Toughest games you've ever played

For me, one of those games was COD2 on Veteran..I'm on the last Hill 400 level, and I think I'll never look at a shooter the same way again. It is so freaking hard, and part of the problem is that sometimes, it's impossible to even see some enemies, and somehow they can shoot me dead in no time at all.

And then there's the NES Ninja Gaiden. Do I even have to say anything? Most frustrating platformer ever.

For me, one of those games was COD2 on Veteran..I'm on the last Hill 400 level, and I think I'll never look at a shooter the same way again. It is so freaking hard, and part of the problem is that sometimes, it's impossible to even see some enemies, and somehow they can shoot me dead in no time at all.

And then there's the NES Ninja Gaiden. Do I even have to say anything? Most frustrating platformer ever.

Mushihimesama Futari

None of your games come even close.

Silver Surfer (NES) hands down.tri-edge99

Contra and Ninja Gaiden.czort666

I wsa going to say Mirrors Edge but I completed it in one eveing so it can't be. Ninja Gaiden wasn't that bad when you learned to abuse the diving swallow attack, then it just got boring. Ninja Gaiden 2 was differcult because you get hit by so much off screen crap, that's probably the toughest game but not for the right reasons.

Playing Left 4 Dead on Extreme is a true challange, especially if your with a team who shouldn't be attempting the differculty level. However, once you've learned the tricks of the trade you can get through it without too much hassle. I say that but the game does surprise me at times. I'm ploughing through it, hardley a scratch on Zoeys nice red jacket, then all a sudden it chucks everything it has at me all at once and then pukes on me while i'm on the floor.

The toughest game for me was Command & Conqure - Generals. I'm not that good at RTS but I play them. I hate micro managing lots of things at once so I find myself trying to simplify the game, which difficult RTS's don't allow.

I wanna be the guy. A downloadable game, its near impossible!!! (http://kayin.pyoko.org/iwbtg/index.php)

In no particular order...

Battletoads (NES)

Ghouls and Ghosts (Snes)

Super Mario 3 (NES)

Tetris

Super Mario Bros. 2 (JP) anyone?

That game drives me insane. 

Brothers In Arms: Road to Hill 30 for PS2. I was stuck on the last mission for several months.

Oh god, Ghouls and Ghosts for the NES was a nightmare. Also Karate Kid for the NES and Contra (without the ^ ^ V V < >< >AB cheat)

Super Mario Bros. 2 (JP) anyone?

That game drives me insane.

hm360

Oh yeah, that's a pain. (never beat it :()

There's also the first Castlevania game on the NES (so many game overs o_O)

Fire Emblem radiant dawn (it was a a pain on just normal mode :x)

The Legend of Zelda II: Adventure of Link on the NES. (it would help if Link had something better than a butter-knife to combat with :|)

Battletoads on the NES (many of you can probably guess why...)

Fire Emblem on Hector hard mode is just brutal, and not to be attempted by those with a weak disposition. :PMetalGear_Ninty

I don't remember that mode being any harder than the rest of the game, even with the different chapters and having to play the tutorial all over again just to get an extra side-chapter.

Mushihimesama Futari

None of your games come even close.

waffle57

Haven't played it yet. Mushihimesama 1 is incredibly hard, though, so you win this thread. It's a shame that nobody plays shoot 'em ups anymore. "None of your games come even close." says it all. :(

For commercial games (flash and freeware games are the realm of true difficulty these days) I'd say Far Cry. I'm playing on Easy mode, and it's a bit below most shooters' Hard mode. I can't imagine what "Realistic" would be like. Metroid Prime 2 is another tough one; I'd like to finish it because I love MP games, but it's just too hard.

forget the previous. dragon's lair on amiga 500... simply insane! pure guessing about what to do! i don't think it was because i was tooo young, as i was happily playing adventure games at even that time!

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Mushihimesama Futari

None of your games come even close.

