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What game do you flat dominate?

Started by bob, 04/22/2013, 10:21 PM

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esteban

Off the top of my head (not complete list), I can crush many games (no cheats, obviously):

RANT: For shoot-em-ups, it's not just about 1CC'ing, I can RECOVER from death and still beat the game. I think that's actually more difficult in many games (recovering with no/few power-ups) than simply playing a perfect game (where, DUH, you have full-firepower the entire time). Many SHOOT-EM-UP folks who pursue the vaunted "1CC" are pussies, in my opinion, because they never develop the skills to RECOVER. This applies to any game, really, where power-ups are important. The Gradius series, I've argued countless times, is actually totally beatable even if you f*ck-up, but it is very challenging and you have to have different strategies (i.e. how best to use the handful of power-ups you'll get).

Time Soldiers (arcade, don't let the horrible SMS port ruin this game. Also, I never tried the emulation but without the dual rotating joysticks I don't think you can fully appreciate the game)

Kaboom! (Atari 2600) STILL ONE OF THE BEST GAMES, EVER
Robocop (arcade) SO DAMN EASY, but fun.
Rush-N-Attack (arcade, NES)
Spy Hunter (arcade, NES)
Gradius (arcade, NES, PCE)
Gradius II (ha! Just kidding, I still haven't mastered this)
Salamander/Lifeforce (NES, PCE)
Parodius (PCE, SFC)
Contra (NES)
Super Contra (NES)
Jackal (NES)
Wonder Boy (SMS) and Adventure Island (NES)
Wonderboy III: Monster Lair (OK, I can easily f*ck-up at some points in the last few stages, preventing a 1CC, but I still consider this pretty damn good).

Lots of old-skool shoot-em-ups (too many to list):
Tiger Heli (NES)
Blazing Lazers (I don't play on pussy mode)
Spriggan
Thunderforce series (on Genesis)
Legendary Wings (NES)
Cyber Core
Super Star Soldier
Soldier Blade
GOT/LOT (fun, but easy)

I can't even waste my time listing really easy games...
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SamIAm

Sonic 3 (without S&K, which I don't much care for).

The first special stage, I have beaten with the TV off going by the sound coming directly through my stereo. Only took a few tries.

With the TV on, I have beaten the entire game without getting hit, and that's without using Super Sonic or even bonus stages at all. I deliberately avoid them for the challenge (and to shorten the overall clear-time of the game).

SmaMan

Quote from: CGQuarterly on 04/25/2013, 04:48 PMAlso was pretty good at Super Puzzle Fighter.  It's the only game that I've ever 1cc'ed in an arcade.
I, too can clown the computer in the arcade on this game. I've never really been able to play against a human player though. If only people still played the XBLA version...
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roflmao

I pretty much own Ninja Spirit and Bonk's Adventure whenever I sit down to play them, though I know there are others on this forum who can crush my high scores.  I'm also pretty good at Devil's Crush.  I'd love to have a competition involving any of those games (though Bonk could take forever ... unless we were all playing simultaneously!).

I'm getting there with Star Parodier and Spriggan.

Quote from: esteban on 04/27/2013, 02:49 PMRANT: For shoot-em-ups, it's not just about 1CC'ing, I can RECOVER from death and still beat the game. I think that's actually more difficult in many games (recovering with no/few power-ups) than simply playing a perfect game (where, DUH, you have full-firepower the entire time). Many SHOOT-EM-UP folks who pursue the vaunted "1CC" are pussies, in my opinion, because they never develop the skills to RECOVER. This applies to any game, really, where power-ups are important. The Gradius series, I've argued countless times, is actually totally beatable even if you f*ck-up, but it is very challenging and you have to have different strategies (i.e. how best to use the handful of power-ups you'll get).
I agree with esteban to a point, but I think a lot of us have had to learn to recover to get that precious 1cc.  I haven't been able to clear many games with 1cc (yet) but a lot of them I played the hell out of and played through multiple times via continues, cheats, magazine strategies, online strategies, roll-up-your-sleeves-and-memorize-the-damn-thing strategies.  I love trying to achieve a 1cc clear in the games I play, but that is mere a notch on the pegboard in most cases.  I still find other ways to enjoy my favorite games. :)

