Rage quitting Super Metroid in 1994 - My Retro Life

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During my first complete play-through of Super Metroid in 1994, one particular boss fight pushed me over the edge.
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Rage quitting Super Metroid in 1994 - My Retro Life

[@MyRetroLife]

This story about my face-off with a Super Metroid boss STILL gives me a little PTSD! Ever encounter a Boss Fight in a video game that you just couldn't win? Let me know in the comments. Thanks guys! ALSO - I really did enjoy the product from the sponsor of this video. Very yummy for healthy cereal. If you're going to purchase some Magic Spoon, be sure to use my code MYRETROLIFE to get $5 off your delicious, healthy Magic Spoon cereal by clicking this link: magicspoon.thld.co/myretrolife_0622

[@vinnietheanimationgod8149]

Boy Tyler u and James Rolfe should be good friends because I wouldn't think that him and you would react to that boss My Retro Life.

[@MrCalverino]

Yellow Devil in mega man made me rage quit lol

[@saintarchangel9547]

My memorable RAGE QUIT was Darth Vader in one of the Super Star Wars Games I'm thinking Empire Strikes back? 🤔

[@MyRetroLife]

Did he talk about Crocomire?!

[@vinnietheanimationgod8149]

@@MyRetroLife no he didn't do super Metroid as the nerd but I think u and him can do a good rant on that boss

[@Y2Jerms]

Great video. I took in something from this. After you got frustrated and through the controller and your dad says to cool down, he did something I didn't expect. EVERYTIME I get to a point like that in a game I'm told, "it's just a game". Your dad didn't do that. He helped you deal with your frustration and then helped you get through the game. That was amazing.

[@MyRetroLife]

Yes - Glad you picked up on that. Another example of how awesome he was. Miss him all the time

[@Y2Jerms]

@@MyRetroLife watching your videos, he very much was a great person and awesome dad. You are very lucky.

[@cfhcowboy9292]

Your dad really did seem amazing.

[@Foxentails]

"If you're gonna get that mad, why do you even play?"

[@djsmileyoflasvegas]

​@@MyRetroLife what happened to your dad

[@SonicGamerGirl2006]

What a loving father. Helping you to deal with your frustration rather than dismiss your feelings by saying unhelpful things like "It's just a game" when you had difficulties trying to beat the boss. Your father was amazing! Helping you through the game you played as a child definitely helped you to keep pushing forward despite how hard the game was! It's also an amazing way to teach children to never give up, no matter how hard life can be! 😊

[@bitwolfy]

“I kept dying over and over again, I think it was cause I didn’t know how to beat him.” Truly, a wordsmith

[@Nostalgia_Road]

Super Metroid Taught me so much patience as a kid. One of the hardest games I played back then. Glad I went back to it and beat it. It was such a great pay off

[@maralinekozial9131]

Amen

[@RBtheMad]

Your dad sounded like an absolutely fantastic man. I remember getting mad at videos games when i was a kid and it would just result in me getting punished by my parents, but your dad knew what was up and knew how to keep you level headed and determined. Love this channel so much.

[@JosephLombardi]

So crazy, my dad and I also played a ton of these classic when I was a kid and we were stuck on a bunch of sections in Super Metroid included Crocomire. We called the 900 number advertised in Nintendo Power multiple times and that's how we ended up beating him lol. I have no idea how I would've figure it out without some kind of help as a kid.

[@MyRetroLife]

I love stories about the hotline! Thanks for sharing

[@nicolausteslaus]

My dad throws a lot of fancy words while he was playing, like fbomb and nword. I didn't know why he called Dracula nword, his skin was perfectly fine! (c) My Retro Life

[@RetroReset]

One of my fav games of all time. I love super metroid.

[@MyRetroLife]

It’s pretty much a masterpiece

[@RetroReset]

@@MyRetroLife Indeed it is

[@ronmower]

One of my all time favorite games.

