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Finished:
Jan 11. Prince of Persia The Lost Crown (Switch)
Jan 13. Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster (Switch)
Jan 14. Princess Peach Showtime! (Switch)
Jan 19. Pokemon Sword (Switch)
Jan 29. SteamWorld Heist II (Switch)
Feb 02. Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster (Switch)
Feb. 09 Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster (Switch)
Feb 15. Astro Bot (PS5)
Feb 16. The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe (PS5)
Feb 16. Wario Land 4 (GBA NSO)
Feb 18. Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart (PS5)
Feb 22. Mega Man 10 (Switch)
Feb 25. Kena Bridge of Spirits (PS5)
Mar 08. Monster Hunter Wilds (PS5)
Mar 09. Donkey Kong (Game Boy NSO)
Mar 10. Mario Golf (Game Boy NSO)
Mar 21. Super Mario Bros. 3 (SNES NSO)
Mar 22. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (GBA NSO)
Mar 23. Super Mario Advance (GBA NSO)
Apr 12. God of War Ragnorok (PS5)
Apr 15. Luigi's Mansion 2 (Switch)
Apr 16. Donkey Kong Country Returns HD (Switch)

Found DKCR for under $50 in Japan which was low enough for me to bite. Ended up being a great game to play and the end of the day and on my flight home. Tropical Freeze is still much better if not solely for the music, but the level design still holds up well in this one.

Finished:
Jan 11. Prince of Persia The Lost Crown (Switch)
Jan 13. Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster (Switch)
Jan 14. Princess Peach Showtime! (Switch)
Jan 19. Pokemon Sword (Switch)
Jan 29. SteamWorld Heist II (Switch)
Feb 02. Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster (Switch)
Feb. 09 Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster (Switch)
Feb 15. Astro Bot (PS5)
Feb 16. The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe (PS5)
Feb 16. Wario Land 4 (GBA NSO)
Feb 18. Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart (PS5)
Feb 22. Mega Man 10 (Switch)
Feb 25. Kena Bridge of Spirits (PS5)
Mar 08. Monster Hunter Wilds (PS5)
Mar 09. Donkey Kong (Game Boy NSO)
Mar 10. Mario Golf (Game Boy NSO)
Mar 21. Super Mario Bros. 3 (SNES NSO)
Mar 22. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (GBA NSO)
Mar 23. Super Mario Advance (GBA NSO)
Apr 12. God of War Ragnorok (PS5)
Apr 15. Luigi's Mansion 2 (Switch)
Apr 28. Donkey Kong Country Returns HD (Switch)
Apr 30. Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze (Switch)


A playthrough of DKCR isn't complete without a playthrough of DKCTF! Didn't go for all the extra levels this time as I just did that with DKCR, but played enough of the game to see what a jump it was between the two games. Again, the music really helps it to stand on its own.

APRIL PROGRESS

I forgot to post this last week, so I'll do it now before I start logging May progress.

April was dominated by Suikoden II, a long RPG that I hadn't fully completed before, so it took me even longer. And the Suikoden remaster compilation platinum requires completing both games, so that got logged in April as well. Trip World was a nice little palate cleanser after my long string of retro RPG completions.

FINISHED:

01-09 - Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon (PS5) — Dark Emperor / Bad End
01-11 - Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon (PS5) — Ultimate Mode / Ignore Everyone
01-31 - Wilmot's Warehouse (PS4)
02-11 - Final Fantasy II Pixel Remaster (PS4)
02-17 - Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster (PS4)
02-19 - Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster (PS4)
03-01 - Final Fantasy V Pixel Remaster (PS4)
03-08 - Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster (PS4)
03-17 - Monster Hunter Wilds (PS5)
03-18 - Suikoden (PS5)
04-25 - Suikoden II (PS5)
04-26 - Trip World DX (PS5)

COMPLETE:

01-11 - Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon (PS5) — Boss Rush
01-31 - Wilmot's Warehouse (PS4)
02-11 - Final Fantasy II Pixel Remaster (PS4)
02-17 - Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster (PS4)
02-19 - Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster (PS4)
03-01 - Final Fantasy V Pixel Remaster (PS4)
03-08 - Final Fantasy VI Pixel Remaster (PS4)
03-18 - Suikoden (PS5)
03-31 - Monster Hunter Wilds (PS5)
04-25 - Suikoden II (PS5)
04-26 - Trip World DX (PS5)

MASTERED:


PLATINUM:

02-03 - Wilmot's Warehouse (PS4)
02-05 - A Little to the Left (PS5)
02-11 - Final Fantasy II Pixel Remaster (PS4)
02-17 - Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster (PS4)
02-19 - Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster (PS4)
03-01 - Final Fantasy V Pixel Remaster (PS4)
03-31 - Monster Hunter Wilds (PS5)
04-25 - Suikoden I & II HD Remaster: Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars (PS5)
04-26 - Trip World DX (PS5)

PROGRESS   2020   2021   2022   2023   2024   2025
Finished     10      2     10     39     22     12
Complete      3      1      8     33      8     11
Mastered      1      1      1      2      1      0
Platinum      2      0      2      9      2      9

PREVIOUS   2010   2011   2012   2013   2014   2015   2016   2017   2018   2019
Finished     36     59     57     96     58      7     14     17     17     11
Complete     12     27     27     46     28      7     10      9     11     10
Mastered      1      0      1      3      2      1      0      4      2      1
Platinum      5      3      2     13      8      3      4      5      5      4

Finished:
Jan 11. Prince of Persia The Lost Crown (Switch)
Jan 13. Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster (Switch)
Jan 14. Princess Peach Showtime! (Switch)
Jan 19. Pokemon Sword (Switch)
Jan 29. SteamWorld Heist II (Switch)
Feb 02. Final Fantasy III Pixel Remaster (Switch)
Feb. 09 Final Fantasy IV Pixel Remaster (Switch)
Feb 15. Astro Bot (PS5)
Feb 16. The Stanley Parable Ultra Deluxe (PS5)
Feb 16. Wario Land 4 (GBA NSO)
Feb 18. Ratchet and Clank Rift Apart (PS5)
Feb 22. Mega Man 10 (Switch)
Feb 25. Kena Bridge of Spirits (PS5)
Mar 08. Monster Hunter Wilds (PS5)
Mar 09. Donkey Kong (Game Boy NSO)
Mar 10. Mario Golf (Game Boy NSO)
Mar 21. Super Mario Bros. 3 (SNES NSO)
Mar 22. Super Mario Advance 4: Super Mario Bros. 3 (GBA NSO)
Mar 23. Super Mario Advance (GBA NSO)
Apr 12. God of War Ragnorok (PS5)
Apr 15. Luigi's Mansion 2 (Switch)
Apr 28. Donkey Kong Country Returns HD (Switch)
Apr 30. Donkey Kong Country Tropical Freeze (Switch)
May 09. Pokemon Shining Pearl (Switch)

Picked up Pokemon Pearl for cheap in Japan - it was fine, as expected. Never played gen 4 before so that was neat, interesting to get some reverse nostalgia for Legends Arceus.

Stray (PS5)
Trails and Traces: The Tomb of Thomas Tew (PS4)
Grandia (PS5)
Resident Evil 2 (PS4)

+ Night Book (PS5)

Fantastic game if a bit short. Thought provoking and disturbing.

2025 total games beaten = 5 (5 new); unbeaten games acquired = 6
2024 total games beaten = 18 (12 new)
2023 total games beaten = 23 (19 new)
2022 total games beaten = 35 (26 new)
2021 total games beaten = 18 (12 new)
2020 total games beaten = 26 (16 new)
2019 total games beaten = 28 (20 new)
2018 total games beaten = 29 (16 new)
2017 total games beaten = 25 (22 new)
2016 total games beaten = 38 (21 new)
2015 total games beaten = 25
2014 total games beaten = 35
2013 total games beaten = 17
2012 total games beaten = 37
2011 total games beaten = 35

Kong Wen wrote: ↑15 Apr 2025 22:30 Play some JP-only arcade games! The kind you can't just buy and bring home with you, so playing them while there is a necessary part of the experience.

I did this, btw. If anything, I wish I'd had more time to spend in arcades! Will have an update to post here once I have some time for the blog.

Stray (PS5)
Trails and Traces: The Tomb of Thomas Tew (PS4)
Grandia (PS5)
Resident Evil 2 (PS4)
Night Book (PS5)

+ Suikoden (PS5)

2025 total games beaten = 6 (6 new); unbeaten games acquired = 6
2024 total games beaten = 18 (12 new)
2023 total games beaten = 23 (19 new)
2022 total games beaten = 35 (26 new)
2021 total games beaten = 18 (12 new)
2020 total games beaten = 26 (16 new)
2019 total games beaten = 28 (20 new)
2018 total games beaten = 29 (16 new)
2017 total games beaten = 25 (22 new)
2016 total games beaten = 38 (21 new)
2015 total games beaten = 25
2014 total games beaten = 35
2013 total games beaten = 17
2012 total games beaten = 37
2011 total games beaten = 35