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10 Ways to Tell If You're Good At Video Games

Ten ways to tell if you're one of the world's elite gamers.

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DDP5493d ago

#1 was priceless. That level made me cry.

JDPGamer20025493d ago

*splat*

that's what i used to call that level.

T3L3PROOF5493d ago (Edited 5493d ago )

so if i beat all these games im a Call Of Duty 4 Elite player?

LOL!!!! This is so gay I actually had to share my opinions.

Mini Mario5493d ago

"they could've put one game from after 1994 on the list. "

I dunno, most games got easier after that.

neogeo5493d ago (Edited 5493d ago )

#1. F Zero for gamecube!

#2. wipeout HD ps3

#3. superstardust HD. ps3

#4 soldner X ps3

#5 little big planet. YES i said it. try playing all the way through its freaking tuff.

EDIT. bionic commando rearmed,
Novastrike
the last guy
GTI Club
Metroid prime 1,2,3
Mario 64 was no walk in the park!
Midnight Club, can be a real pain in the arse even.

Mini Mario5493d ago (Edited 5493d ago )

"#1. F Zero for gamecube!"

Yes f zero GX is awesome as it is hard. I have fininshed it right up till diamond cup....some of those tracks are SO long (u just gotta keep boosting basically lol thru narrow and wide). The trick is really getting the right parts for your custom craft...good boost with good weight etc. Although i hate how the extra parts only come in green.

Again awesome game, right up there with the original f zero. (fun wise) ..i thought f zero X was a little bland but still an ok game. The X move was a good addition to the gameplay.

Critical_Hit5493d ago (Edited 5493d ago )

You are legendary in my book if you can beat the Turbo Tunnel level on your first try. Never has a game infused me with such rage as Battletoads (Snake Pit is probably one of the most frustrating levels ever made!)!

This is one list by Old Wizard that I actually agree with.

Tony P5493d ago

Contemporary vs. Retro

There are distinctions, but it's not like you're a worse gamer if you didn't beat the original Super Mario Bros with ★★ lives.

There are plenty of hard games made in later generations, but older games are probably some of the hardest ever. Specifically because they were frickin' inconvenient as hell twitch fests. No save points, no check points, no regenerating health, and (in RPGs) permadeath. You may have heard these types of games deservingly referenced as 'Nintendo Hard'. Some games were so hard people thought they were broken out of the box.

Eventually, devs finally figured the possibility of dying at level 30 and restarting at level 1 wasn't that fun. Rightly so. Most games are easier these days because devs profit from happy customers. Not raging gamers stuck on the first level.

It doesn't make us any less 'elite' (as much as I hate that term in gaming) if you haven't played them. There are plenty of difficult games out now. Don't take the list so personally.

Jink5493d ago

I beat the Snake Pit (level 6) without skipping to level 8 (Robo Manus). The 7th level (Inferno) is way more harder than the Speed Tunnels (level 3), IMO. The God-dam 9th level (Pink pipes, big gears, and yellow ducks) has to be the f**ckest level in the whole game.
And revolution tower (level 12) was endless.
LOL, I'll never forget the snow men in level 4. XD!!! The slap!
At the rat race (level 10), I can always tell where the rat is going to fall after you kick the explosives out. That's how aware I was of the rat's movement. I leave all three rats behind in that race. And General Slaughter is a piece of cake. The 11th level with the big swirl ball chasing you will always be epic.

Ahh, I just remembered... I also beat Battletoads on GameBoy. The last stage (before Robo Manus) in that game is unforgiving. You have the clock against you. Every time after I manage to beated, not matter how fast I do it, I'll always end up with 2 to 6 seconds left. I'd say it is the edgiest stage ever.

locos855492d ago

I have done # 5 on that list twice.

Beast_Master5492d ago

it took me 2 weeks to beat Tyson, wholly crap was that hard. List should be call the Bleeding thumbs list.

Christopher5492d ago

Never liked mario, never played some of the games, hell no could I ever do #1. Mike Tyson's Punch Out is about as far as I ever got with games that decided that the goal was to repeat everything until you memorized all of the levels, which is what most of those are.

