I’ve been keeping a running list of beaten games each year since 2011, and just through tracking things, I’ve felt incentivized to actually complete games.
Here’s my list from last year, and the current one for 2023. (For 2023 I started adding a score out of 10 too)
Beaten Games of 2022:
Mario 64 (Switch) 1/1
Star Fox 64 (Switch) 1/2
Pink Sweets (?) (Arcade) 1/8
Cuphead (Switch) 1/14
Returnal (PS5) 1/18
Forza Horizon 5 (XSX) 1/31
Castlevania Dracula X (PCE/RP2+) 2/10
iJezzball Demo (Ouya) 4/6
Toree 2 (Switch) 4/7
Slay The Spire - Ironclad (Switch) 4/10
Gunstar Heroes (Switch) 4/11
Rhythm Tengoku (GBA/AP) 4/25
The Messenger (Switch) 4/27
Mario Golf GBC (AP) 4/28
Mario Kate & Ashley Get a Clue (GBC) 5/26
Elden Ring (PS5) 6/20
Deathsmiles (Switch) 6/25
Donkey Kong ‘94 (AP) 6/25
TMNT: Shredded’s Revenge (XBX) 6/26
Cuphead DLC (Switch) 7/3
Advance Wars (AP) 7/16
Slay the Spire (iOS) 7/16
Mortal Kombat 4 (N64) 7/17
Xenoblade Chronicles (Switch) 7/30
Sonic 2 & Knuckles (Switch) 8/3
WCW vs nWo Revenger (PC/N64) 8/6
Mario Kart 64 (PC/N64) 8/8
Clayfighter 63 1/3 (PC/N64) 8/9
GunBulletX (Arcade) 8/20
BishiBashi Channel (Arcade) 8/20
Wave Race 64 (Switch) 8/23
Blood Breed (Switch) 8/24
Donkey Kong High Score (Arcade)
Down the Clown
Sagebrush (Switch) 8/26
Paratopic (Switch) 8/26
Snow Bros. (NES/RA) 8/27
Snow Bros. (Genesis/RA) 8/27
Adventure Game (Flash) 8/27
Zero Wing (Switch/Gen) 9/16
E4 (Every Extend) (XSX) 9/17
Mortal Kombat 4 (N64) 9/22
RBI Baseball 4 (Gen/RA) 9/30
Wario Land DX (AP) 10/8
Gunstar Heroes (GG/AP) 10/16
Pilotwings 64 (Switch) 10/18
Lion King (GG/AP) 10/23
Dadish 3 (Switch) 11/11
Just Button [100%] (iOS) 11/16
Idle 1 [100%] (iOS) 11/18
Super Smash Bros (N64) 11/26
What The Golf (Switch) 12/4
Vampire Survivors (iOS) 12/15
Super Mario Bros Deluxe (GBC) 12/24
Beaten Games of 2023:
A Week of Garfield (Cheated) (NES) 1/8
High on Life (XSX) 1/12
Super Mario Bros. (NES/SW) 1/18
Slay the Spire (iOS) 1/23
Super Mario Bros. 2 (NES/SW) 1/24
Super Mario Bros. 3 (NES/SW) 1/31
SMB Lost Levels (SNES/SW) 2/2
Super Mario Land (GBC) 2/2
Gargoyle’s Quest (GB/SW) 2/10
WWF Wrestlemania (SNES) 2/11
Mortal Kombat 4 (GBC) 2/17
Super Mario Land 2 (GB/SW) 2/22
Trip World (GB) 2/25
Shaq Fu (GB) 2/25
Nicktoons Racing (GBC) 3/2
WarioWare, Inc. (GBA/SW) 3/20
Gunstar Heroes (Gen) 3/22
Marvel vs Capcom (Arc/MiST) 3/22
Parappa the Rapper (PS1) 3/24
Resident Evil 4 (PS5) 3/29
Toejam & Earl (Gen/SW) 4/9
Um Jammer Lammy (PS1) 4/10
Super Mario World (SNES) 4/29
Tears of the Kingdom (Switch) 5/30
Sonic Advance (AP) 6/6
Grimace’s Birthday (AP) 6/17
The Lion King (SNES) 6/25
Super Mario 64 (N64) 6/28
DoDonPachi (ARC) 7/2
Zhadnost The People’s Party (3DO) 7/11
Fatty Bear’s Funpack (3DO) 7/11
Twisted Game Show (3DO) 7/11
Ninja Spirit (GB/AP) 7/17
SMW-My QLDC Level (SNES) 7/24
Mars (ARC) 7/25
Popful Mail (SCD) 8/3
Contra Hard Corps (Gen) 8/3
Metroid Prime Remastered (Switch) 8/3
Mortal Kombat 3 (R-Zone) 8/16
Gunstar Super Heroes (MiST) 8/17
Portal (Switch) 8/17
I wonder if I’m the only person to beat a Tiger R-Zone game in 2023