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Sinking my teeth into Metroid having never played through it before, what series are you looking into starting?
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The only reason I was able to beat Zelda as a kid was the map that came with the game and some Nintendo power guides. A lot of those games would get you lost or hide some pathway behind something stupid. Zelda I remember getting stuck in one of the later dungeons because I didn't realize that when the monster blocking my path said "grumble grumble" he wanted my meat ๐.
The Metroid map was hard to follow. I only beat that with the Justin Bailey code. It was easier to run around with the power ups. Castlevania was fucking impossible with the crystal orbs and kneeling for a tornado to warp you. MegaMan is pretty unforgiving in some spots, but you can memorize parts of the board, kinda like ninja gaiden.
I wish you good fortune in the wars to come. I went back to beat Mike Tyson's Punch out as an adult, and the only reason I beat that was playing on an emulator and saving the game after each successful dodge/hit I got. That like banging my head into a wall.
Megaman is still hard as nails but save states for sure help with that.
Save states are amazing because I don't have 8 hours per day to go back and keep retrying like I did as a kid.
As an adult, megaman has been slaying me for a decade now.
Must.try.again