BadIntel (@badintel)
@badintel
I was the Dadmin for The Dad Gaming. Now that that's no more, I'm somewhat passively helping with Pixel Perfect Parenting, but IRL I parent two crazy little girls, and dispatch security at our local hospital 😄
Steam Owned
Half-Life 2
Counter-Strike: Source
Half-Life: Source
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
Half-Life Deathmatch: Source
Portal
Counter-Strike 2
Killing Floor
Aliens versus Predator Classic 2000
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Shadow of Chernobyl
Star Wars: Republic Commando
X-COM: UFO Defense
Stubbs the Zombie in Rebel Without a Pulse
EVE Online
Aliens vs. Predator
Unreal 2: The Awakening
Unreal Tournament 3
Unreal Tournament 2004: Editor's Choice Edition
Unreal Tournament: Game of the Year Edition
Unreal Gold
Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee
Oddworld: Abe's Exoddus
Oddworld: Munch's Oddysee
Oddworld: Stranger's Wrath HD
Dead Space (2008)
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Clear Sky
Fallout: New Vegas
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
Lego Star Wars: The Complete Saga
SEGA Mega Drive and Genesis Classics
Defence Alliance 2
S.T.A.L.K.E.R.: Call of Pripyat
The Bard's Tale ARPG: Remastered and Resnarkled
Magicka
Dead Space 2
Borderlands 2
Spec Ops: The Line
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine - Anniversary Edition
ARMA: Gold Edition
The Bureau: XCOM Declassified
Frozen Synapse
Project Zomboid
Neverwinter
Prototype 2
Batman: Arkham City - Game of the Year Edition
XCOM: Enemy Unknown
Wolfenstein: The New Order
Tomb Raider (2013)
Awesomenauts
Castle Crashers
Dishonored
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic II – The Sith Lords
Guns of Icarus Online
Sanctum 2
Starbound
Sonic & All-Stars Racing Transformed Collection
FTL: Faster Than Light
Alien: Isolation
Lego The Lord of the Rings
Payday 2
Chivalry: Medieval Warfare
Don't Starve
Kerbal Space Program
Insurgency
Octodad: Dadliest Catch
Wreckfest
Warframe
Shadow Warrior
Prison Architect
Surgeon Simulator
Interstellar Marines
Blood Bowl 2
Outlast
BattleBlock Theater®
Dying Light
Getting Over It with Bennett Foddy
Wasteland 2: Director's Cut
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Space Hulk (2013)
Injustice: Gods Among Us Ultimate Edition
Talisman: Digital Edition
Toribash
Door Kickers
NEO Scavenger
Dungeon of the Endless
Lego Marvel Superheroes
Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime
Death Road to Canada
Fantasy Grounds Classic
Rocket League
Viscera Cleanup Detail: Shadow Warrior
Infinity Wars: Animated Trading Card Game
Gauntlet™ Slayer Edition
Killer is Dead - Nightmare Edition
Ori and the Blind Forest
Borderlands: The Pre-Sequel
Darkest Dungeon
Vanguard Princess
Subnautica
The Red Solstice
Breach & Clear
XCOM 2
Cuphead
DreadOut
Evolve Stage 2
Bro Force
Darkwood
No Man's Sky
This War of Mine
Putt-Putt Joins the Parade
Freddi Fish and the Case of the Missing Kelp Seeds
Pajama Sam: No Need to Hide When It's Dark Outside
Spy Fox in
Putt-Putt® and Pep's Balloon-o-Rama
Freddi Fish and Luther's Maze Madness
Gang Beasts
Tabletop Simulator
Civilization VI
DubWars
Brawlhalla
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Spy Fox 2:
Spy Fox 3:
Spy Fox In: Cheese Chase
Spy Fox In: Hold the Mustard
Pajama Sam 2: Thunder and Lightning Aren't so Frightening
Pajama Sam 3: You Are What You Eat from Your Head to Your Feet
Pajama Sam 4: Life Is Rough When You Lose Your Stuff!
Pajama Sam's Sock Works
Pajama Sam's Lost & Found
Card Hunter
Crawl
Knight Squad
Freddi Fish 2: The Case of the Haunted Schoolhouse
Freddi Fish 3: The Case of the Stolen Conch Shell
Freddi Fish 4: The Case of the Hogfish Rustlers of Briny Gulch
Freddi Fish 5 featuring Mess Hall Mania®: The Case of the Creature of Coral Cove
Freddi Fish and Luther's Water Worries
Putt-Putt Goes to the Moon
Putt-Putt Saves the Zoo
Putt-Putt Travels Through Time
Putt-Putt Enters the Race
Putt-Putt Joins the Circus
Putt-Putt: Pep's Birthday Surprise
Putt-Putt® and Pep's Dog on a Stick
Putt-Putt® and Fatty Bear's Activity Pack
Far Cry 4
Screencheat
For Honor
SUNLESS SEA
We Need To Go Deeper
Hard West
Mortal Kombat X
Street Fighter V
Duck Game
Strange Brigade
The Expendabros
Rampage Knights
Oddworld: New 'n' Tasty
Pajama Sam: Games to Play on Any Day
Fatty Bear's Birthday Surprise
Guild of Dungeoneering Ultimate Edition
Don't Starve Together
Frostpunk
Move or Die
Boundless
The Jackbox Party Pack (2014)
The Jackbox Party Pack
Sentinels of the Multiverse
MechWarrior Online™ Legends
Destination Sol
Dark Matter
Victor Vran ARPG
Besiege
Ark: Survival Evolved
Wolfenstein: The Old Blood
The Silent Age
Middle-earth: Shadow of War
Death's Gambit: Afterlife
Choice Chamber
How to Survive 2
Black Mesa
Let's Explore the Airport (Junior Field Trips)
Let's Explore the Farm (Junior Field Trips)
Let's Explore the Jungle (Junior Field Trips)
Dark Future: Blood Red States
Aegis Defenders
Dark Souls III
Big Thinkers Kindergarten
Big Thinkers 1st Grade
Minecraft: Story Mode - A Telltale Games Series
Fallout 4
Doom (2016)
Dead by Daylight
Eon Altar
Nimbatus: The Space Drone Constructor
Smite
Ultimate Chicken Horse
Ori and the Blind Forest: Definitive Edition
Horizon Chase Turbo
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YOUR All Star Bundle
Baldur's Gate III
Helldivers II
God of War (2018)
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We love playing this one together, so I guess that one counts as watching, too 😅
Games Your Children Watch You Play
Minecraft Dungeons
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Free to Play
Fortnite
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
Pokémon GO
Rocket League Sideswipe
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I don't even own Helldivers II yet and I know I'll love it once I pull that trigger 😅
Best of 2024
1
Helldivers II
0
Green Games
1
Stardew Valley
0
Top 10 RPG
1
Golden Sun
2
Fallout: New Vegas
3
Fallout 3
4
Dragon Warrior Monsters
5
Pokémon Emerald
0
Top 10 Games Developed by Rare
1
Diddy Kong Racing
2
Sea of Thieves
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In no particular order, and no justifications. Except Clayfighter. That's a guilty pleasure. I never bought it, rented it from Blockbuster a few times. Parents wouldn't ever let me buy it, but it was the closest I could get to Mortal Kombat when I was younger.

