jonebone | 1,307 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 A twist on the prior thread of favorite game ever. What about a game that you really love, yet have never beaten it? Or maybe you only beat it with cheat codes / save state emulator / etc. Without derailing the topic about what does it mean to "beat a game", we'll play the the honor system here and you guys know what I mean. It's probably Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! for me. I didn't own it as a kid, only got to borrow it from a friend. So much fun to play casually. As an adult I know I made it to Tyson but don't recall ever beating him. And I think that would be a memory worthy event so I recognize I probably never did. And that's a top 5 NES game for me, no doubt. Another one, from the collector perspective is maybe Resident Evil 1 / 2. I like collecting those games but never beat one until RE4 on Gamecube. But that was because I never owned a PS1 as a kid, and only casually played them at a friend's house. I'm not a big horror guy either, so while I like them as a collector, they aren't games I've beaten. What about you? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,523 Editorials Team · Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Probably Breath of the Wild. I got halfway through and then put it back on the shelf. I figured I'd let myself enjoy the full experience over several years or something Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZBomber | 54 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Interesting question. I'd have to say Sonic 2. I've beaten the game using level select codes but never beat it all in one go, so it doesn't really count in my book. Another one is Gun.Smoke. I never even got beyond the 2nd stage until 2 years ago lol. There aren't too many modern titles for me. As I said in another thread I tend to beat most games I start these days. I think the most "modern" one is Rogue Squadron 2 for Gamecube, but that is definitely on my shortlist to go back and beat soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleck586 | 300 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Either Super Mario Bros. or Xenoblade Chronicles 2. Both games I've gotten so far, but just don't ever or haven't yet finished. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonebone | 1,307 Posted October 24, 2019 Author Share Posted October 24, 2019 2 minutes ago, ZBomber said: Interesting question. I'd have to say Sonic 2. I've beaten the game using level select codes but never beat it all in one go, so it doesn't really count in my book. Another one is Gun.Smoke. I never even got beyond the 2nd stage until 2 years ago lol. There aren't too many modern titles for me. As I said in another thread I tend to beat most games I start these days. I think the most "modern" one is Rogue Squadron 2 for Gamecube, but that is definitely on my shortlist to go back and beat soon. Your GunSmoke comment got me thinking... Can you beat Duck Hunt? That's a fave of mine but I don't think I've ever beaten that either. I've only played it in 5 / 10 minute spurts but it's a fun pick up and play game. My kids love it on the Playchoice-10 too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Splain | 2,569 Editorials Team · Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 As a teenager I had a nasty habit of reaching the end of games and just never finishing them. Ocarina of Time, Minish Cap, Banjo-Kazooie, and others, I have save files that are right up to the final boss, and for whatever reason I just never felt like sitting down and finishing them off. For games that didn't have batteries, there were lots that I'd just fire them up, play what I could, and turn it off, never really trying to push through the hard parts. Luckily that hasn't turned out to be an indicator of my work ethic in real life... heh... looks over at my huge pile of unfinished projects Favorite though? Possibly Micro Machines 64. Great game for messing around, fun multiplayer, I just never actually tried to beat the single player. I would have said SMB2 right up until a while back when someone did a thread in NA for beating the 30 games included in the NES Classic mini. Childhood avenged.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,903 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Just now, Splain said: As a teenager I had a nasty habit of reaching the end of games and just never finishing them. Ocarina of Time, Minish Cap, Banjo-Kazooie, and others, I have save files that are right up to the final boss, and for whatever reason I just never felt like sitting down and finishing them off. For games that didn't have batteries, there were lots that I'd just fire them up, play what I could, and turn it off, never really trying to push through the hard parts. Luckily that hasn't turned out to be an indicator of my work ethic in real life... heh... looks over at my huge pile of unfinished projects Favorite though? Possibly Micro Machines 64. Great game for messing around, fun multiplayer, I just never actually tried to beat the single player. I would have said SMB2 right up until a while back when someone did a thread in NA for beating the 30 games included in the NES Classic mini. Childhood avenged.. Earlier in another thread someone asked about our favorite games. Of the two I've mentioned, I never finished one of them-- Xenogears. I enjoyed the story but 95% of the fun for me is the actual game-play. That last disc is so long and cut-scene driven, towards the end, I always feel like "I see where this is going..." and eventually give up. I've played quite far into this game many time but... eh. I never beat it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abelardo | 154 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Lufia 2, the game is awesome, I've started playing twice but for some reason I stopped playing it for an extended period so I forgot what I was doing and gave up entirely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s | 4,097 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 God damn Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for NES. I hate that water level. I'll probably get crap for this but I enjoyed Mystic Quest for SNES, never beat it fully though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd39 | 2,020 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 I've never beaten Mega Man 2. I should get on that at some point. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freakshow87 | 7 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Super valis IV. Its so much fun and i always thought everything about it was amazing, but its so damn hard. Maybe finishing that will be my new years resolution... