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it's honorable mentions o'clock in here

HM01: Metroid: Samus Returns (3DS, 2017)
A thoroughly enjoyable if mostly by-the-book 2D Metroid remake. There are a couple quirks to this version, such as all-new "aeon" powers that consume a separate power gauge, and more "action-based" combat controls, like parrying, that work pretty will given the scope of SR-388's maze and the prevalence of boss and enemy encounters. Aside from the final-final boss battle, which I thought was a little too much unnecessary fanservice, it's pretty true to the original and very solid. It's my favorite game series, but there are better ones to come on the actual list, so into the HMs it goes. Still an exciting tease of what Nintendo could do with the Metroid series if they ever bothered to make new games...

HM02: Alpine Racer (Arcade, 1995)
This one requires a bit of storytime: back in the mid-90's, the local Science Center had an exhibit on video game history, complete with a fully-furnished arcade that ran on tokens you could earn for correctly answering trivia questions from the history exhibit part. My mom had a membership, and took my brother and me a whole bunch that summer. And the crown jewel, so to speak, among the more retro arcade classics, was this game - a fully 3D rendered downhill skiing simulator with a stand-up ski "controller" that required you to tilt your body to succesfully complete the course.
I can't really justify actually putting this on the list proper, since my recollection is beating the first level a couple times and then running out of time fast on level 2. But it was such an impressive technical achievement for the era, and such a vivid memory of that summer, that I couldn't resist mentioning it here.

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