Just received my copy of Gradius Portable and I was busy testing out Gradius 2 when I had a memory recall as I reached the boss at the end of the first level.
When I was younger there used to be a local game shop that used to have 4-5 coin-ops at one end of the shop, one of them was Gradius 2. There were a bunch of people, including myself, that used to frequent the shop just to play Gradius 2 (and R-Type 2) and I remember over hearing one of them telling his mate that if he crashed into the foot of the level 1 boss as it was blowing up it, and timed it just right, he would be transported to a secret level. This wasn't just a mate taking the piss, he really had heard that there was this mind-blowing mythical level hidden somewhere in the game and that was the key to unlocking it. More people caught wind of this and for months I saw people nose diving their Vic Viper into the bosses foot, I even tried it myself a couple of times.
I never did see that hidden level...
A few years later...a new arcade opened up within an entertainment complex nearby, their main attraction was Ridge Racer - another game that used to empty my pockets of loose change. Once again, I overheard someone saying that on lap two of the normal track you could unlock a hidden track by driving through a section of wall on the right hand side of the main straight. Their reasoning? There was a van on the fly over with a big yellow sign and an arrow pointing to this magical gateway. The catch was it was only accessible for a split second (obviously) and you had to time it right with the position of the van. I saw many people wasting thier 50p's by slamming their cars into that wall. It wasn't helped by the fact there was one guy who swore blind he'd done it. He used to give detailed descriptions of this track to anyone that would listen.
I never did see that hidden track either....funny that.
Anyone else got any gaming myths?
When I was younger there used to be a local game shop that used to have 4-5 coin-ops at one end of the shop, one of them was Gradius 2. There were a bunch of people, including myself, that used to frequent the shop just to play Gradius 2 (and R-Type 2) and I remember over hearing one of them telling his mate that if he crashed into the foot of the level 1 boss as it was blowing up it, and timed it just right, he would be transported to a secret level. This wasn't just a mate taking the piss, he really had heard that there was this mind-blowing mythical level hidden somewhere in the game and that was the key to unlocking it. More people caught wind of this and for months I saw people nose diving their Vic Viper into the bosses foot, I even tried it myself a couple of times.
I never did see that hidden level...
A few years later...a new arcade opened up within an entertainment complex nearby, their main attraction was Ridge Racer - another game that used to empty my pockets of loose change. Once again, I overheard someone saying that on lap two of the normal track you could unlock a hidden track by driving through a section of wall on the right hand side of the main straight. Their reasoning? There was a van on the fly over with a big yellow sign and an arrow pointing to this magical gateway. The catch was it was only accessible for a split second (obviously) and you had to time it right with the position of the van. I saw many people wasting thier 50p's by slamming their cars into that wall. It wasn't helped by the fact there was one guy who swore blind he'd done it. He used to give detailed descriptions of this track to anyone that would listen.
I never did see that hidden track either....funny that.
Anyone else got any gaming myths?
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