BillyHW Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 (edited) No extra lives codes either. Just one quarter, or if on a console or computer game, the starting number of lives. Back in the day I would always try to practice games until I could finish them without continues, because to me, that felt like the only "real" way to finish a game. Also, some games would give you special endings without continues. Edited August 23, 2015 by BillyHW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 In the arcade, fighting games aside, I was only ever able to manage completing Strider on one quarter. Wait, that's not true--Double Dragon and Double Dragon II can be added to that list as well (actual arcade boards). I may have done Esprade, R-Type Leo and Haunted Castle via emulation. Contra and Super Contra as well, but via the XBOX 360 (emulation technically, but official releases). On consoles, the list would be too long to write out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland p Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 One life, but these where easy games: Shadow of the Beast (atari Lynx) Bonk's 3 (Turbo Grafx) Stopped playing because it became uncomfortable: IK+ (Amiga) Yie Are Kung Fu (MSX) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyHW Posted August 23, 2015 Author Share Posted August 23, 2015 (edited) I've definitely finished many different versions of Street Fighter II with different characters (but usually Ryu) without even losing a round. There's usually a special ending without continues and something extra special without losing a round. For instance, I got to see the programmers faces in the arcade Champion Edition. On the SNES version you get a different final graphic poster. Even today I can get to M. Bison every time without even breaking a sweat. Edited August 23, 2015 by BillyHW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyHW Posted August 23, 2015 Author Share Posted August 23, 2015 I'm having trouble remembering the others, but I think I also did Super Ghouls'n Ghosts on SNES and Contra on NES. And of course there's lots of other games like Super Mario Bros., Super Mario Kart, etc. that maybe are a bit too easy to count for this list. I'm interested in games where finishing it without continues would be a notable challenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyHW Posted August 23, 2015 Author Share Posted August 23, 2015 (edited) In the arcade, fighting games aside, I was only ever able to manage completing Strider on one quarter. Wait, that's not true--Double Dragon and Double Dragon II can be added to that list as well (actual arcade boards). I may have done Esprade, R-Type Leo and Haunted Castle via emulation. Contra and Super Contra as well, but via the XBOX 360 (emulation technically, but official releases). On consoles, the list would be too long to write out. Double Dragon is doable if you learn the elbow trick, but you still have to be careful with the pillars, and avoid the bullets at the end. Edited August 23, 2015 by BillyHW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyHW Posted August 23, 2015 Author Share Posted August 23, 2015 I believe I may have also done Mega Man 3 and Ninja Gaiden on NES. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Contra (never use the 30 live Konami code) Castlevania Castlevania 2: Simon's Quest Castlevania 3: Dracula's Curse Mega Man Mega Man 2 Mega Man 3 Mega Man 4 Mega Man 5 Mega Man 6 Mega Man 7 Mega Man 8 Legend of Zelda The Adventures of Link Super Adventure Island Splatterhouse Super Mario Bros Super Mario Bros 2 Super Mario Bros The Lost Levels Super Mario Bros 3 Vs. Super Mario Bros Bonk's Revenge Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 Streets of Rage Streets of Rage 2 Revenge of Shinobi Golden Axe Duck Tales Chip and Dale Rescue Rangers TMNT 2 The arcade game Moon Patrol Here is Vs. Super Mario Bros. Beaten with no warps and no lives lost at the barcades yesterday. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retrorussell Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 I've beaten SFII without continuing, using Blanka. Just once though.. on the arcade machine. World Heroes is so easy.. I beat it losing just one round. Beat World Heroes Jet in a theater lobby, losing just once. I've beaten Mega Mans 1, 2 and 3 each without even dying. I beat Contra without continuing and without the 30-lives code. Beaten Castlevania without continuing. Beaten SMB 1 and 2 without continuing. The second game is REAL easy to beat without continuing! Never really got into the 3rd game for some reason. Kinda off the "continue" topic but I can finish a whole season/postseason in Bases Loaded without my opponent registering a hit, ever. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy B. Coyote Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 (edited) There's been quite a few of them over the last 25 years or so that I've been playing games, but off the top of my head here's the ones I can remember beating without using any continues. I'll also make note of the ones that were beaten on one life without ever dying with a "(1 Life)" notation. In rough order of release, the ones I can remember are: NES Castlevania (1 Life) Super Mario Bros. Sega Genesis Mortal Kombat [Hard difficulty] (1 Life) Sonic the Hedgehog Sonic the Hedgehog 2 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (1 Life) Sonic & Knuckles (1 Life) Sonic 3 & Knuckles (1 Life) Sonic 3D Blast Street Fighter II: Special Champion Edition [Level 4 difficulty] (1 Life) Thunder Force III [Normal difficulty] Ultimate Mortal Kombat 3 [Normal difficulty] (1 Life) Game Boy Donkey Kong Gremlins 2: The New Batch Kirby's Dream Land (1 Life) Kirby's Pinball