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I was totally expecting this article to be about IWBTG. The thing about Super Meat Boy is that it's JUST A BIT harder than you can do normally, but just a bit

by joshu 15y ago

I was totally expecting this article to be about IWBTG. The thing about Super Meat Boy is that it's JUST A BIT harder than you can do normally, but just a bit easier than you can deal with at your very best. So it makes you want to win.

54mf 15y ago
"So it makes you want to win." YES. Mega Man 9 is another great example of this. Both games get incredibly difficult, but only so difficult that one's inability to complete a level is their own fault, not the result of any "unfairness" on the part of the level designers. It's too hard, then you get better, then you win. That's how you make a great game, and SMB does it to a T.
- joshu 15y ago
  It also makes me throw controllers across the room.