Hardest game you've beaten?

[mbd39 | 2,020]

16 minutes ago, Reed Rothchild said:

PatrickM.  Battletoads.  Hall of Fame thread. I tried to find it 

Is that the thread where he bitches about Rat Race and how unfair it is?

[Reed Rothchild | 9,521]

8 minutes ago, mbd39 said:

Is that the thread where he bitches about Rat Race and how unfair it is?

No.

[Tulpa | 3,492]

11 minutes ago, mbd39 said:

Is that the thread where he bitches about Rat Race and how unfair it is?

That was a different thread, but yeah, any game where he couldn't get past a level in a few tries he would say "this game sucks" or is "unfair."

Not because of his dogshit gaming skills, of course. 

[mbd39 | 2,020]

5 minutes ago, Tulpa said:

That was a different thread, but yeah, any game where he couldn't get past a level in a few tries he would say "this game sucks" or is "unfair."

Not because of his dogshit gaming skills, of course. 

This reminds me of the time I was arguing with someone on Gamefaqs who said that very hard games back in the day were a scam because players didn't get to see all the content. I told him something along lines that it's not the game's fault that you suck, and he raged and tried to get me banned.

[Tulpa | 3,492]

Yeah. PatrickM was really easy to troll.

He had another thread where he was arguing about save states. I forget the details, but he was mad that people weren't accepting that him beating a game using them was just as impressive as someone beating a game not using them. At one point he was trying to argue like ten different discussions in that thread with ten other people. It was insane.

[Link | 2,709]

Zelda II. 

I hesitate because I'm not good at hard games, at all. I've never even gotten to higher levels of Ghosts n Goblins, Battletoads, Contra, etc. But that's the one game that a lot of people say is hard, but I have no trouble with, at least until Shadow Link. Some parts are challenging, but I can breeze through Death Mountain, and I really just jam on the whole game. I don't need to farm extra lives, I've beaten it on one life. 

[Link | 2,709]

1 hour ago, Tulpa said:

Yeah. PatrickM was really easy to troll.

He had another thread where he was arguing about save states. I forget the details, but he was mad that people weren't accepting that him beating a game using them was just as impressive as someone beating a game not using them. At one point he was trying to argue like ten different discussions in that thread with ten other people. It was insane.

Ohhhh... now I remember who you guys are talking about. That was fun.

[Tanooki | 4,933]

Guess I'm traditional because I still don't consider youtube a source immediately to play some bs game of semantics.

When I say that I finished, beat, or saw the end of the game doesn't mean I finished what I wanted, beat the thing to death metaphorically speaking, nor did I drool over a longplay or a friend showing off next to me seeing the end.

It's all interchangeable.  I sat my ass down, picked up a controller, started from the title, and I saw the ending and some credits too after kicking the last bosses ass.

 

If some game got some side quests fine, doesn't mean it needs to done to finish, beat or see the end of the game.

Same with, extortionate added DLC/IAP of any type (including free), loot crate extras, 5 different stupid endings if you did better or worse, or any other moving the goal posts for someone to play some superiority complex antics about it.

When it's done (normal ending of the game) it's done, everything else is fluff, extra, gravy, something if you have time or so adore the game you can go back to do more instead of just an instant-re-run of it all over again.

[twiztor | 850]

we always said "beat the game", meaning saw the credits, when i was a kid, so that's the terminology i still use. i lean towards "completed" meaning "completely finished" it, but i don't feel strongly enough to complain if someone reverses the terms. honestly, i'd probably use "100%ed" if i want to show off that i've completely annihilated the game (not something i tend to do). 

[mbd39 | 2,020]

On 10/18/2022 at 8:54 PM, Reed Rothchild said:

Alright, I grabbed the list of "hardest" games on gameFAQs, and weeded out the smaller sample sizes, and got rid of the duplicates.  So, highlighting anything I've cleared in pink...

1	Sengoku Basara 2 Heroes WII	4.45	4.93	80.00+
2	Ghosts 'n Goblins NES	3.16	4.75	14.46
3	Battletoads NES	3.67	4.68	22.64
4	Super Mario Bros.: The Lost Levels FDS	3.61	4.64	11.13
5	Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts SNES	3.70	4.62	14.77
6	Darkest Dungeon PC	3.92	4.61	62.53
7	Super Meat Boy PC	4.00	4.59	28.37
8	Ninja Gaiden NES	3.94	4.56	12.15
9	Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice PS4	4.17	4.49	50.78
10	Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 WII	4.27	4.44	78.21
11	Dark Souls III XONE	4.30	4.37	67.44
12	Dark Souls II X360	4.36	4.34	72.22
13	F-Zero GX GC	4.20	4.33	44.64
14	Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate 3DS	4.56	4.30	80.00+
15	Dark Souls X360	4.35	4.30	70.39
16	Contra: Hard Corps GEN	4.22	4.27	15.87
17	Bloodborne: Complete Edition PS4	4.32	4.26	65.24
18	Ninja Gaiden II X360	4.10	4.25	26.80
19	Cuphead PC	4.16	4.25	20.25
20	Ninja Gaiden Sigma PS3	3.97	4.25	25.92
21	Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles NES	3.18	4.25	14.26
22	Demon's Souls PS3	4.33	4.22	60.18
23	Ninja Gaiden II: The Dark Sword of Chaos NES	4.06	4.22	11.04

