kumquatq3 Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 I'd go with the first Castlevania for the NES. That game was brutal. Those bobbing Medusa heads coming at you from both sides as you try to jump from one small platform to another..... No passwords. No saved games. No continues. twas a bitch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petay Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 At the moment, i would probably say NwN, since i cant think of any harder, and i am basically a complete noob to the whole game :"> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkreku Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 The most difficult game I ever played was Bard's Tale 3 for the Commodore 64. It combines insanely difficult puzzles with sickeningly obscure riddles and near impossible battles. Also, it had no automap so you had to map the large levels by hand, and sometimes the answer to a puzzle would lie in the actual map that you, yourself drew. You really had to be on your toes the entire time when you played that game. Nowadays it wouldn't be as difficult since we now have the internet with all the walkthroughs and whatnot. Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabrielle Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 Diablo 2 LoD the final battle with Baal. It was hard for me to find the real one and when I did it took me several reloads to beat him. Before that there was the fight on Mount Arreat that took me several reloads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaftan Barlast Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 I never had much luck with platform games for my old NES, there were quite a few that I only suceeded in reaching the second level. "Bart SImpson vs. the space mutants" especially comes to mind. I dont think I ever made it past the first level DISCLAIMER: Do not take what I write seriously unless it is clearly and in no uncertain terms, declared by me to be meant in a serious and non-humoristic manner. If there is no clear indication, asume the post is written in jest. This notification is meant very seriously and its purpouse is to avoid misunderstandings and the consequences thereof. Furthermore; I can not be held accountable for anything I write on these forums since the idea of taking serious responsability for my unserious actions, is an oxymoron in itself. Important: as the following sentence contains many naughty words I warn you not to read it under any circumstances; botty, knickers, wee, erogenous zone, psychiatrist, clitoris, stockings, bosom, poetry reading, dentist, fellatio and the department of agriculture. "I suppose outright stupidity and complete lack of taste could also be considered points of view. " Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weiser_Cain Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 Contra, sans up up down down left right left right B A B start. Yaw devs, Yaw!!! ( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darque Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 Siren The only game I ever quit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yst Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 Most difficult game played: Probably Battletoads (NES). Like most people, did not beat it. Most difficult gaming challenge undertaken: Metroid (NES) using only one hand (index finger on D-Pad, pinky and ring finger on A and B, middle finger on select/start). Beat Ridley, did everyone possible up to but not including beating Kraid, but gave up on the attempt before I could succeed. Most difficult gaming challenge at which I've succeeded: Beating Doom (PC) using mouse-only control. Most difficult game beaten: Zelda II (NES). Although it seems kind of easy at this point, this is largely a consequence of experience I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShadowPaladin V1.0 Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 (edited) ninja gaiden was pretty bad. The first boss was like hitting a brick wall. Not so much a difficulty curve as a vertical line. Added to that I don't get on at all with the Xbox controller (had the old version at the time) and it was an experience that boardered on hellish. Omega Weapon is a doozy in FFVIII too. Dark Aeons in FFX along with Penitance (I ignored the advice about filling in the grid first) I can across Dark Ixion during the main game and got so badly owned it wasnt funny. The king cactur without a break HP limit is insane too, although there is a trick to beating it, which I figured out after a couple of 10,000 hp super quills destroyed the party. Edited November 15, 2005 by ShadowPaladin V1.0 I have to agree with Volourn. Bioware is pretty much dead now. Deals like this kills development studios. 478327[/snapback] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabrielle Posted November 15, 2005 Share Posted November 15, 2005 Back in the day of arcades I found Space Invaders to be such a hard game to play. It frustrated me to no end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumquatq3 Posted November 15, 2005 Author Share Posted November 15, 2005 Bart SImpson vs. the space mutants Probably Battletoads Both very good points in my mind Most difficult game beaten: Zelda II (NES). Although it seems kind of easy at this point, this is largely a consequence of experience I think. I love that game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meshugger Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 I'd go with the first Castlevania for the NES. That game was brutal. Those bobbing Medusa heads coming at you from both sides as you try to jump from one small platform to another..... No passwords. No saved games. No continues. twas a bitch <{POST_SNAPBACK}> +1 That game required serious skill. "Some men see things as they are and say why?""I dream things that never were and say why not?"- George Bernard Shaw"Hope in reality is the worst of all evils because it prolongs the torments of man."- Friedrich Nietzsche "The amount of energy necessary to refute bull**** is an order of magnitude bigger than to produce it." - Some guy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorth Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 Starcross by Infocom... the puzzles were just too hard :ph34r: Never completed that one “He who joyfully marches to music in rank and file has already earned my contempt. He has been given a large brain by mistake, since for him the spinal cord would surely suffice.” - Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyric Suite Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 (edited) Dark Reign. Starting from the fith level this game is as brutal as an RTS game as ever got. I laughed out loud at the last few missions. To this day i still don't know how i managed to finish the it. Loved every second of it BTW... :cool: Edited November 16, 2005 by Lyric Suite Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalfear Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 (edited) Dark Reign. Starting from the fith level this game is as brutal as an RTS game as ever got. I laughed out loud at the last few missions. To this day i still don't know how i managed to finish the it. Loved every