Colossal Game Adventure: October 2026 - April 2027 schedule
Schedule
| Month | Game | Host |
|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | Spooky Mansion Adventures Alone in the Dark 5 Days a Stranger Maniac Mansion |
u/CannibalisticApple |
| November 2026 | Mother 3 | u/kfwyre |
| December 2026 | Sonic the 3D Hedgehog Sonic Adventure Sonic Adventure 2 |
u/J-Chiptunator |
| January 2027 | Resident Evil (REmake) | u/sotix |
| February 2027 | Another World | u/CannibalisticApple |
| March 2027 | The Grue That Binds Border Zone Twisted! Zork |
u/balooga |
| April 2027 | Crystalis | u/zod000 |
| May 2027 | The Genesis of Treasure Gunstar Heroes McDonald's Treasure Land Adventure Dynamite Headdy Alien Soldier Light Crusader |
u/J-Chiptunator |
Discussion Topics
Each month will have two discussion topics:
- "Insert Cartridge" - 1st of the month
- "Remove Cartridge" - 28th of the month (25th for February)
Insert Cartridge topics are primarily for getting the game set up and running. Remove Cartridge topics are primarily for reflecting on the game once you've played it. However, the game itself and anything else related to it can be discussed in either one.
Hosting
Each month, the discussion topics will be posted by a different "host" who will act as the emcee for that month.
Hosting is not required, but it is encouraged that people host months for games that they are either already very familiar with or that they are strongly interested in playing.
People who nominated a game will be given preference for hosting, otherwise it will be given to whomever claims it first.
Check out old months to get a feel for what it's like.
Required Hosting Responsibilities
- Editing the templates for the month's "Insert Cartridge" and "Remove Cartridge" topics.
- Posting the month's "Insert Cartridge" and "Remove cartridge topics.
Optional Hosting Responsibilities
- Talking up the game.
- Giving tips/tricks/guides/cheats.
- Sharing your own thoughts/memories/reflections.
- Asking questions.
- Anything else you feel like doing (e.g. setting up a multiplayer tournament, making game-related memes, sharing fun trivia, etc.)
If you would like to host a month, let me know which one and I will add you to the schedule.
Before your month begins, I will send you a "Hosting Package" featuring templates that you can edit to your liking.
If no one claims a month, I will host it as a fallback.
Voting Results
The top 6 games from the voting round were chosen to be played.
Of the remaining games:
- The top 50% will advance to the next round. They will start the next round with a base score of 30% of their vote totals.
- The bottom 50% will be removed from the list.
Removed games will be able to be re-nominated in future rounds if someone chooses to do so.
| Rank | Game | Roll. | Votes | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Mother 3 | 11 | 33 | 44 | ⬞⬞⬞⬞⬞⬞⬞⬞⬞⬞⬞⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝ |
| #2 | Spooky Mansion Adventures | 4 | 33 | 37 | ⬞⬞⬞⬞⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝ |
| #3 | Crystalis | 10 | 21 | 31 | ⬞⬞⬞⬞⬞⬞⬞⬞⬞⬞⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝ |
| #3 | The Grue That Binds | 13 | 18 | 31 | ⬞⬞⬞⬞⬞⬞⬞⬞⬞⬞⬞⬞⬞⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝ |
| #5 | Another World | 6 | 23 | 29 | ⬞⬞⬞⬞⬞⬞⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝ |
| #5 | Resident Evil (REmake) | 8 | 21 | 29 | ⬞⬞⬞⬞⬞⬞⬞⬞⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝ |
| #5 | Sonic the 3D Hedgehog | 0 | 29 | 29 | ⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝ |
| #5 | The Genesis of Treasure | 5 | 24 | 29 | ⬞⬞⬞⬞⬞⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝ |
| ―― | ―― ↑ Winners ―― ↓ Rollovers ―― | ―― | ―― | ―― | ―― |
| #9 | Back in a Flash | 5 | 23 | 28 | ⬞⬞⬞⬞⬞⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝ |
| #9 | StarCraft | 0 | 28 | 28 | ⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝ |
| #11 | Freddy Pharkas: Frontier Pharmacist | 8 | 16 | 24 | ⬞⬞⬞⬞⬞⬞⬞⬞⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝ |
| #12 | Ys Origin | 0 | 22 | 22 | ⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝ |
| #13 | Tetris | 11 | 10 | 21 | ⬞⬞⬞⬞⬞⬞⬞⬞⬞⬞⬞⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝ |
| ―― | ―― ↑ Rollovers ―― ↓ Cut ―― | ―― | ―― | ―― | ―― |
| #14 | Descent | 5 | 15 | 20 | ⬞⬞⬞⬞⬞⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝ |
| #15 | Ratchet & Clank | 0 | 15 | 15 | ⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝ |
| #16 | Beneath a Steel Sky | 4 | 6 | 10 | ⬞⬞⬞⬞⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝ |
| #17 | Donkey Kong 64 | 0 | 9 | 9 | ⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝ |
| #17 | Wizball | 0 | 9 | 9 | ⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝⬝ |
CGA Announcement: Voting has concluded and we now have the new schedule for October 2026 - May 2027.
