I loved SMB. And N+. And Trials HD. And Urban Space Squirrels. And the Castlevanias. And…I just really like platformers as long as they play well (which each of those does).

Platformer from Hell, however, I did not like.

I haven’t played Trials HD but I hate Super Meat Boy with a burning passion.

Not Trials HD or Super Meat Boy?

as i sit here squinting at my tv . i curse you and hope the sad face puppy pees in your shoes .my tv is the size of a lemmings brain . and about as useful .

All the “this game is really, really hard” type games should instead be called things like Not Fun. Because that’s exactly what they are.

Some punishers are alright, though I’m not generally a fan. The only one I’ve had a LOT of fun with is N+

But its really hard to defend them when games like this are the typical representation on XBLIG. You know, the ones with names like “Game That’s Way To Hard for You, You Sissy”. If they made hot sauce, they’d probably just inject a ton of capsaicin into library paste and try to sell us all on how amazingly hot it is.

It’s my favorite running gag, but it’s getting pretty tough to keep going.

Also, I’ve only played through the first year (and am enjoying it), but holy crap the boss race is kinda nuts (HA HA) compared to the rest of the stages. Like, I went through with no difficulty, then I got to that and couldn’t get all the fruit for the life of me. Am I missing something, or is that first piece of fruit a FRAME-PERFECT JUMP OFF AN ENEMY? Jesus, that’s nuts.