Sunday, August 28, 2022

Games That Need Achievements: Chuck Rock 2

Overall notes: Level skip will disable all achievements except damageless boss fights (plus Thants), perfect minigame, Defeat all enemy achievements (with the exception of Get Bonked), and pacifism achievements (with the exception of Conscientious Rockjector). I feel like only one challenge should be chosen per console (that is, either genocide or pacifist, as well as destroy all rocks/don’t attack any rocks), so that the Genesis/Megadrive and Sega CD/Mega CD versions can have a legitimate reason to replay, even for masters. For the sake of completion, I have also left an achievement for watching the Sega CD’s opening cutscene without skipping. Gameplay-wise, the Sega CD version is identical to the Genesis; only that opening cutscene and entirely new soundtrack differentiate them.

Birdy Hurty - Defeat all birds in Stoneage Suburbs (including the big one).

Hydrant Hell - Defeat 2 enemies at the same time with a hydrant.

Porker Pal - Ride Porker, the triceratops.

Nothing Hides From Me - Find some hidden, invisible points.

Believe it or Not - I'm walking on air (I never thought I could feel so free-e-e). Stand on thin air.

What's His Name!? - Defeat Dave the Dimetrodon without taking damage.

Suburban Prayer – Finish Stoneage Suburbs without defeating any enemies.

Suburban Slayer – Defeat all enemies in the Stoneage Suburbs.

Modern Stoneage Families - Finish the Stoneage Suburbs.

Apple A Day - Get the full bonus on The Apple Tree.

Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, & Delight – Finish Dippy the Dinosaur without defeating any enemies.

Dodge, Duck, Dip, Dive, & Death - Defeat all enemies on Dippy the Dinosaur.

Dippy Is Dead - Defeat Dippy the Diplodocus without taking damage.

Dippy's Delivery Service - Finish Dippy the Dinosaur.

It's a Pity - Avoid the pit in Butterfly Grove.

Thanks Ants...Thants - Take no damage on Anthony's ride.

Monkey Business - Trade a banana for an extra life in Butterfly Grove with Maud the Monkey.

Gotta Go Fast – Ride Orson the Ostrich

Butterfly Grace – Finish Butterfly Grove without defeating any enemies.

Butterfly Grave - Defeat all enemies in Butterfly Grove.

Butterfly Groove - Finish Butterfly Grove.

Get a Life, Dude - Get the extra life in Wacky Waterfalls.

Wacky Water Fellas – Finish Wacky Waterfalls without defeating any enemies.

Wacky Water Felled - Defeat all enemies in Wacky Waterfalls.

Wonderful Waterpark - Finish Wacky Waterfalls.

Right Back At Ya - Defeat Ozric the Octopus without taking damage.

Rapid Race - Win the River Race and collect the full bonus.

I Lived - Finish Lively Lava.

Magnanimous Magma – Finish Lively Lava without defeating any enemies.

Unlively Lava - Defeat all enemies in Lively Lava.

Embrace the Dark – Finish Spooky Cave Ooohhh without defeating any enemies.

The Dark is Afraid of Me – Defeat all enemies in Spooky Cave Ooohhh.

I'm Not Afraid of the Dark - Finish Spooky Cave Ooohhh.

Going Up - Finish Up The Tree.

You Know My Name (Look Up My Number) – Finish Up The Tree without defeating any enemies.

Up And At ‘Em – Defeat all enemies in Up the Tree.

Going Down - Finish Down The Tree.

Don’t Let Me Down – Finish Down the Tree without defeating any enemies.

6 Feet Under – Defeat all enemies in Down the Tree.

Making Plans For Nigel - Defeat the Nigel the Nest Bird without taking damage.

Lava Free - Finish The Lava Tree.

Lava Glee – Finish The Lava Tree without defeating any enemies.

Lava Spree – Defeat all enemies on The Lava Tree.

Chip Off The Old Block - Successfully carve a statue of Chuck and collect your full bonus.

That Gets My Goat - Ride Goaty Beard.

Rooty Tooty Fresh and Fruity - Finish Fruit Mountain.

Fruit Brute – Defeat all enemies on Fruit Mountain.

Fruity Friends – Finish Fruity Mountain without defeating any enemies.

Rolph Rampage - Destroy every camping site on Snow Problem.

Icely Done - Finish Snow Problem.

Ice to Meet You – Finish Snow Problem without defeating any enemies.

Let’s Kick Some Ice – Defeat all enemies on Snow Problem.

Moosey Mayhem - Finish Morgan Moose (optional; collect every point on the way).

Slugged Him One Good - Defeat Sergei the Sea Slug (formerly known as “Samuel Sea Monster”) without taking damage.

In Need of a Diaper Change - Finish The Smelly Sewers.

Fecal Friends – Finish The Smelly Sewers without defeating any enemies.

In Deep Doodoo – Defeat all enemies in The Smelly Sewers.

A Great Deal - Get the Extra Life on the Car Factory.

Factory Friends – Finish Car Factory without defeating any enemies.

Factory “Accident” – Defeat all enemies in the Car Factory.

Black and Blue - Defeat Brick Jagger without taking damage.

Emotional Rescue - Complete the game by rescuing Chuck Rock from Brick Jagger on Normal Difficulty.

Child's Play - Complete the game on Easy (stacks with normal).

I'm a Chuckster - Complete the game using no continues on normal.

Crush Rock Too - Complete the game, destroying every rock block and rock platform possible (Easy or Normal).

Rocker Keeper - Complete the game without destroying or hitting a single rock or rock platform (with the exception of the bottom square of 4 rocks before the boss in Stoneage Suburbs and the entirety of Spooky Cave Ooohhh).

Conscientious Rockjector - Complete the game without defeating a single enemy (aside from bosses) (can be done on Easy or Normal).

Get Bonked - Complete the game by defeating every enemy possible (can be done on Easy or Normal).

What’s Up Chuck? – Watch the opening Sega CD exclusive cinematic without skipping.


Ending notes:

There is also the original Amiga version that every version is based off of, which has some slight level layout differences, a few sprite differences (including nipples!), a few character name differences, among other little things. The music in the Amiga version is what the Genesis and GG versions are based on, with a couple original jingles here and there. If RA eventually gets Amiga support, the set for it would likely be very similar to this.

The Game Gear version is a mostly original game, with original layouts, different level order, omits some level themes entirely (Dippy, the trees), and mostly original bosses (in terms of patterns, anyway). The overall theming is the same, though. Achievement-wise, the GG version would likely need an original set, because I’m pretty sure aside from the omissions, the secrets are different too. The completion-based achievements would look the same on paper, since the names of levels, bosses, and characters in this version haven't changed. There is also a Master System version, that at 1st glance seems like it's just the version the GG version was based on...which is technically true because the engines are clearly the same, but the level layouts vary greatly. Same theming, music, and boss fights though. Unsurprisingly, the view is pulled back, so the SMS version has no screen crunch issues.

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