nick [he/him]

It was not an optional boss, sadly.

Deus Ex: Human Revolution. I got to this part in the game where I absolutely could not beat a boss. Consulted IGN and learned that the only way to defeat her was to have some ability that was only gained at some prior point. Unfortunately I didn’t have any save points prior to that, so the only way I would be able to defeat that boss would be to completely restart. I just kind of noped the game after that.

I spent so many hours on that game as a kid. I had a Sidewinder joystick on my Acer i386 running Windows 3.11.

Years later I played X-wing: Alliance but it just wasn’t the same.

• Doom and Doom II: Hell on Earth
• Choplifter
• Duke Nukem 3D
• X-Wing
• Quake III Arena
• MechWarrior
• GoldenEye 007
• Rogue Squadron
• Shadows of the Empire
• Metal Gear Solid
• Siphon Filter
• Ein Händer
• Tom Clancy’s Splinter Cell
• Colony Wars
• Colony Wars II: Vengeance
• Counter-Strike
• Half-Life
• Oni
• Command & Conquer: Red Alert
• Total Annihilation
• Dune 2000
• Star Control III
• Delta Force
• Deus Ex

So many great games from my childhood.