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Message: [QUOTE="gwardojones, post: 221645, member: 8305"] Super Mario Land 1, Battle Unit Zeoth, and Rocky and Bullwinkle, all for the Game Boy. I played Super Mario Land 2 first (which was awesome) and thought the first game was complete butt for a couple of years as a result. But being a kid in the 90s, there were long stretches where I couldn't get any new games, so it was back to SML1. I played it over and over until I finally beat it and heard [URL='https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VztCEY5wFW4']that glorious end credits music[/URL]. Something unlocked in me after beating it the first time. I realized I could beat it again and again without any issues, which felt really empowering, especially during a time in gaming where everything was inspired by quarter-munching arcade games and were therefore brutally hard. Never beat Battle Unit Zeoth (or got past the second level for that matter), same with Rocky and Bullwinkle, but I did get really close with the latter of the two. I broke through a difficulty wall and was suddenly able to get through another handful of levels. I miss those days, where you were forced to play the games you had, which required you to git gud or die of boredom. Not sure I'd go back if given the choice, but there was something magical about learning to love something you thought was trash. [/QUOTE]

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