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I Wanna Be The Guy

A very challenging (To the point of insane frustration) freeware video game made by Kaiyan. The idea is you take the place of "The Kid" and travel through worlds to kill and claim the title of "The Guy." The game uses a metroidvania style map, as in you can freely travel up, left, down, and right to explore a giant map while the game play can be described as Megaman-esque (You are able to jump and shoot..that is just about it). Most of the areas, bosses, and music are borrowed from classic video games such as Tetris, Mario, Street Fighter, and even Metal Gear. It should be noted once again that the game is frustratingly hard but is also a lot of fun if you happen to enjoy old video games. Google "I wanna be the guy" and click on the first link to download it. Note: There are harder games out there, probably the worst I've played was the Super Mario Bros. hack named "Super Mario Forever" not recommended..not fun.
I have 2329 recorded deaths on I Wanna Be The Guy. I am currently facing The Guy!
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I wanna be the guy

IWBTG is a very hard video game where everything can and will try to kill y- *SPLAT*

GAME OVER - PRESS 'R' TO TRY AGAIN
I just died again on I Wanna Be The Guy.
I wanna be the guy by Edrobot August 28, 2009

I wanna be the guy

The most ridiculously difficult video game in the (known) universe.

Honestly if you find one harder than this please contact me because goddamn.
I wanna be the guy can be downloaded for free by typing it into google.

I Wanna Be The Guy

Was once considered one of the hardest games of all time due to its ludicrous trial-and-error gameplay, combined with bullet hell, misleading graphics, traps that are impossible to find out without dying to them first, the ability to die AFTER THE ENDING CREDITS, requiring you to beat the brutal final boss all over again...you get it.

It was released around the same time as the first Kaizo Mario; together, they created a genre of video games centered around being as infuriatingly difficult as possible.

Nowadays, it's still considered hard, but far from one of the hardest games ever. If you know the game inside and out, it's actually not terribly difficult. That, and the numerous fangames that completely and utterly trounce it in difficulty make it quite outdated.
Here's to I Wanna Be The Guy (and Kaizo Mario)

For making people wanna tear their hair out.

Side Quest 

Any period of time where you and your friends go out without initial purpose or expectations. Usually in the early hours of the morning or late at night, side quests last as long as everyone is still out away from their home, dorm, or common meeting space. Side quests usually happen after a "main quest," scheduled hang out or party and usually feature less people than the original main quest.
"I'm bored but idk what to do... wanna just go out?"
"Hell yeah man let's go on a side quest!"
Side Quest by king sushii November 18, 2021
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Collective 600 pound gorilla 

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The collective 600 pound gorilla was punching its chest, showing who the alphas were.
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Team of Destiny 

noun

A sports team/organization that by all conventional metrics should not have success/wins in whatever activity, but somehow by apparent luck they find a way to win.
example: "The 2013-2014 University of Auburn football team was the team of destiny that year that managed to make it all the way to the championship."
Team of Destiny by BIGDADY February 8, 2024
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