+thegoldenband Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 My times for the past week: NES: Ultimate Air Combat - 5 min. Genesis: Andre Agassi Tennis - 25 min. Davis Cup World Tour Tennis - 59 min. Heavy Unit - 7 min. Pete Sampras '96 Tennis - 5 min. Virtua Fighter 2 - 3 min. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoquickcapri Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 5200: Pac-Man Arcade - 15 min. Atari Jaguar: Duckie Egg - 45 min. Kobayashi Maru: Final - 80 min. Atari Lynx: Blue Lightning - 15 min. SNES: Top Gear 3000 - 105 min. Sega CD: Popful Mail - 70 min. Soul Star - 20 min. Sonic CD - 15 min. Sega Genesis: Altered Beast - 20 min. Michael Jackson's Moonwalker - 30 min. Sony Playstation: Final Fantasy VII - 20 min. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarian7 Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Happy New Year and may all your gaming dreams/goals come true this year. Atari 2600 Kaboom!-525 minutes High score of the week: 153,757 High score of 2012: 928,982 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt_Woloch Posted January 1, 2013 Share Posted January 1, 2013 Here are my times for December 31st... just in case they count for the previous week: Atari 2600: Ms. Pac-Man - 28 min. This is one of the cartridges I actually own... or, rather, my mother owns it, but it's still in my collection because she doesn't have her own Atari 2600. I got a used CRT TV some months ago for free from a housemate who bought himself an LCD TV, so I played the game on that TV. The picture isn't too clear, but otherwise it still runs flawlessly. The power supply also is OK after having been used for recharging batteries routinely for 24 years now. After reading a review of different Pac-Man versions on the Atari 2600, including this one, I wanted to see if I profit from my improved Pac-Man playing skills nowadays, and I did. I completed all four mazes (that is, the first 8 levels) on the second attempt, after which each level brings a different maze and fruit. Like in other Pac-Man variants, the clue is to lead the monsters around in circles a bit, which actually doesn't work as well here as it does in the arcade version, and to generally avoid them as long as possible. Many of my deaths in this version came from being caught by the red ghost who is generally faster than Ms. Pac-Man. The mazes look reasonably similar to the arcade, given that they have been shrinked vertically from 32 to 16 "tiles" each. It's certainly a big step up from Pac-Man, although still typical for a 1982 game (they were improving with every year it seems). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thegoldenband Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 Here's the summary for Week 52, an extended week running from December 24 - 31. We logged 1241 minutes of eligible play, playing 25 games on a total of 10 systems. Top 10: 1. Kaboom (Atari 2600) - 525 2. Top Gear 3000 (SNES) - 105 3. Kobayashi Maru (Atari Jaguar) - 80 4. Popful Mail (Sega CD) - 70 5. Davis Cup World Tour Tennis 2 (Genesis) - 59 6. Spike's Peak (Atari 2600) - 58 7. Duckie Egg (Atari Jaguar) - 45 8. Gauntlet (Atari 5200) - 40 9. Toobin' (Arcade) - 37 10. Michael Jackson's Moonwalker (Genesis) - 30 Pre-NES top 10: Not enough entries for a top 10. Top 10 systems: 1. Atari 2600 (625) 2. Genesis (149) 3. Atari Jaguar (125) 4. Sega CD (105) 4. SNES (105) 6. Atari 5200 (55) 7. Arcade (37) 8. PlayStation (20) 9. Atari Lynx (15) 10. NES/Famicom (5) A quiet week to fill out the year, with our perennial champion at a strong #1. I'll add some end-of-year statistics soon! @Kurt Woloch: Got your numbers just in time! Happy New Year and may all your gaming dreams/goals come true this year. Thank you, and the same to you! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thegoldenband Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 Overall summary for 2012: In 2012 we played 1089 games on 46 eligible systems, for a total of 145,473 minutes of gameplay. That's a little down from 2011, but still one heck of a lot of gaming! Here are the top 100 games for 2012. Once again, the winner is no surprise, but also note that three of the top 5 games are VCS titles! When we started including PlayStation and Dreamcast games I think folks were worried that the old stuff would get crowded out, so I'm glad those fears have proven unfounded. Top 100 games in 2012: 1. Kaboom (Atari 2600) - 34895 2. Lock 'n' Chase (Intellivision) - 2885 3. Berzerk (Atari 2600) - 2828 4. Video Chess (Atari 2600) - 2636 5. Qbillion (Game Boy) - 2027 6. BerZerk (Arcade) - 1670 7. Dragon Warrior II (NES/Famicom) - 1635 8. Battle Chess (3DO) - 1337 9. Baseball Stars (NES/Famicom) - 1272 10. Albert Odyssey: Legend of Eldean (Sega Saturn) - 1260 11. Super Hydlide (Genesis) - 1245 12. Legend of Wukong (Genesis) - 1227 13. Pilotwings 64 (N64) - 1033 14. Dr. Mario (Atari 8-bit) - 1020 15. Warrior of Rome (Genesis) - 891 16. Snow Bros. (Arcade) - 850 17. Tempest 2000 (Atari Jaguar) - 821 18. Donkey Kong Jr. (Atari 7800) - 815 19. Star Odyssey (Genesis) - 753 20. Faery Tale Adventure (Genesis) - 736 21. Peter Pepper's Ice Cream Factory (Arcade) - 732 22. Kid Icarus (NES/Famicom) - 720 23. WarpSpeed (Genesis) - 710 24. Blackthorne (Sega 32X) - 704 25. Ys Book I & II (Turbografx-16/PC Engine) - 697 26. Dragon Warrior (NES/Famicom) - 687 27. Onslaught (Genesis) - 680 28. Space Pilot II (C64) - 678 29. Bomberman '94 (Turbografx-16/PC Engine) - 670 30. Sonic 3 & Knuckles (Genesis) - 655 31. Bard's Tale (NES/Famicom) - 639 32. Soul Blazer (SNES) - 606 33. Chiki Chiki Boys (Genesis) - 601 34. Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES/Famicom) - 600 35. B.O.B. (SNES) - 596 36. Park Patrol (C64) - 574 37. Lagoon (SNES) - 572 38. Backgammon (Atari 2600) - 560 39. Kolibri (Sega 32X) - 557 40. SteamRoller (ColecoVision) - 548 41. Impulse X (Atari Jaguar) - 540 42. Goofy's Hysterical History Tour (Genesis) - 530 43. Diner (Intellivision) - 528 44. Frogger 2: Swampy's Revenge (PlayStation) - 514 45. Ghouls 'n Ghosts (Arcade) - 510 45. Pac-Man (Arcade) - 510 45. Berzerk (Atari 5200) - 510 45. California Games (Atari Lynx) - 510 45. Ms. Pac-Man (Atari Lynx) - 510 50. Defender 2000 (Atari Jaguar) - 509 51. Gain Ground (Genesis) - 507 52. Skate or Die: Bad 'N' Rad (Game Boy) - 504 53. Genghis Khan II: Clan of the Gray Wolf (Genesis) - 485 54. Asteroids (Atari 7800) - 483 55. Galaxian (Atari 8-bit) - 480 55. Sword of Fargoal (C64) - 480 55. Star Wars: Rogue Squadron (N64) - 480 55. Golf (NES/Famicom) - 480 55. Civilization (PC (DOS)) - 480 55. Gradius III (SNES) - 480 61. Raiden (Atari Jaguar) - 451 62. Tokyo Xtreme Racer (Dreamcast) - 440 63. B.O.B. (Genesis) - 434 64. Bandai Golf: Challenge Pebble Beach (NES/Famicom) - 420 65. Elevator Action (NES/Famicom) - 419 66. Shamus (Game Boy Color) - 414 67. Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge (Game Boy) - 411 68. Splash (Arcade) - 405 68. Raiden Densetsu (Raiden Trad) (FM Towns Marty) - 405 68. Spiderman/X-Men: Arcade's Revenge (SNES) - 405 71. Tigger's Honey Hunt (N64) - 404 72. Burgertime (Mattel Aquarius) - 382 73. Trevor McFur in the Crescent Galaxy (Atari Jaguar) - 375 74. Ms. Pac-Man (Arcade) - 370 75. Jewel Master (Genesis) - 369 76. Pole Position (Atari 5200) - 365 77. Asterix and the Great Rescue (Genesis) - 364 78. Klax (Arcade) - 360 78. Mega Man 2 (NES/Famicom) - 360 80. Sküljagger (SNES) - 357 81. Dig Dug (Arcade) - 355 81. Dreadnaught Factor (Atari 5200) - 355 83. Dragon Power (NES/Famicom) - 344 84. Adventures of Kid Kleets (SNES) - 338 85. Pac-Man 4K (Atari 2600) - 335 86. Wacky Races (Dreamcast) - 333 87. Illusion of Gaia (SNES) - 330 88. Dark Castle (Genesis) - 316 89. Iron Soldier 2 (Atari Jaguar) - 315 90. Granada (Genesis) - 313 91. Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge (Atari ST) - 305 92. Wonder Boy III: Monster Lair (Genesis) - 303 93. Final Fantasy (NES/Famicom) - 301 94. Atari Karts (Atari Jaguar) - 300 95. Millipede (Atari 5200) - 295 95. Pac-Man Collection (Atari 7800) - 295 97. Klax (Atari Lynx) - 290 97. Frenzy (ColecoVision) - 290 99. Seaweed Assault (Atari 2600) - 285 99. Mega Man (NES/Famicom) - 285 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thegoldenband Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 And now for the top consoles of 2012 (though the list is all-inclusive). The Atari 2600 is at #1, by an even wider margin than in past years! Top consoles/platforms of 2012: 1. Atari 2600 (44497) 2. Genesis (16160) 3. NES/Famicom (11255) 4. Arcade (9487) 5. SNES (6866) 6. Intellivision (5999) 7. Atari Jaguar (5098) 8. Game Boy (4907) 9. Atari 5200 (4387) 10. Atari 7800 (3479) 11. 3DO (3366) 12. C64 (3061) 13. Atari Lynx (3045) 14. N64 (2859) 15. Atari 8-bit (2479) 16. ColecoVision (2225) 17. Turbografx-16/PC Engine (1963) 18. PlayStation (1625) 19. Sega Saturn (1562) 20. Sega 32X (1518) 21. Dreamcast (1385) 22. Sega Master System (1083) 23. Atari ST (1070) 24. FM Towns Marty (840) 25. Neo Geo AES/MVS (810) 26. Sega CD (728) 27. PC (DOS) (715) 28. Game Boy Color (666) 29. Mattel Aquarius (382) 30. Odyssey^2 (339) 31. TI-99 (296) 32. Neo Geo CD (255) 33. Game Gear (210) 34. PC (Windows 95/98) (145) 34. Vectrex (145) 36. Apple II (100) 36. Philips CD-i (100) 38. VG-5000 (88) 39. VIC-20 (70) 40. Linux (53) 41. BBC Micro (50) 42. Intellivision ECS (45) 43. Neo Geo Pocket Color (30) 44. SG-1000 (19) 45. Sharp MZ-700 (7) 46. Handheld/Tabletop (4) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thegoldenband Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 And now for the top 100 games on platforms released before the NES. If you're surprised by the #1 result, you haven't been paying much attention! Once again, note that the top 5 is almost identical to the "regular" charts, so the pre-crash consoles are still going strong. Top 100 games on pre-NES platforms in 2012: 1. Kaboom (Atari 2600) - 34895 2. Lock 'n' Chase (Intellivision) - 2885 3. Berzerk (Atari 2600) - 2828 4. Video Chess (Atari 2600) - 2636 5. BerZerk (Arcade) - 1670 6. Dr. Mario (Atari 8-bit) - 1020 7. Donkey Kong Jr. (Atari 7800) - 815 8. Peter Pepper's Ice Cream Factory (Arcade) - 732 9. Space Pilot II (C64) - 678 10. Park Patrol (C64) - 574 11. Backgammon (Atari 2600) - 560 12. SteamRoller (ColecoVision) - 548 13. Diner (Intellivision) - 528 14. Pac-Man (Arcade) - 510 14. Berzerk (Atari 5200) - 510 16. Asteroids (Atari 7800) - 483 17. Galaxian (Atari 8-bit) - 480 17. Sword of Fargoal (C64) - 480 19. Burgertime (Mattel Aquarius) - 382 20. Ms. Pac-Man (Arcade) - 370 21. Pole Position (Atari 5200) - 365 22. Dig Dug (Arcade) - 355 22. Dreadnaught Factor (Atari 5200) - 355 24. Pac-Man 4K (Atari 2600) - 335 25. Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge (Atari ST) - 305 26. Millipede (Atari 5200) - 295 26. Pac-Man Collection (Atari 7800) - 295 28. Frenzy (ColecoVision) - 290 29. Seaweed Assault (Atari 2600) - 285 30. Donkey Kong (Atari 7800) - 280 31. Pac-Man (Atari 5200) - 265 32. Blasteroids (Arcade) - 263 33. Mario Bros. (Atari 7800) - 260 34. Pole Position (Atari 8-bit) - 250 35. Q*Bert's Qubes (Arcade) - 247 36. Sheriff (Arcade) - 243 37. USCF Chess (Intellivision) - 220 38. Missile Command (Atari 2600) - 212 39. Donkey Kong II: Jumpman Returns (Arcade) - 210 40. Gauntlet (Arcade) - 203 41. Frantic (ColecoVision) - 201 42. Trashmania: Remix (Atari 2600) - 200 42. Space Invaders (Atari 5200) - 200 42. Beef Drop (Atari 7800) - 200 45. Congo Bongo (Arcade) - 195 45. Mario Bros. (Atari 5200) - 195 45. Choplifter (Atari 7800) - 195 45. Ms. Pac-Man (C64) - 195 49. Centipede (Atari 7800) - 190 49. Commando (Intellivision) - 190 49. Stonix (Intellivision) - 190 52. Joust (Atari 5200) - 185 53. Pac-Land (Arcade) - 180 54. Lotus Esprit Turbo Challenge 3 (Atari ST) - 175 55. Tower of Doom (Intellivision) - 173 56. Water Ski (Atari 7800) - 172 57. Donkey Kong (Arcade) - 170 58. G.I. Joe (Atari 2600) - 165 59. Vroom (Atari ST) - 160 60. Chicken Shift (Arcade) - 156 61. Christmas Carol vs. the Ghost of Christmas Presents (Intellivision) - 153 62. Circus Atari (Atari 2600) - 152 63. Cavelon (Arcade) - 151 64. Bump 'n' Jump (Intellivision) - 148 65. Gyruss (Atari 5200) - 135 65. Qix (Atari 5200) - 135 65. Robotron: 2084 (Atari 7800) - 135 65. Pac-Man Collection (ColecoVision) - 135 69. Road Runner (Arcade) - 133 70. Transformers, The (C64) - 128 71. Casino (Atari 2600) - 125 71. Super Cobra (Atari 5200) - 125 73. Donkey Kong 3 (Arcade) - 121 74. Sim City (Atari ST) - 120 74. Ghosts 'n' Goblins (C64) - 120 74. Utopia (Intellivision) - 120 77. Beamrider (Intellivision) - 117 78. Pac-Man Arcade (Atari 5200) - 115 79. Burgertime (Arcade) - 114 79. Rampage (Atari 7800) - 114 79. Beach-Head (Atari 8-bit) - 114 82. Big Deal, The (C64) - 111 83. Super Zaxxon (Arcade) - 110 84. Caverns of Khafka (C64) - 105 85. Centipede (Atari 5200) - 100 85. Mario Bros. (ColecoVision) - 100 87. AD&D: Cloudy Mountain (Intellivision) - 98 88. Robotron: 2084 (Atari 5200) - 92 89. Super Burgertime (Arcade) - 91 90. Frenzy (Arcade) - 90 90. Frogger (Atari 5200) - 90 90. H.E.R.O. (Atari 5200) - 90 90. Ms. Pac-Man (Atari 5200) - 90 90. N.O.M.A.D. (C64) - 90 90. Pac-Man (proto) (ColecoVision) - 90 96. Ms. Pac-Man (Atari 2600) - 88 96. Tortues (VG-5000) - 88 98. Beamrider (Atari 5200) - 85 98. K.C. Munchkin (Odyssey^2) - 85 100. Zone Ranger (Atari 5200) - 80 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thegoldenband Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 Next are the new arrivals into the 1000-minute club for 2012. The first number is their gameplay time in 2012, and the number in parentheses is their total gameplay time to date. Note that our stats for 2009 are still incomplete, so certain games on pre-crash systems may be undercounted. New arrivals in the 1000-minute club, 2012: Week 01 - WarpSpeed (Genesis) - 710 (1404) Week 04 - Berzerk (Arcade) - 1670 (1672) Week 04 - Diner (Intellivision) - 528 (1355) Week 12 - Legend of Wukong (Genesis) - 1227 (1227) Week 14 - Bandai Golf: Challenge Pebble Beach (NES) - 420 (1020) Week 15 - Qbillion (Game Boy) - 2027 (2034) Week 17 - Super Hydlide (Genesis) - 1245 (1245) Week 18 - Albert Odyssey: Legend of Eldean (Sega