GAMES I SUCK AT - Happy Console Gamer

[@SpookyBeatsMemphis]

For some reason I would really like to see a training montage where Rob shows you how to get better at MegaMan 😂

[@marcelo20xxxx]

I really loved the Mega Man franchise, beat all the NES classics, X1-X5 then X8 and both Legends 1 and 2 but the black sheep for me was the original Mega Man NES, that game never catch my attention, maybe it was it's slippery controls that did me..

[@WilderGuitar05]

I’d appreciate it myself, I love megaman but I suck at the game 🤣🤣🤣

[@marcelo20xxxx]

@@WilderGuitar05 The most accessible were, for NES: Megaman 4, SNES: X1-X2, PSX:X4, Legends 1-2 (the tank controls could take you a bit to master but the game themselves are not too difficult) the rest would need some skill, which by playing the games I mentioned would be easy...

[@johnnydaugherty11]

I love megaman and I’m pretty good at it. I approve of this video idea.

[@CarlLepeltier]

Catherine, on PS3. I liked it a lot and advanced quite a bit in it, but nah I wasn't really good ; I tried a lot but nah ! Also, this adventure-RPG-dungeon crawler type of game named "Saga", on Amstrad CPC ; check this game because you might appreciate it ! It was very interesting but very tricky to go through the various obstacles early on... Fun fact (and it's not to brag but in order to explain something about the life experience of playing) videogames are a deep passion to me (like several other things in my life ; and like many of us here), and since I was super young (like 2 and a half years old) it's revealed to be a second nature and I've always understood the mechanics of all games and always have been able to be great at any game if the will/desire was there... You know, you're good from start but you excel after a lil while playing... But yeah, this Catherine it really didn't click with my usual abilities ! Whether I was taking it easy or seriously, the result was pretty much the same ! Hahaha ^^ It's always a bliss to fail, it puts things in perspective, therefore you relativize and appreciate everything more in life. *Btw, like you I'm a huge fan of the Street Fighter series and characters ; as same as you it's a great passion of mine over the years (one of my fav items is a red tank top with the original logo title in yellow on it) ; I wasn't great (even if lovin' it) but was fairly good up until Alpha 3 when I started to be a beast unbeatable anywhere I was going for years (then I started to transmit a lot of my drills to people I met in order to make them become tough to beat, until they did) ; was okay on Third Strike (did not play it much because it was a bit complicated to have it here, up until later years at the time of IV when it then became easy to access it) and was still pretty great again on IV and V... But I don't feel it with VI ; we'll see (none of my 5 mains is in it, but I'll try to master some of the newcomers) ! Again, not bragging but I've always been at ease with pinballs... I don't compete because it's only in the big cities here, and I don't wanna spend money just to go there and compete ^^ but on Pinball FX I have many (like, one third of the tables) scores that are in the Top 20-25 or top 50something, 2 in the Top10, and except from 2-3 tables I have everything in the top 200 at least.

[@G_Rad_Ski]

The golden age of arcade fighting games was a beautiful time.

[@AbstractM0use]

Yes it was. My friends and I had a network going where I worked at a movie theater, a couple others worked at the arcade and another at a video store. I'd let them in to movies for free, they'd let us all come in the arcade after hours and put the games on free play, or just give us some tokens during open hours. We'd get videos reserved and rent-free. Awesome time, the 90's.

[@abcbcd7974]

I can still hear the hadokens

[@jaylucien669]

I was always good at Mortal Kombat but sucked at Street Fighter II. The only way I could compete with my friends was by cheesing E. Honda's rapid arm attack. Oh, "they loved," that lol.

[@crackazack510]

​@@AbstractM0use you just sent me down memory lane... thankyou! 😊

[@BlackBearNE]

I’m terrible at most games lol. But I love the art, the characters, the story etc. I actually enjoy watching others play more than playing myself for the most part.

[@LeadMe2TheBliss]

Music is my #1 passion so I love a video game with good/catchy music, especially the Sonic Games, and Shenmue.

[@loganhayse8771]

Sometimes that's all you need. I prefer to play it just because I want it to be my story and experience rather than someone else's unless it's at a friend's place.