There was an astounding FOUR-way tie for 5th, so we've selected the next 8 months of games to play instead of the usual 6!
As always, people who nominated winning games have first dibs on hosting those months.
Also, The Grue That Binds was an Arcade Special that combined games from three different nominators:
Feel free to fight amongst yourselves and determine a victor.Hosting will go to the first one that steps forward and wants to do it!If you want to host your month, let me know so I can officially add you to the schedule. If you do NOT wish to host your month, also let me know and I will open it up to others.
Enjoy the remaining days of Tony Hawk and get yourself ready for
S P O O K Y
O C T O B E R
Notification List
@1338
@Akir
@ali
@arctanh
@AriMaeda
@atomicshoreline
@avirse
@balooga
@BeardyHat
@Boojum
@Bwerf
@CannibalisticApple
@chocobean
@clayh
@datavoid
@Debook
@DistractionRectangle
@dotsforeyes
@dozens
@Dr_Amazing
@endymiion
@Gourd
@granfdad
@Gummy
@hamstergeddon
@IsildursBane
@J-Chiptunator
@JCPhoenix
@joshbuddy
@kaiomai
@Kawa
@kej
@kfwyre
@kingofsnake
@Kirisame
@Lapbunny
@mayonuki
@Mendanbar
@mysterylevel
@PancakeCats
@Pavouk106
@PetitPrince
@Plattypus
@polle
@preposterous
@psi
@rosco
@rubix
@Rudism
@SloMoMonday
@Sodliddesu
@Soggy
@sotix
@Spore_Prince
@SpruceWillis
@squidwiz
@talklittle
@ThatMartinFellow
@tomorrow-never-knows
@Trobador
@Venko
@vili
@Weldawadyathink
@Wes
@xk3
@zod000
If you would like to be added or removed from the Notification List, please PM u/kfwyre.
CGA Announcement: This is an open call for a host for Mother 3 in November.
Let me know if you're interested.
Notification List
@1338
@Akir
@ali
@arctanh
@AriMaeda
@atomicshoreline
@avirse
@balooga
@BeardyHat
@Boojum
@Bwerf
@CannibalisticApple
@chocobean
@clayh
@datavoid
@Debook
@DistractionRectangle
@dotsforeyes
@dozens
@Dr_Amazing
@endymiion
@Gourd
@granfdad
@Gummy
@hamstergeddon
@IsildursBane
@J-Chiptunator
@JCPhoenix
@joshbuddy
@kaiomai
@Kawa
@kej
@kfwyre
@kingofsnake
@Kirisame
@Lapbunny
@mayonuki
@Mendanbar
@mysterylevel
@PancakeCats
@Pavouk106
@PetitPrince
@Plattypus
@polle
@preposterous
@psi
@rosco
@rubix
@Rudism
@SloMoMonday
@Sodliddesu
@Soggy
@sotix
@Spore_Prince
@SpruceWillis
@squidwiz
@talklittle
@ThatMartinFellow
@tomorrow-never-knows
@Trobador
@Venko
@vili
@Weldawadyathink
@Wes
@xk3
@zod000
Looks like nobody's interested in hosting Mother 3 so I'll take it (which will be interesting, because I know literally nothing about it).
I'd certainly like to host both Sonic the 3D Hedgehog and The Genesis of Treasure. For the former, it'll be a bit trickier, since I'll be traveling in Japan by the time this goes live, so I came up with a workaround.
Since I'll be abroad between November 10th and December 8th, I shall cook up that Insert Cartridge thread well in advance and send a copy of it to u/kfwyre. That way, my writeup won't go to waste in case I forgot or couldn't find a Wi-Fi within my area. Bonus points if I receive and configure my Black Base Ayn Thor properly before I embark on a plane with it, so I can play both Sonic Adventure games during my long, long return flight.
I'll happily accept hosting responsibilities for both Spooky Mansion Adventures and Another World! The schedule works fine for me.
Also I think I did contribute to a four-way tie after all, since I added more votes to Sonic in my final ballot.
No regretsGreat list, glad Mother 3 made it! If someone wants to host it, feel free as I don’t have the time nor creativity required to do it.
Thanks @kfwyre for keeping this going!
Current Sale Rundown:
There is price parity for all games available on both Steam and GOG with the exception of Alone in the Dark 1 which is considerably cheaper on GOG than it is on Steam (although with Steam you get the 2008 game as well). (Note: I have only confirmed this for the US -- it might vary for other regions).
Also, I checked the Humble Store to see if people with Choice could stack discounts, but the games available there are currently at full price and are thus more expensive than the current sales.
I think that you can only buy Alone in the Dark on Steam as part of the "Anthology". That said, the GOG price is notably cheaper even at full price, at least in the US. $5.99 ($1.49 sale) on GOG versus $14.99 ($3.74 sale) on Steam. Probably because the Steam Anthology also includes the 2008 game.
