# Computer games you liked, or even loved, but never completed. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [March 31, 2005, 7:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-you-liked-or-even-loved-but-never-completed/297098 "2005-03-31T19:26:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![BrianJ](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/54ee81/32.png) [@BrianJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrianJ)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2005, 11:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-you-liked-or-even-loved-but-never-completed/297098/81 "2005-04-05T11:48:47Z")
> [@Paladud](#): > > Beating Everquest means bringing yourself to quit, by the way šŸ˜‰ Too true, too true šŸ™‚ Guess I did complete i thenā€¦ but then I fell for its pretty little sister, EQ2 šŸ˜› ---
**Author:** ![N9IWP](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/n9iwp/32/3154_2.png) [@N9IWP](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/N9IWP)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2005, 12:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-you-liked-or-even-loved-but-never-completed/297098/82 "2005-04-05T12:01:53Z")
I never finshed Space Invaders šŸ˜‰ Ultima II - I figured out how to win, but my character could not get any stronger(I boosted all the other stats and rolled them over at least once and never got my strength up) and therefor couldnā€™t waer a space suit, which is needed to win. I finaly used someone elseā€™s char to win. Utlima III - I figured out HOW to win, but got too bored building up my chars for the final battle, so I used a cheat program to beef up thiuer stats and win the game. KOTOR - right now Iā€™m in the Black Vulcar base, about to face the boss. But all my chars are at low health and Iā€™m out of medpacks. At some point Iā€™ll walk all the back through the sewers and buy some medpacks. Brian ---
**Author:** ![clayton\_e](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c57346/32.png) [@clayton\_e](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/clayton_e)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2005, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-you-liked-or-even-loved-but-never-completed/297098/83 "2005-04-05T13:21:50Z")
GTA3, GTA Vice City, or GTA San Andreas (great track record, huh?) Well I didnā€™t own San Andreas, my roommate did, so I never had my own saved file on it. The other twoā€¦ Iā€™d play about 3/4 through then play around with cheat codes before moving on to some other game. From what Iā€™ve heard the endings (I wonā€™t spoil it here), well, are not reallyā€¦ wellā€¦ anything to spoil, except for the third. ---
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2005, 1:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-you-liked-or-even-loved-but-never-completed/297098/84 "2005-04-05T13:27:36Z")
> [@Hirka T'Bawa](#): > > One game I have never beaten, but sooner or later will, is **Zak Mckraken and the Alien Mindbenders**. It is a old game from LucasFilm Games (Before they became LucasArts). I have gotten really close to the end, when they are on the planet surface (Mars if I remember correctly) but for some reason never finished it. > > I have the disks around somewhere, I should find it and play it again. Now THEREā€™s a game that begs to be remade! I think thereā€™s something inherently cool in modding your van into a spaceship and flying to Mars. Did you ever get to the puzzle where you have to make a spacesuit out of household parts? IIRC you had to duct tape together a wetsuit, a fishbowl and an airline oxygen cylinder. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2005, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-you-liked-or-even-loved-but-never-completed/297098/85 "2005-04-05T13:31:44Z")
> [@DoctorJ](#): > > I had the same issue with the first **Knights of the Old Republic** ; the boss at the end just about couldnā€™t be taken out without certain force powers that I had not developed. I did manage to finish the sequel, though I almost wish I hadnā€™t. (Great game, crappy ending.) I agree, the sequelā€™s ending sucked tremendously, and (minor spoiler): the romance pathways went absolutely nowhere. In the PC version - and maybe XBox - of KotOR1, you can go to inventory (where the game is paused) and once per round use an item like a health pack, stim, etc. I used that to get through the end battle. Itā€™s very rough unless youā€™re playing a guardian, pretty much. I havenā€™t been able to finish KotOR1 on a Dark Side path, or even get that far - I feel bad about disappointing the NPCs! ā˜¹ I gave up on Baldurā€™s Gate (1) years ago just before getting to that city, as I picked up EverQuest. Then late last year I started playing it again since Iā€™d never finished, and got to the maze right before facing the big bad guy at the end. Freaking hated it, plus my order of BG2 from Amazon had arrived, so I quit again. I canā€™t get terribly far into Morrowind because it makes me motion-sick after a while, and I didnā€™t like it enough to keep going back to play after taking breaks due to nausea. I barely started Planescape: Torment (got out of the first building, explored a few places in Sigil), and quit out of disinterest. ---
**Author:** ![Ferret\_Herder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/e47774/32.png) [@Ferret\_Herder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ferret_Herder)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2005, 1:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-you-liked-or-even-loved-but-never-completed/297098/86 "2005-04-05T13:33:09Z")
> [@Paladud](#): > > Beating Everquest means bringing yourself to quit, by the way šŸ˜‰ Oh cool, I beat EQ twice then! šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![Spurious\_George](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/94ad74/32.png) [@Spurious\_George](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spurious_George)\ **Post date:** [April 5, 2005, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-you-liked-or-even-loved-but-never-completed/297098/87 "2005-04-05T18:16:26Z")
