Yep, it’s no secret to anyone that knows me that I am a Nintendo Fanboy, so this article is a little slanted in that direction. Throughout the hundreds of games that I’ve played through to completion, there are some games that I’ve never finished and, perhaps more shocking still, there’s some feats in some games that I’ve never been able to accomplish, even though I think I should be able to.
Now I don’t want this to sound like I’m some kind of video game lightweight. I’ve managed to complete the original Super Mario Bros. in under 8 minutes, and I can complete the NES game Nightshade without a map or a walkthough (it’s all upstairs, kids).
1. In Punch-Out!! for the NES (either version) I can get to Mike Tyson (Mr. Dream) usually without losing once, but I have never once beaten the last opponent, although I did manage to knock him down once a couple of weeks ago.
2. In Blaster Master for the NES, I can get to the Plutonium Boss at the end of the game, but have never managed to beat him.
3. In Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, I can get to the last corridor in the Technodrome (with all 4 turtles, mind you) and still manage to lose the game.
4. In Mega Man 7 for the Super NES, I can get to Dr. Wiley, but have never been able to beat him.
5. In Final Fantasy 7 I’ve never managed to beat Ruby or Emerald weapon, even though I managed to beat Sephiroth without wimping out and using Knights of the Round (see, there’s stuff that I can’t do on other systems, too)
6. In Castlevania 2: Simon’s Quest for the NES, I just plain suck at that game. From what I understand, it’s supposed to be the easiest of the 3 NES Castlevania games, but I can barely make progress in the game. Eh, maybe I need to invest more time with it.
7. In Zelda II: The Adventure of Link for the NES (which I *do* like, by the way, but that’s another article) I can get to the Thunderbird in the last castle, but I can’t beat it.
8. I consider myself to be a passable Killer Instinct II player, but I have yet to perform a 70 hit combo, I can only manage a piddly fifty-ish hits.
9. In Double Dragon for the NES, I can get to Willy (the guy with the machine gun) but can’t kill him off.
10. Lastly but not leastly, I bought Perfect Dark and can’t get past the Area 51 mission. Yeah, early in the game, I know. I tried and tried, but the game finished me off, maybe I’ll dust it off and give it a try sometime later. Much later.
So there you go, there’s 10 of the things that I should be able to do, but for whatever reason have never been able to accomplish. There’s some more, but not many! Hah! Nah, that’s just the first 10 that popped into my head.
I’m not that bad of a game player. Seriously.