I gave up at 99 percent
I’ve never really taken much interest in doing 100% completion challenges, but I had a spare weekend so I set myself that task of getting every Wonder Seed, Purple Coin and Flagpole in Super Mario Bros. Wonder, a game I’ve owned for two years now but “finished” some time around mid-2024.
Given it’s a Mario game, it can’t be that hard right? Wrong. I’m stuck. I’m stuck on the very last section of the very last level, and I’ve accepted that I’m just never going to do it.
The game was fun until then. I have to stop, otherwise it’ll cloud the good experiences I had up to that point.
I did learn something, though. I now understand how orchestral musicians can play complex passages and only need a glance at the sheet music - sheer muscle memory from doing something over and over.
For reference, here’s the level: YouTube
It’s time to do something else with my life.