Failure!

RoyVegas · 03/02/2010, 02:45 PM

Had Oldskool over last night for some Turbo fun. We decided on some Legend of Hero Tonma a go. We got stuck quite a few times on different levels playing 2 player (this game can be a bitch). Old was on the Castle level and I was on the level right before the castle when Old decides to fiddle with the controller and BAM! Select-Run RESET. DAMN that function, just damn it!

Although it's great to be able to reset the system without getting up to hit a button on the console it sure can be a pain in the ass. I know it's probably happened to all of us before a few times. Usually it's when you're pretty far into a game. Any of the times it's happened to you stick out? Let's hear it!

NecroPhile · 03/02/2010, 03:11 PM

I've never had an accidental reset. I have, however, intentionally reset a game out of frustration (whilst bellowing "Fuck this shit!").

_Paul · 03/02/2010, 03:23 PM

I have this TERRIBLE habit of fiddling with the select & run buttons while playing (usually during cut scenes on CD games. I even move my thumbs over them as if I am going to reset. I don't know why I do it, it's just some subconscious thing, but a couple of times I have actually pressed them by accident, much to my frustration afterwards.

JoshTurboTrollX · 03/02/2010, 03:37 PM

I remember back before I got my Turbo- I played so much Super Mario World on SNES. When you play a level that you have already beaten you could quick pause+select to leave the level. I used to make a habit out of doing it when I was about to die (get stomped by a baddy, or fall into a pit). I got pretty good at it- to the point where it was second nature to me to just hit start+select when I died! lol

When I got my TG16, I remember playing Bonk's Adventure, and I died for the first time... somehow the title screen was all of the sudden being displayed...lol- I had a rough time getting out of that habit....

RoyVegas · 03/02/2010, 04:06 PM

Quote from: guest on 03/02/2010, 03:11 PMI have, however, intentionally reset a game out of frustration (whilst bellowing "Fuck this shit!").

I've also done this to many times to count. Almost all of the times, I have regretted doing it.

NecroPhile · 03/02/2010, 05:27 PM

Quote from: RoyVegas on 03/02/2010, 04:06 PMI've also done this to many times to count. Almost all of the times, I have regretted doing it.

Few regrets here. 'Continue' is for pussies.

td741 · 03/02/2010, 05:35 PM

Hmm... I'm not sure if it's happened with some of the games that heavily use select and/or run as another button... before I had a 6 button pads.

RoyVegas · 03/02/2010, 05:45 PM

Quote from: guest on 03/02/2010, 05:27 PMFew regrets here. 'Continue' is for pussies.

No. Lets be politically correct here please. It's for the "gaming challenged".

So yes, on some games I may be gaming challenged. Thank you!

exodus · 03/02/2010, 06:10 PM

man I do that too. I accidentally reset a bunch. so dumbbbbbbb

Tatsujin · 03/02/2010, 07:23 PM

Quote from: guest on 03/02/2010, 03:11 PMI have, however, intentionally reset a game out of frustration (whilst bellowing "Fuck this shit!").

and it's so DAMN easy to do that on on our belovwed system. they should have implemented a "yes/no" function which always asks you if you really want to execute a reset after pushing run & sel.

blueraven · 03/02/2010, 08:38 PM

I did this COUNTLESS times on Dragon Slayer until I got into the habit of saving the game every 2 minutes.

This feature actually makes Tower Of Druaga (a Huey Game) more playable, IMHO.

FTW

offsidewing · 03/02/2010, 10:18 PM

Quote from: blueraven on 03/02/2010, 08:38 PMI did this COUNTLESS times on Dragon Slayer until I got into the habit of saving the game every 2 minutes.

This feature actually makes Tower Of Druaga (a Huey Game) more playable, IMHO.

FTW

Speaking of Dragon Slayer and regret... Try selling a Duo R on ebay only to realize a day later you left your ONLY copy of Dragon Slayer for the TG in the Duo when you shipped it. The dude never even left feedback...

RoyVegas · 03/02/2010, 11:19 PM

Quote from: offsidewing on 03/02/2010, 10:18 PMTry selling a Duo R on ebay only to realize a day later you left your ONLY copy of Dragon Slayer for the TG in the Duo when you shipped it.

Ouch!

Arkhan Asylum · 03/03/2010, 12:09 AM

Quote from: offsidewing on 03/02/2010, 10:18 PM
Quote from: blueraven on 03/02/2010, 08:38 PMI did this COUNTLESS times on Dragon Slayer until I got into the habit of saving the game every 2 minutes.

This feature actually makes Tower Of Druaga (a Huey Game) more playable, IMHO.

FTW
Speaking of Dragon Slayer and regret... Try selling a Duo R on ebay only to realize a day later you left your ONLY copy of Dragon Slayer for the TG in the Duo when you shipped it. The dude never even left feedback...

there is not a loud enough homer simpson DOH sound, to describe this.

