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I Wanna Be The Guy: One of the hardest games you'll ever play
Hamza CTZ Aziz01.09.08 - 4:10 PM 80 comments

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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@Holyetheline: It was made in Multimedia Fusion 2, according to the site. It's a distant successor to what I know as Klik & Play, which was created in the Windows 3.1 days....



Mr Wilson's Avatar
Mr Wilson at 01/09/2008 16:09

Do f'in want
Yellowdog's Avatar
Yellowdog at 01/09/2008 16:11

Hey Stinkoman! I hear you're the guy, but... I wanna be the guy too!
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BlindsideDork at 01/09/2008 16:12

Strangely, those go sounds seem to go perfectly with Zangief.
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PrinceofCannedPeaches at 01/09/2008 16:13

OOOOOH

Roooargh! HADOUKEN!
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MrSadistic at 01/09/2008 16:14

God damnit the game makes no sense, but it looks fun as hell.
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WhiteSpyderZero at 01/09/2008 16:16

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 :)
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foxhound009 at 01/09/2008 16:18

Omg.. i'm in the middle of the clip.. and... I FU$%ING WANT THIS GAME!!!!!!! can't w8... thank you Hamza
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Clockwork at 01/09/2008 16:19

My brain esploded.
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Das Inchworm at 01/09/2008 16:19

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.
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Pygmy at 01/09/2008 16:21

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!
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Eschatos at 01/09/2008 16:23

I tried it a while ago, but couldn't get past the first level. I'm not enough of a masochist to keep trying.
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xdaytime at 01/09/2008 16:26

wow...
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Xelotath at 01/09/2008 16:27

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.
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Xelotath at 01/09/2008 16:27

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.
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Twosixteen at 01/09/2008 16:28

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foxhound009 at 01/09/2008 16:29

heh.. I'll die trying if I have to ;) ... I must finish this game on impossible :)
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God Len at 01/09/2008 16:35

i wish i was good at this game
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grrza at 01/09/2008 16:39

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.
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savagesaladin at 01/09/2008 16:43

This game would give me high blood pressure.
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Batthink at 01/09/2008 16:45

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'
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Jonathan Holmes at 01/09/2008 16:46

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.
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Kryptinite at 01/09/2008 16:46

that blew my mind. There's no way in hell I'd play that game. Controllers would be broken. Lives would be lost.
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Silverback 55 at 01/09/2008 16:49

This is beyond awesome. But I would turn violent from frustration.
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Jarmer at 01/09/2008 16:50

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.
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Jonathan Kerr at 01/09/2008 16:50

I'm guessing it plays like N so I might have a chance at it..
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Tino at 01/09/2008 16:50

I had to stop watching because I want to be surprised. I CAN NOT WAIT.
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ToxinBlackheart at 01/09/2008 16:52

It looks like a lot of fun. I'll definitely have to give this a download.
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corneliuscack at 01/09/2008 16:59

GIANT ZANGIEF SHOOTING BLANKAS?!?!!? SIGN ME UUUP
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SanityMask at 01/09/2008 16:59

if the save point wasn't at the begining, I might actually like this.
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KMCC at 01/09/2008 17:11

Yeah, I wish i thought of this too. Super Armor Zangief!!!

Awesome, if insane, use of wall slide and double jump.
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Dexter345 at 01/09/2008 17:21

That was incredible. I don't even want to try it.
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WillyFourEyes at 01/09/2008 17:22

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
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MobileSuitGundam at 01/09/2008 17:26

That was an epic watch XD.
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Ogu at 01/09/2008 17:29

Seems nice... maybe as hard as owata :P

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

But just maybe.
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Neonie at 01/09/2008 17:31

I am absolutly terrified.
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king3vbo at 01/09/2008 17:38

FUCKING EPIC
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F Whipple at 01/09/2008 17:39

*head asplodes*
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UNDERSTAR at 01/09/2008 17:45

Ok, wtf did I watch and where can I play this game @???
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Phoenix Gamma at 01/09/2008 17:58

Not to enlarge my e-peen or anything, but I beat every path in the same.

