I’ve never played Kid Icarus, but if I did I’d probably try and do it without save states.

I’m surprised you never found the fake Kraid. I think I’ve played through the game 3 or 4 times, and I always end up encountering it.

If you do Kraid’s hideout first, then I don’t think the wave beam is useful because of all the missiles you’ll have.

I don’t really think that it matters that Norfair is so confusing. You keep everything you found when you die. I just wander around collecting stuff with no idea where I am, and then die and restart at the elevator (or wherever it is) and I’m fine. Actually, I wish the challenge was balanced differently. There should be a life-and-missile recharge by every elevator, but you should need to get back to the elevator to get a password.

Really the thing that pisses me off about this game is the farming after you die. Other than that, there are some hard parts, but I don’t think it’s that ridiculous.

You played it at a truck stop? Did you have a laptop back then? Was that were you worked?

I’ll post about Super Metroid later.