What Games Do You Feel You Have Completely Mastered?

Gaming Steve writes, "Everyone has a few games that they feel they are simply 'the best' at -- those games which for some reason 'spoke to you' and that you were compelled to completely own at every level possible. Games which weren't difficult even at their hardest levels, games in which you felt you needed to augment the difficulty level with your own set of rules and challenges.

What games do you feel you have completely mastered?"

[Maddens Raiders]

Gran Turismo 3 & Ace Combats 4 & 5. I can run through those games anytime, anyday loving every minute of them to the very end.

[Bill Gates]

Oh shiet Maddens, I guess I know who I'll be playing with once the game drops...AAHHAhAHa

But yeah bro, for me it's anything Gran Turismo, but I must say I was a tad *fuk yeah great* on Crimson Skies too.

[Maddens Raiders]

just let me know. LOL - I love how people disagree with facts. Ha fkn whack retarded bots.

[ban fans]

Bill Gates (above) is a Gran Turismo master! That just strikes me as highly amusing!

[MaximusPrime]

i mastered Burnout 3 and 4 online. Looking forward to master Burnout Paradise.

Offline i mastered GT3 A-spec.

[perseus]

It's taken me 20 years, but I have definitely and completely mastered Super Mario Brothers.

And maybe Arkanoid.

Edit: Phantom disagrees!

[Skerj]

To my heart's content? Resident Evil 2, almost got S rank but I did A rank in 1:42 so we could get the infinite rocket launcher. I think Comix Zone for Genesis is the game where I truly kicked its ass, beat it in 22 mins without using any healing items.

I don't think I could possibly do any more in Xenogears, or Chronotrigger but I'm not about to attempt speed runs.

Played the hell out of Vagrant Story and was on my way to making an ultimate weapon from the Holy Win blades in Iron Maiden B2. Got one blade out of four then went back a few days later. After 2 hours of kicking the same guy's ass (PiP TV is awesome), I got the second blade, then I got greedy and went back and he killed me in one hit. I was like "ok screw that" and gave up my quest for the ultimate weapon.

[dachiefsman]

good at many...master of none....

[TheHater]

that this user said. I play all type of games, and is good at all of them. Well, I am actually not that good in 3D fighting games like Tekken and Virtual Fighter. But 2D fighter and SC, I am pretty good.
But I feel like I have almost master all type of JRPG's.

[timmyp53]

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[kingnick]

Normally play shooters on the highest difficulty when playing campaign, other genres I tend to prefer normal for the first play through.

As I rarely pass a game nowadays due to time constraints and a general lack of interest/attention in games that are the same old with a new coat of paint.

[Kleptic]

Double Dragon II for the NES...went through the entire game before without getting punched once, albeit on the easiest setting...and on the easiest setting you do not fight the true final boss, just that shape shifter version of yourself...but could regularly beat it on hard without dying at all...

[games4fun]

drakes fortune beat the game on crushing

I also challenge anyone to beat me when soul calibur comes out online and also marvel Vs capcom 2 for dreamcast (cable,captain america, captain commando) my team will destroy you

Edit: lol at the disagree so i didn't beat it?

[Relcom]

I have beaten a Zelda more times than any one person should, and 007 well between me and my freinds I was unstoppable. With FF7 I have litteraly gotten and leveled everthing up in that game. I even got the Infamous Chocobo's Rage Enemy skill. Its near immpossible to get. And with Diablo 2, I own at all Phases of that game Loot, PVP, and Gear

[hotshot127]

psn id HOTSHOT127.

and i almost mastered dmc3. but with dmc4 and having all the styles at once, you best believe i will master that.

[RecSpec]

Um, if you truly mastered it, wouldn't you beat anyone who challenges you in any mode? Not just old school?

[BodyBag]

Freedom Fighters

[season007]

and master on very few of them
mastering something is a very objective issue....

to me i consider no one could beat me in something equals mastered...