Saturn) - 1260 (1260) Week 18 - Lock 'n' Chase (Intellivision) - 2885 (3414) Week 19 - Berzerk (Atari 5200) - 510 (1090) Week 19 - Pilotwings (N64) - 1033 (1033) Week 25 - Video Chess (Atari 2600) - 2636 (2636) Week 30 - Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES) - 600 (1081) Week 31 - Dr. Mario (Atari 8-bit) - 1020 (1020) Week 36 - Tempest 2000 (Atari Jaguar) - 821 (1001) Week 42 - Baseball Stars (NES) - 1272 (1272) Week 42 - Dragon Warrior II (NES) - 1635 (1696) Week 50 - Battle Chess (3DO) - 1337 (1337) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thegoldenband Posted January 1, 2013 Author Share Posted January 1, 2013 Finally, here are the top 25 games by all-time gameplay, encompassing our stats from 2008 to the end of December 2012. As I said in my previous post, we're missing some stats for 2009, so certain pre-NES titles may be undercounted. Anyway, here we have the 25 games that have seen more love than any others -- the ones that have had long, dedicated hours put into them, whether by a single individual or by an inspired multitude. This year marks three new arrivals in the top 25, which I've marked in italics. And as you can see, one game is on the brink of terra incognita: the 100000-minute club. Will this next year be the year that Atarian7 finally reaches 10^6 - 1 points? And will it happen before he reaches the 10^5 minute mark? I for one am looking forward to finding out in 2013! Top 25 games by gameplay time, all-time: 1. Kaboom (Atari 2600) - 85433 2. Galaxian (Atari 2600) - 11314 3. Berzerk (Atari 2600) - 6688 4. Park Patrol (C64) - 4125 5. Final Fantasy (NES/Famicom) - 3976 6. Worms World Party (Dreamcast) - 3960 7. Pokemon Red Version (Game Boy) - 3712 8. Lock 'n' Chase (Intellivision) - 3414 9. Adventure (Atari 2600) - 3375 10. Suikoden II (PlayStation) - 2938 11. Wizardry II: Knight of Diamonds (NES/Famicom) - 2660 12. Dragon Warrior (NES/Famicom) - 2651 13. Video Chess (Atari 2600) - 2636 14. SteamRoller (ColecoVision) - 2509 15. Galaga (Arcade) - 2433 16. Worms (Atari Jaguar) - 2400 17. Pitfall (Atari 2600) - 2367 18. Hang-On (Sega Master System) - 2363 19. Shining in the Darkness (Genesis) - 2324 20. Q*Bert's Qubes (Arcade) - 2214 21. Gauntlet Legends (N64) - 2060 22. Qbillion (Game Boy) - 2034 23. Missile Command (Atari 2600) - 2005 24. Centipede (TI-99) - 2003 25. Zelda Challenge: Outlands (NES/Famicom) - 1891 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt_Woloch Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Thank you for compiling all these charts for the whole year! For me, these are some kind of "guilt charts"... since I see many games I played in these charts, which I played so extensively that it would actually pay off to buy them, but it doesn't work out that way for some reasons... 1. Those games have long disappeared from the store shelves (except maybe for used ones, which don't give the manufacturer additional revenue) 2. Money should normally be used to buy professional products that are actually on sale, not to send it to someone who I think would deserve it out of some reason. 3. Even if I was willing to pay for the games now, it would be hard to find out who would deserve the money... the programmers? The manufacturers (if they still exist)? 4. For some things it wouldn't be practical to actually own them, for instance, an arcade machine of Q*Bert's Qubes or Peter Pepper's Ice Cream Factory would take up much space 5. Some of the games I played were never available in local stores, or at least I haven't seen them there... for instance, I've never seen Mattel Aquarius stuff around here, and the Philips VG-5000 computer was only available in France, but not here in Austria. And some even haven't been released at all back then (like Colecovision Steamroller). 