Play This Set October 2021

Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters (Game Boy)

gameid: 595
set by: Pebete
writeup by: Pebete

One of the firsts Yu-Gi-Oh! of all times, no trap cards no effect monsters no sacrifice just a bunch of magic cards and a lot of monsters, numbers pure and hard from the weak Skull Servant to the fearsome Blue Eyes White Dragon. The game relates the histories of the Duelist Kingdom where the magnate Maximillian Pegasus appeal the best duelists in the world included Seto Kaiba the number 1. About the game it's very simple, there are no phases just a Main Phase where you can summon a monster or play a magic card and the classic Battle Phase where you can attack the opponent monsters or directly hit. The set includes achievements about wins against the various duelist that appear in the game and obtaining his cards, unique fusions like the Black Skull Dragon, summon Exodia, miscellaneous and complete the different chapters of the game.

Jetsons, The: Cogswell's Caper (NES)

gameid: 1763
set by: DoctorV
writeup by: DoctorV

The Jetsons: Cogswell's Caper was released late in the NES's lifetime. The SNES had been released, but Natsume and Taito stayed behind to create this little hidden gem. Based on the animated sitcom from the 60's, you play as George, the patriarch of the Jetson family. Ordered by his boss Mr. Spacely, George is sent out to stop Mr. Spacely's rival, Mr. Cogswell, who has started up a mining factory on planet M38 and is making lots of money (how dare he!). George must prevent the destruction of this planet and save the aliens living there. The game consists of 12 stages, ending with a boss on most of them. While it may sound short, the high difficulty of this game can certainly make it last longer than you think. Thankfully, this game features infinite continues, resuming the game at the start of the stage you lost your last life on. The music in the game is also a highlight, with catchy tunes that will get stuck in your head. You'll be humming along to them in no time. There are also similarities in gameplay to Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers, as George can mostly only attack by picking up boxes and throwing them at enemies, but the similarities end there. I call this a hidden gem, since I suspect not many have played it, or even heard of it. But if you like The Jetsons or challenging platformers, then this is a game for you! The set contains both easy progression achievements, but also harder achievements such as reaching a boss without taking damage or beating the bosses damageless. If you want a true challenge, try your hand at beating the game without losing a single life. Have fun playing!

Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (Game Gear)

gameid: 12636
set by: mopain85
writeup by: mopain85

It's morphin time! An iconic line from an ever-popular series! Power Rangers is one of the great tv shows, movies, and video games that I grew up with. Most of us can relate to one another in our love for this great series! Regardless of which version you started watching, we cannot forget where they came from. The Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, the first iteration, and my personal favorite. Growing up I was excited when they started releasing Power Ranger video games! In 1994 the first Mighty Morphin Power Rangers video game was released. It debuted on numerous consoles and handhelds and was met with great success. Game gear was a handheld I couldn’t get my hands on growing up, but I am glad to finally knock another Power Rangers game off my bucket list! Power Rangers makes a fantastic display of the capability of this handheld's graphic potential, and the power rangers sounds we all know and love. Choose your favorite power ranger and set off to defend the city from putties and a slew of Rita Repulsa's evil monsters. After the puttie invasion and a one-on-one battle with Rita's monster (surprise, surprise) she's up to her old tricks! Magic wand make my monster grow! Once the monster grows there’s no choice but to call in the Zords and have the street fighter style battle ensue! One on one fighting with Zord power moves executed from our favorite button smashing combinations is sure to excite anyone who chooses to play. Nothing compares to fighting the forces of evil and saving the day!

Turok - Rage Wars (Game Boy Color)

gameid: 4108
set by: N/A
writeup by: mopain85

When you start talking about dinosaurs, mutants, and humans in a 4 player deathmatch...SIGN ME UP! The Turok series is a beloved series that started on the Nintendo 64 and has evolved over the years. We love the gameplay, the far-fetched story line, and saving the world. Well, my friends in Turok Rage Wars, throw all resemblance of a story line out the window and hand me the controller. We're here for one thing and one thing only. Pure mayhem!