[BloodySinner]

Gears of War, Diddy Kong Racing, Call of Duty 2, Call of Duty 4, Donkey Kong 64 (multiplayer), Mario Kart 64, Super Smash Bros., Forza 1, Forza 2, Ninja Gaiden, Ninja Gaiden Black, Devil May Cry 3, Killer Instinct, Killer Instinct 2, Burnout 3, Burnout Revenge, Soul Calibur II, Soul Calibur III, Tekken 5, Dead or Alive 4, Gran Turismo 4 and... I can't think of anything else at the moment.

EDIT: I just LOVE phantom disagrees. Especially when there's nothing to disagree with. =)

[Relcom]

Tekken Tag Tournament and Marvel vs. Capcom, I dominate those two games

[BLUR111]

marvel vs capcon was the shlt i love the 2nd one

[Relcom]

Thats the one i played, i never played the first one. Me and my friends would beat the sh1t out of each other on it all day. Never got old

[Tsukasah]

All the sonic games for DreamCast, Air Force Delta for DreamCast, Legend of Zelda's on 64, Banjo Kazooie(until i get to the sewer place), Ready2Rumble Boxing Round 2 for Dreamcast, SoulCalibur for DreamCast... Phantasy Star Online for Dreamcast, Power Stone for DreamCast...

DreamCast was by far the greatest console I've ever played, the most fun one, and my favorite... and I grew up with it! :DDDDD

[games4fun]

dreamcast is the sh$t i played that thing non stop have you played shenmue 1 on dreamcast and skies of arcadia also if you own ps3 ill play you on soul calibur 4 when it comes out mitsurugi all the way

i also had all the missions and every character and basically everything opened on the dreamcast version of soul calibur

[Tsukasah]

The Dreamcast was at my grandmas house, I have the game somewhere really... (shenmue) what's your PSNID? I'll play ya on SC4... i dont think I'll get it day 1 though..

[cjp4eva]

Killer instinct gold, n POKEBALL!!

[Genki]

The game was my crack for the longest time, and still my favorite irrespective of platform. To this day it's the only game I ever joined a clan for.

[Relcom]

To this day i still remember the music, and as it plays in my head i want to play it so bad.

[Staircase]

There isnt really a way to be the "best" at Final Fantasy, but in every FF i make sure i have 100% of the game completed.

[Relcom]

If you did you deserve a medal. That game was a big bucket of yuck from start to finish. Confession though i played and beat it, but couldn't wait til it was over.

[Bonsai1214]

Chipp and Ky in GGXX
Ace Combat 4 and 5
Starcraft - Terran
Donkey Kong Country
Counter Strike. In my hay-day, i was a beast cal-im player. then all of a sudden i dropped it..

[antoinetm]

Super Puzzle Fighter HD remix

Tactical Ops (at some point then i lost it...)

[Marceles]

Any Street Fighter, Super Mario Bros. 3 & Mario 64, Marvel Vs. Capcom 1-2, Any Tekken, Final Fantasy 4,6,7,8,9 & 10, Heavenly Sword, Marble Madness (classic), Donkey Kong Country, Super Puzzle Fighter, Diablo 2, Shenmue, Counter Strike 1.5, Super Smash Bros. series, SKATE, Uncharted, Resident Evil 4, Zelda Link to the Past, Ninja Turtles 4: Turtles In Time, Smash TV...man the list is too long...I could go all night with games I could make a full strategy guide out of

[Rattles]

tekken 2
tekken tag
the warriors
gta vice city

[Bathyj]

I was going to say Kaboom on Atari2600 but no one masters Kaboom.

[RecSpec]

Mastered the whole mantra grid for my party, killed every boss, kicked Hitoshura's a**. In fact I won a prize in PSM for it. Haha.

[The_Firestarter]

I am the master of Zone of the Enders and ZOE2: 2nd Runner!!! :P

[IntelligentAj]

Atelier Iris 3. I've done everything you can do in the game.

[WilliamRLBaker]

I can beat most of the final fantasys in a lil under 20-30 hours each.

[Torch]

Funny it's an obvious question I never really gave much thought to.

