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Oh god, I were <em>TERRIFIED</em> by Taj, the blue magical elephant of Diddy Kong Racing fame.. I couldn't predict when he'd suddenly appear after leaving a world.. such a bitch.</p>
Oh god, I were <em>TERRIFIED</em> by Taj, the blue magical elephant of Diddy Kong Racing fame.. I couldn't predict when he'd suddenly appear after leaving a world.. such a bitch.</p>
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LMAO! Love that last one!! </p>
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You know what non-horror movie most scared the crap out of me?... it was COD Modern Warfare. That scene at the beginning of the game where you are taking that car ride and can look around, but not move around... instilling a restrictive feeling... and then... to get executed. Crap, that scared me. It was just sort of unexpected. It's not often you "die" in a game - especially in that fashion. The nuke scene also creeped me out. Again, it was the sense of the unexpected. The helicopter crashes, you start to crawl... and you assume that as often happens in a game, you'll gradually start to recover and start playing.... but again, you die. It was a genuine sense of creepiness I got from that scene - way more horror filled than zombies, and monsters.</p>
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Nice article! I'm sure lots of people will be thinking of their own horror filled non-horror games!</p>
LMAO! Love that last one!! </p>
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You know what non-horror movie most scared the crap out of me?... it was COD Modern Warfare. That scene at the beginning of the game where you are taking that car ride and can look around, but not move around... instilling a restrictive feeling... and then... to get executed. Crap, that scared me. It was just sort of unexpected. It's not often you "die" in a game - especially in that fashion. The nuke scene also creeped me out. Again, it was the sense of the unexpected. The helicopter crashes, you start to crawl... and you assume that as often happens in a game, you'll gradually start to recover and start playing.... but again, you die. It was a genuine sense of creepiness I got from that scene - way more horror filled than zombies, and monsters.</p>
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Nice article! I'm sure lots of people will be thinking of their own horror filled non-horror games!</p>
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You missed out Earthbound! Giygas scared the living crap out of me. Sitting in the dark at 2am watching a swirling mass of evil gave me nightmares, I swear.</p>
You missed out Earthbound! Giygas scared the living crap out of me. Sitting in the dark at 2am watching a swirling mass of evil gave me nightmares, I swear.</p>
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Clanker scared the ever living shit out of me when I was a child. Came into his area and just saw him floating there, nearly pissed myself trying to turn off the N64.</p>
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To this day, I am fucking frightened of ReDeads from the Zelda series, in any of their forms. I don't dare go near them, always using whatever stunning song I have or Twilight Princess' bomb-arrows to kill them from a distance. </p>
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Apart from those...most of the stuff that scares me is from horror games, I guess.</p>
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Great article, and it's always good to see some Deadly Creatures love!</p>
Clanker scared the ever living shit out of me when I was a child. Came into his area and just saw him floating there, nearly pissed myself trying to turn off the N64.</p>
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To this day, I am fucking frightened of ReDeads from the Zelda series, in any of their forms. I don't dare go near them, always using whatever stunning song I have or Twilight Princess' bomb-arrows to kill them from a distance. </p>
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Apart from those...most of the stuff that scares me is from horror games, I guess.</p>
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Great article, and it's always good to see some Deadly Creatures love!</p>
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The Ing from Metroid Prime 2 scare the crap out of me.</p>
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Which reminds me, <em>why do all the scary enemies use jumping attacks</em>?</p>
The Ing from Metroid Prime 2 scare the crap out of me.</p>
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Which reminds me, <em>why do all the scary enemies use jumping attacks</em>?</p>
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in the first half-life when you start to enter the whole underwater part i used to get terrified by the giant fish with the crazy teeth.... one night i was playing at like 2am and just had to stop, i got too freaked out... couldnt go to sleep though of course</p>
in the first half-life when you start to enter the whole underwater part i used to get terrified by the giant fish with the crazy teeth.... one night i was playing at like 2am and just had to stop, i got too freaked out... couldnt go to sleep though of course</p>
