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Once again we have assembled for one purpose: to lose to EmP. Last year he took the world championship yet again, in spite of Overdrive giving him a run for his money.

Also OD became the second of only two people to finish Alpha Marathon last year, so I declare him Intercontinental Champion.

The rules are unaltered. Only reviews you list here count towards your score, no off-site reviews, and reviews posted must either be all new or completely rewritten and resubmitted.

Let the futility game begin.


Leaderboard
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Joe: 27 -- VICTORIOUS!!!
EmP: 27
honestgamer: 18
Suskie: 7
holdthephone: 2


#: 7Days (PC)
A: AMOK (PC)
B: Brutal: Above the Claw (32X)
C: Clicker Heroes (PC)
D: Devil Daggers (PC)
E: Electronic Super Joy (PC)
F: Fire Fighter (Atari 2600)
G: Galaga (Arcade)
H: Howler, The (PC)
I: Insanity's Blade (PC)
J: Joe & Mac (NES)
K: Kraven Manor (PC)
L: Legacy of the Wizard (NES)
M: Mortal Kombat II (32X)
N: NyxQuest: Kindred Spirits (PC)
O: Operation C (GB)
P: Pid (PC)
Q: Qbeh (PC)
R: Road Runner (NES)
S: Silent Insanity P.T. (Android)
T: Tap Titans (Android)
U: UnderDread (PC)
V: Vessel (PC)
W: White Mirror (PC) - I have broken the WWE curse!
X: X-Men: Wolverine's Rage (GBC)
Y: Year Walk (PC)
Z: Zombeer (PC)

The only thing my milkshake brings to the yard is a subpoena.

Placeholder, for my losing enjoyment.

# - 3D Classics Excitebike (3DS)
A - Axiom Verge (PS4)
B - Broforce (PS4)
C - Cally's Caves 3 (PC)
D - Defend Your Life (PC)
E - Echoes of Aetheria (PC)
F -
G - Grand Kingdom (Vita)
H - Hero and Daughter+ (PC)
I -
J -
K -
L - Letter Quest: Grimm's Journey Remastered (Xbox One)
M - Miitomo (iOS)
N -
O - Organ Trail: Complete Edition (PS4)
P - Pokemon Moon (3DS)
Q - Qvadriga (PC)
R - Rabi-Ribi (PC)
S - Strawberry Vinegar (PC)
T - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan (PS4)
U - Unbox (PC)
V -
W - The Westport Independent (PC)
X -
Y -
Z -

"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." - John F. Kennedy on reality

"What if everything you see is more than what you see--the person next to you is a warrior and the space that appears empty is a secret door to another world? What if something appears that shouldn't? You either dismiss it, or you accept that there is much more to the world than you think. Perhaps it really is a doorway, and if you choose to go inside, you'll find many unexpected things." - Shigeru Miyamoto on secret doors to another world2

Less than a day in. Winning already.

27/27

#: 10 Minute Barbarian [PC]
A: AfterBurner Complete [32X]
B: The Bunker [PC]
C: Cosmic Carnage [32X] Code of Princess [PC]
D: Deathsmiles [PC] Dreamfall Chapters -- Book Five [PC] Doom [32X]
E: Enslaved: Odyssye to the West [360]
F: FIFA '96 [32X]
G: Gemini: Heroes reborn [PC] Golf Magazine: 36 Great Holes Starring Fred Couples [32X]
H: htoL#NiQ: The Firefly Diary [PC] Haven [PC]
I: Incredible Baron, The [PC]
J: Julai [PC]
K: Kathy Rain [PC]
L: Life is Strange [PC]
M: Mind Zero [PC]
N: Night Trap [32X]
O: Otem's Defiance [PC]
P: Pony Island [PC]
Q: Quiver of Crows, A [PC]
R: Resident Evil Zero [PC] Resident Evil 6 [PC]
S: Sora [PC] Supreme Warrior [32X] Silence [PC]
T: T-Mek [32X] TurnOn [PC] Tick's Tales [PC] Technomancer, The [PC]
U: Umbrella Corps [PC]
V: Vegas Casino High 5! [DS]
W: Walking Dead: Michonne - Ep. 1 // Ep. 2 // Ep. 3 [PC] War of the Human Tanks: Limited Operations [PC]
X: Xmas Shooting Scramble!! [pc]
Y: Yomawari: Night Alone [PC]
Z: Zenith [PC]

For us. For them. For you.

# -
A -
B -
C -
D - Dragon's Dogma
E -
F -
G -
H -
I -
J -
K -
L -
M -
N -
O -
P -
Q -
R - Rise of the Tomb Raider
S -
T -
U -
V -
W -
X -
Y -
Z -

Mobius 1, engage...

For the first time in three or four years, I have taken the lead.

The only thing my milkshake brings to the yard is a subpoena.

Can't have that.

For us. For them. For you.

Jason with the early threat - but has knocked off no trouble letters yet.

Scoring an S is almost like not scoring at all.

For us. For them. For you.

Worry not, Gary! I will eventually start knocking off more challenging letters, though 'W' is by no means one of the easiest of the lot. And 'E' isn't generally all that simple, either, even though in this case we've both knocked it off our respective lists.

"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." - John F. Kennedy on reality

"What if everything you see is more than what you see--the person next to you is a warrior and the space that appears empty is a secret door to another world? What if something appears that shouldn't? You either dismiss it, or you accept that there is much more to the world than you think. Perhaps it really is a doorway, and if you choose to go inside, you'll find many unexpected things." - Shigeru Miyamoto on secret doors to another world2

My years of experience, which I will lend to you, young rookie, tells me W is deceptively easy. You are correct in saying E is a tricky letter, however.

Good run thus far. You finished 2015 with a flurry and it's good to see it continue.

For us. For them. For you.

Looks like it's already a lost cause at this point, but hey, no harm in keeping a tally anyway.

# -
A -
B -
C -
D - DarkMaus (PC)
E -
F - Firewatch (PC)
G - Grim Dawn (PC)
H - Homeworld: Deserts of Kharak (PC)
I -
J -
K -
L -
M -
N -
O -
P -
Q -
R -
S -
T -
U - Unravel (PC)
V -
W - The Witness (PC)
X - XCOM 2 (PC)
Y -
Z -

7/27

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

Jason'll burn out soon(?). But for now - look at him go!

For us. For them. For you.

A winner is me.

The only thing my milkshake brings to the yard is a subpoena.

Nice work, Jojo. Now go play some stuff that actually interests you.

Also, some 32X stuff that doesn't.

For us. For them. For you.

Doom, Dark Souls III and Risen 3 await! (Escape Goat, too)

The only thing my milkshake brings to the yard is a subpoena.

There's still time to finish in the top 3!

"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." - John F. Kennedy on reality

"What if everything you see is more than what you see--the person next to you is a warrior and the space that appears empty is a secret door to another world? What if something appears that shouldn't? You either dismiss it, or you accept that there is much more to the world than you think. Perhaps it really is a doorway, and if you choose to go inside, you'll find many unexpected things." - Shigeru Miyamoto on secret doors to another world2

Whoa, and it didn't even take 5 full months. That's just insane!

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

And finished.

Further congrats to Joe for coming in first. Good effort, Jason.

For us. For them. For you.

Huh. I would've thrown myself at this if I knew it existed, though I doubt I would've had much of a good score.

This is where the witty thing should be. I seem to have lost the witty thing. I'll get back to you on it.

I'm starting another one in a few minutes. It's a yearly thing.

The only thing my milkshake brings to the yard is a subpoena.