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    Default Games You Have Beaten on One Life

    Hi Folks! Here's you're chance to brag! But me first! Heh heh.

    What games have you beaten on one life? Let's hear it!
    No Gameshark or game genie or other cheats allowed!

    For me it's:

    NES:

    -Contra
    -Super C
    -Batman (That took me forever! And I got the videotape to prove it. Then some jerk erased the first level and the second. You see me kill the second boss then it records to the end of the game)
    Fester's Quest (yeah, you kinda have to. If you die halfway through, might as well quit)
    -Ninja Gaiden
    -Ninja Gaiden II
    -Bionic Commando (Maybe this was without continuing...can't remember--pretty sure it was one life)
    -Castlevania


    Genesis:
    -Thunder Force III
    -Last Battle

    Atari 2600:
    -Pitfall (Ok so I lied, I died once)
    -Pitfall II (Skipped lotsa treasures to make it easier. Not like you can die...I just didn't get hit even once)


    Can't think of any others right now....

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    My only one life to my knowledge, and this is my claim to fame, I guess is Zelda 1. Without dying, in under an hour, and I have the video/MPEG to prove it I know people probably can beat 57 minutes (my best unrecorded is 54), but I have proof

    And then there's my friend Dave who beat Contra straight through twice on one life. That's some crazy shit.

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    I can still beat Dragon's Lair and Space Ace with one life!

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    Space Ace (with all Energizer screens I might add!)

    And I once (and only once) achieved a Pitfall II perfect score.
    Still Around...Still Gamin'...

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    I'm pretty sure I've beaten Fantasy Zone on the SMS on 1 life....though I never really paid it much thought. Beating the game the SECOND time through without dying, now THAT'S a challenge!

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    Hmm let's see...

    Dragon's Lair
    Space Ace
    Pitfall II (with all the treasures I might add)
    Ikari Warriors
    Midnight Mutants (does this count?)
    Jumpman jr.
    Miner 2049er (the first zone anyway)
    Contra
    Sonic The Hedgehog
    Gradius III (if you die you're screwed anyway)
    Altered Beast
    Castlevania III
    Castlevania IV

    I'm sure there are others, but I just can't think today.

    Tempest

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    Default Ikari Warriors

    How on earth did you beat Ikari Warriors on one life?

    Arceade version? Nes?

    Either way,

    That's incredible.

    -Rob
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    Ones I can think of at the moment:

    NES:
    Blaster Master
    Demon Sword
    Fester's Quest
    Ninja Gaiden 2
    Super Mario Bros.
    " 2

    SNES:
    Contra 3 (On Easy, of course :lol
    Super Castlevania IV

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    How on earth did you beat Ikari Warriors on one life?
    Actually it was the Atari 7800 version which is probably slightly easier due to some minor slowdown. But still it wasn't easy!"

    Tempest

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    Have really none of you beaten super mario bros 1 on one life?
    i mean ive beaten it 7 times in a row on one life, im sure most people have beaten it once:P (and prolly more than 7 times in a row)

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    I've beaten:

    Bonk's Adventure (Revenge, Big Adventure, CD)
    Super Mario Bros. (1-3)
    Super Mario World
    Jackal
    Darkstalkers
    Street Fighter (1, 2, 3, Super, Super II, Alpha, Alpha III)
    Super Bonk (1, 2)
    Sonic (1, 2, 3, Knuckles)
    River City Ransom
    UN Squadron
    Power Blade
    Oregon Trail (all party members survived)

    And a few others.

    @ Tempest

    I think you got a typo there, buddy. You got Gradius III as a game you can beat on one life. It's okay we all make typing errors. Feel free to edit your list, because beating Gradius III with one life is about as probable as someone winning a jackpot lottery three years in a row. :wink:
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    think you got a typo there, buddy. You got Gradius III as a game you can beat on one life.
    I stand by my statement. Gradius III in one life. There was a time in my life when I was really into shooters.

    Oh and also add Thundeforce III and UN Squadron (Arcade and SNES).

    Tempest

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    Actually, I forgot,

    I too have beaten Gradius on one life (NES) along with Gradius II (Famicom) and III (SNES).

    If you can get powered up, it's not that hard. On the super difficyulty levels it is, but on Normal or easy it's not too too bad.

    --Rob
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    @ Tempest

    You even made it through the "Boss Parade" with one life? You are the messiah of Konami shooters! I can't even pass the parade; it seems so cheap. Die, lose all power ups, go up against the Boss Parade, fail miserably, then repeat. If I'm lucky, I'll manage to keep a few speed ups in reserve, but that boss with the forcefield of Tylenol gelcaps is to massive to avoid. I would like to see someone beat Gradius III... just beat it. Not with one life or one continue... but just beat it. That's how bad I am at it; seeing someone else beat the game will give me a sense of closure.
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    Super Mario Borthers #1 and 3

    Sonic the Hedgehog

    Luigi's Mansion

    Right now that's all I can think of...

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    Actually I have the most trouble with the spider bosses on the next board. The collapsing ceiling before the spiders also gives me trouble from time to time.

    Tempest

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    Hmm, well besides just about every fighter I've ever played, I can only think of a few right now...

    Doom (the three original missions)
    Sonic the Hedgehog 2
    Sonic & Knuckles
    Sonic Chaos
    Kirby's Dreamland (the original Gameboy, I think it's Dreamland)
    Mega Man 2
    Commander Keen 1,3, and 4 (good old PC games!)
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    The only one I can think of is getting a perfect score on Pitfall II when I was younger & apparently had better reflexes-or something. Damn, anyone else feel like they're getting worse at video games?

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    Here's one that hasn't been mentioned yet:

    Galaga '90 for TG16
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    bad dudes.

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