What can I say?

I've been a retrogamer longterm partly out of not being able to afford many newer consoles. And as much as I enjoy a good ol' 2-D (Super CastleVania IV, Bionic Commando, Zelda II, Super Mario Bros. 3, Tetris Attack, and The Legend of the Mystical Ninja being some of my favourites) game, damn if there aren't some old titles that don't bug the heck out of me. XD

Master Karateka... I love the fact that you can die within seconds of hearing the elaborate introductory tune as you start the game, just by backing up a few steps and tumbling off a cliff.

Dragon Slayer, for the GameBoy - moving at a limping pace, not being able to survive any encounters with monsters until you find the sword, which involves venturing into monster-territory. The creatures also can move diagonally - sometimes through blocks - while you can only move the standard four directions. It's hard to explain this one - one just has to play it to get a sense of how wonky and frustrating it is.

And this screencapture sums up my longterm love-hate relationship with Might and Magic for the NES. Just look at it.

http://i183.photobucket.com/albums/x...g?t=1255663098

Better yet, the creature this Warrior Cat palette swap is based off of was called CERBERUS. :D

Well, feel free to share your funny/frustrating gaming moments. You don't have to limit your discussion to NES/SNES games, of course - there's a lot in between the Atari days and when the N64 and Playstation were some of the hottest things out there. Have fun!

i always loved in super mario bros. 3, i don't remember which level, when you knocked the goomba out of the green wind up boot and then you could jump in it and start bonking things on the head... call me simple, but it tickled me pink lol

Oh - Kuribo's Boot, I think it was called. I know exactly what you mean, though. It was so awesome... too bad it didn't appear in any other level.

Oh, I loved the bouncy boot!! :XD It was awesome. I'm a huge fan of Mario 3 in general, as that was the game that came with my NES when I got it. XD

It IS an excellent game... over a decade later, I'm still playing it. It's a sign of quality! Great tunes, levels, and helpful outfits. :) I miss Bowser's kids... haven't seen them since the SNES days.

Originally Posted by Ishikawa Goemon XIII

Oh - Kuribo's Boot, I think it was called. I know exactly what you mean, though. It was so awesome... too bad it didn't appear in any other level.

all these years and i had no idea the boot had a name haha!

and talking about it makes me want to play it again... it's been quite some time...

When i played sonic the hedgehog two and i got the super fast shoes and finished the level in a matter of seconds, i found this amusing when i was little