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So you want to be a real hardcore gamer™©??

Well, if you haven't beat this game, your application is denied and the Weenie Hut Jr. Is over there!

Now seriously: this game is not difficult in the normal sense but outright hostile to the player. It is made with the intent to fuck with the player and get them to rage quit. I died 1500 times to the endboss alone and I think it was 7000 times for the whole game and no that is not a few zeroes too many. The reason why it doesn't feel too annoying is that it restarts immediately without loading times, so you are never out of the action for long. And it is mostly one screen at a time, so you don't have to hard-mode the game (you can of course enable that if you are a gaming god or suicidal).

Is this a bad game? I would say no. It is a punishing game that has fun tormenting and tricking the player, but it is beatable if you are stubborn enough and learn from your mistakes. Your thousands upon thousands of mistakes. And therein lies the "fun": beating the game step by step and being determined to not let it beat you. But I can perfectly understand everybody who doesn't need that in their hobby. It is certainly not for everybody. And while you die a lot, it's not a long game. On average it takes 10h to beat.

The game is referencing/parodying a lot of old games from MegaMan to CastleVania or Tetris, fitting to it's 8/16bit aesthetics. So if you are a fan of that gaming era, it might enhance your enjoyment.

It is free available on the linked website. Have fun dying! And if you have trouble with the first screen, you can come back and read

this spoiler to help youTry to go up, not down
.

And don't feel bad, I also needed a guide already at the first screen.

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[–] Kissaki@feddit.org 11 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Current best no major glitch speedrun: 27 min (YouTube).

I'm trying to remember where I've watched it being played back then, but I can't remember. 🙃

[–] Krudler@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Thanks for the link, speedruns of IWBTG fan games are a fascinating watch.

One of my favorites is https://videogaming.fandom.com/wiki/I_Wanna_Kill_The_Kamilia_3

https://www.speedrun.com/iwktkamilia3

[–] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You might also enjoy VVVVV and Meatboy.

[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

And boshy, I can't see iwtbtg and not think of boshy and that early twitch streamer with the beard what's his face

[–] Klanky@sopuli.xyz 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Hey Stinkoman! Everybody says you're the guy, but I wanna be the guy too!

[–] Kissaki@feddit.org 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Did it always have the “The Movie: The Game” subtitle? The description doesn't reference any other, and I've been familiar with I wanna be the guy, but not that subtitle.

[–] e0qdk@reddthat.com 9 points 1 week ago

It had it when I became aware of it a decade+ ago; it's not new, at least.

[–] Wrufieotnak@feddit.org 8 points 1 week ago

When I played it more than ten years ago it definitely already had that subtitle in the web page. But of course nobody refers to that mouth full. It's just an extra gag.

[–] Agent_Karyo@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

I remember first seeing Total Biscuit play this in the early 2010s.

[–] Gork@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] iAmTheTot@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 week ago

It is very much in that spirit, yes.

[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 1 week ago

People who enjoy this, make sure to check out Syobon Action as well!

[–] BreakerSwitch@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

A handful of friends and I went DEEP on this way back. My strongest recollection is having an agonizing time on mother brain. Can't recall one way or another whether I finished it