Honestly, a good gamer is someone who doesn't spend countless hours memorizing the actions in a game but someone who has played so many games that he can pick up almost any game and be more than competent with it.

edgeofblade5492d ago

How do you know if you are "good" at video games? You enjoy them.

How do you know you suck at video games? You make retarded lists aimed at excluding as many people as possible.

Bits-N-Kibbles5492d ago

I totally remember playing that and trying to land on the damn ship. only got to the second level twice. It was more like a demo than anything because of the damn ending of each level.

Quickstrike5492d ago

They forgot beat Ninja Gaiden on hardest difficulty w/o dieing.

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Volvobug5493d ago

LOL. Good intro. Could've used some newer games too though.

Hixon4Life5493d ago

they could've put one game from after 1994 on the list.

heroicjanitor5493d ago

They played sh*t games for endless hours in order to get a million bajillion points and want some recognition for it? They can ask my sac for recognition, all it does is show they were absolute losers who spent to much time on a game. They still wouldn't beat me in fifa but that doesn't count because you don't win by practicing every level seven thousand times.

Just had to say that. It's what most people between the ages of 18 and 25 are thinking.

vickers5005493d ago

Old Wizard is one of the worst gaming sites (if it can even be called that) on the internet.

ThatArtGuy5493d ago

Not all games from that era are reflex memorization games. Gamers from all ages should respect each other and acknowledge that there are games from every era that are good. Now, I'll admit that some games are an acquired taste, but there are great and horrible games all throughout the genre.

Most people acknowledge Citizen Kane as one of the greatest films of all time. Doesn't matter if it was made in a different era. Now, if you can't handle watching black and white movies, you just deprived yourself of some great storytelling and cinematography.

As for Old-Wizard, his tunnel-vision is so narrow it's blinding.

Matpan5493d ago

Yo u do know most games nowadays are beatable within hours... while many MANY classics take a lot of practice to master and beat.

Sure, the challenge nowadays is in multiplayer mostly. But single player games have become easier and easier as it seems it is the best way to appeal to a broader audience.

Marceles5493d ago

Seriously...I'm 25 and I can say games were WAY harder in the "old bastard" days. Games that people cry about now are easy compared to those games. The newer Ninja Gaidens have nothing on the original in terms of difficulty. There's just too many moves and gadgets these days while before all you have is attack and jump with no continues or save points and only a few lives.

kesvalk5493d ago

from all the games from this generation that i saw, only one is really dificult, megaman 9... oh wait...

really, find me a game as though as battletoads or Ghosts and goblins that launched in the last gen or this gen, then we can talk...

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Kingdom Come Deliverance 2's Scope Was Impacted by Xbox Series S Limitations

Wccf tech writes: "Kingdom Come Deliverance 2's scope was impacted by the Xbox Series S hardware limitations, as developers could only make a game that was 25% bigger than its predecessor."

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-Foxtrot12h ago

This is the issue with things like this

Xbox Series X is apparently to MS the worlds most powerful console

However the Series S is obviously a limitation because it’s underpowered and developers have to go for parity.

So what’s the point of the world’s most powerful console if you are holding third party developers back? They aren’t going to push themselves if they have to think about the weakest console.

The issue wouldn’t be as bad if it was just Xbox but you are also affecting the PS version aswell

I think developers need to start just taking advantage of a console and if one of them can’t do X Y and Z then f*** them…why should the others suffer. What’s MS going to do? The bigger the franchise the least chance MS are going to tell them to f*** off. Baulders Gate 3 seemed to have stood their ground and suddenly their “strict” parity rule didn’t really matter. We suddenly got super optimisation efforts for the Series S that got things sorted.

anast9h ago

I agree, and the sad part is use normal folk saw it the second they announced their plans.

Abear215h ago(Edited 5h ago)

Agree 100% this is why I didn’t want the M$ Monopoly, now PS5 version will be held back too.

If PS5 Pro comes out and Series S is still a thing it’ll be interesting what differences and what devs choose to do. Really hoping Rockstar pushes the PS5 pro with GTA6 and we get the best version possible.

outsider16243h ago

Good ole S indeed. Everyone knew this all along. S was holding games back...Now where the hell is Orchard i want a word with him.

