Proof or it didn't happen.

You really want me to spend another 300+ attempts at a game that I agreed never to play again over half a year ago, triggering what might as well be a XanatosRoulette in the process (Beating [=ZaKraid=] on Impossible is purely luck - you pretty much have to use a GoodBadBug to kill him, which is why a good 50% of my deaths were to him - and unlike the first person to clear Impossible, every time I died after beating [=ZaKraid=], I had to fight him '''''AGAIN''''' due to being sent back to the load game screen), to get to the one save point on impossible (and even then, hoping it doesn't kill me before I can activate it), JUST so you have tangible proof? F*** you, I'm not gonna risk overdosing on f***ing Tylenol '''''AGAIN''''' just for proof. (and for the record, it took about 3 months to finally do, with the run lasting around two hours mainly due to me catching my breath after each segment and praying to God. It'd be less (the time it took to finally get that run), but I'm not a big fan of PoopSocking)

Yes, we do.

At the very least, screencap the saved game file.

No saves on Impossible besides the glitch one, and there's no end-of-game accomplishment.

You're lying. The game has currently been completed on impossible at least twice, by different people, and both times there was an end-of-game accomplishment save.

This post has what may very well be the only legitimate pre-final-boss save file so far to come out of Impossible mode. Turns out that the one save point that does appear (which I skipped every time due to not wanting to deal with that blasted EVIL point) only appears for 1 frame, which is just long enough for it to be triggered. of course, 99.9999999% of the world's population won't be able to trigger it the very frame it appears.

Lies! # @/ShayGuy, on Hard. # kongurous, on Hard. # Gravitee on Hard with distracting friends. It would have been funny if they hadn't decided to assist my inevitable mental break with such lines as. "Oh well, guess you'll have to do that ENTIRE SPIKEY SEQUENCE AGAIN FROM THE START!". Near the end they started being more sympathetic, though that might've been because they were scared I'd rip their heads off with my teeth. # Gobolt, on Hard. # DrLombriz, on Hard. # @/{{Daethorian}}, on Hard. # @/{{HydroGlobus}}, on Wuss Mode # @/EnglishIvy, on Medium. # Salivanth, on Medium. It took him 9 months, but it was bloody worth it. # KingTwelveSixteen, on Hard at 2/26/09 (2:05 PM) with all the hidden items, 1009 deaths, 5:34:40 time on his first run through. He wonders why everybody thinks this game is so hard.

Because most of us aren't omniscient/platforming gods.

