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Ohhh thanks for the nice words and thanks for reading everyone!

And please do make more lists like this, anyone reading this--it is my favorite part of Board 8. I think the first one I read, was one by Not Dave like 10 years ago, probably NES only, and I think Metal Storm was at the top, which was such a weird pick, was very fun.

Anyway sure, I've got some honorable mentions bonus content!

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These first 2 probably would have made the list if I had thought of them in time, but I didn't:

Big Brain Academy: Brain vs. Brain (Switch) (Just really good solo short minigames that are fun to get better at.)

Wiz 'n' Liz (Genesis Version) (Super weird game, love the feature where you mix any two fruits together, and something crazy happens for each combination, like you get to play "SPLAT THOSE DUDES" minigame.)

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This honorable mention probably would have made the list, but I haven't played it in like 12 years because my PS2s never can read the disc, so I can't confirm it's as good as I remember:

Onimusha 3: Demon Siege (PS2) (I'm pretty sure I love this Day of the Tentacle esque time travel action game, especially the Mont-Saint-Michel level.)

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And these honorable mentions I had in the list at some point, but just missed the #100 mark:

Warlords (Arcade Version) (Really underrated classic local-multiplayer competitive pong-like game.)

Lethal League (PC) (The closest thing to a fighting game I've ever liked.)

Super Meat Boy (Used to like it, but after [#9] Celeste, I will never go back.)

Blazing Lazers (Turbografx) (Another favorite vertical shmup of mine, but not quite as good as [#60] Lords of Thunder.)

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And here is the lost Mario Galaxy 2 write-up that I finished writing when it was #75 or whatever it was, and then I changed my mind and removed it from the list entirely:

Super Mario Galaxy 2

Visually, it's a masterpiece. They made outer space look even cooler than it already is. The gravity mechanics are so brilliant, that it's hard to be interested in other 3d platformers after playing this one.

I adore the game, but... the game never keeps me interested for super long. The levels feel pretty linear. Which could be fine if there are really interesting obstacles to overcome...but there rarely are. And if there *is* something difficult, well, if you fail, you're gonna get sent back to a checkpoint, which can be pretty far away! Suddenly I wanna take a break and never come back.

Which I think is a big recurring problem with the game--there are too many opportunities to quit playing. After every star, you get sent back to the hub, which takes forever, then from there you get sent to the map, then *finally* you're back in a level...but a lot of the levels are like 2 minutes long! Now you have to do it all again!! (Galaxy 1 was even worse about this, i HATE that Galaxy 1 hub.)

Also the bee suit just SUCKS. Kinda ruins the game with how boring it is.

Masterpiece anyway tho.