August I was able to get back into a rhythm, and with the help of some shorter games, I managed to finish my physical backlog! So I just got some new games yesterday. My exploration into the NES library will continue...

Star Wars: Battlefront (PS2)
Faxanadu (NES)
L.A. Noire (PS3)
Dr. Mario (NES)
Grind Session (PS1)

🆕 - Newly Completed
✅ - Completed
⏯️ - Now Playing
❌ - Not Completed

Palipilino's Challenge List
✅ 01. A new game (released within the past year) Chants of Sennaard
❌ 02. An old game (released 10+ years ago)
✅ 03. A really old game (released 20+ years ago) Suikoden
✅ 04. An ancient game (released 30+ years ago) The Secret of Monkey Island
❌ 05. A time sink (50+ hours)
✅ 06. A quick completion (less than an hour) Duck Hunt
✅ 07. A game you got for free Half-Life
❌ 08. A game you've been wishing and waiting for
❌ 09-1. A remake or remaster of a game
✅ 09-2. A game that received new translations to other languages some time after its initial release The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
❌ 10. A game with 6+ endings
❌ 11. A collection of games
❌ 12. A game recommended to you by someone else
❌ 13. A game whose title could describe your life
❌ 14-1. A game with an alliterative title
❌ 14-2. A game whose title contains the name of a color
❌ 14-3. A game whose title starts with a number
❌ 15. A game that heavily focuses on flight
✅ 16. A game from a genre you don't usually play Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
❌ 17. A game that is themed around dogs or cats
❌ 18-1. A game that features multiple genres, or is a mashup of different genres
✅ 18-2. A visual novel or text-based game Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
❌ 19. A game where you play as an antihero or a villain
🆕 20-1. A game set in a historical time period L.A. Noire
✅ 20-2. A game set in the far future System Shock
❌ 21. A game with a female protagonist
✅ 22. A game without any humans Tunic
❌ 23. A game where you play as a robot or an alien
🆕 24. An arcade-style high score game Dr. Mario
❌ 25-1. A game set in a world you would like living in
❌ 25-2. A game whose protagonist you would want to be friends with
❌ 26. A game where you play as a bug or an aquatic creature
✅ 27. A game that was adapted from another medium (book, movie, etc.) or a game that has been adapted into another medium Batman: Arkham Asylum
✅ 28. A game you watched someone else play first (partially or in full) SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs
❌ 29. Another person’s favorite game
❌ 30. A game with a diverse cast
✅ 31. A cornerstone to gaming culture Super Mario Bros.
❌ 32. A game that starts with the same first letter as in your username (if your username doesn’t contain letters, pick a random letter)
✅ 33-1. A “threequel” (third part of a series) Cool Boarders 3
✅ 33-2. A spin-off game Celeste 64: Fragments of the Mountain
✅ 34. A bright and cheerful game Spyro The Dragon
✅ 35. A game containing a real or fictional religion Dead Space
❌ 36. A game that heavily features either fire or ice
❌ 37. A game that heavily features money, gold, or economics
❌ 38. A game with a subtitle
❌ 39. A game that surprised you
✅ 40. A post-apocalyptic game Borderlands
❌ 41. A game with a short title (4 letters or less)
🆕 42. A game that had a red retirement rating on HLTB when you started playing it (10% or higher) Grind Session
❌ 43. A game that one of your favorite artists worked on (artist, developer, musician, voice actor/actress, etc.)
✅ 44-1. A game you previously retired or put on hold Wildermyth
🆕 44-2. A game that you have beaten before and are replaying Star Wars: Battlefront
✅ 45. A game that is on someone else’s HLTB 2024 Gaming Challenge List Before Your Eyes
✅ 46-1. A studio's very first game Vigilante 8
❌ 46-2. A studio's most recent game (at the time when you started playing the game)
🆕 47. A game that had its HLTB times on a purple/red/gray background at the time you started playing it Faxanadu
✅ 48. A game that has been a HLTB Game of the Month God of War (2005)
❌ 49. A game listed on the HLTB stats page, or the stats page filtered for a single platform
❌ 50. A game chosen by the HLTB randomizer

I'm within 2 of my record for most played games in a year, which was 29. I should be able to easily beat that this year! I wouldn't think I'd be anywhere this high, so it'll be a nice little achievement for me. Right now I'm taking time off from new games and enjoying some Fire Emblem: 3 Houses. See ya'll in October!

