Good Game Design - Super Mario 64: Accomplishment

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In this episode of Good Game Design, we look at how Super Mario 64 makes you feel good about yourself. Accomplishment is important in gaming, have you felt that in other games? Tell me in the comments! Thanks for watching!
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  • @fcon
    @fcon7 жыл бұрын

    I always tried to fling King Bob-Omb off the mountain

  • @snomangaming

    @snomangaming

    7 жыл бұрын

    LOL me too!

  • @fcon

    @fcon

    7 жыл бұрын

    I thought that that was how you beat him lol

  • @YiftertheShifter1

    @YiftertheShifter1

    7 жыл бұрын

    Same here. I couldn't beat him until a friend came over and did it for me. Which is why I take issue when people claim this boss to be too easy.

  • @fcon

    @fcon

    7 жыл бұрын

    People do that?

  • @YiftertheShifter1

    @YiftertheShifter1

    7 жыл бұрын

    I've encountered at least a couple who say that. Some fail to put the battle into context.

  • @Fribee83
    @Fribee839 жыл бұрын

    This is where proper game introduction levels help. When I play a game like this, where it lets you explore to learn, when you replay it, you breeze right through in minutes as opposed to the "Let's pause the game and teach you how to jump for six minutes", that just has me dreading replaying them.

  • @snomangaming

    @snomangaming

    9 жыл бұрын

    Yeah good point! Another reason this is nice, the signs and stuff are all optional

  • @samuelitooooo

    @samuelitooooo

    5 жыл бұрын

    I updated my Temple Run 2 app today which introduced a new world, and I don't know why I didn't press the "skip tutorial" button (which only appeared for a few seconds in the start)… but I had to sit through doing what I already knew how to do. It's interesting to think about this from the perspective of "what if I reset my phone or reinstall the app?" I can't do what I can in SM64.

  • @sonofriggnarok9320
    @sonofriggnarok93207 жыл бұрын

    "All in his 3D glory and uglier than ever" LOL

  • @PresStar2Play
    @PresStar2Play8 жыл бұрын

    You forgot to mention the ending, and how it rewards you with one of the best songs you'll ever hear in a game. That REALLY makes you feel accomplished. It's definitely one of my favorite endings.

  • @snomangaming

    @snomangaming

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Natok the Dragon [PresStarToPlay] Oh I love the ending music in this! Same with the ending to DKC, one of the most rewarding songs ever :D

  • @PresStar2Play

    @PresStar2Play

    8 жыл бұрын

    DKC2, Yoshi's Island, Mario Kart 64 and Mario Kart DS also had amazing ending themes. Anyway, to be on-topic, the game that made me feel the most accomplished is definitely Super Mario Galaxy. I remember I got all of the 121 Power Stars with both Mario and Luigi in 5 days on my first playthrough since all I did was playing it, and I beat it the second time on the weekend the same week. I imagine I'll feel even more accomplished when I finally beat The Perfect Run in SMG2.

  • @PresStar2Play

    @PresStar2Play

    8 жыл бұрын

    I haven't seen the ending of Paper Mario, but I feel similarly about the ending of SM64. Don't spoil it though.

  • @aaronekstrand758
    @aaronekstrand7588 жыл бұрын

    When I jump 10 QPUs and suckerpunch a scuttlebug.

  • @E4439Qv5

    @E4439Qv5

    8 жыл бұрын

    I can't give this a full +1 since I'm on mobile. Would you settle for one half?

  • @extremelypessimistic1977

    @extremelypessimistic1977

    7 жыл бұрын

    a +1 is a +1 you cant say it's only a half

  • @MariaNicolae

    @MariaNicolae

    7 жыл бұрын

    10 PUs, not 10 QPUs.

  • @squidaccus

    @squidaccus

    7 жыл бұрын

    Timestoppa But a PU is only 0.25 of a qpu and we know that A presses only go down to 1. That is, if you're doing an entire run. If its just one star you can have half a pu. Just make sure to transport the scuttlebug first.

  • @luish68_

    @luish68_

    7 жыл бұрын

    But to jump that much you first have to build up speed for 12 hours

  • @swooshmcjuice6038
    @swooshmcjuice60387 жыл бұрын

    does anybody feel light physically when they complete a hard moment in a game

  • @moonkingdomify

    @moonkingdomify

    7 жыл бұрын

    yes

  • @MissusO

    @MissusO

    7 жыл бұрын

    It's that adrenaline rush, man. Shadow of the Colossus made me numb after a while.

  • @elishahahn3064

    @elishahahn3064

    7 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, like Sans from undertale, moon lord from terraria, and yama from spelunky.

  • @brucey5232

    @brucey5232

    6 жыл бұрын

    lol. yeh light.

  • @Some-guy-on-the-internet

    @Some-guy-on-the-internet

    4 жыл бұрын

    I just completed Darker Side in Super Mario Odyssey yesterday. It was tense but when it was done, I felt that light-headed accomplished feeling.

  • @azzarox6661
    @azzarox66617 жыл бұрын

    Sno: "To truly understand this game, we need to..." Me: "...Talk about parallel universes?" I know this video is way older than that one, but I couldn't not.

  • @kyraaa__

    @kyraaa__

    5 жыл бұрын

    Epic joke! ^

  • @sophieden6479

    @sophieden6479

    2 жыл бұрын

    @@kyraaa__ ñ

  • @TheNetherHunter
    @TheNetherHunter7 жыл бұрын

    Ganondorf Wind Waker. The first game I beat on my own without cheats. Never ever had I felt so accomplished in my life at that point. All this while barely knowing english. That theme song reminds me all about the wonderful adventure I had on the gamecube.