[@kylem1112]

It's the best game on the entire system, I don't care what anyone says. Yes even Super Mario World. Sue me lol

[@commandervile394]

One of my fondest memories as a kid was beating Super Metroid with two of my friends watching, besting the Mother Brain and escaping the time bomb the first time trying it, and our jaws dropped to the floor with how clutch/climatic it was. I'll never forget that moment. 1994 was a great time in general.

[@ronmower]

1994 sure was a great time in general, especially for the SNES.

[@E-78]

FF6 rules

[@commandervile394]

@@E-78 It does rule, but I didn't get a chance to play it when I was a kid. I didn't player it until way later in my life, in my early 30's. Great game though for sure, a real classic.

[@Metroidkid97]

I have lots of memories of this game with my dad, I played it as a kid and at one point I played it around 2009 while my dad was backseat gaming and giving advice. Awesome memories

[@_TheCoolCat]

So I beated Final Fantasy III (VI) in February, 8, 2022, and YES, I remember the exact same date! it was such a memorable moment! (SPOILERS) I remember reaching the end of Kefka's Tower, and just seeing Kefka destroy everything! and when the battle started, the game told me to organize my characters for the battle, so I did, and it happened, I was going to finally finish this amazing, sad, surprising adventure, with characters who I felt are with me with every moment, so I started with the first layer of the bosses, theres like 4 layers of bosses, the 4th one being kefka, so I pressed record on my iPad to record the moment, so the first boss wasn't that difficult, and the music just was so amazing that it encouraged me to keep to do it! then the second layer is when the music starts to get intense! and wasn't so difficult, and the music was more encouraging than ever! And I reached the 3rd layer, and it was a bit harder than the first 2, and music was more climactic, and then the music came, and Kefka appeared! as an angel! so I started Phantom Rush him with Sabin, and casted a lot of Ultima, and Kefka casted some magic that made all of my hit points drop to 1! and I started to panic and breathed more heavily, and eventually casted Cure 3, and I was back on track! and then Kefka casted some sort of blindness magic that prevents me from casting magic! so I had to fight by using my weapons, and after a lot of stress Kefka just disintegrated, and my heart dropped and was so happy I wanted to scream! but I was still recording, and just could believe that I had beaten this masterpiece of a game! and it became one of my most favorite games of all time!!

[@ExistentHope]

Awesome story Final Fantasy VI best snes game IMO

[@_TheCoolCat]

@@ExistentHope YES! but I also equally love Final Fantasy II (IV)

[@Movie_Games]

I could beat games/bosses easily when I was a kid. But I could not fking figure shit out and that really pissed me off. There where so many games that I loved, but just couldn't progress. Metroid, Zelda 2, Legacy of the Wizard. I recently looked up how to get the Ice Beam and got even more pissed. Like... how was I supposed to know that as a kid?

[@zachtwilightwindwaker596]

I could not beat Zelda 2. I didn't realize how hard this game was. I needed to use the easy mode mod (and save states) to get through it.

[@bened22]

Super Metroid actually makes me angry as a grown up because it is so cryptic and time consuming with its progression. But at the same time fans hype it up like no other Metroid. A very frustrating combination! :D

[@Larry]

I got stuck in that exact same place as a kid too! Though my problem was I managed to save the game with zero energy, so I couldn't take a single hit from him before dying. >.>

[@MyRetroLife]

Oh man. That happened to a buddy of mine with CODE: Veronica (sort of). He saved before the boss where you have to use the sniper rifle but he didn't HAVE the sniper rifle. Had to start the game over.

[@Larry]

@@MyRetroLife Lol, exactly what happened to me with Code Veronica too! I don't have any luck. Wasn't there a glitch with a key that you needed to collect, but if you missed it a door closes behind you, making it impossible to progress any further?

[@gravesvintage]

Your channel is the best. We're around the same age. The stories, seeing the tapes, the memories.. it makes me so emotional. I'm over the moon that your dad videotaped everything! Rockstar dad. Lifelong subscriber, without question. Keep it coming, brother.

[@cruiz387]

Love the channel, man. As a dad of an almost 2 year old I absolutely can’t wait to show my son all the classics that I grew up with and watching him run through them for the first time.

