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Prepare to have your head asploded. I Wanna Be The Guy is a game like nothing you've ever played before. The game follows the quest of The Kid as he tries to become The Guy. He battles through insane modded levels from Mega Man, Zelda, Metroid, Ghosts N Goblins to many more. The boss fights are something else too. From Dracula, Mecha Birdo, Giant Mike Tyson, Bowser/Wart/Dr. Wily Clown Car combo to my personal favorite, a giant green Zangief/Kraid hybrid that shoots Hadoukens out of his mouth and Blankas out of his crotch are among some of the epic boss fights.
 
The game is simply put, beautiful. IWBTG is a tribute to the 8-bit era with extremely frustrating level design and a great musical selection from some classic games. Download the game and let us know what you think of it. If you keep getting stuck or are too afraid to even try this game out after watching the above video, then check out Nikumatic's YouTube profile for the entire run of the game spread throughout 46 different videos. 

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Mr Wilson's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 16:09
Mr Wilson
Do f'in want
Yellowdog's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 16:11
Yellowdog
Hey Stinkoman! I hear you're the guy, but... I wanna be the guy too!
BlindsideDork's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 16:12
BlindsideDork
Strangely, those go sounds seem to go perfectly with Zangief.
PrinceofCannedPeaches's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 16:13
PrinceofCannedPeaches
OOOOOH

Roooargh! HADOUKEN!
MrSadistic's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 16:14
MrSadistic
God damnit the game makes no sense, but it looks fun as hell.
WhiteSpyderZero's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 16:16
WhiteSpyderZero
I had a quick play at that game a few months ago after hearing about it on 1up's Retronauts podcast....Man that game is evil - Funny to watch people play for the first time though :)
foxhound009's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 16:18
foxhound009
Omg.. i'm in the middle of the clip.. and... I FU$%ING WANT THIS GAME!!!!!!! can't w8... thank you Hamza
Clockwork's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 16:19
Clockwork
My brain esploded.
Das Inchworm's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 16:19
Das Inchworm
i got soo far in this game. I beat like 4 of the 6 bosses before you go into the house. Then i just stopped.
Pygmy's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 16:21
Pygmy
This game is almost impossible, it's incredibly hard to play especially when you haven't seen how the puzzles are solved in a video. This game has Pygmy's recommendation!
Eschatos's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 16:23
Eschatos
I tried it a while ago, but couldn't get past the first level. I'm not enough of a masochist to keep trying.
xdaytime's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 16:26
xdaytime
wow...
Xelotath's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 16:27
Xelotath
I started playing this game when it was still in beta(alpha?) now I'm almost the guy but The Guy is impossible so I stopped playing. It's the first time a challenge stopped me from finishing a game. The game is super easy compared to The Guy. I might comeback and beat him, but I needed a break from the insanity. But I recommend this game to everyone, especially to your younger sibblings to make them cry.
Xelotath's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 16:27
Xelotath
I started playing this game when it was still in beta(alpha?) now I'm almost the guy but The Guy is impossible so I stopped playing. It's the first time a challenge stopped me from finishing a game. The game is super easy compared to The Guy. I might comeback and beat him, but I needed a break from the insanity. But I recommend this game to everyone, especially to your younger siblings to make them cry.
Twosixteen's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 16:28
Twosixteen
foxhound009's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 16:29
foxhound009
heh.. I'll die trying if I have to ;) ... I must finish this game on impossible :)
God Len's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 16:35
God Len
i wish i was good at this game
grrza's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 16:39
grrza
Lol @ Blanka's from the crotch.

