Current Events - RetroAchievements/RANews GitHub Wiki

Here's the list of events that are open to join. This is a good way for players to get involved with the RA community.

For more info, check the Current Competitions and Hall of Fame of RA forum topic.

These events are open to any community member who wants to participate.

Achievement of the Week 2023

|{% rauserpic Agnam %}|{% rauserpic BahamutVoid %}|{% rauserpic Braek %}| |{% rauserpic DoctorV %}|{% rauserpic Erodion %}|{% rauserpic FlamingDoom %}| |{% rauserpic IcePhoenix %}|{% rauserpic Jurbadis %}|{% rauserpic LogicalFallacy %}| |{% rauserpic MarioKness %}|{% rauserpic NEOMAR %}|{% rauserpic Protoman07 %}| |{% rauserpic Saschasushi %}|{% rauserpic Tayadaoc %}|{% rauserpic TheLooseGroose %}| |{% rauserpic ToxicAntidote %}|{% rauserpic Whynot15 %}|{% rauserpic zahgurim %}|

DevJam

|{% rauserpic Sines %}|{% rauserpic pinguupinguu %}|{% rauserpic ThatAmericanSlacker %}| |{% rauserpic AdeptTempest %}|{% rauserpic Released %}|{% rauserpic Bilalscape12 %}| |{% rauserpic DoctorV %}|{% rauserpic DarkyAndreas %}|{% rauserpic Amir96lx %}| |{% rauserpic ladynadiad %}|{% rauserpic LiveFastCyYoung %}|{% rauserpic kmpers %}| |{% rauserpic LordAndrew %}|{% rauserpic Sutarion %}|{% rauserpic AfroRyan %}|

Console Wars

  • Forum topic: https://retroachievements.org/viewtopic.php?t=20706
  • Period: March 2023 - August 2023
  • Host: {% rauserpic BahamutVoid %}
  • Current Leaders with 44 points:
    • {% rauserpic 14ausher %}
    • {% rauserpic Akai %}
    • {% rauserpic BahamutVoid %}
    • {% rauserpic NEOMAR %}
    • {% rauserpic Nezperdian %}
    • {% rauserpic PenguGG %}
    • {% rauserpic ruuzilla %}

The Unwanted

  • Forum topic: https://retroachievements.org/viewtopic.php?t=14787
  • Period: July 2020 - Current
  • Host: {% rauserpic StingX2 %}, {% rauserpic televandalist %} and {% rauserpic AuburnRDM %}
  • Current Winners:
    • Month 38: Best Gamer: {% rauserpic alundra82 %}, Best Dev Fixer: {% rauserpic Hotscrock %}
  • Previous Winners:
    • Month 37: Best Gamer: {% rauserpic Amir96lx %}, Best Dev Fixer: {% rauserpic Hotscrock %}
    • Month 36: Best Gamer: {% rauserpic MelodyAsh %}, Best Dev Fixer: {% rauserpic kmpers %}
    • Month 35: Best Gamer: {% rauserpic Amir96lx %}, Best Dev Fixer: {% rauserpic kmpers %}
    • Month 34: Best Gamer: {% rauserpic Amir96lx %}, Best Dev Fixer: {% rauserpic kmpers %}
    • Month 33: Best Gamer: {% rauserpic Amir96lx %}, Best Dev Fixer: {% rauserpic SlashTangent %}
    • Month 32: Best Gamer: {% rauserpic genesislover %}
    • Month 31: Best Gamer: {% rauserpic Amir96lx %}, Best Dev Fixer: {% rauserpic ladynadiad %}
    • Month 30: Best Gamer: {% rauserpic genesislover %}, Best Dev Fixer: {% rauserpic ladynadiad %}
    • Month 29: Best Gamer: {% rauserpic genesislover %}, Best Dev Fixer: {% rauserpic ladynadiad %}
    • Month 28: Best Gamer: {% rauserpic genesislover %}, Best Dev Fixer: {% rauserpic ladynadiad %}
    • Month 27: Best Gamer: {% rauserpic NEOMAR %}, Best Dev Fixer: {% rauserpic Falcus %}

RA Roulette 2023

  • Forum topic: https://retroachievements.org/viewtopic.php?t=20193
  • Period: January 2023 - Current
  • Host: {% rauserpic RAEvents %}
  • Current Winners: 15
  • Top 10 without Winners:
    1: {% rauserpic Whynot15 %} - 49 Points
    2: {% rauserpic Amir96lx %} - 48 Points
    3: {% rauserpic FlamingDoom %} - 47 Points
    3: {% rauserpic Olafur %} - 47 Points
    5: {% rauserpic Xymjak %} - 45 Points
    6: {% rauserpic Sef %} - 44 Points
    7: {% rauserpic Xionx %} - 43 Points
    8: {% rauserpic bigdud24 %} - 42 Points
    8: {% rauserpic Lonoke31 %} - 42 Points
    10: {% rauserpic Bendyhuman %} - 38 Points
    10: {% rauserpic Enagonius %} - 38 Points