  • @EternalStar2401
    @EternalStar24017 жыл бұрын

    When I beat Super Mario Galaxy for the first time I cried. Then years later I replayed it and got all 120 stars, and then did it all again as Luigi. What a great game!

  • @MattTheCommenter

    @MattTheCommenter

    6 жыл бұрын

    The end is literally the most emotion and best end to anything ever. I like how calm the music is and I like the spinning top as well as Rosalina talking to you through the cosmos.

  • @Mario583a

    @Mario583a

    6 жыл бұрын

    Story time: kzread.info/dash/bejne/i42Np8ZunNfYh5s.html

  • @MrGojira95
    @MrGojira954 жыл бұрын

    The sense of accomplishment came from me beating Super Castlevania IV for the first time. The tension of heading for Dracula. And when I got there, and beat em, I jumped for joy, and felt so accomplished also felt sentimental when the ending theme started playing, the castle crumbled, and the credits rolled.

  • @TheTonzLDN
    @TheTonzLDN8 жыл бұрын

    Ocarina of time was one of my first games that wasn't solely for children. The buildup to Ganondorf when climbing the tower made beating him feel like way more of an achievement than anything I'd done before.

  • @StuartSimon

    @StuartSimon

    5 жыл бұрын

    Same for me. I was so in love with all my non-racing N64 games that I 100%ed them all. The concept is so well-executed that I can't remember exactly how far I got on the first day of SM64 or OoT. Actually, the Nintendo Power promo video showed me how to beat Bowser.

  • @alvareo92

    @alvareo92

    4 жыл бұрын

    The whole buildup, the meeting, the fight and everything that comes after is so fucking good. As a kid I used to watch my mother try to beat him over and over again. Many sections of that ending are ingrained in my mind since

  • @Sunbreaker7
    @Sunbreaker77 жыл бұрын

    Ah so many good memories. I remember finishing mass effect trilogy for the first time, and all the battles I had fought, all the friends I had lost, the friendships I had formed along the way, and my ultimate decision at the end... It was magical when I look back. Such a long and exciting story with lots of choices. And in the end for me it was not about whether these choices mattered in a long run, but the words that came out of my character that represented me in that fictional world. There was something so different about it that I lack to find in other games even till this very day.

  • @snomangaming

    @snomangaming

    7 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! I still need to play the series, I've only done a tiny bit of the first game

  • @LiquidPr1d3
    @LiquidPr1d39 жыл бұрын

    This is such a great game. Never beaten it myself (about 40 stars in) but it's fun as hell. My greatest accomplishment, as a child, was beating Super Mario World. I was about 5 years old, and I could never figure out how to actually damage Bowser. Once I finally discovered it, I was ecstatic. Beating him just felt amazing. I felt like I truly accomplished something. My greatest gaming accomplishment nowadays was also ridiculous: 100%ing Super Meat Boy. Holy FUCK that too forever. That game is hard as fucking balls. It's so much fun, and when I finally beat the final level, with an A+ rating, I nearly fucking died. Like I was so hyped and happy for a solid month.

  • @snomangaming

    @snomangaming

    9 жыл бұрын

    That feeling is totally the best isn't it? Beating SMW was a big one for me as well, even the Star Road. Geez that was tough! Thanks for watching and replying!

  • @lifeiswonderful22
    @lifeiswonderful227 жыл бұрын

    Seriously one of the best games ever.

  • @luissilva1954
    @luissilva19548 жыл бұрын

    first time I got the good ending in starfox 64 was pretty awesome that feeling of "die here or live forever" after andross explodes, the ultimate buildup as you race for your survival and finally accomplish it good times

  • @snomangaming

    @snomangaming

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Luis Silva yeah thats a great game

  • @rubyyogurt4304
    @rubyyogurt43047 жыл бұрын

    I felt accomplished with the DS version of Mario 64. One of my favorite games of all time.

  • @benjaminrearden5724

    @benjaminrearden5724

    6 жыл бұрын

    Dro1126 Same on the DS version.

  • @pazl3426

    @pazl3426

    6 жыл бұрын

    Dro1126 I also grew up with the Ds version and it is even better than the original! It was an awesome expierience and I sometimes come back to my dusty DsLite and enjoy once again!

  • @nostalgiafactor733

    @nostalgiafactor733

    6 жыл бұрын

    Pazl lol the n64 version is definitely better. The ds controls and sound are shit

  • @pepper8671

    @pepper8671

    6 жыл бұрын

    That has to be because you grew up with it because I really disliked that one. 64 is still one of my favourites.

  • @VenerabIe

    @VenerabIe

    6 жыл бұрын

    You do you buddy, but for me, 64 DS was a disgusting excuse for Super Mario 64. I played it because it was fun, but never did it come close to the real thing. Controls were worse, sound effects were worse, the levels were worse. The only upside was Luigi and Wario.

  • @FunbilStreams
    @FunbilStreams9 жыл бұрын

    Beating Super Mario RPG was crazy for me. I was in fifth grade, and apparently I had been talking to my mother a lot about the game because when I ran and told her how happy I was that I just beat the game, she presented me with a Geno doll she had created herself! Not only did I beat one of my favorite games of all time, but my mother took the time to create my favorite character from that game for when I beat it! Oh, it was great. I'm getting all excited just thinking about it again...

  • @snomangaming

    @snomangaming

    9 жыл бұрын

    That's AWESOME! Super cool of your mom to do! I have only played about a chapter of Super Mario RPG, but my goal is to play through it sometime soon. Thanks for watching!

  • @TenPunctuations

    @TenPunctuations

    9 жыл бұрын

    That's so awesome! :) I think it was really wonderful for your mom to do that for you :)

  • @TetraBitGaming
    @TetraBitGaming9 жыл бұрын

    Great video! You're 110% right, this is one hell of a game to beat!

