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Most difficult old-school game?


#1 tuffgoi   CAG Veteran CAG Veteran   18 Posts   Joined 12.8 Years Ago  

Posted 11 June 2010 - 10:07 PM

This one has my vote. Good ol' Genesis.

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#2 speedracer   Banned Banned   3735 Posts   Joined 19.3 Years Ago  

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Posted 12 June 2010 - 12:44 AM

Battletoads. Goddamn things with the thing.

#3 Chacrana   You wa Cock CAGiversary!   22669 Posts   Joined 19.2 Years Ago  

Posted 12 June 2010 - 12:50 AM

SuperEagle filter FTL... just sayin'.

#4 LoveLost   Snarf!!! CAGiversary!   718 Posts   Joined 14.4 Years Ago  

Posted 12 June 2010 - 01:00 AM

I was gonna say Battletoads too.

#5 soonersfan60   Longing for retro CAG... CAGiversary!   4448 Posts   Joined 17.5 Years Ago  

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Posted 12 June 2010 - 03:35 AM

If we're talking Genesis, I'd say Back to the Future 2/3. I couldn't get past the first screen part.

NES: Megaman... all of them. (Dishonorable mention to Deadly Towers and the stupid poison puddles, and Spelunker... oh, how I wanted to love that game but it was pure frustration.)

#6 venturin   SalmonChantedEvening CAGiversary!   298 Posts   Joined 16.1 Years Ago  

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Posted 12 June 2010 - 03:36 AM

Battletoads. Or Friday the 13th.

First SNES game I beat? Actraiser. Ah memories

#7 tuffgoi   CAG Veteran CAG Veteran   18 Posts   Joined 12.8 Years Ago  

Posted 12 June 2010 - 04:50 AM

Battletoads. Goddamn things with the thing.


my god, this.

#8 Spanky   2 Legit CAGiversary!   881 Posts   Joined 12.9 Years Ago  

Posted 12 June 2010 - 06:03 AM

Battletoads. Goddamn things with the thing.


This and Ninja Gaiden for the NES.

Those.....damn.....birds....:bomb:

#9 Retom7   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   378 Posts   Joined 13.3 Years Ago  

Posted 12 June 2010 - 01:54 PM

Mega Man 9... I loved the previous mega man games (3 especially) but 9 I couldn't even finish the stages let alone the bosses...

#10 Veridis_Quo   VAIR-RID-DIS CAGiversary!   2435 Posts   Joined 15.4 Years Ago  

Posted 12 June 2010 - 02:12 PM

The original Ghouls 'n Ghost and Super Ghost n' Ghost. Capcom must be pretty sadistic to even sell that to kids.

#11 GuilewasNK   No gimmicks necessary. CAGiversary!   21267 Posts   Joined 19.3 Years Ago  

Posted 12 June 2010 - 06:24 PM

Battletoads. Goddamn things with the thing.



What? :lol:

I have to agree with the OP about Contra Hard Corps too though.

#12 addicted2games   游戏玩家为生活 !! CAGiversary!   4593 Posts   Joined 18.7 Years Ago  

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Posted 13 June 2010 - 03:39 AM

I must say two games that were already mentioned: Battletoads and Ninja Gaiden NES games. These games will make you want to kill a baby.

#13 Dr. Venkman   Disposable Assassin CAGiversary!   780 Posts   Joined 13.3 Years Ago  

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Posted 13 June 2010 - 03:57 AM

Silver Surfer for the NES. Einhander for the PSX. Devil May Cry 3 (original release) for the PS2. Resident Evil 5 Ndesu Boss Fight for PS3/XBOX360 on Professional made me want to take hostages.

#14 dafoomie   dafoomie CAGiversary!   8822 Posts   Joined 19.3 Years Ago  

Posted 13 June 2010 - 06:04 AM

Sinistar was tough unless you could execute the 255 lives trick.

In testing, the operators were unhappy with how long people could play the game on one quarter, so the developers were told to make it absurdly hard in the final version.

#15 Halo05   DJ Roomba CAGiversary!   7924 Posts   Joined 17.5 Years Ago  

Posted 13 June 2010 - 05:55 PM

There are really too many to list.

I guess the one that I have the most experience + least success with was Battletoads. My friend owned it and over a period of probably two years, I think we beat the jet bike level maybe four times.

#16 dan13l858   R.I.P. Guru CAGiversary!   830 Posts   Joined 15.4 Years Ago  

Posted 13 June 2010 - 06:03 PM

Battletoads

#17 Rodimus   I'm Different CAGiversary!   12855 Posts   Joined 19.2 Years Ago  

Posted 13 June 2010 - 09:23 PM

Anyone ever play Soldiers of Fortune: The Chaos Engine for the SNES (I think it came out for the Genesis too) I remember never being able to beat that game when I was a kid.