Btw, the list of games you crush is quite impressive.  We have to get together sometime just so I can watch some of your strategies. :P

esteban

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Quote from: esteban on 04/27/2013, 02:49 PMRANT: For shoot-em-ups, it's not just about 1CC'ing, I can RECOVER from death and still beat the game. I think that's actually more difficult in many games (recovering with no/few power-ups) than simply playing a perfect game (where, DUH, you have full-firepower the entire time). Many SHOOT-EM-UP folks who pursue the vaunted "1CC" are pussies, in my opinion, because they never develop the skills to RECOVER. This applies to any game, really, where power-ups are important. The Gradius series, I've argued countless times, is actually totally beatable even if you f*ck-up, but it is very challenging and you have to have different strategies (i.e. how best to use the handful of power-ups you'll get).
I agree with esteban to a point, but I think a lot of us have had to learn to recover to get that precious 1cc.  I haven't been able to clear many games with 1cc (yet) but a lot of them I played the hell out of and played through multiple times via continues, cheats, magazine strategies, online strategies, roll-up-your-sleeves-and-memorize-the-damn-thing strategies.  I love trying to achieve a 1cc clear in the games I play, but that is mere a notch on the pegboard in most cases.  I still find other ways to enjoy my favorite games. :)

Btw, the list of games you crush is quite impressive.  We have to get together sometime just so I can watch some of your strategies. :P
Heck yes, one of these days we are going to play le video games, drink beer/soda/coffee and cry. I'm serious about getting teary-eyed. :pcgs:

When I was ranting last night, I should have mentioned that it's the folks who essentially STOP PLAYING SERIOUSLY when they f*ck-up in a shooter that I'm chastising. Personally, I never understood why anyone would have this mentality before beating a game. After a person has beaten a game, I can totally understand the desire to "1CC" (a personal challenge that encourages replaying/perfecting...get your money's worth from the game). So, I should have clarified that bit. DIE FIGHTING, I say :pcgs:, even if it seems futile.

Anyway, to put things in perspective, I still get my ass kicked when I play: R-Type (later levels), Raiden (later levels), any pinball game, any vs. fighting game, probably most "bullet hell" shooters (I haven't spent much time with them, I'll eventually get there, but I'm still playing older games), etc. etc.

I can destroy the first few stages of Raiden (arcade, PS1, PCE), but I still choke on the later levels. I love Raiden, but I just cry when I get to (what I think is the last boss) and get absolutely nowhere. Maybe the "last" boss changes form to a smaller ship (I rarely make it that far)? Anyway, I can't explain why I can't crack Raiden, but I'm pretty sure it's because my paths/patterns are ingrained in me (I haven't altered them in years) and I'm repeatedly creating difficult situations. Also, I panic and instead of tapping the pad/stick to avoid/dodge bullets, I choke (paralysis) or mash the pad/stick (more often).

AND, of course, I wish there were more shoot-em-up fans in the world...so I really shouldn't go off insulting them :pcgs:.
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SmaMan

Well the shoot 'em up genre has always been, for me, a genre that I haven't been particularly good at, but enjoy playing, except for some of the needlessly impossible ones.