  • @snomangaming

    @snomangaming

    9 жыл бұрын

    Thanks for watching!

  • @ContactDeadAhead

    @ContactDeadAhead

    6 жыл бұрын

    Nice! It's TetraBitGaming!

  • @JuanRoosterbeard
    @JuanRoosterbeard7 жыл бұрын

    Super Mario 3. no internet. no guides. pure joy.

  • @Toni7926

    @Toni7926

    6 жыл бұрын

    I remember finding a flute above the screen once. That was quite accomplishing. However to this day I don't know where to get a single anchor. I think exploration is the most fun when you feel like you've found something special that others wouldn't see. Nowadays with the internet it's just a different thing.:/ Why would I feel proud if there are 10 youtube videos showing how to do it?

  • @loosetube5417

    @loosetube5417

    4 жыл бұрын

    Unfortunately, I've been playing that game since I was 5, so I know it like the back of my hand. It would be cool to be able to experience a game fresh...

  • @OmegaChase1002

    @OmegaChase1002

    4 жыл бұрын

    @@loosetube5417 romhacks and mario maker exist

  • @eathams
    @eathams8 жыл бұрын

    When I beat Giygas in Earthbound. He was so much bigger and different than any other boss, it was almost uncomfortable since it was different than what I've been doing the whole game. Also Flowey from Undertale for the same reason lmao

  • @snomangaming

    @snomangaming

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Eathams Yeah thats awesome! I really need to play Earthbound to see the comparison :)

  • @doop7456

    @doop7456

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Eathams i also think Omega Flowey is totally like giygas... well Toby Fox did make Earthbound Rom hacks before Undertale

  • @D_YellowMadness

    @D_YellowMadness

    7 жыл бұрын

    Flowey was like that for me too. It helps that I was on the brink of death throughout the fight yet still managed to beat him on my first try & my brother (who took several tries like most people) was watching. I like fights like that. Where it's super intense & almost seems impossible but there's really nothing to stop you from beating it on your first try if you play well enough. Super Monkey Ball 2, on the other hand, gave me a great sense of accomplishment when I finally beat Master Extra because I died an ungodly amount of times on my way through the game.

  • @TheIndigoExperiment

    @TheIndigoExperiment

    5 жыл бұрын

    Fun fact: the Flowey fight lies. Flowey is toying with you, and each of his attacks does less damage if you're at lower health - at full health, it'll do half, at half health a quarter, at quarter health an eighth, always making you feel like you're in more danger than you really are. In my opinion, that's ingenious.

  • @Shanothian

    @Shanothian

    5 жыл бұрын

    Eathams .

  • @cwovictor3281
    @cwovictor32818 жыл бұрын

    When I got the "true pacifist" ending in Undertale, the final boss was nothing to write home about, but the dialogue, the story, the characthers, they made me so happy.

  • @snomangaming

    @snomangaming

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Cwovictor Yeah I agree, my favorite final bosses were in neutral and genocide, but the pacifist ending was certainly the happiest :P

  • @playlist1027

    @playlist1027

    5 жыл бұрын

    I hate the pacifist boss, but everything else was great.

  • @amiemallich3255
    @amiemallich32558 жыл бұрын

    When I first performed a waveshine in Smash Bros. Melee.

  • @hydrei3426

    @hydrei3426

    8 жыл бұрын

    :v

  • @RektarFamilyFriendly

    @RektarFamilyFriendly

    8 жыл бұрын

    When I first performed a wobble in Smash Bros. Melee.

  • @nerdyCmpUtrfrk

    @nerdyCmpUtrfrk

    7 жыл бұрын

    Same

  • @Se7enRemain

    @Se7enRemain

    7 жыл бұрын

    When I surpassed that layer of training room practice to being an above average anthers player.

  • @Gamesforus1

    @Gamesforus1

    6 жыл бұрын

    I did it with falco 7 times by accident on my second try.... now I can _sometimes_ make it past 2

  • @eyesrajones
    @eyesrajones8 жыл бұрын

    When you said you watched your Dad beat it, I felt really old. Because I was a teen when this came out and my Dad would never even look at games.

  • @KTSpeedruns
    @KTSpeedruns7 жыл бұрын

    When I first beat 4/20 mode on Five Nights at Freddy's, I lept out of my seat and started yelling from that feeling. For a while, nothing felt harder than beating that night.

  • @neilisbored2177

    @neilisbored2177

    6 жыл бұрын

    6 months and nobody was salty due to your comment. canihaveyourRNGmanipulatingmachineokthxbai

  • @MattTheCommenter

    @MattTheCommenter

    5 жыл бұрын

    *TRIGGERED*

  • @JT-qk9kn
    @JT-qk9kn8 жыл бұрын

    5:26 by now your a master of this game! *has one health left*

  • @isaacrossgaming-ayoshifan4037
    @isaacrossgaming-ayoshifan40375 жыл бұрын

    I love this video! When I first got SM64 (ds) I played over and over and OVER AGAIN trying to beat Bowser, then about 5 or 6 years later (now) I beat Bowser. I felt EXTREMELY accomplished. You deserve more subscibers!!!

  • @A32rock
    @A32rock7 жыл бұрын

    My first game I ever beat was Halo 3 back in 2007, that final level was amazing!

  • @moonkingdomify

    @moonkingdomify

    7 жыл бұрын

    I have to sadly say that the first game I had ever beaten was Madagascar the Video Game. Most of the time before hand I'd switch between games and never really finish them. But the game was short enough to beat in a single sitting.

