well, not quite as extreme as your example, but I do remember one game:
Unreal Tournament (the original)... The game was pretty easy to complete (and lot's of fun too), except for the last level (in the spaceship with the ring at one end).
Anyway, I tried for what seemed like a month to complete the level and kept getting my *ss kicked like there was no tomorrow...
I'd start out with a 10-1 lead, and lose 15-10....
So after that month I'd had it with that game, and I put it away. About 3 months later I decided to try again... Guess what: I beat it on my second try. I guess the three month waiting made the opponent lazy
