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When i beat the chocobo race in FFX on my first try after watching my friend fail at it for hours... (i.chzbgr.com)

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[–]Chukapi 9 points10 points ago

You're gonna have to do it all again when the HD remake comes out, cause God knows we're all gonna buy it.

[–]Aleax2358 1 point2 points ago

Nope, I played it once, probably never coming back to it. I don't have time for shit like that, there's tons of games out there that I never played, and even more I haven't heard of yet.

[–]crapothetically 3 points4 points ago

I think this was only time I've ever rage-quit from anything. I've never been able to look at chocobos the same...

[–]ori0le 2 points3 points ago

God was that race frustrating... And it's funny because some of the legendary weapons were pretty easy to get... Then this and the lightning dodge happen... Jeez...

[–]kostiak 0 points1 point ago

I never did do the lighting dodge, that's just insane. I did do this race, took me a few days (would actually try for like 2-3 hours, get tired of it, go do some random battles, come back, rinse repeat, for days)

[–]dan_457 2 points3 points ago

Christ, I'm having flash backs now. Having to finish that race with less than zero, is hands down one of the most horrible gaming experiences I've ever had, and I've had to do it multiple times to boot.

[–]Nicartos 0 points1 point ago

My "favorite" attempt at that race was when I got precisely 0:0.0... And it didn't count as winning. ALL OF MY HATE.

[–]dan_457 0 points1 point ago

I know that feeling as I've accomplished that one myself. I've also done similar in GT5 time trials as well, finishing literally a millisecond too slow. Game devs have no mercy when it comes to timed shit.

[–]shinyname 2 points3 points ago

sauce on gif?

[–]PyrgzKrum 4 points5 points ago

Some variety show from Japan, the big guy is Bob Sapp -- known for being a goliath huge dude who fared decently well in K-1 and Pride FC. His battle with Antonio Rodrigo Nogueira is considered an MMA classic.

Also he's quite fond of mugging for the camera, and was staple of Japanese variety shows for much of the early 00's.

However, after a period of huge success in combat sports he went on a sharp decline. Just take a look at his MMA record. Some say he just doesn't care anymore and only wants to cash paychecks.

[–]tk-not21 0 points1 point ago

I find this surprising considering that racial tendencies are more common in Asia.

[–]Stanlot 2 points3 points ago

Every time I see this gif, that's some damn impressive zooming

[–]SteveTheDude 1 point2 points ago

posts must contain gaming-related content in the link/post body, not just a "forced" connection via the title or a caption added to the content.

[–]Christmastoast 1 point2 points ago

Bob sapp winning at a video game seems pretty video game related

[–]SteveTheDude 1 point2 points ago

It's a reaction gif, put it in /r/reactiongifs

Bob Sapp wasn't playing FFX was he? No, so it's either in the wrong subreddit or its a misleading title.

Which rule would you rather break?

[–]Tree_Dolphin[S] 2 points3 points ago

I actually considered putting it in /r/reactiongifs but figured it would have been x-posted to here anyway so I thought I'd cut out the middle man. I wasn't trying to get dudes named Steve bent out of shape :\

[–]V2Blast[M] 0 points1 point ago

SteveTheDude is correct.

[–]SteveTheDude 0 points1 point ago

Steve's take the internet seriously, it's what we do

[–]AxumArc 2 points3 points ago

Steves don't take grammar seriously, apparently. And as we all know...the internet loves to jump on grammar mistakes.

[–]Christmastoast 1 point2 points ago

I only say so due to the relaxed nature of the rules in a subreddit like /r/gaming. I admire your effort to clean up the place, so to speak.

[–]V2Blast[M] 0 points1 point ago

We have few rules, but we do enforce them.

[–]Tree_Dolphin[S] 0 points1 point ago

Does that mean you're gonna take the post down? :C

After Steve showed me that I had broken some rules I figured it wouldn't be a big deal anyway because even if the post doesn't follow the rules because it still brought a chunk of FFX player together and got them talking. I thought that was one of the points to /r/gaming, to get gamers talking about games they like :\

[–]V2Blast[M] 0 points1 point ago

The post was already removed. You can still see the post if you have a link to the thread (e.g. your submission history or the link provided by this reply).

