I’ve done the same thing with the SNES shmup Space Megaforce. I’ve played the hell out of it and have gotten really good, so sometimes when I was feeling as though I couldn’t do anything right I’d turn that game on and prove myself wrong by playing through the whole game without using continues. (I’ve had successful one-credit clears on Normal, Hard, and Tricky difficulty so far. The only one left unconquered is Wild.)
I’ve done the same thing with the SNES shmup Space Megaforce. I’ve played the hell out of it and have gotten really good, so sometimes when I was feeling as though I couldn’t do anything right I’d turn that game on and prove myself wrong by playing through the whole game without using continues. (I’ve had successful one-credit clears on Normal, Hard, and Tricky difficulty so far. The only one left unconquered is Wild.)