Challenge League Top 100

  • Forum topic: https://retroachievements.org/viewtopic.php?t=19615
  • Period: January 2023 - Current
  • Host: {% rauserpic RAEvents %}
  • Current top 10:
    1: {% rauserpic WanderingHeiho %} - 90 Points
    1: {% rauserpic wolfman2000 %} - 90 Points
    3: {% rauserpic pitapocket17 %} - 83 Points
    4: {% rauserpic ShadwSonic %} - 80 Points
    5: {% rauserpic FlamingDoom %} - 79 Points
    5: {% rauserpic PenguGG %} - 79 Points
    7: {% rauserpic KlydeKadell %} - 73 Points
    8: {% rauserpic Sutarion %} - 68 Points
    9: {% rauserpic NoName40404 %} - 60 Points
    9: {% rauserpic s0uth %} - 60 Points

Peak Streak

  • Forum topic: http://retroachievements.org/viewtopic.php?t=12108
  • Period: January 2021 - Current
  • Host: {% rauserpic Bendyhuman %}
  • Current top 5 (* active streak):
    • {% rauserpic NEOMAR %}* - 622 Points
    • {% rauserpic Lonoke31 %}* - 539 Points
    • {% rauserpic Advent %}* - 376 Points
    • {% rauserpic Sutarion %}* - 330 Points
    • {% rauserpic Timmay %}* - 320 Points

Mario Party RA

Four Job Fiesta

Badge Requirement User Count
ExDeath Badge 46
Superboss Badge 133

Leaderboards of the Month

  • Forum topic: https://retroachievements.org/viewtopic.php?t=19693
  • Period: July 2021 - Current
  • Host: {% rauserpic FBernkastelKues %}
  • Current Top 5:
    1: {% rauserpic AuburnRDM %} - 309 Points
    2: {% rauserpic MarioKness %} - 264 Points
    3: {% rauserpic Etron %} - 224 Points
    4: {% rauserpic kmpers %} - 206 Points
    5: {% rauserpic Amir96lx %} - 197 Points

Spot the Difference

The RANews Spot the difference minigame was posted in a previous Spot The Difference section of RANews. The goal was to find all 10 differences between different parallel universes.

August:

|{% rauserpic Agnam %}|{% rauserpic LordKingGundam %}|{% rauserpic AdeptTempest %}| |{% rauserpic Prota %}|{% rauserpic EvilSaturn %}|{% rauserpic mayamcdougall %}| |{% rauserpic Whoops %}|{% rauserpic Tayadaoc %}|{% rauserpic JAM %}| |{% rauserpic Grawl %}|{% rauserpic f3rns %}|{% rauserpic crrool %}| |{% rauserpic NijiMarii %}|{% rauserpic Jungon %}|{% rauserpic Yeriko %}| |{% rauserpic abdalin %}|||

July:

|{% rauserpic AmazingBaha %}|{% rauserpic Fruitpop %}|{% rauserpic LordKingGundam %}| |{% rauserpic mayamcdougall %}|{% rauserpic Jungon %}|{% rauserpic ItzOpu %}| |{% rauserpic JAM %}|{% rauserpic Tayadaoc %}|{% rauserpic f3rns %}|

June:

|{% rauserpic Gemyma %}|{% rauserpic Aerachmor %}|{% rauserpic MrBird %}| |{% rauserpic Advent %}|{% rauserpic JAM %}|{% rauserpic LordKingGundam %}| |{% rauserpic Agnam %}|{% rauserpic MonkeyBug %}|{% rauserpic Tayadaoc %}| |{% rauserpic ItzOpu %}|{% rauserpic Jungon %}||

May:

|{% rauserpic LordKingGundam %}|{% rauserpic LordAndrew %}|{% rauserpic AfroRyan %}| |{% rauserpic Gemyma %}|{% rauserpic Tayadaoc %}||

April:

|{% rauserpic Amir96lx %}|{% rauserpic Gemyma %}|{% rauserpic CassetteCobra %}| |{% rauserpic LordKingGundam %}|{% rauserpic Tayadaoc %}|{% rauserpic VenHur %}| |{% rauserpic TheRoadkill %}|{% rauserpic Guininhas %}||

March:

|{% rauserpic Gemyma %}|{% rauserpic Advent %}|{% rauserpic Piccolo %}| |{% rauserpic LordKingGundam %}|{% rauserpic Tayadaoc %}|{% rauserpic Jungon %}| |{% rauserpic Kyleboy21 %}|{% rauserpic TheRoadkill %}||