  • @MattTheCommenter

    @MattTheCommenter

    6 жыл бұрын

    Mytru Mara I played that lol

  • @Oblivionitus
    @Oblivionitus8 жыл бұрын

    I'd have to say that my first real sense of accomplishment was when I was playing Pokemon LeafGreen for the first time, and was playing it pretty much alongside my brother with him playing FireRed. When we both got Surf at around the same time, he wanted to immediately go towards the Seafoam Islands as marked by the map, but I wanted to go to this place simply called "Power Plant". Me being like 8 at the time, it was kind of scary, yet fun to explore this part of the game, a portion of it that we didn't explore at the same time, and to encounter Zapdos while he found Articuno was this huge feeling of accomplishment that I was able to do something just as amazing as my older brother without anyone helping me out.

  • @snomangaming

    @snomangaming

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Oblivionitus Thats amazing. I love stories like that, games were so much fun when we were younger haha!

  • @02superspeed
    @02superspeed8 жыл бұрын

    one of the things i loved about this game was how u could get stars and do things in various ways and orders. i liked how open it was and it allowed things to be interesting or fun when u replay the game. i always compare this to super mario galaxy which is more linear in a sense that its not wide open and theres typically one route to get a star. i loved both games but the openess of 64 was awesome

  • @Kyrbi0
    @Kyrbi08 жыл бұрын

    Hard to say, but beating Smithy on SMRPG:LotSS and King K. Rool on DK64 probably rank pretty high up there. Big moments from big games as a child.

  • @dna_spreading__5417
    @dna_spreading__54177 жыл бұрын

    Beating Wind Waker for the first time, That's why it my favorite video game of all time

  • @HighImAma
    @HighImAma7 жыл бұрын

    Okami was defiantly that game for me, the game is so long and can be really tricky if you don't know what to do. First time I beat it I cried, but mainly because the ending has some beautiful feels. 10/10 favorite game ever!

  • @iiVSquadSoLo
    @iiVSquadSoLo9 жыл бұрын

    This is super enjoyable. Thanks for uploading this and not cussing in the video. In my programming class at school, we're doing a unit on game design, so I'm definitely sharing this video with the teacher & class!

  • @snomangaming

    @snomangaming

    9 жыл бұрын

    That's awesome! I really appreciate that, that would be super cool. Yeah, I like to keep the channel family friendly. I don't need to cuss to get a point across. Glad you enjoyed!

  • @Fredrik_64
    @Fredrik_648 жыл бұрын

    The first time i really feelt accomplished were then I finished Crash Team Racing 100% for the first time and unlocking the boss characters. My was mind blown away then I suddenly discoverd that I unlocked a freaking BOSS character.

  • @snomangaming

    @snomangaming

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Fredrik Linusson Haha yeah thats awesome! Love it when games do that

  • @MustacheOnMars9
    @MustacheOnMars95 жыл бұрын

    Mario Galaxy felt so good. Fighting with Bowser inside the *FREAKING SUN* , while going from planet from planet, having 3 Phases with Opera playing in the background was so good. The final cyst scene is amazing. Punching him inside the sun, the Sun Exploding and a Black Hope destroying the entire universe, and Lumas sacrificing themselves to save the universe was amazing

  • @natemo3454
    @natemo34546 жыл бұрын

    One of my earliest memories is from when I first got my N64 and my parents and I spent the first few hours just running around the courtyard of Peach's Castle being totally amazed by the 3D movement.

  • @smcphee6940
    @smcphee69409 жыл бұрын

    When I beat Whitney's Miltank in Crystal version I felt so accomplished I shouted out in joy. The bad news was I was in church... I had played Gold and Silver, but I was too young to read when I played Silver so it was essentially my mother's game, and I got lost in Dark Cave in Gold. Crystal version was a harder copy of those two games and when I beat the Goldenrod Gym all on my own I was elated!

  • @snomangaming

    @snomangaming

    9 жыл бұрын

    That's hilarious. I remember how hard Whitney was! Pokemon Gold was like so much of my childhood man.

  • @smcphee6940

    @smcphee6940

    9 жыл бұрын

    Hope to see your channel grow. Just followed on twitch and subscribed here. =)

  • @REAL2222ful

    @REAL2222ful

    6 жыл бұрын

    I beat Whitney's Miltank as an adult and I have to recognize It was an intense battle. Lol. Damn milk drinks... She killed all my pokemon and I had a lvl 15 sandsrew I didn't intend to use (HM slave) and I said "what the hell". Glorious Cut to Miltank and she was down at first try, but not an easy one.

  • @dr4ghs
    @dr4ghs9 жыл бұрын

    Never heard of Monster Hunter? That game is a party of farm, grind and accomplishment.

  • @clubpenguinwwefan08

    @clubpenguinwwefan08

    4 жыл бұрын

    Boring game imo

  • @gulfgiggleanimations4472
    @gulfgiggleanimations44727 жыл бұрын

    I never feel more accomplished than when I get back to my ship in a Metroid game. It's just so fulfilling seeing how far you've come since the last time you saw that familiar space ship ... now that I think of it, my top 3 favorite metroid games all have the ship in a more accessible location than the others. Prime 1 and Super have it in in a room with many paths, and Prime 3's multiple landing pads. Especially in Super when you climb out of brinstar's red tower and hear that triumphant music.

  • @JoshPowlison
    @JoshPowlison8 жыл бұрын

    One of the things I loved about Super Mario 64 too was that there were almost no interruptions to the gameplay: no long cutscenes and very few "walls of text" you had to go through. I love it because it's pretty much a pure videogame not a videogame/movie and also almost EVERY SINGLE important decision in the game is made by the player, not by the player character in a cutscene. I think the fact that every single important decision is made by the player, and that you never had a perfect cutscene Mario doing cooler things than you or doing the finishing move, just resulted in all of the success being personally attributed and increasing that sense of accomplishment.

