Controller smashing moments.

[I Stomp on Kittens]

Getting to the second to last song on the endless setlist (rockband 2) and not being able to beet it at 4 am. Almost brought me to tears of rage.

 

[axia777]

Any game that has a really long unskipable cut scene right before an epically hard boss fight. That make want to scream "HULK SMASH!!!!!!" as I drive my controller through the TV. Thankfully I have more self control than that.

 

[Artemus_Cain]

Any forced stealth, especially in the Gerudo place in Ocarina of Time. There's alot actually in that game that's broken, really. But the most frustrating parts are bosses you have to reflect attacks bck to them... and getting Epona... and the "games" to get bigger equipment.

How dare you insult Z:OoT! Non-believer! O:

Easy, dude. It's still a great game. There's just a lot of broken parts, like climbing a ladder.

 

[j1-2themax]

I don't break controllers, I yell at the TV. Which I find myself doing quite a bit if I fail at the same area approx. 20 times, which will happen sometimes.

 

[IrrelevantTangent]

Quite a lot of moments in Prototype. Most of the later missions made me want to throw my laptop out of the window. Still love the game though

Fffffffuuuuuuck your heat-seaking missiles, annoying strike teams, and artillery fire that knocks me off of buildings.

Furthermore: That mission where you have to destroy like 12 helicopters that are running away from you.

Not fun.

That one wasn't too bad for me. The moments that really made me swear were
- When you have all your powers taken away
- when you have to try and get into one of the boss's tanks, with helecopters knocking you off every time you try, and an instant fail if the tank gets blown up. Which it does. Repeatedly.
- Having to take out all the bloodtox pumps...dear god.
- Mother. Just...Aaaaaaaaargh.
- Any time in the late game when a strike team gets called in if you do so much as break a window.
- Protecting the main Bloodtox pump from two leader hunters at the same goddamn time

There. That about does it. Oh, wait, and...

- Trying to infiltrate a base with about 10 bloody viral detectors surrounding the place. I know you can sabotage them but one wrong move and...aargh...*chews on keyboard*

Seconded. I liked Prototype, but seriously, the developers should have worked on the difficulty and balance a bit more.

That said, the Star Destroyer level, the Star Destroyer level, the gods-damned Star Destroyer level in Star Wars: The Force Unleashed.

I have to bring down a Star Destroyer? Fine, my character's strong enough in the Force. I have to bring it down while under fire by a half a dozen TIE fighters? Eh, it's not like I have a choice...right? I have to bring it down WHILE under fire AND suffering from the EXTREMELY poor controls involved on the Xbox 360 version? AND the Star Destroyer swings right back into place seconds later if you don't move it right?

GOOD GOD, that level sucked. It singlehandedly ruined the game for me, and I even checked online for help on bringing the Star Destroyer down, and it didn't help! Thanks to that, I couldn't finish the game. Thanks, LucasArts. Really.

 

[Corpse XxX]

I've smashed 5 ps3 controllers..

Some in Battlefield Bad Company multiplayer, beeing spawn raped 10 times in a row..
And Motorstorm, god damnit that catch-up is real frikking annoying, drive like a god all the way, crashing on the finish line, ending up in 5'th place..

I turn green, and all i can say is "hulk smash".. Go to shop buy new controller for next race, then repeat the story..

 

[IamQ]

Last time I got it was aýears ago when playing Jak 2. Was the second time I fought Baron Praxis, in the precursor temple, and when his health was so low that just one more of those balls at him would finish him off, I press square instead of circle, and push forward, miss the ball and fall over the edge.


My right analog stick almost got ripped out at that moment.

 

[death525]

all the levels near the end of splosion man

 

[Cylem]

I'm pretty good about managing my frustration with games, but fear on the other hand... If something jumps out at me I all but chuck the controller at the TV and stab the Power button. Floormasters are one of the worst offenders. I'd never survive an actual horror game.

...Also in Legend of Zelda: Phantom Hourglass, I made it to the final room in the Ocean King's Temple before the clock ran out. I was mad.

