VIDEO GAME CONFESSIONS

I've been considering making this topic since I got here, right down to the "not just a regular stupid thing, but a stupid thing that makes you question your status as a thinking human being"...

Anyways, I did some stupid stuff in Mother 3. First, I somehow didn't realize that killing enemies put money in the bank. I was really over-thinking it, being all "Why would the people who created this new currency give it to me for killing all their science projects?", and when you had that one sequence where you helped the clay guys do their work (you get paid for it), I was thinking "Oh, this is some kind of social commentary about having to do menial work for a living". It wasn't until before the Masked Man fight at the end of Chapter 7 (there are 8 chapters) that I checked the bank - lo and behold I had 75K. Needless to say, I steamrolled the rest of the game.
Playing the game like that was actually kind of interesting, though. Deciding whether to sell an item or keep it for battle was a constant thing. Also, when some of the NPCs give you money, its supposed to be the chumpest of chump change, but I was actually grateful! Having low-level equipment also made battle tactics and getting combos right really important.
The other thing I did was head East when the game suggested I go West. Thing is, that's the "non-linear" part of the game, but doing it out of order is just a bad idea. I ended up doing the part that expects you to have four party members with just two, and when I did the last part that I was supposed to do first, it was quite an anti-climax.

Also, in Final Fantasy 7, I didn't realize that I had to press X to fight the Materia Keeper in Mt. Nibel. I thought it was on a cliff or something and scoured the area repeatedly hoping to enter the room where I could fight it. I eventually got frustrated and just left, wandering all over creation trying to advance the plot somehow, until I ultimately just read a guide and felt like an idiot. To up the ante, though, I then couldn't find my way back to Mt. Nibel! By the time I actually made it back and fought the damn thing, I was level 40 and killed it in seven hits. I guess this one's a bit more excusable since I was, like, 12 at the time, but still... what the hell is wrong with me?

In Tales of Abyss' Blackjack table, I've accidentally pressed 'hit' instead of 'stand' when I've had 20 or 21. :(

Considering that Tifa getting on the Highwind is a cut-scene, I seriously doubt players could die on top of the Sister Ray. Though, I never can tell if I did well in that slapdown-fight, or not.

Playing Magic the Gathering online.

I'm winning. I have lots of life. The opponent attacks.
I don't need to block, but decide to anyways. His creature dies
because its so weak. In his post combat main phase he plays "Balance"

This would have done him much good if he still had one creature, but
this one move won him the game.

I have never finished Zelda II: The Adventure of Link because of the giant Bot (the blue jelly things) in the Great Palace

I can't remember why, but I downloaded and played the ROM of Strip Fighter II. I think I was drawn to all the women in skimpy outfits in the screenshots.

Turns out this game was exactly what it said on the title. I actually played it for a while just to see how many images of nude women I could see in the single-player campaign. Oh and there was that one fighter who attacked with her breasts...

It was definitely one of those games that made me feel embarrassed that I was playing it.