Current Progress: 27/61

July was a pretty successful month for me. I was able to buy a new console and finish my small backlog, allowing me to get some new games! It's been nice to settle down and play some games again after such a hectic few months. Here's what I beat this month, well, including titles up to today.

Suikoden (PS1)
Chants of Sennaar (PC)
Super Mario Bros. (NES)
Cool Boarders 3 (PS1)
Borderlands (PS3)
Duck Hunt (NES)

🆕 - Newly Completed
✅ - Completed
⏯️ - Now Playing
❌ - Not Completed

Palipilino's Challenge List
🆕 01. A new game (released within the past year) Chants of Sennaard
❌ 02. An old game (released 10+ years ago)
🆕 03. A really old game (released 20+ years ago) Suikoden
✅ 04. An ancient game (released 30+ years ago) The Secret of Monkey Island
❌ 05. A time sink (50+ hours)
🆕 06. A quick completion (less than an hour) Duck Hunt
✅ 07. A game you got for free Half-Life
❌ 08. A game you've been wishing and waiting for
❌ 09-1. A remake or remaster of a game
✅ 09-2. A game that received new translations to other languages some time after its initial release The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
❌ 10. A game with 6+ endings
❌ 11. A collection of games
❌ 12. A game recommended to you by someone else
❌ 13. A game whose title could describe your life
❌ 14-1. A game with an alliterative title
❌ 14-2. A game whose title contains the name of a color
❌ 14-3. A game whose title starts with a number
❌ 15. A game that heavily focuses on flight
✅ 16. A game from a genre you don't usually play Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
❌ 17. A game that is themed around dogs or cats
❌ 18-1. A game that features multiple genres, or is a mashup of different genres
✅ 18-2. A visual novel or text-based game Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
❌ 19. A game where you play as an antihero or a villain
❌ 20-1. A game set in a historical time period
✅ 20-2. A game set in the far future System Shock
❌ 21. A game with a female protagonist
✅ 22. A game without any humans Tunic
❌ 23. A game where you play as a robot or an alien
❌ 24. An arcade-style high score game
❌ 25-1. A game set in a world you would like living in
❌ 25-2. A game whose protagonist you would want to be friends with
❌ 26. A game where you play as a bug or an aquatic creature
✅ 27. A game that was adapted from another medium (book, movie, etc.) or a game that has been adapted into another medium Batman: Arkham Asylum
✅ 28. A game you watched someone else play first (partially or in full) SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs
❌ 29. Another person’s favorite game
❌ 30. A game with a diverse cast
🆕 31. A cornerstone to gaming culture Super Mario Bros.
❌ 32. A game that starts with the same first letter as in your username (if your username doesn’t contain letters, pick a random letter)
🆕 33-1. A “threequel” (third part of a series) Cool Boarders 3
✅ 33-2. A spin-off game Celeste 64: Fragments of the Mountain
✅ 34. A bright and cheerful game Spyro The Dragon
✅ 35. A game containing a real or fictional religion Dead Space
❌ 36. A game that heavily features either fire or ice
❌ 37. A game that heavily features money, gold, or economics
❌ 38. A game with a subtitle
❌ 39. A game that surprised you
🆕 40. A post-apocalyptic game Borderlands
❌ 41. A game with a short title (4 letters or less)
❌ 42. A game that had a red retirement rating on HLTB when you started playing it (10% or higher)
❌ 43. A game that one of your favorite artists worked on (artist, developer, musician, voice actor/actress, etc.)
✅ 44-1. A game you previously retired or put on hold Wildermyth
❌ 44-2. A game that you have beaten before and are replaying
✅ 45. A game that is on someone else’s HLTB 2024 Gaming Challenge List Before Your Eyes
✅ 46-1. A studio's very first game Vigilante 8
❌ 46-2. A studio's most recent game (at the time when you started playing the game)
❌ 47. A game that had its HLTB times on a purple/red/gray background at the time you started playing it
✅ 48. A game that has been a HLTB Game of the Month God of War (2005)
❌ 49. A game listed on the HLTB stats page, or the stats page filtered for a single platform
❌ 50. A game chosen by the HLTB randomizer

22 down! I feel like most of these are self-explanatory haha. But I'm starting to struggle a bit to find places to put some games...I have a few in the backlog and I won't deny I'm already starting to plan where they might go. I think Star Wars Battlefront for the PS2 will be next! Until September, everyone.

Current Progress: 22/61

Well, as I predicted, the months after February were quite busy indeed. I barely had time to play games what with a rather large move going on. Anyways, sometime around June is when I was finally able to get all my moving together, and as such, was able to get a few more games played. But I haven't done much over the past 4 months. I have some time to make up for, haha! So here's a list below of what I've managed to beat over the past 4 months.

