Angry Video Game Moments

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Have you ever been playing your Nintendo, Sega, Playstation, whatever and just gotten so mad that you toss the controller across the room or kick your dresser over? I know I can't be the only one.

I was just playing Metroid Fusion the other day, and there was a point where I had to do the wall-jump. It is a move very similar to the one used in Ninja Gaiden where you jump wall to wall, you can't climb up or down it like a ladder though. Well in Metroid Fusion, it doesn't work NEARLY as smoothly as it does in Ninja Gaiden. Your timing and movement have to be absolutley precise. And this wall-jump was like 4 or 5 jumps up. So after about a half an hour of trying the same jump 50 times, I just threw my Nintendo DS in frustration, then immeadiatly regretted it. My Nintendo DS was fine, but it did test me, I wanted a cigarette again after about a year smoke free. And ironically, the next time I picked up the game I did it 1st try, go figure.

There are other games that are even more frustrating, though. For example, I was playing King's Field: The Ancient City. A very in-depth, thinking, action-RPG. I kept going, and going, and going, without saving. Well, it's my fault but I died before I finally saved. Then I was so upset I didn't want to touch the game for months. Recently I've picked it back up, and I'm glad I did. But have you guys ever just quit game over something similar?

-Nate-