That game you could never beat growing up
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God, I'm glad a couple people have popped up with NES or old arcade things, because I was starting to feel seriously outdated. I've only just (currently!) got round to FFX, for one thing, never mind it being someone's "that game" up above. It's feeling relatively easy, so far... haven't had a party wipe or anything, 20ish hours in, but that's not the first warning I've had of the last boss being rock hard... (eh, I managed Kefka and Sephy... could be worse)
So lessee... there's a few, because I hail from the era of Lives and Continues, rather than unlimited retries and savepoints.
(before starting the list - pwned Megalomania, at the time, so ha! And it's no wierder than Populous. I'll concede it's a hell of a lot easier on a 'proper computer' with a mouse, though. Also beat Sonic many, many times, and managed S2 and Sonic Chaos alright - on the game gear anyway)
Old faves Stuntcar Racer and Supercars, could never do very well on. Maybe not as coordinated, or know much about good racing technique. When I take them on now, do a whole lot better (get into the superleague or second season quite easily, whereas it would have been a superhuman event before)... until the programmed-in "fuck you" factor comes into play and it becomes basically impossible to win without either going bust or using a cheat code (on SC - ScR doesn't even have that).
Street fighter 2 always beat my ass, got up to maybe Balrog or even Bison but then failed hard. Just no technique.
And the seemingly endless, brick-hard platform/puzzlers or arcade shooters, like Night Shift, Toyotes, Viz, Xenon... arrrrrghh. And anything, anything at all by Jeff Minter.
Still, that was the way things used to go. Games with definite endings weren't always the norm - you played for points, or level number, and if you did actually beat it the ending was often rubbish... hence how bowled over we collectively were at things like FF6
Oh, and to invert this, I got the "ending video" in GT2, but I doubt I'll ever manage it in another GT again. They're just too god damned big and difficult.
So lessee... there's a few, because I hail from the era of Lives and Continues, rather than unlimited retries and savepoints.
(before starting the list - pwned Megalomania, at the time, so ha! And it's no wierder than Populous. I'll concede it's a hell of a lot easier on a 'proper computer' with a mouse, though. Also beat Sonic many, many times, and managed S2 and Sonic Chaos alright - on the game gear anyway)
Old faves Stuntcar Racer and Supercars, could never do very well on. Maybe not as coordinated, or know much about good racing technique. When I take them on now, do a whole lot better (get into the superleague or second season quite easily, whereas it would have been a superhuman event before)... until the programmed-in "fuck you" factor comes into play and it becomes basically impossible to win without either going bust or using a cheat code (on SC - ScR doesn't even have that).
Street fighter 2 always beat my ass, got up to maybe Balrog or even Bison but then failed hard. Just no technique.
And the seemingly endless, brick-hard platform/puzzlers or arcade shooters, like Night Shift, Toyotes, Viz, Xenon... arrrrrghh. And anything, anything at all by Jeff Minter.
Still, that was the way things used to go. Games with definite endings weren't always the norm - you played for points, or level number, and if you did actually beat it the ending was often rubbish... hence how bowled over we collectively were at things like FF6
Oh, and to invert this, I got the "ending video" in GT2, but I doubt I'll ever manage it in another GT again. They're just too god damned big and difficult.
Toejam and Earl
I'd always get really, really close to beating it, but something would always kill me RIGHT before I'd make it to the final ship piece.
Also, since I now have a convenient segway from Toejam and Earl, look at this:
You cannot stop staring at Earl's orange man-tits, can you?
I'd always get really, really close to beating it, but something would always kill me RIGHT before I'd make it to the final ship piece.
Also, since I now have a convenient segway from Toejam and Earl, look at this:
You cannot stop staring at Earl's orange man-tits, can you?
Kingsleys Adventure. BAsically theres 4 levels. You beat the boss on each level, and then you can either go to the next level or fight the levels second boss (all of which are knights that have been brainwashed). I had finsihed all the bosses except the second one on level 4, which is what I needed to fight the end boss. Never even reached the guy. I had to do some button-pressing while being chased by giant bees. Damn that game.
Also, Tomb Raider. I was headed off againt one guy and two lions.
Also, Tomb Raider. I was headed off againt one guy and two lions.
I could never beat System Shock 2. Not because it was too hard, it just freaked me out too much.
ha me toiBananaCrazy said:This! I've probably played that game over 100 times when I was a younger, and could never beat it. But of course my 6 year old sister can. -.-Tamminga said:Pajama Sam, I was never able to retrieve my lunchbox.
i love that game, i'm currently on the "master" prix. 1 extra life is hard, BUT I WILL DO IT!Vykrel said:
you know looking at all these comments, i feel really old. Because people are naming games from PS2/xbox/gamecube, and make me think that either i've been playing for to long, or these chillun's are just really young.
Oh and the game i couldn't beat was X-Men for the Sega Genesis
yet some little shit can beat it in 8 minutes 40 seconds
I loved and despised that game simultaneously. I'm not sure how that's possible.viper3 said:Battle Toads. [/thread]
Game I could never beat was Battle Toads on Gameboy Classic.
But the one that sticks out more than that was PLOK, man that game was punishing after you got about 2/3 of the way through, even on Easy.
Off topic, I beat all games these days, maybe cuz Im not a kid anymore, maybe cuz games are easier. The only recent game I cant beat is Demon Souls, that game is a true MOTHER F***ER
But the one that sticks out more than that was PLOK, man that game was punishing after you got about 2/3 of the way through, even on Easy.
Off topic, I beat all games these days, maybe cuz Im not a kid anymore, maybe cuz games are easier. The only recent game I cant beat is Demon Souls, that game is a true MOTHER F***ER