[@skeleton608]

I’m bad at every fighting game, but I wish I could be good. It’s just too much commitment and I don’t think I have the talent anyway

[@vicarius27]

Same here I'm bad at every game even if I played games from 4 years old. But I like to play them and enjoy doing it. Never was good at any.

[@jamesjiao]

Amen to that :). I usually play on easy (normal at best) if given the option to. To be honest, I just don't need the stress after a day's work.

[@karimcheese7257]

The Street Fighter thing really hit home for me. I love the series as far back as I can remember and I prided myself on being good at the games just based on the fact I used to play them a lot and also good against my friends locally. I never played SF3 and when I got to IV and played online multiplayer, it hurt to see how bad I was against people around the world. It was such a huge reality check and severely damaged my ego lol

[@tokenblack7983]

They are freaks don’t feel bad. We’re working adults who just like games

[@karimcheese7257]

@@tokenblack7983 true

[@kcadventures1454]

​@@tokenblack7983facts man. That's the same way I feel about the dark souls series. I work so when I get home I don't want to be punished even more by something I'm supposed to enjoy.

[@karimcheese7257]

@@kcadventures1454 I avoided that dilemma by playing those games with my friend who is really good so the experience was less frustrating lol

[@robertdanker6193]

AGREED, Online fighting games did the same to me.

[@thurmanmerman1199]

i don’t usually comment but i feel like now would be a good time to , im 30 and been heavily into multiplayer games since i was 16-17 ( gears , cod , apex , fortnite etc. ) & to make a long story short i recently have been getting so bored and frustrated with it , every game feels like a rinse and repeat for me and just feels like i’m forcing myself to play when i don’t really want to , i used to find fun in it & was getting sad about not having as much fun as i did over the years & i would like to say thank you cause you and your videos reminded me that there is so much more to gaming then multiplayer games ( i just recently found your channel ) i’m looking into playing a lot more different things and idk i just felt like i should say thank you for that .

[@tboneplisken4086]

Thanks for all the great content my dude!! Gotten me through some rough times. And it is definately strategy games for me

[@chrilz1498]

This was such a good idea for a topic, Johnny. Honestly I’ve always admired you for how many more years of gaming you have an experience with games than myself (I’m only 27) so it’s really good to remember that like any of us there are games you’re not great at. And honestly, I’m right there with you in all of these, especially the fighting games, haha

[@davidgill6933]

Every Sunday on my lunch break Johnny's video comes out haha

[@Jawwaad1111]

Always a great Sunday when you upload a video. I suck at first person shooters

[@ricmramos]

It is ok Johnny. We were arcade kings once. Even if our kids would never believe it.

[@Mr100Rupees]

Most of the time it's all about practice and if you really like the game and willing to put hours on it .

[@Cyclingismywholelife]

Agreed, but there is nothing like the feeling of being a natural at a game.

[@jarlwhiterun7478]

The Witcher series for me. I've played about 20-30 hours of Witcher 3 and just couldn't get into any kind of groove or enjoyment, so I've uninstalled it and haven't played for a couple years. Those highly rated games are rough to sit on the sidelines while others enjoy.

[@rockutron9000]

I beat Mega Man 1-10, but have never finished an X game. One of my great video game shames. I love SHMUP's like Gradius and R-Type but almost every game in the genre is impossible. Then there's something like Ikaruga, which is so hard you basically have to transcend the human form and become pure energy to beat it.

[@tokenblack7983]

The difficulty of R type is ungodly

[@brianf2293]

Ikaruga is a nightmare!

[@Mr_Fluffy_Pants_]

Lol dude ! I’m the same way with shmups. Love playing all of them but I dunno if I’ve ever finished any 😂 As for megaman I’d say x1 and x4 are probably easier then 1-9. Both amazing games too. Megaman 10 had an easy mode which made it a lot easier to finish then all the others

[@Mr_Fluffy_Pants_]

@@AssociationAdmirer what rpg elements are you referring to?

[@Mr_Fluffy_Pants_]

@@AssociationAdmirer all of what? The x games don’t have any rpg elements lol

[@Midnight_Kamishibai]

I'm with you on Street Fighter. I love fighting games, but I suck at them. Especially when playing against real people. My mind freezes up, I start forgetting how to do special moves, and I make stupid mistakes as I fumble around, trying to remember how to fight.

