I don't really view gatekeeping as elitist. It's just people pointing out facts and others getting offended.
I used save states to 'beat' Zelda II. If someone says I didn't beat it that's fine, because yeah if you really get down to brass tacks I didn't. Now as far as my personal collection goes yeah I'm gonna mark it as finished and call it a day.
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