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZBomber | 54 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 1 hour ago, jonebone said: Your GunSmoke comment got me thinking... Can you beat Duck Hunt? That's a fave of mine but I don't think I've ever beaten that either. I've only played it in 5 / 10 minute spurts but it's a fun pick up and play game. My kids love it on the Playchoice-10 too. Good point, I never really thought about that before. According to wikipedia, it looks like you can go up to Round 99, and if you beat that you get Round 0 which is a kill screen. So if you get that far I'd say that probably counts as "beating it". Would be interesting to see how quickly the ducks fly in round 99. I was under the impression Gun.Smoke does have an actual in-game ending on the NES version, but I've never even gotten close so I don't really know for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaia Gensouki | 1,073 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Judging from the comments, most unfinished good games are either very difficult or extremely long. Well, the latter applies to some of my favorite games as too, namely Breath of Fire I to III. I liked all of them and gave them several attempts over the last one or two decades, but never finished any of them, even though I really enjoyed most of the gameplay experience. And when I stop playing them it's usually near the end or right before the final dungeon. I remember the final dungeon in BoF II being very long and difficult, so I grinded quite a bit until I lost interest. Also, an honorable mention to Dragon Quest VIII and XI. Both pretty much perfected the classic JRPG formula, but somehow they ended up being boring after a while. I think that in order to keep me engaged for 40, 60, 80 hours or more, an RPG really needs a strong hook. I can forgive a game, if it is maybe lacking in some areas, but there has to be something that stands out, imho. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,401 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 I love Neverwinter Nights. It's the best D&D style game I've played until Divinity: Original Sin 2. I've started it at least 6-7 times. I get to act 4 or 5, then download some custom modules and play those instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RH | 4,903 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 17 minutes ago, ZBomber said: Good point, I never really thought about that before. According to wikipedia, it looks like you can go up to Round 99, and if you beat that you get Round 0 which is a kill screen. So if you get that far I'd say that probably counts as "beating it". Would be interesting to see how quickly the ducks fly in round 99. I was under the impression Gun.Smoke does have an actual in-game ending on the NES version, but I've never even gotten close so I don't really know for sure. I’m not counting this as “beating” Duck-Hunt but I recall as a kid there was a Game Genie code where every trigger pull was a hit. I think I went through all levels and at some point you had to simply pull the trigger about as fast as you could. So, I don’t think they intended for anyone to get that high. disclaimer: I did this probably 30 years ago. My recollection could be fuzzy, but I do remember trying this out with the Game Genie and things got ridiculous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guillavoie | 1,208 Events Team · Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 This was Uncharted Waters (NES) for years, but I beat it legit about 2 weeks ago! Felt good to finally finish that game of sailing in patience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRobot | 5,800 Events Team · Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 I could never beat Mike Tyson. Shame me! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reed Rothchild | 9,523 Editorials Team · Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 5 minutes ago, guillavoie said: This was Uncharted Waters (NES) for years, but I beat it legit about 2 weeks ago! Felt good to finally finish that game of sailing in patience. "SEAWEED?!" *turns off game* 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guillavoie | 1,208 Events Team · Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 6 minutes ago, JamesRobot said: I could never beat Mike Tyson. Shame me! I ban you from any VGS competitions until you beat Dynamite Mike! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TylerBarnes | 184 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Never got to beat Ninja Gaiden. Go to the very last boss and last form, but always got hit. The distance the game decides to put you back after dying at that point made it frustrating to get back. I quite trying. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WhyNotZoidberg | 585 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 Breath of Fire III. I loved the game, but somehow just gave up right at the end...maybe it was that fatigue after pumping sooo many hours into getting there. But I did get to experience if off hand by watching a Let's Play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AverageOliver98 | 719 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 I'm gonna cheat and list three: Gleylancer, Darkwing Duck, and Mega Man 7. All of which I've gotten to their final levels but stopped for some reason(most out of frustration). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleck586 | 300 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 2 hours ago, Abelardo said: Lufia 2, the game is awesome, I've started playing twice but for some reason I stopped playing it for an extended period so I forgot what I was doing and gave up entirely. Oh man. I totally did that the first time I played it. THe second time I played it, my dog bumped the console on the floor and my save data was erased. The third time I played it, I finally beat it. LOL! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefaultGen | 5,401 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 1 hour ago, JamesRobot said: I could never beat Mike Tyson. Shame me! I tried again this summer after that short Youtube documentary on blindfold Tyson speedrunners came out, then I just felt worse that I couldn't beat him and there was a whole community of people who do it blindfolded. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barrels | 125 Posted October 24, 2019 Share Posted October 24, 2019 2 minutes ago, DefaultGen said: I tried again this summer after that short Youtube documentary on blindfold Tyson speedrunners came out, then I just felt worse that I couldn't beat him and there was a whole community of people who do it blindfolded. I know right? I just watched all of summoningsalt's videos and tucked my tail between my legs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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