Last game you beat (including Famicom)

[PatMan33]

Finished Zelda: A Link Between Worlds a little bit ago. That was a really fun, good game. Definitely recommend you get it if you have a 3DS.

[nerdynebraskan]

Flintstones: Surprise at Dinosaur Peak (NES)

The first game I've beaten for the NA Challenge this year that I hadn't completed before. Took me three serious attempts. The damn fire wheel in the last volcano stage was probably the toughest obstacle in the game. That, and the final boss was pretty tough the first few times I fought it.

[Protoman]

Super Mario 3D World.

Pretty easy really, but I expect the post-game worlds to be a lot harder, and the Champion's Road to be impossible.

[nerdynebraskan]

I beat Shooting Range for the NA NES Challenge.

I'm a sucker for light gun games, and I have extra nostalgia for this one since I've had it since childhood. But this one is still kind of a glitch-fest.

I played it on Level-3 (the highest difficulty), and try as I might I beat it twice but didn't score more than 29,950. But to get a gold medal I'm supposed to score 40,000? I look up the FAQ on GameFAQs, and it says you get 10,000 bonus points for beating the bonus stage. That's bull. I beat the round both times on my Level-3 completions, but it never gave me my bonus. (That and the scores for hitting targets are much more random... "500 point" targets are randomly worth 200, 300, or 500 with no apparent pattern.)

I went back and played it on Level-1. I stomped the first two levels, and did a bit better on score. BOOM! It gives me the 10,000 bonus for clearing the second stage, before I even got to the bottle-blasting bonus stage. OK... I play the bonus stage, and actually run out of ammo before blasting the last bottle. Crap! But the bonus points are still there on my status screen after going to the menu screen to start the last stage... IN SPACE! I start shooting aliens, and I look down and my score doesn't reflect the bonus 10,000 anymore. Dammit! I beat the Giant Brain boss and finish the game. I go to the high score screen, and hey, the bonus is back and I've scored 45,000 points. I'm treated to the Gold Medal screen. Alright then. I'll accept a glitch in my favor and call this one beaten.

[untinip]

The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker (Gamecube version). Awesome game. Love it! I'll definitely play the HD remake someday!

[nerdynebraskan]

Jurassic Park (NES)

My second time beating it, and my second consecutive year of getting the credit for it on the NA challenge. Not overly difficult and actually pretty fun, aside from the frustration of the T-Rex boss battles.

[Nightstar699]

The first Ganbare Goemon on Super Famicom! I was starting to think I'd never beat it.

[nerdynebraskan]

Monster Party (NES)

Another conquest for the NA Challenge. First time beating it, too.

[senseiman]

Contra!

OK... I used the 30 lives cheat. Does that still count?

[L___E___T]

I'd say it does, you've probably got the skill to beat it with just 3 though now!

I beat Dr. Luigi - hard on level 15, there's a special surprise when you beat level 20 on hard.

http://www.romhacking.net/hacks/nes/images/1734screenshot1.png

[nerdynebraskan]

I just beat Mechanized Attack (NES) for the NA Challenge. Second time beating it, second year in a row getting credit for it for the challenge. This might actually be the best light gun game on the NES.

As for Contra, you'll need a bit more practice to beat it with three lives, but it's a fairly simple matter of memorization. The game will be exactly the same every time you play it.

[Nightstar699]

Not to mention that Contra contains some of the weakest enemies/bosses in video game history. I love it, but the whole game is a cakewalk because your character is 1000x stronger than everything else in the game. I guess that's part of the appeal in it, it's interesting controlling a character who feels that powerful.

And I just got done beating Doraemon for Sega Mega Drive. Good game, reminds me a lot of Kero Kero Keroppi 2 on Famicom.

[nerdynebraskan]

A real challenge would be to try to get through Contra without the Konami code and without picking up a spread gun. That powerup is absurdly powerful, and it makes it possible for Contra hardcores to play through the whole game without getting hit once.

I beat Terminator 2 for the NA Challenge a couple of hours ago. Second time beating it, and second time getting the credit for the challenge.

Then, I beat Who Framed Roger Rabbit for the first time. Another NA credit, and a major personal achievement for me considering how long and tedious that final fight is against Judge Doom.

[Nightstar699]

I've no-death ran it without picking up any powerups, I still wouldn't consider that to be difficult. Now, playing through the game without dying, using the fire gun... that'd be tough. I've only attempted it a few times in my life, and it wasn't pretty.

[senseiman]

I`m far gone from being able to finish Contra without getting hit, but I can see from my run through that its just a matter of memorization.

The bosses are ridiculously easy too...

Still, one of my favorite games.