I believe the first, and perhaps only, shmup I've beaten was Star Parodier. I've got almost to the end of Axelay on the SNES. (which is one of those ones you have to beat twice to get the proper ending for, a la Ghouls and Ghosts.)
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jeffhlewis

Samurai Shodown 1 and original Street Fighter 2. I pumped so many quarters into those machines back in the day.

geise

Gate Of Thunder
Lords Of Thunder (can beat on hard without buying any powerups)
Valis Fantasm Soldier (pce version)
M.U.S.H.A Aleste (1cc on hard)
Seirei Senshi Spriggan (1cc normal mode 798k 2 min)
Contra III Alien Wars (1cc on hard)
Super Adventure Island (1 life clear)
Gunstar Heroes
Shinobi III
TMNT Turtles In Time (SNES version)

munchiaz

Quote from: SmaMan on 04/28/2013, 05:43 PMWell the shoot 'em up genre has always been, for me, a genre that I haven't been particularly good at, but enjoy playing, except for some of the needlessly impossible ones.

I believe the first, and perhaps only, shmup I've beaten was Star Parodier. I've got almost to the end of Axelay on the SNES. (which is one of those ones you have to beat twice to get the proper ending for, a la Ghouls and Ghosts.)
I was able to beat axelay once. i never tried for the second time. Something i still need to do

SmaMan

Yeah, to make things difficult, you have to set it to the hardest difficulty or something like that. Don'cha just love those games?  :dance:
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esadajr

with the exception of the first one, all of the NES Megaman games.
Gaming since 1985

JoshTurboTrollX

Quote from: geise on 04/28/2013, 08:38 PMGate Of Thunder
Lords Of Thunder (can beat on hard without buying any powerups)
Valis Fantasm Soldier (pce version)
M.U.S.H.A Aleste (1cc on hard)
Seirei Senshi Spriggan (1cc normal mode 798k 2 min)
Contra III Alien Wars (1cc on hard)
Super Adventure Island (1 life clear)
Gunstar Heroes
Shinobi III
TMNT Turtles In Time (SNES version)
Giese, that's some hardcoredness!!

I know I can beat down TMNT IV on hard.  I also (found out a couple nights ago-after not having played it in ages) rock at F-Zero.  ;)
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SmaMan

I remembered the other day that I also rock at Street Fighter Alpha 2! I remember picking up the SNES version for the first time, and clearing the game without losing a single round!  8)

'Course today I mainly roll with the Sega Saturn version, the best in my opinion if only for the fact that the controller was made for fighting games.
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PCEngineHell

Played through and crushed Marvel Super Heroes, Toshenden URA, Sf Zero 1 and 2, FF Real Bout, Anarchy in the Nippon, and Asuka 120 on Saturn over the past couple of weeks, so umm, yeah, guess I am fairly good at all of those too.

handygrafx


VenomMacbeth

Geometry Wars: Retro Evolved on the 360. :D
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allyourblood

This is a really great topic and I've enjoyed reading all of it!

For as much as I love playing video games, I was never really amazing at them. I rarely am able to put myself "in the zone", so to speak, to the point where I'm just sort of operating above the game. It happens, but not consistently.

That said, here are a few games (including some that folks usually find challenging) that I used to play until I had some of them down to "auto-pilot":

Fester's Quest (NES)
Robocop (NES)
Mega Man (NES)
Spider-Man (Genesis)
Streets of Rage 2 & 3 (Genesis)
720° (NES)
Flicky (Genesis)
Goonies II (NES)
Karnov (NES)
Rygar (NES)
Aladdin (Genesis)
Mick & Mack (Genesis)
Sword of Sodan (Genesis)

The kicker is that I've gone back over the last 14 years or so and played these all again at various times... and I'm horrible at many of them. How I ever succeeded in Fester's Quest and Robocop is beyond me. Sword of Sodan is so difficult for me now, it's like it's broken.

The only explanation for this disparity in skill is what I imagine most of us experienced: as a kid, I almost never received new games and when I did, I played them to death, regardless of quality or difficulty; there simply weren't any more coming down the pipe anytime soon so I had no choice but to play them, ad nauseam. Same went for rentals: at best, I got to keep a rental for 3 days (Blockbuster). At worst, less than 24 hours (crappy mom & pop stores). When we rented games, my friends and I rarely set the controllers down until we either beat the game or developed a pounding headache and had to back away.