 

[hotacidbath]

The meat circus in Psychonauts. Fuck, I get mad just thinking about that kid's whiny voice.

 

[archvile93]

Oh i almost forgot (sorry for hogging topic, but i have a lot of game i get pissed off with)

Super Mario Galaxy.
I had gotten to the LAST star before I had 120, and unlocked luigi so i could get 120 again, then unlock the last galaxy (and get the final two stars). I was so pleased with myself for having gotten this far.
The level I had chosen to do last was the One-hit-point challenge (or whatever it's called) in the fire galaxy (forgotten names of EVERYTHING).

It took me about 2 days (that's wake up at 11, play till 4) to do it. I had many "JUST FUCK OFF YOU STUPID GAME" moments. Unfortunately you can't throw a wiimote when it is strapped to your wrist, so i simply turned the console off.

In the wise words of Ben Croshaw-"Fuck that".

That's the one u couldn't do? It took me forever to do the clone races with Luigi. That damn Luigi clone is way better than the Mario one. On the plus side, he did teach me that you can get around much faster by repeatedly long jumping.

 

[GodsAndFishes]

I've never actually broken a controller, I tend to punch the wall instead. And thanks to Prototype I have now learnt to make sure that the wall is a proper brick wall and not just a thin dividing wall.

 

[the1ultimate]

Unfortunately you can't throw a wiimote when it is strapped to your wrist, so i simply turned the console off.

So that's why they make you strap the controllers to your wrist. I did wonder why they pushed it so hard.

OT: I agree with Super Smash Bros Brawl and that parts of Mirror's Edge can get exceedingly frustrating, but perseverance can at least get you through (if only on luck) in those two games.

At the moment I'm having serious trouble beating one of the bosses in Prince of Persia: Rival Swords (It wins my personal award for most character deaths in the one place). There's a seriously annoying timing sequence you have to succeed at three times (with the wiimote in my case)... Warrior within never gave me this much trouble. Grrr. I actually wish it would turn into an overblown anime sequence with big sword and hero who can jump insane distances in bullet time.

 

[Ophiuchus]

Not so much a problem with the game, but I recently smashed a Guitar Hero controller over my knee when the buttons were not working properly. I've since taken the strum mechanism and put it in another guitar which wasn't working, so at least I have one working Frankenstein controller out of two dead ones.

 

[funksobeefy]

Alma in Ninja Gaiden, I smashed the controller so hard that I split my palm open. Lets just say I didnt play that game for a fair bit of time

 

[Spitfire175]

PGR 4. The handbreak is horrid. Every time I try a cool handbreak turn, it won't work. And when I use the handbreak to break, it turns the car aronund.

 

[Ninjaottsel]

Mine is pretty much anything from Stuntman for the ps2, that game took the piss sometimes, i think i broke 3 controllers trying to finish the game, in the end, i smashed the disk with a hammer after i finished so it would never plague my consoles ever again.

 

[Booze Zombie]

Elizabeth Greene's Super Hunter and Elizabeth Greene herself, from Prototype.

Two of the most annoyingly hard boss fights ever devised.

 

[jonnopon3000]

Unfortunately you can't throw a wiimote when it is strapped to your wrist, so i simply turned the console off.

So that's why they make you strap the controllers to your wrist. I did wonder why they pushed it so hard.

OT: I agree with Super Smash Bros Brawl and that parts of Mirror's Edge can get exceedingly frustrating, but perseverance can at least get you through (if only on luck) in those two games.

At the moment I'm having serious trouble beating one of the bosses in Prince of Persia: Rival Swords (It wins my personal award for most character deaths in the one place). There's a seriously annoying timing sequence you have to succeed at three times (with the wiimote in my case)... Warrior within never gave me this much trouble. Grrr. I actually wish it would turn into an overblown anime sequence with big sword and hero who can jump insane distances in bullet time.

Which boss is this? From my knowledge, Rival Swords is a complete port of two thrones to the wii. I should know the boss.
I might even have some tips for you.