Rod-Land (Famicom) 1cc YouTube video by LHCGreg

www.youtube.com/watch?v=XyUY...

#justbeatit Rod-Land (Famicom), a single screen elimination platformer. Hit enemies with your rod and then whip them around to defeat them, but what you really want to do is collect all flowers so enemies drop letters in EXTRA for an extra life. Took ~6 runs to 1cc. @polykillpodcast.bsky.social

Snow Bros (NES) 1cc YouTube video by LHCGreg

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss83...

#justbeatit Snow Bros (NES), a rather limited and janky port of the Bubble Bobble-esque arcade game. No extends for score, instead a slot machine every 10 levels can give lives (or not). Stick with the Genesis port developed by the original developer Toaplan. @polykillpodcast.bsky.social

Felix the Cat (NES) playthrough YouTube video by LHCGreg

www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX1J...

#justbeatit Felix the Cat, an extremely easy NES platformer. It has a bit of a stop & go rhythm that I wasn't a fan of. I recommend Kero Kero Keroppi no Daibouken 2 instead if you're in the mood for an extremely easy NES platformer. @polykillpodcast.bsky.social

I didn't get any photos while playing with him so photos are from solo practice later. VideoGameSage's beat condition is a record in all events. Dino vault's score to beat is 28 foots and I've only managed to clear the lowest setting of 20 a couple times so that ain't happening.

#justbeatit my brother-in-law James at Caveman Games for NES. I'm not usually a fan of these types of minigame collections but this was just the right amount of entertainment and laughs while waiting for Easter dinner to be ready. @polykillpodcast.bsky.social

Snow Bros (Genesis) 1cc Hard difficulty YouTube video by LHCGreg

1cc hard: www.youtube.com/watch?v=HnCt... Sorry for poor quality video and mono audio. My Genesis RGB cable started having issues so I had to use composite.

Snow Bros (Genesis) 1cc Easy difficulty YouTube video by LHCGreg

1cc easy: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQw9...

#justbeatit Snow Bros (Genesis), a fun port of a Bubble Bobble-esque arcade game. Shoot snow at enemies to ball them up then roll them into other enemies. Beat all enemies with one roll for big points. Bosses every 10 floors break things up. 1cc'ed Easy and Hard. @polykillpodcast.bsky.social

Inspired by a recent Classic Gaming Podcast, I was a bad enough dude to rescue the president and I #justbeatit Bad Dudes for NES. It's an ok single plane beat em up considering the system, with a surprising amount of move variety. I̵͙͑̒̆'̸̭̋̄͝M̴͕̦̊̀ ̸̡̝̏̏̌B̴̳̮̺̏À̸̞̊͝D̴̛̘̙͘!̶̘͌̇̚ @polykillpodcast.bsky.social

Late for @polykillpodcast.bsky.social's time travel month but I #justbeatit Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time. Dungeons ranked from best to worst: Forest, final castle, Gerudo Training Grounds, Shadow, Well, Spirit, Deku Tree, Fire, Water, ice cavern, Dodongo's Cavern, Jabu Jabu's belly.

#justbeatit N2O, a 1998 PS1 psychedelic tube shooter with music licensed from The Crystal Method. Challenge comes from how the tube twists making it hard to line up shots and blocking your view. If you like the visuals and music there may be something here for you. @polykillpodcast.bsky.social

#justbeatit Banjo-Kazooie for @polykillpodcast.bsky.social's time travel month. Screw the haters, the game show is one of the best parts of the game. I was having so much fun I cleared every space on the board without using jokers. I'm glad I had the opportunity to revisit this old favorite.

This 1998 N64 game based on a game show was Greg's second #justbeatit for @polykillpodcast.bsky.social's time travel month.

What is Jeopardy?

Hard difficulty CPUs are always right on DDs and FJ so strat is to DD hunt and beat them to it. After a few losses I had a runaway into FJ and got the win.

#justbeatit Spyro the Dragon, a 1998 PS1 collectathon that's more "how do I get over there?" than "do the tasks". It's fine but it's no Mario or Banjo. I hope everyone who complains about Rusty Bucket Bay has even stronger words for Spyro's obscure supercharge solutions. @polykillpodcast.bsky.social

Antarctic Adventure (Famicom) stage 24, 208,990 YouTube video by LHCGreg

I had fun playing at the same time as @wiedo.nl.

Capture of a run from my RGB-modded NES through a Retrotink 5x: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SVwM...

Antarctic Adventure is a score chase game that's like Outrun with a penguin running across Antarctica to reach each station before the timer runs out. Pick up flags and fish for bonus points. Loops after stage 10 and I made it to stage 24 so I'll say I #justbeatit. @polykillpodcast.bsky.social

#justbeatit The Joy of Putting, a free Flash-like minigolf game by @potomax.bsky.social. It's basically a puzzle game where you try to figure out reliable ways to ace holes. I took notes on strats. My best scores were 18 on the Mini course, 22 on Maxi, and 22 on Sporty. @polykillpodcast.bsky.social

#justbeatit Cattle Crisis, a 4 minute long scoring-focused PICO-8 shmup I tried during a shmupping session with Mr. Sparkle and @wiedo.nl. After an hour of playing my best score was 1.26 million. Mr. Sparkle has gotten 4.06 million in the past but I think I'm done. @polykillpodcast.bsky.social

#justbeatit Super Smash TV (SNES), a Robotron-style twin stick shooter. It's pretty tough and takes practice to get further each time. I got the pleasuredome ending, unlocking turbo mode with 2x speed, 2x lives, 2x continues and almost beat that second loop. @polykillpodcast.bsky.social

#justbeatit Flipnic, a weird unrealistic pinball game for PS2 with missions to complete to unlock the next table. I did not like the table design. Too many areas difficult to escape from and areas with weird physics. Pads its length by including mirrored table versions. @polykillpodcast.bsky.social

I love the handwritten puzzle notes!

#justbeatit Thunder Force III, my new favorite 16-bit shmup. Very memo-heavy and has some great FM tunes. On higher difficulties you lose your powerups on death but recovery is manageable. It took me several practice runs but I finally got the Mania difficulty 1cc. @polykillpodcast.bsky.social

Natsume Atari has filed a trademark for Shatterhand in Japan: chizai-watch.com/t/2025097921

Shatterhand is a 2D action game originally released for NES. The trademark might suggest a remake or sequel is in the works, a la Shadow of the Ninja Reborn or Pocky & Rocky Reshrined.

You Reposted in the Wrong Golf Links — Extended YouTube video by PandaMonium Reviews Every U.S. Sega Saturn Game

Bonus Bonus Day 32: VGM cover or rework, if Craig Stadler's voice counts as music - Pebble Beach Golf Links, You Reposted in the Wrong Golf Links" www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jxv_...

[dBu Music] 紅魔狂死曲 ～ UNknown Girl: U.N. Owen was her? YouTube video by plxtreme

Bonus Day 31: VGM cover or rework - Touhou 6: Embodiment of Scarlet Devil, "UNknown Girl" www.youtube.com/watch?v=KDx-...

The Ninja Warriors Once Again - Banglar Army (Final Boss) YouTube video by Paul 'Mega RetroMan' Tesi

Day 30: Final boss theme - The Ninja Saviors (aka The Ninja Warriors Once Again), "Banglar Army" www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPSM...

Level 3 - Tanuki Justice OST YouTube video by Nast

Day 29: water level theme - Tanuki Justice, "Stage 3" www.youtube.com/watch?v=22Sn...