  • @snomangaming

    @snomangaming

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Joshua Powlison Yeah it was very much a gamey game lol, meaning its all about that gameplay!

  • @eudaimonistic
    @eudaimonistic8 жыл бұрын

    F-Zero GX Very Hard story mode was one of the most frustrating but most accomplished-feeling. Oh, and, Bonfire Lit? Gears of War 1 on Insanity, solo. Raam was ridiculous.

  • @TMBGTransformer
    @TMBGTransformer8 жыл бұрын

    when i first beat yoshi's island on the gameboy advance, i felt so accomplished. i'd had that game for so long and i'd finally completed it! little me was not very good at video games (well i'm still not great but i was even worse then) so finally getting to the ending was really big for me.

  • @erika_fuzzbottom
    @erika_fuzzbottom7 жыл бұрын

    Most recently? Metal Slug Advance. A patron asked me to beat it 100%, and it was so, so satisfying when I hit my last goal. How awesome that I captured that moment on camera, so I can just go back and relive it if I want to.

  • @LunamrathP
    @LunamrathP8 жыл бұрын

    Beating a boss in any of the Souls games is up there for me. I can still vividly remember every moment. Slightly shaking, heart pounding in my chest, that little bit of tunnel vision you get right at the end. It's definitely an amazing feeling.

  • @snomangaming

    @snomangaming

    8 жыл бұрын

    +77GunsarfuN77 Oh man, exactly! And it really was with most every boss haha! They all are so satisfying to beat

  • @DATyphlosion
    @DATyphlosion9 жыл бұрын

    The Ansem fight from Kingdom Hearts 1, and the Dhoulmagus and Godbird fights from Dragon Quest 8. Took me at least half a dozen tries for all three of em.

  • @snomangaming

    @snomangaming

    9 жыл бұрын

    Oooo yes Kingdom Hearts made me feel that for sure! Great ending.

  • @TheShangryLlamas
    @TheShangryLlamas8 жыл бұрын

    I tend to feel the most accomplished after I beat hard games, or even hard challenges. I think a big design key is to make a bunch of little challenges that lead up to a big one, so the player can always have something bigger that they want to accomplish!

  • @snomangaming

    @snomangaming

    8 жыл бұрын

    Yeah thats a great call!

  • @bmf0003
    @bmf00037 жыл бұрын

    SM64 was just a special game. Its timeless. I still go back and play it a few times a year because it just never stops being fun even after getting all the stars

  • @jonnycomics
    @jonnycomics Жыл бұрын

    Discovering how to find and get the secrets from Braid was one of the best senses of accomplishment in gaming. The feeling that you figured out something seemingly impossible in a way that minutes (or hours) earlier you had no idea could be done.

  • @Wahaller
    @Wahaller7 жыл бұрын

    When I 101% completed Donkey Kong 64 and got the secret ending, knowing that Donkey Kong 64 was actually in the GWR for the most amount of collectables in a game... Accomplishment.

  • @schtolteheimreinbach5496

    @schtolteheimreinbach5496

    7 жыл бұрын

    GWR for most overrated waste of time. The gaming press rated +90% then. They were either lying or retarded.

  • @moonkingdomify

    @moonkingdomify

    7 жыл бұрын

    +Schtolteheim Reinbach I mean nobody asked you to sit around bitching and complaining about a small amount of text in a youtube comment that mentions the Guinness Book of World records. Well, considering that the new Game Awards thing in America named Overwatch Game of the Year I think Guinness holds a bit more ground.

  • @sureshh1981

    @sureshh1981

    7 жыл бұрын

    Wahaller when i beat kirby super stars ultra true arena

  • @anthonycampbell3614

    @anthonycampbell3614

    7 жыл бұрын

    you didnt get everything ;)

  • @ImDemonAlchemist

    @ImDemonAlchemist

    7 жыл бұрын

    Anthony Campbell Yeah, they almost definitely didn't get everything. That's kind of sad to think about.

  • @daegan_ftw
    @daegan_ftw8 жыл бұрын

    When I beat a tough fighting game I feel great. Knowing I learned to put the beat down on the toughest foe is wonderful.

  • @snomangaming

    @snomangaming

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Daegan Noel (Nagead-Pwns) Yeah thats a great example. Some fighting games are CRAZY hard lol

  • @zachalexander3552
    @zachalexander35527 жыл бұрын

    An accomplishment I can remember from when I was younger is when I had 100% completed Sly Cooper 2. I spent maybe three weeks getting all of the bottles together and seeing how fast i could do my favorite missions. I did this with the other games, but 2 just happened to stick out because it was the first

  • @kay_sou
    @kay_sou7 жыл бұрын

    Beating Mega Man 9 last year for the first time was an amazing feeling. I had died a lot and it was frustrating the whole way through, but the feeling of accomplishment when I finally beat Wily was incredible, unlike anything I've felt from a game before.

  • @jadevenator5659
    @jadevenator56598 жыл бұрын

    I beat Pocky and Rocky as a kid, after dozens of game overs. That game is brutal for how adorable it is. Now I can beat it without continuing at all! Yay Video Games!

  • @snomangaming

    @snomangaming

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Jade Venator Oh nice! Haven't played that one, I'll have to try it out

  • @aussiebounty
    @aussiebounty9 жыл бұрын

    Holy shit there is a warp on the mountain? Mind = Blown!

  • @snomangaming

    @snomangaming

    9 жыл бұрын

    Haha, glad I could help in the mind blowing, surprised you didn't know that :)

  • @eviigeniuz

    @eviigeniuz

    9 жыл бұрын

    I know right, I didn't even know!

  • @a_swan3398
    @a_swan33987 жыл бұрын

    I loved this game as a kid. All that sense of accomplishment? Yep...that was me. I really enjoyed the explanation of the beginning and having the ability to test out the controls. That's how I like learning, so to have that without a bunch of forced tutorials was awesome.

