Holiday Gaming Awards

[Chris]

Our community is one filled with gamers as I'm sure you know - so why not embrace that for the season? The following awards will be up for grabs for anyone who completes the appropriate listed games from the SNES/MD generation:

 

 

White Border

 

              

 

     

 

              

 

      

 

 

Gold Border

(Check FAQ below)

 

       

 

 

 

SNES Applicable Games [White Borders]

• Chrono Trigger [with any ending - new game + discouraged];
• The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past;
• A Mega Man X entry [X1, X2 or X3 - any ending];
• Super Castlevania IV;
• Super Metroid [with any percentage and time];
• A Super Mario platforming game on the console [sMW, Yoshi, All Stars];
• Kirby's Dreamland 3 [Dedede, incomplete heart progress] or Kirby Super Star [Milky Way Wishes sub-story];
• Contra III - The Alien Wars;
• A Donkey Kong Country installment [without all DK coins - regular ending];
• The first Ganbare Goemon, also known as The Legend of the Mystical Ninja [first world only];
• Star Fox or Star Fox 2;
• Earthbound/Mother II;
• Gradius III;
• Tetris Attack;
• Super Ghosts & Ghouls;
• Maui Mallard/Donald Duck in Cold Shadow;
• Zombies Ate My Neighbours (10 stage clear);
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Turtles in Time;
• Final Fantasy VI;
• Killer Instinct;
• Mega Man 7

Genesis/MegaDrive Applicable Games [White Borders]

• Any Sonic the Hedgehog sidescrolling platformer with or without Chaos Emeralds [1, 2, 3, CD, Chaotix, etc];
• Toejam & Earl [Repair your ship!] or the sequel;
• Ecco the Dolphin 1 or 2;
• Shinobi;
• Rocket Knight Adventures;
• Gunstar Heroes;
• Bonanza Brothers [Completing up to and including Pyramid];
• Ristar;
• A Streets of Rage installment;
• Aladdin [MegaDrive or SNES version];
• The Lion King [MegaDrive or SNES version];
• Bubsy [MegaDrive or SNES version];
• Zero Wing;
• Dr.Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine;
• Vectorman 1 or 2;
• Comix Zone;
• Golden Axe 1 or 2;
• Phantasy Star IV;
• Any Spiderman Title [MegaDrive or SNES];
• Dynamite Headdy;
• Sonic 3D Blast;
• Strider

But how do I get these icons?
To be eligible, you must provide a screenshot or photo of the ending cutscenes before the credits (unless the game has an end of credits cutscene [provide either]). 
 
What are these gold bordered awards for?
The gold bordered awards are for specific games which require a lot more effort to do completely for the best ending.
 
Current list of Gold Awards:

• Donkey Kong Country 2 [102%] or 3 [105%] run;
• Kirby's Dreamland 3 [100%] run with special ending;
• Completion of The Great Cave Offensive [with 60% collectables] or The Arena in Kirby Super Star;
• Any Ganbare Goemon game on the SNES from start to finish;
• Zombies Ate My Neighbours (30 stage clear);
• Clearing an Earthworm Jim game on MegaDrive or SNES;
• Clearing Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars including the Final Fantasy encounter;
• Clearing a Battletoads game on MegaDrive or SNES;
• Information on the Sonic golden award

When does the event end?
The event will end as the new year dings in on the east coast of the United States. These awards will only be given out during the duration of this event, which is why they have the year on them. 
 
Do my GBA Mario games (or [insert port or remake name here]) count?
Ports count as long as you can provide the pictures. Remakes count as long as the source game hasn't been heavily modified. Maverick/Irregular Hunter X on PSP does not count for the Mega Man X award and is one of the very few exceptions to this.
 
More games please!
More will be added daily, so check back! They will be added to this post as well as a notification later in the topic (as a new post).

Edited December 27, 2013 by Chris Kringle

[Blue Wisp]

Emulators don't count do they.

 

(i really want that metroid badge)

[Tara]

I'm always up for some Mega Man X, though I think I'll knock out some Sonic and Super Mario World once the semester is out in a few days as well!

[Chris]

Emulators don't count do they.

 

(i really want that metroid badge)

I did say screenshots too, didn't I? Some of these games cost a mint to pick up nowadays so it's not really fair if I said no.

[Blue Wisp]

I did say screenshots too, didn't I? Some of these games cost a mint to pick up nowadays so it's not really fair if I said no.

Well some of them like the Sonic sidescrolling games were rereleased in Steam, but stuff like Super Metroid could be exploited through a Save File or something.

 

Either way, thanks for answering~

 

metroidddd

[Tori Himemiya]

Some of these games are on my bucket list.

