Hardest Games Ever Made?

**ThirdMarioBro** · 06-17-2006, 04:12 PM

What games have you played over the years that are hard, if not damned right impossible? Post your list.

6. F-Zero GX - The game is hard no matter how you look at it, but Master Class Diamond Cup, and the story mode on Very Hard are enough to make you question your religion. One story mission took me five hours of constant playing to master on the highest setting. It's a bastard of a game, but its still the greatest racer ever.

5. Mega Man 3 - I'm going to hold this grudge until I am dead.

4. Donkey Kong 64 - Now, its not that the game is unnecessarially hard, but I spent six months getting 101%, and killed off all 202 Golden Banannas, eight keys, two coins, 10,000 multicolor banannas, twenty faries, 30 blueprints, and whatever else there was. Whatever in the hell prompted me to do that, I don't know, but the secret ending was some funny sh*t. Not worth the time though.

3. Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels (SMB2J) - Ahhh, anyone who read Nintendo Power in 1992 has to remember the "World 9 Challenge". I still have my Super Mario patch that I recently put on a jacket. Back then, that was one evil challenge, but I did it. My battery died a few weeks ago, erasing my score of 9,999,990. Oh well, there's always the Virtual Console.

2. Super R-Type (SNES) - I got kicked in the balls by this one on many occation. Damned shooters are all alike.

Still, this sucker couldn't hold a candle to the next one....

1. Gradius III (Arcade) - This game is a soulless bastard. Quarter munching, cheap death ridden, son of a b*tch. It will throw stuff at you so fast that the CPU will slow down to the point of a freeze-up. Its mean as hell, but its music and style are so good, you keep comming back. That dosen't mean I let it off the hook. Its still a soulless bastard. I conquered the somewhat dumbed down SNES version, but I still can't beat the Arcade original.

*Kid Icarus* · 06-17-2006, 04:58 PM

what was it? Super Ghosts and Goblins?

Something along those likes.

I hear it's impossible.

*iris* · 06-17-2006, 04:59 PM

Spelunker. Insane little game.

*Hannah* · 06-17-2006, 05:29 PM

o_o The Lost Levels was hard. But... I never really got that far. Because my brother would never let me play.

*Cure* · 06-17-2006, 10:00 PM

Ikaruga on Gamecube........oh that game was evil.....

愛 · 06-17-2006, 10:22 PM

Shinobi for Playstation 2.

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for NES.

Xenogears for Playstation. (I always get stuck at some point)

**ThirdMarioBro** · 06-17-2006, 11:25 PM

I forgot Ninja Gaiden for NES.....and Xbox. Played it for five minutes and I can just feel its a bastard.

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Originally Posted by Cure4Aids

Ikaruga on Gamecube........oh that game was evil.....

Like I said, all shooters are soulless bastards. Guess that's why I love 'em.

The Clerk · 06-17-2006, 11:58 PM

TMNT on NES is a bitch.

Ninja Gaiden for Xbox is hard.

Lost Levels, also very very hard.

...I have never... e-e-e-EVER beaten Mainiac Mansion for NES.

and Clock Tower for PSX

愛 · 06-18-2006, 12:01 AM

I am happy to say that I can beat Maniac Mansion with my eyes closed, with any combination of characters, with the exception of one combination. I don't know it off the top of my head.

*Kid Icarus* · 06-18-2006, 01:20 AM

Ikruga... how could I forget that bastard?

My friend and I each pitched in five bucks to get it at Gamestop used. Damn hard game.

and TMNT on the NES actually *is* impossible to beat, or so I hear. Something with some poison reefs and not being able to actually get past one part or something.

*cowabunga14* · 06-18-2006, 04:59 PM

I'd say Incredible Crisis for PlayStation was a game that always got more difficult and it demanded a lot of hand-eye coordination. I've never beaten the first level/task of the game and that embarrasses me.

It was fun while it lasted.

*Spitfire* · 06-18-2006, 05:05 PM

Devil May Cry's Dante Must Die mode causes brain damage. I'm sure there's alot harder games but that ones punishment for casual gamers.

Sliced · 06-18-2006, 05:26 PM

God of War, on God mode. The game in itself is not harder than a usual hard mode game. But man, the final boss... Its divided in 3 parts.

Part 1, fight him till you can hurt him enough to go to part 2. Not too hard really.

