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Retro Games, Classic Achievements

Retro Games, Classic Achievements

  • Alan and Craig
  • 2 April 2011

Retro Games, Classic Achievements

A retroactive retcon of retro videogames to include the achievements we all achieved.


Tetris: Cover a perfectly setup single unit gap with a badly-rotated I Block


Duck Hunt: Get a high score by jamming the light gun right up the glass of the TV


Super Mario Bros: Eat two mushrooms in a row


Super Mario Bros 3: Slip behind the scenery


Super Mario 64: Discover Yoshi on the roof


The Sims: Remove the ladder from the pool


Sim City: Try to reduce the roads budget


Track and Field: Use a ruler to rapidly press the sprint buttons


Pokemon: Evolve a Magikarp


Pokemon: Capture all 151 pokemon thereby driving the local ecosystem in the ground


Pokemon: Encounter Missingno and the 6th item glitch


Streets of Rage: Eat a turkey while on full health when your teammate is near death


Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Eat a pizza while on full health when your teammate is near death


Resident Evil: Save the Rocket Launcher for the final boss


Sonic the Hedgehog: Collect all the rings from Green Hill Zone 1


Red Alert: Defeat an opponent by building only one type of unit


Metal Gear Solid: See Meryl in her undergarments


Metal Gear Solid: Play the game on an emulator and get stuck on Psycho Mantis


Metal Gear Solid: Dies from smoking cigarettes


Goldeneye 64: Look at your friend’s screen while playing multiplayer


Monopoly: Play as the Banker and steal money from the box


Rollercoaster Tycoon: Raise the price of umbrellas to $50 during a rainstorm


Rollercoaster Tycoon: Rename a rollercoaster to ‘Casual Sex’ or ‘Your Mum’


Theme Hospital: Build ten drinks machines next to radiators


Any RPG: Reload and replay a crucial decision from an earlier save


Tomb Rader: Lock the butler in the freezer


GTA III: Fly the wingless Dodo for two minutes


Check out the Achievements Unlocked episode of the podcast

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Alan & Craig unlock the mysteries of achievements. It’s mainly monkey brains and a music montage.

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