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Jan 18. Advance Wars Re-Boot Camp (AW1 - Switch)
Jan 21. Bayonetta 3 (Switch)
Feb 04. Cocoon (XSX)
Feb 08. Golden Sun (GBA NSO)
Mar 09. Advance Wars 1 + 2 Reboot Camp (Switch)
Mar 17. Splatoon 3: Side Order (Switch)
Mar 24. Super Mario RPG (Switch)
Mar 29. Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (3DS)
Apr 01. Mario & Luigi Partners in Time (DS)
Apr 28. Fallout New Vegas (X360)
May 15 Super Mario Land (GB NSO)
May 18 Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Switch)
Jun 02. Star Wars Jedi Survivor (XSX)
Jun 08. Animal Well (PS5)
Jun 09. Mega Man Dr. Willy's Revenge (GB NSO)
Jun 11. Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door (Switch)
June 21. Mario Vs. Donkey Kong (Switch)
June 23. METROID Zero Mission (GBA NSO)
July 10. Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree (XSX)
Jul 18. Kid Icarus (NES NSO)
Jul 20. The Legend of Zelda The Minish Cap (GBA NSO)
Jul 20. 3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (3DS)
Jul 21. Warioware Gold (3DS)
Aug 31. Pizza Tower (Switch)
Sep 07. Star Fox 64 (Switch NSO)
Sep 12. Octopath Traveler II (Switch)
Oct 12. The Legend of Zelda Echoes of Wisdom
Oct 19. Silent Hill 2 (PS5)

Complete:
Mar 19. Splatoon 3: Side Order (Switch)
Jun 14. Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door (Switch)
Sep 12. Octopath Traveler II (Switch)
Oct 12. The Legend of Zelda Echoes of Wisdom

I did not expect myself to get the silent hill 2 remake so soon, but it's spooky season so I caved. Loved playing through these games back on the PS2. The remake feels for the most part what I remember from the game, despite being quite different in presentation. Comparing it to contemporaries like Resident Evil and Alan Wake I thought it was pretty good. At times probably the most on edge I've been during a horror game. I do feel the game was a few hours too long, but I'm also very slow and meticulous when playing.

Just like I did last year (last year lol, in 2023) I'll be silently making updates to this main post as I beat games, and then doing a monthly round-up in the replies.

2024 PROGRESS

FINISHED:

01-02 - 10 Seconds to Win (Steam)
01-02 - Dogs Organized Neatly (Steam)
01-03 - Microsoft Wordament (Mobile)
01-04 - Cats Organized Neatly (Steam)
03-11 - Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood (PS5)
08-01 - Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster (PS4 via PS5)
08-05 - Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers (PS5)
10-24 - Howl (PS5)

COMPLETE:

01-02 - 10 Seconds to Win (Steam)
01-02 - Dogs Organized Neatly (Steam)
01-03 - Microsoft Wordament (Mobile)
01-04 - Cats Organized Neatly (Steam)
08-01 - Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster (PS4 via PS5)
10-24 - Howl (PS5)

MASTERED:

08-01 - Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster (PS4 via PS5) - Red Mage Rampage

PLATINUM:

08-01 - Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster (PS4 via PS5)
10-24 - Howl (PS5)

PROGRESS   2020   2021   2022   2023   2024
Finished     10      2     10     39      8
Complete      3      1      8     33      6
Mastered      1      1      1      2      1
Platinum      2      0      2      9      2

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

2024-10-24 - Howl (PS5) - Excellent little turn-based puzzle game. Picked it up on sale for $7.50 CAD and finished it in 7.5 hours, for a cool $1/hr of entertainment value. Every time you act, the enemies act. You have to use your skills and enemy positioning to clear levels and accomplish feats (defeat all enemies, reach the goal within a certain number of turns, etc.). It has a nice aesthetic, but the plot is ultimately secondary to the puzzles.