Actually, it kind of makes sense. Think about it, about 1% of the people playing this game will have immense good luck throughout and, so far, he's the only person to claim it was easy, making him roughly 1 in 50 (i.e., 2%). It's quite possible he just had immense good luck. # Quietust, on Hard. 2:07:20 playtime and 442 deaths (plus a few dozen deaths and nearly an hour lost from the game crashing). This was actually the second run - the first one took several weeks and resorted to autofire for Mother Brain, Dragon Devil, and The Guy, only to later discover that it is considered the most extreme form of cheating (even more unspeakable than playing on Wuss mode), so I deleted the save and started over and finished the game again in 2 nights. # SalemSage, Hard Mode. Took about 1,500 deaths, and I had real trouble with Mother Brain and the final form of The Guy. Due to friends taunting me about not REALLY being The Guy (proof or it didn't happen example), I replayed the final boss, filmed it, and put it up on Youtube. It took me about a week to do, but I swear, the thing that drove me was that awesome Game Over music. If it wasn't present, I'd probably have given up. Seriously, what an epic guitar riff. # Roland, Hard Mode, way too many deaths. Dear god was this torturous. I hate the Guy, in particular, with the frothing passion of a thousand supernovas. # Raekuul, Hard Mode, 1399 Deaths. The eyebrows... ''the eyebrows''... # Hellcopter, beaten on Medium (279 deaths. 633 with all the hidden items) and up to The Guy on Hard (962 deaths). I am considering trying Very Hard, but I don't know if I'm that masochistic. # Xylon Lionheart beat it a long time ago on Hard and Very Hard multiple times, but just joined the Troper community, so here he is on the list. # jebuz, on wuss mode with 1600 deaths. Again on hard mode with 400. Stuck at the spike corridor on Very Hard. Frack! # KingTwelveSixteen 4/16/09 (10:36 AM) on Very Hard this time, with 150 deaths and 2:19:20. Interesting note; I was at 80 deaths and 1:00:19 with the six bosses defeated and nothing left but the guys castle. # KingTwelveSixteen 4/17/09 (1:05 AM) on Medium. 1:2:0 with 75 deaths. This was a speed run, I was messing around on my computer and decided at 11:51 to beat through the entire game in medium before I went to bed. I just rushed through as fast as I could. I killed the Guy on my first try, which was nice, the stupid mecha-birdo was the hardest part, I died like 5 times after injuring her twice. # @/{{Stormtroper}} on Hard with 1576 deaths, probably closer to 2500 since the game crashed a lot. Then again on Very Hard with 1068, probably closer to 1250. # @/{{T-Jack}} on Wuss Mode with 1370 (recorded) deaths. # @/DarkHunter on Hard with 1630 deaths. # Kayube on Hard, plus I have all the secret items. # Deus, Wuss mode. Funny enough I timed my deaths so well that right now my save file has 1337 deaths. # @/{{T-Jack}} again, this time on Hard with 506 deaths. # @/ChrisX. 1557 deaths (but probably could be about 2500). HARD. PROOF HERE # @/{{Serenade}} on hard. It took 3 months and over 3000 deaths (by her count) # @/{{Vert}} on Hard, 7:36:40, 2535 deaths and more than 6 months playing (well, I started somewhere between that and a year ago). I hate The (former) Guy and Mother Brain so much... # @/{{Starmaster}} My Brother on Wuss, 1028021 deaths. # @/SubtleInsanity, on Hard. Playing time of 7:48:00, 1337 deaths, all 6 secret items acquired, and only 2 weeks spent! # @/{{T-Jack}} coming for the hattrick, with 439 deaths on Very Hard. I'm currently considering playing through Impossible, though I don't realy want to go insane... # Tijitdamijit completed Impossible # @/{{Lumine}} finished Normal, after getting the hang of it. Total deaths: 2356! =D # @/{{Grognor}}, on Hard-As-Balls mode. # @/{{Foxtrotpenguin}}, on WUSS and Hard. This troper has also made it to the Ghost n Goblin's area on impossible before giving up. # {{Bastard}} on Medium and Hard. # @/{{Zarian}}, Medium difficulty, ''exactly'' 1500 deaths. 4:55:30. Update: Beat it again, this time on Hard, only 157 deaths and 1:22:10 this time around. It's a lot easier when you know what to expect. # TOKAM, about half a year ago, on Hard. Would do it on Very Hard, but the G'n'G zone crushes all attempts. # @/{{Flairina}} on Medium (twice), 2400-something deaths the first time, and 790-something deaths the second time. Has also beaten some of the fangames. (I Wanna Be The Fangame: Up to final boss, I Wanna Be The Tribute: Beaten now needs to beat the new version, I Wanna Be The GB: Beaten, etc...) # Carthrat, beaten on Hard. I'm gonna back away before I try it on Very Hard, or worse. # Brad Soup, on Hard. EAT IT, THE GUY! 4:49:10, 1236 deaths. # Eva, on Hard. I beat it in my Geography class and it took all the control I had not to cry tears of joy. (YES. 69.) # TheGuy. So you thought you killed me, fools? # {{Dogtanian}}, on [[strike:Hard]] Very Hard. # Psystar, on hard, with 54 hours, 30 minutes, and 30 seconds of playtime, and 4837 deaths. # @/GunlockerGlock, on hard, with 21 hours, 2 min, and 11 secons of playtime, and 2350 deaths. Yeesh. # @/{{Zarian}} again, this time on Very Hard. 150 minutes, 190 deaths. Had the most difficulty with the ''mine cart'', of all places...oh, and acquired all 6 secret items, albeit on a Wuss Mode file. # The Freak, on Wuss. 5 hours, just over 1500 deaths. Totally going back to do it on hard # @/CrazedNinja, on Medium. Just over two hours, 551 deaths. Completed over the course of a weekend, shooting hand still hasn't stopped shaking.