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Fission and Phazon Metroids, along with the Omega Metroids.</p>
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They all frighten me.</p>
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Metroids instill dread. You always know they're coming and hearing that little screech, knowing that they know you're there - that makes it a bit worse. Even the 8-bit and Game Boy version succeeded in instilling this fear in you. You knew where metroids were. Retro always did a good job of capturing that element.</p>
Fission and Phazon Metroids, along with the Omega Metroids.</p>
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They all frighten me.</p>
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Metroids instill dread. You always know they're coming and hearing that little screech, knowing that they know you're there - that makes it a bit worse. Even the 8-bit and Game Boy version succeeded in instilling this fear in you. You knew where metroids were. Retro always did a good job of capturing that element.</p>
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I know it's Halloween and all, but any time is the right time for an <em>Are You Afraid of the Dark?</em> reference. Brings me back to the good old days of my <em>Goosebumps</em> collection and <em>Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. </em>Before horror was co-opted and glamorized. Ah, the good old days. </p>
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Good list... never really though about <em>Ecco</em> in that way before and that robot in <em>Ski Free</em> was a dick.</p>
I know it's Halloween and all, but any time is the right time for an <em>Are You Afraid of the Dark?</em> reference. Brings me back to the good old days of my <em>Goosebumps</em> collection and <em>Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark. </em>Before horror was co-opted and glamorized. Ah, the good old days. </p>
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Good list... never really though about <em>Ecco</em> in that way before and that robot in <em>Ski Free</em> was a dick.</p>
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That yeti in SkiFree was a scary mofo!!! >_< I swear to god that I ESCAPED him ONE time YEARS ago! I don't know if it was a glitch or something, but I remember I was jumping up and down and making a giant ass ruckus at I think London Drugs . . . after I did it! ^_^</p>
That yeti in SkiFree was a scary mofo!!! >_< I swear to god that I ESCAPED him ONE time YEARS ago! I don't know if it was a glitch or something, but I remember I was jumping up and down and making a giant ass ruckus at I think London Drugs . . . after I did it! ^_^</p>
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Limbo recently scared the shit out of me. Some of the traps in that game are so hard to see due to how dark the background and lighting is. As a result, I soon became terrified to walk anywhere because I never knew if I was going to die or not.</p>
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I literally set the controller down after accidently stepping on a hidden bear trap. I sat there for a few moments thinking, "I don't want to move."</p>
Limbo recently scared the shit out of me. Some of the traps in that game are so hard to see due to how dark the background and lighting is. As a result, I soon became terrified to walk anywhere because I never knew if I was going to die or not.</p>
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I literally set the controller down after accidently stepping on a hidden bear trap. I sat there for a few moments thinking, "I don't want to move."</p>
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Metroid. That music they'd play in the item rooms SCARED THE CRAP out of me as a child, not to mention the fact that your item is being held by some giant mummified bird man. Fighting your first metroid was scary as hell too.</p>
Metroid. That music they'd play in the item rooms SCARED THE CRAP out of me as a child, not to mention the fact that your item is being held by some giant mummified bird man. Fighting your first metroid was scary as hell too.</p>
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The original Tomb Raider scared the shit out of me the first time I played it, when that T-Rex bounded out of nowhere and mauled me before I could catch my breath. Also the first time you find an alligator when you're swimming, and the zombie mummies in the Egyptian level... OK pretty much the entire game.</p>
The original Tomb Raider scared the shit out of me the first time I played it, when that T-Rex bounded out of nowhere and mauled me before I could catch my breath. Also the first time you find an alligator when you're swimming, and the zombie mummies in the Egyptian level... OK pretty much the entire game.</p>
Wonderful list, holy crap there are so many things I can relate to in this. Especially Skifree, that fucking Yeti was a "sun auff a beetch".
Also, fuck Clanker's Cavern, it was the most stressful thing ever. Still, I was able to get every puzzle pieces multiple times.
Also, fuck Clanker's Cavern, it was the most stressful thing ever. Still, I was able to get every puzzle pieces multiple times.
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I never really played Banjo-Kazooie. I clicked that link to Clanky's Cavern, and when Clanky popped up on screen i jumped and shivered a bit. I have an irrational fear of sharks, so that was terrifying.</p>
I never really played Banjo-Kazooie. I clicked that link to Clanky's Cavern, and when Clanky popped up on screen i jumped and shivered a bit. I have an irrational fear of sharks, so that was terrifying.</p>
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Definitely agreed on SkiFree and Ecco the Dolphin. Ecco is more than a bit creepy and atmosphereic.</p>
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For me, I found a few of the areas in Fallout 3 to be creepy. Namely, the Vault where you're hallucinating off of psychoactive drugs and the Dunwich Building.</p>
Definitely agreed on SkiFree and Ecco the Dolphin. Ecco is more than a bit creepy and atmosphereic.</p>
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For me, I found a few of the areas in Fallout 3 to be creepy. Namely, the Vault where you're hallucinating off of psychoactive drugs and the Dunwich Building.</p>
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Ocarina of Time still creeps me out. Jabu-Jabu's Belly, an entire dungeon inside a living thing with wiggly organs for obstacles and guts for walls, is still a very unnerving experience for me.</p>
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That and Like-Likes scare the holy shit out of me.</p>
Ocarina of Time still creeps me out. Jabu-Jabu's Belly, an entire dungeon inside a living thing with wiggly organs for obstacles and guts for walls, is still a very unnerving experience for me.</p>
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That and Like-Likes scare the holy shit out of me.</p>
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Freaking Redeads from Zelda.. esp. Ocarina of Time.. ugh.. still freak me out: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5CjltqhX2o">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5CjltqhX2o</a></p>
Freaking Redeads from Zelda.. esp. Ocarina of Time.. ugh.. still freak me out: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5CjltqhX2o">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5CjltqhX2o</a></p>
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That damn Happy Mask Salesman and his creeper-smile and snickering at the start of the game. It was more than my childhood self could handle.</p>
That damn Happy Mask Salesman and his creeper-smile and snickering at the start of the game. It was more than my childhood self could handle.</p>
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Banjo-Kazooie is one of the scariest not-meaning-to-be-scary games I've ever played.</p>
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Might I remind you of Snacker in Treasure Trove Cove? He's immortal, appears out of nowhere, and whenever you jump into water this music starts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYtGbzK6s-8</p>
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Scared me of swimming in video games FOR LIFE.</p>
Banjo-Kazooie is one of the scariest not-meaning-to-be-scary games I've ever played.</p>
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Might I remind you of Snacker in Treasure Trove Cove? He's immortal, appears out of nowhere, and whenever you jump into water this music starts: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nYtGbzK6s-8</p>
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Scared me of swimming in video games FOR LIFE.</p>
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Ironlich from Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders still freak the hell out of me and have since I played it as a kid. I was playing it a while ago after buying it on Steam and I came across one I'd forgotten was there, made me jump so much and creeped me out so much I had to take a minute to recover.</p>
Ironlich from Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders still freak the hell out of me and have since I played it as a kid. I was playing it a while ago after buying it on Steam and I came across one I'd forgotten was there, made me jump so much and creeped me out so much I had to take a minute to recover.</p>
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In addition to what's already been said about Majora's Mask, I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the transformation sequences into the Deku Scrub, Goron, and Zora, watching the eyes bug out, face contort, and Link screaming.</p>
In addition to what's already been said about Majora's Mask, I'm surprised nobody has mentioned the transformation sequences into the Deku Scrub, Goron, and Zora, watching the eyes bug out, face contort, and Link screaming.</p>
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Oh god Balloon Kid was one of my only Gameboy games for a long time. I never made it past the first level. That goddamn fish scared the hell out of me...</p>
Oh god Balloon Kid was one of my only Gameboy games for a long time. I never made it past the first level. That goddamn fish scared the hell out of me...</p>
