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I died so many times in the very first part of RE4 when you enter the village. xD Seriously, the chainsaw guy got me like, six times! Then I figured out that if you stand in the tower, the villagers will throw molotov cocktails at you for a while (which can bring you down to near-death but won't actually kill you off) and eventually the bell rings and they leave...

And once, I was just about to deliver the finishing blow to the final boss of Zelda: Link's Awakening when my GBC's batteries died. I was a very sad little Bwee. gonk
the chainsaw guy (dr. salvadors his name btw) doesnt come if you dont go into the houses