9 months and nearly 650 additional deaths later, I am no longer a Wuss. # Hilarity Ensues, on Hard. # Shmasmasnash, on Hard. # Poochy.EXE, on Medium. 3:25:20 and 894 deaths according to the save file, but there's probably at least a hundred more deaths and an hour of time not recorded due to game crashes. # Poochy.EXE again, on Hard this time. 2:06:20 and 377 deaths recorded. And here's proof. Took a total of less than 4 hours in more or less one sitting, including breaks. Frankly, after having played ''Tetris: The Grand Master 2'' and having tried to scorerun {{Touhou}}'s Extra Stages, this doesn't feel all that unreasonable in terms of difficulty. # Poochy.EXE on Very Hard for the hat trick. 2:52:20 and 381 deaths recorded. Proof. Done over the course of about 5 days. Stupid spike corridor took forever because of the three removed save points before it; that part took probably an hour alone, most of which went unrecorded because of game crashes. # hr.morgaes on Medium and Hard, and I had gotten pretty far in Very Hard when I lost all my saves. Done over the course of over a year, due to on-and-off playing. And it being hilariously hard. Had all secret items as well. # @/MajorTom has become the Guy! over 4000 deaths, 12 hours. Very Hard Mode. So Medium # {{TITO}}, on Hard. 1:49:30 and 899 deaths. # Kinksy on Hard, Thrice. Currently trying to beat the Very Hard Mode. # SalamanderBSC on Hard. I also made the save fixer for the game. # Liquid, various times on Hard. Once you get a feel for the game, it's not hard, it's just often difficult to pull off. Hey IWBTF! # @/{{Fishsicles}}, on Hard; took a bit over two hours and several thousand deaths. Originally intended to make a LetsPlay... NoJustNo. '''''NEVER AGAIN.''''' # @/{{Enlong}}, on Hard; I don't care that the game ''froze'' and ''crashed during the ending cutscene'', I shot out The Guy's eyes all six times. The Kid held up the Big Gun to Zelda music. Whatever else the game says, I. Won. # @/{{Ettin}}, on Hard; 3:37:30, 1352 deaths. # @/{{Aver}} on Medium; 2662 deaths. '''Finally'''. Never, ever again. # GhostPikmin on Hard # Jesse_johno on medium mode; 4:48:20, 1567 deaths # @/{{Crinias}} on Hard; 11:1:20 and 2257 deaths. # {{Boyblue}} on Hard; 8:40:20, 1932 deaths (excluding crashes), all secret items, happy happy hugs for all! :D # @/GalenDev on Hard: 16:05:26, 3,819 deaths + something like 15 crashes. I... wasn't very good at this game. # {{fourshade}} on Hard. Had to start over twice because I was enough of an idiot to render my save game {{Unwinnable}}. # @/{{Muramasan13}}, twice. Once on Wuss Mode (1327 deaths), once on Hard (462 deaths), and once on caffeine (21 deaths). For the record, if you're stuck, you just need more caffeine. # {{Deathfire123}} on Medium, too lazy to ever beat it again on a harder difficulty # @/YonTroper on Medium. I lost count of how many deaths - I think it was at least over 4000. # {{VegardPompey}} on Medium, Hard, Very Hard and working on Impossible :) # Here's that big fat liar from number 91 who said that he'd never do it again. Finished it again on hard mode. 1407 deaths, 3 hours and 10 seconds playtime. IWannaBeTheGuy is more addictive than I thought, seriously considering finishing it at Very Hard as well. # And @/{{Aver}} here again for the hattrick. Finished it on Very Hard with 320 deaths and 2 hours, 42 minutes and 10 seconds playtime. Here's proof. I probably won't finish it on impossible, though. Or will I? # Jesse_johno again, hard mode this time; 2:47:40 with 590 deaths. # @/{{todbot1}} on Very Hard with 120 deaths, clocking in at just under 2 hours with 1:57:40. Would like to say I'm not trying impossible but I know that's not happening now... IWBTG has taken my soul. # darkwanderer on Very Hard. I think it stole my life. # @/{{Ocher}} , Medium, I kinda thinks the lack of save points anything higher then that borders on Fake Difficulty though, So no chance of replaying it. # @/{{flyingdingo0827}} , Medium with 864 deaths and no secrets (I accidentally deleted my saved game so I don't how long it took me to beat it). # GreatPenguin on Very Hard with about 2000 deaths. :B # {{Zloke}} on hard # Glitch Master, on Medium. He now has a rare form of post-traumatic stress disorder, along with carpal tunnel syndrome. # Swampflare, on Hard. 1000 deaths alone from Ghouls'n'Goblins. # Lancer873, on medium, then hard. Took me several months of on-and-off playing to beat The Guy the first time around, and about three hours for the second time. # Ixmythot, on Medium. His cousin still doesn't believe him half the time, having only gotten to Dracula himself # @/{{MistaSmegheneghan}}, on Hard (twice, since I messed up the ending and I wanted a complete save file). I've been tempted to do a Very Hard run at some point. Just need a new controller, more free time and Mountain Dew. I might record it, too. # Final Survivor, on very hard. # Idoitforthelolz, Hard, 2329 deaths. # @/{{MonkeyPhysics}}, Hard, 4785 deaths. Took a badgerbuggering ''YEAR''. # @/{{Bamack1}}, Very Hard. NO! I WANNA BE THE GUY! # Iydak, Hard 2075 deaths after an accidental data wipe.

And again on very hard with 961 deaths. # CalvinAndHobbesPwns on both Medium and Hard.