2006: Game Over
The bizarre symptom: You could say that Bubble Bobble Revolution, a Nintendo DS remake of the 1980s arcade classic Bubble Bobble, was a surprisingly tough game. Level 30, for instance, was unbeatable--literally. That was a trifle odd given that the game boasted a total of 100 levels.
The bug: As in many arcade-style games, Bubble Bobble Revolution levels ended by challenging the player to defeat an überenemy, known as a boss. But level 30 had no boss to defeat, and therefore no way to continue to level 31. Months later, publisher Codemasters replaced defective cartridges with a debugged version--and threw in another game, Rainbow Islands Revolution, by way of apology.
taken from the article:
Bizarre Bugs: Nine of the Strangest Software Glitches Ever
By Harry McCracken, PC World - Tue Jun 16, 2009 7:45PM EDT
So next time someone tells you that your game keeps crashing for them, don't feel too bad.
At least they didn't have to play to level 30 first!