Hardest games you've ever played, Any platform Options

[mirocu]

This topic came to mind when I was thinking about games, which I often do

The hardest games I´ve ever played are all for the classic NES, Gameboy, Sega Mega Drive (Genesis) or just about any other console on which for the most part you cannot save wherever you want and come back to it another day. The only choices you had in order to see the later stages was either to put in a code or to sit through the whole game every time you wanted to make a try for them. For one thing I never bothered to sit through it all only to get to the hard parts where I would be too tired to succeed and secondly, I´ve never been good at timing. I hate games that only rely on timing your jumps n stuff.


So, what are the hardest games you´ve ever played?

Edit: I realize not being able to save isn´t what makes a game hard. I should have pointed out hard in terms of gameplay like the first stage in Back to the Future 3 on Sega Genesis, or games where one hit can knock you back into a pit like in Castlevania and Ninja Gaiden. Sorry for not being more clear

This post has been edited by mirocu: Dec 31 2013, 11:42 PM

[Dark Reaper]

Zelda 2: The Adventure of LINK. It don't like me .

[mirocu]

Arena was pretty brutal, actually. Definitely the hardest TES game I've played a significant amount of by far (although maybe Battlespire will be worse). Died in the Imperial dungeons in the beginning at least 25 times.

You're not alone, maety. Though personally I don't think I died too often, or at all. Think I was being a giant chicken and thus vewy, vewy quiet

I have also played the original Castlevania. The difficulty in that game is just ridiculous. I also was able to play Super Mario Bros. all the way to World 8-4, but just could not get past it.

Haven't played much Castlevania but I hear it's a brute. Those "flying backwards half a mile when hit" is pure NES b-s.
As for SMB I usually play up to world 6-4 and then call it quits. I'm not skilled or patient enough to go further.

Zelda 2: The Adventure of LINK. It don't like me .

It's not an easy game and it does have some very weird secrets that you have to figure out in order to advance. I've tried my wings with it but haven't come far, mainly due to lack of interest. I did spam XP though for awhile.

[RaderOfTheLostArk]

Arena was pretty brutal, actually. Definitely the hardest TES game I've played a significant amount of by far (although maybe Battlespire will be worse). Died in the Imperial dungeons in the beginning at least 25 times.

You're not alone, maety. Though personally I don't think I died too often, or at all. Think I was being a giant chicken and thus vewy, vewy quiet

Forgot all about this post.

Unfortunately, sneaking around was not an option for me, lol. (Nor was naturally casting magic, as a warrior like my Eternal Champion had to get enchanted gear to do that.) The Imperial Dungeons sure were brutal, but that certainly wasn't the only hard part. I remember in one of the main dungeons (the Mines of Khuras, I believe, since that was a fiery place) that I had to book it back to the entrance after I got what must have been another piece of the Staff of Chaos, because there were hellhounds skulking about and I had no Resist Fire potions left. Of course, I wasn't successful on the first try. Overall, I must have died close to 100 times in the game, or at least that is what it felt like.

Still haven't gotten around to playing Battlespire for comparison, though.

I have also played the original Castlevania. The difficulty in that game is just ridiculous. I also was able to play Super Mario Bros. all the way to World 8-4, but just could not get past it.

Haven't played much Castlevania but I hear it's a brute. Those "flying backwards half a mile when hit" is pure NES b-s.
As for SMB I usually play up to world 6-4 and then call it quits. I'm not skilled or patient enough to go further.

I personally don't understand the praise the original Castlevania gets. I get that it is supposed to be designed that way and its a different era, but it's just unfair and not fun. It was something like stage 3 is when I finally just had enough.