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| topspot123:
It's no secret that video games and how we play changes over the years. Games have gotten easier and I might have lost a bit of my edge since the 8-bit days. But I was thinking about how and what I used to play. Would I still be capable of beating some of the games from my youth? Probably not. This would be due to my changing skill set and also having such an abundance of choice in what I play, there is less motivation to 'power through' a game. So here are a couple of my gaming accomplishments from the past that I expect I will never complete again. Zelda II: The Adventure of Link http://vgcollect.com/item/5375 I beat this game with the help of the NES Game Atlas http://vgcollect.com/item/18069. This was pre-internet. I prefer not using a guide, but I don't feel that the design of this game (mostly the dungeons) is intuitive enough without a guide, and I've never liked mapping out games IRL. After school I had a routine. I would spend one night only grinding, and the next night tackling a dungeon. I beat Shadow Link after several attempts with only swordplay, not knowing the crouchy-stabby trick. Hyper Lode Runner http://vgcollect.com/item/14199 Beat every level. I don't believe I would have the patience to figure out some of the digging puzzles now. Boxxle http://vgcollect.com/item/14077 I didn't really care for this game or beat it, but while I owned it I cracked the passwords. No big deal, only four digits, but I filled out a memo pad with all of the possible passwords. So what are some of your classic gaming accomplishments? It could be the hardest game you've beaten, or just a part of a game. When was the last time you beat an 8-bit classic for the first time? |
| burningdoom:
For me it's probably beating Super Mario Bros.: Lost Levels with no Game Overs and no warping. That game is punishingly hard. The Japanese weren't exaggerating when they thought it might be too hard for the average U.S. gamer. And this was during the era of "NES hard". |
| topspot123:
--- Quote from: burningdoom on February 18, 2014, 02:59:46 pm ---For me it's probably beating Super Mario Bros.: Lost Levels with no Game Overs and no warping. That game is punishingly hard. The Japanese weren't exaggerating when they thought it might be too hard for the average U.S. game. And this was during the era of "NES hard". --- End quote --- Perfect example. I beat this game without warping on Super Mario All Stars (with the bonus levels), but have been unable to beat it on the Wii Virtual Console. |
| turf:
Mine would probably be my speed running of Super Mario Bros. I'm not close to the world record yet, but I'm chipping away at my time. I still need to figure out a way to skin over a minute off my time. I may not get down to 5 min this year. I can't pull off the glitches you have to use. Other than that, I would say... I've finished all of the Mega Mans (Mega Men?), Castlevania, Contra (no code), and Bucky O'Hare. Those are all really hard games. I don't know, I'm just rambling. |
| burningdoom:
Bucky 'O Hare is maddenly difficult. I had a whole lot more patience as a kid, because I did manage to beat it then (after many, many tries). I recently tried and completely gave up in anger at the elevator level with all the spikes and falling rocks (aboard the Toad's ship). |
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