[@SonicGamerGirl2006]

Definitely the right way to raise a child. Introducing children to classic media that previous generations grew up with.

[@Andrew-wy1gg]

You’re so blessed to have a dad like that you had such a great childhood and the fact that your pops recorded everything is amazing

[@nkhazov]

super metroid, and donkey kong country, came out the same year I was born which is back in 1994. even sonic 3 came out 9 days before i was born. I was born in February 12 1994. super metroid has been an awesome game. final fantasy 7 materia keeper was the hard boss for me to beat initially until I realized what i did that was back in 2009. Best regards Nikita.K

[@blakehorton8110]

Best video game channel on you tube hands down this hits you right in the feels

[@MyRetroLife]

Thanks a lot, Blake

[@EpicLebaneseNerd]

Imagine living in a non-nintendo country in the 90s, sega was all the rage, i had to move heaven and earth to get any snes games, and sadly, most these amazing games were left unplayed thanks to me not finding them. i think METROID and EARTHBOUND and even ZELDA on snes were the most heartbreaking games i never played as a kid. Shame being a nintendo kid in a non nintendo friendly country, but at least i managed to play a lot of games, sadly, some games i really wanted, never showed up.

[@RodniDemental]

Yeah, the only nintendo I ever heard of back then was a pokemon

[@rebeccalejon3519]

The first game that made me rage quit was Ninja Gaiden, I made it to The Jaquio and died, died and died. I got so angry I was grounded for playing the NES for a couple of days. After that it was personal, I must have been 4 or 5 at the time but I would practise every chance I got. I finally beat that game some years later and it was my personal and greatest triumphs over one of the toughest NES games out there.

[@brandonginsburg3120]

Tough game for sure. I only got as far as near the top of the fortress, could not cross a gap.

[@MrCalverino]

rip to ur dad man... I get emotional everytime I watch ur vids... if u didn't grow up during the 16bit era... you missed out on the best era in gaming history!!!

[@MyRetroLife]

Thanks for saying that. Also, 100% truth statement about games in the 90s

[@CoolDudeClem]

"Ever encounter a Boss Fight is a video game that you just couldn't win?" Well yes that's me on just about EVERY video game and EVERY boss ever.

[@Blanco8x8]

There's an old saying, if something is not going the way you expect it to, you need to think outside the box. I don't remember struggling with Crocomier, but I did remember the "aha!" moment of pushing it into the lava. I was a teen at the time, so it didn't took as long for me to figure it out. We all had our brain blocked at some gaming moments. So don't feel embarrassed or frustrated. Be proud that you overcome it.

[@tonytenorio8482]

My Retro Life, the best channel on youtube

[@MD-xl1sq]

The final boss in Secret of Mana, which is my favorite game of all time. Nearly 30 years later and I still haven’t beaten the game.

[@waynesmith3177]

Me and one of my cousins played Secret of Mana over Thanksgiving week one year. We ended up beating the game right as my Mom was telling us to put our shoes on so we could go to our grandparents house for Thanksgiving dinner. That week is probably my strongest memory from gaming.

[@Ankosi1987]

keep saying it its the best show on youtube i've been with it since the beginning and always will.

[@Gameboy-Unboxings]

Sweet! I swear this is one of my favorite channels to get an upload notification from.

[@MyRetroLife]

Why thanks!

[@EoR_2B4GOT10]

I'm not sure if this counts. But on the PS2 I played this game called Prince of Persia Warrior Within. After the events of the first game your character is now being chased by the guardian of time aka the Dahaka. This beast shows up throughout the game trying to kill you. Whenever he shows up the screen goes black and white and the music changes from soft atmosphere to metal real fast. When you run from him the Dahaka talks in a strange tone you cannot understand. Sometimes when you run from him you get caught or fall down some highground. You can turn back time to an extend and retry. Do this at a point in which the Dahaka speaks and his voice sounds "normal" so you understand when he says "You cannot escape the Dahaka!" Needless to say the beast is terrifying and not being able to fight back sucks. But if you take all the right health extensions throughout the game you can unlock the final Weapon with the Watersword. This Sword has the power to wound the Dahaka so when he shows you can finall fight back. This fight isn't easy you will still die many times when trying to beat him but in the end it felt just incredible to finally beat this monster. Still one of my favorite bosses to this day.

