I had all illusions of being good at games crushed out of me as a child playing NES. When you try and try and never even come close to beating Battletoads or Ninja Gaiden or Ghosts and Goblins just finishing a game feels like an accomplishment.
Honestly only a handful of games give me such anguish for past ten years. Thank goodness for save files and check points and difficulty settings. Games have definitely become far far more forgiving which is why I no longer feel terrible about my average gamer ability.