6. I've been taught to get everything as cheaply as possible and not to pay anything for anything I can get for free (like those old games which are all downloadable from somewhere). Actually, I should even try not to spend too much money for things I like... rather, I should only spend money when I'm forced to do it. On the other hand, I've been busy all year long to fulfill wishes of other people, often not being paid for it at all, and I've become used to the fact that my wishes, in turn, often don't come true. So I'm not feeling as if I haven't done enough for other people in general. So if you compare what I'm giving and taking, I think I'm still giving enough, just to other people. Yet, the growing value on my bank accounts tells me differently... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thegoldenband Posted January 2, 2013 Author Share Posted January 2, 2013 You're very welcome, and I enjoyed your thoughtful post! Most of us who love retrogaming are affected by these questions in some degree or other, but I think there are also plenty of things that balance out any sense of guilt. Above all, I think the fact that we're still playing and enjoying these games would please all but the most money-driven programmers, because that means that their work is still "alive" instead of lying uselessly in a storage room. I've gotten in touch with a few programmers who were tickled that anyone even remembered them. And if they're still making games and their past work motivates us to support their current projects, even better. So, to misquote Goethe: Gedenke zu spielen! Wage es, glücklich zu sein. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karokoenig Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 I assume you're gonna do the same for 2013? I would have the occasional playtime minute to chip in as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thegoldenband Posted January 2, 2013 Author Share Posted January 2, 2013 I assume you're gonna do the same for 2013? I would have the occasional playtime minute to chip in as well... Already up! I just need to ask a mod to sticky it. BTW great username! I guess it's probably a common word/phrase in German, but it always makes me think of the Schumann song "Die Kartenlegerin". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karokoenig Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Already up! I just need to ask a mod to sticky it. BTW great username! I guess it's probably a common word/phrase in German, but it always makes me think of the Schumann song "Die Kartenlegerin". Great. I'll join the party there. About my username - you noticed it means King of Diamonds. I use the name as an homage to King Diamond (and Mercyful Fate, of course). Eighties Metal is my thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thegoldenband Posted January 2, 2013 Author Share Posted January 2, 2013 Aha, of course! Sure, I know King Diamond/Mercyful Fate, at least somewhat -- I've only heard Don't Break the Oath and Melissa. So at least I guessed that it's related to music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted January 2, 2013 Share Posted January 2, 2013 Nice to see the 5200 with a good showing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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