Part 2, kill clones of yourself to be able to save your familly who CAN ALSO GET KILLED BY THE CLONES ! That is no doubt one of the hardest thing I had to do in a game ! Man, you must have to kill near 1500 of clones or something like that, it just goes on forever. They attack you, and while your down, they're attacking your familly. Doesn't take too long before they kill them, and you then have to start all over again. Its f*cking frustrating and its the hardest thing I had to do along with Mortal Kombat 3 for snes on very hard mode.

Peanut · 06-18-2006, 05:39 PM

Dude, that part is so easy. You just keep using Poisedens (sp) Rage, fully upgraded of course. Then if your family gets a little hurt, just quickly stop and grab them to refill their health bar.

How about Halo 2 on Legendary? That sh*t is brutal. It's like playing a whole different game. More akin to a realistic shooter than a straight run and gun.

Sliced · 06-18-2006, 05:57 PM

I'm talking about god mode man. Its not as simple as Hero or spartan mode. You take alot more dmg, you inflict less and if you keep healin your family, you will run out of life soon enough cuz its your life your giving them. ANd you can't use only Poseidon's Rage since you are restricted. The only way to kill alot of clones using that method is to use Rage of the gods then do like 4-5 poseidon's rage in a row along with hades army to kill alot of clones.

But then, that will clear the first half of that part, but you won't receive alot of magic from the death of the clones. So you won't be able use poseidon's rage again in the second half. Or if lucky, not more than 1 time. If you can use it more than that, you were not playing the game on god mode...

And yeah Halo 2 is a pain in the a$$ on legendary mode. But you can still beat the game without too much frustration. BUT, I tried it in coop mode with my brother and man. Now that is a near impossible game to finish. In solo mode, the game is indeed pretty hard, but the monsters can be killed.

In coop, its like if their shield was lasting forever. We had to empty an entire clip just to get the convenant shields down. Then they were running to cover and were recharging their shields in no time while we were gettin killed by ultra precise bastards and grenades hitting us all the time... Yup a hell of a ride.

Peanut · 06-18-2006, 06:13 PM

Dude, I've beaten it on God mode doing that exact thing. I learned it from a GoW God Mode speed-run.

What makes Halo 2 Co-Op mode harder is the fact that you usually won't have a friend as talented as you at the game, and there are no respawns, so when one dies you both restart.

Sliced · 06-18-2006, 06:32 PM

Well how did ya do it. You were just using Poseidon's Rage over and over again without ever running out of magic ? Its impossible since the clones are not giving alot of magic when they die. So you can use PR about 3 or 4 times when your not using rage of the gods. Then another 4-5 times when using it. 9 Poseidon's rage is not enough to clear part 2. The way I was able to beat part 2 is by clearing the first half with rage of the gods and PR, then using PR maybe 2 times in the second half.

For the rest, I was blocking and counter attacking by sweeping and some other special moves that would hit alot of clones at the same time. So how did ya did it so easily with such a lot of PR is something I don't really understand... Were you using the outfit that was granting extra magic to Kratos ? Cuz if so, it would explain it all.

About that respawn thing in Halo 2, you're right, it is a problem. But me and my brother are very good at FPS, and we are about as good as each other. So the problem was not that. It was really the fact that it took alot of bullets and plasma shots to lower their shields. We were running out of ammo alot. We still managed to finsish the game, but man. Took us a while.

Peanut · 06-18-2006, 06:44 PM

Your RoTG meter refills while healing your family, so I just let the clones do some damage to them, then cleared the clones out a bit and healed my family, then right back to PR and a couple of the strongest combos on stragglers. To be honest, the dude that pissed me off was the one who keeps spawning and shooting arrows.

Sliced · 06-18-2006, 07:04 PM

Ah, for me, he wasn't a problem at all, the jerk was always missing

. The thing is that by using your method, you must be running quite low on life. Cuz your clones are not givin alot of magic, but it goes the same with the lil green orbs. I rarely had my life full while fighting them. Its true that by healing your family, you fill your RoTG, but its risky. I tried it, and didn't worked that good for me.

愛 · 06-18-2006, 11:20 PM

You know what's another hard game? The original Contra without the Konami code. You might as well forget it, because you're dying and losing.

