mizerable
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Post by mizerable on Jul 6, 2014 21:13:30 GMT -5
Title says it all...
I just wanted to vent about an issue I've been having.
I recently went back to the original Castlevania for the NES. Now back in the day, I never got further than level 4, however I would occasionally go back to the game, but grow bored and turn it off before long.
A couple days ago, I figured I'd go back and give it a shot and try to beat it legit. Afterall, I've beaten far harder games for the NES...so this one shouldn't be an issue.
And to be fair, it really wasn't. Level 3 used to give me problems way back in the day, and Level 4 is damn near impossible without the holy water, but I got through it. Hell, I even got through Level 5, which is also essential to have the holy water from the beginning of the stage to beat the Reaper. Level 6 is a f***ing joke to breeze through, but finally after 25 years, I get to Dracula.
Of course, I'm out of my league and didn't know what I was doing right away, so I got my ass kicked. Thankfully, I respawn right outside of Dracula's room if I die, and even if I get a game over, the game always starts me here. Reminds me of Ghosts and Goblins a bit.
Anyways, since I essentially have unlimited lives now, I figure I'll test a few strategies on how to beat this blood-sucking bastard.
Then it happened...
The game crashed.
So I have no idea what happened, if I accidentally shifted my NES or what. As it turns out, there's a glitch in the game. The first release of the game has an issue if you throw a projectile weapon at the same time another projectile weapon is coming at you, the game could freeze. So when I flung the cross, it happened to hit one of Dracula's fireballs.
So guess what that means? I have to start the whole f***ing game over. No save functions, no stage select password...nothing. Again, this is an opportunity where they could have gone the same route that Ghosts and Goblins did, because sometimes playing this in one sitting is too much.
So I try again...I probably took a couple years off my life raging through levels 4 and 5. So I get to Dracula and use the holy water instead of the cross. Game crashes again.
Third try. f***.
I get to the stairway before the Grim Reaper in Level 5. This area is considered hard by many gamers, however I hadn't had any issues with it since I usually ran to the left, threw a little holy water at the knight which instantly kills him, and then keep going. But during my third playthrough, the f***ing game crashes here too. What the f***??
FOURTH TRY!
Once again make it to the stairway and it freezes again. At this point...I'm done. I don't want to mess around with it, despite being so ridiculously close to beating it. However, the glitch only seems to come up during the 5th and 6th level from what I've read...which is real f***ing nice considering you've already busted your ass through the other levels beforehand.
This issue wouldn't bother me too much had Konami had the intelligence to add a f***ing stage select password for people who sometimes need to turn off their game, or have other problems. Other companies were implementing this around the same time, but not Konami. Ugh, I guess I'm going to have to buy a newer copy of the game.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 6, 2014 22:14:07 GMT -5
A while back I decided to replay Spyro The Dragon and do a 100% run. I got up to Wizard's Peak and kept losing all my lives because it's f***ing impossible to use the super charge spots to get to the islands where the extra gems are, and you can't glide over normally either!
Needless to say, that pissed me off enough to give up on the run.
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Post by amaron on Jul 6, 2014 22:17:44 GMT -5
God of War: Challenge of the Gods last challenge.
I'm a 34 year old man who almost had a temper tantrum and destroyed a PS3 controller.
So frustrating trying to raise that platform and not get knocked off.
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mizerable
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Post by mizerable on Jul 6, 2014 22:18:31 GMT -5
The original Spyro is kind of bullshit. I hated how all the bosses were essentially races, and Spyro couldn't swim in the original (something that made the first 2 sequels far superior). Yeah, Gnorc was an unmemorable asshole, and it was easy to miss him if you hit him. The original was my least favorite...and yeah...the treasure level afterward was also pretty dull. But I did get 100%. It's not really worth it.
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Post by BorneAgain on Jul 6, 2014 22:24:43 GMT -5
Lion King for Genesis/SNES somehow became far more frustrating for 20+ year old me than it was when I was 10.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jul 6, 2014 22:32:44 GMT -5
Super Robot Wars: Original Generation for the GBA. Fun game in a lot of ways, albeit very dated, but it bugs me that you pick one of two paths at the beginning. One path is much better designed, and in the other, you get a crapload of maps that have you going through the ocean. With giant robots. Most of which don't fly. Guess whose path takes much, much longer to complete?
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Post by Chip on Jul 6, 2014 22:37:15 GMT -5
Games that intentionally put in bad and outdated mechanics just so they can make a joke about how bad it was after the fact. The joke isn't funny. It's been done. I'm closing your game now and I'm not playing it again because f*** you.
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Post by Ryback on a Pole! on Jul 6, 2014 22:39:13 GMT -5
Forgot the name of the game but it was a Steampunk themed action RPG for the PS3. Great game except there was a lack of save points. Now, bearing in mind this game was very difficult, one wrong move or a slip of the hand can spell disaster. Each level you had to go through maybe 5 or 6 very difficult fights with no healing or saving in between before getting to the boss.
