• waterore@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    At first I thought OP meant the recessions, 9/11, the school shootings, unattainable financial markers, the pandemic etc. but then I saw the games and yep those too

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        2 years ago

        I never really understood all the rage over the water level. I could get through it when I was a kid and I didn’t even own the game, I would just play it at my friends house. Once you have the layout memorized it’s pretty easy to get through, maybe swapping turtles a couple times to spread out the damage.

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    2 years ago

    I tried so hard to beat Zelda 2 when I was a kid, and could never make it through the final castle. You had to do such a slog gathering hearts and battling through swamps to even get there. I made it to the fight with your shadow exactly one time and got my ass handed to me. I love Zelda 2, but damn.

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      2 years ago

      I didn’t even manage to win shadow link as an adult with save states. Finally gave up and resorted to the cheese tactic just so I could finally put this awesome game to rest after 25+ years.

  • Sticky Fedi@lemmy.ml
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    2 years ago

    Yeah, their parents really are gonna crush them with their generational trauma…

    Fucking boomers.

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    2 years ago

    That’s some Zelda, it can’t be that bad.

    /looks closer

    🙊

  • A_Random_Idiot@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    man the feel of cartridges in sleeves just activates all the happy neurons in my brain.

    I wish we could go back to those days.