Also, Diddy Kong Racing is the GOAT.
Top 10 Nintendo 64 Games
1
Star Fox 64
2
Diddy Kong Racing
3
Super Smash Bros. 64
4
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
5
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
6
NFL Blitz
7
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
8
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
9
Pokémon Stadium
10
ClayFighter 63⅓
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So far. Once we sell the Lenovo laptop that's just sitting around the house, that's gonna help fund my Steam Deck (finally!) and I plan for the next thing on this list to be BG3 😄
2024 Purchases
Lego Marvel Superheroes
Lego Marvel Super Heroes 2
Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
Lego The Lord of the Rings
Helldivers II
0
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Channel 3 Made Me Do It
1
Coffee Golf
0
Technically started in the last days of 2023 with my older daughter, but I'm considering it 2024 because we know time is wibbly wobbly, especially in that stretch between Christmas and New Year's 😅
2024 Games Started
1
Lego Marvel Superheroes
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Just starting this list out, but NMS is definitely a great relaxing game, depending on how you're playing it!
Top 10 Relaxing Games
No Man's Sky
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Not interested
Iron Man VR
Clash Royale
Dead Island 2
FIFA 22
Madden NFL '95
Civilization III
0
Interested
Lies of P
Red Dead Redemption 2
Luigi's Mansion
God of War Ragnarök
Scarlet Nexus
Slay the Spire
The Last of Us Part II
System Shock 2
Satisfactory
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
Elden Ring
Detroit: Become Human
God of War (2018)
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Resident Evil VII: Biohazard
Harry Potter: Hogwarts Battle
Dungeon Kart
Everdell
Formula D
0
Never heard of it
Bad Dudes
Jak 3
Walkabout Mini Golf
ActRaiser
Thousand Arms
Pilotwings
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Wow I really haven't played many metroidvanias 😅
Top 10 Metroidvanias
1
Metroid Dread
2
Super Metroid
3
Hollow Knight
0
I just realized, I don't think I've really grabbed any 2023 releases yet 😅 well there's always the second half of the year 🤣
Best of 2023
1
BattleBit Remastered
0
Favorite Games for Portable Systems
Fortnite
Pokémon Red and Blue
Pokémon Yellow
Pokémon Gold and Silver
Pokémon Emerald
Minecraft
Golden Sun
Metroid Dread
Advance Wars
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
0
I'd also add RetroArch in there, if it gets added to the library, for that emulating on the go 😁
Top 10 Mobile Games
1
Warhammer 40,000: Tacticus
2
Mighty Doom
3
Marvel Snap
4
Trivia
5
Enhance
6
Target
7
Pokémon GO
8
Minecraft
9
World of Tanks
0
I don't really play much Warzone, but DMZ is fantastic. I mostly play it solo, but on the occasion I can get a teammate or two (that aren't just randoms), it's that much better.