06-17-2006, 04:12 PM	#1
ThirdMarioBro Tea Time! Join Date: Feb 2003 Posts: 8,905	Hardest Games Ever Made? What games have you played over the years that are hard, if not damned right impossible? Post your list. 6. F-Zero GX - The game is hard no matter how you look at it, but Master Class Diamond Cup, and the story mode on Very Hard are enough to make you question your religion. One story mission took me five hours of constant playing to master on the highest setting. It's a bastard of a game, but its still the greatest racer ever. 5. Mega Man 3 - I'm going to hold this grudge until I am dead. 4. Donkey Kong 64 - Now, its not that the game is unnecessarially hard, but I spent six months getting 101%, and killed off all 202 Golden Banannas, eight keys, two coins, 10,000 multicolor banannas, twenty faries, 30 blueprints, and whatever else there was. Whatever in the hell prompted me to do that, I don't know, but the secret ending was some funny sht. Not worth the time though. 3. Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels (SMB2J) -* Ahhh, anyone who read Nintendo Power in 1992 has to remember the "World 9 Challenge". I still have my Super Mario patch that I recently put on a jacket. Back then, that was one evil challenge, but I did it. My battery died a few weeks ago, erasing my score of 9,999,990. Oh well, there's always the Virtual Console. 2. Super R-Type (SNES) - I got kicked in the balls by this one on many occation. Damned shooters are all alike. Still, this sucker couldn't hold a candle to the next one.... 1. Gradius III (Arcade) - This game is a soulless bastard. Quarter munching, cheap death ridden, son of a b*tch. It will throw stuff at you so fast that the CPU will slow down to the point of a freeze-up. Its mean as hell, but its music and style are so good, you keep comming back. That dosen't mean I let it off the hook. Its still a soulless bastard. I conquered the somewhat dumbed down SNES version, but I still can't beat the Arcade original. __________________

06-17-2006, 04:59 PM	#3
iris moddy mod mod Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: finally escaped the lab Posts: 1,886	Spelunker. Insane little game. __________________ Appeal to nobler motives. Like pie. [ life is at best bitter sweet ]

06-17-2006, 05:29 PM	#4
Hannah Once more, with feeling! Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 4,111	o_o The Lost Levels was hard. But... I never really got that far. Because my brother would never let me play. __________________

06-17-2006, 11:58 PM	#8
The Clerk Stone Warrior Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 818	TMNT on NES is a bitch. Ninja Gaiden for Xbox is hard. Lost Levels, also very very hard. ...I have never... e-e-e-EVER beaten Mainiac Mansion for NES. and Clock Tower for PSX __________________

06-18-2006, 04:59 PM	#11
cowabunga14 Lover of Weird Things Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: CA Posts: 4,014	I'd say Incredible Crisis for PlayStation was a game that always got more difficult and it demanded a lot of hand-eye coordination. I've never beaten the first level/task of the game and that embarrasses me. It was fun while it lasted. __________________ How can something so beautiful shine on something so dreadful?

06-17-2006, 04:58 PM	#2
Kid Icarus Foot Elite Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Angel Land Posts: 4,150	what was it? Super Ghosts and Goblins? Something along those likes. I hear it's impossible.

06-17-2006, 10:00 PM	#5
Cure Y'all need Jesus Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: New Jersey Posts: 8,938	Ikaruga on Gamecube........oh that game was evil.....

06-17-2006, 10:22 PM	#6
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	Shinobi for Playstation 2. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for NES. Xenogears for Playstation. (I always get stuck at some point)

06-18-2006, 12:01 AM	#9
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	I am happy to say that I can beat Maniac Mansion with my eyes closed, with any combination of characters, with the exception of one combination. I don't know it off the top of my head.

06-18-2006, 01:20 AM	#10
Kid Icarus Foot Elite Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Angel Land Posts: 4,150	Ikruga... how could I forget that bastard? My friend and I each pitched in five bucks to get it at Gamestop used. Damn hard game. and TMNT on the NES actually is impossible to beat, or so I hear. Something with some poison reefs and not being able to actually get past one part or something.

