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General and Gaming => General => Topic started by: kashell on August 10, 2016, 11:02:16 am
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I'm bored, so here's a new topic.
Are you an expert on any games? Like, a 100%-perfect game expert? If someone were to go into a game without any idea of what to expect, would you have the answers to all of their questions? Even if they wanted to uncover every secret and hidden extra?
Who needs a regular strategy guide when they have you!
I consider myself an expert on only two games. The first is Mega Man X4. I've played it so many times and feel like I can guide anyone through it no matter their history with Mega Man.
The second is Star Ocean: The Last Hope. Since you have to do everything, and I mean -EVERYTHING- to earn the platinum trophy or all of the achievements, I know I can guide someone through the game whether they just want to play it casually or if they want to do as much as possible. I actually wrote a guide for the game's second bonus dungeon.
What about the rest of you? What's a game that you can help guide me and others through?
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Super Mario World.
That's probably it and I'm sure there are things I don't know.
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I can't say that for any game, but the closest I could say that for is probably Ocarina of Time. I've beat it about 7 or 8 times, and know how to do most of everything in the game. The only thing that I am not 100% is all the Gold Skulltulas. I've found every single one before, but it was with the help of a guide. I have a feeling I could name where about half of them are from memory and a quarter while playing the game.
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I would say Silent Hill 2, which I've beaten about 6 times. Or Legend of Zelda, A Link to the Past. I used to know everything about Pokemon Heart Gold/LeafGreen, but I don't know if I could remember it all now.
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I would say Silent Hill 2, which I've beaten about 6 times. Or Legend of Zelda, A Link to the Past. I used to know everything about Pokemon Heart Gold/LeafGreen, but I don't know if I could remember it all now.
I had a feeling Silent Hill 2 was going to be one of your choices. In the event that I decide to go through it again and get the maximum amount of stars, I'll be sure to hit you up for some advice.
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Can't really put any at 100% perfect, though I have gotten pretty damn good at a handful of games in my time.
Played Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 with a buddy constantly in high school, we could both get seriously insane legitimate combos. Could get ridiculous scores (style points or whatever) in NBA Street. In NFS Underground's drifting mode I can dominate as well. Won a Soul Calibur 2 and a Soul Calibur 3 local blockbuster tournament.
Last one I can think of is Return to Castle Wolfenstein: Enemy Territory on pc, that's really the only shooter I was ever legitimately dominant in.
This topic makes me sad :( With all the time I've spent gaming you'd think I'd have more to list off...
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Let's see, if I had to pick a game I'm very knowledgeable in it would probably be Soul Hackers. I've done literally everything in that game 3 separate times, which equates to 9 playthroughs alone. I've completed it with the true ending and 100% demon compendium with all 3 different Nemissa move pool options, all the extra bosses Etc. I could go on and on, as I love the game. There are plenty of games I can play without a guide, but I would say Soul Hackers would be the best choice for this topic.
Damn now I wanna play Soul Hackers again.
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I can beat Donkey Kong Country on the SNES without losing more than maybe 5 lives, I've probably beaten the game 20 or so times and even speed through the levels as fast as I can sometimes. DKC is my favorite game of all time, and I pop it in every other month or so. I know all the secrets, all the extra live locations, all of the enemy placements, you could say I'm a bit obsessed with the game. I also proficient in Donkey Kong Country 3 in the sense that I can beat it fairly easily and know where all the banana birds, Kong Koins and Bonus Barrels are. I like this game, but I think I've played the GBA port way more. I'm proficient in DKC2, but I never really got into this one, I don't even think I've beaten this one 102% yet, it's my least favorite DKC game. Returns and Tropical Freeze I've beaten 100% but without the speed runs, and while I'm good at the games, I wouldn't say I could help you get through them.
LEt's see, I'm also very good at Super Mario World and I've mastered that one on both GBA and SNES but it seems like a lot of people have, since it's probably the best Mario game around.
More recently I've beaten Saturday Morning RPG, and while it is a pretty short game, there are a lot of strategies to utilize to survive battles. To beat the game completely you have to revisit chapters or "episodes" (as SAT AM RPG refers to them) to complete missions, gain achievements, and get S rankings. I'd consider myself well versed enough in the game (since I've played it so thoroughly recently) that I could guide anyone through it.
Awesome topic, it's fun reading what people have to say, and can't wait to see more!
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Awesome topic, it's fun reading what people have to say, and can't wait to see more!
Thanks! I'm enjoying all of these responses so far.