I've only played a little It Takes Two, but it was well laid out in its cooperative elements, and I want to go back and finish it.

Overcooked is pure chaos, and if you've got a group of 4 people sitting on a couch yelling "I need lettuce" "WHERE ARE ALL THE PLATES" "uh, the hamburgers just caught fire" at each other at the same time, it can't be beat.

Minecraft is just pure fun when playing with friends, and you get to make it what you want.

Any/all Halos belong on this list, I just put the first one. Do you play Halo unless you go back and do a legendary co-op run with your best friend through the night with a case of energy drinks?

Sea of Thieves and No Man's Sky both are sort of open ended, exploratory, "make what you want of it" type games that are a little empty feeling if you're playing alone (No Man's Sky moreso, since it's expansive space instead of a limited sea map), so I'd say they're great games, but you really should play them with as many people as you can.
Co-op Recommendations
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0
It Takes Two
Overcooked
Minecraft
Halo: Combat Evolved
Sea of Thieves
No Man's Sky
Helldivers II
0
For COD, specifically DMZ
Challenge Games
1
Minecraft
2
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
3
Wreckfest
4
Hot Wheels Unleashed
0
I mean, if you can fit 254 people into a server, wouldn't that be a party? 😂
Party Games for Channel 3
1
BattleBit Remastered
0
Because of the Cr3w
1
Hades
2
Fortnite
0
Tiers of the Kingdom: The Legend of Zelda Top 10
1
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
2
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
3
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019)
4
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time
5
The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask
6
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
0
I know I've at least beaten one game! I borrowed this from the library and blew through it before it was due back 😂

