I think it's safe to say that I'm not beating any more games in 2020. So it's time for me to tally up what I beat this year (in alphabetical order):
Armored Core 2: Another Age - PlayStation 2
Bay Route - Arcade
Bloody Wolf - TurboGrafx-16
Caliber .50 - Arcade
Call of Juarez - Xbox 360
Call of Juarez: Bound in Blood - Xbox 360
Castlevania: The Adventure ReBirth - Wii
Chromehounds - Xbox 360
Chōsōjū Mecha MG - Nintendo DS
Columns - Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Crime City (1989) - Arcade
DuckTales - NES
DuckTales 2 - NES
Fallout: New Vegas - Ultimate Edition - Xbox 360
Final Fantasy XII Playable Demo Version - PlayStation 2
FixEight - Arcade
Forgotten Worlds - Arcade
Gundam Side Story 0079: Rise from the Ashes - Dreamcast
Head Buster - Sega Game Gear
Heroes of Mana - Nintendo DS
High Seas Havoc - Sega Mega Drive/Genesis
Kirby's Star Stacker - Game Boy
Kishin Douji Zenki - Sega Game Gear
Knight Move - NES
Knuckles' Chaotix Sega - 32X
Law of the West - NES
Lufia: Curse of the Sinistrals - Nintendo DS
Magical * Taruruuto-kun - Sega Game Gear
Mercs (1991) - Arcade
Metal Gear Solid 4: Guns of the Patriots - PlayStation 3
Midnight Resistance - Arcade
Mighty Final Fight - NES
Ninja Gaiden Shadow - Game Boy
Out Zone - Arcade
Phantasy Star Adventure - Sega Game Gear
Phantasy Star Ø - Nintendo DS
Prikura Daisakusen - Arcade
Quiz & Dragons: Capcom Quiz Game - Arcade
Red Dead Revolver - Xbox
Resident Evil: Dead Aim - PlayStation 2
Resident Evil: Survivor - PlayStation
Resident Evil: Survivor - Code: Veronica - PlayStation 2
Return of the Ninja - Game Boy Color
Ristar - Sega Game Gear
Sassou Shounen Eiyuuden Coca-Cola Kid - Sega Game Gear
Shinobi (1987) - Sega Master System
Sonic Blast - Sega Game Gear
Sonic the Hedgehog Pocket Adventure - Neo Geo Pocket
Sonic the Hedgehog: Triple Trouble - Sega Game Gear
Sunset Riders - Arcade
Super Mario Bros. (Super Mario All-Stars Version) - Super Nintendo
Super Mario Bros. 2 Japan - NES
Sword of the Berserk: Guts' Rage - Dreamcast
Tails Adventure - Sega Game Gear
Tails' Sky Patrol - Sega Game Gear
Tech Romancer - Dreamcast
ThunderFox - Arcade
Triggerheart Exelica - Dreamcast
What's Shenmue? - Dreamcast
Yoshi (1992) - NES
Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward - PlayStation Vita
Total games beaten this year:
61Every single game I beat this year was at least ten years old, with the exception of
Zero Escape, and the quasi-technical exception of
Fallout: New Vegas - Ultimate Edition (I'll explain why on the modern side of the board).
As far as which of the HRG-compliant games was my ultimate retro favorite, I'm going with:
This was an absolute blast, and I loved just about every minute of it. I basically "Platinumed" this one for all intents and purposes.
And my second place runner up for best retro game played this year:
Yee-haw.