June! I barely even remember what happened in June, and we're already a third of the way through July, so it's all blending together in my head. Maybe this will help me sort things out.
This Website:
I'm getting back into a writing groove, with two blog posts of actual substance to show for myself, as well as plenty of writing for my Series Opinions pages (though not quite enough to report anything as completed for June).
- Retrospective: May 2016
- A Reflection on a Reflection
- Backloggery Revolution
I'm getting back into a writing groove, with two blog posts of actual substance to show for myself, as well as plenty of writing for my Series Opinions pages (though not quite enough to report anything as completed for June).
- Retrospective: May 2016
- A Reflection on a Reflection
- Backloggery Revolution
GameCola:
2016 has been The Year of Mega Man for me, and it would be almost criminal not to write about it on GameCola. Even though the site is finally back from hiatus, I've felt my creativity pulling me in other directions lately, so updates in this category will probably get smaller and farther between as time goes on. Or maybe I'll pull a Michael Gray and make a tradition of announcing my retirement and coming back a couple months later.
Blog Posts:
- The Endless Legacy of a Good Mega Man Level
2016 has been The Year of Mega Man for me, and it would be almost criminal not to write about it on GameCola. Even though the site is finally back from hiatus, I've felt my creativity pulling me in other directions lately, so updates in this category will probably get smaller and farther between as time goes on. Or maybe I'll pull a Michael Gray and make a tradition of announcing my retirement and coming back a couple months later.
Blog Posts:
- The Endless Legacy of a Good Mega Man Level
YouTube:
Now that I've got way more fangames to play than I can possibly keep up with (see this thread), I'm trying to step up how often I livestream. My original intention with my Twitch channel was to get people from my GeminiLaser channel interested by playing a few different Mega Man games, and then branching out to whatever I felt like playing...but I really have developed a niche for myself with Mega Man, and these fangame sampler livestreams have almost become a form of community service, documenting games that have received little or no coverage anywhere else on the Internet. It's kind of an honor to be the curator of what might be the most comprehensive list of Mega Man fangames out there, and to have such a strong following when I record these games.
Flashman85LIVE:
- Mega Man Fangame Sampler #9: Dr. Wily's Final Attack, CalEdit, In Mega City
- Mega Man Fangame Sampler #10: Bass Abyss, Polarity Reconstruction, Bad Box Over (and More)
Now that I've got way more fangames to play than I can possibly keep up with (see this thread), I'm trying to step up how often I livestream. My original intention with my Twitch channel was to get people from my GeminiLaser channel interested by playing a few different Mega Man games, and then branching out to whatever I felt like playing...but I really have developed a niche for myself with Mega Man, and these fangame sampler livestreams have almost become a form of community service, documenting games that have received little or no coverage anywhere else on the Internet. It's kind of an honor to be the curator of what might be the most comprehensive list of Mega Man fangames out there, and to have such a strong following when I record these games.
Flashman85LIVE:
- Mega Man Fangame Sampler #9: Dr. Wily's Final Attack, CalEdit, In Mega City
- Mega Man Fangame Sampler #10: Bass Abyss, Polarity Reconstruction, Bad Box Over (and More)
The Backloggery:
I would strongly recommend reading my "Backloggery Revolution" post, mentioned above, before trying to make sense of this incredible list. Holy cats.
New:
- Heroes of Might and Magic (GBC)
- Heroes of Might and Magic II (GBC)
- Terminator Salvation (ARC)
- The Legend of Dark Witch (Steam)
- Yoda Stories (PC)
Started:
- Started: Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (WiiU)
- Started: Heroes of Might and Magic (GBC)
- Started: Star Trek: 25th Anniversary (PC)
- Started: Terminator Salvation (ARC)
Beat:
- A Boy and His Blob (Wii)
- Asteroid Miner (Brwsr)
- Burnout 2: Point of Impact (GCN)
- Caesar III (PC)
- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS)
- Command & Conquer: Red Alert (PC)
- Frogger (GBC)
- Galaga (GBA)
- Gamma Bros. (Brwsr)
- Gradius III (PSP)
- Heroes of Might and Magic (GBC)
- Heroes of Might and Magic III: Armageddon's Blade (PC)
- Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia (PC)
- Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Shadow of Death (PC)
- Hogan's Alley (NES)
- Karaoke Revolution Party (GCN)
- Mario Party 7 (GCN)
- Micro Machines (NES)
- Ms. Pac Man (GBA)
- Pole Position (GBA)
- Rollercoaster Tycoon (PC)
- Rollercoaster Tycoon: Corkscrew Follies (PC)
- Rollercoaster Tycoon: Loopy Landscapes (PC)
- SimCity 3000 (PC)
- Sonic R (GCN)
- Star Wars: Episode I: Racer (N64)
- StarCraft (PC)
- Super Mario Bros. Crossover (Brwsr)
- Terminator Salvation (ARC)
- Tetris Worlds (GCN)
- Theme Park (PC)
- WarCraft II: Tides of Darkness (PC)
- WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! (GCN)
- Yars' Revenge (GBC)
Completed:
- A Boy and His Blob (Wii)
- Area 51 (ARC)
- Asteroid Miner (Brwsr)
- Asteroids (2600)
- Beetle Adventure Racing! (N64)
- Blades of Steel (NES)
- Braid (Steam)
- Breath of Fire (GBA)
- Breath of Fire II (GBA)
- Bubble Bobble (NES)
- Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (NES)
- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS)
- Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth (WW)
- Chip's Challenge (PC)
- Civilization III (PC)
- Command & Conquer: Red Alert (PC)
- Cruis'n USA (ARC)
- Demons to Diamonds (2600)
- Deponia (PC)
- Detana!! TwinBee (VC)
- Dino Run (Brwsr)
- Dokapon Kingdom (Wii)
- Donkey Kong (NES)
- Donkey Kong Jr. (NES)
- Doom (PC)
- Dragon Age: Origins (Origin)
- Dragon Warrior II (NES)
- Dragon Warrior III (GBC)
- Duck Hunt (NES)
- Duke Nukem II (PC)
- Earthworm Jim (SNES)
- Enter the Matrix (GCN)
- Escape from Monkey Island (PC)
- Escape Goat (Steam)
- Façade (PC)
- Falldown (CALC)
- Final Fantasy III (NDS)
- Final Fantasy III (SNES)
- Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (WW)
- Final Fantasy VII (PC)
- Final Fantasy VIII (PC)
- FireFlies (Brwsr)
- Galcon Fusion (Steam)
- Game & Watch Gallery 2 (GBC)
- Ghostbusters: The Video Game (PC)
- Golden Sun: Dark Dawn (NDS)
- Gradius (PSP)
- Gradius III (PSP)
- Gradius III (VC)
- Gradius IV (PSP)
- Gradius ReBirth (WW)
- Half-Life (Steam)
- Half-Life 2 (Steam)
- Half-Life 2: Episode One (Steam)
- Half-Life 2: Episode Two (Steam)
- Half-Life: Blue Shift (Steam)
- Half-Life: Opposing Force (Steam)
- Hogan's Alley (NES)
- Infectionator! (Brwsr)
- Jeopardy! (NES)
- Jolly Rover (Steam)
- Jungle Hunt (AppII)
- Katamari Damacy (PS2)
- King's Quest I: Quest for the Crown (EGA) (PC)
- King's Quest I: Quest for the Crown (VGA) (PC)
- King's Quest II: Romancing the Stones (VGA) (PC)
- King's Quest III Redux: To Heir Is Human (PC)
- Leisure Suit Larry 1: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards (VGA) (PC)
- Leisure Suit Larry 2: Looking for Love (in Several Wrong Places) (PC)
- Leisure Suit Larry 3: Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals (PC)
- Leisure Suit Larry 5: Passionate Patti Does a Little Undercover Work (PC)
- Life Force (VC)
- Lufia: The Legend Returns (GBC)
- Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares (PC)
- Mega Man Legacy Collection (Steam)
- Mega Man Soccer (SNES)
- Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (GCN)
- Metroid Prime Hunters (NDS)
- Metroid Prime Pinball (NDS)
- Metroid: Other M (Wii)
- Micro Machines (NES)
- Microzine #17 (AppII)
- Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (PC)
- Nightshade (NES)
- Nintendo Land (WiiU)
- Paper Mario (N64)
- Paperboy (NES)
- Police Quest I: In Pursuit of the Death Angel (PC)
- Police Quest II: The Vengeance (PC)
- Police Quest III: The Kindred (PC)
- Population: Tire (Brwsr)
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (GCN)
- Q*bert (2600)
- Quest for Glory I: So You Want to Be a Hero (VGA) (PC)
- Rampage (NES)
- Rollercoaster Tycoon (PC)
- Rollercoaster Tycoon: Corkscrew Follies (PC)
- Rollercoaster Tycoon: Loopy Landscapes (PC)
- Scribblenauts (NDS)
- Scurge: Hive (GBA)
- Secret of Mana (SNES)
- Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon (GBA)
- Shogo: Mobile Armor Division (PC)
- SimCity (SNES)
- SimCity 2000 (PC)
- SimCopter (PC)
- SkiFree (PC)
- Solitaire (PC)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (GCN)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (GCN)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (GCN)
- Space Cadet Pinball (PC)
- Space Quest 6: The Spinal Frontier (PC)
- Space Quest I: The Sarien Encounter (EGA) (PC)
- Space Quest II: Vohaul's Revenge (PC)
- Space Quest III: The Pirates of Pestulon (PC)
- Space Quest: The Lost Chapter (PC)
- Sparkster (SNES)
- Spider Solitaire (PC)
- Star Fox (SNES)
- Star Fox 64 (N64)
- Star Soldier (NES)
- Star Trek: Starfleet Command III (PC)
- Star Trek: Voyager - The Arcade Game (ARC)
- Star Wars Trilogy Arcade (ARC)
- Star Wars: Dark Forces (PC)
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (N64)
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader (GCN)
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike (GCN)
- Stinkoman 20X6 (Brwsr)
- Stunts (PC)
- Super Castlevania IV (SNES)
- Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
- Super Star Wars (VC)
- Tales of Symphonia (GCN)
- Tetoris (Brwsr)
- Tetris (GBC)
- Tetris (PC)
- Tetris DS (NDS)
- Tetris Worlds (GCN)
- The Curse of Monkey Island (PC)
- The Even More Incredible Machine (PC)
- The Legend of Zelda (NES)
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)
- The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (GBC)
- The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (GBC)
- The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (NDS)
- The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (NDS)
- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GCN)
- The Longest Journey (PC)
- The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse (SNES)
- The Sims (PC)
- Theme Park (PC)
- Tomb Raider (PC)
- Tomb Raider II (PC)
- Tomb Raider III (PC)
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (PC)
- Treasure MathStorm! (Mac)
- Treasure Mountain! (Mac)
- WarCraft II: Tides of Darkness (PC)
- Wario Land 4 (GBA)
- Word Munchers Deluxe (PC)
- Worms: Armageddon (PC)
- Yars' Revenge (GBC)
- Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (GBA)
- Zork I: The Great Underground Empire (PC)
Removed:
- Big Pixel Zombies (Brwsr)
- Christmas Cat (Brwsr)
- Fallacy of Dawn (PC)
- Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords (PC)
- Galaxian (GBA)
- Mario Remix: Boss Edition (Brwsr)
- Rocket Ranger (NES)
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (GCN)
I would strongly recommend reading my "Backloggery Revolution" post, mentioned above, before trying to make sense of this incredible list. Holy cats.
