And somehow this article managed to resurrect very old feelings of intense pride that I beat some of these games.
Ninja Gaiden.... I must have frightened the dog away a million times playing that one. Ughh.. but it was one of those games that once you figured out the patterns, you could repeat the feat over and over. A handy thing considering that you had to show each of your friends what you're capable of when they came over.
I remember the first top gun... man.. trying to land on the air craft carrier, or even refueling where freaking impossible...
You should check out the Angry Ninentdo Nerd's review on that game.
In fact, I'm convinced this article ripped off most of their content from the Angry Nintendo Nerd. All his reviews are hilarious. Just search youtube for the other ones.
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You should check out the Angry Ninentdo Nerd's review on that game.
In fact, I'm convinced this article ripped off most of their content from the Angry Nintendo Nerd. All his reviews are hilarious. Just search youtube for the other ones.
Angry Nintendo Nerd must have blood-pressure issues....his reviews are hysterical though.
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The most irritating for me was the Teenaged Mutant Ninja Turtles on NES.. there was only like 2 levels you could beat before it was almost impossible.. Also a boy and his blob on NES was tough, you never got more than a life or two and had to do the entire game like that..
Have to disagree with Contra at No. 2. 3 lives is plenty if you play smart and upgrade to the right weapons - lazer or spreadgun - and it's not like 3 lives is the ceiling; you can stockpile them by not dying through the first few stages, which are all cake.
I have beaten this game many times without using the classic Contra cheat code. But, the game IS more fun when you cheat because you can throw away lives at will and try to be really creative.
And the end boss, the big pulsating heart? Come on. So easy.
How could Top Gun 2 not be on the list. I played it for years and saw the second level once.
If you liked the NES Top Gun series, be sure to check out Ace Combat 6 on X360. It's a great remake of that arcade super plane genre (planes carry like 180 missiles). Complete with landing and mid air refuelling sequences.
Terminator for the Super Nintendo is one I would add to this list. There was one stage (level 2 or 3) where you were on the back of a truck and you had to shoot down a large plane. It was almost impossible. I did it only once. Drove me insane.
Not a home video game, but the arcade version of Super Zaxxon was stupidly difficult. The owner of the place was probably rubbing his hands together with glee after watching people toss quarter after quarter into this thing the first week. Wasn't too happy the next week as no one would go near it.
On more than one occasion I beat contra without dying a single time. You get spray gun in the first level and ride all the way through....it's doable, but hard. I also beat it regularly without continuing on three lives as well.
Battletoads - you pretty much had to memorize the sequence of blocks.
That sucks....many...many...hours gone when I was a kid doing that level.
Yup, but I can still feel that shot of adrenaline I'd get after getting through that level. At the end when the thing speeds up to an insane velocity where you basically had to time your swerving with no time to react at all...
I've seen the 2nd level of Top Gun 2 only a few times, but then, I could never dodge the trees
(Oh wait, I got pass the trees on the 2nd level to face the boss, a big helicopter, but I died, and never got that far ever again.
Total Recall for the NES was another game I spent countless hours on, but was too hard for me
Bubble Bobble. Who even knows what the upper level looks like.
Ghostbusters. A terrible game and impossible to get up the steps with all the ghosts.
Platoon. Too easy to get lost in that trenchy sewer thing and charlie popping out everywhere.
Jurassic Park for SNES. Because you couldn't save it you would basically have to devote 20 hours of your life to it to win, and you'd just get tired of getting to some Dilophosaur-filled dead end with your night vision goggles and find out you have to go all the way back.
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