[@gundambassexe31]

I still suck at monster hunter games, puzzle type games and first person shooters in a nutshell lol

[@Enemtee]

I am quite bad at FPS-games on PC, with mouse & keyboard. Same goes for most realtime strategy-games on PC. They're fun, but the multitasking is too much. I don't have the patience probably.

[@DwemerTom]

I've gotten stuck playing some older Xbox/Xbox 360 games lately. I couldn't finish the original Halo because of the stupid warthog, and I got stuck on a later boss in Eternal Sonata

[@andywilson726]

I've been playing Super Ghouls n Ghosts about once a week for over 3 decades. I've still never seen the third level.

[@springroll64]

I love that Johnny still loves the games he is bad at, this mans loves for games cannot not be matched and it’s probably one of the reasons I come back every week.

[@hanginwithyourbuds6240]

I love Mega man! Me and my channel partner are going to be playing Mega man II for our channel here soon. We plan on playing them all. Even the bad ones 😂😂😂

[@cutter6900]

The Street Fighter 2 segment hit hard. I was like that, too, back in the day. So competitive in the early 90's with SF2 and Mortal Kombat 1 & 2. I was out by SF3, but I'll always remember that time fondly. And I'm looking forward to Street Fighter VI - hopefully good single player experience!

[@crackazack510]

I feel EXACTLY the same way as you!! We must have lived similar video game childhoods...lol I'm going to be 42 soon. Really looking to the new street fighter, haven't played one since 3. The graphics are unreal looking.

[@Silvergun_Raven]

I suck at the Theatrhythm series, but I'm still enjoying Final Bar Line on Expert. Seeing people get SSS on the highest difficulty just melts my brain as I can't multitask my fingers to different buttons like that, espcially when you have to use the arrows with the sticks🤣

[@ArcanineGirl]

Honestly I suck at a lot of games but I still find joy in playing them. At the moment I'm replaying Final Fantasy 7 Remake and I'm having a hard time trying to beat the very last pull ups challenge at the gym in Wall Market. Lol I absolutely love the original ff7 and the remake as well. I haven't played intergrade yet so I'm really excited to play that after the main game.

[@arfanik9827]

I love Final Fantasy and I'm soon gonna try out the OG FF7 for the first time; has it aged well in ur opinion?

[@ArcanineGirl]

@@arfanik9827 The story, music and combat are great in my opinion but the graphics (even the pre rendered backgrounds) are hard to make out what's what. I did play my old PS1 copy. lol I also downloaded it on PS4 and the resolution is so much better. I want to play it again but on my PS4. Overall the OG FF7 is one of my favorite games. It's definitely in my top 5 personally.

[@jesseslack2089]

Jules is the final boss of FF7 Remake...he is From Software boss rage inducing...but it can be done cause it took me at least 35+ tries to beat him...but he was worth it for the Platinum Trophy!

[@DEVILTAZ35]

I can't stand final fantasy but i enjoyed the new Dead Space up to a point. It's a bit samey a bit too often.

[@danbooke2001]

For the pull up challenge, turn off the music, or listen to your own music. The in game music is not in sync and purposely done to get you to mess up your timing.

[@TheDneaves]

Johnny finishes two games of a series that he's bad at. That's what I do when I'm good at a type of game. Should of played the RCT pinball

[@thepuppetmaster9284]

I’ve been playing video games for more than 30 years and i’m still suck at racing and RTS. But i’m still good at fighting games, actions, FPS, RPG, shmup, sports, and platformers. But i’m not young anymore (38 btw) so maybe in the next 5-6 years i probably will become terrible at any video games genre 😔

[@jupton198828]

I used to be terrible at mario kart. Once my brother taught me how to power slide it changed my life.

[@ShininDawg]

Dreaded Puyo Puyo. Love that game, but just get crushed every time I play, I just don't understand the mechanics of building a large chain, just dont' get it, and how many times I tried to really get into it, countless, and at the end of the day I just give up, just tell myself ok you're just not gonna get it ever. And then I go back to it because I love the series, and the whole cycle repeats.