Jan 18. Advance Wars Re-Boot Camp (AW1 - Switch)
Jan 21. Bayonetta 3 (Switch)
Feb 04. Cocoon (XSX)
Feb 08. Golden Sun (GBA NSO)
Mar 09. Advance Wars 1 + 2 Reboot Camp (Switch)
Mar 17. Splatoon 3: Side Order (Switch)
Mar 24. Super Mario RPG (Switch)
Mar 29. Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (3DS)
Apr 01. Mario & Luigi Partners in Time (DS)
Apr 28. Fallout New Vegas (X360)
May 15 Super Mario Land (GB NSO)
May 18 Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Switch)
Jun 02. Star Wars Jedi Survivor (XSX)
Jun 08. Animal Well (PS5)
Jun 09. Mega Man Dr. Willy's Revenge (GB NSO)
Jun 11. Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door (Switch)
June 21. Mario Vs. Donkey Kong (Switch)
June 23. METROID Zero Mission (GBA NSO)
July 10. Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree (XSX)
Jul 18. Kid Icarus (NES NSO)
Jul 20. The Legend of Zelda The Minish Cap (GBA NSO)
Jul 20. 3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (3DS)
Jul 21. Warioware Gold (3DS)
Aug 31. Pizza Tower (Switch)
Sep 07. Star Fox 64 (Switch NSO)
Sep 12. Octopath Traveler II (Switch)
Oct 12. The Legend of Zelda Echoes of Wisdom
Oct 19. Silent Hill 2 (PS5)
Oct 26. Castlevania Circle of the Moon (Switch)

Complete:
Mar 19. Splatoon 3: Side Order (Switch)
Jun 14. Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door (Switch)
Sep 12. Octopath Traveler II (Switch)
Oct 12. The Legend of Zelda Echoes of Wisdom

Finally finished my first Castlevania that is a "metroidvania". This one was pretty simple, but it was good all around. I would not have had the patience for it without the ability to rewind, especially to be Dracula. Screw that.

Jan 18. Advance Wars Re-Boot Camp (AW1 - Switch)
Jan 21. Bayonetta 3 (Switch)
Feb 04. Cocoon (XSX)
Feb 08. Golden Sun (GBA NSO)
Mar 09. Advance Wars 1 + 2 Reboot Camp (Switch)
Mar 17. Splatoon 3: Side Order (Switch)
Mar 24. Super Mario RPG (Switch)
Mar 29. Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (3DS)
Apr 01. Mario & Luigi Partners in Time (DS)
Apr 28. Fallout New Vegas (X360)
May 15 Super Mario Land (GB NSO)
May 18 Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Switch)
Jun 02. Star Wars Jedi Survivor (XSX)
Jun 08. Animal Well (PS5)
Jun 09. Mega Man Dr. Willy's Revenge (GB NSO)
Jun 11. Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door (Switch)
June 21. Mario Vs. Donkey Kong (Switch)
June 23. METROID Zero Mission (GBA NSO)
July 10. Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree (XSX)
Jul 18. Kid Icarus (NES NSO)
Jul 20. The Legend of Zelda The Minish Cap (GBA NSO)
Jul 20. 3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (3DS)
Jul 21. Warioware Gold (3DS)
Aug 31. Pizza Tower (Switch)
Sep 07. Star Fox 64 (Switch NSO)
Sep 12. Octopath Traveler II (Switch)
Oct 12. The Legend of Zelda Echoes of Wisdom
Oct 19. Silent Hill 2 (PS5)
Oct 26. Castlevania Circle of the Moon (Switch)
Oct 27. Castlevania Aria of Sorrow (Switch)

Complete:
Mar 19. Splatoon 3: Side Order (Switch)
Jun 14. Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door (Switch)
Sep 12. Octopath Traveler II (Switch)
Oct 12. The Legend of Zelda Echoes of Wisdom

Aria was a much more rounded experience compared to Circle. Cool abilities, more weapon variety, balanced difficulty. Actually quite a bit shorter than I thought - but short and sweet.

Jan 18. Advance Wars Re-Boot Camp (AW1 - Switch)
Jan 21. Bayonetta 3 (Switch)
Feb 04. Cocoon (XSX)
Feb 08. Golden Sun (GBA NSO)
Mar 09. Advance Wars 1 + 2 Reboot Camp (Switch)
Mar 17. Splatoon 3: Side Order (Switch)
Mar 24. Super Mario RPG (Switch)
Mar 29. Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (3DS)
Apr 01. Mario & Luigi Partners in Time (DS)
Apr 28. Fallout New Vegas (X360)
May 15 Super Mario Land (GB NSO)
May 18 Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Switch)
Jun 02. Star Wars Jedi Survivor (XSX)
Jun 08. Animal Well (PS5)
Jun 09. Mega Man Dr. Willy's Revenge (GB NSO)
Jun 11. Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door (Switch)
June 21. Mario Vs. Donkey Kong (Switch)
June 23. METROID Zero Mission (GBA NSO)
July 10. Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree (XSX)
Jul 18. Kid Icarus (NES NSO)
Jul 20. The Legend of Zelda The Minish Cap (GBA NSO)
Jul 20. 3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (3DS)
Jul 21. Warioware Gold (3DS)
Aug 31. Pizza Tower (Switch)
Sep 07. Star Fox 64 (Switch NSO)
Sep 12. Octopath Traveler II (Switch)
Oct 12. The Legend of Zelda Echoes of Wisdom
Oct 19. Silent Hill 2 (PS5)
Oct 26. Castlevania Circle of the Moon (Switch)
Oct 27. Castlevania Aria of Sorrow (Switch)
Nov 03. Banjo-Kazooie (Switch NSO)

