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Great, But Frustrating, Old-School Games

Games that may be awesome, but are hard as hell.

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  • The eyeclopses still wipe me out to this day.

  • It doesn't matter how good you get with the bionic arm; you're going to miss a lot of jumps. And don't even get me started on the very last jump in the game.

  • Enemies are surprisingly hard to avoid or hit in Little Nemo; it's like Capcom really wanted you to have nightmares about trying to beat it.

  • The first two Ninja Gaidens are lessons in pain.

  • The first two Ninja Gaidens are lessons in pain.

  • Without the 30 man code, I wouldn't get past the first stage. Ever.

  • So many difficult jumps; miss one and you're dead!

  • Simon Belmont moved like a dump truck, he gets knocked back way too far whenever hit, and enemies pop up in exactly the worst spots when trying to clear a pit. This is one of the most sadistic games for the NES. It's also extremely awesome.

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Wow, yeah.  I still use Ninja Gaiden as an adjective meaning either a game that keeps pulling back the curtain and telling you have to keep playing, or a game that's punishingly difficult.
 
You think the home game was rough, check out the arcade version Bionic Commando :)

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No Battletoads? No Zelda II? Those are the two hardest games I have ever played.

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skrutop

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@StarFoxA: I didn't find Zelda 2 to be that hard.  And I know it's a classic, but I never liked Battletoads.
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I'll also voice my support for BattleToads as an insanely difficult, but good game.  The Ghosts N' Goblins/Ghouls & Ghosts series would qualify as well.  I found Ninja Gaiden III to be the most difficult of the NG trilogy.