Batman: Arkham Asylum (PS3)
System Shock (PC)
The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky (PC)
SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs (PS2)
Dead Space (PS3)
Tunic (Switch)

🆕 - Newly Completed
✅ - Completed
⏯️ - Now Playing
❌ - Not Completed

Palipilino's Challenge List
❌ 01. A new game (released within the past year)
❌ 02. An old game (released 10+ years ago)
❌ 03. A really old game (released 20+ years ago)
✅ 04. An ancient game (released 30+ years ago) The Secret of Monkey Island
❌ 05. A time sink (50+ hours)
❌ 06. A quick completion (less than an hour)
✅ 07. A game you got for free Half-Life
❌ 08. A game you've been wishing and waiting for
❌ 09-1. A remake or remaster of a game
🆕 09-2. A game that received new translations to other languages some time after its initial release The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky
❌ 10. A game with 6+ endings
❌ 11. A collection of games
❌ 12. A game recommended to you by someone else
❌ 13. A game whose title could describe your life
❌ 14-1. A game with an alliterative title
❌ 14-2. A game whose title contains the name of a color
❌ 14-3. A game whose title starts with a number
❌ 15. A game that heavily focuses on flight
✅ 16. A game from a genre you don't usually play Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
❌ 17. A game that is themed around dogs or cats
❌ 18-1. A game that features multiple genres, or is a mashup of different genres
✅ 18-2. A visual novel or text-based game Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
❌ 19. A game where you play as an antihero or a villain
❌ 20-1. A game set in a historical time period
🆕 20-2. A game set in the far future System Shock
❌ 21. A game with a female protagonist
🆕 22. A game without any humans Tunic
❌ 23. A game where you play as a robot or an alien
❌ 24. An arcade-style high score game
❌ 25-1. A game set in a world you would like living in
❌ 25-2. A game whose protagonist you would want to be friends with
❌ 26. A game where you play as a bug or an aquatic creature
🆕 27. A game that was adapted from another medium (book, movie, etc.) or a game that has been adapted into another medium Batman: Arkham Asylum
🆕 28. A game you watched someone else play first (partially or in full) SOCOM: U.S. Navy SEALs
❌ 29. Another person’s favorite game
❌ 30. A game with a diverse cast
❌ 31. A cornerstone to gaming culture
❌ 32. A game that starts with the same first letter as in your username (if your username doesn’t contain letters, pick a random letter)
❌ 33-1. A “threequel” (third part of a series)
✅ 33-2. A spin-off game Celeste 64: Fragments of the Mountain
✅ 34. A bright and cheerful game Spyro The Dragon
🆕 35. A game containing a real or fictional religion Dead Space
❌ 36. A game that heavily features either fire or ice
❌ 37. A game that heavily features money, gold, or economics
❌ 38. A game with a subtitle
❌ 39. A game that surprised you
❌ 40. A post-apocalyptic game
❌ 41. A game with a short title (4 letters or less)
❌ 42. A game that had a red retirement rating on HLTB when you started playing it (10% or higher)
❌ 43. A game that one of your favorite artists worked on (artist, developer, musician, voice actor/actress, etc.)
✅ 44-1. A game you previously retired or put on hold Wildermyth
❌ 44-2. A game that you have beaten before and are replaying
✅ 45. A game that is on someone else’s HLTB 2024 Gaming Challenge List Before Your Eyes
✅ 46-1. A studio's very first game Vigilante 8
❌ 46-2. A studio's most recent game (at the time when you started playing the game)
❌ 47. A game that had its HLTB times on a purple/red/gray background at the time you started playing it
✅ 48. A game that has been a HLTB Game of the Month God of War (2005)
❌ 49. A game listed on the HLTB stats page, or the stats page filtered for a single platform
❌ 50. A game chosen by the HLTB randomizer

Bonuses:
❌ B-1: Four games, released in the four quarters of a given year of your choice
❌ B-2: A single game released in the same year as the previous four, but during the same month as your birthday

16 games and I'm still overlap free! Right now I'm playing through Suikoden, though I'm still in the early stages. I'm technically still ahead of my pace last year so maybe it'll be a record year for me!

Current Progress: 16/61

It's time for my February update! I beat God of War (PS2) as well as 4 others. I forsee the next few months (especially March) to be quite busy times for me so I doubt I'll be able to hit these kind of numbers again, but I was at least able to take advantage of some free time in the early part of the year! The game's I've beaten in February are as follows, as well as their classification! Thanks to Ayzic for playing Before Your Eyes, allowing me to use it as my "game on another person's list" title.

