Unplayed

For a future date in time.

• Professor Layton and the Unwound Future DS Though I’m debating any of these again. The story drags me down. I just want the puzzles.
• Professor Layton and the Spector’s Flute DS

Unbeaten

Games in various stages of being played, not yet abandoned

• Minecraft OS X Technically unbeatable…ish.
• Limbo OS X The black and white freaks me out, but it’s fun.
• Beat Sneak iOS Will probably end up on the abandoned list, although I really like it

Beaten

Various levels of thoroughness, or number of times. A very incomplete list when it comes to older and/or portable games.

• Super Mario Bros. 2 NES First video game I ever beat
• Super Mario Bros. NES
• Super Mario Bros. 3 NES I made index cards for the N-cards on this
• Commando NES
• Paperboy NES
• Super Mario World SNES 96 Stars, every. single. time.
• The Legend of Zelda - Link to the Past SNES Possibly my favorite game of all time
• The Legend of Zelda - Ocarina of Time N64 Not my favorite
• Mario Kart Double Dash GC Loved the two-player coop mode
• Animal Crossing GC Technically abandoned, but there’s no end to the game. I still have the best town name ever… Mianus.
• Super Mario Strikers GC
• Mario Superstar Baseball GC
• The Legend of Zelda: The Wind Waker GC Loved the cell shading. This game still holds up in the days of much better graphics.
• Midway Arcade Treasures GC Technically abandoned
• Namco Museum GC Technically abandoned
• Mario Golf Toadstool Tour GC
• Super Mario Advance GBA
• Super Mario Advance 2 GBA
• Super Mario Advance 3 GBA Might have liked this better than the original Yoshi’s Island
• Super Mario Advance 4 GBA
• The Legend of Zelda - The Minish Cap GBA Beat it, but left lots undone
• Aladdin GBA Liked the original on SNES. No differences here.
• The Legend of Zelda - Oracle of Ages GBC Despite playing it several years after the release, I still enjoyed it
• The Legend of Zelda - Twilight Princess GC Better camera control than the Wii
• Super Mario Galaxy Wii Never beat it as Luigi. No interest.
• New Super Mario Bros DS Loved it
• Mario Kart DS DS Don’t bother playing online
• The Legend of Zelda - Twilight Princess Wii Better archery control than the GameCube
• Yoshi’s Island DS DS Great new take on a classic game
• New Super Mario Bros. Wii Wii
• Mario Party 8 Wii Technically abandoned, but I don’t care
• Guitar Hero World Tour Wii
• Rockband 2 Wii Meh
• The Legend of Zelda - Phantom Hourglass DS Beat it twice all the way through
• Mario Kart Wii Wii Ended as a 1-star player. Good enough. Ditch the wheel.
• The Beatles Rockband Wii Loved it, but I’m a Beatles freak
• The Legend of Zelda - Spirit Tracks DS Too much train riding, but still fun.
• Braid OS X Loved the ability to mess with time
• Professor Layton and the Curious Village DS Didn’t get all coins, but enough
• VVVVVV OS X loved the unlimited-lives-because-who-really-cares-about-that-part-of-the-game part
• Super Mario Galaxy 2 (Wii
• Zelda Skyward Sword Wii Initially very resistant to the mechanics, but eventually fell head-over-heels in love with this. Will most likely end up playing it again soon.
• Mario Kart 7 3DS I continue to love how they bring back old/legacy tracks.
• Super Mario 3D Land 3DS Though I’m generally not a fan of the 3D part of the 3DS, I played most of this with the 3D enabled, because it was so well done.
• New Super Mario Bros. 2 3DS Much easier than I thought it’d be, but I’m not a million-coin-getter. Still fun.
• Wizorb OS X The keyboard controls are lame, but once I started using the mouse I was dominant.
• The Last Rocket OS X This is a much more responsive game using a keyboard than usual iOS, but either is very functional. Simple to understand, tricky to master.
• Super Clew Land OS X Great feel. Simple concept. Good fun.
• Professor Layton and the Diabolical Box DS
• Portal OS X Awesome, though short, game. Really enjoyed it.

Abandoned

Nowhere near completion, mainly for lack of interest.

• Kid Icarus NES The first game I ever said “I don’t understand this dumb game.”
• The Legend of Zelda - Majora’s Mask N64 Never made decent headway, and didn’t really care
• Mario Kart Super Circuit GBA Wonky controls
• The Legend of Zelda - Oracle of Seasons GBC Played it 10 years after its release. Got bored
• Advance Wars GBA Originally started on an emulator, then bought the cartridge & lost interest
• RetroGame Challenge DS Fun, but it never sucked me in
• Donkey Kong Country Returns Wii Poor gameplay mechanics
• The Incident OS X Restarted at some point, and lost interest.