ReddestSkies

Haven't played it yet. Mushihimesama 1 is incredibly hard, though, so you win this thread. It's a shame that nobody plays shoot 'em ups anymore. "None of your games come even close." says it all. :(

and I thought the games I said were tough...:|

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Mushihimesama Futari

None of your games come even close.

DJ-Lafleur

Haven't played it yet. Mushihimesama 1 is incredibly hard, though, so you win this thread. It's a shame that nobody plays shoot 'em ups anymore. "None of your games come even close." says it all. :(

and I thought the games I said were tough...:|

I don't know the game so I can't comment. Is it the kind of game where you get like 50 lives, in which case it's not as bad as it looks. Does it make you flash invunrable for a bit if you take damage or when you come back from using a life. Does it have a shield that you activate when pressing a button. I can see it shoves a lot of purple on the screen.

SUPER MARIO BROTHERS 1.

most notably the final level with the Hammer brothers.

That game made me throw so many temper tantrums as a kid. mario 2 and 3 were a doddle compared to this horrific torturefest.  

gears 2 on insane is very annoying due to horrible friendly AI and the on rail sections... stupid sat array 

Tough one, i must say CoD1 and its expansion UO.

Freaking hard right there.

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Haven't played it yet. Mushihimesama 1 is incredibly hard, though, so you win this thread. It's a shame that nobody plays shoot 'em ups anymore. "None of your games come even close." says it all. :(

TristanShand

and I thought the games I said were tough...:|

I don't know the game so I can't comment. Is it the kind of game where you get like 50 lives, in which case it's not as bad as it looks. Does it make you flash invunrable for a bit if you take damage or when you come back from using a life. Does it have a shield that you activate when pressing a button. I can see it shoves a lot of purple on the screen.

You start with like 3 lives, and get like 1 or 2 extra lives. No shield. Hitboxes are small though, which allows for so many bullets to be on screen.

The game is as hard as it looks. Definitely harder than anything that the mainstream world has ever experienced. Makes Ikaruga looks like child's play, for example.

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and I thought the games I said were tough...:|

ReddestSkies

I don't know the game so I can't comment. Is it the kind of game where you get like 50 lives, in which case it's not as bad as it looks. Does it make you flash invunrable for a bit if you take damage or when you come back from using a life. Does it have a shield that you activate when pressing a button. I can see it shoves a lot of purple on the screen.

You start with like 3 lives, and get like 1 or 2 extra lives. No shield. Hitboxes are small though, which allows for so many bullets to be on screen.

The game is as hard as it looks. Definitely harder than anything that the mainstream world has ever experienced. Makes Ikaruga looks like child's play, for example.

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I don't know the game so I can't comment. Is it the kind of game where you get like 50 lives, in which case it's not as bad as it looks. Does it make you flash invunrable for a bit if you take damage or when you come back from using a life. Does it have a shield that you activate when pressing a button. I can see it shoves a lot of purple on the screen.

waffle57

You start with like 3 lives, and get like 1 or 2 extra lives. No shield. Hitboxes are small though, which allows for so many bullets to be on screen.

The game is as hard as it looks. Definitely harder than anything that the mainstream world has ever experienced. Makes Ikaruga looks like child's play, for example.

And they don't even always get console ports! Ketsui for 360 is definitely a system seller for me.

To be honest, though, I'm kinda glad that the genre is as obscure as it is. The developers are making games for a very specific fanbase, which leads to high-quality stuff. Imagine Cave trying to cater to mainstream gamers by making their next game 10h long, giving the player a ton of lives and bombs (along with a saving system), filling the levels with unchallenging enemies, using achievements instead of a good scoring system, stuffing the game with useless cutscenes, etc. Just compare today's Prince of Persia with the original 2D one: you now literally have a sidekick holding your hand and preventing you from dying. Just look at how mainstream fighters play. If the genre has to remain an obscure Japan-only one to keep its integrity, then so be it.