[@christopherevans9119]

I can relate… I raged In the 1990s, & finally beat It In 2001 when my state had a massive Ice storm, & snow during that time… Thank God for a John Deere 4840 & Diesel generator to give me electricity & heat, other than our fireplace & gas stove… I grew up In a farm family all my life…

[@ToiletClogger1945]

this video is more inspirational than Remember the Titans. about never giving up and staying calm and focused LOL. great vid dude

[@bryangonzales4198]

I was born in the very late 90s so I never played an snes until I was a teen, but these stories really give me a sense of nostalgia because growing up with an n64, GameCube, & Wii, I have stories like these as well, where you’re just so focused on this one particular moment, for me it was finding Doopliss’ name in Paper Mario TTYD (no joke, it took me ONE YEAR by accident). I feel like it’s not the same now that I’m in my 20s, now since as an adult, it’s easy to figure things out so you brush off these moments like it’s nothing, or kids nowadays can look them up in the internet. KZbin did exist when I was growing up, but the video game tutorials were HORRIBLE, and very grainy so I had to figure it out myself. I’m sorry for the long speech but I loved this video lol, you earned a new subscriber.

[@shane2613]

Love the Blue Stinger music behind the cereal bit

[@Arthur19-v3y]

My dad also fueled my gaming as a kid but he wasn't as engaged as your dad was. That's special bro. 💯💜

[@soulcatapult]

The "mission complete" fanfare playing after you beat Crocomire gave me chills. Super Metroid would've been just a little more epic if this ditty actually played whenever you beat a boss! :D

[@nestalgia4816]

I was 19 when Super Metroid came out. I was living with my uncle in Alabama for the summer, had my summer job and bought Super Metroid with my first paycheck. I bought a case of Dr. Pepper and sat in front of the T.V. when he wasn't home, playing Super Metroid. You had a great dad and we all appreciate all the old footage you have with him. He is an amazing dad to all of us watching. Thank you very, very much. It really does bring healing to us old timer gamers who miss their deceased dads that got us into gaming way back then.

[@Yahtzee88]

This game will forever be one of my favorite of all time. Only cause of how much emotion it brought out in me. As a 7 year old playing this game. I was soooo immersed in it and completely lost. I don't know how long it took me to finally beat it, A long time. But by the time I fonally got to the end and mother brain killed the metroid, I lost it conpletely I was so angry and heartbroken I actually was crying yelling at motherbrain, shooting her nonstop til she was done. The most intense gaming moment I ever had without a doubt.

[@Ddog2]

😂😅😂

[@josephmorales652]

Ridley is super challenging on super metroid

[@goldinho]

Magus Chrono Trigger!

[@PeteOliva]

Amazing video. I love your closing remarks about how boss battles make us feel. I remember them all, yes. And I think they feeling if triumph is what keeps us coming back to games like Elden Ring and Dark Souls.

[@eyebash1]

.... and this is what people that keep begging for an easy mode dont ever understand. When the developers make a game with this intended level of difficulty, it pushes you to your limits and if you can find it in you, anyone can overcome these challenges! And it feels great!

[@kevinradigan2688]

Great story and video, Tyler! I think my proudest gaming accomplishment was beating Street Fighter II Turbo for SNES with every character on a high difficulty setting. I played that game almost every day for a year for 1-2 hours per day and it was at times extremely challenging but beating M. Bison (perfect music for a final boss battle by the way) and getting the ending for each character was so satisfying. Other big game accomplishments to me were finishing the Temple of Doom level in Bart's Nightmare and beating the game with an A+ and completing that final level in the factory to beat Terminator for Genesis. I totally get what you are saying about how getting a sense of achievement in a game stays with us and how it gives us confidence in other areas of life to face new challenges.

