How long have you been playing without "finishing" the game

[unabatedshagie]

I'm currently at just over 60 hours, the furthest I've gotten is 4.1 or 4.2 (I think)

I regularly don't get past the jungle. Have died 400+ times.

Just wondering what sort of stats other people here have?

[Onion]

it took me 48 hours.. but it depends on a luck a lot.

[Pibonacci]

I think I finished one of my first 5 runs, BUT, don't worry, I played the classic pc version a lot prior to that. I don't recall how long it took me there, but I think I finished like 1 of my first 300 runs or so, so that's not so different.

Keep going, you will be amazed how the learning curve keeps on going and going, and there will be basically always one more challenge you try to achieve, while you yourself are getting better and better.

[NealForreal]

32 hours, got to Olmec 3 times the past week. Not much longer! :D

[Johnny Fronthole]

28 hours and I've made it to the Ice Caves two or three times. I'm starting to wonder if it's possible to improve my runs any more without learning to kill shopkeepers.

[ShamefulManny]

27 hours and counting..

[Bor]

Don't remember sadly, but probably around 30 to 40 hours. I believe I had 80 hours when I finished the game "the hard way".

A great thing about Spelunky though is that you really DO get better over time, I've beaten the game many times since and it's not really that hard once you understand everything around you and master the controls :) So don't give up! And good luck!

[robknits]

Me and my girlfriend have played innumerable hours taking turns on steam. At least as many on Xbox, and then more before that on the original pc version back in the day. Never won. I've never even beaten the ice levels. I'm terrible, but i refuse to give up.

[Hardûn]

Ever since I beat Yama, I have been massively sucking. Not even made it to Olmec in like 3 weeks.