Revisiting old (hard) games

Today I was cleaning up my shelf, going through and organizing all my old games when I came across two games that I had to take a second look at. They were Metal Arms: Glitch in the System, and Baten Kaitos. 
 
Both GameCube games, I realized I loved these games when I had first bought them, but I never remembered beating them. So I loaded up Metal Arms and almost instantly the terrible memories came flowing back to me. I instantly recognized the level I was on, because I couldn't beat it back in 200X. Well I sat down and had to play it only about 2-3 times and beat it, very easily. We all hear that taking a break on a hard level then going back is helpful, but I guess I never thought that break needed to be several years.
 
The same thing happened with Baten Kaitos. I was on the last boss of the game, and beat him on my second try. Now I'm going back through my whole collection of games, starting with the GameCube. I am a hoarder and never sold my old games, so I feel like I'm going to find quite a few that I could never beat.

Today I was cleaning up my shelf, going through and organizing all my old games when I came across two games that I had to take a second look at. They were Metal Arms: Glitch in the System, and Baten Kaitos. 
 
Both GameCube games, I realized I loved these games when I had first bought them, but I never remembered beating them. So I loaded up Metal Arms and almost instantly the terrible memories came flowing back to me. I instantly recognized the level I was on, because I couldn't beat it back in 200X. Well I sat down and had to play it only about 2-3 times and beat it, very easily. We all hear that taking a break on a hard level then going back is helpful, but I guess I never thought that break needed to be several years.
 
The same thing happened with Baten Kaitos. I was on the last boss of the game, and beat him on my second try. Now I'm going back through my whole collection of games, starting with the GameCube. I am a hoarder and never sold my old games, so I feel like I'm going to find quite a few that I could never beat.

o yes revisiting old games. i remember getting metal arms glitch in the system. i thought that game was great. there were some hard parts but it was good game. 
 
it is amazing how playing games you think are hard now but go back to them are easy. it is just weird, i guess it's from learning and living life from different games. i remember getting mega man X for SUPER nintendo. it took me like a couple of months to a year to finally get to the last boss. this year i played it on emulator i got to the boss within 2 hours or so. i think half of it is because i remember most of the secrets in that game.

Streets Of Rage 3 on normal ain't no fucking joke. I love old games because for me at least, the experience lies more in the journey rather than finding the actual end. Though, there is still satisfaction once you complete the game fully.

I tried to play Yolanda on my old Atari ST today.  It fucking ruined my Sunday.  It is the most strange and random game ever.  Everything fucking kills you and nothing makes sense.  Have a clip of what I was struggling with..
 
  

"I am a hoarder and never sold my old games, so I feel like I'm going to find quite a few that I could never beat. "

" I tried to play Yolanda on my old Atari ST today.  It fucking ruined my Sunday.  It is the most strange and random game ever.  Everything fucking kills you and nothing makes sense.  Have a clip of what I was struggling with..
 
  

  

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I still haven't beaten Devil May Cry on hard.

I just recently (re)purchased the original Driver because I never finished it - the last level was friggin' insane, with the cops all juiced up and out for blood. It made for some hilarious moments... until you wanted to actually complete the game. I'm determined to do it this time, but seeing as I've no idea where my save game's memory card is, I'm going to have to start all over again. Gah!

I think that you get better with the years .... I remember a ton of NES games that I thought unbeatable but nowadays they are easy ,I hardly doubt that the games magicly made themselves easier , so ....

" I think that you get better with the years .... I remember a ton of NES games that I thought unbeatable but nowadays they are easy ,I hardly doubt that the games magicly made themselves easier , so .... "

" I think that you get better with the years .... I remember a ton of NES games that I thought unbeatable but nowadays they are easy ,I hardly doubt that the games magicly made themselves easier , so .... "

" On the plus side, I completed Treasure Island Dizzy this morning. "

i was never able to beat    Spiderman and and the X-Men Arcade's Revenge :(

 

I have grown so accustomed to checkpoints and saving that I find most older games fairly difficult to get very far in. I didn't grow up with them though, so I suppose that has something to do with it. I don't believe that I have ever "finished" an NES game.

" i was never able to beat    Spiderman and and the X-Men Arcade's Revenge :(   "