 

I'm game. I'll have Super Mario World done in an hour! ;D

[Speederino]

With Chrono Trigger, can it be the DS version? I don't see why it couldn't be but I feel I should double check.

 

EDIT: Eh, pretty stupid question now that I think about it considering a lot of these games have other ports/re-releases. IGNORE SILLY OL' ME!  xP

[Chris]

With Chrono Trigger, can it be the DS version? I don't see why it couldn't be but I feel I should double check.

The DS version would only require Lavos to be defeated, not the Dream Devourer or any of the additional content which wasn't included in the original release. Same goes for any of the ports with extra content.

[Noir]

Oh man this is such a cool idea, sounds like loads of fun. Lord knows how I'll fit in time to beat them all during break with every other game I wanted to play but I certainly can't miss out of these neat little badges.

[Komodin]

For games like Sonic 1 and Sonic CD, would it be alright if I used the Android ports/remakes for my playthroughs?

[Chris]

For games like Sonic 1 and Sonic CD, would it be alright if I used the Android ports/remakes for my playthroughs?

Playing as only the characters available to be used in the original releases (so for those, only Sonic). Sonic 2 and 3 would allow all S/T/K.

[Old dead account]

I plan on playing Sonic 1, and CD on their superior Taxman iOS versions, so i'll try to differentiate from a fake online shot (not that anybody should need to cheat on those games, right?) also, can you add Super Adventure Island II to that list? It's an old favorite and I'm sure many others have played it as well. Hell, what about Super Mario Kart? And let's not forget the DKC games.

[Brad]

This is so cool~ I'll probably go at Sonic 3K and Mario World, maybe try my hand at LttP and Mega Man X. 

[ElectricAngel]

This sounds pretty cool. Does it count if I use the Steam versions for the Genesis Sonic games?

 

Edit: Oh and how about the GBA version of Super Mario Bros. 3? Yeah never mind about that

Edited December 8, 2013 by SwiftWinds

[Tara]

This sounds pretty cool. Does it count if I use the Steam versions for the Genesis Sonic games?

 

Edit: Oh and how about the GBA version of Super Mario Bros. 3? Yeah never mind about that

All ports are okay as long as they are straight-ports that don't change much.

[Faseeh]

I'll go play Sonic 3&K with Knuckles right now! I WANT THAT AWARD!

[TCB]

I would join in this, but I don't think I'll be as committed. Plus with the only games I do have access to (Sonic 1-3&K) I'm not even good enough to get to the credits ^_^'...

[Zaysho]

Hmm, sounds like fun! I was planning to save a run through Chrono Trigger for next year, but it might not be a bad way to kill a week when I'm not busy. Since it says "any ending" I'm guessing I can make it a New Game+ run, but only if I'm going for one of the original SNES endings, not the DS ending, correct?

[Da Blu Hedgie]

Wait Gunstar Heroes is on the list...crap I completed the game months ago in a few hours, are we talking any difficulty or at least normal, because I did it on easy, heck I'll do one better than a screenshot I'll record it, but I do play on an emulator, I can't promise a no death run though.

[SkyLlama]

Sonic, RKA, Gunstar Heroes and maybe a Mario are all gonna be easy. I'll try to get a Shinobi game done too and maybe by some chance Zelda:ALTP.

 

So that a guaranteed four for me and quite possibly six.

[Sean]

Hmm, sounds like fun! I was planning to save a run through Chrono Trigger for next year, but it might not be a bad way to kill a week when I'm not busy. Since it says "any ending" I'm guessing I can make it a New Game+ run, but only if I'm going for one of the original SNES endings, not the DS ending, correct?

We would like it if you tried to get an ending legitimately (i.e. not use New Game+) but there's nothing we can really do to stop you on that front since we wouldn't know about it.

And no, the DS-exclusive ending won't count.

[Spin Attaxx]

Hm, is there a way to send screenshots from a Wii U? Because I could do Super Metroid and Super Mario World (and the original Mega Man X if I choose to get it on the Wii U VC).

[C4k3]

Neat! Guess it's time to dust off my copy of Mega Drive Ultimate Collection. Now to decide which Sonic to play.

 

I've never completed the Ecco games. I suppose this gives me a reason to try. WITHOUT save states.

[Tara]

Hm, is there a way to send screenshots from a Wii U? Because I could do Super Metroid and Super Mario World (and the original Mega Man X if I choose to get it on the Wii U VC).

You could invest in an insanely expensive screen capture device, or you could just take a photo of your screen.  (Which may take some work) - Sorry, I know that's not very helpful, but those are the only suggestions that come to mind. =P

[Spin Attaxx]

I suppose I could take a picture of my TV screen - it might be the best option actually, makes it more valid I think.