I think I'm gonna have watch the entire run through. I don't have the patience or good will to get my ass kicked by a game this bad anymore.
savagesaladin's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 16:43
savagesaladin
This game would give me high blood pressure.
Batthink's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 16:45
Batthink
I like the look of the game (especially the boss part), but I have to admit, the game looks so unfair to play. I mean, all those jumps... O_O'
Jonathan Holmes's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 16:46
Jonathan Holmes
On one hand I couldn't be happier about this game. On the other hand, I'm enraged that it was made by some one other than me.
Kryptinite's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 16:46
Kryptinite
that blew my mind. There's no way in hell I'd play that game. Controllers would be broken. Lives would be lost.
Silverback 55's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 16:49
Silverback 55
This is beyond awesome. But I would turn violent from frustration.
Jarmer's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 16:50
Jarmer
I was actually contemplating playing this until he got to the part where there are invisible blocks. FUCK THAT. now I'd rather just watch it and not kill myself.
Jonathan Kerr's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 16:50
Jonathan Kerr
I'm guessing it plays like N so I might have a chance at it..
Tino's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 16:50
Tino
I had to stop watching because I want to be surprised. I CAN NOT WAIT.
ToxinBlackheart's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 16:52
ToxinBlackheart
It looks like a lot of fun. I'll definitely have to give this a download.
corneliuscack's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 16:59
corneliuscack
GIANT ZANGIEF SHOOTING BLANKAS?!?!!? SIGN ME UUUP
SanityMask's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 16:59
SanityMask
if the save point wasn't at the begining, I might actually like this.
KMCC's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 17:11
KMCC
Yeah, I wish i thought of this too. Super Armor Zangief!!!

Awesome, if insane, use of wall slide and double jump.
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 17:21
Dexter345
That was incredible. I don't even want to try it.
WillyFourEyes's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 17:22
WillyFourEyes
This is officially the hardest game on the planet. Nothing, and I mean nothing, will ever top it. Full stop. I'm not touching this one. :o
MobileSuitGundam's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 17:26
MobileSuitGundam
That was an epic watch XD.
Ogu's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 17:29
Ogu
Seems nice... maybe as hard as owata :P

http://blog53.fc2.com/k/king75/file/owata.html

But just maybe.
Neonie's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 17:31
Neonie
I am absolutly terrified.
king3vbo's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 17:38
king3vbo
FUCKING EPIC
F Whipple's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 17:39
F Whipple
*head asplodes*
UNDERSTAR's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 17:45
UNDERSTAR
Ok, wtf did I watch and where can I play this game @???
Phoenix Gamma's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 17:58
Phoenix Gamma
Not to enlarge my e-peen or anything, but I beat every path in the same.

Just sayin...
Hamza CTZ Aziz's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 18:23
Hamza CTZ Aziz
Phoenix Gamma: Says the guy who can't beat Mario Hoops ... :D
FiveStar's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 19:18
FiveStar
It's times like this it hurts to have a Mac...
Spitfire's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 19:38
Spitfire
That just looks mind-numbing. Those spike parts remind me a lot of the Hell Run from Cave Story.
Cheeburga's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 20:55
Cheeburga
That guy is amazing.
Ka Bibble's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 21:48
Ka Bibble
dudes got mad skills!
vexed alex's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 22:24
vexed alex
This looks like a fun party game. And I'm being serious. Just taking turns and watching people fail from the epic hard levels of this beast. Do want...
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 22:25
Necros
Wow, this looks amazing! Lame that there's no Mac version...
Azereki's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 22:52
Azereki
The guy playing that is incredible, I would have most likely encountered the game over screen about a hundred times before even making it to that point.
Sharpless's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/09/2008 22:59
Sharpless
It's like one big clusterfuck of fanservice. Enjoyed. Would watch again.
vexed alex's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/10/2008 00:00
vexed alex
HOW THE FUCK DO YOU JUMP IN THIS GAME! I hit all the keys and all I found was the shooting button and one that just makes you explode. Why would there be a key that blows you up and makes you restart? That's so awesomely stupid. I hate but I love it because it's stupid!
Ogu's Avatar - Comment posted on 01/10/2008 00:01
Ogu
@Azereki: don't worry, he did too.
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