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4. X-Men (Sega Genesis/Mega Drive) - Reset The Computer
One of the great licensed games of the 16-bit era was Sega's X-Men for the Genesis/Mega Drive. It was a huge exclusive that was a tremendous get for Sega's lineup to help in the battle with the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. And boy, was it hard. Beating a level was a huge achievement, so you can imagine what getting to the next to last level felt like. Then, all of sudden, it gets really confusing:
After defeating the boss, Mojo, you're asked to "reset the computer" without any other instruction. Many players saw there was nothing to do, turned off the game, and never returned to it.
What you were SUPPOSED to do was press the physical "reset" button on the console itself. Given that it, y'know, RESETS THE CONSOLE, you can see why most people didn't think to do that. They had no reason to ever think it could be used within a game. Not only that, but if you figured it out, you had to press the button as lightly as possible while still getting it to register.
Press it too hard and you still lose your game, as there was no save function. Thankfully, nobody ever pulled this stunt again.