[@israelmorales838]

What a surprise to hear you were a beast at the street fighter series. I was ok and envied and admire guys like you. That made the episode for me. Look forward to your uploads every week. I love RPGs too!!!

[@DadDude]

My thoughts exactly on Mega Man. Glad I'm not alone here. Also, as a Street Fighter and anime fan, have you seen Hi Score Girl? It's pretty amazing and has a strong focus on SF and arcade culture in the 90's.

[@mrNobody9999]

I've been having a rough time with games in general, lately. My schedule doesn't afford me a lot of time to play them, and when I do, I can't bring myself to care as much. What kills me the most is losing my edge in fighting games.

[@bradybrapples]

i'm slowly beginning to accept that new games will probably never catch me like the old games do, and even then, when i play those, i feel like i'm just chasing the shadow of how i used to feel about them. my only real saving grace is finding obscure titles from back then i've never heard of so they seem "fresh" to me, when i actually have time to play the only new releases i've been excited for and actually preordered are the yakuza games since the covid lockdown

[@drowningin]

Get a 3ds, Switch, or Steam Deck. If it wasn't for the Switch I would never get to play games. I haven't even turned on my gaming PC in nearly 2 years

[@jaylucien669]

Been there, brother. Sometimes life and getting older just get in the way. If you just can't bring yourself to care as much, then I wouldn't force it. There's a good chance that a special game will one day come along and re-Ingnite your fires. I didn't really game for the better part of ten years, then BOTW came out and BOOM, 400hrs later and I was full boar back into the hobby. Your BOTW could already be out there, or it hasn't even been made it yet. But I promise you, you'll know it when you find it.

[@tokenblack7983]

It’s part of life’s cycle. What we thought was fun seems like crap as we age…I’m in denial that I’m going to finish my backlog. Some games once in a while like the other commenter said about BOTW will charm you and you’ll have fun again. It just won’t be as often as when we were younger Games like Ori Inside etc seem to capture me more than huge triple AAA games however Last of Us was really good Just gotta find yours

[@jaylucien669]

@@tokenblack7983 Another thing too is work uses the same parts of the brain as gaming does. So, after 8 or so hours of work, the last thing our brains want to do is anymore major task mastering and problem solving. This is, of course, easier to pull off in our teens and twenties, but after that it gets a lot more tricky.

[@noooname2568]

Solely focused puzzle games. When I play games I kinda wanna switch off after work and not have to think too much.

[@onionheadguy7094]

One time when I was 18 I got super stoned and crushed through the whole nes megaman series in an afternoon. Now that I'm 37 I totally suck at those games.

[@TheLegendofLeo]

You nailed it when you said that you’d be good at any game with dedication. I’m with you with Mega Man. I tried playing 1-6 on emulator and abused the life out of save states. It awed me that people became obsessed with those games, but good for them having fun.

[@OpticLureProductions]

You also beat Megaman Legends when you were hungover

[@RockBuster]

What I love about Megaman is everytime you give one a playthrough you get better and better. MM1 is surprisingly one of my all time favorites. Learning to beat Gutsman first and abusing the Magnet beam is so fun!

[@RockBuster]

@@AssociationAdmirer Heck yeah!! And each one is is it's own unique challenge full of little details! Exactly why Megaman is my favorite series to revisit time and time again!

[@PilipBwoy]

Back in the mid 90s i rented Megaman 1-5 and x1 - x2. i beat everyone of them with ease. 20 years later i owned the collection on steam and i cant beat any of them

[@MoonOvIce]

I don't even like playing online so much with others either. I like playing alone haha. I'm in my early 30's so I was around when online gaming became popular, but I found most games just seemed like "arcade" as soon as you get to play with real people. Even more technical games. I found I only like playing easy games for laughs with people, I do "serious gaming" alone usually.

[@RPGreg2600]

Yeah, online multiplayer games have taken a terrible turn. I used to love games like battlefield 1942 and the original call of duty online, but the newer ones are way too fast paced, and I hate how you can level up your characters so there's not a level playing field like there was in the old days .

