Most difficult game ever....

[glynnahab]

Just wondering what kind of opinions you guys have on the toughest game ever...

This is tough, but I think I'm gonna go with the first Ninja Gaiden for NES. I couldn't beat that one even with the Game Genie, and I was the best Nintendo player at my school. (After my parents got us the NES, I don't think I stepped outside the house again until the mid 90s. Nintendo made me a fat kid. Heheh.) And if I remember correctly, those bastards at Tecmo gave you a limited number of continues.

[dgsige]

Old-school ninja gaiden game, R-Type and contra.

[timeticker]

Without a doubt, Contra 1 voor de NES.

I also had a hard time beating the first game of the Turtles on the NES. God-awful hard...especially the level with the dam, where you have to swim and deactivate bombs...nightmares...

[glynnahab]

Hahaha! Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for NES was a pain in the ass. The Arcade Game was a lot more fun. You should check this link out to see what this guy has to say about TMNT for NES.


http://youtube.com/watch?v=XjUz8IT0CYg

[timeticker]

Oh yeah, the Nerd I know him.
He's hilarious! 'Cowa-fxckin' piece of dogshxt!'
Basically, he sums up my experience with this game.

But to stay on topic: when I was little I had some trouble with The Dream Master. Yeah, laugh. But I still think it's a hard game if it was meant for little kids.

I finally finished it from head to toe a few years ago, though (that rhymed).

[purehavok123]

turok 2 was hard.

[Lershyath]

Ninja Gaiden (NES) and TMNT (NES) have always been tough as hell for me to beat..

[timeticker]

Oh yeah, and Body Harvest on Nintendo 64.

That game was just cold...at the end of the level dying and placing you back to the beginning of the level. Most of the time it took me some time to get far in a level and when I finally got thet far, I fell in the water or I got ganged up on aliens.

*sigh*

[Lershyath]

Two games that I just purchased today that I've always found to be difficult.. Metal Gear for the NES and Pokemon Puzzle League (especially on the later difficulties in 1P Mode).

[dgsige]

oooooh, Nes Metal Gear, that's yummy. I only find it stupid you couldn't crouch on that game D: (if you can, how the heck do you do it?)

[feliciafan89]

Largo Winch for the PS1... but that's just plain crapola.

[ffistie]

ikaruga on hard is fucking awesomly hard

[pringles1942]

Syphon Filter 1 for Playstaion. I can remember throwing the controller at the wall, fustrated at the stupid helecopter part.

[timeticker]

Oh yeah, and let's not forget those Bullet-Hell Schmups. Those games are insane! Trying one at the moment and failing miserably everytime...

[KnuxTheFox]

Bionic Commando. Holy F*** that game is hard! I used to think Contra was hard, but now I can beat it on one continue. Bionic Commando makes that game look like a cakewalk. I swear Capcom was trying to make the most difficult game ever. Sure, the first few levels are easy, but four or five levels into the game and you go holy F***! It just becomes so difficult.

Now, for a more modern game. Contra 4 for DS is neigh impossible. I've never seen past the second level. I've even let the most hardcore of gamers I know give the game a shot and they couldn't get any further than the second level. I'm lucky to get past the first level. Now, some games give you a health meter or a certain amount of hits before you are dead, but one bullet will kill you in Contra 4.

...the same goes for Bionic Commando. TOUCHING someone in Bionic Commando kills you. Say you're pulling yourself up to where there is an enemy above you and while you're climbing up, he walks your way and you just touch his boot, you die. Any kind of collision kills you. I want you guys to try playing Bionic Commando for NES then disagree with me.

Some would say Syoban Action is a hard game, but it's just about memorization. If you memorize where all the traps are, you can get through the game's 4 levels with lives to spare. I have.