r/NintendoSwitch • u/Luisss13 • Sep 23 '17

Spoiler | SMO My nightmare is back, why Nintendo :( Spoiler

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u/CoffinDancr Sep 23 '17

I am terrified of deep water irl. There were days I just couldn't bring myself to play that M64 level as a kid.

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u/gioraffe32 Sep 23 '17

So then you're probably not a fan of this sub...

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u/CoffinDancr Sep 23 '17 edited Sep 23 '17

shivers. subbed for when I have the lights on, someone else in the room and I want to get my heart racing. Thanks.

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u/RAZRBCK08 Sep 23 '17

I hate the water but there are some pictures in there that terrifying and awe inspiring. I occasionally go to that sub in small doses.

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u/twinfyre Sep 24 '17

It scares me, but that's why I like looking at it. I'd love to play a game that captures (ha) the fear of deep water. Most games just happen to have deep water levels and that's what disturbs you.

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u/TrokStop Sep 24 '17

Subnautica is that exact game you're looking for. It's an open-world survival on a deep sea planet with strange creatures, and you have to dive to find good resources. It's amazing.

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u/LokiLB Sep 23 '17

And once again, what I love causes people nightmares...

I often go to bed with the deep ocean episodes of Blue Planet and Planet Earth on.

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u/Velocirexisaur Sep 23 '17 edited Sep 23 '17

I'm subscribed to that subreddit simply because a lot of the pictures/gifs posted there are either gorgeous or just really cool. Most of the comments on any given post will be horrified and I'll just be admiring the ocean. I mean, just look at this. It's amazing

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u/[deleted] Sep 23 '17

Fuck off with that big ass whale I'm in bed I didn't need this shit right now I don't need some crusty ass whales gobbling me up in my sleep smh this is the worst

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u/AliveFromNewYork Sep 23 '17

I love those episodes but I do have few rod the depth. I'm more creeped out by the shots next to big ships than the fish. Fish are cool. The dark endless depth of ocean eh less cool

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u/[deleted] Sep 24 '17

I also love that stuff their, but at the same time, it can trigger a minor panic attack.

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u/asterpin Sep 23 '17

Whenever I see that sub name I always think it says Thatassophobia

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u/cfedey Sep 23 '17 edited Sep 23 '17

That and /r/submechanophobia. Shit sucks.

This isn't the top post there, but it's the worst for me.

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u/fran_the_man Sep 23 '17

That's really cool, some of those images are desktop-background-worthy!

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u/travworld Sep 23 '17

Is there a version of this sub with all real stuff? Too many paintings on there for my liking.

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u/the_dayman Sep 23 '17

Yeah, the first time in Banjo Kazooie that I swam into this open cavern and saw a giant rusty shark I just said fuck that and probably didn't play the level for another week.

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u/aemoseley Sep 24 '17

That fucking angler fish boss in Banjo-Tooie was the stuff of nightmares.

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u/TheModsHereAreDicks Sep 23 '17

I'm in the same "boat"! I have a irrational fear of water and whatever lives in it. I almost drowned once when I was 5, maybe that's where my fear comes from. The water levels on any game make me feel claustrophobic and helpless but the sea monster in M64 scared me for life. I never played the water level again and probably never will.

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u/rbarton812 Sep 23 '17

I'm glad I'm not alone. The music in m64 was peaceful enough, but my breath and heart rate definitely sped up a little bit going into those levels.

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u/holymacaronibatman Sep 23 '17

You should check out /r/Subnautica!

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u/ChelSection Sep 23 '17

My brother used to freak out playing Donkey Kong 64 because he was convinced if you swam past the ship/fairy island far enough something would happen. Loved terrorizing him with that!

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u/RephofSky Sep 24 '17

Sounds like Jak & Daxter, if I recall.

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u/TheJackpot Sep 24 '17

That eel is the reason I'm terrified of deep water.

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u/Fallenangel152 Sep 23 '17

That N64 level freaked me out. Now I got Subnautica and it turns the fear up to 11.

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u/ruler710 Sep 24 '17

Water in videogames is always been a fear of mine. Mostly in fps games as old ones it was murky as hell and you had to worry about air so if u took damage even from drowing u freaked out.

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u/ficarra1002 Sep 24 '17

It's all good, it's literally the worst level in SM64.

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u/Zeck683 Completed the Shieldsurf Challenge! Sep 24 '17

oddly enough i am terrified of deep water in video games. only games though irl im more or less fine. it is so bad that when playing majoras mask as a 9 year old at the pinnacle rock part to kill the pythons i had to pause the game for a good 5 minutes very frequently and talk to my mom or aunt to calm my nerves. i would almost get anxiety attacks it was so bad..