Khuutra on 14 June 2009
I have to step out for a few hours, so I will summarize this with one of my own experiences.
When I was very small, I could only play so far in SMB2. Why? Because the Birdo fight terrified me. I could not play it. The music, the active threat, the big pink enemy sprite spitting projectiles - I couldn't face it. It was irrational but I could not play that level, I could not get past Birdo unless my father beat it for me.
I would play the earliest parts over and over and over, only stopping when I got to Birdo.
This system would have gotten me past Birdo and let me experience much, much more of the game. And who knows? It might have allowed me to overcome my own fear, watching the enemy be beaten over and over.
