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Once Inwas bored and started playing Contra, without the Konami Code. On a NES.
Its one of those games that just loops when you finish it.
I finally stopped a few hours later after like the 4th or 5th loop.
Another fun one was finishing GTA3 100% on PS2, without saving or dying or getting arrested
Beating Rayman 1 on the PS1 be like
That's not even that hard and it does have saves
I dunno, getting every cage is pretty gruelling, and you can't beat the game unless you do EVERYTHING.
That being said, if you genuinely don't think it's "even that hard", then you're definitely on another level, and I salute you
I beat ET as a kid. I just wanted to share that. No cigarette afterparty occurred, though.
And here’s me replaying some of those and using save states like a mad man
It’s impressive because after dropping all those coins into arcade machine he could still afford some smokes.
You just steal those from your mom.
Coins or smokes?
Yes
I was in my mid 30s when I found out that you could hold some button when continuing after game over in Super Mario Bros to continue in the world you died.
We just got gud and abused the turtle shell stair 1up.
After completing the game, when you're sent back to the title screen, you can also press B to select which world to start on. The World 1-1 in the HUD changes, then you have to do the continue trick - hold A and press Start.
I can finish the game on one life without warps, but I've never once been able to get the 1ups from a Koopa shell.
Which button?! Tell me!
Edit: ah, nevermind, someone just did. Sorry for the reaction.
"Dont worry guys I found the solution" aah comment
You could do what now?
I am legitimately angry to only be learning this now
It was in the manual
Look at it this way. Didn’t you have more fun losing over and over, never completing the game and being stained permanently with that empty feeling of defeat?
I watched a video recently about tool assisted Speedruns which actually educated me on why this worked. An issue with the sound card and the way user input was handled allowed certain button combinations to cause Random Code Execution. It's actually possible to beat one of the Mario games (can't remember the name right this second) on the first frame using this method, but it requires a ridiculous amount of inputs
Wait, what? Which button?
Edit: apparently hitting start + a on the menu screen after you lost your last life.
Whelp I was today years old when I found out about this...
Billy Mitchell after using emulation software
I was one of those kids. I now play roguelites and roguelikes instead
The tough ones, especially. OG NES TMNT conqueror here (as you can tell it's still in my list of life achievements).
I beat DuckTales without getting hit.
Awoohoo
This is bullshit.
I was there and we sure as fuck didn't use pussy ass filters until we were old enough to understand the health benefits.
Mario Bros was the first souls-like
And your little brother got peanut butter on the manual so your mom threw it away.