In the fall of 2003, a group of Fredonia students did something that most people had not done since the 1980's. They bought a Nintendo.

In a united effort of galacticness, these students combined their video game collections into a mass pool of some of the finest titles ever produced. This was still not enough. A Super Nintendo and a GameCube were quickly added to the mix, and with them, more games.

The mission was simple. To beat as many of these games as possible. Now, you can stay tuned to this site as we chronicle their success.

GAMES BEATEN

(Some dates may be approximated)

Nintendo
11/15/03 Super Mario 3 - Russ, Tom and Pam
11/16/03 Super Mario 1 - Pam
12/01/03 Super Mario 3 - Mark
12/02/03 Super Mario 2 - Mark
12/02/03 Ducktales - Russ
12/02/03 Ducktales 2 - Russ
12/04/03 Legend of Zelda - Tom and Mark
12/10/03 Zelda 2 - Tom
12/12/03 Uninvited - Russ
12/13/03 TMNT 2 - Mike and Mark
12/14/03 Deja Vu - Russ
02/26/04 Contra - Russ and Mark

Super Nintendo
12/02/03 Mario Paint - Amanda *
12/06/03 Super Mario World - Russ and Mark
12/10/03 Chrono Trigger - Mark
12/10/03 Earthbound - Mark
12/15/03 Super Mario RPG - Mark
12/17/03 Zelda: A Link To The Past - Mark
12/18/03 Donkey Kong Country - Russ and Mark
03/01/04 Chrono Trigger - Russ
04/16/04 Earthbound - Russ

GameCube
12/07/03 Super Smash Bros (with Link) - Mark

Other Systems
11/03 Maniac Mansion - Russ (on PC)
12/19/03 Lord of the Rings: ROTK - Tom and Mark (X-Box)
6/10/04 The X-Men Arcade Game - Mark, Russ, and Mike and Dave Chojnowski (at the Thirsty Turtle)
9/28/04 Burnout 3 Takedown - Justin (X-Box)
10/11/04 Fable - Justin (X-Box)

* = Honorary credit due to her stunning mastery of the game's music mode
Here's a video of that time Mark beat Mario Bros. 3 in 11 minutes
Mario Twins
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Russ Dimino 2005