> [@Amp](#): > > Conquests of Camelot: Search for the Holy Grail > > Loved it, never finished. Want to buy it but it isnā€™t for sale anymore. Would you like my copy if I can find it? I really loved that game too - I even reinstalled it and played it through again a few years ago. I remember it being somewhat frustrating the first time, and having to stop and do research or seek out hints, but the second time I was able to play through to the end in a shockingly short time. Like an hour or two. ---
**Author:** ![Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/db5fbb/32.png) [@Hirka\_T\_Bawa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hirka_T_Bawa)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 2:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-you-liked-or-even-loved-but-never-completed/297098/88 "2005-04-06T02:07:48Z")
> [@Silentgoldfish](#): > > Now THEREā€™s a game that begs to be remade! I think thereā€™s something inherently cool in modding your van into a spaceship and flying to Mars. I agree, it was a great game, havenā€™t played one like it in a LONG time. There is something about a game about aliens taking over the phone company. > [@Silentgoldfish](#): > > Did you ever get to the puzzle where you have to make a spacesuit out of household parts? IIRC you had to duct tape together a wetsuit, a fishbowl and an airline oxygen cylinder. That sounds familar, but to tell the truth, it has been so long since I played it I honestly donā€™t remember. ---
**Author:** ![Agent\_Foxtrot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9fc29f/32.png) [@Agent\_Foxtrot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Agent_Foxtrot)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 2:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-you-liked-or-even-loved-but-never-completed/297098/89 "2005-04-06T02:26:24Z")
**Super Mario Bros.** - Yes, the one that came with every Nintendo. For some reason, I could never get through the final level without dying before I got to Bowser. **Devil May Cry** - Got way too fed up with the final boss (I think it was the final boss) a year ago and havenā€™t picked up the game since. **Life or Death 2: The Brain** - An old, old PC game where you got to diagnose patients and perform surgery. Very, very good graphics for its time (late 80ā€™s). I beat the first **Life or Death** , but could never complete the second. These two games are what originally made me want to go into medicine. If you know where I could get them, please let me know! Do MMORPGā€™s count? I played **Final Fantasy XI** for a year and a half, but couldnā€™t get to Tuā€™Lia (the continent in the sky where all the high-level players go) before quitting last month. ā˜¹ Adam ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-you-liked-or-even-loved-but-never-completed/297098/90 "2005-04-06T05:30:47Z")
> [@Agent Foxtrot](#): > > **Super Mario Bros.** - Yes, the one that came with every Nintendo. For some reason, I could never get through the final level without dying before I got to Bowser. You _do_ realize the last dungeon is a maze, donā€™t you? If you go the ā€œwrongā€ way, youā€™ll just repeat each section _ad infinitumā€¦_ ---
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-you-liked-or-even-loved-but-never-completed/297098/91 "2005-04-06T05:40:25Z")
Fade to Blackā€¦the original one. Iā€™d love to be able to d/l the original. If anyone knows where itā€™s at, let me know! It canā€™t be more than a few megs total. You can contact me (in case I canā€™t check this thread) at almost any large webmail service with my s/n before the ampersand. ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 8:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-you-liked-or-even-loved-but-never-completed/297098/92 "2005-04-06T08:59:25Z")
Oh yeah, I suppose _Doom 2_ qualifies. I made it all the way to the end, and I know in theory how youā€™re supposed to kill the last demon, and Iā€™ve done it with cheat codes a dozen times, but I never managed to do it straight up. And I believe anyone who says they did is lying. So there. ---
**Author:** ![Dunderman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ecb155/32.png) [@Dunderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dunderman)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 9:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-you-liked-or-even-loved-but-never-completed/297098/93 "2005-04-06T09:00:27Z")
> [@dnooman](#): > > You can contact me (in case I canā€™t check this thread) at almost any large webmail service with my s/n before the ampersand. Iā€™m not one hundred percent sure that ā€œampersandā€ is the word youā€™re looking for. ---
**Author:** ![Arwin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/51bf81/32.png) [@Arwin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arwin)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-you-liked-or-even-loved-but-never-completed/297098/94 "2005-04-06T09:55:19Z")
The list of games I did, in fact, complete in my 20 years of gaming, is infinitely shorter! ---
**Author:** ![Arch\_Trout](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/9f8e36/32.png) [@Arch\_Trout](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arch_Trout)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-you-liked-or-even-loved-but-never-completed/297098/95 "2005-04-06T11:38:54Z")
When I was younger and at school/university I completed every game I bought - thatā€™s what they were there for right? At the moment I still keep meaning to go back and complete: XIII Pikmin Viewtiful Joe GTA: Vice City Metroid Prime ---