You're right! Thanks for this. I've fixed it in my post.
The OG 1996 Resident Evil (but not the REmake) is also now available in a Humble Bundle alongside 2 and 3, Dino Crisis 1 and 2, and Breath of Fire IV.
The schedule is currently still tentative, so if anyone (particularly anyone hosting) has any strong feelings about moving things around then let me know.
Here was my thinking:
So excited! Thanks as always for all the time and effort you invest in these.
Your thinking makes perfect sense to me for the schedule. It’s funny, I just introduced my kiddo to the first Sonic Adventure (on Dreamcast!) and they’ve been having a blast with it. Good nostalgia trip for me too! Somehow I don’t think I ever heard about that Christmas DLC though, it sounds terrible lol. Unfortunately my SA2 disc got a scratch and became unplayable years ago. I’ve got the GameCube version too but the optical drive on my Wii (never had a real GameCube) has been dead for ages too. I’ve been itching to play that game again, will need to find a way to make it work.
Cohosting that arcade special with @clayh and @hamstergeddon should be interesting. I love a good text adventure. You know, I never expected Twisted! to end up in a CGA. It’s not a text adventure, btw, just the fever dream of Ray, a model rocketry enthusiast and ghost town explorer who also sometimes made shareware games. A relic from a forgotten era. I half suspect I’m the only person still alive (apart from Ray himself) who even remembers this game at all. I’m looking forward to sharing it with you unsuspecting Tilderinos!
I've got you slotted for hosting Grue for now, though I love the idea of co-hosts sharing that month if your co-nominators are interested.
Also, it's 100% on me for putting an apparently non-text adventure into that group, but also, like, it was hard to find good information on the game? There's not a lot out there.
I was excited to find out that it's mentioned in The Secret History of Mac Gaming which I bought recently but haven't cracked open yet, so I'll have to dive into that before/once March rolls around.
RAISED 👏 RIGHT 👏 😆
Oh man, you have that book too! It’s one of my prized possessions! Literally just pulled it off the shelf after reading your comment to remind myself what it says about Ray Dunakin. The ‘80s and ‘90s Mac gaming scene was such an oddball niche, I’m happy to have been there for it. Not so different from the weirdness of the Dreamcast scene, come to think of it… I guess I’ve always been a bit on the fringes of what’s “cool” in games. Anyway, enjoy the book, there’s a good chunk of my childhood woven through those pages.
I’m honored to host the Twisted! part of the arcade special. Happy to host the others too but I’m less familiar with them and my bias may result in… unequal treatment lol
I've never had a Mac and have never gamed on one, but a book-length rundown of an underexplored corner of gaming is SO appealing to me. Glad it gets your endorsement as someone who has explored it. Also, Bitmap Books are just killing it in general, IMO. Their stuff is seriously great.
Also, feel free to bias the month as much as you like! Border Zone and Zork already have their own Wikipedia pages, so really, they don't need the fanfare like Twisted! does. You'd really just be leveling the playing field. :)
Wow I never thought I'd see the day REmake would be voted in! Particularly because I forgot to vote. Very excited for that, Sonic Adventure 2, and Mother 3.
Happy to host it, but if anyone really else wants to, I'll defer to you.
The month is yours!
Sadly the Back in a Flash arcade special did not make the cut once again. Although it does mean that I can procrastinate on figuring out how to run these games now
Courtesy of @Wes: Resident Evil (REmake) is currently available in a Capcom Bundle at Fanatical, and is on sale on its own on Steam. Meanwhile, if you've got the Humble Choice discount, you can save a little bit more via the Humble Store instead.
If you're wanting the original Resident Evil (1996) version too, good news! It's also on sale on Steam and the Humble Store. If you prefer it on GOG, the individual game isn't on sale, but the Humble Store has the full OG trilogy on discount.
While we're talking discounts, Another World is on sale over at GOG right now.
Oh, and Sonic Adventure 2 is in Tier 1 of a current Humble Bundle.
Having just picked up said bundle, I have an extra Steam copy of Sonic Adventure 2 to give away. It's first-come, first-serve, but I would ask that it go to somebody participating in the CGA. Do also review the bundle yourself first, else you may be stuck playing it forward.
edit: Claimed!
I’ll take it if no one has claimed it yet? Like I mentioned earlier in the thread that’s a particular oldie I’ve owned a couple times before and have been wanting to access again!
I can't promise the key hasn't been silently claimed, but please give it a try! I'll cross it out once it's confirmed to be used.
Got it, thanks!
Wow, I am really liking this game list.
I don't mind hosting Crystalis as long as the game is scheduled to be January or later. I am going to be most unavailable for the next couple of months.
Yeah, I feel like this is a really solid lineup!
Also I swapped Crystalis and Mother 3, so I penciled you in for hosting for April if that works for you.
That should be perfect, thanks!