Games You Want to Finish But Never Did

[BoneSnapDeez]

7th Saga

S H A M E.

Anyone with a SNES logo avatar needs to finish this one.

[ExedExes]

I can't find any proof of this online now, but when Guardian Legend came out there was a commercial that said something like "you played Legend Of Zelda, now play Guardian Legend." And in my child-mind I believed that The Guardian LEGEND was LEGEND of Zelda 3. I loved the first 2 so much that I begged my parents for it and when I got it quickly found out that Link had not gone to space... this was not the third game in the series.

Indeed there was. It said "You made it through Zelda and you played through The Adventures of Link, now Guardian Legend", and there was another one later on that also featured Battle of Olympus, same publisher. It used to be on YouTube, but not anymore.

[BoneSnapDeez]

Brøderbund was epic.

[shwisha]

5. Castlevania Symphony of the Night - I did complete 1, 3 and IV

...how...?
I couldn't stop playing SotN. I think I've done like 5 playthroughs altogether (between PS1, PSP, and Saturn releases). Love that game, along with a several million other fans.

I never made it through Castlevania II though. One day I will swallow my pride and consult a guide to overcome the cryptic misdirection of the townspeople (the true villains of the game ).

3. Super Mario World

Similar sentiments, but beating it is definitely not required to enjoy it (but you really should do that).


Hmm,
for me, maybe like every other RPG I have ever played. I struggle to finish those it seems.
More specifically, the original Phantasy Star and Dragon Warrior IV. Love those 8-bit RPGs to pieces, feel that they are a triumph among their peers, and yet I just couldn't stick it out to the end.
Might have to use a walkthrough or guide for those ones too.

Yeah I love SOTN and Super Mario World but for some reason just never got around to making it to the finish line. Party of me thinks it's because I don't want them to end.

[shwisha]

I wanted to finish Castlevania: Symphony of the Night as well. I just got stumped on the inverted castle. :-/

I've never completed Sonic the Hedgehog 2 either. I've made it to the end numerous times, but the last boss always kills me until all my lives are gone.

Sonic 2 was the first game I sat down and played beginning to end in one day.

[shwisha]

Here are a few more I have tried several times, but just can't bring myself to see through to the end:

Arkanoid (NES)
Burnout 3 (Xbox)
Clash at Demonhead (NES)
Ecco the Dolphin (Genesis)
Einhander (PS1)
The Goonies II (NES)
The Guardian Legend (NES)
Legacy of the Wizard (NES)
Perfect Dark (N64)
Prince of Persia (APPLE II)
Resident Evil (PS1)
Splinter Cell (Xbox)
SSX (PS2)
Star Wars: KOTOR (Xbox)
Vectorman (Genesis)

...Shame on me!

The first Resident Evil is one I play almost every year around Halloween but never completed.

[PartridgeSenpai]

I wanted to finish Castlevania: Symphony of the Night as well. I just got stumped on the inverted castle. :-/

I've never completed Sonic the Hedgehog 2 either. I've made it to the end numerous times, but the last boss always kills me until all my lives are gone.

Same here. You are not alone in how you cannot beat it! It always took me SO long to get Metal Sonic's patterns down to actually kill him that I never had the lives to get past the big Eggman robit :/

[alienjesus]

I wanted to finish Castlevania: Symphony of the Night as well. I just got stumped on the inverted castle. :-/

I've never completed Sonic the Hedgehog 2 either. I've made it to the end numerous times, but the last boss always kills me until all my lives are gone.

Same here. You are not alone in how you cannot beat it! It always took me SO long to get Metal Sonic's patterns down to actually kill him that I never had the lives to get past the big Eggman robit :/

I'll keep posting this strategy because more people need to know it:

Unless you're going for a speed run, jumping to hit the Egg Robot is way too dangerous. Here's what I do (it also makes it way easier if you're playing as Knuckles) -

1. Back away from the robot.

2. Wait until his targeting reticle starts pin pointing on you and lead it towards the right a bit.

3. Once it locks on to a spot. Move a little bit left of the spot and start a spin dash.

4. When robotnik lands, the robots body will lower into your spin dash, taking damage.

5. Let go of the spin dash to zoom off and be out of the way when he shoots his arms.

6. Repeat.

[BoneSnapDeez]

Neat trick. I watched a YouTube video just cuz I couldn't visualize it perfectly.

Generally in that battle I would just aim for the belly and either connect with a hit or take damage and desperately scramble for rings.

[Metal Jesus]

Pretty much every Japanese RPG I start... get about 15 hours in... get bored with the grinding or the story... and then hear from gamers "Oh..it just gets GOOD after 20 hours in!!"

*sigh*