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Oh no. It's the end of the world.

I don't have to boost my review resume because I have a real resume.

It's the eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeend of the world as we know it (and I feel fine).

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F = Final Fantasy III, Front Mission

I rox.

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haha, one of these days I'll not be too lazy to edit in the (few) reviews I've done.

Oh no, it's a Goomba!

I need to do two more H reviews -- for the Half-Life 2 episodes -- and then I swear I'll move on to a different letter.

You exist because we allow it. And you will end because we demand it.

I have 11 now. I love how EmP's only (independently?) updating the list for the top four or five placers.

[Eating EmP's brain] probably isn't a good idea. I mean... He's British, which means his brain's wired for PAL and your eyes are NTSC. - Will

Most of the guys up the top are staff, so can edit the scores as they progress.

I asked for people to post to say when they had new games up, otherwise it's a huge pain to keep up with the scores!

For us. For them. For you.

My list is somewhat populated, considering my lack of effort.

A Aero Fighters: Assault
B Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn
C Cruisn' USA
D Double Dungeons
E Etrian Odyssey
F
G Gun nac
H
I Ico
J Journey to Silius
K Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards
L Lifeforce
M Metal Storm
N Neverwinter Nights 2
O
P Persona 3 FES
Q
R
S Star Fox 64
T Turok: Rage Wars
U
V
W Wizardry: Knight of Diamonds
X
Y
Z

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That's the thing, EmP. I did post in here updatting my score once... twice, even, before I nagged you on AIM about it. >_> But at least that answers the "biased updating" question.

12 for me now, in any case.

[Eating EmP's brain] probably isn't a good idea. I mean... He's British, which means his brain's wired for PAL and your eyes are NTSC. - Will

B = Bubble Bobble
C = Castle Crashers
D = Dragon Ball Z: Burst Limit
H = Hard to be a God
J = Jack Keane
M = MX vs. ATV Untamed
N = New International Track and Field
P = Pirates of the Burning Sea
S = Spellforce Universe
W = Wild Arms XF

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Yet another letter has been tallied.

I don't have to boost my review resume because I have a real resume.

A four-way tie! See now, this is exciting.

You exist because we allow it. And you will end because we demand it.

F = Final Fantasy III (DS), Front Mission (DS)
K = Koudelka (PS1)

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Count me in for this.

If I Offended You, You Needed It.

You should sign for this, too! =D

[Eating EmP's brain] probably isn't a good idea. I mean... He's British, which means his brain's wired for PAL and your eyes are NTSC. - Will

F = Front Mission, Final Fantasy III
K = Koudelka
S = Shadow Hearts

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21 letters for me. Though you could probably tack on 22 with what I have planned in the next week.

[Eating EmP's brain] probably isn't a good idea. I mean... He's British, which means his brain's wired for PAL and your eyes are NTSC. - Will

Alright, let's see what I've done in the couple of months I've been here...

A is for Assassin's Creed
B is for Bionic Commmando (REarmed)
C is for Chrono Trigger DS
D is for Dead Space
E is for Everyday Shooter
F is for Far Cry 2
G is for Grand Theft Auto IV
H is for Home (does this count?)
I is for Iron Tank: The Invasion of Normandy
J
K
L is for The Longest Journey
M is for Metal Gear Solid IV
N
O
P is for PAIN
Q
R
S is for Soul Calibur IV
T
U
V
W
X is for Xargon
Y
Z is for Zack and Wiki

So 15/26 so far. I have some of the other letters filled in (like Red Steel and Wii Sports) but I can't honorably claim them, since I wrote them last year. In the next week I plan on getting Wii Play (very belated) and Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories up, so I should have 17 by the end of the year. Odin Sphere might bring me to 18. I'd love to have up Valkyria Chronicles, but it's a slow game at the best of times, and I haven't played it in a week...

Note to gamers: when someone shoots you in the face, they aren't "gay." They are "psychopathic."

And that, kids, is 27. I said I'd win this thing -- further proof that EmP is always right.

Ego-inflation aside, I like how this one played out. I beat the thing with a scant five days to go and, at recent count, it has been the catalyst for 16 of the reviews i've written this year. My plan with this was to give me reason to write reviews I otherwise may not have, and it's obviously done its job.

There's still time for someone else to join me across the finishing line.

For us. For them. For you.

I'm fairly confident I'll get one more letter in thanks to Janus' contest.

But despite not winning or even hitting my objective, I really liked this idea. It should be an annual thing (if you weren't already planning that). I know I reviewed a couple of games solely for the purpose of getting another letter.....and no, they weren't all 2KB Atari 2600 reviews).

I'm not afraid to die because I am invincible
Viva la muerte, that's my goddamn principle

Oh, sure. Only update yourself why don't you.

Good job, though. I don't know how the hell you found the time. I'm probably not going to write anything else the rest of the year. I'm not really in a writing mood. But I'll take second place anyway especially since this thing made me write more reviews than I ever had before.

[Eating EmP's brain] probably isn't a good idea. I mean... He's British, which means his brain's wired for PAL and your eyes are NTSC. - Will

The end of the year is recorded late is now, and the final points are tallied. Only one person could win, and it was always going to be me, like I said at the start, but good job to those that took part. Special kudos go to WQ for almost making it to the finishing line and to Zipp for a valiant late charge. Wooden spoon to OD. As usual.

I am a man of infinite mercy. I will shortly allow you another shot to take my throne.

For us. For them. For you.