[@雪鷹魚英語培訓的領航]

Man... Kids who grow up on next gen VR are gonna REALLY be nostalgic. Nice video dude. The Earthbound waterfall got me good. There are a couple other experiences on the tip of my tongue...

[@pierre-oliviergourde4296]

mine was wizards and warrior on the nes when i was young. remember finishing the final boss and realize that i finally beat the game. i had to master the game to be able to finish it. played two years ago just for the memory of all that pain. cheers from quebec canada. love your videos. and btw i loss my dad when i was 15 from cancer so i can understand what you felt. keep going those great nostalgic videos bro

[@mackmcmillan9905]

Forgive the language but HOLY SHIT what a family life. A boatload, 180 degree difference to my own. I'm happy you've stayed humble. They did great, your folks.

[@HoT_ToucH]

Awesome video as always my friend! As for me when I was a kid I remember the technodrome on TMNT part 1 for the nes, That was one of my first games ever and man, I still get goosebumps when I see that big ball of lightning, I rage quit so many times and I had some golden patience because I can’t even play that now, the game seems so unfair 😂 thanks for sharing your story as always! So great to see your time capsule and feel like I’m there 🔥🤟🏼

[@MyRetroLife]

Thanks Ruben! Appreciate it

[@meganesposito3013]

I didn’t play video games but this is how I’d get when practicing piano. Great video!!

[@mediaglitch]

Another great episode Tyler. Also thanks for being on my new episode. What do you think of me cutting out your spoiler? I debated over it but I decided not enough people have played it so I hope you were cool with it. At first I thought the sponsor was a joke and then I realized hey I know that cereal lol. You might not know this but Super Metroid is my favorite Game on the super Nintnedo. Great editing, Mega man 1 push me to this when I was a kid and the first TMNT on the nes.

[@MyRetroLife]

Haha we talked earlier but thanks for the comment man

[@ReelFilm2016]

I love the fact that you have nostalgic footage of you eating nostalgic cereal. 🤭

[@nobeac]

Super Mario 2 Wart was hard back in the day but now that I see other techniques it doesn't seem hard now.

[@David-yo3ul]

I love watching your retro life videos. So much it makes a grown man cry! :) Super Metroid one of my faves! I relate! I had Metroid on NES...as a kid it was too hard for me. Still hard now! Lol I had Metroid 2 on Gameboy and I was good and love this game still. But Super Metroid blew my mind! Literally took me too another world! Watching your videos takes me back... Thank you so much for sharing ... Our retro life!!

[@Prettytony0627]

Super Metroid is quite possibly not just the best SNES game of all time but the best game of all time. The mood it sets is unmatched. Loved playing as a teenager back in the day.

[@MyRetroLife]

It’s truly unlike anything I’ve played before or since. The introduction along with “waking up” the planet after you arrive is a top cinematic moment in gaming

[@MysticBGaming]

I was born in 87. Played Super Metroid when I was 6 or 7 and I remember getting to the red tower in Brinstar and not knowing how to get to Kraid. I rage quit till I got a players guide and game genie in a year or so later. Maridia and Mother Brain Final Battle Music gave me nightmares as a kid and I would always play those parts with the TV turned down.

[@Choom2077]

Fantastic little story here.☺ Thank you for sharing this. I remember my first face off with the Crocomire. It forced me to the wall of death too, until I also figured out his pattern and what a great feeling that was, to see it sink into the lava. When it leaped out from the other side, I was like "NO WAY IT'S STILL ALIVE!??!" lol... but then it collapsed. Phew! They did a fantastic job with that boss fight. One of the most memorable ones. Super Metroid remains to be one of my top favorite SNES games and I still proudly own my original copy today. :> PS. What a great father. 💗

[@blackmetalhead5883]

And this is the greatest game ever made plus release in the year I was born

[@McCannoid]

Love this! For us the small TV and SNES were on the end of the kitchen table - the living room was under construction. After dinner is when my oldest bro battled Crocomire and the whole family cheered him on, it was such a rollercoaster...like a good football match, we all cheered the hard fought victory too! Thanks for the uploads and for sharing, it helps awaken old and dormant memories that are just priceless 👍

[@greensun1334]

I remember the Grim Reaper and Dracula in Super Castlevania 4, Kintaro in Mortal Kombat 2, Some bosses in Super Ghouls and Ghosts and Contra 3... Now it's no problem to beat them but back then it was!

