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Topic started by Claude on July 3, 2009. Last post by Godwind 4 months, 3 weeks ago.
Post by Claude (3,275 posts) See mini bio
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Top 10 Hardest Games of All Time

I found this on bitmob. I found it interesting that I have never attempted to play any of those games. I'm hardcore casual.

Am I right? Are these hard games?

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Post by Snipzor (1,920 posts) See mini bio
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I disagree with Shinobi, I got through it with no particular problems.

Also, are we talking about games that are challenging hard? Or hard just because they are total dicks? There is a difference, which would actually cause the removal of certain games on this list.

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Post by TheMustacheHero (3,362 posts) See mini bio
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Yes?

Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago


Post by AgentJ (6,527 posts) See mini bio
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I think they need to take out Kid Icarus and plug in F-Zero GX


Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago


Post by jakob187 (9,579 posts) See mini bio
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Only three games on there that are truly difficult.  The rest are meh.  There is no Ghosts 'n' Goblins, and Mega Man 9 should have Mega Man 2 in its place.

Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago


Post by Shini4444 (1,592 posts) See mini bio
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I agree that most of those were hard, but some of them don't deserve to be on that list.

Also, I love that Bitmob takes users' articles and puts them on the main page. It's a really good idea to get new and good writers known by professionals like Hsu and the rest of the staff.

Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago


Post by iplaygames (148 posts) See mini bio
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I think the only one that deserves to be on that list is Kid Icarus. In fact, nothing past the 16 bit era should be on that list--I think mine would be almost all 8 bit games.

Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago


Post by Video_Game_King (3,585 posts) See mini bio
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I guess I'm the only person taking Takeshi's challenge. Anybody else?

Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago


Post by wordsgohere (589 posts) See mini bio
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-Ahem-

Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago


Post by SJSchmidt93 (1,787 posts) See mini bio
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Another reason I love Giantbomb... they don't do top 10's.

The games on that list I've beat: Mega Man 9, Shinobi, Devil May Cry 3.

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Post by Fallen189 (1,477 posts) See mini bio
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@wordsgohere said:
" -Ahem- "


Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago


Post by DanielJW (1,656 posts) See mini bio
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Am I the only one that is absolutely beat by Boom Blox? I couldn't beat that game if my life depended on it!

Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago


Post by Sparky_Buzzsaw (1,303 posts) See mini bio
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Kid Icarus and Battletoads were fucking brutal.  And as much as I'd like to see a new Kid Icarus game, I revisited it recently and found it to be just horrible.  I can't believe I played it through to the end as a kid.

Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago


Post by daniel_beck_90 (2,289 posts) See mini bio
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Of all those games I've only finished Devil May Cry 3 . It's interesting how straightforward games are these days and you do not feel that frustration in many games .

Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago


Post by Akeldama (1,975 posts) See mini bio
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I Wanna Be The Guy. 

I win 

Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago


Post by Black_Rose (6,162 posts) See mini bio
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I don't remember having that much trouble with Metal Slug 3. Maybe I should revisit it in Anthology.

And, as others have said, the hardest game ever is I Wanna Be the Guy, no contest.

Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago


Post by Ineedaname (1,873 posts) See mini bio
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I wanna be the guy isn't that hard, it's the same as a few games in that list like Contra, Metal slug, Ikaruga, Mega man and probably Ninja gaiden it's about learning the pattern and takes time I wouldn't say there hard as such because that's how they're all designed.

Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago


Post by CL60 (5,699 posts) See mini bio
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@Sparky_Buzzsaw said:
" Kid Icarus and Battletoads were fucking brutal.  And as much as I'd like to see a new Kid Icarus game, I revisited it recently and found it to be just horrible.  I can't believe I played it through to the end as a kid. "
Battletoads?! I beat that when I was like 7, can't be that hard.

Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago


Post by dsplayer1010 (1,871 posts) See mini bio
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Shall we just list really hard games now?

Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago


Post by OwnlyUzinWonHan (530 posts) See mini bio
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@SJSchmidt93 said:
" Another reason I love Giantbomb... they don't do top 10's.The games on that list I've beat: Mega Man 9, Shinobi, Devil May Cry 3. "
Must not have checked the site on April Fool's.

Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago


Post by Hamst3r (1,340 posts) See mini bio
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There are plenty of games out there that are way more difficult than those.

Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago


Post by Absurd (2,450 posts) See mini bio
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@OwnlyUzinWonHan said:
" @SJSchmidt93 said:
" Another reason I love Giantbomb... they don't do top 10's.The games on that list I've beat: Mega Man 9, Shinobi, Devil May Cry 3. "
Must not have checked the site on April Fool's. "
Precisely what I was thinking

Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago


Post by SJSchmidt93 (1,787 posts) See mini bio
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@Absurd said:
" @OwnlyUzinWonHan said:
" @SJSchmidt93 said:
" Another reason I love Giantbomb... they don't do top 10's.The games on that list I've beat: Mega Man 9, Shinobi, Devil May Cry 3. "
Must not have checked the site on April Fool's. "
Precisely what I was thinking "
So they did them on one day. And it was April 1st nonetheless.

Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago


Post by Liono88 (78 posts) See mini bio
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My childhood is filled with countless hours of playing Battletoads, I could not beat that game till I was 7 however I used a game genie for infinite lives

Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago


Post by TheJollyRajah (919 posts) See mini bio
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@jakob187 said:
" Only three games on there that are truly difficult.  The rest are meh.  There is no Ghosts 'n' Goblins, and Mega Man 9 should have Mega Man 2 in its place. "
THISSSSS!

I'm sort of surprised I don't see Ghosts 'n Goblins/Ghouls 'n Ghosts.

Mega Man 9 is easy peasy if you use the store.

And most gamers don't know this, but UN Squadron on it's hardest difficulty setting is a BITCH. The hardest game evar!

Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago


Post by Linkyshinks (6,809 posts) See mini bio
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I've completed 6 games out of that top ten 

Kid Icarus
Ninja Gaiden
DMC3
Ikaruga +high score
Mega Man 9
Battletoads




Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago


Post by The_A_Drain (3,216 posts) See mini bio
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imo theres a difference between just plain being shit, and being hard. Imo a game needs to be fair in order to be classed as legitimately hard. Games like PS2 Shinobi, Takeshi's Challenge don't count imo, they are just shit, not hard.

Either way, where the hell is R-Type 3? It's not a "These games are hard" list without R-Type 3.

Edit: And also Ghost n Goblins. And i'm sure Mega Man 9 isn't the hardest of the NES style Mega Man games.

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Post by Linkyshinks (6,809 posts) See mini bio
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@jakob187 said:
" Only three games on there that are truly difficult.  The rest are meh.  There is no Ghosts 'n' Goblins, and Mega Man 9 should have Mega Man 2 in its place. "


Mega Man 2, you think is harder :? Just as a point of reference; The original game is widely seen as notably harder. When Capcom made the sequel they took the diffculty down a step or two, to make the game more fun and appealing to a wider audience. I remember flying through the second game with ease back in the day, while with the first game It took a consisent effort. To the point of having to make notes in the notes page in a manual for the first time ever. 

For me, 9 is harder than the first game, if you go for everything it's insanely hard, but of course you do always know it's perfectly possible with good memorization. If you don't realize that, you end up with a mental block and it can reflect in how well you play the game, and how difficult you feel it is.







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Post by c1337us (2,570 posts) See mini bio
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I have only played Battletoads, Shinobi, Ninja Gaiden and Devil May Cry 3 from that list and I am pretty sure Battletoads is the only one of those I didnt beat. And it wasnt my copy. I remember Shinobi started out pretty easy actually and then I just hit this point and it started kickin' my ass.

Anyway my top 10 list would be JRPG's pick 10 any 10 and that'll do it. I suck balls at anything with a turn based battle system to the point where I just dont bother trying anymore.

Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago


Post by hunt_ad (22 posts) See mini bio
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As someone else above said, Metal Slug 3 wasn't that hard. I don't understand where they got that idea from. And yes, Ghouls N' Ghosts is a must on this list!

Posted 4 months, 3 weeks ago




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