New:
- Heroes of Might and Magic (GBC)
- Heroes of Might and Magic II (GBC)
- Terminator Salvation (ARC)
- The Legend of Dark Witch (Steam)
- Yoda Stories (PC)
Started:
- Started: Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze (WiiU)
- Started: Heroes of Might and Magic (GBC)
- Started: Star Trek: 25th Anniversary (PC)
- Started: Terminator Salvation (ARC)
Beat:
- A Boy and His Blob (Wii)
- Asteroid Miner (Brwsr)
- Burnout 2: Point of Impact (GCN)
- Caesar III (PC)
- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS)
- Command & Conquer: Red Alert (PC)
- Frogger (GBC)
- Galaga (GBA)
- Gamma Bros. (Brwsr)
- Gradius III (PSP)
- Heroes of Might and Magic (GBC)
- Heroes of Might and Magic III: Armageddon's Blade (PC)
- Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Restoration of Erathia (PC)
- Heroes of Might and Magic III: The Shadow of Death (PC)
- Hogan's Alley (NES)
- Karaoke Revolution Party (GCN)
- Mario Party 7 (GCN)
- Micro Machines (NES)
- Ms. Pac Man (GBA)
- Pole Position (GBA)
- Rollercoaster Tycoon (PC)
- Rollercoaster Tycoon: Corkscrew Follies (PC)
- Rollercoaster Tycoon: Loopy Landscapes (PC)
- SimCity 3000 (PC)
- Sonic R (GCN)
- Star Wars: Episode I: Racer (N64)
- StarCraft (PC)
- Super Mario Bros. Crossover (Brwsr)
- Terminator Salvation (ARC)
- Tetris Worlds (GCN)
- Theme Park (PC)
- WarCraft II: Tides of Darkness (PC)
- WarioWare, Inc.: Mega Party Game$! (GCN)
- Yars' Revenge (GBC)
Completed:
- A Boy and His Blob (Wii)
- Area 51 (ARC)
- Asteroid Miner (Brwsr)
- Asteroids (2600)
- Beetle Adventure Racing! (N64)
- Blades of Steel (NES)
- Braid (Steam)
- Breath of Fire (GBA)
- Breath of Fire II (GBA)
- Bubble Bobble (NES)
- Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse (NES)
- Castlevania: Symphony of the Night (PS)
- Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth (WW)
- Chip's Challenge (PC)
- Civilization III (PC)
- Command & Conquer: Red Alert (PC)
- Cruis'n USA (ARC)
- Demons to Diamonds (2600)
- Deponia (PC)
- Detana!! TwinBee (VC)
- Dino Run (Brwsr)
- Dokapon Kingdom (Wii)
- Donkey Kong (NES)
- Donkey Kong Jr. (NES)
- Doom (PC)
- Dragon Age: Origins (Origin)
- Dragon Warrior II (NES)
- Dragon Warrior III (GBC)
- Duck Hunt (NES)
- Duke Nukem II (PC)
- Earthworm Jim (SNES)
- Enter the Matrix (GCN)
- Escape from Monkey Island (PC)
- Escape Goat (Steam)
- Façade (PC)
- Falldown (CALC)
- Final Fantasy III (NDS)
- Final Fantasy III (SNES)
- Final Fantasy IV: The After Years (WW)
- Final Fantasy VII (PC)
- Final Fantasy VIII (PC)
- FireFlies (Brwsr)
- Galcon Fusion (Steam)
- Game & Watch Gallery 2 (GBC)
- Ghostbusters: The Video Game (PC)
- Golden Sun: Dark Dawn (NDS)
- Gradius (PSP)
- Gradius III (PSP)
- Gradius III (VC)
- Gradius IV (PSP)
- Gradius ReBirth (WW)
- Half-Life (Steam)
- Half-Life 2 (Steam)
- Half-Life 2: Episode One (Steam)
- Half-Life 2: Episode Two (Steam)
- Half-Life: Blue Shift (Steam)
- Half-Life: Opposing Force (Steam)
- Hogan's Alley (NES)
- Infectionator! (Brwsr)
- Jeopardy! (NES)
- Jolly Rover (Steam)
- Jungle Hunt (AppII)
- Katamari Damacy (PS2)
- King's Quest I: Quest for the Crown (EGA) (PC)
- King's Quest I: Quest for the Crown (VGA) (PC)
- King's Quest II: Romancing the Stones (VGA) (PC)
- King's Quest III Redux: To Heir Is Human (PC)
- Leisure Suit Larry 1: In the Land of the Lounge Lizards (VGA) (PC)
- Leisure Suit Larry 2: Looking for Love (in Several Wrong Places) (PC)
- Leisure Suit Larry 3: Passionate Patti in Pursuit of the Pulsating Pectorals (PC)
- Leisure Suit Larry 5: Passionate Patti Does a Little Undercover Work (PC)
- Life Force (VC)
- Lufia: The Legend Returns (GBC)