Land Mortal Kombat II [Normal difficulty] (1 Life) Nemesis Solar Striker Street Fighter II [Level 4 difficulty] (1 Life) Super Mario Land (1 Life) Super Mario Land 2: 6 Golden Coins Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Fall of the Foot Clan MS-DOS Ultimate Doom [ultra Violence difficulty] (1 Life) Doom II [ultra Violence difficulty] (1 Life) Game Boy Color The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening DX (1 Life) Project S-11 Sony PlayStation Resident Evil: Director's Cut (1 Life) Resident Evil 2 (1 Life) Resident Evil 3: Nemesis (1 Life) Game Boy Advance Doom [ultra Violence difficulty] (1 Life) Mortal Kombat: Deadly Alliance [Normal difficulty] (1 Life) GameCube Resident Evil: Code Veronica X (1 Life) Star Fox Adventures (1 Life) Edited August 23, 2015 by Jin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Posted August 23, 2015 Share Posted August 23, 2015 Not many, I have to admit. I did do it with "Super Mario Land" on the Gameboy back in the day, though, because that was the only way that you COULD do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+thegoldenband Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Here are a few of 'em, though not all: NES - Robowarrior Genesis - Arrow Flash, Art of Fighting, Dark Castle, Double Dragon, Double Dragon V (1LC), Gain Ground, Growl (1LC), Saint Sword (1LC), Shadow Blasters (1LC), WarpSpeed, Zoom Sega CD - Fahrenheit (32X), Wirehead Game Boy Color - Shamus Dreamcast - Virtua Tennis (arcade mode) I don't remember whether some of the games I've beaten even have continues! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Offhand, I've done it on Super Mario Bros., Contra, Super C, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (yes, that TMNT), Resident Evil 2, and Doom (one life; definitely Knee Deep, possibly Shores and Inferno, but not Thy Flesh ). I'm sure there are others, but that's what I can think of at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Atari_Warlord Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 The only arcade game I can remember finishing with one quarter is William's N.A.R.C., which I did twice. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Here is Vs. Super Mario Bros. Beaten with no warps and no lives lost at the barcades yesterday. 20150822_170234.jpg 20150822_170353.jpg Impressive resume. But seriously dude, wipe off the lens of your smartphone next time before snapping a photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 I have beaten Super Mario Bros straight through no warps. My proudest moment however was once I started second quest on World 8 and rescued the princess a second time without losing a life. I have beaten a number other games but mostly ones that tracked your progress. Modern games that save after every stage basically award free continues ad infinitum. Also I've died plenty of times along the way in Zelda and the Mario RPGs. Not many, I have to admit. I did do it with "Super Mario Land" on the Gameboy back in the day, though, because that was the only way that you COULD do it! I noticed when playing on my DMG Game Boy, sometimes SML awards continues and sometimes it doesn't. I wonder why? Super Mario Land also awards a ton of 1ups if you know where to look in stages, also by taking the high exit at the end of each world. I always seem to lose them in World 3 and 4 however. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hyperboy Posted August 24, 2015 Share Posted August 24, 2015 Impressive resume. But seriously dude, wipe off the lens of your smartphone next time before snapping a photo. That's just Keith's simulated view after 12 beers 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy B. Coyote Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 It only took me 22 years of practice, but I finally 1CC'd Operation C for the Game Boy this afternoon! This has been a long time coming. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SiLic0ne t0aD Posted October 22, 2015 Share Posted October 22, 2015 Kroz - Inty Assassin Mode Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eltigro Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Only one I can think of right now is Psychosis for the TG-16. It's a shooter where if you die, you lose all your powerups. So I got to where if I died anywhere in the game, I'd just restart. There may be others, but I don't remember. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbd30 Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Tonight I 1cc'd "Ninja Gaiden" on real hardware. Woot. I had four lives left when I was done. Funny thing is that I still suck at "Ninja Gaiden II". The first game is much easier for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 None its impossible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
omegadot Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 Hm, I don't think any. I've never had the focus for games where it was feasible. I think I've cleared a few RPGs without dying but that's a much different deal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7800fan Posted October 23, 2015 Share Posted October 23, 2015 None its impossible. Show me Cheetahmen2 one life run. Or completed Mission Impossible for 7800. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NeoTurboManiac Posted November 19, 2015 Share Posted November 19, 2015 I've beaten Final Fight in the arcade on one credit for the first time this year. I have killed screened Dig Dug in the arcade on one credit with a personal best of 4.8 million points. I finally was able to beat Art of Fighting on one credit as well for the AES. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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