BGE!!! Project Results 2015-16

[Claytone]

A lot of the games I haven't played on the list are difficult for me to play as they are ps2/ps3/PC games unfortunately.

Interesting. I, too, was one of the rare ones that never owned a PlayStation 2. If you're looking for an easy way to play some classics from Sony's past, I found a PS3 to be a great investment. I bought mine for $200 after the PS4 came out, and it has been a totally worthwhile purchase. With all the PS2 HD collections that were put out on it (not to mention PS2 ports sold digitally on the store), it's easy to catch up on some of the PS2's hits with the added polish of higher frame rates and more pixels. Additionally, for what it's worth, the PS3 also plays PS1 disks, which I find very convenient, as my PS1 lives in my parents' basement in Tennessee.

Don't know how keen you are on adding another console to your collection, but if you want a way to get to some of these great games you've missed, that's about the most cost-effective way, in my opinion.

[MerlinDrazziw]

Of the top 8 I own and have played 7, beaten 4 (or 5 if you count Tetris). Of the complete list I've only played 50 of the games.

[Kong Wen]

A lot of the games I haven't played on the list are difficult for me to play as they are ps2/ps3/PC games unfortunately.

Interesting. I, too, was one of the rare ones that never owned a PlayStation 2. If you're looking for an easy way to play some classics from Sony's past, I found a PS3 to be a great investment. I bought mine for $200 after the PS4 came out, and it has been a totally worthwhile purchase. With all the PS2 HD collections that were put out on it (not to mention PS2 ports sold digitally on the store), it's easy to catch up on some of the PS2's hits with the added polish of higher frame rates and more pixels. Additionally, for what it's worth, the PS3 also plays PS1 disks, which I find very convenient, as my PS1 lives in my parents' basement in Tennessee.

Don't know how keen you are on adding another console to your collection, but if you want a way to get to some of these great games you've missed, that's about the most cost-effective way, in my opinion.

The only PS3 game in the top 100 is Valkyria Chronicles, also available on PS4.

There are five PS2 titles in the top 100: Shadow of the Colossus (available on PS3, coming to PS4), Ico (on PS3), Grand Theft Auto: Vice City (cheap on PS4), Final Fantasy X (on PS4), and Metal Gear Solid 2 (available on PS3).

Clay's recommendation is solid in general, though, mainly because a lot of the good old platformers got PS3 compilations that are great bang for the cheap buck. I haven't been trolling the used shops lately, but I imagine a slim PS3 could be found pretty affordably. I should have bought a new one before they stopped making them, just as a backup, since my active PS3 is still one of the old fat ones.

[Pluvius]

I have played 60 games on the Top 100 and beaten 36 of these where applicable if I didn't miscount. (37 if you count beating the first half of SotN, 44 if you further count the games that I don't consider beatable. I left off a couple of games that I beat through wholesale cheating, though there are a number of games that I beat using savestates that I counted.) Most of the games I haven't played are post-SNES Nintendo games and/or games from the 21st century, unsurprisingly. The highest-ranking game I've played but not beaten is #2, and the highest-ranking game I haven't played is #6.

Rob

[Kong Wen]

Breaking is down, here's the actual list of games from the Top 100 that I haven't beaten.

Owned with active save files:

EarthBound - In progress on SNES.
Diablo III: Reaper of Souls - In progress on PS4.
The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker - In progress on Wii U.
Metroid Prime - In progress on GCN.
Red Dead Redemption - In progress on PS3.
The Legend of Zelda: A Link between Worlds - In progress on 3DS.
Shovel Knight - In progress on Steam.

Owned with old/deleted save files, not started, or have to restart:

Super Mario Galaxy - My save got deleted.
Doom II: Hell on Earth - Owned on XBLA.
Super Mario 64 - Owned on N64.
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening - Owned on GBC.
R-Type - Owned on Wii VC (SMS).
Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island - Owned on GBA.
Metal Gear Solid - Owned on PS1.
Pikmin - Owned on GCN & Wii.
Banjo-Kazooie - Owned on N64 & XBLA.
Shadow of the Colossus - Owned on PS2.
Super Mario Galaxy 2 - Owned on Wii.
Persona 4 Golden - Owned on Vita.
Paper Mario - Owned on N64.
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time - Owned on 3DS.
Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest - Owned on N64.
Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga - Owned on GBA.
Resident Evil 4 - Owned on PS3.
Ico - Owned on PS3.
Pokémon [Gold/Silver] Version - I beat SoulSilver, but not these. Owned on GBC.
Valkyria Chronicles - Owned on PS3.
Half-Life - Owned on Steam.
Rayman Origins - Owned on PS3.
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Owned on PS3.
Mark of the Ninja - Owned on XBLA.
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask - Owned on 3DS.
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty / Substance - Owned on PS2.
Pokémon [Ruby/Sapphire] Version - Owned (both) on GBA.
Pikmin 3 - Owned on Wii U.
Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - Owned on PS2.
Super Mario Sunshine - Owned on GCN.
Borderlands 2 - Owned on PS4.
Wario Land 3 - Owned on GBC.

Missing from the collection:

Jagged Alliance 2 - I don't own this.
Thief: The Dark Project - I don't own this.
Kid Icarus: Uprising - I don't own this.
Donkey Kong - This is the GB version. I actually don't own a copy.
Suikoden II - I don't actually have this yet, but it's readily available now, thankfully.
Splatoon - I don't own this.