God of War (PS2)
The Secret of Monkey Island (PC)
Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney (DS)
Vigilante 8 (PS1)
Before Your Eyes (PC)

🆕 - Newly Completed
✅ - Completed
⏯️ - Now Playing
❌ - Not Completed

Palipilino's Challenge List
❌ 01. A new game (released within the past year)
❌ 02. An old game (released 10+ years ago)
❌ 03. A really old game (released 20+ years ago)
🆕 04. An ancient game (released 30+ years ago) The Secret of Monkey Island
❌ 05. A time sink (50+ hours)
❌ 06. A quick completion (less than an hour)
✅ 07. A game you got for free Half-Life
❌ 08. A game you've been wishing and waiting for
❌ 09-1. A remake or remaster of a game
❌ 09-2. A game that received new translations to other languages some time after its initial release
❌ 10. A game with 6+ endings
❌ 11. A collection of games
❌ 12. A game recommended to you by someone else
❌ 13. A game whose title could describe your life
❌ 14-1. A game with an alliterative title
❌ 14-2. A game whose title contains the name of a color
❌ 14-3. A game whose title starts with a number
❌ 15. A game that heavily focuses on flight
✅ 16. A game from a genre you don't usually play Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
❌ 17. A game that is themed around dogs or cats
❌ 18-1. A game that features multiple genres, or is a mashup of different genres
🆕 18-2. A visual novel or text-based game Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney
❌ 19. A game where you play as an antihero or a villain
❌ 20-1. A game set in a historical time period
❌ 20-2. A game set in the far future
❌ 21. A game with a female protagonist
❌ 22. A game without any humans
❌ 23. A game where you play as a robot or an alien
❌ 24. An arcade-style high score game
❌ 25-1. A game set in a world you would like living in
❌ 25-2. A game whose protagonist you would want to be friends with
❌ 26. A game where you play as a bug or an aquatic creature
❌ 27. A game that was adapted from another medium (book, movie, etc.) or a game that has been adapted into another medium
❌ 28. A game you watched someone else play first (partially or in full)
❌ 29. Another person’s favorite game
❌ 30. A game with a diverse cast
❌ 31. A cornerstone to gaming culture
❌ 32. A game that starts with the same first letter as in your username (if your username doesn’t contain letters, pick a random letter)
❌ 33-1. A “threequel” (third part of a series)
✅ 33-2. A spin-off game Celeste 64: Fragments of the Mountain
✅ 34. A bright and cheerful game Spyro The Dragon
❌ 35. A game containing a real or fictional religion
❌ 36. A game that heavily features either fire or ice
❌ 37. A game that heavily features money, gold, or economics
❌ 38. A game with a subtitle
❌ 39. A game that surprised you
❌ 40. A post-apocalyptic game
❌ 41. A game with a short title (4 letters or less)
❌ 42. A game that had a red retirement rating on HLTB when you started playing it (10% or higher)
❌ 43. A game that one of your favorite artists worked on (artist, developer, musician, voice actor/actress, etc.)
✅ 44-1. A game you previously retired or put on hold Wildermyth
❌ 44-2. A game that you have beaten before and are replaying
🆕 45. A game that is on someone else’s HLTB 2024 Gaming Challenge List Before Your Eyes
🆕 46-1. A studio's very first game Vigilante 8
❌ 46-2. A studio's most recent game (at the time when you started playing the game)
❌ 47. A game that had its HLTB times on a purple/red/gray background at the time you started playing it
✅ 48. A game that has been a HLTB Game of the Month God of War (2005)
❌ 49. A game listed on the HLTB stats page, or the stats page filtered for a single platform
❌ 50. A game chosen by the HLTB randomizer

Bonuses:
❌ B-1: Four games, released in the four quarters of a given year of your choice
❌ B-2: A single game released in the same year as the previous four, but during the same month as your birthday

No overlaps so far! I have basically no idea what I'll be playing in the upcoming months so my attempt at strategy is trying to fill what I think are the most unique prompts, hopefully it pays off!

Current Progress: 10/61

this reminded me to check out celeste 64 lol. thank you for that, and hope you enjoy the challenge!

Thank you! It's a pretty fun time and pretty impressive for a game made in a week. A little janky, but definitely charming overall. (Bias notice: Celeste is my favorite game I've ever played)

And now you can use it as a game that's on my challenge list, if you needed one!