[@ASAN2042]

Your dad's advice in going outside and getting focus is amazing! It absolutely works! I rage quit dino crisis on Dreamcast...for two weeks I quit it. It got in my head hardcore! I had made it very far yet was out of ammo and being stealthy was not an option. So I quit! I remember it felt like I wanted to fight😂 I was about to go a round or 2 with thin air because this game had broke me so hard🤣 so I walked... Once I picked it back up, it was so much easier as I wasn't angry and my mind was in a calm place. Bosses should have built in animations that tells the player to take a break for a bit after so many butt kickings n game overs⭐🎮

[@deezy81]

Same thing happened with me with the Dreamcast port of Dino Crisis. It was eleven years ago, still have the saved game. Going to get back up on it one day Did you eventually beat it?

[@ASAN2042]

@@deezy81 I did❤️😊

[@blkplaguelmc]

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[@doctorskelestein6068]

I'll never forget that was literally the first ever "jump scare" to get me in a video game. Good times. Love the videos and channel Tyler. Retro Life and the Game Chasers are my ultimate "comfort viewing" channels. 💚

[@AmberExpert]

Great videos. I don't remember hard games on NES and SNES but I remember resident evil and silent hill games were hard and me and my friends in school had super hard times getting lost.

[@cousinjimmydean4233]

Hope all is good with u Tyler u BEEN ghost. I'm tunning in right now

[@adamjenkins190]

I'm the same age as you, same situation about gaming with my dad. We spent like an hour or so at midnight taking turns on crocomire, before we figured out what to do. Great memory for me.

[@DarthBreh]

Great story!!! I remember my first crack at Metroid, my aunt buying me Metroid II for the gameboy, freaking fell in love with the franchise.

[@clinteastwoo12]

Magneto via X-men arcade. You need about 20 dollars in quarters to beat him

[@mariokart8715]

Impossible to beat bosses in arcade cabinets.

[@StiffAftermath]

What a fantastic, wholesome video game channel. This is quickly becoming one of my favorite channels in retro gaming. Thank a-you so much for your really great content!!

[@MiZoW]

I remember back in the day having to take breaks and then coming back and beating the parts I'd been stuck on for days or weeks. I Haven't experienced that in a long time. I would sit and think about what I could do to beat a boss while I was at school n stuff then would be so excited when I got home to give it another try. It was so satisfying coming back the next day and beating whatever I was stuck on.

[@matthewcase6112]

another story I have is when I finally beat Bowser in mario 3. I finally figured out you had to make him stomp through the floor to the bottom and I finally did it!

[@mariokart8715]

I beat this so many times.

[@vintagecrazyjay4970]

Ghosts 'N Goblins Boss on the NES - because you get to beat him once and then start the game over at the beginning and doing it a second time with zero saves! Love the old school Nintendo I grew up with - you turn that system off, you start at the beginning! Good times! Power to the Players!

[@LandRunProductions]

That's "ass-tee-an-axe" for us----I love how some of those old games were so bizarrely named that the pronunciation literally varied from kid to kid.

[@GuillermoBarron100]

The boss that gave me PTSD was the Koopa boss (I think her name is Wendy Koopa) in the water world of SMB3. She threw some rings that just kept hitting me. It took me a week haha but I was only 7 and not a master in that game, yet. Now I'm 22

[@blakehorton8110]

Love it man these videos make me feel like I'm not alone and at least they're are other people out there who have the same nostalgia and passion for the 80's/90's/early 2000's ..... you make it seem cool , wich it is ..... love it man I really can't wait to see these vids man you are an muse to alot of people and I love all the details all the realness is such a breath of fresh air ....thanks man

[@MyRetroLife]

Thanks for this comment Blake!

