Today is Veteran's Day / Armistice day, a day I know today is usually to celebrate peace. But this day, it was slightly different: I finally did it, did what many have thought almost impossible. I had to leave my NES on for almost 2 weeks, but finally, on 11-11-11, at 3:23 PM, I beat Ninja Gaiden. Huzzah! A game even the AVGN couldn't beat (at least in his tribute review)!

Every time I close my eyes, I still see all of Act VI in my head. You must replay it So. Many. Times. Gah, stupid eagles and monkeys!

I know I'm hardly the first, and that the first game is no Ninja Gaiden III, but dammit, I'm happy with myself right now. Perseverance works! (Should I say that procrastination works? Either way, the little red light on the NES almost seemed to be taunting me every night as I went to sleep...)

Photos of the moment below. Sorry for the cell phone pics of a TV, but I had to grab my phone (the closest thing to me) to record this moment.

And now the NES is off for a well deserved rest; it did me proud, never glitched once. And then, after a break, I can finally play some other games. Once again, huzzah!

Edited to add: And see you next!

Sorry for the cell phone pics of a TV, but I had to grab my phone (the closest thing to me) to record this moment.

Sorry for the cell phone pics of a TV, but I had to grab my phone (the closest thing to me) to record this moment.

Sorry for the cell phone pics of a TV, but I had to grab my phone (the closest thing to me) to record this moment.

Sorry for the cell phone pics of a TV, but I had to grab my phone (the closest thing to me) to record this moment.

Melky!

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• "IT'S NETHER OVER FOR HOLLAND!"
• "Schoop
  Hit a bloop
  Hit a bloop
  Hit a bloop be doop be doop"
• "What the ####?

  YOU'RE INTENTIONALLY WALKING RANDALL SIMON?

  WHAT THE ####?"

• "RANDALL SIMON INTENTIONAL WALK!

  CATS LIVING WITH DOGS! "

• "The old "walk Randall Simon to get to Yurendell de Caster" gambit. "
• "In play, (runs).

  UNBELIEVABLE. "

• "Holy ####. I mean. Wow. Holy ####. "
• "LISTEN TO THE MUSIC!

  Adagio for Strings by Barber!

  You don't get that in America, even. "

• "As the man says, "U bent niet veel als je geen Nederlands." "
• "Gelooft u in Mirakelen?"
• "Are there baseball fans who missed those two DR-NED games? They deserve to be slapped by a clog. "
• "I'm down as long as it's competitive.

  I mean, what are the odds of Australia beating Cuba...

  [Looks at camera.]

  ...right?

  [Winks. Freeze. Roll credits.] "

• "What were the Netherland's odds of advancing? All I could find were odds of them winning the tournament, which are rightly +15000. "
• "In Amsterdam, the party is by all accounts crazy. We're talking hookers, massive consumption of recreational drugs....

  Oh wait, that's what Amsterdam is always like. My bad. "

• "If Jair and Martis were playing, I'd almost say the Netherlands would be a serious threat in Round 2! No way they can defeat the USA, Puerto Rico and Venezuela, right? Right?

  Right? "

wbc

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