It was a nightmare. I think on the 5th level I just couldn't get past one of the regular baddies and quit. I got frustrated with dying and then having to redo every single long, tedius and difficult fight again. Now if I could have saved after every fight, that would have been fine. I don't mind difficult games as long as they don't force you to repeat long chunks of gameplay each time you die. Repetition isn't fun, trying a difficult bit over and eventually succeeding is. They dropped the ball by not including save options after each long battle.
Also, I'll throw in Dead Rising 2. Great game, hampered by the fact you had to do everything by the in-game clock. Want to explore that cool looking section of the mall? Too bad! You've gotta run to a certain area so the plot progresses or you miss it!
Nice concept, piss poor execution. They should have had it real time, that way people would have had plenty of time to explore and still had the fun of needing to survive 3 days in a zombie infested mall and bring the antidote to the infected kid before she turned.
Finally, GM mode on the Smackdown games. Purely because it blatantly cheated. I had a card featuring the likes of Angle vs Eddie, Benoit vs HBK, Taker and Kane vs MNM etc.... basically a stacked card full of great matches. The opponent had the main event of Mark Henry and Kelly Kelly vs Daivari and Ashley, a bunch of crappy jobber matches and even a blank space on their card and STILL got a higher score than me.
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Post by xCompackx on Jul 6, 2014 22:48:50 GMT -5
I'm currently on the final boss (Shao Kahn) on Mortal Kombat: Shaolin Monks and it's... difficult. When you combine the fact that you have to defeat two bosses before him and losing means you restart all of it with the glitches/possibility of freezing which also results in restarting all of it, it's a tad maddening. Not even close to the most unfair game I've ever played mind you, but it's really challenging.
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Post by Kitty Shamrocks on Jul 6, 2014 22:51:41 GMT -5
I'm about 8 years old.
Flashback comes out.
It's the coolest looking shit ever.
I had no f***ing clue what to do in it until I was at least 15.
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Post by Injustice45 on Jul 6, 2014 23:03:03 GMT -5
WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role has some of the worst loading times a PlayStation game could have. There's even a loading screen just for going to the options menu! THE OPTIONS MENU!!! On top of that, I hate the no-selling of moves in the game. It was a blessing they rectified that for Just Bring It.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jul 6, 2014 23:13:51 GMT -5
WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role has some of the worst loading times a PlayStation game could have. There's even a loading screen just for going to the options menu! THE OPTIONS MENU!!! On top of that, I hate the no-selling of moves in the game. It was a blessing they rectified that for Just Bring It. It was a lot of fun, but yeah, the loading times are awful. Just Bring It has a lot of bad stuff, itself, like that chair shots didn't really work well at all, how terrible some guys looked, and the biggest problem, its RIDICULOUS amount of memory it takes up on a memory card, but it was stuff a positive step in some ways for the franchise. Plus, the commentary is hilarious.
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Post by Zaq "That Guy" Buzzkill on Jul 6, 2014 23:18:02 GMT -5
WWF SmackDown! 2: Know Your Role has some of the worst loading times a PlayStation game could have. There's even a loading screen just for going to the options menu! THE OPTIONS MENU!!! On top of that, I hate the no-selling of moves in the game. It was a blessing they rectified that for Just Bring It. It was a lot of fun, but yeah, the loading times are awful. Just Bring It has a lot of bad stuff, itself, like that chair shots didn't really work well at all, how terrible some guys looked, and the biggest problem, its RIDICULOUS amount of memory it takes up on a memory card, but it was stuff a positive step in some ways for the franchise. Plus, the commentary is hilarious. The "Mr. Black" style commentary is the only thing I actually like about that game.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jul 6, 2014 23:21:16 GMT -5
It was a lot of fun, but yeah, the loading times are awful. Just Bring It has a lot of bad stuff, itself, like that chair shots didn't really work well at all, how terrible some guys looked, and the biggest problem, its RIDICULOUS amount of memory it takes up on a memory card, but it was stuff a positive step in some ways for the franchise. Plus, the commentary is hilarious. The "Mr. Black" style commentary is the only thing I actually like about that game. For me, it's that and because the unlockable guys were pretty solid. Rhyno, Tajiri, Jerry Lynn and Spike Dudley. Good selection, especially for ECW fans.
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Post by Oh Cry Me a Screwball on Jul 7, 2014 0:02:29 GMT -5
Mega Man games for not refilling the weapons when you die, making sure you have to start the whole level over if you die during a boss battle.
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Post by mizerable on Jul 7, 2014 0:12:55 GMT -5
Know Your Role was vastly superior to Just Bring It.
Sure, the load screens were annoying, and the graphics were recycled from the last game, but I'd say overall, I liked it for several reasons;
1. Better roster, just about everyone was included in the game, even the Mean Street Posse.
2. Season mode- allowed you to unlock people, movesets, and CAW parts. Just Bring It's season was just a couple matches. Also, unlocking Jerry Lynn was hilarious...the guy was there for like 5 minutes.