[@AX5Terminator]

I remember having a hard time with a boss in Megaman X. Some bald dude with a robot dog and a saber? When I thought I finally beat him a giant death machine picked up his severed head and continued to torment me with fire. I don't think I've ever beat that game. I'm going to have to try again one of these days.

[@LBDNytetrayn]

Been there, but I did eventually beat it... though not before going for a walk first. XD

[@SchrodingersTransCat]

That's the final boss, Sigma. 😉 Obligatory link to TerminalMontage's parody: kzbin.info/www/bejne/fYqnY4JoaM2ZgJY

[@themegaman91965]

Super Metroid is such an amazing game; it just doesn't feel all that old; 1994 is that one year I remember the most, other than 2000 when I got my first console, the N64. I remember some heavy struggles with Donkey Kong 64 that year with that dreaded Nintendo coin from the emulated Donkey Kong, and some Link to the Past in 2003 on my SNES I got from Gamestop before they decided to shut off classic games altogether in 2006. I'll never forget that year; that was terrible for catching up with what I missed then, and fast-forward to today, and it's gone from hard to find to also expensive as heck!

[@richterbelmont5506]

The thing in Super Metroid that makes you want to rage quit is when you get stuck in an area and you literally have to wall jump to get out or something because you didn't get an item before you went into an area. I remember I got really stuck in that long vertical shaft in Super Metroid and I legitimately thought I was stuck and couldn't possibly get out. I had to find out how to wall jump extremely well to get out of there

[@pcb2734]

Part of my childhood is playing Super Metroid. It was so fun back then.

[@Logan-ee5rx]

The boss I could never beat was psycho mantis in metal gear solid. One day some kid during recess told me to just plug the controller in the 2nd slot so he can’t read your mind. Will never forget that boss encounter.

[@brendenortizCAL]

Awesome video, very relatable! I've always wanted to meet someone who got to experience super metroid upon release in 1994. Endless conversations to be had! (I was born in 1996.)

[@digitalworms]

In modern gaming the one boss that kept killing me over and over was kos from bloodborne! Victory against a hard boss definitely makes you feel awesome! Life is hard the small victories are what it's about!

[@captaintitusultramarine]

Grant us eyes

[@LanzaDeSantos]

Back in the early 90’s my parents bought me and my siblings a Sega Genesis Model 2 with the 6-Pak cartridge. While it didnt make me rage as a kid I was still met with frustration at losing to the final bosses of Golden Axe and Revenge of Shinobi. Needless to say I eventually beat them and was super stoked. 7 year old me couldn’t have been more hype.

[@pokekiller787x]

This isn't a childhood story since I never had much trouble with bosses in the games I played as a kid, but I've been trying to beat Blaster Master and the final boss has been destroying me over and over again and sending me back to the beginning of the game. It's made me rage quit several times now lol

[@lonreed9743]

I loooooove SUPER Metroid, so I’m back a yr later to rewatch the magic!

[@kentheonlywellmaybedontoo9754]

awesome story, thanks for sharing

[@orangeTadpole]

Other dads: “Are ya winning, Son?” Tyler’s dad: “Yes, we’re winning, Son.”

[@andresvelez6538]

This happened just recently I raged out while playing TLOUS2 and punched my door when I looked at my hand I realized I scraped my knuckles and started bleeding it was a clear sign I needed to take a break from this game and come back to it when I’m ready. The next day I beat the level where I was getting frustrated. It honestly taught me a very important lesson on how to deal with my frustration.

[@bronysimpson3250]

I remember playing Mario Paint one night as a kid during the late 1990's and trying to beat level 3 on Gnat Attack. I profusely said "bad flies" trying to reach the boss and when I did, I found myself struggling to avoid the fast projectiles and I got a Game Over. I was so mad, I got up, approached the tv and banged my fist on the screen. I was kicked off for the rest of that night. looking back, I crack up just thinking about when I banged my fist on that tv screen. nowadays, Gnat Attack is a walk in the park.