Just sayin...
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Hamza CTZ Aziz at 01/09/2008 18:23

Phoenix Gamma: Says the guy who can't beat Mario Hoops ... :D
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FiveStar at 01/09/2008 19:18

It's times like this it hurts to have a Mac...
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Spitfire at 01/09/2008 19:38

That just looks mind-numbing. Those spike parts remind me a lot of the Hell Run from Cave Story.
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Cheeburga at 01/09/2008 20:55

That guy is amazing.
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Reaprar at 01/09/2008 21:40

Man, this thing's been front paged about a billion times, yeah, the furthast I ever got was gaint bowser, but I can't beat him, I THINK I get the general idea how to beat him, it's just too hard.
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Ka Bibble at 01/09/2008 21:48

dudes got mad skills!
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vexed alex at 01/09/2008 22:24

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...
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Necros at 01/09/2008 22:25

Wow, this looks amazing! Lame that there's no Mac version...
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Azereki at 01/09/2008 22:52

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.
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Sharpless at 01/09/2008 22:59

It's like one big clusterfuck of fanservice. Enjoyed. Would watch again.
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vexed alex at 01/10/2008 00:00

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
Ogu at 01/10/2008 00:01

@Azereki: don't worry, he did too.
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Im OK at 01/10/2008 01:51

a giant green Zangief/Kraid hybrid that shoots Hadoukens out of his mouth and Blankas out of his crotch

That, alone, sold me on this.
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s0lesurviv0r at 01/10/2008 02:00

Looks awesome. Guilty Gear, kirby, AND mega man music? Thats just brilliant.
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MPHtails at 01/10/2008 02:26

I was watching theJman's lets play of this the other day.

OH GOD, THERE WILL BE BLOOD. And not just pixelated.

I wangt to play this so bad, but I know it would just languish unplayed after the initial filure like La Mulana.
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brad drac at 01/10/2008 04:07

It looks awesome, but why must it be so incredibly hard? I do not enjoy 90% intense frustration 10% satisfaction, it's just not a great ratio.
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Holyetheline at 01/10/2008 09:15

That rulz. I need to download it. It looks Contra hard.
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Hitogoroshi at 01/10/2008 10:18

Looks like a memorization nightmare.....that being said I can't resist.
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The-Excel at 01/10/2008 12:37

This is the gnarliest Klik & Play creation ever spawned.
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The-Excel at 01/10/2008 13:52

Someone needs to get this on BitTorrent.
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Jetrockite at 01/11/2008 12:00

Bloody hell... that game needs serious timing. That is truely epic.
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The-Excel at 01/11/2008 19:53

Timing and reflexes were what gaming was all about in the NES era.

Also, I'm finally in the Tetris level. Go me.
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TheStripe at 01/11/2008 20:16

I. LOVE THIS GAME. I have to say, every time I make it past a particularly hard though obviously dangerous portion only to be killed by something I couldn't possibly have seen coming, like the falling star just before Mike Tyson, I laugh out loud. Its like the whole game is just about incredibly difficult platforming coupled with crazy ways to kick you in the nuts
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Gorelord at 01/12/2008 00:53

they should release this as an XBLA game
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bluki at 01/13/2008 07:12

crazy and random shit.... lol...
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Sam Spectre at 01/13/2008 11:37

This game is so hard but I love it. I feel like such a noob sometimes, when I get stuck I have to look at the YouTube walkthrough.
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Tino at 01/13/2008 12:12

I'm almost done with this game. ALMOST. Made it to the mansion of the guy.
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Kyousuke Nanbu at 01/13/2008 13:36

This is one of the stupidest things ever, right up there with mods designed to make everything impossible.
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Dan CiTi at 01/13/2008 17:29

hahaha and it's not even the finished/final version.
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Sam Spectre at 01/13/2008 18:23

Took me a half hour to get to the first save!
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killer13 666 at 01/13/2008 21:35

If you call that Metroid you are weird,b'cuz it's not it's a copy of metroid.
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carmatic at 01/13/2008 21:54

gaah i dont even know most of the references to other games... so not alot of motivation from me to get on with this game
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Doglike at 01/14/2008 02:31

I love this game. I can't beat the part with the clouds but god I love this game.
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The-Excel at 01/14/2008 08:06

Somehow my brothers have cleared the first boss. I took a different path than they did, though.
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twincannon at 01/14/2008 12:59

IWBTG is great.

Note that there's 3 paths you can go from the get-go. You can actually make it through the big spike room, skips zangief too I think...
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Fading_Star at 01/15/2008 05:48

.....
THANK YOU!

DO WANT!
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Holyetheline at 01/24/2008 19:29

Woah this game was made with Klik & Play? Can that be verified? I used to make so many games with K&P
LeonSK's Avatar
LeonSK at 01/24/2008 23:14

Brilliant. Bloody brilliant. I kept screaming fuck at my computer, but yet I'm still playing. WIN
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youkilledmyguy at 02/04/2008 23:09

I usually have something much more profound to say, but for now:

Holy shit that's badass.
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The-Excel at 02/05/2008 00:32

@Holyetheline:
It was made in Multimedia Fusion 2, according to the site. It's a distant successor to what I know as Klik & Play, which was created in the Windows 3.1 days.

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