Crunching Numbers

In February of last year I reported on how I was doing on this challenge regarding money and regarding the number of games I’d bought since starting the challenge. This is an update to that. I was very disciplined in the first two and half years, buying only 8 games. Since those 8 games, I have bought an additional 18 games for various systems. Let’s crunch a few more numbers. I’ll be perfectly honest. Mass Effect Trilogy counts as three games, and so does Metroid Prime Trilogy. In a way, it’s only 14 games, but I’ll keep the tally at 18.

The Walking Dead
Pac-Man CE DX (got my money's worth)
Super Stardust HD
DarkStalkers Resurrection
Mass Effect Trilogy
Uncharted
Uncharted 2
Uncharted 3
Super Mario 3D Land (beat it)
The Legend of Zelda Oracle of Seasons
The Legend of Zelda Oracle of Ages
Metroid Prime Trilogy
Metroid Zero Mission (beat it)
Mario Kart Super Circuit (beat it)

Since February of 2014, to May of 2015 I have spend an additional $133.65, but that comes out to just $7.42 per game! I’ve been scoping out deals and flash sales and using gift cards when possible. Add up the 18 games I bought this year, plus the 8 games I had bought previously and that’s only 26 games I have bought since the challenge started. First, I will say that out of those 26 games in all this time, 7 are beaten or I got my money’s worth (I also beat two I got as gifts, Mario Kart 7 and Star Fox 64 3D). They go on the beaten list. That leaves 19 games to go, added to the few that are on the current list. HOWEVER!!!! Let’s compare that tally and compare it to the staggering list of games I have beaten:

De Blob

The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess

Batman Arkham Asylum 

Beatles RockBand

Bionic Commando

Borderlands

Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare

Final Fantasy V

Dead Nation 

Devil May Cry

Devil May Cry 3

F-Zero GX

God of War III

Katamari Damacy

The Legend of Zelda (NES)

The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask

The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword

The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds

Kid Icarus

Little Big Planet

Mario Kart Double Dash

Mario Kart 7

Mario Kart Super Circuit

Mega Man X

Mega Man X2

Mega Man X3

Mega Man X4

Metal Gear Solid

Metal Gear Solid 3

Metroid Zero Mission

Metroid: Other M

Motor Storm

Pac-Man CE DX (got more than my $0.90 worth of fun)

Portal

Portal 2

Punch out (Wii)

Samurai Shodown II

Shadow of the Colossus

Sin & Punishment Star Successor

Sonic Mega Collection

Spider-Man 2

Star Fox 64 3D

Street Fighter Alpha Anthology

Super Mario Galaxy

Super Mario Galaxy 2

Super Mario 3D Land

In three and a half years, I have beaten 46 games, and I have bought 26. Sounds like a good thing to me.