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Has anyone actually finished a game? I mean really finished it? Got every single secret without cheating.. and I mean EVERY single secret - all difficulties, hidden things (eg. Golden Skulltalas on Zelda).
I sadly have never completed the more recent games. However my first game I ever called was an old game from years ago. It was a point and click adventure from Sierra (they used to do lots of these) called "Ecoquest" an underwater adventure where you helped out a little dolphin. But still.. I hadn't got EVERY single point available therefore hadn't fully completed it :(
I've seen many games in my time. Game gear, gameboy, master system, play station, Nintendo 64... yet the only game I have ever completed is Mario Land 2 for the gameboy. The only game!!! And as far as I'm aware I think I did everything possible. However I've NEARLY finished games like Zelda 64 (completed it but couldn't find about 6 gold skulltalas) Alex the Kidd (got about half way through), Donkey Kong 64 (would have completed it if I was any good at arcade Donkey Kong which I thought was a very sad and lazy addition by the Rare team) and more notably and sadly Sonic the Hedgehog on the game gear.. I was in the car playing for a whole journey and got to the VERY VERY LAST LEVEL with just one life. The sad part was we had got somewhere and my parents made me get out the car, and when I said "I just have to complete this level" i really did mean it.. unlike those other times when you just say it to get an extra 50 minute game :). Alas the parents put pressure on me telling me to hurry up and this resulted in me making a silly mistake... I never got back to that level again.. how evil parents can be :(.
So as I stand now I have come close to completing many games but I am yet to finish every single game.. there is a long way to go to do that. I'm just not the skilled game player some people manage to be. I despise you people who can complete the hard setting on Perfect Dark and Goldeneye I really do.
So in future when you complete those games be proud of your accomplishments as it is a great achievement and please think of me and my struggle to complete even one.
Thank you for reading.
I sadly have never completed the more recent games. However my first game I ever called was an old game from years ago. It was a point and click adventure from Sierra (they used to do lots of these) called "Ecoquest" an underwater adventure where you helped out a little dolphin. But still.. I hadn't got EVERY single point available therefore hadn't fully completed it :(
I've seen many games in my time. Game gear, gameboy, master system, play station, Nintendo 64... yet the only game I have ever completed is Mario Land 2 for the gameboy. The only game!!! And as far as I'm aware I think I did everything possible. However I've NEARLY finished games like Zelda 64 (completed it but couldn't find about 6 gold skulltalas) Alex the Kidd (got about half way through), Donkey Kong 64 (would have completed it if I was any good at arcade Donkey Kong which I thought was a very sad and lazy addition by the Rare team) and more notably and sadly Sonic the Hedgehog on the game gear.. I was in the car playing for a whole journey and got to the VERY VERY LAST LEVEL with just one life. The sad part was we had got somewhere and my parents made me get out the car, and when I said "I just have to complete this level" i really did mean it.. unlike those other times when you just say it to get an extra 50 minute game :). Alas the parents put pressure on me telling me to hurry up and this resulted in me making a silly mistake... I never got back to that level again.. how evil parents can be :(.
So as I stand now I have come close to completing many games but I am yet to finish every single game.. there is a long way to go to do that. I'm just not the skilled game player some people manage to be. I despise you people who can complete the hard setting on Perfect Dark and Goldeneye I really do.
So in future when you complete those games be proud of your accomplishments as it is a great achievement and please think of me and my struggle to complete even one.
Thank you for reading.
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wierd wonder wrote:
> OH yeah!
I take it you are wasting all your brain cells on exams! Like me!
Sonic
> OH yeah!
I take it you are wasting all your brain cells on exams! Like me!
Sonic
Which ones!
OH yeah!
New Jimmy wrote:
> That didnt work as special reserve shifts messages to the right.
this text is on the left?
Sonic
> That didnt work as special reserve shifts messages to the right.
this text is on the left?
Sonic
Nice to see a even newer person than me! But how could games get boring!
completing doesnt mean that you have to find every secret on a game because to do that on every game you play is sad and boring.
The only game ive ever done that on is final-fantasy but only to see things like new summons and new limit breaks (you know what i mean if youve played any of them).
I got 2/3rds of the way through goldeneye agent and secret agent both done.
After a while it gets stupid because i.e goldeneye
to do say the last level may take you 20 attempts because they sre sop hard so in the end it cant come down to your own skill but luck that youve beat teh game and ultimately is that worth it?
Secret endings etc are a little different to say finding secret areas in games that do nothing to enchance the story
or increase playability.
Arguments a little jumbled no doubt there...:)
The only game ive ever done that on is final-fantasy but only to see things like new summons and new limit breaks (you know what i mean if youve played any of them).
I got 2/3rds of the way through goldeneye agent and secret agent both done.
After a while it gets stupid because i.e goldeneye
to do say the last level may take you 20 attempts because they sre sop hard so in the end it cant come down to your own skill but luck that youve beat teh game and ultimately is that worth it?
Secret endings etc are a little different to say finding secret areas in games that do nothing to enchance the story
or increase playability.
Arguments a little jumbled no doubt there...:)
I just found the tile combination on an unnamed cheats site!
If you are a REAL gamer then completing a game with all the secrets and stuff shouldn't be too much of a difficulty, even though it takes time. I have completed a few, but after playing the game for ages and ages.
For example i managed to complete DKII after a year cos i started the game again and knew all the tricks of the trade by then, if you know what i mean...:D
That is the serious approach to a game, 'Keep playing it until you are a master at it', and then you will know the real joy of gaming.
So my final advice to you, keep playing the games and come back for more every time, that way you are sure to complete a game in weeks :)
For example i managed to complete DKII after a year cos i started the game again and knew all the tricks of the trade by then, if you know what i mean...:D
That is the serious approach to a game, 'Keep playing it until you are a master at it', and then you will know the real joy of gaming.
So my final advice to you, keep playing the games and come back for more every time, that way you are sure to complete a game in weeks :)
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