Edit: Starfield was "beaten", i.e. I finished the main storyline. Have I done NG+ ad infinitum and done all the stuff? No 😂
2023 Games Beaten
1
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019)
2
Starfield
0
Sequels
1
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
2
Gears of War 2
3
Halo: Reach
0
2023 Games Started
1
Warhammer 40,000: Inquisitor – Martyr
2
Vampire Survivors
0
I don't pay too much attention to OSTs most of the time, and when I do, it's usually for making a workout playlist or something, so usually anything Doom and some Halo can work, lol
OST's
1
Doom Eternal
2
Halo 3
3
Halo 2
4
Halo: Combat Evolved
0
Maybe Someday
1
Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
2
Horizon Zero Dawn
3
The Last of Us
4
Cyberpunk 2077
0
I swear I've had dreams with pipe travel. If that doesn't scream Mario Bros crossover, I don't know what does
In Your Dreams
1
Super Mario Bros.
0
Toilet Games
1
Vampire Survivors
2
Mighty Doom
3
Fortnite
4
Enhance
5
Trivia
6
Target
0
Top 10 Atari
1
Joust
2
Outlaw
3
Dig Dug
4
Asteroids
5
Pitfall
6
Frogger (1981)
7
Pac-Man
8
Centipede
9
Adventure
10
Pole Position
0
Next Up
Ori and the Blind Forest
Horizon Zero Dawn
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
0
What a mismatched trio of games to start this list with 😂
Just One More...
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Vampire Survivors
Minecraft
Helldivers II
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Kind of the "you most likely got these multiple places" trifecta...
Multiple Purchases
Among Us
Minecraft
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim
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There have probably been some others, but these ones stand out in my mind. Halo 2 probably being the first one I ever did. I remember going to the midnight release to pickup my copy of it. Pokemon Sword being the one I did first after really getting back into gaming, and Cyberpunk being most recent.
Past Pre-Orders
Pokémon Sword and Shield
Cyberpunk 2077
Halo 2
0
Mt. Rushmore
Fantasy Grounds
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
No Man's Sky
0
Recommended
Sea of Thieves
No Man's Sky
0
Abandoned
Dark Souls III
Divinity: Original Sin II
0
Anticipated
Hogwarts Legacy
Starfield
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Not much of a sports game player myself, so this is it for me, lol
Top Sports Games
Mario Golf: Super Rush
Backyard Baseball
Backyard Football
NFL Blitz
0
Hated
F-Zero
Helldivers II
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Just some of my faves. I'll add to this as I think of others
Favorites
No Man's Sky
Bubble Bobble
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Lords of Waterdeep
Tsuro
Helldivers II
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There has to be more than this in my completed log, I'll add to it as I remember things (or complete them).
Completed
Star Wars: Shadows of the Empire
Star Wars: Rogue Squadron
Star Wars Episode I: Racer
Star Wars: Dark Forces
Superhot
Gears of War 2
Gears of War
Starcraft
Warcraft III: Reign of Chaos
Star Fox 64
Super Metroid
Half-Life
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening (2019)
The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening
The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past
Metroid Dread
Call of Duty: World at War
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare
Halo: Reach
Halo 3: ODST
Halo 3
Halo 2
Halo: Combat Evolved
Pokémon Yellow
Pokémon Red and Blue
Pokémon Gold and Silver
Carrion
0
Best Games of 2022
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge
0
Backlog
Baldur's Gate III
Wolfenstein: The New Order
A Plague Tale: Innocence
Hunt: Showdown
Cyberpunk 2077
Fantasy Grounds
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
0
Update:

Paw Patrol: OaR was a great 2d platformer for some basics (controller handling, moving a character on the screen, using action buttons to interact with things in the environment)

Bluey, for it's shortcomings (some glitches, being a very simple game but also some random more advanced platforming sections thrown in), is a great intermediate step after some like Paw Patrol. It introduces the 3d aspect, was characters familiar (at least to our family) and loved by our kids, and is fun and simple enough that you can enjoy playing it with the kiddos, or let them wander around solo and mostly be okay.

Lego Marvel Super Heroes, we've just dipped our toes into, but we've fought a couple bosses together (Abomination, Sandman, and Doc Ock), and it's basically expanding on the things learned in the Bluey game. I'd say at my kid's current age (she's 5 at the time of writing this) it's a bit of a stretch for her, especially with how the split screen works (sometimes with it shifting around she gets a little turned around, and she gets a little lost with the fact that her camera can be turned so there isn't a set direction to head, like "go up to come to me"), but we're enjoying it, and as long as we're playing together, she's figuring it out and is enjoying it enough that she still wants to keep coming back to it.
Kid Recommendations
PAW Patrol: On a Roll
Bluey: The Videogame
Lego Marvel Superheroes
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Playing
Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun
Helldivers II
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