[@bradybrapples]

same here - i can't think of a single game i played online regularly outside of mario kart

[@chronicallychic]

I just hate the idea of playing with a bunch of random people. I have a few games I play with friends, but anytime someone I don't know wants to join a lobby or something, I get immediate anxiety 😅

[@RPGreg2600]

@@bradybrapples that's all I've played online recently too. Sometimes I go back and play battlefield 1942 online. Still fun.

[@MrJimithee]

I'm with you on the online shooters... I just don't have the killer instinct (which, ironically, I'm AWESOME at!)

[@RetroJ77]

I really, REALLY, tried to get into and enjoy the Pokemon series. Even though I'm a fan of turn based RPGs, I couldn't get into it. Just trying to catch every one of them and leveling them up was overwhelming.

[@pc2555]

All pokemon games right from gen 1 have all been huge games with a lot of content. If you aren't totally done with them maybe you could try one more and go in with a set plan which is how I play them and replay them I've played them all from gen 1 to gen 8 and replayed several dozens of times. I'd recommend trying still the combat in pokemon games if you get deep into it is surprisingly complex and in-depth even compared to most turn-based RPGs. Its complex enough that they have tournaments with pro players but also simple enough that you can beat the games only knowing 1/20th of the strategy. You pick a team of 6 and only raise them (or maybe up to 10 and swap out a few for variety). Then that limits the amount you focus on. Don't worry about getting all the bonus items, catching pokemon and content just playthrough to the end initially. Thats the basic formula for how I replay the games and it doesn't take nearly as much time maybe 20-30 hours per playthrough. Since I memorized the pokemon pretty much I actually look at them all on a website then pick a team of 6 before I even start playing to avoid wasting exp and time by ditching one or two of them because I forgot about one that show sup later in the game. Then they become insanely replayable; when you're bored 1-2 years later you can play the same game again and pick a different team of 6. Rinse and repeat it you can play the same few pokemon games for 20 years and still not use all the pokemon. You can complete the pokedex by catching all the pokemon if you want but its a huge grind and I only did it twice in pokemon red and silver. The pokedex just got too huge after gen 2 that i stopped bothering plus its impossible to complete because every game after gen 1 has pokemon that you cannot get without a special event.

[@straightjak1t]

God bless you Johnny. 😊 I’m an average gamer and sometimes the lack of being good really gets to me but you said it so well. We don’t have be good at everything. I suck at anything that requires skill (like online multiplayer games and soulsborne) but I still have so much fun with them. Thanks for always being a beacon of joy even through things that seem less joyful. Your attitude is inspiring, mate.

[@Jay6x]

I love Touhou! I also REALLY suck at the games, but I still like giving it a try every now and then, but I haven't put in enough time to practice dodging millions of bullets on the screen. I'll just settle with listening to the music, and appreciating the character designs and stuff.

[@FerrisZzZzZ]

sf4 is when online play became really big for fighting games. rapid growth period for the fighting game community, really steep competition! SF4 was my first SF game and I loved it!

[@raikiri23]

I am straight trash at RTS games. I've been trying to play Halo Wars lately and I'm still getting wiped out even on easy

[@TheAzureVon]

Man for me it's always been Fighting Games, I've never been able to stick to one and really nail it down despite having fun with em for a time, also MegaMan.

[@freddysandoval4252]

5:53 Wow dark! Regarding the fighting games, so many of us are getting older and don't have the time to put in to master them. We know we can still dish out the pain if we had that time, but now we have to just applaud the people who do have the time that we once did. I love watching top end fights from EVO and Capcom Cup. They're so exciting, and I totally understand what everyone is doing.

[@COIFISHGAMING]

For me my struggle is the NES Ninja Gaidens, I love them but I literally struggle to this day!!!

[@j.d.6915]

Risk. I understand strategy, but my dad would destroy me every time we played. Sekiro would be my other Achille's Heel. I've tried to play it over the years, but I can't get the timing down and dying really screws me up.

[@EduFirenze]

Online shooters with friends are awesome, my Friday nights are usually with a couple of buddies, having some beers and trying to win on warzone. We're not great by any means but when we pull off a win is amazing.

[@pcm2fchris]

love the openness here johnny! you should do an episode of to p 10 hardest games you’ve beaten!

