Ha ha thanks guys for the kind words. A lot of fun to be had in these old games. Cant believe all the games i never actually finished. 

I like this thread, the little write ups for each game are great.

awesome log, keep it up!

Definitely hit up the Mega Man and Castlevania games. I'd also recommend Commando,Bionic Commando,Clash at Demonhead,Kid Niki,Karnov,RBI Baseball,both Tecmo Bowl games,Gyruss,Gradius,Life Force,Jackal,and River City Ransom.

Been watching this thread since the beginning but first time chiming in. I'm on a similar quest like yourself Parpunk. My goal is to finish off 20 games that I've never beaten on the NES. I think I'm at 17ish? lol. Got sidetracked a month ago playing Dragon Age on the 360.

But keep up the good work. Your little write ups and tips on some of the games are neat too. I would have never guessed to use the whirlwind slash attack in Ninja Gaiden on the last trio of bosses. I just used giant ninja star against the dad, upwards fireball on Jaquio and...something
on the demon. LOL! Oh, congratulations on the newborn! ^>^

I would do felix the cat if I were you, great game and not terribly hard!

Felix is an awesome game but its extremely easy, the hardest levels are the flying ones, and you can just cheap out and fly above the whole stage.

Do River City Ransom or Bucky O'hare.

I love this thread! Also, just noticed you beat Bible Adventures ( I have a thread for people who beat Color Dreams/Bunch/Wisdom Tree games) I'll add you to that list right now

Awesome goal, and some pretty challenging games you've taken down! I tried doing the "beat 1 game a day" last year, maybe the year before, but I think after 30 or 40, I ended up quitting.

Great job! I love your write ups on all the games. Karnov would be fun to do next.

Bump for some more additions!

36 down!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Bring on the last 14 ! Got about 2 months or so, i think i can do it!

BTW just saw this was bumped before i updated.

Thanks guys for all the kind words! Was waiting before i bumped with a handful of more completions. Thanks again!
this has been a blast!

WOW beat a game a day! thats dedication! I couldnt even imagine! Im lucky to find the time to beat a game every week or two lol

Good job, some tough games in that list for sure. I'm in the process of doing something similar by recording either no-death or 1-credit runs. Some of those games like Battletoads and Bayou Billy will be a massive pain lol.

For sure, I can now beat toads pretty consistently, and still have fun doing it. Great game, and never gets old, especially once you learn it. I love playing it, anytime. 

However, bayou billy, More like agonizing frustration, and i doubt i will ever go back to that game and do it again. At least not for a LONG time lol Fun game, but insanely frustrating if you try and go the distance. 

awesome game diary!

Boom! 40 down !!!

2 more months to wrap up 10 more titles, i can do it!
Karnov, felix the cat, and friday the 13th. ALLLLL GREAT GAMES !
tons of fun!

Have you tried Back to the Future? I'm curious to see what you think of that one.

I never played that game before. Is it any good? Might have to check it out.

Well...I don't know if I'd call it "good", but I feel like it gets a lot of undeserved hate (AVGN fans mostly).  It definately has a lot of flaws, but I found the basic game to at least be enjoyable and somewhat challenging.  The controls and hit detection are excellent, and the challenge ramps up steadily (if you can pass the cafe stage).  It's an objectively mediocre game, but I find myself playing it a lot for some reason.

Here's mine so far. For me this is just the usual:

1. Dragon Warrior - NES*** - Max level
2. Super Mario Bros. - NES* - both quests
3. Mickey Mousecapade - NES*
4. Super Mario Bros. 2 (Japan FDS) - NES* [Repro] - as Mario including extra worlds
5. The Legend of Zelda - NES* - both quests all items
6. Super Mario Bros. 2 - NES* - as Mario
7. Super Mario Bros. 3 - NES* - all levels
8. Chip N' Dale Rescue Rangers - NES* - as Chip
9. Zelda II: The Adventure of Link - NES* - regular playthrough (didn't bother with 2nd quest as it's no harder/different)
10. Yo! Noid - NES*
11. Faxanadu - NES* - all items
12. Kirby's Adventure - NES* - 100% perfect
13. Legendary Wings - NES*
14. Renegade - NES* - all 3 difficulties
15. Big Nose the Caveman - NES*
16. The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy - NES*
17. Felix the Cat - NES*
18. The Three Stooges - NES*
19. Bucky O'Hare - NES
20. Final Fantasy - NES*** - completed game with Fighter, Thief, Black Belt and Red Mage
21. Dizzy the Adventurer - NES Aladdin
22. The Fantastic Adventures of Dizzy - NES Aladdin
23. Metroid - NES

1 star means I have a cartridge, 2 stars would mean I have the cartridge and box or cartridge and manual, and 3 stars means I have cartridge, box and manual (at least). Everything else I beat using the good old Powerpak.

In between all this I played games on a multitude of other systems this year.

BUMP
Thinking about doing this again this year on some SNES games. Anyone else blog their game completions?

*raises hand*

http://takeontheneslibrary.com/...

I track them with backloggery and then (eventually) write about them when I get to them in my rankings.  So sortof.