When you're having a bad start in a game, do you continue with...

Contra - One mistake then start all over again.
@modstar (9605)
Philippines
January 23, 2009 1:31am CST
...the remaining lives or do you start all over again? Are you kind of perfectionist that one mistake will make you restart the game?
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@rosdimy (3926)
• Malaysia
23 Jan 09
Usually I went on playing because I wanted to see how far I could go in a bad situation. Once I thought I was going to lose a Firestorm game (that was a few years back) but I persevered and eventually won the game. I am a perfectionist, in the sense that I prefer completing a task however difficult it may be. As long as there is some hope I would try to continue until it becomes impossible to do so. Even though I am old I do still play strategy based games whenever I had the time to do so. I believe such games help to keep the brain cells active. all the best, rosdimy
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@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
23 Jan 09
Yeah, i do that sometimes but definitely not Pacman. I want to start that game in a good mood so getting beaten by a ghost earlier than expected is pretty frustrating hehe. The game Firestorm is kind of familiar. Is it a jet game? Yeah like i still play strategy games form time to time. But that's a good attitude to finish the game against all odds.
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@rosdimy (3926)
• Malaysia
23 Jan 09
Firestorm does involve jets - Command and Conquer series. I beat my kids in games like StarCraft, WarCraft, StrongHold Crusader, and Stronghold Legends. Ever played Duke Nukem?
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@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
23 Jan 09
Yeah i did but it's quite confusing and pretty hard. The same thing goes with Stronghol Crusader. I don't even know what to do first in the game.
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@cahyorini (315)
• Indonesia
16 Mar 09
Yes, im kinnda perfect person. So if i think it easy to finish the round, so i will try to not get hit. if i get hit, i will start the round again. I always want to finish game as perfect as i can
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@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
16 Mar 09
Ah huh, same here. It's kind of frustrating.
@youless (112485)
• Guangzhou, China
23 Jan 09
I always like to break the record. So if I am playing a video game with a bad start, then I will quit and restart my game. Since I have started a bad starting, it's too difficult for me to break a record. I love China
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@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
23 Jan 09
Yeah same goes here. I like breaking my own record. So to be able to beat it, i need a good start to keep my momentum going.
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@Marcola (2774)
• United States
23 Jan 09
It depends on the game. Take a game like Gradius. I've practiced the game quite a bit and have never made it past the third level. Even now, I'll make a mistake on the first level. So, I'll just purposely die really quickly and then start over. I need to make sure I'm not tired and my eyes aren't strained when I play that game. Now, if it's an easier game like Super Mario Bros., I probably wouldn't start over.
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@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
23 Jan 09
Yeah i like Gradius too and it would suck big time if there's a miss the first few moments of the game. I've defeated the game but i'm not sure if i can still do it now.
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23 Jan 09
It depends on the game. I don't like to think of myself as a quitter, so I will often play on and try to get to grips with things. But if I am going for a high score or something, then re-starting is sometimes the only option. :)
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@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
23 Jan 09
Yeah like Pacman. I need to get high scores so i need at least 3 pacmans. If i get beaten by the ghost on the first stage, then it would be difficult for me to beat the high score.
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@srganesh (6340)
• India
16 Mar 09
No!In the very start,if I happen to stuck with bad start,I like to restart the game again.It is very tense to continue playing with a bad start.Rather starting all new game is mind free.At least we are capable of reversing the game,which we can't do in real life.Cheers!
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@amitavroy (4819)
• India
28 Jan 09
well although it is always possible to recover and that is the most challenging thing . if you are playing well and won the first match and had a good start then you are full of confidence and that time a lot of things happen for you. but it is real Tough to win when you had bad start. that time if you can change things then you are a true fighter.
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@carinio98 (2929)
• Philippines
24 Jan 09
i do..... i dont like finish the game with no other life left in my character... i like to play the game with enormous number of lives and weapon ammos and even level... its just that i like to finish it flawlessly...
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• India
23 Jan 09
well i dont like bad opening but i restart the game sometime i continue with that it depends on my mood
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@onlydia (2808)
• United States
28 Jan 09
No as a matter of fact I'm not. A game is just that a game. Start then finish and if you had a lot of fun good if not there is something wrong. start over. My little great niece is good about loosing and winning. But her cousin is one of those that if winning is always I'm winning and your not. If she starts to loose she stops playing the game. You have a good day your friend onlydia
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@mymelodake (1338)
• Philippines
5 Sep 09
When I'm playing an action game like my favorite Push Push Penguin, I always restart the game when I go off to a bad start, like losing a life in the easy stages, or not completing all the bonus stars. But I'm only this way with this particular type of games.
• Philippines
23 Jan 09
I usually restart mine too if I got off to a bad start. I feel like that session was jinxed and I have to start a new one so that I would get a better score.
@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
23 Jan 09
Haha, yeah i can relate. It's pretty frustrating to be contunuing the game with misses.
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@Ysabel (1201)
• Philippines
23 Jan 09
I restart my game. I would be disappointed with a bad start and i am not going to enjoy continuing the game, and it would distract me. Refreshing or re-starting the game will surely do the trick for me to play better and harder.
@modstar (9605)
• Philippines
23 Jan 09
Yeah, sometimes it's really frustrating to start with too many misses.
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@Toony182 (256)
• United States
24 Jan 09
I usually will restart if I'm doing awful. It's better to have to repeat a few minutes of gameplay, rather than come to the near-end with no lives, and one mistake takes you back to the beginning anyway. I also enjoy getting the maximum number of points, or making sure I complete every challenge I can before going on. I leave no chest unopened. Also with games like guitar hero - sometimes if I miss a note halfway through a song I know I can get 100% on, I will restart and make an effort to get that note especially the next time :P I love to see 100% when I finished a song, with 800-note streak...
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@moneymaya (901)
• India
23 Jan 09
No I tried till last , I don't restart the game