[@harrisonosirrah]

No matter how many times i try one, im just not good at detective games like sherlock holmes, snatcher, rise of the dragon. I never seen the answers and just wander around till im bored and done.

[@joma9468]

Tomb Raider, loved watching my buddies playing it, but I just got lost constantly and resigned after 3/4 hours. I tried at least 4 different games of the series.

[@JegoEXP]

The way Johnny is with Street Fighter is the way I am with FP shooters. My days of dominating in Halo and Call of Duty are over. I still enjoy games like BioShock, DOOM, and Splatoon but realize the days of me being at the top of the leaderboard online are over. I’m a RPG guy mainly now

[@slick_link7516]

I actually find myself being bad at pretty much the same games as you with the exception of Mega Man. I absolutely love those games. In terms of Street Fighter, I love that series but I’m not that great at them. Maybe average at best. Online multiplayer games are my least favorite games to play. I prefer single player. I am absolutely horrendous at Call of Duty multiplayer and I just don’t have fun playing it. RPGs tend to be my favorite genre now which I can’t say was the case when I was younger.

[@Oingo87]

God Johnny, a few of these clips had me rolling. The missed Mega Man jump and you playing pinball, so funny. Im unbelievably terrible at fighting games and shoot em ups and like you get too Angry with the souls/mega man esque games. Love your content, take care

[@shess412]

This resonated with me a lot. I find I’m bad at most games, but I’ll keep trying. I love shmups and fighters but man, I’m pretty awful at them. I keep coming back though. If I was more patient, I’d probably be a lot better, or just slightly less terrible.

[@jivesideproductions]

having beat them all but ds3, which i haven’t played, they are all beatable! rage quitting is a part of it...adventure until you you climax or quit in disgust, but adventure on, johnny. you can do it! praise the sun ☀️

[@chevmatic2034]

Fighting games. Street Fighter, Mortal Kombat, Tekken, King of Fighters, I am terrible at them all.

[@I_Am_The_Social_Reject]

I lmaod at your face at the pinball part. Such frustration lol

[@trevormorgan9084]

Growing up, I was always terrible at Wrestling games. WCW/NWO Revenge and World Tour, WWF No Mercy, Wrestlemania 2000, the “Smackdown” series, etc. My older brother convinced me play them with him and I was always terrible at them. Being an adult now and revisiting the genre…I’m STILL terrible at them.

[@samuraireflection]

hey , i want to thank you for your undying devotion to video games, your really smart, even if your bad at some games dont sweat it youll get better.

[@scotthudsondeutsch8379]

Paused at 3:34 in the video because I just had this thought. It's like John (in online shooters) goes up against kids who are as competitive and mastered at those games as John says he ways with Street Fighter back in the day. Just made me think of how he talks about training Rob to be as good as him on Street Fighter Alpha 2.

[@MrHarry1227]

I suck at Shooters/ Action games and Smash Brothers.

[@larryromero9035]

Great video. I’ve noticed I’m not good at modern FPS… My eyes aren’t what they used to be and I have a hard time seeing things I need to. I play more RPGs cause they’re a lot slower.

[@bigdrudogg33]

Shmups are my biggest weakness!! I love playing them. I love all the different types. I grew up with Gradius… but I am horrible at those games.

[@swilliams21231]

That’s where I find myself with all the dark souls games. I want to play them but for me the frustration very quickly outpaces the fun

[@alanfreer1]

I’m 52 I grew up with pick up and put down games 70’s 80’s 90’ etc But I spend a fortune lol on games that I can’t remember the controls and I play for 2 hours at the start leave the game for 2/3 days and just don’t remember what’s what ! So I reset the game then rinse and repeat ! Life if you are working isn’t kind to modern day video games I’m afraid unless you’ve got a fecking good memory and a stress free job! Keep up the good work fella btw

[@TVsMrNeil]

Johnny, I understand your frustration with pinball. I can't go into an arcade and play it, either. The problem, though, is that I need a while to warm-up, so if I'm able to get a machine in free-play mode, which isn't very often, then I'll rock the machine for like three hours. It's just not worth blowing through quarters to get to that point.

[@ProductionsFromBeyon]

“For me, it was Tuesday” nice street fighter live action reference

[@GeoTheHero]

GREAT VIDEO! With exception of Mega Man, I relate to ALL of these games. I've got to dive deeper and see what else I feel like I can't get good at!