LucasRuinedChildhood13h ago

More info from the author of the article, I think: https://www.reddit.com/r/ki...

Quote:
"1) I was told this info from the producer of the game Martin Klíma.
2) He specifically said the game will have only one mode.
3) And this mode is 4K 30 on PS5/XSX and 1440p 30 on XSS.
4) He said that the game is already running north of the 30 FPS cap so the performance should be stable on launch, much better than KCD1.
5) The limitation was XSS because of the 10GB memory. He said that's why they wanted to make the game 25% larger.
6) Speculation on my part: the output resolution is probably upscaled and the reason why there won't be a 60 FPS mode is because it'll most likely be very CPU heavy, like Dragon's Dogma 2 for example."

Doesn't seem like they're adding a 40fps mode on PS5/Series X for launch even if they can handle it.

Sgt_Slaughter9h ago

I'd much rather have 1440p/60fps or even 45fps. Having just one, even with the Series S in mind, is disappointing.

franwex7h ago(Edited 7h ago)

Remember when xbots were adamant that the series s won’t hold back the gen?

Microsoft just needs to let go of the mandatory parity. Who cares if your grandma doesn’t understand that a game cannot be played on the S. It’s not like it she can buy you a physical game for it anyway. Before buying the game put up a notice that it only works on series X. If you’re buying for a friend-allow for a refund.

Bam. Everyone is happy. Most series s owners are for casuals that want Game Pass anyway and most likely don’t purchase most games.

If the developers want it to run on S, let them figure it out.

Chocoburger1h ago

If it were Series X only then they'd only be selling to 25% of the Xbox Series userbase, and that's certainly not worth the time and effort into doing a port. Could just do PS5 & PC instead. No compromises needed.

Jin_Sakai7h ago

“During the event, the Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 producer also revealed that on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X, the game will run at 4K resolution and 30 frames per second“

Another “creative decision” right? 🤦‍♂️

IHateNate7h ago

Amateur hour. Very incapable developer.

Outside_ofthe_Box6h ago(Edited 6h ago)

Since you're not an amateur and clearly know more than them, can you over there and help get the game running on the S without having to sacrifice their true vision. Us gamers would really appreciate you using your wisdom for good 🙏

IHateNate6h ago

Thousands of games run just fine on S.

But Kingdom Come is the game that can’t. Must be one hell of a game!

franwex5h ago(Edited 4h ago)

Thousands of games run on PS4 and on Switch. If developers want them to run on those systems. Fine. Those two platforms still get new games. Sony isn’t making studios also make a ps4 pro version, or Nintendo a wiiu version. Microsoft technically is.

IHateNate3h ago(Edited 3h ago)

If games like Alan Wake 2, GTA6, COD, hellblade all run on S, no excuse for this 100x smaller and 100x worse looking game to be held back.

outsider16243h ago(Edited 3h ago)

"Thousands of games run just fine on S.

But Kingdom Come is the game that can’t. Must be one hell of a game!"

Kingdom come 2 runs just fine alright. Its the SCOPE that they want. They had to cut it because of the stupid S series. Hellblade2 ran just fine too..but im pretty confident if it was just the X in mind, the scope of the game would have been much bigger.

IHateNate2h ago

So their scope is greater than that of GTA6 and warzone? Wow. Crazy

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Celebrate the Diablo Anniversary with March of the Goblins

Come celebrate the 1-year anniversary of Diablo IV and the 2-year anniversary of Diablo Immortal! There are heaps of rewards to mark these celebrations with a bounty of devilish goods across both games.

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anast14h ago

This game is about to get buried by Path 2.

LordoftheCritics13h ago

Still no global chat or group finder.

The emptiest MP game ever made.

OtterX13h ago

1 more month then I can celebrate 1 year since i stopped playing and uninstalled the game.

Walalon11h ago

We are on the same team brother!

Rynxie8h ago

I uninstalled d4 after they kept screwing over the sorc build and I beat the game. I also uninstalled immortal after reading the end. I actually went back to d2r here and there.

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Tales of the Shire Stands at a Fork in the Road Regarding Magic

Tales of the Shire has many hurdles to jump to live up to the J.R.R. Tolkien masterpiece, and magical elements might be its most pertinent one.

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