  • @bearwaresmm4069
    @bearwaresmm40695 жыл бұрын

    When I was younger I felt so happy and accomplished every time I beat one of those really difficult bonus levels on Yoshi's Island DS. Even just beating parts of them felt really good.

  • @MeganNarwhal
    @MeganNarwhal7 жыл бұрын

    Jak II was an accomplishment because of how hard it is. 284 precursor Orbs, 4 bosses, all really hard, and the GUNS. I remember getting the first gun, and then getting the hardest mission yet. That mission took so long, and the gun sucked at the time. I had to get faster rate of fire and maxing out ammo capacity and getting the other guns and it was satisfying. The final boss was scary, because he was three phases, and the last, he chased you around and swiped you with his arm thing. I was so glad to have finally beat his metal head ass.

  • @snomangaming

    @snomangaming

    7 жыл бұрын

    Man, I loved Jak and Daxter, and I played Jak 2 & 3, and while they were fine, they really changed up everything, I preferred the simple platforming more :/

  • @MeganNarwhal

    @MeganNarwhal

    7 жыл бұрын

    =P idk why Jak II is hated by so many people. I know it's hard, but I had no trouble. Idk why, but it was so easy. Not to be rude, but I think I did better on that game than many others who played. =P

  • @snomangaming

    @snomangaming

    7 жыл бұрын

    No it's definitely not the challenge, just how completely different it is from the original. It's still fun, just odd how different it is

  • @MeganNarwhal

    @MeganNarwhal

    7 жыл бұрын

    Ever played the mission where Kor wants you to destroy the eco tanks? The first part where you have to kill the 40 Krimzon guards? That is officially the hardest mission in the game. And try doing it in Hero Mode I learned a glitch where you dark bomb just before going in the turret rider and it kills all the guards.

  • @HawkinsXCV
    @HawkinsXCV8 жыл бұрын

    Banjo kazooie on N64 was the first game I ever played when I was 4 years old. Beating Grunty at the end was the best feeling ever when i was a kid. It probably took me a few months to win (school and other video games). I played that game so much in my life and I still play it to this very day. I've been 100% the game for years now. Every time I play I learn something new. THE best game of all time. I hold that game close to my heart.

  • @snomangaming

    @snomangaming

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Nicholas RL Hawkins True story, I got to the Grunty fight as a kid, but I never beat her. She was too hard in the last phase! I only ever beat her in the XBLA remake where the notes didn't respawn if you died, so i could 100% the game and get the health bonus at the end

  • @HawkinsXCV

    @HawkinsXCV

    8 жыл бұрын

    +snomaN Gaming I feel like the xbl remakes are too easy but thats actually the ones i been playing for the past few year so i cant complain.

  • @SwordofAslan
    @SwordofAslan6 жыл бұрын

    I've been watching several of your videos as well as those done by Mark Brown (ie: Boss Keys) and I'm very, very happy with the work you have put forth here. As an aspiring game developer, having no formal education and literally learning as I go EVERY. STEP. OF. THE. WAY, I'm finding your reviews and analyses very easy to comprehend as they tend to get right to the point in simplistic terms. You make it clear and obvious and show different examples of what it is you're addressing (either from multiple points in the focused game or from other games in your intro segment) to best illustrate what you're getting at. Thank you for all your hard work and for helping me to PUT WORDS TO things I am only AWARE of but now can start being specifically conscious of and can address in my own projects. God bless you and keep up the good work!

  • @ShaoKahn500
    @ShaoKahn5007 жыл бұрын

    When I defeated Masa & Mune in Chrono Trigger. As an 8 year old delving into the world of RPGs, this was a huge accomplishment for me.

  • @snomangaming

    @snomangaming

    7 жыл бұрын

    Awesome! I still need to play that one

  • @michabaron4129
    @michabaron41295 жыл бұрын

    I like your channel, you pinpoint very well why we love video games. I have never played Mario 64 - or any mario besides the first one - but themes you touch on are universal. Subed!

  • @Huey4991
    @Huey49918 жыл бұрын

    When I killed Gruntilda for the first time ever when I was a kid :D Man I still get chills when the Jinjonator gets activated! All my hard work paid off :3! #BanjoKazooie

  • @carlosvidal6663
    @carlosvidal66637 жыл бұрын

    Woah, I'm almost three years later, but man... you described my EXACT experience and feelings towards this game, even the dad part!

  • @GuruMeditationError
    @GuruMeditationError7 жыл бұрын

    Dustforce. When you string together a series of perfect moves, it feels like nothing else in gaming.

  • @amodelamateria
    @amodelamateria8 жыл бұрын

    mario world in my case, the moment you reach the special world... A SECRET WORLD INSIDE THE SECRET WORLD, GENIUUUUUUUUS

  • @snomangaming

    @snomangaming

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Làzaro Angel (SVX) YEAH I love Mario World for that alone!

  • @SonicSanctuary
    @SonicSanctuary9 жыл бұрын

    i felt so accomplished when i beat chaos 7 in sonic adventure, i was all like oh HELL YEAH. you see in sonic adventure there is this huge bulid up to chaos getting his final form you spend most of the game trying to prevent it, and its show throughout the game the chaos' true power was no joke as he completely wiped out the entire ekidna civilization. in the last story you have to take him down as super sonic it was just so god dam coooooooooool

  • @bliglum
    @bliglum7 жыл бұрын

    SM64 was my crack as a kid.. Still ranks in my top5 all time games.

