8 of the Hardest Video Games Ever Made
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Aside form the Souls series, the rest of these games were only hard because of tech limitations and the dev/publisher wanted to suck out as many quarters from the player as possible. Go to any arcade (which only seem to exist in movie theaters nowadays) and I doubt it will be any different.
Just seeing Ghosts'n'Goblins pissed me off, so many times I played that when I was young and I wonder why I have anger problems.
Ah, Discworld. I really need to track that down and replay it one of these days... (The obtuse solutions were just part of its charm, but you really did need a guide to succeed.)
However, I feel that this list is lacking in "I Wanna Be The Guy"-ness. That game kicked my ass on the very first level...
However, I feel that this list is lacking in "I Wanna Be The Guy"-ness. That game kicked my ass on the very first level...
Ugh, Battletoads. I still remember when that game came out on NES (yes I'm that old) and they were hyping it like it was going to be this massive new game franchise on par with Mario Bros. But then the game was so frustratingly and ridiculously difficult that it never really took off after that, despite a pretty decent arcade version and SNES sequel. I don't think I knew anyone who got past the 4th level on the NES game.
One day the rest of the world will appreciate the true difficulty of Smash TV.
Today is clearly not that day.
Today is clearly not that day.
SmashTV was fun though... it didn't quite reach the level of "fuck you over" that games like Castlevania could (Frankenstein fight please....), or the feeling of "Are you fucking kidding me" after beating the Devil the 2nd time in GnG only to do the whole damn thing over again...Kinitawowi said:
I've finished almost everything on this list (except Contra without using the Kode and MegaMan 9), and can attest to the difficulty curves of the older NES era games being near "oh go fuck yourself game" levels.
But then we wouldn't have the NintendoHard term without them either.
good list until Battletoads.
Battletoads isn't hard, it's broken and near unplayable. WHY it doesn't get panned for that is something that confuses me greatly.
Battletoads isn't hard, it's broken and near unplayable. WHY it doesn't get panned for that is something that confuses me greatly.
The irony of Battletoads is that because you can hurt each other it's actually either significantly harder or outright impossible to beat with two players because of parts where you can't avoid hurting/killing each other. Can't remember which anymore to be honest.
Suffice it to say the game is outright broken in the worst and most retro way possible.
Suffice it to say the game is outright broken in the worst and most retro way possible.
Honestly don't understand the first castlevania on this list and not the second, the first one I have beaten a dozen times. Even though it was tough its not nearly as tough as the second one in my opinion.
Umm... why is the original Ninja Gaiden from the NES era shown, but the discussion is referring to the reimagined 3D version for Xbox?
I've only made it through a couple of those titles, and I find it funny because I built my talent on Contra and at this point I find it trivially simple. It's not because it is, but because I've played it that many times.
I've only made it through a couple of those titles, and I find it funny because I built my talent on Contra and at this point I find it trivially simple. It's not because it is, but because I've played it that many times.
Contra is burtal. But that's one of the games on the list that despite it's difficulty, was actually a blast to play. Don't ask me why.
Battletoads was just a joke, I'm not sure why I sunk the hours in as a kid just to get past that stupid jet ski section. I maintain that section was a huge design fail, by the end it just got so quick that the only way to pass it was memorize the whole thing.
Ninja Gaiden was just impossible, I remember the one I played I couldn't even finish because dying to the last boss would reset you to the start of the whole freaking chapter, of which there were 3 sub-chapters. Never managed to rage past that.
Battletoads was just a joke, I'm not sure why I sunk the hours in as a kid just to get past that stupid jet ski section. I maintain that section was a huge design fail, by the end it just got so quick that the only way to pass it was memorize the whole thing.
Ninja Gaiden was just impossible, I remember the one I played I couldn't even finish because dying to the last boss would reset you to the start of the whole freaking chapter, of which there were 3 sub-chapters. Never managed to rage past that.
Well ProtonJon did beat the original NES version in a race. The only one to do it mind you and they had to pull out the game genie codes for infinite lives but still...Ihateregistering1 said:
Battletoads......how I loved to play but loathed the 2 player option. Hurting each other was bad enough, if you cheated and got to the "Clinger Winger" level (because NO ONE ever got there legitimately) the game was unplayable with 2 players, as one person's racer thing would not start and immediately get killed by the glowing orb pursuing you. Lame.
I still fucking loved that game though. The "Turbo Tunnel" (level 3) was the stuff of nightmares, and I only rarely made it past that level without using an infinite lives cheat. Some of the levels beyond were very tough but manageable with some patience.
I still fucking loved that game though. The "Turbo Tunnel" (level 3) was the stuff of nightmares, and I only rarely made it past that level without using an infinite lives cheat. Some of the levels beyond were very tough but manageable with some patience.
Having played all but Discworld, I'm pretty much in agreement with this list ( except for Megaman 9, did not really find it that dificult). Battletoads though...I've never understood the love for that game. It just seemed so broken and unfair at the time, and I remember just turning off my NES or changing the cartridge to TMNT. Of all the games list though, Contra and Ninja gaiden are the two I had the most fun trying to complete. Contra because it was two player, so much fun co-op. Ninja gaiden because the feeling of joy after finally completing a stage was almost euphoric. I think Gaiden 3 was my favorite of that series.
Too bad games like R-type or Life force weren't here, but that's prolly because I always found those type of games difficult.
Too bad games like R-type or Life force weren't here, but that's prolly because I always found those type of games difficult.
The thing about Dwarf Fortress is, there is no endgame. It merely continues until you die hilariously.Gregory Wollf said:
