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Backlaugust 2024 - Backlog's Door
 
It's that time of year yet again! Now to copy over this post from ludist210...

Backlaugust: The Official Negative World Month for Decimating Backlogs!™ is back again for more action! So start looking through your backlog and get started! The idea is to finish games during the month of August.

Here are the "rules":

Games can be on any system, not just Nintendo systems. I know we're a Nintendo fan site, but most everyone here is a multi-console owner. So play a game on any system you want.

Let us know what you're playing. Mostly just so we can cheer each other on.

Play games you already own. A lot of people tend to buy a game then not play it, or play it for a significant amount of time and then put it down. This is what we're aiming for. Games that launch in August don't count.

Try to pick up games you aren't actively playing right now. Games you're currently playing can be allowed, but in the spirit of Backlaugust, let's try to make them games you aren't playing at the moment. Make it a game you haven't touched in a month or more if possible.

When is a game done? That's up to you! Mark a game off your backlog when you've seen the ending or end credits, or once you've seen enough of the game in a game without a "proper ending" (like an arcade-type game). You don't have to do or get everything unless you want to.

Finished games will be posted in the OP. Because everyone likes to see their accomplishments recognized. Just post when you're done and I'll try to update daily.

Last year, we finished a whopping 17 games. That might be a tough number to top, but if everyone pitches in, I think we can do it!

THE FINISHED PILE:
1. Axiom Verge - PC - Pokefreak911
2. Pokémon Violet - NSwitch - r_hjort
3. Mario & Sonic at the Olympic Games Tokyo 2020 - NSwitch - Mop it up
4. Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster - PC - PogueSquadron
5. Tomb Raider - PS5 - TheBigG753
6. SteamWorld Build - XSX - Mop it up
7. Metroid Prime 2: Echoes - GCN - Pokefreak911
8. Princess Peach Showtime! - NSwitch - DrFinkelstein
9. Super Monkey Ball: Banana Mania - NSwitch - DrFinkelstein
10. Metroid Prime 3: Corruption - Wii - Pokefreak911
11. Animal Crossing: New Horizons: Happy Home Paradise - NSwitch - DrFinkelstein
12. Death's Door - XSX - Mop it up
13. Monster Hunter Stories - NSwitch - ludist210

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08/03/24, 02:15    Edited: 09/04/24, 20:19
 
   
 
Backlaugust is donezo! Thanks to all who participated!

@DrFinkelstein
I mainly focused on strength and haste, eventually maxing those, since they seemed like the most useful, at least for my style I s'pose. I guess you're not intended to be able to max everything in one run since it seems like it would take some grinding, though I'm sure I missed some hidden orbs.

r_hjort said:
Can't we extend Backlaugust into Backptemb..log...or something?
Well, if any of them could be spun as some sort of horror-themed game, then there's always Shocktoberfest! And maybe we could bring back Newgameber...?

TriforceBun said:
Funnily enough (that phrase always sounds off to me) I'm replaying Dread right now for my kids.
Funnily enough, I'm now really curious about this! What is it about the phrase that doesn't sound good to you? The progression of syllables in the word "funnily"? Starting a sentence with an adverb? Something else?
09/02/24, 22:47   
I beat Monster Hunter Stories (Switch), which I hadn't touched in a couple of months beforehand. So there's that.
09/04/24, 19:43   
What a bad year for me, I didn't even play any games for Backlaugust! I should unofficially play some backlog games for September then.
09/05/24, 11:26   
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