>_<

are we talkin US or JP release? Cause the JP one is pretty cheap to replace

esteban · 03/03/2010, 01:35 AM

Quote from: Tatsujin on 03/02/2010, 07:23 PM
Quote from: guest on 03/02/2010, 03:11 PMI have, however, intentionally reset a game out of frustration (whilst bellowing "Fuck this shit!").
and it's so DAMN easy to do that on on our belovwed system. they should have implemented a "yes/no" function which always asks you if you really want to execute a reset after pushing run & sel.

Nah, that would have been annoying, too.

offsidewing · 03/03/2010, 10:12 AM

Quote from: guest on 03/03/2010, 12:09 AM
Quote from: offsidewing on 03/02/2010, 10:18 PM
Quote from: blueraven on 03/02/2010, 08:38 PMI did this COUNTLESS times on Dragon Slayer until I got into the habit of saving the game every 2 minutes.

This feature actually makes Tower Of Druaga (a Huey Game) more playable, IMHO.

FTW
Speaking of Dragon Slayer and regret... Try selling a Duo R on ebay only to realize a day later you left your ONLY copy of Dragon Slayer for the TG in the Duo when you shipped it. The dude never even left feedback...
there is not a loud enough homer simpson DOH sound, to describe this.

>_<

are we talkin US or JP release? Cause the JP one is pretty cheap to replace

US Release...

NecroPhile · 03/03/2010, 10:26 AM

Quote from: offsidewing on 03/02/2010, 10:18 PMSpeaking of Dragon Slayer and regret... Try selling a Duo R on ebay only to realize a day later you left your ONLY copy of Dragon Slayer for the TG in the Duo when you shipped it. The dude never even left feedback...

Double fail: parting with a Duo-R and losing a copy of Dragon Slayer.

blueraven · 03/03/2010, 04:33 PM

Quote from: offsidewing on 03/02/2010, 10:18 PM
Quote from: blueraven on 03/02/2010, 08:38 PMI did this COUNTLESS times on Dragon Slayer until I got into the habit of saving the game every 2 minutes.

This feature actually makes Tower Of Druaga (a Huey Game) more playable, IMHO.

FTW
Speaking of Dragon Slayer and regret... Try selling a Duo R on ebay only to realize a day later you left your ONLY copy of Dragon Slayer for the TG in the Duo when you shipped it. The dude never even left feedback...

Oh sh17.

I'll send you a copy if you want one, just end me a PM. That really sucks.

Vecanti · 03/03/2010, 06:03 PM

Quote from: guest on 03/02/2010, 03:11 PMI've never had an accidental reset. I have, however, intentionally reset a game out of frustration (whilst bellowing "Fuck this shit!").

I've done that many times!!

I remember when I got my TG16 in like 1990. The only game I had was Keith Courage and for a while I thought my TG16 as BROKEN! Because every once in a while the system would seem to reset itself and I'd have to start over. Was a long time before I realized it was a feature. Guess I should have read the manual.

nat · 03/03/2010, 06:24 PM

I do this all the time. You'd think after 20 years the habit would've been broken, but....

Arkhan Asylum · 03/03/2010, 07:32 PM

Quote from: nat on 03/03/2010, 06:24 PMI do this all the time. You'd think after 20 years the habit would've been broken, but....

when playing some games i end up just taping a bottle cap over the select button, so if i want to push it i gotta flip that up.

no more accidents.

Last time I oopsreset was playing Shadow of the Beast. I just got the jetpack and went to pause it and was like NOOOOOO

offsidewing · 03/03/2010, 08:16 PM

Quote from: guest on 03/03/2010, 10:26 AM
Quote from: offsidewing on 03/02/2010, 10:18 PMSpeaking of Dragon Slayer and regret... Try selling a Duo R on ebay only to realize a day later you left your ONLY copy of Dragon Slayer for the TG in the Duo when you shipped it. The dude never even left feedback...
Double fail: parting with a Duo-R and losing a copy of Dragon Slayer.

It was my ghetto Duo-R that fetched a handsome sum on yaBe. Now I'm rocking a(n) RX. I still dry heave when I open my Dragon Slayer case to find it empty...

Arkhan Asylum · 03/03/2010, 09:06 PM

sell the case as OMG RAER on ebay and see if you can fund a replacement.

_Paul · 03/04/2010, 04:00 AM

This is a coincidence as it reminds me of the time I bought a Duo-R off Ebay and there was a Dragon Slayer disc inside.

Joking

esteban · 03/06/2010, 06:41 AM

Quote from: guest on 03/04/2010, 04:00 AMThis is a coincidence as it reminds me of the time I bought a Duo-R off Ebay and there was a Dragon Slayer disc inside.

Joking

How did I not see that one coming!

offsidewing · 03/06/2010, 09:46 AM

Quote from: guest on 03/04/2010, 04:00 AMThis is a coincidence as it reminds me of the time I bought a Duo-R off Ebay and there was a Dragon Slayer disc inside.

Joking

Ha Ha. Not Funny.

oldskool · 03/08/2010, 04:29 AM

Yup my bad, won't happen again.. NOT.

Ceti Alpha · 03/08/2010, 10:51 AM

Some of the Valis games use start and select for sliding and magic. I've definitely hit reset accidentally a couple times. But if I'm playing any game that uses start/select I'm always a little nervous of hitting reset.