[@kerrydustin3996]

Online multiplayer games does it for me. Typically I’ll do well on a new COD game, fast forward a few weeks (family, work) I regress and it’s straight to the bottom of the standings. Never fails.

[@balettpatkany]

I used to be great at fighting games, but as I became older I just suck ass at them.

[@brandonscott3423]

I love jrpg’s but octopath traveler 1 and 2 demo I’m horrible at because they take way too much grinding

[@zacharynestor3274]

I just started elden ring a week ago, and after about 15 hours of trying, I've come to the conclusion that I absolutely have to farm for runes. There's so many bosses and minibosses that exhaust your stamina gauge when dodging that it leaves no stamina to actually land an attack. So yah, time to spend the next 40 levels on getting my stamina bar to fill my entire screen.

[@Kevin0043]

The older I get, the more I dislike online games

[@jmarx3943]

I'm decent at the games I grew up with (mega man, contra, mario). I grew up playing fighting games but never got decent until street fighter 2 hyper fighting showed up on Xbox live in the mid 2000s. My friend and I would spend hours playing online. We both started with Ryu, and after we learned what we were doing we branched out into different characters. He went with Chun, I went with Honda. Playing together, we were able to point out to each other habits we didn't realize we had. We ended up in the top 100 over the course of a year. Had a blast doing it. To this day we still get together when we can and rack up some matches. If you want to learn fighting games, get a training partner. It was one of the most rewarding gaming experiences of my entire life.

[@ianp5367]

I have an eye condition I grew up with, and though that pushed me into playing a lot of games, not all games are suited for me haha. I really suck at multiplayer first-person shooters as well, I genuinely feel like everyone else has way better perceptual awareness in those games. I can't wrap my head around how they do it in these highly detailed environments where it feels like everyone blends in. Seriously baffles me. Despite that though, my favorite shooter is probably the Titanfall games. Really fun games that even if you suck wholefuly at, they give you a few random grunts to shoot at to make you feel like you're better than you actually are, haha.

[@smvanderlouw]

Here's JOHNNY

[@timking4662]

Love your content man! Always a treat when you upload a new video! Great topic.

[@OperationsAndSmoothProductions]

I have just started gaming again after a 30-year break! So I'm getting my chops back with all of them. Nailed Adventures of Lolo this week. 🎮🎮🎮🎮🎮🎮🎮🎮🎮🎮🎮🎮🎮🎮 GAME ON! 🎮🎮🎮🎮🎮🎮🎮🎮🎮🎮🎮🎮🎮🎮

[@sherifsalama253]

I hear u, I'm 68 now & I used to be good at Retro Shooters & Platformers in the 80's, however I cant play them at all now, also if a game requires too many different button combinations I can get confused & the arthritis in my hand acts up! Tip for Souls games Save quit & copy save to usb then reload it when u mess up thats why I bought Elden Ring for PS4 & not 5

[@jaylucien669]

The Pre-Metroidvania Castlevania's still give me problems. I struggled with much of Elden Ring but still put in over a hundred hours because it's just so dang awesome. The one I'm most embarrassed by is Civilization VI. I really want to get into it, but I can't even figure out what to do. The game tries to tell me, but I just can't get it, and then I feel stupid lol.

[@OriginalMasters]

With pinball, trap the ball with a flipper, then experiment with where on the flipper you’re launching the ball from. Eventually it becomes one of those things you intuit. Eventually. You can’t just put in a few quarters and expect to kill it.

[@1977Eelco]

I myself can't seem to be patient enough to become good at: the Ghost 'N Goblins series (maximum of 3 hits and you're dead), the Contra series (one hit kills), Immortal, etc.

[@danemcdonaldsouth7593]

Hey johnny i dont have many friends who like rpgs so whenever i watch a video of yours it feels like im taking to one of mine best friends so thanks for inspiring me to make my own videos

[@Fasneocroth]

Well my tip to avoid heavy rune losses in Elden Ring is to never take a risk or enter a dangerous situation when you're holding over 10,000 runes up to perhaps level 70, then scale up from there. Find somewhere to grind where you can safely recover runes if lost until you can level up. Or spend at a merchant somewhere on useful things, weapon upgrades etc. It's particularly easy in Elden ring as there are so many checkpoints.

