While not explicitly speedrunning, it seems like that would be the best method for accomplishing my challenge. I am considering beginning a quest to reach the end credits of every NES, SNES, and Genesis game officially released in the US. I put together a handy spreadsheet for this task:

https://drive.google.com/open?id=1xVDghMrJhs27oAdrd-8hHQGXt6HDkJRzCdd4YAR0o1c

You are all welcome to use that if it helps you in tracking classic gaming in one way or another. Throw another column in there for a "Personal Best" if you prefer. Saves the trouble of having to go through Wikipedia then format it to your liking.

But back to my point. I'm hoping to complete every NES, SNES, and Genesis game released in the US. I know this is something which would take years, and I haven't decided on rules yet beyond not using cheat codes.

My biggest concern is some games are not really beatable in a sense. Tetris is perhaps a great example. At what point does one say "I've completed this game?" I imagine there are many games where that is a concern in making this challenge work. Would it be best to set up broad rules for myself, or will there be some games that just have to be done on a case by case basis for what "seems fair?"

Does anyone have any thoughts on this? Any feedback from experienced runners would surely help in this quest.

It would seem this is the place for introductions. I am Allen Stenhaus, owner of Stenhaus.net (currently directed at my YouTube channel). I've been dabbling with YouTube stuff for four years now, and I've decided I'm going to start mixing things up. I cut back on my gaming time for a few short years after having children, but I'm realizing I'm just a much happier person when I allow myself to have fun. So, I've been getting back into it in the last year or so.

I've been really enjoying a lot of speedrunning videos I have seen, and it amuses me how easy some of the experts make games look. I'm especially enjoying the old school speed-runs, likely because I'm in my mid-30's and have many fond memories of these older games.

Anyhow, that's me in a nutshell. I'm thinking of trying a little speed-running. I doubt I would have the time or energy to devote to setting records, and as a very anxious person, I would likely let nerves get the better of me in the end. Still, I love competing, especially with myself (which is probably why I like disc golf). I want to revisit many games I enjoyed some time ago, and many others I've always wanted to get better at. For example, I've never gotten a Flawless Victory in Contra on the NES (I've come SOOO close), and that's one of the many things I want to do.

On the plus side, I'm quickly finding a lot of people who may enjoy watching me try to meet these goals, so I might as well make myself known.

So, in the words of Jubal Early "Well... here I am."