06-18-2006, 05:05 PM	#12
Spitfire Writer • Director Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 12,035	Devil May Cry's Dante Must Die mode causes brain damage. I'm sure there's alot harder games but that ones punishment for casual gamers. __________________ Check out my online portfolio http://www.christopherpelletier.com/

06-18-2006, 05:26 PM	#13
Sliced Stone Warrior Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Right behind you Posts: 793	God of War, on God mode. The game in itself is not harder than a usual hard mode game. But man, the final boss... Its divided in 3 parts. Part 1, fight him till you can hurt him enough to go to part 2. Not too hard really. Part 2, kill clones of yourself to be able to save your familly who CAN ALSO GET KILLED BY THE CLONES ! That is no doubt one of the hardest thing I had to do in a game ! Man, you must have to kill near 1500 of clones or something like that, it just goes on forever. They attack you, and while your down, they're attacking your familly. Doesn't take too long before they kill them, and you then have to start all over again. Its f*cking frustrating and its the hardest thing I had to do along with Mortal Kombat 3 for snes on very hard mode. __________________

06-18-2006, 05:39 PM	#14
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	Dude, that part is so easy. You just keep using Poisedens (sp) Rage, fully upgraded of course. Then if your family gets a little hurt, just quickly stop and grab them to refill their health bar. How about Halo 2 on Legendary? That sh*t is brutal. It's like playing a whole different game. More akin to a realistic shooter than a straight run and gun.

06-18-2006, 05:57 PM	#15
Sliced Stone Warrior Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Right behind you Posts: 793	I'm talking about god mode man. Its not as simple as Hero or spartan mode. You take alot more dmg, you inflict less and if you keep healin your family, you will run out of life soon enough cuz its your life your giving them. ANd you can't use only Poseidon's Rage since you are restricted. The only way to kill alot of clones using that method is to use Rage of the gods then do like 4-5 poseidon's rage in a row along with hades army to kill alot of clones. But then, that will clear the first half of that part, but you won't receive alot of magic from the death of the clones. So you won't be able use poseidon's rage again in the second half. Or if lucky, not more than 1 time. If you can use it more than that, you were not playing the game on god mode... And yeah Halo 2 is a pain in the a$$ on legendary mode. But you can still beat the game without too much frustration. BUT, I tried it in coop mode with my brother and man. Now that is a near impossible game to finish. In solo mode, the game is indeed pretty hard, but the monsters can be killed. In coop, its like if their shield was lasting forever. We had to empty an entire clip just to get the convenant shields down. Then they were running to cover and were recharging their shields in no time while we were gettin killed by ultra precise bastards and grenades hitting us all the time... Yup a hell of a ride. __________________

06-18-2006, 06:13 PM	#16
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	Dude, I've beaten it on God mode doing that exact thing. I learned it from a GoW God Mode speed-run. What makes Halo 2 Co-Op mode harder is the fact that you usually won't have a friend as talented as you at the game, and there are no respawns, so when one dies you both restart.

06-18-2006, 06:32 PM	#17
Sliced Stone Warrior Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Right behind you Posts: 793	Well how did ya do it. You were just using Poseidon's Rage over and over again without ever running out of magic ? Its impossible since the clones are not giving alot of magic when they die. So you can use PR about 3 or 4 times when your not using rage of the gods. Then another 4-5 times when using it. 9 Poseidon's rage is not enough to clear part 2. The way I was able to beat part 2 is by clearing the first half with rage of the gods and PR, then using PR maybe 2 times in the second half. For the rest, I was blocking and counter attacking by sweeping and some other special moves that would hit alot of clones at the same time. So how did ya did it so easily with such a lot of PR is something I don't really understand... Were you using the outfit that was granting extra magic to Kratos ? Cuz if so, it would explain it all. About that respawn thing in Halo 2, you're right, it is a problem. But me and my brother are very good at FPS, and we are about as good as each other. So the problem was not that. It was really the fact that it took alot of bullets and plasma shots to lower their shields. We were running out of ammo alot. We still managed to finsish the game, but man. Took us a while. __________________

06-18-2006, 06:44 PM	#18
Peanut Second Gear Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: The New World Posts: 15,422	Your RoTG meter refills while healing your family, so I just let the clones do some damage to them, then cleared the clones out a bit and healed my family, then right back to PR and a couple of the strongest combos on stragglers. To be honest, the dude that pissed me off was the one who keeps spawning and shooting arrows.

06-18-2006, 07:04 PM	#19
Sliced Stone Warrior Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Right behind you Posts: 793	Ah, for me, he wasn't a problem at all, the jerk was always missing . The thing is that by using your method, you must be running quite low on life. Cuz your clones are not givin alot of magic, but it goes the same with the lil green orbs. I rarely had my life full while fighting them. Its true that by healing your family, you fill your RoTG, but its risky. I tried it, and didn't worked that good for me. __________________

06-18-2006, 11:20 PM	#20
愛 Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 7,449	You know what's another hard game? The original Contra without the Konami code. You might as well forget it, because you're dying and losing.