Don’t think this is true, but Samus is badass

Zee Finale!

The Code

Our secret weapon

Giving us a needed edge

Against unfair foes

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The Olden Days of Blocky Limbs

Razor edged pixels

A step above stick figures

Acknowledge your past

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Striving for Beyond Realism

I see fluid curves

As if they are real beings

Nearing graphics pure

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Are You Mouse, Man, or Master?

Choose how hard to play

Testing your skills to their peak

Be easy or hard

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The Inevitability of Death and Rebirth

All lives are fleeting

Which is why you have many

Earn more on the way

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Gauged in Hearts and Bars

Shrinking with each blow

The life blood of the hero

Work to raise the bar

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Another Chance After the Final Light

Your final life spent

After hours of hard work

Try again or fail

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The Horrifying Click of an Empty Chamber

You unloaded all

Wasting ammo at a pawn

Now the boss is here

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Nobody Wins as a Level One

Hours spent to grow

Bounding up the XP tree

Strength with every kill

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Earning the Tools of a Champion

Start with weakest gear

That you replace on your quest

To win the hard fights

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Homes of Monsters, Traps, and Festering Evil

We dive into them

Whether space or fantasy

To clear out the hive

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Testing Your Thumbs and Mind

Forcing us to think

After bashing our way through

Puzzles block our path

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We Shall Battle Because You’re There

Monsters out of air

Not seen until the fight starts

Pray you have high health

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Why Do Monsters Have Cash and Relics?

The rarest of gear

Held by monsters in the wild

Who have no pockets

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Wishing for a Time Out

Battle rages on

While I cycle through items

Searching for an edge

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Jab, Cross, Mule Kick, Backhand, Mega-Uppercut

Masters chain their moves

Not allowing their foes to swing

Move goes into move

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Ancient Nectar of the Gamer Gods

The precious potion

Returner of stolen life

Stocked within our bags

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Oldest of the Storage Units

We all know you, box

Holding gifts or traps or air

We always open

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Extra Toys for the Buying

You have beat the game

In time for newer content

Time to play again

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Let No Table Go Unbashed

Take your sword or gun

And destroy all that you see

Break the scenery

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Go About Your Lives as if I’m Not Here

Stranger in the house

Searching for items and cash

He is the hero

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Movies within the Games

The plot has moved on

Using scenes that you just watch

Some push your patience

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A More Pleasant Distraction, I Have Not Heard

I hear the music

That gently takes me away

Wishing I could pause

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Where Did All Our Toys Go?

The hero returns

Yet stripped of all his up-grades

Now he starts again

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The Hidden Treats We Hunt For

Not needed for plot

They bring to us great glory

Because we found them

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An Ending Not Worth Earning

Thank you for playing

The most worthless of endings

After days of work

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An Ending is a New Beginning

You have beat the game

And sat through all the credits

Now play level one

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The Goal of the All True Gamers

One hundred percent

It is the number of dreams

Proof that we did all

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(This was going to be hidden in the artwork.  The title and haiku add up to 100 letters.  Would have been a lot of fun if I got this off the ground.)

The Secret Level at the End of this Haiku Collection

All gamers seek you

But only the best will find

Without a walkthrough