Just to clarify
you literally had a stroke? If so, sorry to hear that - it's a fucked up thing to happen to a young person.

Also, Earnest Evans was pretty good - although it was pretty much a megadrive game with a nice soundtrack.
(leviticus no longer likes the cut of your gib on, Fri 30 Sep 2011, 9:40, 1 reply)

Yes I did, but I'm ok now :)
I know the game didn't cause it, but I remember being quite fucked off as I had spent ages trying to get the chaos emerald for that level too.
( h3donist tryin' to play me out as if my name is Sega.., Fri 30 Sep 2011, 10:52, closed)

glad to hear you're ok
my ex had a stroke when she was 23. After a few months she could read and speak and write OK, but full recovery took over a year. I'd say it was well up there with the worst things that can happen to a human being.

If it makes you feel any better, I long ago decided that the chaos emeralds on Sonic CD were (like skateboarding) actually physically impossible.
(leviticus no longer likes the cut of your gib on, Fri 30 Sep 2011, 11:13, closed)

thanks matey
I think having the stroke at 14 was probably fortunate in the way I had stubborn teenage determination on my side. I was left totally paralysed down the one side of my body meaning I couldn't use a joypad; it was this that made me work really hard at physio so that I could get my gaming hand back.

I'm totally going to get an mega CD emulator and that game now :D
( h3donist tryin' to play me out as if my name is Sega.., Fri 30 Sep 2011, 15:03, closed)