Complete:
Mar 19. Splatoon 3: Side Order (Switch)
Jun 14. Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door (Switch)
Sep 12. Octopath Traveler II (Switch)
Oct 12. The Legend of Zelda Echoes of Wisdom
Nov 03. Banjo-Kazooie (Switch NSO)


Banjo remains to be one of my favorite games to this day. Still holds up well through Switch NSO.

Jan 18. Advance Wars Re-Boot Camp (AW1 - Switch)
Jan 21. Bayonetta 3 (Switch)
Feb 04. Cocoon (XSX)
Feb 08. Golden Sun (GBA NSO)
Mar 09. Advance Wars 1 + 2 Reboot Camp (Switch)
Mar 17. Splatoon 3: Side Order (Switch)
Mar 24. Super Mario RPG (Switch)
Mar 29. Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (3DS)
Apr 01. Mario & Luigi Partners in Time (DS)
Apr 28. Fallout New Vegas (X360)
May 15 Super Mario Land (GB NSO)
May 18 Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Switch)
Jun 02. Star Wars Jedi Survivor (XSX)
Jun 08. Animal Well (PS5)
Jun 09. Mega Man Dr. Willy's Revenge (GB NSO)
Jun 11. Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door (Switch)
June 21. Mario Vs. Donkey Kong (Switch)
June 23. METROID Zero Mission (GBA NSO)
July 10. Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree (XSX)
Jul 18. Kid Icarus (NES NSO)
Jul 20. The Legend of Zelda The Minish Cap (GBA NSO)
Jul 20. 3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (3DS)
Jul 21. Warioware Gold (3DS)
Aug 31. Pizza Tower (Switch)
Sep 07. Star Fox 64 (Switch NSO)
Sep 12. Octopath Traveler II (Switch)
Oct 12. The Legend of Zelda Echoes of Wisdom
Oct 19. Silent Hill 2 (PS5)
Oct 26. Castlevania Circle of the Moon (Switch)
Oct 27. Castlevania Aria of Sorrow (Switch)
Nov 03. Banjo-Kazooie (Switch NSO)
Nov 11. Banjo-Tooie (Switch NSO)

Complete:
Mar 19. Splatoon 3: Side Order (Switch)
Jun 14. Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door (Switch)
Sep 12. Octopath Traveler II (Switch)
Oct 12. The Legend of Zelda Echoes of Wisdom
Nov 03. Banjo-Kazooie (Switch NSO)
Nov 11. Banjo-Tooie (Switch NSO)


I've only beat Tooie once before, and at that time I felt the game was really held back by being too large and tedious for its own good. This time around I played with the SUPERBANJO cheat which increases your movement speed by about 2x, and it was a game changer. With the increased speed the large worlds were more manageable to explore, backtracking wasn't as tedious, and a lot of the minigames were easier. I had a much better time with the game this time around, where previously I was desperately trying to get the minimum jiggies just to move on. I'd still rank Kazooie higher overall, but Tooie is also great.

Beaten:
01/02 - Yakuza: Like a Dragon (PS5)
01/05 - Fighting Vipers 2 (PS5 [Arcade])
01/12 - Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name (PS5)
01/27 - SpikeOut: Final Edition (PS5 [Arcade])
02/06 - Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir (Switch [FDS])
02/22 - Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind (Switch [FDS])
02/24 - Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks (Xbox)
03/01 - Bomb Rush Cyberfunk (PS5)
03/03 - Berzerk: Recharged (PS5)
03/07 - Raimais (PS4 [Arcade])
03/22 - Jumping Flash! (PS5 [PS1])
03/24 - The King of Fighters XV (PS5)
03/30 - Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (PS5)
03/31 - Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Switch)
04/05 - Sunset Riders (PS4 [Arcade])
04/09 - Mega Man Battle Network (Switch [GBA])
04/24 - Princess Peach: Showtime! (Switch)
05/17 - Liberation Maiden (3DS)
06/02 - Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion (PS5 [PSP])
06/03 - Plumbers Don't Wear Ties: Definitive Edition (PS5 [3DO])
06/04 - The Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures (PS4)
06/04 - 3D Super Hang-On (3DS [Arcade])
06/07 - Penny's Big Breakaway (PS5)
06/12 - Kolibri (32X)
06/20 - OutRun 2 SP (PSP [Arcade])
06/22 - Nekketsu Oyako (熱血親子) (Saturn)
06/25 - Caverns of Mars: Recharged (PS5)
06/12 - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (PS5)
07/15 - Arzette: The Jewel of Faramore (PS5)
07/17 - Mr. Run and Jump (2600)
07/23 - Wanted (SMS)
07/24 - Neo Turf Masters (NGPC)
07/26 - EA Sports College Football 25 (PS5)
07/28 - Fighters Megamix (Saturn)
08/03 - Final Fight (PS4 [Arcade])
08/05 - Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster (PS4 [NES])
08/09 - Binary Land (Family Computer)
09/07 - RoboCop: Rogue City (PS5)
09/08 - WipEout HD (PS4 [PS3])
09/11 - Astro Bot (PS5)
09/16 - Ico (PS3 [PS2])
09/19 - Vib-Ribbon (PS3 [PS1])
10/16 - Space Channel 5: Part 2 (PS3 [Dreamcast])
10/18 - Space Channel 5 VR: Kinda Funky News Flash! (PSVR)
11/01 - Phantasmagoria (PC)
11/03 - Erica (PS4)