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Ugh try Jurassic Park for SNES. Between the limited view area, the T-Rex suddenly chasing you down and eating you, and the Dilophosaurs and Raptors jumping at you out of the dark inside, I could have had a stroke. I had to get my older sister to play it for me. </p>
Ugh try Jurassic Park for SNES. Between the limited view area, the T-Rex suddenly chasing you down and eating you, and the Dilophosaurs and Raptors jumping at you out of the dark inside, I could have had a stroke. I had to get my older sister to play it for me. </p>
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Metroid and Metal Gear Solid were the games of my youth, and at times these games TERRIFIED me. I remember being significantly out of breath after many encounters with the SA-X on an abandoned federation ship. I remember gripping my Playstation controller with sweaty palms as my heart raced, slowly watching the Evasion meter and hoping no one would find me all alone on Shadow Moses. Back when I first started playing more serious video games, "running and gunning" was never a thought in my mind. There were things out there greater than me, and my only option was to <em>run.</em></p>
Metroid and Metal Gear Solid were the games of my youth, and at times these games TERRIFIED me. I remember being significantly out of breath after many encounters with the SA-X on an abandoned federation ship. I remember gripping my Playstation controller with sweaty palms as my heart raced, slowly watching the Evasion meter and hoping no one would find me all alone on Shadow Moses. Back when I first started playing more serious video games, "running and gunning" was never a thought in my mind. There were things out there greater than me, and my only option was to <em>run.</em></p>
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Yea, majoras mask, and don't forget about that creepypasta of ben, that sure scared the shit out of me</p>
Yea, majoras mask, and don't forget about that creepypasta of ben, that sure scared the shit out of me</p>
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I found the water chip in Fallout ... when I was 10 years old. I remember every face, darkly looking straight into my soul, getting more angry every time I chose a bad thing to say. I feared time, because I had only 150 days before everyone died. I felt the loneliness of the desert, watching the red cross walk trough it, completely breathless, hoping nothing would come up. Specially not mutants. Radioactivity got me terrified, I could not think of a worst death. And when I died, the deep chords and the picture of my bones in the sand, completely forgotten, and all the souls that where lost because I couldn't refill their water supply, just made me look away, I just couldn't take it.</p>
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(maybe this is why I also still have nightmares of complete loneliness involving the game Carnivores for Win98. In this game, apart from being incredibly alone in the island with the dinosaurs, you had a trophy room, that was even creepier, with the dinos stuffed and looking straight ahead, and the extremely deep ambiental music. What was REALLY traumatizing, was jumping over the ledge, and walking straight into the infinite nothingness, walking so far you lost track of the trophy place, and were left completely alone ...)</p>
I found the water chip in Fallout ... when I was 10 years old. I remember every face, darkly looking straight into my soul, getting more angry every time I chose a bad thing to say. I feared time, because I had only 150 days before everyone died. I felt the loneliness of the desert, watching the red cross walk trough it, completely breathless, hoping nothing would come up. Specially not mutants. Radioactivity got me terrified, I could not think of a worst death. And when I died, the deep chords and the picture of my bones in the sand, completely forgotten, and all the souls that where lost because I couldn't refill their water supply, just made me look away, I just couldn't take it.</p>
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(maybe this is why I also still have nightmares of complete loneliness involving the game Carnivores for Win98. In this game, apart from being incredibly alone in the island with the dinosaurs, you had a trophy room, that was even creepier, with the dinos stuffed and looking straight ahead, and the extremely deep ambiental music. What was REALLY traumatizing, was jumping over the ledge, and walking straight into the infinite nothingness, walking so far you lost track of the trophy place, and were left completely alone ...)</p>
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In Super Mario 64, the piano in the haunted mansion stage (which I swear has GOT to be a giant Resident Evil reference) and the eel always scared me.</p>
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Also, I just started playing the <strong>addictive drug</strong> known as <strong>Minecraft</strong>, and to my surprise, the game's actually made me jump a few times, despite not technically being a "horror" game. Sure, it's survival, but it doesn't seem to act like a horror game at all. But the first time one of those walking penises exploded on me, it scared the hell out of me.</p>