second of it BTW... :cool: <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Most difficult game i ever played was a little known games called Knights of Legend back on the old C64 set up. Was a cross between a indepth RPG and a FPS (combat was K1 style of turn based but with out the pause button). To advance levels you had to fight in a arena and those fights were just insanely hard to win. Edited November 16, 2005 by Kalfear Kalfear Disco and Dragons Avatar Enlarged Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojo Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 Oddworld... Abe's Oddysee, I spent many a night trying to get the timing right only to fail time and time again Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taks Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 i kinda thought bt 3 was the easiest... we (my brothers and i) never really finished the final level puzzle in bt 2 (the one with the arrow hints), however. bt 1 was our first game, and the three of us stayed up nights playing (i was 17, bro 1 was 14, bro 2 was 12, 1985 i think...) i thought gothic was a pain, but mostly because of the controls. at least, it turned me off quick enough that i quit, early, and just never got psyched to play again. taks comrade taks... just because. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaguars4ever Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 SEGA's Shinobi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calax Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 God Of War on Uber Extreme diff... TNMT 2 the arcade game (god I still can't get past the sewers) Dawn of War on the highest diff setting is psycotic to fight and of course the cheating civs in Civ3... I've never been one for patience. Oh and Gabs? the way to figure out which is the real Bhaal is by which one has the capitalized name in the target doodad. Victor of the 5 year fan fic competition! Kevin Butler will awesome your face off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mkreku Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 I was getting nostalgic when thinking about Bard's Tale 3: Thief of Fate and looked up what I could find about it on the net. Apparently there are a few exploits and shortcuts to take that I never knew about. Aahh, the power of the internet. But still.. Anyone who don't believe the game was difficult should take a look at a walkthrough for the game: http://home.student.uva.nl/michael.saltzherr/b/bard3.htm It's insane! It's been a looooong time since I played anything even near as difficult as this game.. Swedes, go to: Spel2, for the latest game reviews in swedish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Azure79 Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 I beat Battletoads! But I never beat Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for the NES. I always got up to the Technodrome beat that then couldn't figure out where to go once I got in there. Those space rocket guys that just would not die were pretty annoying too. Hmm..I remember the end boss for Double Dragon 2 being pretty hard. I had to use that trick where you got extra lives to beat him. The end boss for DD3 was pretty hard too. Damn egyptian mummy princess. I think I only beat her once. What else...what else...oh yeah, Who Framed Roger Rabbit(NES). The end boss is hell. The only effective way to damage him was to charge up your punch meter to the fullest then whack him. Too bad it only took like a teensy bit of life off him. I never had the patience to see it through. Anyone rememeber Pro Wrestling for the NES? That game got really hard towards the end. Never beat it. Mike Tyson's Punch Out! Never was able to knockout Mike Tyson. I probably could have with practice but my parents wouldn't buy me a copy. Right now I'm playing Soul Calibur 2 on Extremely Hard difficulty setting and the cpu reads all my moves and blocks or guard impacts my every attack. It's really frustrating but it keeps you on your toes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CoM_Solaufein Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 But I never beat Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles for the NES. I always got up to the Technodrome beat that then couldn't figure out where to go once I got in there. Those space rocket guys that just would not die were pretty annoying too. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Ah yes I remember that game. Pain in the ass that I gave up playing it. War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is StrengthBaldur's Gate moddingTeamBGBaldur's Gate modder/community leaderBaldur's Gate - Enhanced Edition beta testerBaldur's Gate 2 - Enhanced Edition beta tester Icewind Dale - Enhanced Edition beta tester Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kumquatq3 Posted November 16, 2005 Author Share Posted November 16, 2005 I beat Battletoads! Without cheating? If so, why the **** are you here and not in some museum of something Seriously, I'd at least keep that in my sig, as a badge of honor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Musopticon? Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 (edited) Hardest game ever? Not including the obligatory BT, original Gaiden, Contra et al, it must have been Rune on maximum difficulty. First game ever where I really needed to learn to fight, dodging, finding weak points and all that jazz. The viking warriors were a pain in the ass at first, but then I got to the wendigo and dwarves. Way harder, way way harder. Up there with Ninja Gaiden(upwards from normal) on x-box. Not even Severance was that hard. At this point I also have to mention Nethack. Pure pain, unless you learn how to survive. It takes literally hundreds if not thousands of death before you get the jist of it. Best challenge I've undertaken was probably Mafia. I had a lot of fun with the gunfights too. Thief 2 deserves a mention too, as some of the levels were quite a treat. Edited November 16, 2005 by Musopticon? kirottu said: I was raised by polar bears. I had to fight against blood thirsty wolves and rabid penguins to get my food. Those who were too weak to survive were sent to Sweden. It has made me the man I am today. A man who craves furry hentai. So let us go and embrace the rustling smells of unseen worlds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkan Posted November 16, 2005 Share Posted November 16, 2005 Not even Severance was that hard. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Severance as in "Blade of Darkness" (US)? If so, the game wasn't that difficult, though there were a few rough spots. Good game, though. "Of course the people don't want war. But after all, it's the leaders of the country who determine the policy, and it's always a simple matter to drag the people along whether it's a democracy, a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism, and exposing the country to greater danger." - Herman Goering at the Nuremberg trials "I have also been slowly coming to the realisation that knowledge and happiness are not necessarily coincident, and quite often mutually exclusive" - meta Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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