**Author:** ![Sean\_Factotum](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/50afbb/32.png) [@Sean\_Factotum](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sean_Factotum)\ **Post date:** [April 6, 2005, 12:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-you-liked-or-even-loved-but-never-completed/297098/96 "2005-04-06T12:55:15Z")
> [@Chance the Gardener](#): > > Ughā€¦ is it _ever!_ I was an original **Civ** junkie, and have been a **Civ II** junkie ever since it came out. Iā€™ve got **Civ III** , which I play sometimes, but I keep going back to **Civ II**. Sid Meier has stolen so much time from my life with these damned games! Maybe I should scratch my **Civ II** disc, tooā€¦ Have you tried the _Play The World_ add-on for _Civ III_? Thatā€™s what Iā€™ve been playing for, oh about a year now. Adds eight new civilizations (Koreans, Celts, Carthanigans come to mind), but my favorite new function is an ā€˜Exploreā€™ button. Sends your units out wandering around blackened areas. It seems to make them get to goody huts faster than if you manually controlled the unit. I canā€™t remember the name of the game Iā€™ve always wanted to finish but never did. It was a role-playing game, broken into chapters. You got out of a castle through the sewers, had to fight assasins, then wander around the country. You had to unlock chests to get weapons, money, armor and spells. You could sell stuff you found at different shops. Every chapter you would switch characters. I loved it, and have been looking for it for years now. It was on a PC platform, and it reminded me of _The Prince of Persia_ but that wasnā€™t it. ---
**Author:** ![DKW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dkw/32/3118_2.png) [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2005, 5:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-you-liked-or-even-loved-but-never-completed/297098/97 "2005-04-13T05:38:17Z")
Recently added one more, Grand Theft Auto Vice City, which deserves mention because it has a feature I absolutely _cannot stand_. I.e. the completey impossible required task. There are two, BTW: The leaflet-distribution one (there is novehicle in _existence_ more ridiculously uncontrollable than that seaplane) and the match race against the driverā€¦with a much, MUCH faster car. Ever read any of those comic strips that say cheat devices make it really easy to get to the end of the game? Well, thatā€™s **exactly what I was trying to do** with GTAVC (I mustā€™ve used at 12 Codebreaker codes, not including the ones I found to be useless), and I didnā€™t come close thanks to these two sticking points. What kills me is that this is, for the most part, a pretty fun game, and for some reason it has to have these utter monstrosities of missions (and a few others which are pretty close, like Guardian Angels). ---
**Author:** ![Silentgoldfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e36b37/32.png) [@Silentgoldfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silentgoldfish)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2005, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-you-liked-or-even-loved-but-never-completed/297098/98 "2005-04-13T05:41:17Z")
> [@DKW](#): > > Recently added one more, Grand Theft Auto Vice City, which deserves mention because it has a feature I absolutely _cannot stand_. I.e. the completey impossible required task. I became freakishly good at both of those missions. The leaflet drop I can do every time, once I got the hang of controlling the seaplane. The car race is a bit more touch and go but itā€™s ultimately quite fun as the only way to win is to force the other guy to ram his car into obstacles: police cars, pedestrians, buildings, etc. ---
**Author:** ![Dusty](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@Dusty](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dusty)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2005, 6:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-you-liked-or-even-loved-but-never-completed/297098/99 "2005-04-13T06:20:50Z")
_Alone in the Dark_, the early 90s 3D (in as much as the early 90s allowed) Lovecraft-themed mystery/horror game. I loved that game, got it when it first came out, but could never get beyond Captain Norton in the front room. I just tried playing it again, and I still canā€™t. How do you kill that pirate? I know youā€™re supposed to use the sword from the suit of armor, not that decorative sword from the upstairs bedroom that breaks after a few blows, but every attack I make, he defends, and if I get close enough to slash him directly, he hits me too (and Iā€™m a bit too weak to take it, you see, as I havenā€™t played in a decade, and the first monster encountered injured me greatly while I was trying to remember how to make my own character fight). I never finished Super Mario World. I donā€™t remember where I kept getting stuck, but I know it was one of the ghost houses and I could never find the exit. Similarly, Iā€™ve gotten to the final castle in Mario Brothers 1, but never solved the maze before time ran out. Apart from the Thy Dungeonman parodies, Iā€™ve never completed any text adventure game. They start out entertaining, but then tend to lose my interest after a while. ---
**Author:** ![QuizCustodet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/7ba0ec/32.png) [@QuizCustodet](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuizCustodet)\ **Post date:** [April 13, 2005, 8:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-you-liked-or-even-loved-but-never-completed/297098/100 "2005-04-13T08:09:05Z")
> [@Sean Factotum](#): > > I canā€™t remember the name of the game Iā€™ve always wanted to finish but never did. It was a role-playing game, broken into chapters. You got out of a castle through the sewers, had to fight assasins, then wander around the country. You had to unlock chests to get weapons, money, armor and spells. You could sell stuff you found at different shops. Every chapter you would switch characters. I loved it, and have been looking for it for years now. It was on a PC platform, and it reminded me of _The Prince of Persia_ but that wasnā€™t it. That sounds to me like _Betrayal at Krondor_ - an excellent game all around. Itā€™s one of the relatively few examples of genuine abandonware, as well - Sierra (as was) abandoned rights to it when they were promoting one of the sequels, so if youā€™re feeling nostalgic a Google search should turn up a copy. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-you-liked-or-even-loved-but-never-completed/297098.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/computer-games-you-liked-or-even-loved-but-never-completed/297098.md?page=6)