[@MilesWilliams88]

Souls games definitely have a learning curve. My first one was Bloodborne, and I put it down after a hour, and didn't pick it back up for months. Once I actually took my time, and stopped trying to play it like an action game, I fell in love with it. I adore all of those games now.

[@reagandow850]

I certainly feel your pain. I’ll forever hate myself for being so terrible at Ghosts and Goblins on the NES/Arcade. I enjoy hard games but I just have always sucked at it and feel like I need to master it. Lmao

[@tokenblack7983]

On switch online service you can rewind the game. Makes a huge difference with the fun factor of ghouls and ghosts

[@NoMereRanger73]

Mega Man and Crash Bandicoot. Also any point and click adventure/puzzle games haha. Also stealth games! My biggest frustration is when you get caught and you get a Game Over, when you *know* your character is strong enough to take on everyone in that room. Or let me at least try and if I get overrun then fine. But getting caught and fading to black is the worst!

[@DerTendou]

I feel you with the fps games. Solo is fun but online I suck a them. I'm also not good with simulation games and I was never good with shoot em ups.

[@fistfulofgamepad]

I enjoy online FPS games but am not the best by any means, it feels sometimes like I will absolutely unload a whole clip into someone and inflict no damage, they’ll then fart on me and I’m dead?!?!?!!? 😂

[@alpine1600s]

Johnny's relationship with Mega Man, is like mine with BloodBorne. Except I traded my copy in when it was worth $40. 🤣

[@esmooth919]

When talking about metroidvanias, I've played and beat Metroids 1, 3, 4, and 5, and I've played a few other metroidvanias here and there, but I'm having the hardest time with Hollow Knight! That game is very hard! I feel like I've gotten pretty far, but I've run into several difficulty walls that made me put the game down, because it's blocking my progression.

[@RealziesCuts]

Those MegaMan games were so tough back in the day 😂 Football games are my weakness

[@alexk9295]

From your footage I can see why you're bad at pinball. You should (almost) never press both flippers at the same time. Try to keep the flippers down as most as possible. Learn to control the ball, like when it comes down keep the flipper down and let it bounce to the other flipper and then hold the ball with that flipper. Learn the shots from that position. The way you play in your footage is basically analogous to button mashing in a videogame.

[@mr.serious9538]

Yeah, that's what I was going to say. Let me add that you should be shaking the hell out of that machine, John. If you see the ball going straight down the middle, don't be afraid to give the machine a pretty good smack. You're not gonna hurt it, and eventually you'll get a sense of when you should be "nudging" and what you can get away with. You might be surprised by how much high level players like Bowen Kerins are moving the machine around. Alex K nailed it though, those are the basics.

[@hoogovens3261]

The guitar parts on Guitar Hero and Rock Band. I can manage most songs with 4 buttons (medium difficulty iirc), but that's my limit. Add that 5th button and my brain-to-hand control completely breaks down. Drumming is no problem and the right (strum) hand is fine, rhythm is natural for me. It's just those left hand gymnastics I can't manage.

[@OzonebxGaming]

The links in Street Fighter 4 mostly had to be done with a moded Stick or controller to consistently pull off some of the harder combos. If you run into someone who knows option selects and you don't chances are your going to lose a lot.

[@scatterbraineddaily4722]

I'm terrible at Pikmin games. I keep screwing up at random intervals and have to reset just out of fear that losing so many troops will bite me in the ass later on (especially Pikmin 2 where you go through successive floors without being able to replenish them.)

[@fancyactionnow2352]

Great video! One thing that I can give games like Dark Souls and stuff in similar vein. They are pretty much modern NES-hard games. I do wish I have time to play the games but alas…

[@cello3544]

For me, it's RPG's and the 3D Mario games. I ABSOLUTELY SUCK at both! I've tried soooo many times at recommendations for both, but I've just accepted the fact that I suck at both genres of games. I would like to offer you a suggestion for pinball, try Yoku's Island Express. It's a pinball metriodvania hybrid game that's super cool. Give it a try.