[@GamingintoEternity]

Great video Tyler! You are wonderful at communicating your childhood in gaming with all the emotions that go with it as a kid.

[@stocksurfing5158]

I had a similar experience with the water temple in OOT when I was 8

[@MyRetroLife]

Water Temple is infuriating

[@starman9458]

I'm currently playing Super Metroid on my Switch and Crocomire was a challenge for me, I died 6 times trying to fight him and finally I pushed him into the lava and finally got past him. I'm currently new to the Metroid series and currently playing Prime on my Gamecube.

[@MSDGAMEZ]

This is my favorite series and channel on KZbin. The 90's were a amazing time to be a kid. Especially at gamer. I just wish I knew then what I knew now

[@ThePotionShop]

I was born in 96 so I didn't get to really experience the SNES outside of my cousins that kept it around while N64, PS1 and Dreamcast took over. Seeing these memories is great, thank you as always for sharing them!

[@Saskidan]

I remember not being able to locate the power bomb and told my brother's friend I felt like giving up then he told me to keep looking and never give up! So glad he did cause damn Super Metroid became one of my favorite games ever.

[@IdeasMusicPls]

The boss that comes to my mind is Wizpig from Diddy Kong Racing. A friend and I could not beat him until we discovered the boost trick after many days of frustration...

[@mikelondakos9723]

I just played this for the first time not long ago, beat it in a couple days. It reminded me of why I love retro more than modern gaming.

[@skull902]

Another fantastic video as always! Really impressed (but not surprised) that your dad had you take a breather instead of getting mad that you were mad. It's great that he recognized what was gonna actually help the situation. For me, most of the time it was levels rather than bosses that would get me stuck and frustrated with a game. Cannon's Core in Sonic Adventure 2: Battle was what immediately came to mind; even after finding the Air Necklace for Knuckles, I still had a time and a half with the water currents in his part of the stage. Took me a good couple months of trying to finally see Sonic's section and beat it. As far as bosses go, King Boom Boo I also remember taking a while but not _nearly_ as long.

[@4eberhardetc983]

I really think Super Metroid is still a great game in 2023...atmospheric, influential, so unique...the soundtrack is simply amazing, great game in its own way.

[@spartan2188]

Absolutely. It's one of the best games ever made.

[@zrexx9428]

This video, although not entirely, just has something "old youtube" about it that I like. It's like, your talking about your experiences in such an emotional and heated and passionate way. Not giving a "review" but sharing something people can connect with while giving your own perspective and experience with it. This is honestly what I miss from gaming content is getting to know the person behind the video. We have so many video game videos where its just a generic guy monologuing for 1.5 hours and there's no personality, no unique story to tell. I almost don't like any youtube content these days but I kinda liked watching this... to tell ya the truth I also kinda like how you sorta explained how your experiences with video games gave you these lessons in life and kinda molded you into who you are. I think it's something unnoticed these days. Like gaming is an adventure that trains you mentally... at least for those of us who are really into it. It even teaches you basic life skills like self-motivation and dealing with being challenged and knowing how to push yourself. It's pretty amazing I have, and it's kinda the experience I've had the more I've pushed myself to game as an adult.

[@MajinErick]

His skin burning in the lava and him screaming in pain....was brutal.

[@jimijames6449]

This is one of the best channels on KZbin

[@symboltherapper]

So cool you have so much home video. Makes you feel like your really back in 1994 for with you guys

[@MyRetroLife]

Thanks! That was the whole idea for the channel when I decided to use the old home movie footage.

[@jdivergh22]

I love your videos so much. We were lucky to grow up when we did. The awesome feeling of beating the boss you've been working on forever is a feeling like no other. One of the first ones for me that I can remember is Ripto on Spyro 2: Ripto's Rage. Looking back he's a simple boss, but as a kid he infuriated me lol. Good times

[@fluoriteheals]

Mariera...LORD HAVE MERCY ....It's just hell under water!

[@alexaustin5664]

One of my favourite games of all time, still have my copy...