Turok Rage Wars pits the player against other players or bots in a quake style deathmatch. The single player campaign mode is designed to give you some exciting gameplay shifting between kills, flag captures, and a tag the monkey mode. We also earn some achievements/medals (yes Turok Rage Wars had unlockable medals within the game itself!), and overall, we're looking to expand our multiplayer character selection library. Characters are unlocked through completed a previous character’s single player campaign. If you're looking for fast action, borderline chaos, challenging, and sometimes rage quitting criteria death matches, look no further. A game I would recommend to anyone who's not familiar with it but likes deathmatch video games. Drop yourself into a match and revel at the ability to inflate the enemy to the point of popping! Come get your hands dirty and rage on!

Space Manbow (MSX)

gameid: 4023
set by: BigWeedSmokerMan
writeup by: BigWeedSmokerMan

Space Manbow. What kind of name is that? Only the name of one of the best MSX titles you’ve never heard of, I would reply. This game took me by surprise, on my journey to develop a set for each currently supported console, I came across Space Manbow (1989, Konami) for the MSX. Initially drawn in by its interesting name, I discovered it was a bullet hell auto-scroller. Perfect. Bullet hell being one of my favorite genres I decided to take the plunge. The impressive use of the tech available to the Konami team really stands out here, the auto-scrolling and movement of the sprites is both so smooth and reactive, it really stands out from a fair number of other titles on the system. The game is chock full of powerups and boosters to aid you in your journey, even allowing for two mini ships to be added to your fleet to fight alongside you. It consists of 8 major sections (9 as the final boss is split in two) that get progressively harder. At a short 30–40-minute playthrough, it’s both surprising and welcome to find a continue option when running out of lives. The highlight of Space Manbow, to me, is easily the visual design of the different stages, they’re all unique and look incredibly detailed. At one point the player encounters a sort of body-horror-esque boss, representing a human head rooted to the ground with horns and a blue power source in its forehead. The amount of detail in this scene alone is dramatically impressive to me for being a 1989 release. The OST has such a perfect 80’s sci-fi vibe to it, you could listen to it separate from gameplay and certainly enjoy it, but there’s something about defeating the final boss, seeing the end cine begin to roll, and hearing the twinkly, triumphant sounds of victory resonating. Space Manbow is a part of the Thunder Cross series which is an adjacent series to both Gradius and Nemesis. If you like bullet hell, 80s vibes, or just slapping the space bar really hard, check out Space Manbow for the MSX.

Blue Dragon Plus (Nintendo DS)

gameid: 16634
set by SapphireSuicine
writeup by: SapphireSuicine

"It's a gaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaame, it's worth a playthrooooooough!" - Davidvinc. I don't know if my set for this game is good, but even without a set, this game would still be worth a playthrough. This game is a real-time strategy RPG with 15 main playable characters, all with different skillsets. Skills are linked to "Shadows", and each character starts with their own unique shadow. With prisms, you can give up to two extra Shadows to each character, allowing them to have 3 different skillsets at a time. In addition to the wide cast of characters, you can assemble Mecha Robos to add to your party. There are over 100 different types of Mecha Robos, and each can be customized with Mecha parts. If you played the original Blue Dragon, you would remember what happened at the end of the game. Shu and his friends are exploring the Atomic Cube, with over 20 locations to explore. On top of that, you will have the opportunity to complete 30 side quests, ranging from synthesizing items, stopping monsters, and even fighting extremely powerful dragon super bosses. If you enjoy strategy RPGs, or even if you haven't played one before, I think you'd like this game.

Hack Pokémon WaterBlue Version (Game Boy Advance)

gameid: 16195 set by: stfN1337 writeup by: adamjohnny5

With the current and seemingly frequent addition of Pokémon Hacks and Subsets lately, I felt it necessary to inform potential players of a hack that doesn't seem to get a lot of attention. I'm talking about Pokémon Waterblue, a FireRed Hack for the Game Boy Advance.

This hack plays out a lot like FireRed and LeafGreen before it, however with an interesting twist. This time, and seemingly for the first time (at least for Retroachievements) you play as Ash's Rival Gary. With a brand new story that turns your expectations on its head, and does a good job filling in the gaps in the Red and Blue story (like, how did he get those Pokémon?), WaterBlue is the perfect hack for Pokémon fans. It's also a top quality hack with very few issues.

The set is the standard fare for Pokémon games, with I personally like with hacks that I'm not sure about the quality of ahead of time. Beat all the trainers, access all the story mode points and, of course, catch them all are the achievements you will be going after. And it'll look great on your profile next to FireRed and LeafGreen too!