess is done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BriGuy82 | 762 Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 1 hour ago, Gaia Gensouki said: What is short and painful with 18 letters? Reveal hidden contents Mickey Mousecapade Lol, you bastard! I tried beating that one yesterday. I'm still gonna finish it for my personal back log. I never completed it when I was a kid. Basically when you got to level 2 the game was over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foochie776 | 1,051 Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 12 hours ago, nerdynebraskan said: Well, I double-checked my master list and I have 346 entries. Granted, I don't keep separate lists: NES and Famicom, licensed and unlicensed, games published in the era, prototypes, ROM hacks, and homebrews... if I beat it on an NES or a Famicom, it's on this list. That’s wild, My personal goal for this year is to hit the 50 mark. There is still a lot of more popular games I’ve yet to finish, so I think it’s a doable goal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagusSmurf | 577 Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 I think the difference is that RPGs are at least on many people's radar as something potentially worth playing if they avoid, work around, or compensate for the tedious aspects, and could be interesting to hear or read about even if they don't. Sports games largely aren't on the radar; gamers on the internet who aren't already fans of particular sports don't pay attention to current sports games and don't reflect back much on older ones past maybe a few nostalgia points like Tecmo Super Bowl and NBA Jam. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foochie776 | 1,051 Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 9 hours ago, Khromak said: I probably won't do 3, at least not for a while. I really enjoy the lolo games, but I think grinding through 2 in a night has sated my interest in them for the time being That’s where I’m at, if I play it I’m doing it slow. The game is fun but between the passwords and length, it makes it a tough grind Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 (edited) Classic Concentration is done. Edited January 15, 2021 by Bearcat-Doug Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaia Gensouki | 1,066 Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 1 hour ago, BriGuy82 said: Lol, you bastard! I tried beating that one yesterday. I'm still gonna finish it for my personal back log. I never completed it when I was a kid. Basically when you got to level 2 the game was over. Sorry. I didn't play that one to piss you off or anything. It's just one of the easier games that I can finish in about 30 minutes or so. The second level is quite annoying. You have to take the waves on every platform into consideration. What makes this easier though is that somewhere in the middle or so of stage 2 there was a hidden healing item that heals you fully. Just jump and shoot randomly in the air then you can sometimes find helpful healing items. Just beat Iron Tank as well. Went smoother than last year, but the final boss was still quite the pain. Sometimes it's really better to just run through instead of fighting the enemies. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scaryice | 579 Posted January 15, 2021 Author Share Posted January 15, 2021 59 minutes ago, Bearcat-Doug said: Classic Concentration is done. nerdy beat you to it 21 hours ago... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WashYourFace | 80 Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 4 minutes ago, scaryice said: nerdy beat you to it 21 hours ago... We need to start "Can VGS beat every NES game TWICE in 1 year?" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerdynebraskan | 345 Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Cowboy Kid is done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel_Doyce | 470 Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 4 minutes ago, WashYourFace said: We need to start "Can VGS beat every NES game TWICE in 1 year?" I just think it's a classic case of Bearcat-Doug needing to concentrate better on the clears so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 7 minutes ago, Daniel_Doyce said: I just think it's a classic case of Bearcat-Doug needing to concentrate better on the clears so far I guess so! I'm not sure how I missed that. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nerdynebraskan | 345 Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Wolverine is done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 Life Force is done. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,017 Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 11 minutes ago, Bearcat-Doug said: Life Force is done. Are you a Life Force guy or a Gradius guy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 1 minute ago, mbd39 said: Are you a Life Force guy or a Gradius guy? Life Force. I never cared much for Gradius. Probably because I've never been very good at it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,017 Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 4 minutes ago, Bearcat-Doug said: Life Force. I never cared much for Gradius. Probably because I've never been very good at it. I'm the same with with Contra and Super C. I'm pretty good at Contra and horrible at Super C, so I much prefer Contra. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 3 minutes ago, mbd39 said: I'm the same with with Contra and Super C. I'm pretty good at Contra and horrible at Super C, so I much prefer Contra. I'm about even on the Contra games. I can usually beat both on one life without much trouble. I maxed out the score on Contra once. The slowdown gets ridiculous around the fourth loop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,017 Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 1 minute ago, Bearcat-Doug said: I'm about even on the Contra games. I can usually beat both on one life without much trouble. I maxed out the score on Contra once. The slowdown gets ridiculous around the fourth loop. I've reached loop 7 in Contra. I'd like to max it someday. It's a top 5 NES game for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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