Poll Did anyone struggle a bit with the first boss in Wario Land 1?

[CM30]

You know, the spiked Koopa thing in Rice Beach?

Because I have to admit, I always found it a tad annoying to defeat. Probably because back when I played Wario Land 1, my experiences came from Mario games where you had to just jump on a boss three times to kill it, so to have one I had to dodge from the land, ground and air with a certain weakness threw me off.

And hey, it was a pretty complicated first boss encounter for the 8 bit days. I mean, in a day where typical bosses were Bowser jumping up and down on a bridge or Koopalings, this guy was surprisingly complex in his attacks and patterns...

Anyone else agree?

 

[Vampfox]

I did when I was a kid but nowadays I find him easy. I remember as a kid thinking that you had to jump on his head and of course that didn't work.

I wonder if any kids got stuck on him and just give up?