Games that you've lost practice on

[Sotenga]

What are some games that you've played lately, but you really sucked at the last few times you tried them? This topic comes to mind, as I was playing Ikaruga about ten or so minutes ago. I was in disbelief at my extreme suckage against the chapter three boss. Not only did I die many, many, many, and I do mean many, times against it, but I destroyed it with a close four seconds remaining. Lame. I'm not even going into chapter four... what a debacle. I folded against the last boss, with all of my credits drained. VERY lame. :o

So what are some games that you're rusty on?

[The_EniGma]

Counter-Strike

[dreamcaster]

Donkey Kong Country

Back in the day, I managed to blitz through that little gem in less than a month.

These days, I'm stuck about half way through. :o

[Dire 51]

Super Mario Bros.

For some reason, the last time I played it my timing was totally off. I kept getting killed by the stupidest things. Guess I just have start playing it a lot more and get back into it.

[EnemyZero]

Friday the 13th, i remember when i used to be able to wiz thru that game in a few short hours.....popped it in 2 days ago and now im finding myself hitting the reset button in frustration every 15 minutes :angry:

[pookninja]

karnov,for the nes.i used to be able to just sit there and breeze thru the game.i was playing it the other day on my nes and....i sucked.

[kai123]

My Soul Calibur 2 skills have fallen way off course. I never have anyone to play against. The local arcade shutdown not to long ago. :(

[Nuadha]

Last year, I put in Legend of Zelda and was having a tough time with the first dungeon!!! I don't know what happened but I eventually finished the second dungeon but my game was so off, I just put it away and haven't attempted it since. I'm going to pick up the GBA zelda soon. I guess I'll get to see if it was just a bad night for Zelda.

[Hakkenden]

Phalanx - used to be able to beat first level without losing even on life. Now i almost have to use a continue.

Super Mario Bros.- reduced to using warp zones and still cant beat the game.

[Retsudo]

Socom 2.

[Azazel]

My fighting game skills have gone straight to hell.

[Querjek]

Super Mario Bros.


Also, whenever I pick up a Mario Kart game, I usually suck at it for the first few races as I take some time to get used to it. Then I'm good :)

[Kid Ice]

My Soul Calibur 2 skills have fallen way off course. I never have anyone to play against. The local arcade shutdown not to long ago. :(

I used to be good at the first SC, but last weekend I played my cousin at SC2 and he handed me my head on a platter. The first SF2 is probably the only fighting game I can just pick up and compete at without practice.

[MegaDrive20XX]

Fighting games period. I have lost touch with any fighter these days...yet I still can play SF2 without any problems...

[mizarkgram]

I suck at all games, it isnt even funny anymore.


I used to be real good (not the best, but still pretty damn good) at soooo many NES and Genny games, and I have gone back to play a bunch of them, and I cannot do anything in them.... I even suck at Dr. Mario.... I used to beat everyone on teh two-player mode, but my non-gaming GF has beaten me EVERY time I have played her (which is a lot, because I am a sore loser and keep on hoping to beat her at least once) lately

[Cauterize]

monkey island! but this is a good thing as its giving me more playability on my pocket pc for the journeys to college!

[Aussie2B]

Also, whenever I pick up a Mario Kart game, I usually suck at it for the first few races as I take some time to get used to it. Then I'm good :)

I think I'm doomed to suck at the first Mario Kart for the rest of my life until I seriously put some effort into getting back into it. Mario Kart 64 is still my favorite to return to, and it feels the most natural.

Anyway, to answer the topic - every game. o_O With the exception of Star Ocean games (and even then I sometimes get a little rusty after not playing a particular title for a long time), I'm out of practice at EVERYTHING. I have too many games, too little time, and too little motivation. As soon as I finish off a game, it goes back into storage and likely doesn't see any play time for a LONG time (assuming it ever does again).

[NE146]

Exactly.. old racing games like SNES F-Zero, Mario Kart, and Genesis Super Monaco Grand Prix. I used to have such intense races in those games and could beat the highest master level in F-Zero (or in any of them for that matter). But now.. I can't even get past one race in Super Monaco without crashing. x_x

There are a lot more examples I know.. Just can't remember them at the moment :P

[ArnoldRimmer83]

Shooters seem to be the genre I tend to be hit and miss on. Sometimes when playing for example Zanac, I will plow through the game barely ever dying at all, and then other times I'll be getting killed constantly.

This especially happens to me in Gradius games. I remember when I first played Gradius Gaiden, I managed to get through the first two stages without ever dying once on normal. Now whenever I play it, I always seem to make a stupid mistake and die within the first few stages.

[Videogamerdaryll]

Halo....

I popped in the second copy I got yesterday for linking and I couldn't play..

Man,.. I was really good at this game... I need to get used to the controls again before I play this linked again or I'll get my head handed to me..

Forget about driving the vehicles I crashed right into the wall// LOL

[Jasoco]

Luigi's Mansion. I can't remember how to handle the vacuum. Strange I used to be perfect at it.

[qbertandernie]

viewtiful joe. didnt play for about a month, now im gonna have to start all over cuz i cant remember how to do the different stuff....