3. No commentary
4. A cut scene to let us know that Pat Patterson was in the building. *Michael Cole shrugs shoulders*
Just Bring It had a decent CAW mode, however the ability to go big head mode was removed and it started the long tradition of not being able to write things on the crotch part of someone's trunks, despite the fact that most people have something written there. Again, the season mode was so disappointing, especially since a lot of time, you were pushed to go somewhere within a time limit. The addition of Raven and William Regal was nice, but the roster looked weak compared to the previous games. And we didn't need Fred f***in' Durst in there. Lastly, Shane O Mac not having the money theme was incredibly disappointing.
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Post by mizerable on Jul 7, 2014 0:14:26 GMT -5
Mega Man games for not refilling the weapons when you die, making sure you have to start the whole level over if you die during a boss battle. The first game pissed me off the most with the no password feature. It wasn't as hard as 3, but it was probably the cheapest in terms of cheap kills.
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Post by Mozenrath on Jul 7, 2014 5:00:49 GMT -5
Know Your Role was vastly superior to Just Bring It. Sure, the load screens were annoying, and the graphics were recycled from the last game, but I'd say overall, I liked it for several reasons; 1. Better roster, just about everyone was included in the game, even the Mean Street Posse. 2. Season mode- allowed you to unlock people, movesets, and CAW parts. Just Bring It's season was just a couple matches. Also, unlocking Jerry Lynn was hilarious...the guy was there for like 5 minutes. 3. No commentary 4. A cut scene to let us know that Pat Patterson was in the building. *Michael Cole shrugs shoulders* Just Bring It had a decent CAW mode, however the ability to go big head mode was removed and it started the long tradition of not being able to write things on the crotch part of someone's trunks, despite the fact that most people have something written there. Again, the season mode was so disappointing, especially since a lot of time, you were pushed to go somewhere within a time limit. The addition of Raven and William Regal was nice, but the roster looked weak compared to the previous games. And we didn't need Fred f***in' Durst in there. Lastly, Shane O Mac not having the money theme was incredibly disappointing. Due to the "Hogan vs Flair" videos, I can't hate Fred Durst's inclusion, just since his entrance was still in Shut Your Mouth, and used for Flair's entrance in the web series, something that has no right to be as funny as it is, but feels somehow appropriate to Flair.
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Post by Eunös ✈ on Jul 7, 2014 5:04:25 GMT -5
To many to tell. Need for Speed underground, Was just one corner away from Victory, than some mother f***er pulls out who I end up crashing into Also fighting Seth in Street Fighter 4, All I needed was one small punch just anything and I'd win, Somehow the cheap arse c*** gets in shit loads of combos and beats me, Yeah there was a lot of swearing from me and lots of very offensive insults hurled at Seth.
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Post by Jedi-El of Tomorrow on Jul 7, 2014 5:21:56 GMT -5
Also, I'll throw in Dead Rising 2. Great game, hampered by the fact you had to do everything by the in-game clock. Want to explore that cool looking section of the mall? Too bad! You've gotta run to a certain area so the plot progresses or you miss it! Nice concept, piss poor execution. They should have had it real time, that way people would have had plenty of time to explore and still had the fun of needing to survive 3 days in a zombie infested mall and bring the antidote to the infected kid before she turned. Finally, GM mode on the Smackdown games. Purely because it blatantly cheated. I had a card featuring the likes of Angle vs Eddie, Benoit vs HBK, Taker and Kane vs MNM etc.... basically a stacked card full of great matches. The opponent had the main event of Mark Henry and Kelly Kelly vs Daivari and Ashley, a bunch of crappy jobber matches and even a blank space on their card and STILL got a higher score than me. Dead Rising 2's annoyances still can't match Dead Rising's annoyances. You do everything to get to special outfits or the DLC, and they don't do a f***ing thing. Zombies literally leaping across the screen to get you, and survivor AI that I wouldn't trust to open a door. And yes GM Mode on Smackdown games would cheat. Oh the computer had no match above 2 and a half stars, and a blank spot? The show gets 4 stars. You have a full card and no match get below 3 and a half stars? Your show gets a 2 star rating. And if you left something blank, my Zod were you punished for it. NCAA Football 2003, I have a QB with Oklahoma where I'm going for 3 straight Heismans, and the career passing yardage record (I had already got the touchdown record). Playing a game against Colorado, get the record, and the game crashes. I restart the game, and on the first play, he gets sacked and his career is over. I restarted the game, and it happened again. That happened 5 times before I said "f*** it!", and let it stand. NCAA Football 2009, I had a dynasty going with Oklahoma. My QB in his sophomore year, falls barely short of the yardage record, but broke the touchdown record. He was 1st team All American, won every award he could, except for the Heisman. The Heisman went to a QB from Texas Tech whose total number of touchdowns was less than the number of touchdowns I had passed for, his total number of yards was less than I had passed for, his QB rating was worse, his completion percentage was worse, and he threw more picks than me in less attempts.
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