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And not just jump scares are in Minecraft, I'm still a bit nervous around certain dark caves since I have no weapon and still know nothing about this Minecraft world. I've always thought fear of the unknown should be used more in videogames, it always seems to be the thing that gets me. Like in a Resident Evil game, it's alot more frightening the first time through because you simply don't know what's around that corner. A bit off topic, but just sayin'.</p>
In Super Mario 64, the piano in the haunted mansion stage (which I swear has GOT to be a giant Resident Evil reference) and the eel always scared me.</p>
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Also, I just started playing the <strong>addictive drug</strong> known as <strong>Minecraft</strong>, and to my surprise, the game's actually made me jump a few times, despite not technically being a "horror" game. Sure, it's survival, but it doesn't seem to act like a horror game at all. But the first time one of those walking penises exploded on me, it scared the hell out of me.</p>
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And not just jump scares are in Minecraft, I'm still a bit nervous around certain dark caves since I have no weapon and still know nothing about this Minecraft world. I've always thought fear of the unknown should be used more in videogames, it always seems to be the thing that gets me. Like in a Resident Evil game, it's alot more frightening the first time through because you simply don't know what's around that corner. A bit off topic, but just sayin'.</p>
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Metroid II is a great choice. I got it as a little kid and couldn't play it for years because of the jarring noise of whenever Samus gets hit. I've beaten it several times since then, but never realized that you couldn't pause during the final battle.</p>
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One I would mention is Duke Nukem 3D, specifically the levels that take place in "alien" landscapes. The last level of the first episode always freaked me out, as you go deeper into the earth and the environment gets bigger, and creepier, and quieter...</p>
Metroid II is a great choice. I got it as a little kid and couldn't play it for years because of the jarring noise of whenever Samus gets hit. I've beaten it several times since then, but never realized that you couldn't pause during the final battle.</p>
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One I would mention is Duke Nukem 3D, specifically the levels that take place in "alien" landscapes. The last level of the first episode always freaked me out, as you go deeper into the earth and the environment gets bigger, and creepier, and quieter...</p>
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Oh, and let's not forget hands in general in the Zelda series. You know, Wallmasters and Floormasters and such... but Zant's Hands in Twilight Princess take the cake. Every time those twitching monstrosities floated anywhere near me and that alarming high-pitched music that accompanied them began playing, all that went through my mind was "OHGODOHGODOHGODOHGOD".</p>
Oh, and let's not forget hands in general in the Zelda series. You know, Wallmasters and Floormasters and such... but Zant's Hands in Twilight Princess take the cake. Every time those twitching monstrosities floated anywhere near me and that alarming high-pitched music that accompanied them began playing, all that went through my mind was "OHGODOHGODOHGODOHGOD".</p>
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Awesome list, Tony, but more importantly, awesome descriptions of games on said list.</p>
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Great Job!</p>
Awesome list, Tony, but more importantly, awesome descriptions of games on said list.</p>
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Great Job!</p>
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Very few things (including true horror games) beats the effect of Mario's Evil Sun and Sonic's drowning music.</p>
Very few things (including true horror games) beats the effect of Mario's Evil Sun and Sonic's drowning music.</p>
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I was terrified by Motaro from Mortal Kombat when I was little. The fact that he was extremely hard to beat made it even worse. </p>
I was terrified by Motaro from Mortal Kombat when I was little. The fact that he was extremely hard to beat made it even worse. </p>
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May have been said before, but no Giygas, a monstrosity that appears out of nowhere in an otherwise kid friendly game? For shame... Also, here's to help you get over the Majora's Mask moon:</p>
May have been said before, but no Giygas, a monstrosity that appears out of nowhere in an otherwise kid friendly game? For shame... Also, here's to help you get over the Majora's Mask moon:</p>
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God, that yeti (or whatever it is) in <em>SkiFree</em> scares the crap out of me too. Another addition to this list ought to be <em>Super Mario Bros.</em> 2, what with Phanto, that hideous nightmare mask.</p>
God, that yeti (or whatever it is) in <em>SkiFree</em> scares the crap out of me too. Another addition to this list ought to be <em>Super Mario Bros.</em> 2, what with Phanto, that hideous nightmare mask.</p>
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