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I would say Silent Hill 2, which I've beaten about 6 times. Or Legend of Zelda, A Link to the Past. I used to know everything about Pokemon Heart Gold/LeafGreen, but I don't know if I could remember it all now.
I had a feeling Silent Hill 2 was going to be one of your choices. In the event that I decide to go through it again and get the maximum amount of stars, I'll be sure to hit you up for some advice.
You know me ;) I also researched a lot about the story ideas, direction and behind the scenes stuff (tidbits about the dev team, voice actors, development, etc.) It is my favorite game of all time after all!
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Ratchet and Clank Up Your Arsenal (Ratchet and clank 3). I know where all the glitches are but perfecting them is a work in progress :D. I also Know the Nefarious glitch where you set up Mini Turrents and stand behind him so the enemies shoot him, you spam him with the 360 shock blast cannon trick plus the turrents. he dies in about 8 seconds. On a good day I can beat it in under 2 hours. :D
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Contra - I've played through this countless times
Super Mario Bros. - I know about every jump in this game. I can finish it without dying without warps. I can even speed run it just north of 7 min.
Mega Man 2 - I came up with my own boss order that works for me. I did that when I was a kid, and I still prefer it to starting this Metal Man.
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Contra/Super C- Beaten multiple times at least on the NES. Still working on both arcade versions.
Super Mario Sunshine- Beaten 4 or 5 times; I can pretty much get everything down except for 15% of the blue coin locations.
Metal Slugs- I pretty much know most of these games inside out, along with some of the differences with second player side. The ones I'm most proficent at are Metal Slug 1. X, 5, and 3.
A few other ones- Armored Warriors, other run n guns etc.
There's a bunch of games below that where I'm good at, but either die way too often ( Monkey Ball 1/2), or still working on optimizing routes.
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there used to be... pokemon r/b/y and g/s/c and platinum, i used to could tell you everything
and yoshi's island
maybe super mario rpg, i think i have found all the kerokerocolas even
but these days, probably not so much. but a while ago, yeah, i'd be able to help anyone with these games.
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Shadow of the colossus - I know where all bosses are, quickest way to them, best/quickest way to beat them, glitches to quick kill them, placements of white tailed lizards, placements of fruits, etc, etc.
in fact I used to have a memory card (since lost) that had a file that had beaten the game over 40 times (it kept track).
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I already mentioned this in the introduction thread, but...
Contra - I used to be good enough at Contra that I never needed the Konami code. My greatest gaming accomplishment is beating it twice in a row, including the harder second time through, without dying. I haven't tried it in years, though, so I'd bet that game would destroy me if I tried now :P
TMNT (arcade) - I would play this game incessantly at the bowling alley where my parents had their league night, and I had every inch of it memorized. To this day I can usually beat it on one credit, but I still have not accomplished my ultimate goal, which is to beat it without dying. When you're playing 1-player, the longer you go without dying, the game throws more enemies at you and the bosses take more hits, until you finally die and the enemy count is reduced back to normal. Around the time you get to the middle of stage 3, the number of enemies becomes almost overwhelming if you haven't died, making it extremely difficult for me to get through it without losing one life. One time I got to Krang on one life, but he was taking an INSANE amount of hits to beat and I got careless and he killed me.
I'm pretty good at games similar to TMNT, like Simpsons and X-men, but those games have some cheap bosses that make it very difficult to beat them without multiple deaths (for example, Blob at the end of X-Men stage 2, who sometimes does an unavoidable throw that takes off a chunk of life).
Q*bert - I'm good enough at Q*Bert (my #1 favorite game ever) that I can be out of practice and still do well. Last October I went to a retro arcade in Austin, Texas during a business trip and proceeded to spend the majority of my time on one game of Q*Bert. I think I got to the point where level 9 was repeating for the 5th or 6th time when I just wanted to play something else, as my time and money were limited. If I had the time, money, and patience to practice for multiple hours a day, I honestly feel like I could possibly challenge for some kind of record.
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I'm proficient in DKC2, but I never really got into this one, I don't even think I've beaten this one 102% yet, it's my least favorite DKC game.
Holy shit I thought I was alone on this. So many people list it as their favorite DKC game, but along with DKCR it is the only one I have never done a completionist run on. It's a good game, but I have just never enjoyed it as much as the other games in the series.
For me Super Mario World would be the game I know the best. I can do a 96 exit run no problem without checking any guides. Same goes for Donkey Kong Country 3. Ocarina of Time would be close, but I can never remember all of the gold skulltula locations. The original Wizardry would be close too. I know the game very well, but not every single square of the dungeon or every possible item one could get in a random chest.
