Single Sitting Games

Post games you can beat in a single sitting. The higher quality, the better, emulation preferred. I want to run through a bunch of well made games that can be beaten in a handful of hours or less.
Examples would include, Gunstar Heroes, any Mega Man game, Shatterhand, Genesis Sonics, classic Castlevanias etc. Something as long as, say, Super Mario World is kinda pushing it. If it's a really quality game, I can deal with it if it's really quality, but otherwise let's just keep it to single sitting. Shmups are ok but they're kind of a foregone conclusion. Again, if they're really good, go ahead and post them in this thread.
Hopefully we can have a nice thread and talk about video games that we like.

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Alien Soldier (almost anything by Treasure, really) and the new Ghosts n Goblins game.

I tried Alien Soldier and it was TOUGH, even on SUPER EASY or whatever the mode is called. I'm sure it's something that *clicks* at some point, so I'll give it another go.
I was definitely put off by the Ghosts n Goblins art style, but I keep hearing good things about it, so maybe it's worth checking out.

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well thanks for the suggestions buddy, I guess this thread is doomed

In the vein of platformers I would say Limbo/Inside are good contenders. You can and are meant to beat Journey in a single sitting.

I don't know why I always got the impression that Limbo was something about the length of Hollow Knight, I'll look into it.

Vectorman, Mickey Mouse in the World of Illusion and Toejam and Earl Panic on Funkotron if you want more Genesis games. Gunstar Heroes is one of my favorite games and is the reason I clicked on this thread.

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Most 2D Sonic games.
The Sonic 16-bit triple trouble remake.
Blaster Master and Blaster Master Zero 1-3 (takes about 8 hours).
Undertale if you go for the good ending from the get-go.
Each standalone Deltarune chapter.

I just replayed it for the first time in probably 20 years today, and I honestly can't believe the level of care and polish. It's a remarkable game.

The Genesis Shinobi trilogy. Splatterhouse 1 and 2. Wings of Wor, ESWAT: City Under Siege.

The first Kirby is pretty fun

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I had this game as a kid, played it many times on short car rides. Definitely a nostalgic game for me, if a bit easy.

I've lost count of the number of times I've beaten this game, I've been playing it over and over again for years and it's still as exhilarating as it ever was, for some reason it just never gets old for me
ever

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I know what you mean, I've been thinking of playing it again on a higher difficulty. Is there a secret ending or anything? I know a lot of older games used to do this.

Resident Evil 1-3, OG versions. Great games to blast through in an evening. Devil May Cry 1 as well.

I know it's kind of cliche to say at this point, but DMC1 really does have an unparalleled atmosphere in its series. If you play it by yourself, at night, it has this really spooky, threatening, even lonely atmosphere. It's a weird and fun game, and it rewards mastery.
I've never played the RE trilogy for some reason.

The Metal Slug games, but I assume you've already played them if you're mentioning Gunstar Heroes/ Megaman
Streets of Rage 2

momodora reverie under the moonlight

I played Limbo just recently because it was like $3 or something along with Inside. It's really short which I wasn't aware of it. Played it for a few hours and decided to call it quits for the night. Came back to it the next night and after maybe five minutes I finished it. More of less a single sitting. I didn't mind it.

No secret ending, nor is there any sort of extra content or incentive to replay the game at all, yet I am still driven to do so just because of how enjoyable the game is

If you're a fan of DMC1 I say you owe it to yourself, by playing them you'll easily see how they eventually evolved into the cancelled RE4 Kamiya wanted to make.

persona 5

>le dark quirky earthbound inspired pile of shit walking sim
kek this can't be true

Bosses get more moves and have more phases on higher difficulties.

Yeah man, after going so long without playing it, I was certain it was going to be just as good as I remembered, but it was actually somehow better. And now through my adult perspective, it's insane how well made/polished the game is.
I know you said "OG" Resident Evils, but is there a definitive way to play them? Just the original PS1 versions? Weren't there multiple releases of at least RE1?
Epic

The most convenient way to play them up to date would probably be the PC versions with the classic rebirth patches by Gemini. These have all the bonuses from rereleases and the patches make them work on modern PCs flawlessly. There's an infographic I've seen posted around but don't have it on me.
Do keep in mind, for RE1 Jill has no ink ribbons on the PC release making her run even easier than normally.

what can't be true?