25

Contra III: The Alien Wars SNES

4.11

4.18

11.29

27	FTL: Faster Than Light PC	4.06	4.16	30.61
28	Zelda II: The Adventure of Link NES	3.66	4.15	21.70
29	Castlevania III: Dracula's Curse NES	4.11	4.14	12.59

32	Black PS2	4.11	4.10	54.39
33	Castlevania: The Adventure GB	2.71	4.10	6.10
34	Castlevania NES	3.90	4.09	9.22
35	Celeste NS	4.27	4.09	21.71
36	God Hand PS2	4.21	4.09	27.59
37	Trauma Center: Under the Knife DS	3.84	4.09	16.83

39	Monster Hunter Freedom Unite PSP	4.43	4.05	80.00+
40	Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!! NES	4.12	4.03	11.85
41	Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne PS2	4.36	4.03	72.68
42	Hollow Knight NS	4.31	4.02	52.02
43	Rayman PS	3.74	4.02	22.93

47

Etrian Odyssey DS

3.84

4.00

60.43

49

Super Star Wars SNES

3.52

4.00

9.76

51	Mega Man NES	3.74	4.00	7.63
52	The Binding of Isaac PC	3.93	3.99	46.79
53	Dota 2 PC	3.73	3.99	80.00+
54	Nioh PS4	4.19	3.99	74.98

56	Yu-Gi-Oh! Forbidden Memories PS	3.56	3.97	45.67
57	Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number PC	3.87	3.97	14.49
58	Mega Man 9 WII	4.28	3.96	9.13
59	Gradius NES	3.64	3.96	9.29
60	Adventure Island NES	3.31	3.95	10.74
61	Castlevania Chronicles PS	3.79	3.94	11.53
62	Kid Icarus NES	3.54	3.94	11.47
63	Ecco the Dolphin GEN	3.60	3.94	16.54
64	Batman: The Video Game NES	3.77	3.94	8.33
65	Catherine PS3	4.11	3.94	22.46
66	Phantasy Star II GEN	3.76	3.93	41.83

69	Rogue Legacy PC	3.89	3.92	27.69
70	Castlevania: Dracula X SNES	3.59	3.92	9.94
71	Etrian Odyssey III: The Drowned City DS	4.21	3.92	69.38
72	Comix Zone GEN	3.91	3.91	8.28
73	Metroid NES	3.81	3.90	13.34
74	Crash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy PS4	4.09	3.90	38.04
75	Alien: Isolation PS4	4.02	3.89	25.26

78	Monster Hunter Freedom 2 PSP	4.31	3.89	79.04
79	VVVVVV PC	3.92	3.89	5.77
80	Mega Man: Dr. Wily's Revenge GB	3.47	3.89	5.82
81	Monster Hunter Generations Ultimate NS	4.29	3.89	80.00+
82	Contra NES	4.15	3.88	8.54
83	Zombies Ate My Neighbors SNES	3.91	3.88	22.67
84	Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze WIIU	4.24	3.88	25.72
85	Blaster Master NES	3.93	3.88	14.22
86	Oddworld: Abe's Oddysee PS	3.95	3.88	20.10
87	Mega Man Zero GBA	3.93	3.88	16.45
88	Don't Starve PC	3.75	3.87	49.19
89	Monster Hunter 3 Ultimate 3DS	4.39	3.87	80.00+
90	Fire Emblem Fates: Conquest 3DS	4.12	3.87	56.04
91	Life Force NES	3.89	3.86	8.87
92	Super C NES	4.07	3.86	6.63
93	ZombiU WIIU	3.68	3.86	20.32
94	The Evil Within PS4	3.77	3.86	23.37
95	Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey DS	3.77	3.85	62.52
96	Bayonetta WIIU	4.30	3.85	28.60
97	Donkey Kong Country Returns 3D 3DS	4.01	3.85	23.66
98	Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening PS2	4.23	3.85	29.78
99	Metal Gear NES	3.42	3.85	18.44
100	Dragon Warrior II NES	3.67	3.85	37.39

 

 

Ninja Gaiden and Castlevania are not harder than Adventure Island. AI should be in top 20 at least. And Cuphead at #19? Maybe if you're going for all S and P rank on expert difficulty. Just beating the game on normal isn't all that hard.

 

[DarkTone | 984]

Thays an odd list. A few of these I would like to know why they are considered difficult. 

[Reed Rothchild | 9,521]

39 minutes ago, DarkTone said:

Thays an odd list. A few of these I would like to know why they are considered difficult. 

It's vote driven. It's what your peers think.

[360collector | 289]

Ninja Gaiden 2 and Ninja Blade was really hard

[Andykin Skysk8r | 49]

Battletoads, Ghosts n Goblins, Super Ghouls n Ghosts, Super R Type, this dumb shmup called Sinistron, Japanese Mario 2 with no warps, a really tedious tank sim, Cliffhanger on Sega CD, in Sonic 06 I got all S Rank on all of Shadows levels, Art of Fighting arcade, KOF 2002 arcade. Sinistron was probably the most frustrating, not surprisingly its a Japanese game that was localized with the normal mode harder than the original hard mode.

Edited November 11, 2022 by Andykin Skysk8r