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What a night tonight was. After two weeks or so of practice, I finally completed The Adventures of Bayou Billy for the NES. This was no picnic, believe me. In fact, it was practically a nightmare. In fact, if not for some tips from Racketboy Members and a LOT of Soda, I couldn't have done it. Where to begin...
I found out about this game about two months ago, but I don't remember how. Anyway, acting on pure impulse, I picked up a complete copy on eBay fairly cheap. I got it 4 days later, and booted it up. Of course, I was not aware that this game was tougher than Battletoads, so I got my ass handed to me several times. It was then that I decided that I would beat it no matter what.
From that point on, I practiced and tried to memorize every stage. That did not go well, so I stopped for a bit. Some time later, I picked it back up and tried again. After two weeks, I felt that I had everything memorized, save for the last level, and prepared for the Great Bayou Battle.
After many game overs, I finally got to the end. I saw what I thought was the last boss and proceeded to whip the shit out of him. Literally. See, I had picked up a whip for a weapon earlier, and...well, you get the point. I beat him, thinking it was over, and moved on. Before I knew it, two goons in robotic armor showed up and returned the favor. Fortunately, I had racked up a few lives, but they still wore me down to one life. Barely any health remaining, I scored a VERY lucky hit and killed them. Finally, I was treated to the (rather anti-climactic) ending. Nonetheless, I was pretty freaking happy.
Anyway, the game beaten, I put it back among my collection, and decided that I would NOT do that again. Why I did it in the first place is still a mystery, even to me. Maybe I was trying to prove a point, maybe I was just trying to find a great challenge. Who knows. Anyway, that's my story. Thanks for reading!
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A good old modern lore story 
This game really was a challenge. I never did finish it back in the day, so kudos to you sir! It did have some decent graphics, sound, and variety IMHO, but boy was it unnecessarily cheap and difficult.
Hope to hear more on your gaming adventures and welcome to the site! 
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@slackur
Thanks for the welcome. Glad you enjoyed it.
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Most NES games have really lame endings that are definitely not worth the effort that it took to complete the game. I still enjoying knocking NES games off my win list though. The game is the fun part, and not necessarily the ending.
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Congrats man. I tossed that game in the hopeless pile long ago. And of course, welcome.
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This game was one of the first I ever picked up as a kid. I can't remember if I finished it or not, but I know I got fairly far into the game, and I used to love playing challenging games as a kid.
Congrats on finally beating it though - it's one of the most difficult games I've ever played.
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