Here's the pathetic, measly list I can muster on the fly:

-Outrun (Arcade & Sega Master System)
-Thunderblade (Genesis)
-Sega Gran Prix (Game Gear)
-Hang-On (Master System)
-Wonder Boy (Master System)
-Alex Kidd & The Lost Stars (Master System) - Don't Ask
-WWF Superstars (Arcade) - Randy Savage & Big Boss Man duo were unstoppable!!!
-Space Invaders (LCD handheld)
-After Burner (Master System)
-Shinobi (Master System) - Friggin' last boss is a b*tch
-Test Drive II (C-64 & PC) - crippled four-colour CGA graphics...eeeugh!!
-World Gran Prix (C-64)
-Contra (NES) - OK, a certain: 'U-U-D-D-L-R-L-R-B-A-Start' may have contributed ;)
-Black Belt (Master System)

...OMFG!!!...I just realized that I'm a closet Sega fanboy and didn't even know it!

And old. :(

[Bathyj]

You're not the only one whose old Dude.

Popeye
Game & Watch

[Torch]

OMG!...Game & Watch!!!

Man, I spent many a days salivating at that store window display, just fantasizing and staring at those things, wondering how I could convince my mom to fork over a massive...<GULP!>... CN$20, so I could live the dream of owning one of those marvels of technology.

Unfortunately, all my persistent begging and whining was to no avail <SIGH!>. But I started forgetting about them once those uber-cool portable Pac-man/Galaga/Donkey Kong/Galaxian mini-mini-arcade machines came around...

Then the annoying whining and begging began all over again.

[TruthbeTold]

Tales of Symphonia

[The BS Police]

Goldeneye and Perfect Dark.

None of my friends could beat me.

[Armyless]

Super Stardust HD
Twin Cobra
Myst/Riven/etc
Unreal Tournament
Sim Cities
Warhawk
Final Fantasy Tactis
Eye of Judgement
Magic the Gathering
M.U.L.E.
Lords of Conquest
Shadow of the Collossus
Resident Evil 4
Nobunaga's Revenge
Katamari Damacy
Rez
DragonQuest 8
Final Fantasy 10
CastleVania, SOTN
Worms, Armageddon
Okami

[Double-Edged]

Ranked #28 world wide: CAPCOM vs SNK 2: E
Placed #6th in playdium cup: Street Fighter III
placed 1st many times in GodWeapon mame: Street Fighter Alpha 3

and here's the others..

Tekken 3/5
Halo 1-3
Gears of War
MK2
GT2
Forza 2
Bubble Bobble
Raiden

I live to pwn

[TruthbeTold]

Tetris attack/Pokemon puzzle league

[RioGrande]

There are others but the one I got down memorized is
Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time.

[Judge Mental]

This is extremely old school, but I used to be able to play Donkey Kong for the Coleco Vision for as long as I wanted without dying.

I also played Defender for the Atari (without dying) for 15 hours and got tired, bored and quit.

I used to play Wonderboy in the arcade for 3-4 hours on one quarter.

Had 118-0 and 2800-200 Win:lose ratio on Subspace and played on a championship league Squad.

When I was in my prime, could be top ten on many Counter-strike servers.

Single player games (in my opinion) cannot be master anymore because they are simply too easy (with a few exceptions).

Multiplayer games are the only game that offer a truly genuine challenge. Real Intelligence is more competitive and less linear than Artificial Intelligence.

[Armyless]

Brings back memories too. Defender... I broke several Atari joysticks on that one, stopped after I flipped the score. In fact, flipping the score was the goal for most games I owned.

Was ranked #2 in UT (PC) for a couple weeks.

And you're right, games are too easy now. Question, have you tried playing Super Stardust HD? (not sure if you have a PS3)

Edit: And you're right about AI. I've got some comments floating around on here very similar to yours. We might have been separated at birth, lol.

[ban fans]

Great to see there's some old schoolers on this site!

I'd spent hours on Defender and Donkey Kong.

But I mastered Forgotten Worlds and Space Harrier on Genesis. Any body remember those?

