Name: Markies
Location: St. Louis, Missouri
Age/DoB: 42/01-23-1982
Favorite Genre: Role Playing Games
Favorite Game: Final Fantasy X(PS2)
Likes: Video and Board Games, Music, Books
Playing: Kingsburg
Listening: Arc The Lad I & II Soundtrack
Reading: Kevin J. Anderson - Hidden Empire
Hello to all reading this,
I play games rather slowly because that is just my nature. I have a terrible combination of a fear of the unknown, extremely cautious and a full time job. So, if I don't update my 'Now Playing' for a few days, it is because I am currently grinding and not avoiding my games. That is just not possible.
I have several rules and guidelines that I follow on my Backloggery. It may be rather confusing and cumbersome, but I have made significant progress on my Backlog. I still enjoy my games, but I also limit myself to prevent too much.
Thank you and I hope you enjoy looking at my collection along with my gaming status.
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Mark's Backlogging Rules
Gaming Status
= Haven't Started Yet
= Have Played, But Not Yet Beat
= Seen Credits, But Still Have Things To Do
= Have Seen And Done Everything I Want
= Beaten The Game With a Difficult Handicap Or Speedrun
Memory Card = Always Positive Number
Wish List = Prequels, Sequels & Games that I want.
Next - Game In Series To Buy Next
(#) - How Many Games In Series
Later - Games In Series Down The Line
Ranking System
5 = I loved this game and it is the best!
4 = I like the game, but it is not perfect.
3 = I thought the game was okay, but it has some major flaws.
2 = I thought the game was passable, but it had way too many flaws.
1 = I really did not like the game at all.
Buying New Games = Get Fire Badge. Buy Next Game from the lowest
Console. If tie, choose console with largest total Wishlist. Start Over. If I ever get below 50 Total
, I go on a buying spree. If I ever get below 2
for one console, I will go on a buying spree for that console.
Now Playing
I will have 5 games on my Now Playing list. 1 active
&
game, 1
&
in wait, & 1 Monday
. I will play the Monday
while watching the Backloggery Streams on Monday. I will switch between the active
&
games every day and switch them out with the ones in waiting. For those 4 Games, I will have them be all from different systems.
New Year Cookie
On January 1st, I will use the Fortune Cookie on my Wishlist. I will purchase whichever Next Game that is pulled that is of a reasonable price. I will also add one Random
Game and one Random
Game to my Now Playing. I will play them after I finish the ones on my Now Playing and then I will continue my regular playing.
New Birthday Game
On my Birthday, January 23rd, I will purchase my Most Wanted game on my Wishlist.
Mark's Gaming Goals
1. Get Fire Badge
2. Get Master Of Unlocking Badge
3. Buy All Games On Wishlist For One Console
4.
a console
5.
a console
6. Buy and
all video games on Wishlist
7.
my entire collection
Backloggery Themes
Use the Banner for the colors to match the theme. Keep text all one color. Make background and foreground two different colors.
Banner = 776 X 300. Avatar = 100 X 100. (Use Postimage.org)
Before I had beat my Backlog, I thought I was finished with TMNT games. I owned and played through all of the classics on the NES, Genesis and SNES. A few short years ago, they made a new Turtles game that was amazing. I played that with a friend and then got it as a present. I was looking through my Wishlist and I realized that I had forgotten about the GameBoy games. The Backloggery Streams got me interested in those games, so when I did a big day of game shopping last year, I decided to pick up a copy of the first one. Now, I wanted to play a short and simple game for my GameBoy and I was glad that I did.
TMNT: Fall of the Foot Clan is a rather short and simple game. It only has five levels with a boss at end of each level. You can actually select which level to start on from the menu screen, which is very forgiving. But, it is a single plane Beat'Em Up where you scroll to the right and enemies pop up behind you or in front of you. There is some platforming, but it is mostly just slowly walking and stopping to kill a little enemy here and there. It's actually really comforting and once you get in the groove of the game, it can feel a bit hypnotic. The boss fights can be a little annoying, but none of them were too difficult. If you have enough health, you can normally beat them as they all have very simple patterns. For a GameBoy game, it has some pretty nice visuals and the music is almost spot on. You hear the Turtles theme even from a GameBoy game and it is instantly recognizable. You know, sometimes, with these giant games with so much to do, it is nice to sit back and play a rather simple game that isn't too difficult. This one hits that target perfectly.
Overall, I really enjoyed TMNT: Fall of the Foot Clan. The controls can feel a little sluggish, so it is easy to feel overwhelmed with all the enemies surrounding you. Also, the final level is a bit annoying. But, overall, the game is still really well done. It is nothing that blow anybody away or even top a list of the best GameBoy games of all time. But, this is a perfect game for the platform. It is something that can be beaten relatively easily and it is something that you pop in while on a car ride. If you can find the game for a decent price, I would recommend it. It is not a bad game to pass a few short hours on!