I have quite a large list of games I plan on playing and my own weird and regimented system, but this seems like a really cool challenge. I won't aim to complete it specifically, but I thought it would be interesting to see what I end up passively completing as time goes on. I'll check in monthly to see how I do! (Side note, this is actually my first post on the forum. Go me!)

I'm going in with completely no plan or prioritization so we shall see how it goes! Only a few games in and I can already tell assigning new games will be tricky... I will have to be careful.

Throughout the month of January I played 5 games and have started a 6th. Those are...

Wildermyth (PC)
Half-Life (PC)
Spyro The Dragon (PS1)
Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings (PC)
Celeste 64: Fragments of the Mountain (PC)
God of War (PS2)

🆕 - Newly Completed
✅ - Completed
⏯️ - Now Playing
❌ - Not Completed

Palipilino's Challenge List
❌ 01. A new game (released within the past year)
❌ 02. An old game (released 10+ years ago)
❌ 03. A really old game (released 20+ years ago)
❌ 04. An ancient game (released 30+ years ago)
❌ 05. A time sink (50+ hours)
❌ 06. A quick completion (less than an hour)
🆕 07. A game you got for free Half-Life
❌ 08. A game you've been wishing and waiting for
❌ 09-1. A remake or remaster of a game
❌ 09-2. A game that received new translations to other languages some time after its initial release
❌ 10. A game with 6+ endings
❌ 11. A collection of games
❌ 12. A game recommended to you by someone else
❌ 13. A game whose title could describe your life
❌ 14-1. A game with an alliterative title
❌ 14-2. A game whose title contains the name of a color
❌ 14-3. A game whose title starts with a number
❌ 15. A game that heavily focuses on flight
🆕 16. A game from a genre you don't usually play Age of Empires II: The Age of Kings
❌ 17. A game that is themed around dogs or cats
❌ 18-1. A game that features multiple genres, or is a mashup of different genres
❌ 18-2. A visual novel or text-based game
❌ 19. A game where you play as an antihero or a villain
❌ 20-1. A game set in a historical time period
❌ 20-2. A game set in the far future
❌ 21. A game with a female protagonist
❌ 22. A game without any humans
❌ 23. A game where you play as a robot or an alien
❌ 24. An arcade-style high score game
❌ 25-1. A game set in a world you would like living in
❌ 25-2. A game whose protagonist you would want to be friends with
❌ 26. A game where you play as a bug or an aquatic creature
❌ 27. A game that was adapted from another medium (book, movie, etc.) or a game that has been adapted into another medium
❌ 28. A game you watched someone else play first (partially or in full)
❌ 29. Another person’s favorite game
❌ 30. A game with a diverse cast
❌ 31. A cornerstone to gaming culture
❌ 32. A game that starts with the same first letter as in your username (if your username doesn’t contain letters, pick a random letter)
❌ 33-1. A “threequel” (third part of a series)
🆕 33-2. A spin-off game Celeste 64: Fragments of the Mountain
🆕 34. A bright and cheerful game Spyro The Dragon
❌ 35. A game containing a real or fictional religion
❌ 36. A game that heavily features either fire or ice
❌ 37. A game that heavily features money, gold, or economics
❌ 38. A game with a subtitle
❌ 39. A game that surprised you
❌ 40. A post-apocalyptic game
❌ 41. A game with a short title (4 letters or less)
❌ 42. A game that had a red retirement rating on HLTB when you started playing it (10% or higher)
❌ 43. A game that one of your favorite artists worked on (artist, developer, musician, voice actor/actress, etc.)
🆕 44-1. A game you previously retired or put on hold Wildermyth
❌ 44-2. A game that you have beaten before and are replaying
❌ 45. A game that is on someone else’s HLTB 2024 Gaming Challenge List
❌ 46-1. A studio's very first game
❌ 46-2. A studio's most recent game (at the time when you started playing the game)
❌ 47. A game that had its HLTB times on a purple/red/gray background at the time you started playing it
⏯️ 48. A game that has been a HLTB Game of the Month God of War
❌ 49. A game listed on the HLTB stats page, or the stats page filtered for a single platform
❌ 50. A game chosen by the HLTB randomizer

Bonuses:
❌ B-1: Four games, released in the four quarters of a given year of your choice
❌ B-2: A single game released in the same year as the previous four, but during the same month as your birthdayn

I can already tell I will regret some of these placements, and I fussed over them a lot more than I thought I would. What a fun challenge! I hope to do the best I can.

Current Progress: 6/61