Nowadays, I have too many games and too short of an attention span to dedicate the precious minutes required to develop any long-lasting skill. Between work, home, goofin' in my studio, and myriad other hobbies and distractions, I play for a few hours at a time, at best, and I usually swap cartridges like a DJ swaps tracks. I get a quick fix, play until I'm pissed off and then move onto the next title. When it comes to video games, I wish I could say I still "got it" but the fact is that 12-year-old me would mop the floor with 33-year-old me all the live-long day, and twice on Sunday.

I still tear it up pretty good in SoR games, but I guess that's not saying much, compared to the others.
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roflmao

Alleyway for the Game Boy.  I know only one person who's gotten farther than me, and he he wrote the faq on gamefaqs.  :)  More people ought to play Alleyway.

SmaMan

Hell yeah! Time to fire up the Super Game Boy and alley my way to glory!

...Yeah I never really was that good at it, though I should probably spend more time with it.
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esteban

Quote from: allyourblood on 06/02/2013, 04:31 PMThis is a really great topic and I've enjoyed reading all of it!

For as much as I love playing video games, I was never really amazing at them. I rarely am able to put myself "in the zone", so to speak, to the point where I'm just sort of operating above the game. It happens, but not consistently.

That said, here are a few games (including some that folks usually find challenging) that I used to play until I had some of them down to "auto-pilot":

Fester's Quest (NES)
Robocop (NES)
Mega Man (NES)
Spider-Man (Genesis)
Streets of Rage 2 & 3 (Genesis)
720° (NES)
Flicky (Genesis)
Goonies II (NES)
Karnov (NES)
Rygar (NES)
Aladdin (Genesis)
Mick & Mack (Genesis)
Sword of Sodan (Genesis)
I love Karnov. One of my favorite games. Truly under appreciated, IMHO.

Love that damn game.
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esadajr

TMNT 2 and 3 NES
All MD Sonic games (except 3D blast)
Gaming since 1985

JoshTurboTrollX

hey, I'm pretty damn good at Panic Bomber on Turbo SCD and Virtual Boy.
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allyourblood

#73
Quote from: esadajr on 06/13/2013, 01:02 PMTMNT 2 and 3 NES
All MD Sonic games (except 3D blast)
Oh yeah, I can stomp a mudhole in the Genesis and Game Gear Sonics.

You know what's funny? I saw that you mentioned excelling at all of the NES Mega Man games except the first. Since the first one is the only one I ever owned, its the only one I'm really good at. I stink at all the others.
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SNKNostalgia

1cc King of Fighters 97 for Neo Geo on level 8 using Ralf, Billy and Kyo on my team.

Completing Super C for NES without getting close to losing a life.

Oddly enough I got damn good at Final Lap Twin for TG-16 since I only owned it and Keith's Courage for the first year of having the console.

esteban

Quote from: SNKNostalgia on 06/14/2013, 07:10 AM1cc King of Fighters 97 for Neo Geo on level 8 using Ralf, Billy and Kyo on my team.

Completing Super C for NES without getting close to losing a life.

Oddly enough I got damn good at Final Lap Twin for TG-16 since I only owned it and Keith's Courage for the first year of having the console.
You didn't grow up in NJ, did you? I had a friend who only had Final Lap Twin, Pac Land and...??? for years.  :pcgs:.
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Ninja Spirit

#76
If i went back to these, I'd prolly have some rust on my hands
Samurai Ghost/Genpei Toumaden II ( :wink: esteban )
Almost any classic style Megaman except 9 and 10)
Megaman X1 and X2
All Konami TMNT's
Metal Stoker
Castlevania
Dracula X RoB
Thunder Spirits (maniac mode)
All 3 NES Ninja Gaidens
Trojan
Batman (NES)

esteban

I still haven't mastered Samurai Ghost!

Respect to NinjaSpirit  :pcgs:
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