- Master of Orion II: Battle at Antares (PC)
- Mega Man Legacy Collection (Steam)
- Mega Man Soccer (SNES)
- Metal Gear Solid: The Twin Snakes (GCN)
- Metroid Prime Hunters (NDS)
- Metroid Prime Pinball (NDS)
- Metroid: Other M (Wii)
- Micro Machines (NES)
- Microzine #17 (AppII)
- Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge (PC)
- Nightshade (NES)
- Nintendo Land (WiiU)
- Paper Mario (N64)
- Paperboy (NES)
- Police Quest I: In Pursuit of the Death Angel (PC)
- Police Quest II: The Vengeance (PC)
- Police Quest III: The Kindred (PC)
- Population: Tire (Brwsr)
- Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time (GCN)
- Q*bert (2600)
- Quest for Glory I: So You Want to Be a Hero (VGA) (PC)
- Rampage (NES)
- Rollercoaster Tycoon (PC)
- Rollercoaster Tycoon: Corkscrew Follies (PC)
- Rollercoaster Tycoon: Loopy Landscapes (PC)
- Scribblenauts (NDS)
- Scurge: Hive (GBA)
- Secret of Mana (SNES)
- Shining Force: Resurrection of the Dark Dragon (GBA)
- Shogo: Mobile Armor Division (PC)
- SimCity (SNES)
- SimCity 2000 (PC)
- SimCopter (PC)
- SkiFree (PC)
- Solitaire (PC)
- Sonic the Hedgehog (GCN)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (GCN)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (GCN)
- Space Cadet Pinball (PC)
- Space Quest 6: The Spinal Frontier (PC)
- Space Quest I: The Sarien Encounter (EGA) (PC)
- Space Quest II: Vohaul's Revenge (PC)
- Space Quest III: The Pirates of Pestulon (PC)
- Space Quest: The Lost Chapter (PC)
- Sparkster (SNES)
- Spider Solitaire (PC)
- Star Fox (SNES)
- Star Fox 64 (N64)
- Star Soldier (NES)
- Star Trek: Starfleet Command III (PC)
- Star Trek: Voyager - The Arcade Game (ARC)
- Star Wars Trilogy Arcade (ARC)
- Star Wars: Dark Forces (PC)
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (N64)
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron II: Rogue Leader (GCN)
- Star Wars: Rogue Squadron III: Rebel Strike (GCN)
- Stinkoman 20X6 (Brwsr)
- Stunts (PC)
- Super Castlevania IV (SNES)
- Super Mario Galaxy (Wii)
- Super Star Wars (VC)
- Tales of Symphonia (GCN)
- Tetoris (Brwsr)
- Tetris (GBC)
- Tetris (PC)
- Tetris DS (NDS)
- Tetris Worlds (GCN)
- The Curse of Monkey Island (PC)
- The Even More Incredible Machine (PC)
- The Legend of Zelda (NES)
- The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past (SNES)
- The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (N64)
- The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Ages (GBC)
- The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons (GBC)
- The Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass (NDS)
- The Legend of Zelda: Spirit Tracks (NDS)
- The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (GCN)
- The Longest Journey (PC)
- The Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse (SNES)
- The Sims (PC)
- Theme Park (PC)
- Tomb Raider (PC)
- Tomb Raider II (PC)
- Tomb Raider III (PC)
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 2 (PC)
- Treasure MathStorm! (Mac)
- Treasure Mountain! (Mac)
- WarCraft II: Tides of Darkness (PC)
- Wario Land 4 (GBA)
- Word Munchers Deluxe (PC)
- Worms: Armageddon (PC)
- Yars' Revenge (GBC)
- Zelda II: The Adventure of Link (GBA)
- Zork I: The Great Underground Empire (PC)
Removed:
- Big Pixel Zombies (Brwsr)
- Christmas Cat (Brwsr)
- Fallacy of Dawn (PC)
- Galactic Civilizations II: Dread Lords (PC)
- Galaxian (GBA)
- Mario Remix: Boss Edition (Brwsr)
- Rocket Ranger (NES)
- Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 (GCN)
I guess that's what happened in June.
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