Life has gotten a little busy (in a good way), so the latest round of beats is some shorter games. The little run of rhythm games there was a real treat. Phantasmagoria and Erica, meanwhile, kinda left me wanting.

Completed:
02/06 - Famicom Detective Club: The Missing Heir (Switch [FDS])
03/03 - Berzerk: Recharged (PS5)
05/03 - F-Zero (3DS [SNES])
06/25 - Caverns of Mars: Recharged (PS5)
07/17 - Mr. Run and Jump (2600)
08/05 - Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster (PS4 [NES])
09/11 - Astro Bot (PS5)

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Progress - 2012 - 2013 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2017 - 2018 - 2019 - 2020 - 2021 - 2022 - 2023 - 2024
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Finished - 0024 - 0041 - 0034 - 0022 - 0025 - 0014 - 0019 - 0025 - 0038 - 0060 - 0042 - 0038 - 0046
Complete - 0000 - 0004 - 0005 - 0001 - 0002 - 0001 - 0002 - 0002 - 0006 - 0006 - 0005 - 0006 - 0007
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Jan 18. Advance Wars Re-Boot Camp (AW1 - Switch)
Jan 21. Bayonetta 3 (Switch)
Feb 04. Cocoon (XSX)
Feb 08. Golden Sun (GBA NSO)
Mar 09. Advance Wars 1 + 2 Reboot Camp (Switch)
Mar 17. Splatoon 3: Side Order (Switch)
Mar 24. Super Mario RPG (Switch)
Mar 29. Mario & Luigi Superstar Saga + Bowser's Minions (3DS)
Apr 01. Mario & Luigi Partners in Time (DS)
Apr 28. Fallout New Vegas (X360)
May 15 Super Mario Land (GB NSO)
May 18 Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Switch)
Jun 02. Star Wars Jedi Survivor (XSX)
Jun 08. Animal Well (PS5)
Jun 09. Mega Man Dr. Willy's Revenge (GB NSO)
Jun 11. Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door (Switch)
June 21. Mario Vs. Donkey Kong (Switch)
June 23. METROID Zero Mission (GBA NSO)
July 10. Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree (XSX)
Jul 18. Kid Icarus (NES NSO)
Jul 20. The Legend of Zelda The Minish Cap (GBA NSO)
Jul 20. 3D Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (3DS)
Jul 21. Warioware Gold (3DS)
Aug 31. Pizza Tower (Switch)
Sep 07. Star Fox 64 (Switch NSO)
Sep 12. Octopath Traveler II (Switch)
Oct 12. The Legend of Zelda Echoes of Wisdom
Oct 19. Silent Hill 2 (PS5)
Oct 26. Castlevania Circle of the Moon (Switch)
Oct 27. Castlevania Aria of Sorrow (Switch)
Nov 03. Banjo-Kazooie (Switch NSO)
Nov 11. Banjo-Tooie (Switch NSO)
Nov 14. Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble (Switch)

Complete:
Mar 19. Splatoon 3: Side Order (Switch)
Jun 14. Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door (Switch)
Sep 12. Octopath Traveler II (Switch)
Oct 12. The Legend of Zelda Echoes of Wisdom
Nov 03. Banjo-Kazooie (Switch NSO)
Nov 11. Banjo-Tooie (Switch NSO)

Started dabbling in the games my local library has and gave Monkey Ball a go. Fun time! Pretty good amount of production and content they put into this one.