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I already mentioned this in the introduction thread, but...
Contra - I used to be good enough at Contra that I never needed the Konami code. My greatest gaming accomplishment is beating it twice in a row, including the harder second time through, without dying. I haven't tried it in years, though, so I'd bet that game would destroy me if I tried now :P
TMNT (arcade) - I would play this game incessantly at the bowling alley where my parents had their league night, and I had every inch of it memorized. To this day I can usually beat it on one credit, but I still have not accomplished my ultimate goal, which is to beat it without dying. When you're playing 1-player, the longer you go without dying, the game throws more enemies at you and the bosses take more hits, until you finally die and the enemy count is reduced back to normal. Around the time you get to the middle of stage 3, the number of enemies becomes almost overwhelming if you haven't died, making it extremely difficult for me to get through it without losing one life. One time I got to Krang on one life, but he was taking an INSANE amount of hits to beat and I got careless and he killed me.
I'm pretty good at games similar to TMNT, like Simpsons and X-men, but those games have some cheap bosses that make it very difficult to beat them without multiple deaths (for example, Blob at the end of X-Men stage 2, who sometimes does an unavoidable throw that takes off a chunk of life).
Q*bert - I'm good enough at Q*Bert (my #1 favorite game ever) that I can be out of practice and still do well. Last October I went to a retro arcade in Austin, Texas during a business trip and proceeded to spend the majority of my time on one game of Q*Bert. I think I got to the point where level 9 was repeating for the 5th or 6th time when I just wanted to play something else, as my time and money were limited. If I had the time, money, and patience to practice for multiple hours a day, I honestly feel like I could possibly challenge for some kind of record.
From what I know, most of Konami's beat-em-ups got difficulty buffs for the American arcade releases compared to their easier Japanese versions probably just to make more money. X-men is probably the worst example out of the bunch you mentioned with its difficulty, since the bosses require very specific patterns to avoid taking any hits and are way more aggressive.
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I'm proficient in DKC2, but I never really got into this one, I don't even think I've beaten this one 102% yet, it's my least favorite DKC game.
Holy shit I thought I was alone on this. So many people list it as their favorite DKC game, but along with DKCR it is the only one I have never done a completionist run on. It's a good game, but I have just never enjoyed it as much as the other games in the series.
For me Super Mario World would be the game I know the best. I can do a 96 exit run no problem without checking any guides. Same goes for Donkey Kong Country 3. Ocarina of Time would be close, but I can never remember all of the gold skulltula locations. The original Wizardry would be close too. I know the game very well, but not every single square of the dungeon or every possible item one could get in a random chest.
I've been called many a bad name for not saying DKC2 is the best in the series. I think it's good, but it lacks something the first and third have. Personally I don't like the Squawks levels, the barrel bramble levels and especially the level where the wind blows you up the shaft. While it does have some good levels and there is fun to be had, I'm glad to think it's not the be all end all in the series like so many claim it is.
Interesting fact about Ocarina of Time for myself, my older brother used to play the game so much when I was little so I was always watching him. When I finally got around to playing the game myself, I was able to beat it just based off of the things he had shown me and I had watched, so I guess you could say my brother is a human strategy guide for the game.
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I already mentioned this in the introduction thread, but...
Contra - I used to be good enough at Contra that I never needed the Konami code. My greatest gaming accomplishment is beating it twice in a row, including the harder second time through, without dying. I haven't tried it in years, though, so I'd bet that game would destroy me if I tried now :P
TMNT (arcade) - I would play this game incessantly at the bowling alley where my parents had their league night, and I had every inch of it memorized. To this day I can usually beat it on one credit, but I still have not accomplished my ultimate goal, which is to beat it without dying. When you're playing 1-player, the longer you go without dying, the game throws more enemies at you and the bosses take more hits, until you finally die and the enemy count is reduced back to normal. Around the time you get to the middle of stage 3, the number of enemies becomes almost overwhelming if you haven't died, making it extremely difficult for me to get through it without losing one life. One time I got to Krang on one life, but he was taking an INSANE amount of hits to beat and I got careless and he killed me.
I'm pretty good at games similar to TMNT, like Simpsons and X-men, but those games have some cheap bosses that make it very difficult to beat them without multiple deaths (for example, Blob at the end of X-Men stage 2, who sometimes does an unavoidable throw that takes off a chunk of life).