[–]Tree_Dolphin[S] 1 point2 points ago

d'aww, sad tree dolphin is sad :[

[–]V2Blast[M] 1 point2 points ago

Correct.

[–]niknarcotic 1 point2 points ago

Did you beat it with 0 seconds on the clock? That would be a feat.

[–]Tree_Dolphin[S] 4 points5 points ago

i did negative zero so he'd get the sun crest (i think it was the crest, i wasn't really paying attention to that part >.<)

[–]bobethy 2 points3 points ago

Well at least your friend still has 200 bolts of lightening to dodge for Lulu's weapon. Have fun with that.

[–]Tree_Dolphin[S] 0 points1 point ago

Ha! Screw the thunder plains with a lead pipe! I wouldn't be able to help with that even if i tried :P

[–]Iable-A 0 points1 point ago

The 200 bolt dodge is incredibly easy. Turning your sound off and watching the screen makes all the difference in the world. Don't believe me? Try it!

[–]Tree_Dolphin[S] 1 point2 points ago

I got to around 50 something using that method back when I first played FFX and every time I got past 10 I would get nervous, develop an itchy thumb, and press the button too early then restart my streak. I came down with a bad case of fukitol when I got past 50 the one time and said to hell with it

[–]niknarcotic 1 point2 points ago

Then you have my deepest respect, kind sir. I was never able to do that on the console. Only in an emulator with very low framerate. :D

[–]IHOPancake14 2 points3 points ago

Sun sigil. The crests are found in chests that are hidden out of sight. The sigils are earned through mini games.

[–]thePalindrome 0 points1 point ago

Can I get a feat then?

I thought I had a version where 0 seconds didn't count, but I got it :)

[–]shadowhunter22 1 point2 points ago

Oh god, that's how I felt after winning the Blitzball tournament.

Except it wasn't on my first try, I reset probably 15 times before I lucked out and won in overtime.

[–]kostiak 0 points1 point ago

You mean the first game or the actual tournament? Cause if you mean the tournament, you can beat it REALLY easily if you recruit the right team (I got to a point that I basically "skip skip, win, skip, skip" through like 4 tournaments in a raw (was going for the sigil)

[–]shadowhunter22 0 points1 point ago

The first game I believe, the one where Wakka sits out until right at the end where he subs in for Tidus. That happened when I was up 2-1 and in front of the goal with Tidus, and because of it I lost the game and had to reset. I was pissed.

[–]kostiak 1 point2 points ago

Yeah that was is real hard, I only beat it once (didn't really try any other time, was eager to get to the phase where I can replace the useless bastards)

[–]ragebitz 1 point2 points ago

wait which part of the race? because no way in hell you did the final part for tidus's ultimate weapon upgrade in one try shit took me like 5 hours

[–]Tree_Dolphin[S] 0 points1 point ago

I played around on the first race but failed at that because I was trying to get used to the controls again (I hadn't played FFX for a few years until now) but after my friend got the controller back he played for literally 2-3 hours trying to get that race done right! The whole time I'm watching this race over and over and over just like he was, only I wasn't getting more and more enraged every time he lost. It was easy to beat in one go after watching for so long

[–]tijoy 0 points1 point ago

same but it was freebird in guitar hero 2

[–]V2Blast[M] 0 points1 point ago

"Related" means that posts must contain gaming-related content in the link/post body, not just a "forced" connection via the title or a caption added to the content.

[–]matcpn -2 points-1 points ago

pics or it didn't happen

On one of my many playthroughs, I played that minigame for about 3 hours straight, then I finally got a 0:00:00, but you have to get negative, and I just never played it again. Most broken minigame ever.

[–]kostiak 0 points1 point ago

Hard doesn't mean broken.

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