8 Ways You Can Accidentally Break Popular Video Games

4. The Unbeatable Dr. Wily - Mega Man 2

Imagine getting all the way to the end of a game, only to discover that it's impossible to defeat the final boss? Unbelievably, this can actually happen in Mega Man 2.

The final fight in the game is against a green alien generated by main bad guy Dr. Wily, and the battle itself is rather simple: hit it with bubble lead until it dies. Once the job is done, Wily will surrender and the credits will roll. But wait a second: what if you don't have enough bubble lead left to finish the fight?

If you use it all up on earlier enemies in the game, or miss too many shots against the alien, it's possible to hit a complete brick wall in this fight which means you'll have to intentionally die and start over. The alien is only weak to bubble lead, too - other weapons will restore its energy - so without any left, you're basically screwed.

As an extra kick in the nuts, the checkpoint you start at after dying has no enemies to farm, so you can't even recharge your main weapon. Brilliant.

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