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Hardest game as a child, still hard as an adult?

Mark Willett · 2011-06-21T00:08:01

Ok so I feel a little embarresed by this topic but I feel it warrents a few replies to see if anyone has this issue as well. Back in the day when I was able to get a Nintendo Entertainment System there was this game. I loved this game, I played it all night, I played it all day but it was so hard that I couldn't beat it for some reason. Fast forward to earlier this month. I am one of those players that hate letting games beat me. I thought about games I was never ever able to beat in the past, some on game gear, some on SNES and a few on Nintendo. So I took it on to challange myself and start beating old games. After revisiting some old classics I was able to conquer them. Except for one. To this day I still as a child and an adult cannot pass the Ninja Turtles game for the NES. I have tried everything in my power, spent countless hours and still manage to die in the underwater level to the point that when its time to move on in the game I don't have enough lives to continue with the game. Please tell me someone else has been through this...

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Started by Mayple June 12, 2011 09:53 AM

32 comments, last by JoeCooper 13 years, 3 months ago

Mayple

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June 19, 2011 08:27 AM

Oh, fuckn, Turok 2. I tried over and over again through the years to beat it and finally did. It was triumphant.

Anyone ever play that? That game is murder.

I had more issues with Turok 1, I think I cheated though in Turok 2 I just remember beating it and thinking that #1 was way harded.

Speaking of Turok, that was one of the most amazing games I think I have played to date. *boots up N64*

I usually just give my 2 cents, but since most of the people I meet are stubborn I give a 1$ so my advice isn't lost via exchange rate.

JoeCooper

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June 19, 2011 09:58 AM

It was! Both 1 and 2, though I really adore 1. I wish that 1 could've been revised with the AI from Turok 2, because it isn't hard enough for me to enjoy anymore, but there was a lot about that I really adore that the sequels (starting from 3) and no other game I've played really captured.

Telgin

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June 20, 2011 10:55 PM

Oh, fuckn, Turok 2. I tried over and over again through the years to beat it and finally did. It was triumphant.

Anyone ever play that? That game is murder.

I haven 't beaten Turok 2 yet, but Turok 1 definitely fits the spirit of this thread. I remember I used to rent it all the time from Blockbuster as a kid. After a few months of doing that I managed to beat the first level, but it was hopelessly difficult as a kid past that.

Got it for Christmas last year though and showed it who was the boss.

Turok 2 is next.

Success requires no explanation. Failure allows none.

JoeCooper

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June 21, 2011 12:08 AM

Enjoy it. Turok 2 is so, so much harder than 1. Turok 1 is too easy for me while 2 is at my absolute limit. Some of it's because of retro game silliness (in some parts everything looks the same) but if you have patience for it, winning is triumphant. And the Cerebral Bore is a classic.

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