Hardest Boss Battles #21 - Sinistar (One Life Run)

[eternalhalloween1]

Well, think about it. Video games are essentially programs. Thus, if they are programmed to follow certain patterns, It stands to reason that if you find the pattern, you can use it to your advantage.

The more difficult Ms. Pacman was created because people were complaining that they found the patterns to Pac Man too easily, and thus they wanted a greater challenge.

[ac120479]

So many bricks were shat when I first played this.

[bil12221]

im 10 and this dude is a little scary

[GiromCalica]

I was expecting RAN RAN RU

[BobSfan1]

I remember when I was a little kid watching older kids play this in the arcade. Sinistar kind of scared me. I remember having nightmares about it lol.

[eternalhalloween1]

@BobSfan1 You're not alone. I had nightmares about him too. I think part of what makes him frightening is that as we are collecting crystals, we know he's coming. And when he gets you of course, you go into this death circle that ends in a final crush. And even if you defeat him, it's frightening.

[BobSfan1]

@eternalhalloween1 agreed. It probably also has something to do with it being one of the earliest video games that actually talks, in a really creepy voice. >.<

[eternalhalloween1]

@BobSfan1 True. I know "BERZERK" was one of the earliest games to have voice.

Funny you should bring up Sinistar's voice. At first, they wanted to give him some kind of 'robotic' voice. But someone decided that he would sound more frightening if the voice were more on the human side. (He was right.)

[BobSfan1]

@eternalhalloween1 yeah that's true. Evil Otto was scary enough with that robotic voice even though he was just a little smiley face. :)

[eternalhalloween1]

@BobSfan1 What made Evil Otto so annoying was that he just seemed to appear when you wanted him the least, and he could go through walls. Though if you were in good form that day, you could trick him into knocking out his own robots. Though Sini Star has him beat.

On a good day, I would be fully loaded with crystals before Sini Star was built. But even then, I would never be too over confident. Sini Star is truly the devil in outer space.

[BobSfan1]

@eternalhalloween1 I was pretty young when Berzerk came out and I only remember watching my older brother play it. So I didn't know any strategies. I just remember being a little freaked out by it lol. With Sinistar I did play that one back in the day but I wasn't very good at it. I stll have it now on Midway Arcade Treasures for the psp and I'm still not very good at it lol. The voice even sounds creepy on the little handheld.

[eternalhalloween1]

@BobSfan1 Mr. Otto basically followed you. So with the right moves, you could kind of fool him into knocking out his own robots. (To add insult to injury, you got points for the robots he killed.) No doubt, SiniStar is hard. You have to find the right medium between mining and blowing up the workers/warriors. I also found while Mr. S is NOT ON SCREEN, you can do the right moves that will push him further off screen.

He''s FRIGHTENING. But would we want it any other way? Ha ha.

[BobSfan1]

@eternalhalloween1 I've never seen anyone use those strategies but they sound like good ones. I didn't know much about having a strategy on those older games, but I had a friend who used to have a really good strategy for pacman. He used to beat level after level on it and it just never ended.

[NinjaGhostScorpion]

Yeah, Opie-Star's one of the toughest games I ever played. I call it that, because sometimes, when the Sinistar shouts, "RUN, COWARD," it sounds like he's saying, "RON HOWARD."

[64supermarioreturns]

@NinjaGhostScorpion yeah I think the creators of this game actually joked about that XD

[davegorack]

Man i so wanna fhight this guy.

[Luigi84289]

Still the hardest arcade game. Just getting to level 3 is a chore.

[VioletViridian]

ahhhh yes... sinistar the first game to have vocals .... and to trash talk you as it kills you without any mercy at all .... although the Sinistar you find is actually 2.0 .... the original sinistar was too easy and people complained that a game lasted to long ... to those who complained ... well I hope your damn well happy haha you've created a monster of a game

[croabadark]

I had a heart attack when I heard him come to life. Oh yeah, and:

Sinistar: "Run, coward!"

Me: "Sure thing! *squals like a little girl*"

[buraidragon]

Beware, I live.

Run

Run

Run

0_0

[sapphire2005]

RAAAAAAWRGH!!

OMG try playing the game with full volume.

[RymanRocks]

HELL YEA knock the basterd down a peg

[shaynebraid]

awesome!

[Kevster012]

Man this games sweet, and everytime I hear sinister say Beware I live, I always end up pissing myself(metaphorically speaking).

[Sanguiluna]

Wow. You pwned that bastard good.

[Cameron4467]

i was playing it earlier but its like 3:00 in the morning

[discasting]

Damn how hard this game was...

[Dnexus64]

Well, thanks for actually making my tiny survey interesting which for some reason got a thumbs down.

[steveharley0345]

BEWARE! I LIVE!

RUN RUN RUN!

RAAAAAAWRGH!!

Scary shit, man.

[dragonballd3]

@steveharley0345 this game isnt fun to play in the dark dude

try it i dare u

[Dnexus64]

Anybody ever think that Sinistar has some resemblance to the TF2 heavy?

[ajkfrty7]

what about the second one?

[64supermarioreturns]

I only wanted to show the first one, I am thinking on making a video with one life through the first 3 stages, thats about all I can do so far

[Nazo105]

no sinistar XD

[64supermarioreturns]

oh, well it's scary XD

[Nazo105]

lol that looks funny

[64supermarioreturns]

getting eaten looks funny? XD