Here's something that has been on my mind the past few days. I have a feeling either modern games are getting easier or my old school game skillz becomes worse as I get older. How do you ask? Read on.
Back in day we had black and white graphics and we'd like it.
I purchased Mega Man 9 on XBL, seeing how i played the shit out of Mega Man 2 and 3 back in the 8 bit NES days. Before achievements and trophies, beating a game is bragging right among kids back then. You beat Contra and you describe them what happens, you tell them that you fight a giant fucking heart then the island explodes and you escape. There was no youtube, no game videos. Friends would more likely believe your story, with wide eyes about your achievement. It was an accomplishment of its own. Beating Mega Man 2 (or more known as Rockman over here) was an even bigger feat as that game was hard as balls. Friends would ask about how to beat the Robot Masters and whose powers to use to beat Dr. Wily. We felt like a boss back then.
Victory over this bitch of a game still eludes me.
So with that in mind, I decided to take a trip back to nostalgia and fired up Mega Man 9. The whole 8-bit look certainly brought me back. So I started with what I read as the easiest Robot Master (or mistress) in the game. Splash Woman. How wrong I was. I died. A LOT! And I didn't even reach Splash Woman at all. I died to her flunkies. My mind was aghast, " How the hell is this happening, I used to beat this shit!!"
I tried the other stages. Jewel Man, repeatedly died during the level. Concrete Man, repeatedly died during the level. At this point I just got frustrated and turned it off.
This screen is pretty much the most I've gotten out of MM9
My gaming nostalgia trip crashed to a halt. I didn't touch that game for months. I've beaten games like Demon Souls, how the heck can't I beat Mega freaking Man 9?!! Let alone beat a Robot Master?!! I guess i've lost that old school touch. I can now only sit in shame and reminisce on the good old days when I beat games like Mega Man.
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So that was my gaming related blog to keep it..well gaming related. Here's a little something NVGR.
I promised Elsa some wedding pics on my last blog, so here's a few, courtesy of me and the missus:
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In regards to Mega Man 9, it may very well be the hardest game in the main series. I managed to beat it on my second day of ownership, but I can see where the frustration may lay.
I hear people say to start with Splash Woman. I always start with Galaxy Man. His level is one of the more relaxed ones with the exception of the flying bots that grab you and force you along a spike-laden path, but that obstacle is easier to overcome than some other ones. Galaxy Man is also pretty simple.
Make use of the shop. Stock up on bolts (they carry over even when you do) and then buy E-Tanks, spike protection, 1/2 damage armor, and Beat calls to have him rescue you when you fall in a hole.
The game becomes a bit easier once you have a few weapons under your belt. The weapons here are some of the most versatile in the entire game. The Jewel Satellite is the first shield in the entire series to not suck -- it can help you mow through most low-level enemies without ever disappearing, useful during the segments when robots pop up from bottomless pits.
Or you could just start with Mega Man 10, which on Normal is much easier than 9 and on Easy the easiest game in the series.
Also, is that Thai? That clothing looks Thai.
Mega Man games have always been something I struggled with, but Battletoads is a game I frequently (OK, occasionally) brag about beating :D
In regards to megaman... I think that with the older games we didn't buy as many games and we played the same game over and over and over again. Nowadays I don't know that I have the patience to do that (and likely very few of us do). I know that personally I would rather play a variety of games rather than just one game in order to perfect my skills enough to move on in that one game. Kids are persistent... adults have other priorities and more options I guess!
Thanks for the compliments.
@Tony
Hmm, thanks for the tips. I just might redownload the game again and do what you did.
@Strider
The first pic is a Javanese costume. The other 2 are traditional malay wedding costumes.
Plus, they really are hot to wear as the the fabric is rather heavy.
@mrandydixon
Bastard...:-p
@Elsa
I think you are right. We didn't have the disposable income back then. We just played what
we had till we actually finished it.
Congrats!!!