  • @KotauFPS
    @KotauFPS8 жыл бұрын

    really think this feeling was also implemented in many of the jiggies in banjo tooie, specially the big bosses fights! they made them feel really epic, some of them quite hard, and the feeling of getting through them, seeing the beaten bosses curse at you or the characters thanking you for defeating it, on top of getting a jiggy out of it, all of this made the game feel really rewarding to me.

  • @snomangaming

    @snomangaming

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Kotau Yeah for sure! Some of them are really rewarding

  • @jameboyy
    @jameboyy9 жыл бұрын

    This video is RIDICULOUS good. You will go VERY far with this channel, such great quality, so well thought out and brilliantly organised / put together! A video to be very proud of and with some super interesting points in there. Keep up the great quality content! :)

  • @snomangaming

    @snomangaming

    9 жыл бұрын

    Wow thank you so much, that means a lot! I'm glad you enjoyed. I certainly hope so for the future :)

  • @jameboyy

    @jameboyy

    9 жыл бұрын

    Omg you're SOOO welcome! And you need to know how well you're doing for such a little audience (so far!) Josh's retweet should help you out and you know he wouldn't have done that if he didn't think the video was of great quality! PROPS!

  • @Runie549
    @Runie5497 жыл бұрын

    When I beat Contra and Life Force WITHOUT the Konami code.

  • @bryanautumn8899
    @bryanautumn88998 жыл бұрын

    I've felt that sense of accomplishment many times, though I think the only times I ever really jumped and shouted for joy were the times I beat Donkey Kong Country, and Diddy Kong Racing's Adventure mode. They were both among the first games I ever beat. I'd love to feel that kind of hype again.

  • @Ciggymunch
    @Ciggymunch7 жыл бұрын

    Beating Roxas in KHII felt amazing. I rarely felt like the game was cheating, and so when I out-skilled this incredibly tough foe it was absurdly satisfying.

  • @555Soupy555
    @555Soupy5558 жыл бұрын

    "Feel the burn" Laughing my ass off so hard

  • @snomangaming

    @snomangaming

    8 жыл бұрын

    +GiggyTat64 Haha yeah man! He's gotta get his cardio in somehow

  • @Busterbalz
    @Busterbalz8 жыл бұрын

    Nothing has made me feel more like a badass than beating Ninja Gaiden Black on Master Ninja difficulty.

  • @snomangaming

    @snomangaming

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Xevnest24 Haha thats awesome

  • @kenonerboy

    @kenonerboy

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Xevnest24 fucking show-off

  • @wurty

    @wurty

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Xevnest24 Same here!

  • @Se7enRemain

    @Se7enRemain

    7 жыл бұрын

    I beat Dark Souls on ng+4.

  • @darylehenry6462
    @darylehenry64628 жыл бұрын

    My first feeling of accomplishment was beating Super Mario Bros. on the NES. I got an Atari when I was 5 years old and I loved it, but I thought it was weird that the games didn't end. I was so excited when I finally beat Super Mario Bros and there was an actual end to the game. Then there was Crystalis, also on the NES, which was the first time I understood a game that wasn't a side scroller. So many good memories.

  • @duperre46
    @duperre467 жыл бұрын

    When I was a kid, it was beating the level final rush from sonic adventure 2. I've seen my step dad struggle with it, and knowing I accomplished what he couldn't was exhilarating. Definitely a high point for me as a gamer.

  • @TheJimmyCage
    @TheJimmyCage8 жыл бұрын

    Great video man! This game has a special place in my heart as well! Loved this as a child and still do today. But I think the biggest feeling of accomplishment I got out of Super Meat Boy! I haven't completed it 100 % but in that game every single level (well maybe not the first world xD) feels like an accomplishment! :)

  • @snomangaming

    @snomangaming

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Jimmy Cage Oh man, SMB is crazy! Feels so good when you beat it tho, I never 100%'d either tho haha

  • @HamzaAnsari1425
    @HamzaAnsari14258 жыл бұрын

    Beating Ogre at the end of Tekken 3 made me feel like I just solved a major, historical problem! I was just 9 :p

  • @lizzy532

    @lizzy532

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Da666ManIsBak Especially his final form. Jesus, it makes you feel like a God when you kill him. lol

  • @mateusdetoni6240
    @mateusdetoni62406 жыл бұрын

    The heart-pounding victory rush hit me twice with Dark Souls for the first time. Gaping Dragon for the first time, and then again with Ornstein and Smough.

  • @rossmorris721
    @rossmorris7214 жыл бұрын

    I just found your channel and ive been binging your videos for the past 3 days! I love your stuff, you speak super well and make lots of super interesting points. I loved your outro in this especially, so polite and genuine! Love this channel

  • @diviforrester6003
    @diviforrester60038 жыл бұрын

    Beating hell. No I mean a level just called "Hell". (pssst you all should play cave story it's great)

  • @ZobmieRules

    @ZobmieRules

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Divi Forrester _Amen!_

  • @armlesskirby

    @armlesskirby

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Divi Forrester one day I will know that feeling

  • @fizoh9535

    @fizoh9535

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Divi Forrester God, that took me 3 weeks...

  • @liammcnicholas918

    @liammcnicholas918

    7 жыл бұрын

    What about Spelunky and Super Meat Boy?

  • @spiceforspice3461

    @spiceforspice3461

    6 жыл бұрын

    That level was tough

  • @jonathansmith101
    @jonathansmith1017 жыл бұрын

    I beat the final course of SM3D land

  • @CLEANDrumCovers
    @CLEANDrumCovers5 жыл бұрын

    Dude, I’ve been watching a lot of your good game design and other series about game analysis, and I think they’re excellent. Congrats.

  • @nick-cepticon782
    @nick-cepticon7826 жыл бұрын

    When I beat Bowser in Super Mario freaking Galaxy... I never knew that a video game could be so epic. When the Grand Star shot into the sky and then landed right in front of me, I truly felt like I saved the entire universe.

