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SPOILERS FOR: SUPER METROID, SPACE CHANNEL 5
Super Metroid: Mother Brain to the escape
From the moment you step into the hall leading up to Mother Brain, things just keep escalating. When she hit me with that mouth beam and Samus was on her knees panting, I was furious. I was pounding the buttons saying, "Come on, come on!" When she charged up the second beam, I was frustrated as hell. No! I'm gonna die. And then my Metroid saves me. THANK THE STARS! Eat that, Mother Brain! My health is being restored and I'm getting pumped up thinking Round 2 is gonna come up next... But Mother Brain's recovering! She's getting up! I started button mashing and shouting for the Metroid to hurry up! OH NO! She's killing the Metroid!
My heart sunk when the screen went black and the Metroid gasped it's last... And immediately after, it fades away towards Samus, who starts glowing. Instinctively knowing that glowing = power, I fired at Mother Brain's ugly mug. She reeled and screamed. I kept firing volleys, delighting in her painful squeals. That's right-- Eat this you metroid-killing *****!!
A euphoric wave of accomplishment washed over me as I watched Mother Brain crumble away. I put my controller down in anticipation of the credits... But what?! I countdown! OH NO!!!
I'd be lying if I said I escaped successfully on my first try... But even without seeing the credits, I knew that I'd be hard pressed to find a boss fight that effected me so intensely anywhere else.
Space Channel 5: Fight with Blank
It's hard to call Space Channel 5 a fantastic game. I mean, it's funky and weird and cool, but it's short, silly, and I can't imagine playing it more than once -- though now that I've brought it up, I feel I have to.
It's hard to remember a lot from the game, except for one part that I remember vividly. At the end, there's a bunch of what I guess could be called "boss fights" in a row. At the end of the second fight Ulala gets blown away, and the music (which is pretty awesome throughout the game) just stops. But then this a capella song starts... It's just one guy keeping a baritone doo-wop beat. And then a few female vocals come in. That's when the last boss fight starts: Ulala vs. Blank, the Space Channel Five executive.
As the fight keeps going, more and more voices join in, and eventually instruments start accompanying, and it turns into a huge ensemble version of the main theme, Mexican Flyer. All of the supporting characters in the game appear, and they're just helluva cheering Ulala on. And the fight gets tougher and tougher. Everybody's counting on you! Come on!! YOU CAN'T LOSE!!! When I did lose, and the screen went static, I dropped my controller and hung my head in despair.
... It's really the song that does it. If anyone wants to hear, PM or email me.
I'll post more moments as I remember them.
SPOILERS FOR: SUPER METROID, SPACE CHANNEL 5
Super Metroid: Mother Brain to the escape
From the moment you step into the hall leading up to Mother Brain, things just keep escalating. When she hit me with that mouth beam and Samus was on her knees panting, I was furious. I was pounding the buttons saying, "Come on, come on!" When she charged up the second beam, I was frustrated as hell. No! I'm gonna die. And then my Metroid saves me. THANK THE STARS! Eat that, Mother Brain! My health is being restored and I'm getting pumped up thinking Round 2 is gonna come up next... But Mother Brain's recovering! She's getting up! I started button mashing and shouting for the Metroid to hurry up! OH NO! She's killing the Metroid!
My heart sunk when the screen went black and the Metroid gasped it's last... And immediately after, it fades away towards Samus, who starts glowing. Instinctively knowing that glowing = power, I fired at Mother Brain's ugly mug. She reeled and screamed. I kept firing volleys, delighting in her painful squeals. That's right-- Eat this you metroid-killing *****!!
A euphoric wave of accomplishment washed over me as I watched Mother Brain crumble away. I put my controller down in anticipation of the credits... But what?! I countdown! OH NO!!!
I'd be lying if I said I escaped successfully on my first try... But even without seeing the credits, I knew that I'd be hard pressed to find a boss fight that effected me so intensely anywhere else.
Space Channel 5: Fight with Blank
It's hard to call Space Channel 5 a fantastic game. I mean, it's funky and weird and cool, but it's short, silly, and I can't imagine playing it more than once -- though now that I've brought it up, I feel I have to.
It's hard to remember a lot from the game, except for one part that I remember vividly. At the end, there's a bunch of what I guess could be called "boss fights" in a row. At the end of the second fight Ulala gets blown away, and the music (which is pretty awesome throughout the game) just stops. But then this a capella song starts... It's just one guy keeping a baritone doo-wop beat. And then a few female vocals come in. That's when the last boss fight starts: Ulala vs. Blank, the Space Channel Five executive.
As the fight keeps going, more and more voices join in, and eventually instruments start accompanying, and it turns into a huge ensemble version of the main theme, Mexican Flyer. All of the supporting characters in the game appear, and they're just helluva cheering Ulala on. And the fight gets tougher and tougher. Everybody's counting on you! Come on!! YOU CAN'T LOSE!!! When I did lose, and the screen went static, I dropped my controller and hung my head in despair.
... It's really the song that does it. If anyone wants to hear, PM or email me.
I'll post more moments as I remember them.
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