Q*bert - I'm good enough at Q*Bert (my #1 favorite game ever) that I can be out of practice and still do well. Last October I went to a retro arcade in Austin, Texas during a business trip and proceeded to spend the majority of my time on one game of Q*Bert. I think I got to the point where level 9 was repeating for the 5th or 6th time when I just wanted to play something else, as my time and money were limited. If I had the time, money, and patience to practice for multiple hours a day, I honestly feel like I could possibly challenge for some kind of record.
From what I know, most of Konami's beat-em-ups got difficulty buffs for the American arcade releases compared to their easier Japanese versions probably just to make more money. X-men is probably the worst example out of the bunch you mentioned with its difficulty, since the bosses require very specific patterns to avoid taking any hits and are way more aggressive.
I didn't know the Japanese versions were easier, I'm so used to the US ones they'd probably be too easy for me :)
Most of the bosses in X-Men are fine, and can be beaten with a combination of timing, dexterity, and patience. There's only 2 or 3 that cheap you to death, but then you have to beat them all again in the final stage's "boss rush." If you scroll the screen too far and get a couple on screen at the same time, you might as well get your whole roll of quarters ready... ;)
If I remember correctly, the only boss in Simpsons that is a pain is final boss (Mr. Burns). Most are pretty beatable, and Smithers isn't too bad as long as you're on your toes, but it's very difficult to avoid trading hits with Mr. Burns.
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I already mentioned this in the introduction thread, but...
Contra - I used to be good enough at Contra that I never needed the Konami code. My greatest gaming accomplishment is beating it twice in a row, including the harder second time through, without dying. I haven't tried it in years, though, so I'd bet that game would destroy me if I tried now :P
TMNT (arcade) - I would play this game incessantly at the bowling alley where my parents had their league night, and I had every inch of it memorized. To this day I can usually beat it on one credit, but I still have not accomplished my ultimate goal, which is to beat it without dying. When you're playing 1-player, the longer you go without dying, the game throws more enemies at you and the bosses take more hits, until you finally die and the enemy count is reduced back to normal. Around the time you get to the middle of stage 3, the number of enemies becomes almost overwhelming if you haven't died, making it extremely difficult for me to get through it without losing one life. One time I got to Krang on one life, but he was taking an INSANE amount of hits to beat and I got careless and he killed me.
I'm pretty good at games similar to TMNT, like Simpsons and X-men, but those games have some cheap bosses that make it very difficult to beat them without multiple deaths (for example, Blob at the end of X-Men stage 2, who sometimes does an unavoidable throw that takes off a chunk of life).
Q*bert - I'm good enough at Q*Bert (my #1 favorite game ever) that I can be out of practice and still do well. Last October I went to a retro arcade in Austin, Texas during a business trip and proceeded to spend the majority of my time on one game of Q*Bert. I think I got to the point where level 9 was repeating for the 5th or 6th time when I just wanted to play something else, as my time and money were limited. If I had the time, money, and patience to practice for multiple hours a day, I honestly feel like I could possibly challenge for some kind of record.
From what I know, most of Konami's beat-em-ups got difficulty buffs for the American arcade releases compared to their easier Japanese versions probably just to make more money. X-men is probably the worst example out of the bunch you mentioned with its difficulty, since the bosses require very specific patterns to avoid taking any hits and are way more aggressive.
I didn't know the Japanese versions were easier, I'm so used to the US ones they'd probably be too easy for me :)
Most of the bosses in X-Men are fine, and can be beaten with a combination of timing, dexterity, and patience. There's only 2 or 3 that cheap you to death, but then you have to beat them all again in the final stage's "boss rush." If you scroll the screen too far and get a couple on screen at the same time, you might as well get your whole roll of quarters ready... ;)
If I remember correctly, the only boss in Simpsons that is a pain is final boss (Mr. Burns). Most are pretty beatable, and Smithers isn't too bad as long as you're on your toes, but it's very difficult to avoid trading hits with Mr. Burns.
Yeah I remember how long that Mr. Burns battle could go on for and it could be cheap at times. It's the only reason why I can't seem to get a clear on the game. There's another Konami beat-em-up, Metamorphic Force which was a very fun and tight game, but they ruined the US release by adding a boss rush where you're forced to fight two bosses at a time with no health pickups, more enemies and much harder attack patterns, and a numeric health bar that constantly decreases over time.
There's also Violent Storm, Gaiapolis, and Monster Maulers, but those are much fairer games than the others ( well, maybe not the middle one).
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Without a doubt, Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past. I know every square inch of this game. Every item, every piece of heart. EVERYTHING. I've beaten it without dying more times than I can count. Close second might be Super Metroid.