  • @roo_parfrey
    @roo_parfrey7 жыл бұрын

    When I first beat new super Mario Bros. on the DS

  • @GoatOfTheWoods
    @GoatOfTheWoods8 жыл бұрын

    1:08 - Darkthrone-Transilvanian Hunger for me

  • @mitchell2719

    @mitchell2719

    8 жыл бұрын

    +fataxel I don't know, Blaze in the Northern Sky is pretty good too

  • @alvareo92

    @alvareo92

    4 жыл бұрын

    mitchell2719 it’s better imo. OG blackened death metal

  • @roddydykes7053
    @roddydykes70538 жыл бұрын

    Yeah you reminded me of something my dad commented on when I was a kid, he said I got some of the stars in the game a completely different way than he did, and that's the sort of thing that sets 3D apart from, 2D and why this early era was such a good time to be a 4 years old gamer haha

  • @snomangaming

    @snomangaming

    8 жыл бұрын

    Yeah that's the best! I love when games do that

  • @RaketenKuhGewehr
    @RaketenKuhGewehr7 жыл бұрын

    The biggest accomplishment I have felt in gaming was beating the Tunnel-Level in STALKER: COP. That bloody thing was so. damn. hard.

  • @12yearold43
    @12yearold437 жыл бұрын

    when I got 96 exits on all 3 save files in SMW.

  • @leer6871
    @leer68717 жыл бұрын

    Today I beat the Cleric Beast in Bloodborn. That felt good.

  • @christianjendraschek8201
    @christianjendraschek82018 жыл бұрын

    For me my first real accomplishment in Gaming was beating Links Awakening on the original GB. after that my first real 3D experience was also Super Mario 64. But what really, really hit me and made me feel extremely overwhelmed with joy was when i first beat Ocarina of Time. This immense, epic bossfight against Ganondorf, then the escape just to be surprised once more by this awesome foe...this really got me!

  • @snomangaming

    @snomangaming

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Christian Jendrachek Yeah, so awesome! Great examples

  • @leonardocouto3109
    @leonardocouto31092 жыл бұрын

    About the Bowser fight, I need to mention the scream Bowser releases when he hits a bomb. It's loud and impactful, as if he felt a sharp pain. Aligned with the sound of the bomb exploding, it's really satisfying: it feels like you did some good damage to him.

  • @nitehood108
    @nitehood1087 жыл бұрын

    Oh man. Finally killing Gore Magala for the first time in Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate. Such sweet victory.

  • @FunkyFreshFellow

    @FunkyFreshFellow

    7 жыл бұрын

    Yeah, the MH series also gives that sense of accomplishment very well.

  • @zayaannashrid1374

    @zayaannashrid1374

    7 жыл бұрын

    i remember the feeling so well. Damn it was so satisfying. Especially since i use a SnS

  • @DavidTDL

    @DavidTDL

    7 жыл бұрын

    Shagaru Magala has to be one of my favorite boss battles of all time.

  • @zayaannashrid1374

    @zayaannashrid1374

    7 жыл бұрын

    ***** i agree

  • @tobyhendricks9951
    @tobyhendricks99518 жыл бұрын

    omg, all of the ratchet and clank games on challenge mode.

  • @TheTJWorks
    @TheTJWorks8 жыл бұрын

    One of my biggest VG accomplishments was completing every single Trial for every character in SSF4 (with the PS3 controller). Spent doing it over the course of 3 months. Not only seeing the Gold Trophy notification for completing this task gave me a great sense of accomplishment, but doing the trials over and over taught me how to link combos more easily in Street Fighter games. :P

  • @snomangaming

    @snomangaming

    8 жыл бұрын

    +TheTJWorks Nice! Thats awesome!

  • @thatgenericyoutuber1903
    @thatgenericyoutuber19037 жыл бұрын

    Melee makes me feel accomplished because it just shows how much you can accomplish putting your heart and soul just to beat that one kid down the street that thinks he is the best and when you do finally beat him you feel like you did something that seemed impossible before

  • @thatgenericyoutuber1903

    @thatgenericyoutuber1903

    7 жыл бұрын

    *and also doing 8 multi-shines with falco*

  • @davidmajoris7382
    @davidmajoris73829 жыл бұрын

    Good video as always, but you put huge Final Fantasy X spoilers right in the intro.

  • @NoozeCat
    @NoozeCat8 жыл бұрын

    After playing Undertale I can't help but wonder... How difficult life is to Goombas? Are they happy or do they live in fear? What hobbies do King Bob-omb have? What's his favorite food? What does Bowser like the most in life? What motivates him? Oh... They are there just to be killed? Oh...

  • @snomangaming

    @snomangaming

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Nooze Arts Hahaha yeah! It makes you think about other games that way its so crazy

  • @NoozeCat

    @NoozeCat

    8 жыл бұрын

    +snomaN Gaming Can't wait for the day when bigger games borrow the morality system from Undertale. Maybe, just maybe, we can finally just talk to the imps and cyberdemons instead of shooting them.

  • @neilisbored2177

    @neilisbored2177

    6 жыл бұрын

    or maybe it's a mushroom and it isn't sentient. i guess.

  • @XxM1G3xX
    @XxM1G3xX8 жыл бұрын

    Beating ganondorf in ocarina of time was so awesome, because he had many mechanics that you had to figure out, they were pretty obvious but as a kid that was a little hard. AND you had to use the items you worked so hard to get through out the game.

  • @snomangaming

    @snomangaming

    8 жыл бұрын

    +Miguel Yeah good call!

  • @prodbytdash4013
    @prodbytdash40139 жыл бұрын

    100%-ing majora's mask & ocarina of time, best feeling ever...

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