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Spin-off: NES games you never beat

Posted on 12/20/21 at 10:06 pm
Posted by sportsaddit68
Hammond
Member since Sep 2008
6445 posts
Posted on 12/20/21 at 10:06 pm
Which NES games did you try your hardest but could never over come.

The one I had as a kid that frustrated me was Image Flight. I played that game for hours and couldn't make it past the fourth level maybe. I also could never make it past Dagaboh on Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back.

A lot of people talk about Lion King and Aladdin but I don't remember if those were NES or Super NES. So what are your games you couldn't beat?
Posted by Joshjrn
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2008
31677 posts
Posted on 12/20/21 at 10:07 pm to
I was very young when I was playing NES, so basically all of them
Posted by Tigerstark
Parts unknown
Member since Aug 2011
6856 posts
Posted on 12/20/21 at 10:51 pm to
Battletoads
There was also a Star Wars game I just had trouble with and couldn’t beat.
Posted by BCLA
Bossier City
Member since Mar 2005
8954 posts
Posted on 12/20/21 at 10:52 pm to
Zelda 2 and the first TMNT.
Posted by ReadyPlayer1
Clown World
Member since Oct 2020
1084 posts
Posted on 12/20/21 at 10:53 pm to
Sega - toejam and Earl

Did beat it recently on an emulator online.
Posted by ElRoos
Member since Nov 2017
7843 posts
Posted on 12/21/21 at 7:34 am to
Zelda I and II
Any of the Megaman games I played and never finished

I am sure there are more. Really haven't played too many NES games.
Posted by VinegarStrokes
Georgia
Member since Oct 2015
14054 posts
Posted on 12/21/21 at 8:13 am to
I didn't discover Zelda series until later in life (when BOTW was released) but when playing the originals on the NES online service on the switch, I was unable to beat the first Zelda. I got fed up with dying in the final dungeon and having to go back out to load up again.

Zelda II was just a shite show and I probably didn't make it past the 2nd or 3rd dungeon/palace/castle/whatever they are referred to. Easily my least favorite of the games I've played in the series.

Also, I don't think I ever beat TMNT without the aid of game genie lol. It took me forever to figure out how to find the exit in the airport level, but when I finally did I would get destroyed in the Technodrome final level.
This post was edited on 12/21/21 at 8:15 am
Posted by Inadvertent Whistle
Atlanta, GA
Member since Nov 2015
5202 posts
Posted on 12/21/21 at 8:44 am to
Battletoads
Ghostbusters
SMB2 (just got tired of it)
Top Gun
Posted by BCLA
Bossier City
Member since Mar 2005
8954 posts
Posted on 12/21/21 at 8:59 am to
shite I forgot about Top Gun. Has anyone actually ever beaten it? Like in the entire world?
Posted by St Augustine
The Pauper of the Surf
Member since Mar 2006
70985 posts
Posted on 12/21/21 at 9:50 am to
Finally beat Mega man 2 with my kids earlier this year. They were all on the edge of their seats. Old games so much harder and more rewarding to me without all the checkpoints and saves.

I remember the absolute elation I felt when I finally made it through the caves and got the hammer in Zelda 2.
This post was edited on 12/21/21 at 9:52 am
Posted by St Augustine
The Pauper of the Surf
Member since Mar 2006
70985 posts
Posted on 12/21/21 at 9:50 am to
quote:

shite I forgot about Top Gun. Has anyone actually ever beaten it? Like in the entire world?


Hell I was happy just to occasionally refuel.
Posted by LSU Coyote
Member since Sep 2007
56293 posts
Posted on 12/21/21 at 11:13 am to
Goblins and Ghosts
Battletoads
MegaMan 1
Posted by caro81
Member since Jul 2017
6041 posts
Posted on 12/21/21 at 11:17 am to
zelda 2, masterblaster, nemo, top gun (frick that landing BS), friday 13th (frick that game in general)
Posted by caro81
Member since Jul 2017
6041 posts
Posted on 12/21/21 at 11:18 am to
quote:

Battletoads


my brother and i legit beat this, probably one of my crowning gaming achievements lol.
Posted by Joshjrn
Baton Rouge
Member since Dec 2008
31677 posts
Posted on 12/21/21 at 11:19 am to
quote:

my brother and i legit beat this, probably one of my crowning gaming achievements lol.


So which of you was calling out the next move in the vehicle sections?
Posted by LSU Coyote
Member since Sep 2007
56293 posts
Posted on 12/21/21 at 11:36 am to
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SMB2

It is the easiest.
Posted by Midget Death Squad
Meme Magic
Member since Oct 2008
28139 posts
Posted on 12/21/21 at 12:01 pm to
Castlevania 1. I wanted to badly, especially after beating 2, but I never could do it.
Posted by Meursault
Nashville
Member since Sep 2003
25251 posts
Posted on 12/21/21 at 12:41 pm to
Ninja Gaiden
Zelda 2
Battletoads
TMNT
Mega Man 2
Mega Man 3
Batman
Posted by LSU Coyote
Member since Sep 2007
56293 posts
Posted on 12/21/21 at 1:01 pm to
quote:

Ninja Gaiden

Dat opening cutscene doh
Posted by HogX
Madison, WI
Member since Dec 2012
5571 posts
Posted on 12/21/21 at 1:45 pm to
quote:

Top Gun


One of the few memories I have of my early childhood is unsuccessfully attempting to land the damn plane over and over and over again.

Actually, I'm not sure I ever even pulled it off.
This post was edited on 12/21/21 at 1:46 pm
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