>Final level >Fought through a boss gauntlet >No more

die seconds later

>>3697360
are you me?
i recently played silver surfer (NES)
almost died :^(

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>>3697396

>using save states to savescum instead of only using it at emergencies to resume play later

>figure it's probably not possible for me to beat the boss in this state
>i'll just dedicate this run to learning the fuck out of this fight to suceed on the next run
>watching the boss so hard that I'm dodging everything
>unexpectedly just beat it

>>3697398
>Game has optional paths
>Use save states to explore

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>>3697360
>playing on an emulator

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>>3697360
>Coasting through the game with all lives and powerups
>Everything's going as smoothly as can be
>Then suddenly you get sniped by a random grunt and your run starts to fall apart like a goddamned landslide
https://youtu.be/gU7ykTsmh3U?t=3m30s

>>3697417
I actually had that happen on a non-retro game recently.

>>3697360
>winning with continues
>well that's it for practice. time to beat the game.

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>>3697398
Why did my post get deleted? Guess it triggered someone.

>>3697360
Sounds like most beltscrollers.

>>3697484
>dat 4:15
I can feel the pain.

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>>3697360

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>>3697484

>>3698001
I'm literally triggered right now.