#18 commanderxp90   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   303 Posts   Joined 12.8 Years Ago  

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Posted 13 June 2010 - 11:07 PM

Mega Man 9... I loved the previous mega man games (3 especially) but 9 I couldn't even finish the stages let alone the bosses...

That's I said. :)

#19 tuffgoi   CAG Veteran CAG Veteran   18 Posts   Joined 12.8 Years Ago  

Posted 15 June 2010 - 03:29 PM

Anyone ever play Soldiers of Fortune: The Chaos Engine for the SNES (I think it came out for the Genesis too) I remember never being able to beat that game when I was a kid.


I had it for the Genesis. I still don't think I've beat it either.
It had a cool story line but no cheat codes afaik.

#20 elwood731   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   1304 Posts   Joined 18.1 Years Ago  

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Posted 17 June 2010 - 05:17 PM

The original NES Ninja Giaden has an absurdly hard final boss. It's a great game, but it would probably be better if that boss were made slightly easier.

Other than that, I remember many of the old RPGS being pretty hard because they were such level grinds. You'd have to stop for hours and just level up or have no chance of beating a boss. I guess at least they gave you a way to win, but it was weird. Also, the recent ports and remakes of Final Fantasy I make it so much easier. It really kills a lot of the charm of the original.

#21 Halo05   DJ Roomba CAGiversary!   7924 Posts   Joined 17.5 Years Ago  

Posted 17 June 2010 - 09:53 PM

Isn't the Ninja Gaiden end game a collection of three bosses and if you lose against any of them, you get to start their level all over again? I had a semi-friend that had it back in the day but we never made it that far. I need to VC the trilogy just to experience the soul-crushing again.

#22 BustaUppa   what it is right now CAGiversary!   5012 Posts   Joined 19.2 Years Ago  

Posted 18 June 2010 - 07:28 PM

Truth is there's probably some no-name, glitchy, broken POS game out there that is technically the most difficult. This question needs some qualifier like... "most difficult old-school game that is worth a damn"

#23 TwelveVolt   Nobody from Nowhere CAGiversary!   2377 Posts   Joined 15.6 Years Ago  

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Posted 18 June 2010 - 07:34 PM

No votes for Kid Icarus?

#24 DrMunkee   Logical AND dreamy CAGiversary!   880 Posts   Joined 13.6 Years Ago  

Posted 18 June 2010 - 07:43 PM

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Enough said.
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Edited by DrMunkee, 18 June 2010 - 08:13 PM.


#25 evildeadjedi   RIP DIO \m/ \m/ CAGiversary!   4750 Posts   Joined 14.6 Years Ago  

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Posted 18 June 2010 - 08:28 PM

Ghouls and Ghosts (torture)
Super Ghouls and Ghosts (more torture)
Mike Tyson's Punch out (Made it to Super Macho Man once without codes)
Blaster Master (can't remember much about this one but it was very tough)
Adventures of Bayou Billy (I still have nightmares of the driving levels to this day not to mention the enemies that would not die)
Contra (without the Konami code)
TMNT (Fuck you dam level) :bomb:
Ninja Gaiden (I beat Bloody Malth once and got past the first boss of act 6 then couldn't beat Jaquio and gave up)
Battletoads both nes and gameboy versions never played the snes one (fucking all the levels past the first one)

Edited by evildeadjedi, 18 June 2010 - 09:00 PM.


#26 Cardkeeper   CAG Veteran CAG Veteran   4 Posts   Joined 12.8 Years Ago  

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Posted 18 June 2010 - 09:29 PM

Most definately Silver Surfer for the NES.

#27 Morrigan Lover   CAGiversary! CAGiversary!   663 Posts   Joined 18.3 Years Ago  

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Posted 18 June 2010 - 09:39 PM

Superman 64 was notoriously difficult to get past the 1st level.



#28 waxHead   Gamer CAGiversary!   2845 Posts   Joined 19.2 Years Ago  

Posted 22 June 2010 - 05:32 AM

The original Castlevania for the NES. How many days of my childhood the Grim Reaper stole from me, I'll never know...

Edited by waxHead, 22 June 2010 - 05:57 AM.


#29 escapekey   I like the taste! CAGiversary!   474 Posts   Joined 18.8 Years Ago  

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Posted 23 June 2010 - 11:55 PM

I'm going to cast my vote for Alien Soldier.

#30 Xevious   Most Damned CAG Evar CAGiversary!   8943 Posts   Joined 18.8 Years Ago  

Posted 24 June 2010 - 12:54 AM

No one mentioned the king of hard games - Defender