I was 7, you see. I had a PSX with a copy of Crash Bandicoot 2 and no memory card. I was not very good at games but even still, I tried every day to inch further and further in the game. Turtle Woods, done. Snow Go, gone, Hang Eight, great, and so forth. Finally with all stages cleared Cortex informs me of a boss, and I'm thinking holy shit, this is it. It took a few weeks, but I'm finally going to beat Crash Bandicoot 2! It took several tries, but I nailed Ripper Roo. Here comes the ending and credits!
and then
I was awestruck. A whole new room. 5 brand new stages.
I felt of mix of excitement (at the game literally doubling in size in the span of a few seconds) and disappointment (knowing how difficult it was for me to get to this point and now having to redouble my efforts). Needless to say the excitement kicked in and continued playing, as well as finally getting a memory card and beating the game some weeks later.
In hindsight, I wasn't a very attentive kid since Cortex did make it pretty clear how I needed 25 crystals after all.
Anyone else experience something like this out of ignorance or the game either purposely or not obscuring it's true length?
and then
I was awestruck. A whole new room. 5 brand new stages.
I felt of mix of excitement (at the game literally doubling in size in the span of a few seconds) and disappointment (knowing how difficult it was for me to get to this point and now having to redouble my efforts). Needless to say the excitement kicked in and continued playing, as well as finally getting a memory card and beating the game some weeks later.
In hindsight, I wasn't a very attentive kid since Cortex did make it pretty clear how I needed 25 crystals after all.
Anyone else experience something like this out of ignorance or the game either purposely or not obscuring it's true length?
