The Really Long List v1.01

Can you feel the tension rising as I come closer to the elusive number 150? What game will it be? Will it be worthy of such a title?

Yes. Yes, it will.

Upon looking through a more complete list of NES games, it has come to my attention that I have completed at least 150 games. The forgotten one? Uninvited. It was a point-and-click before we had the "click."

I also forgot Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater. Dunno how the crap I forgot it. Definitely my favorite MGS game.

Solid Snake disapproves of your shenanigans.

That means I can officially crown Nights into Dreams my 150th completed video game. I'm so happy for that silly little androgynous, flying court jester...thing. (A conscious decision on the part of the developers.) And now that he/she is enjoying him/herself on Japanese PS2s everywhere (erm...in Japan) and will soon have a game on the Wii, I think it is my duty to somehow join in his/her excitement. Just like the Sega Saturn, I will someday own a Wii when it can be found in bargain bins, and I will own one title for it. Nights: The One for the Wii.

(Technically, the Sega Saturn is Jimmy's. So I don't own one. But I will. You'll see.)

I have decided to release a teaser mini-list of the NES games of which I am certain that I have completed. It's a pretty small list dominated by a few series. To clarify, I am not sure that this is the entire list of NES games I've completed, but I'm certain that I've completed the titles listed. Without further delay:

Super Mario Bros.
Super Mario 2
Super Mario 3
Castlevania
Castlevania 2
Castlevania 3
Excitebike
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 2
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 3
Spiritual Warfare
Spelunker
Parodius
Rygar
Uninvited

There are a few that didn't make the list. Such classics as Air Wolf, the unforgettable Bayou Billy, and the ever-popular-yet-miserable-to-play Double Dragon. There is some doubt in my mind as to whether I completed 1942, 1943, or any of the other titles involving airplanes and a year. I may have completed the first of those.

Has anybody recognized which of the games on that list was utter bollocks? If ever I was ashamed to be a Christian, it was while I was playing Spiritual Warfare. You throw fruit. FRUIT. Fruits of the spirit. Hoh-lee-CRAP, that game was terrible. I lost some important item because I went into a bar. The reasoning was something like, "You are a Christian. You have no business being in a bar!" I thought I was going to "witness" to some bar patrons by throwing fruits of the spirit at them. Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do. Or did. God, don't let them do it again.

But at least I got to beat the hell outta' Satan. That was the whole reason I played the game. Oh, how I wish I could find an image to share.

Edit: Ron found this. Even as un-scary as Diablo is in Diablo II, this is far, far, FAR less scary. Funny, I always used the word "devil" in my search terms, and never "Satan." No, I'm not subconsciously afraid that my soul will be stolen via the internets. They already stole it.

Anyway you can look forward to the rest of the list soon. Because it is easy to post a list. Especially when all I have to do is copy and paste.