Let’s face it. We all have games that we gave up on as kids. Maybe they were frustratingly difficult. Maybe we just found them boring at the time. Maybe a little bit of both? I’m looking at you, Myst!
So what games did you not beat as a kid that you keep meaning to go back to and finish?
One game that I did not beat as a kid growing up that I’d love to try again is Donkey Kong Country for the Game Boy. Never had the resolve or attention span to progress through it. I may have got far, but I would never know because I hardly paid attention to the progress. I know at a young age that I was not an absolute noob, but I know I never saw the end screen.
Another game that I never beat when I was a kid, but later I beat it was Pokemon Silver, Gold and Crystal. As a kid I loved those games, but I could never progress to the eighth gym. I never knew how to get the gym to open to where I could challenge it. Once I figured it out when I was older it was a snap, and I knew more about typing advantages than I did when I was a little kid, so it was easier to battle too.
GTA Vice City and San Andreas. I didn’t have a PC or a console when I was younger, so I played these games on my friend’s laptop. I’d have zero ideas on what to do in the games and I would just drive around and attack people. I would only see my friend on weekends so I’d look forward to playing games with him for the whole week.
I should buy these games when I get a chance. Both are wonderful games.