[SkyPikachu]

I feel better now that I've never finished SM64 now that I know I'm not the only person on the planet who hasn't beaten the game

[Sharecrow]

I thought I'd break down my to-do list. I've got three breakdowns here. Games I own or have access to that I intend to beat someday, games I don't intend to beat, and games that I haven't beaten yet don't have access to (mostly Ninty stuff). Also threw in a what have I beaten list. I left Castlevania: Symphony of the Night in both my 'to beat' list and in my 'beaten' list because I want to replay it to complete it. So it is a to-do item even though I saw credits.

Don't intend to beat (5):
2 - Tetris - GB
47 - Ultra Street Fighter IV - Multiplatform
79 - Mortal Kombat II - Multiplatform
83 - Grand Theft Auto III - Multiplatform
84 - Grand Theft Auto: Vice City - PS2

Games to beat (26):
5 - Final Fantasy VI - SNES
12 - Mega Man X - SNES
20 - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - PS1
21 - Super Meat Boy - Multiplatform
26 - Portal - Multiplatform
27 - XCOM: Enemy Unknown / Enemy Within - Multiplatform
30 - Batman: Arkham Asylum - Multiplatform
32 - Mega Man 9 - Multiplatform
34 - Final Fantasy Tactics - PS1
37 - Portal 2 - Multiplatform
40 - Shovel Knight - Multiplatform
41 - Persona 4 Golden - Vita
43 - Guacamelee! Super Turbo Championship Edition - PC
48 - Resident Evil 4 - GCN
52 - Pac-Man - Arcade
55 - Valkyria Chronicles - PS3/PC
59 - Rayman Origins - Multiplatform
60 - Space Invaders - Arcade
62 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Multiplatform
67 - Dark Souls - Multiplatform
71 - Suikoden - PS1
73 - Suikoden II - PS1
81 - Final Fantasy VII - PS1
88 - Diablo III [incl. Reaper of Souls] - Multiplatform
90 - Borderlands 2 - Multiplatform
94 - Robotron: 2084 - Arcade

No access (35):
6 - The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker [HD] - GCN/Wii U
9 - Super Smash Bros. Melee - GCN
14 - Team Fortress 2 - PC
18 - The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening [DX] - GB/GBC
28 - Pikmin - GCN
29 - Banjo-Kazooie - N64
35 - The Legend of Zelda: A Link between Worlds - 3DS
38 - Super Mario Galaxy 2 - Wii
39 - Donkey Kong GB - GB
44 - The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time [3D] - N64/3DS
45 - Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest - SNES
46 - Mario & Luigi: Superstar Saga - GBA
53 - Pokémon [Gold/Silver] Version - GBC
54 - Pokémon [HeartGold/SoulSilver] Version - DS
57 - Half-Life - PC
58 - Mario Kart 64 - N64
61 - Sid Meier's Civilization V - PC
65 - Mark of the Ninja - PC/X360
66 - [Mike Tyson's] Punch-Out!! - NES
74 - Splatoon - Wii U
75 - The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask [3D] - N64/3DS
76 - Excitebike - NES
78 - Pokémon [Ruby/Sapphire] Version - GBA
80 - Pikmin 3 - Wii U
86 - Super Smash Bros. for Wii U - Wii U
87 - EarthBound - SNES
89 - Duck Hunt - NES
91 - Star Wars: X-Wing - PC
92 - Mount & Blade: Warband - PC
93 - Wario Land 3 - GBC
95 - League of Legends - PC
96 - Jagged Alliance 2 - PC
98 - Kid Icarus: Uprising - 3DS
99 - Animal Crossing: New Leaf - 3DS
100 - Fire Emblem Awakening - 3DS

Beaten (35):
1 - Super Mario Bros. 3 - NES
3 - Super Mario World - SNES
4 - The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past - SNES
7 - Super Metroid - SNES
8 - Metroid Prime - GCN
10 - Super Mario Galaxy - Wii
11 - Red Dead Redemption - Multiplatform
13 - Doom - PC
15 - Super Mario Bros. - NES
16 - Doom II: Hell on Earth - PC
17 - Super Mario 64 - N64
19 - R-Type - Arcade/TG16
20 - Castlevania: Symphony of the Night - PS1
22 - Mega Man 2 - NES
23 - Super Mario World 2: Yoshi's Island - SNES
24 - Metal Gear Solid - PS1
25 - The Legend of Zelda - NES
31 - Castlevania - NES
33 - Chrono Trigger - SNES
36 - Shadow of the Colossus - PS2
42 - Paper Mario - N64
49 - Metroid Fusion - GBA
50 - Ico - PS2
51 - Shining Force: The Legacy of Great Intention - Genesis/MD
63 - Dragon Warrior - NES
64 - Castlevania: Aria of Sorrow - GBA
68 - Final Fantasy X - PS2
69 - Bubble Bobble - NES/SMS
70 - Metroid - NES
72 - Metroid: Zero Mission - GBA
77 - Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty / Substance - PS2/XB
78 - Pokémon [Ruby/Sapphire] Version - GBA
82 - Final Fantasy IV - SNES
85 - Super Mario Sunshine - GCN
97 - Thief: The Dark Project - PC

[Kong Wen]

I feel better now that I've never finished SM64 now that I know I'm not the only person on the planet who hasn't beaten the game

*fist bump*

I've played it a bunch, especially in college, but I've never gone through from start to finish on my own file. I should set up my N64 sometime and just have a "Month of N64!" completion & beation party.