>using continuesHate to break it to you, but you didn't beat the game. Just look at Sonic here. The fact that he even has to be on this screen fills him with disgust. A clear indicator that you did not LEGITIMATELY beat the game.
>>12560820>HateI don't think you actually do. I think you're enjoying it.
if you didn't play Sonic The Hedgehog 1 from start to finish while being waterboarded and slapped by a trucker at each collected ring WITH the good ending, you didn't beat the game. simple as.plebs
>>12560820Fr?
I somewhat agree. I've used in game continues on short games with multiple lives like everyone else but in my mind it's not a legitimate run. I play the SNES version of SMB3 that has saves so I can mess around, and I don't consider it legit because I grew up on the NES version without any saves.Like, let's say you watch someone run smash64 and they use continues on the one player, definitely didn't beat the game.Even though I think some of my own runs aren't "legit," I also don't care.
You earn your continues in Sonic.
>>12560820>used continues>used in game codes>used gameshark codes>used faqs>used maps>used "quality of life" romhack>used aimbot>used wallhacks>used savestatesStill beat it. Cry harder faggot.
>>12561056It's simple: You didn't beat the game.
>>12560820I dont care if i actually beat games. Ive got better things to do with my life than grind video games everyday
>>12561074>told to cry harder>cries hardergood boy
>>12560820How is using an in-game resource, something built in to its design by the developers and intended to be used, cheating or "not legit" at all?You guys are losing the plot.
>>12561080This is the correct mindset. You didn't beat the game, so what? You don't have to prove anything to anyone. It's ok not to have beaten the game.
You only really played 25% of Sonic The Hedgehog 315% if I REALLY want to be honest.
>>12560820Continues exist for journalists reviewing a game on a deadline, children, and for you to practice for the 1cc.
>>12561085You never have beaten a game. You never will beat a game.
You haven't beaten a game if you didn't buy it at launch and see the credits within a month, without using continues, strategy guides, or getting tips from friends.
>>12560820I never got frequent game overs in my countless playthroughs so this screen was a shock to me when it appeared.
>>12560820If you took damage even once, you didn't beat the game.
>>12560991Sonic runs, and running is an expression of joy.
>>12562186By not taking damage you refused to engage with all the game's mechanics. You cheated yourself, and you did not beat the game.
>>12562478kek
>>12561056>didn't use glitches>didn't use exploits>didn't use rewind>didn't use slow motion>didn't use frame advance>didn't use Lua scripts>didn't use a RAM inspector >didn't use an inaccurate emulator from 2003>didn't use a gaming magazine>didn't use a Prima Guide limited edition>didn't use an audience on Twitch telling you what to do every other secondNot by ANY stretch of imagination did you beat the game.
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>>12560991>didn't have his balls submerged in acid and an extended controller wire wrapped around his neck to near strangulation during his playthrough you never even got close to beating the game, you are in dallas and the game is in bangkok
>>12562478The game over screen is part of the game mechanics. As such its not actually possible to beat the game.
>>12560820>game gives the same ending regardless of how many continues were usedContinues only really negatively effect score, not game completion itself. A completion with a low score is still a completion.
>did not beat it the first time>used previous knowledge based around the genre of the games and the previous installments>learned the game instead of indtinctively reacting to everything for the first timeNot even a on the same realm of existance as beating the game
>>12561056Zoomer hands typed this post
>>12560820If a dev intentionally puts something into the game and you have to make arbitrary rules not to use it, then you are just making shit up and not playing the game as the dev intended.
>>12562819>If a dev intentionally puts an invincibility code and a level select code into the game and you have to make arbitrary rules not to use it, then you are just making shit up and not playing the game as the dev intended.
>>12562829Did you beat a stage and a screen pops up telling you how to input the cheat code?
>>12562843I don't need the game to spoonfeed me everything. I'm such a god gamer that I can see the hidden code with my naked eye.
>>12562843>moving the goalposts already
>>12560820Tfw I beat the game on a single life with all chaos emeralds and even hit the Labyrinth Zone boss 8 times before he escaped.
>>12563217> he didn't do it on original hardware within the release year while wearing licensed Sonic / Sega merch in between working on his Sonic fanzineYou DID NOT, by any comprehensible metric, beat the game.
>>12562535>>12563316based
>>12563316>does all of the above>beats the game but doesn't beat his autismNo thanks, I only played Sonic because it was a fun game.
>>12560991>Blue armsEat shit and die.
>>12563450Why assume that the poop wouldn't nourish him? There's no need for that kind of negativity.
>>12562634Wow, Zoomer Derangement Syndrome much?
Going for a 1cc in a short action game or platformer like castlevania or sonic is quite fun. It's like a lil self imposed challenge that's there to give me an excuse to replay a game I like yet again(or multiple times) while also putting my skills in the game to the test. I like it! I actually managed to get a no death run in castlevania a couple of years ago. No savestates or rewind of course, I wanted to keep the tension high! It was very exciting and pleasurable!! Have fun, everyone! ^_^
>>12563431>SONIC HEDBOG>SONK THE HEIDGEHOGG
>>12560991
Reminder that infinite continues used to equal bad game design
>>12563849>floss dances>dabs on you>refuses to elaborate>naruto runs away
Personally I think continues exist so 90s children could complete the games and without it kids would give it up and speed bad word of mouth.I use them sometimes, I don't care, but I think they're only part of the game because of children and shitters. And if I wanted to say, to myself, that I really beat a game, continues would not be allowed.>>12563724>No savestates or rewind of course, I wanted to keep the tension high!This man actually enjoys these things for personal enjoyment. He knows how to game.
>>12563858Strider 2 is a very different case. Iirc, in that port, you continue exactly where you are whenever you die, you never lose progress. It’s not like older games with infinite continues where losing all your lives would at least result in restarting the level/world.
>>12563858Games were $50-$60 dollars back then, which is insane if you account for inflation. No one wanted to pay that much just to beat it in a few hours. People still hated bullshit difficulty, there just had to be a good balance.
>>12560820what if i cheesed to get infinite lives to finish the game
>>12560820You've beaten the game if you see the credits without any external resource.
>didn't go to a physical game store and buy a game solely based on the cover artThat's cheating.
>>12564359Fair, but no cheat codes unless you found them yourself just from pressing the buttons (no analyzing the ROM or RAM). If you find a way to do arbitrary code execution without referencing the source code or anything else that would be fine too.