[vidoardes]

Why are people listing 10 or 15 games, do they think people will actually belive them? Or mayby they missunderstand the term mastered...

I did pretty much everything you could in FFVII. Every character had master materia and at least one master all, I had three maxed E-skills, all limit breaks and ultimate weapons (including Aeris),2 golden chocobos, completed every side quest... the list goes one. That was the only game I ever replayed over and over again, until I got a 100% complete save (at the point of no return in the crater of course).

I did manage to get Big Boss rating on the first MGS as well. I lost patience with 2 trying to do it on european extreme (way too hard) and 3 bored me.

[Armyless]

If they say they've mastered them, trust me, you're in hardcore company here, my friend.

How many games are you ranked in the top 1% globally? (not saying that's what the list of games need to be measured by, but it's a start)

[Wicked Sick]

I truly believe theres a evil midget located at an unknown location,

maybe somewhere in antarctica thats behind all of those disagrees.

He sits all day long and scans through the daily news and hits

disagree until his fingers are screaming in pain.

[ban fans]

I'd have to disagree with you about that.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

Ninja Gaiden Black, Full Spectrium Warrior, FEAR/FEAR Files, Battlefield MC, Shadowrun, Medal of Honor + expansion, Delta Force 2 and Land Warrior, any Rainbow 6, Halo PC, COD 2 and 4, Quake 3&4, Star Wars Battlefront 1&2, Star Wars Revenge of the Sith (yes I play this game) and Blazing Angels 1&2.

[commadore65]

was all i did when i was 15, got really good. pretty rubbish now though out of practice.

was a game that was only really started on the internet, after a guy called S*natch made a patch to allow for infinate repeat swings.

It was as much about looking stylish as winning to most.

Also Super Mario world.

[JasonPC360PS3Wii]

This is the kind of person thats hates everyone and is about to snap and go poastal while looking for a clock tower to snipe people from.

I forgot one on my list "Republic Commando" I hope there is a 2 because the first did well in the reviews and in sales.

[AceLuby]

Some people named like 20 games... you're telling me you've mastered each one of those? To the point that you think you'll beat 99% of the people that have ever played it?

RE2 comes to mind for me. I beat it about 100 times (not exaggerating) and got quite a few S ratings. Final Fantasy II I could beat in a single day. FFII for the original gameboy I could beat in 4 hours. Oh... and Tony Hawk 2 or 3. I have literally never been beat in either of those games. Madden 2001 for PS2 and NBA Live 2005 for Xbox were two games I rarely lost at.

[Valik21]

devil may cry 1, 2, 3, finished on DMD (the first one and the third one was very tough on DMD)
Final Fantasy X-2 100% complete with all the lookspheres
Final Fantasy X is close to be completed but i don't have time, i sped 500 hours on it, i have all the final weapons, all my pgs have 255 on each parameter and 30000+ HP, but still i have to do more HP and have to beat the dark Aeons like Bahamut, Anima, Magus Sisters and that impossible boss that is Der Richter(or Penance for some versions) i want to kill them normally without Yojimbo's Zanmato that is easy.
I am also at the last battle with God of War on Titan mode, but i can't beat the copies of Kratos.

[Lygre]

I feel I've mastered Marble Blast Ultra - the XBLA game. I've done all 60 levels under par time and I'm ranked pretty high on the leaderboard. I also win alot when I play multiplayer on Live. At the start I won almost every time, but after a few months I noticed that people became better at it, giving me a tougher challenge.

Now give me Marble Blast Ultra 2 so that I can own some more!

[blu3print]

Contra on NES, I was played straight thru reading it over twice back to back, knowing where every enemy was going to appear from, knowing which gun was next etc.

[Afterburn]

Galaga.
More quaters went into that machine than my student loan fund.

[CrazzyMan]

quake 2 on psone.
c&c
c&c: red alert
crash team racing
well, FF almost all games.
resident evil 3
brigandine
tenchu
UT2003 instagib mod
vanguard bandits

MANY NES games.