Prepare yourselves for lots of "Maaaaan, I just had a shower!"

@PokeEngineer

Upvoted for Superhot on XBox One. That's the only game I "beat" this year. It's infuriating, addictive and absolutely superb.

I'd list all the games I've been playing this year but I've played so many.....most of which for less than an hour.

I have been mostly playing Forza Horizon 3 and Forza Horizon 4.

The game of the month post is up for January!

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/20712/january-2019-game-of-the-month-teenage-mutant-ninja-turtles-iv-turtles-in-time

FYI: the revert-plus option to combine tricks was a new feature introduced in THPS3. You can only combine tricks with manuals in THPS2.

That took a little longer than expected (my best time is 7 hours)

All 100 slimes rescued. All tank upgrades except 2. 10,277 gold. 0 deaths and 0 tank battle losses. All health upgrades. 48 items collected, 17 monsters, 34 recipes.

Total time: 9:45:41

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I loved this game when I first played it, and still do today (8 playthroughs later). Funny dialogue and characters. The story is somewhat forgettable and the music is subpar, but still fun to listen to. Collecting all the slimes only gets you a special secret item and nothing more. The tank battles are also fun, but stupidly easy if you have the right ammo (most fights end up being 5-10 min.)

After the credits roll, you really don't have much incentive to play unless you want to collect everything and do the optional tank arena fights. You only need somewhere around 50 slimes to beat the game.

Since this game I picked because it's a favorite of mine, I'm probably the only one to play it (ala Mario 64 from this time last year) /s

I find it good that it gets a bit more open and less strict than before. Since I started my RetroPie project, I did not really play much and when I did, I was very busy with those titles. But I am at a point where I start playing and looking for threads like these, to participate and discuss with others.

Btw, I didn't make it to the end, but at least it was a little "time travel" and worth the time.

September's GOTM is up!

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/19123/september-game-of-the-month-donkey-kong-country-2-diddy-s-kong-quest

The August post is up!

https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/18761/august-game-of-the-month-castle-of-illusion-starring-mickey-mouse-sms

2ND THING

I was also thinking of no more RPGs as a guideline.

What do y'all think?

I've always wanted to like Godzilla movies. On paper I should. I love monster movies and the various kaiju, with all of their distinct background stories should really pique my interest. However, after many failed attempts to get into them, I just have to admit, I'm simply not a Godzilla fan. Same likely goes for me and Pokemon. I love RPGs and the idea of virtual pets who can battle each other seems fun, but over the years I've started various Pokemon games and I always find myself playing something else before too long. Still, hope springs eternal. I haven't completely given up on this series yet and I'll certainly go into 'Pokemon Fire Red' with an open mind.

Quackshot post is up: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/17681/may-game-of-the-month-quackshot-starring-donald-duck

EDIT: 10/5/18

I added the respective year to each of the post titles. Seeing as we are 1 year in, figured I'd have some way to distinguish between years.

@loggahead

That used to be one of my go-to rentals when I was a kid when I couldn't decide on anything else. The Atari 5200 'Cloak & Dagger' game they play in the movie was actually the arcade version running on original hardware just off screen. An actual 5200 game was planned and well into development, but like hundreds of other titles, it was shelved due to the video game crash of 1983. Still, we can now play the original through MAME and it runs very well in RetroPie.

Super Mario Bros 3 turns 30 years old today (October 23, 1988)

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So Metroid - LEVEL 9 ;)
What happens beyond?
Please excuse the rude language! But most here should be old enough!

@livefastcyyoung

Made the thread for February: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/16182/february-game-of-the-month

Link to the January thread: https://retropie.org.uk/forum/topic/15626/january-game-of-the-month-super-mario-rpg

I know it's half a year late, but with the recent release of the collection, I might as well play it. I first played it around 2001 when I discovered emulators, but it just didn't click.

@thelostsoul While cheevos are nice to have. You absolutely don't need retro achievements to participate. If you don't do that, then you'll need to post a screenshot of you completing the challenge.