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Postby handfulofbits » Tue Aug 07, 2012 9:46 pm

What's the hardest game you managed to finish? Everyone will have a different opinion on what's difficult, so what did you personally find your biggest challenge?
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Re: Hardest game completed?

Postby handfulofbits » Tue Aug 07, 2012 9:52 pm

Mine has to be Rayman, I have the Sega Saturn version. Superb game but man was it tough!
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Re: Hardest game completed?

Postby wbarryk » Tue Aug 07, 2012 11:21 pm

I had problems with Alex the kidd in ...... World, forgot what it was now. Start in a house collecting papers running up and down stairs then finally into a village you needed a passport must have taken me weeks to figure it out and that was with tips from those phone hotline we used to use befotRre internet and youtube. Oh I was 4 yr old
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Re: Hardest game completed?

Postby handfulofbits » Tue Aug 07, 2012 11:36 pm

wbarryk wrote:I had problems with Alex the kidd in ...... World, forgot what it was now. Start in a house collecting papers running up and down stairs then finally into a village you needed a passport must have taken me weeks to figure it out and that was with tips from those phone hotline we used to use befotRre internet and youtube. Oh I was 4 yr old



Yeah I think I know about the one you mean, I think all of the Alex Kidd Games are challenging. Ahaha, days before internet eh? how ever did we cope?
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Re: Hardest game completed?

Postby ewjim » Wed Aug 08, 2012 8:19 am

Just 100%ed banjo kazooie.. Not a hard game, but very time consuming and made much more difficult by the impossible and highly frustrating controls / camera.

retro I could never finish most nes games - so hard! Dunno if it was just me but definitely the most difficult set of games on any console.

Currently made the silly mistake of playing ninja gaiden 2 on 360 on hard. Not played it before and I knew it was sposed to be hard.. I might be a while..
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Re: Hardest game completed?

Postby Liamh1982 » Wed Aug 08, 2012 9:01 am

Super Mario Bros. 3 - world 8 is merciless, but the final fight with Bowser is surprisingly easy in comparison.

Add any SNK fighter where I've managed to defeat the end boss too.
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Re: Hardest game completed?

Postby Shadowman » Wed Aug 08, 2012 9:06 am

handfulofbits wrote:What's the hardest game you managed to finish? Everyone will have a different opinion on what's difficult, so what did you personally find your biggest challenge?


This has to be one of the hardest for me as well. Clearing the levels wasn't to bad (though a few gave me a headache) but it was finding all the cages in each level to unlock the real final level. Took me ages to do that and I needed a guide. Cracking game though.

A couple of the Megaman games still cause me a bit of hassle at times - mainly the end of Megaman 7 (that damn final Wily battle) and Rockman & Forte (Everything from the second fortress level - its like one really long boss gauntlet in a game that never gave you E Tanks making it harder still!)
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Re: Hardest game completed?

Postby tux » Wed Aug 08, 2012 9:52 am

shadow of the beast on Amiga 500. i remember struggling on that for a LONG time!
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Re: Hardest game completed?

Postby handfulofbits » Wed Aug 08, 2012 12:33 pm

ewjim wrote:Just 100%ed banjo kazooie.. Not a hard game, but very time consuming and made much more difficult by the impossible and highly frustrating controls / camera.

retro I could never finish most nes games - so hard! Dunno if it was just me but definitely the most difficult set of games on any console.

Currently made the silly mistake of playing ninja gaiden 2 on 360 on hard. Not played it before and I knew it was sposed to be hard.. I might be a while..



I know about the camera in Banjo Kazooie, seems a lot of early 3D platformers have this problem. Your not the only one that struggles with NES games!
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Re: Hardest game completed?

Postby handfulofbits » Wed Aug 08, 2012 12:36 pm

Shadowman wrote:
handfulofbits wrote:What's the hardest game you managed to finish? Everyone will have a different opinion on what's difficult, so what did you personally find your biggest challenge?


This has to be one of the hardest for me as well. Clearing the levels wasn't to bad (though a few gave me a headache) but it was finding all the cages in each level to unlock the real final level. Took me ages to do that and I needed a guide. Cracking game though.

A couple of the Megaman games still cause me a bit of hassle at times - mainly the end of Megaman 7 (that damn final Wily battle) and Rockman & Forte (Everything from the second fortress level - its like one really long boss gauntlet in a game that never gave you E Tanks making it harder still!)



I may have been guilty of taking a peek or two at a walkthrough whilst playing it myself. :roll: Probably going to get a lot of stick from this but, I haven't played any Mega Man games...
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Re: Hardest game completed?

Postby handfulofbits » Wed Aug 08, 2012 12:38 pm

Liamh1982 wrote:Super Mario Bros. 3 - world 8 is merciless, but the final fight with Bowser is surprisingly easy in comparison.

Add any SNK fighter where I've managed to defeat the end boss too.



I know, I have to use the "P Wing" to fly through those tank levels, though I usually finish bowser off first try!
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Re: Hardest game completed?

Postby handfulofbits » Wed Aug 08, 2012 12:40 pm

tux wrote:shadow of the beast on Amiga 500. i remember struggling on that for a LONG time!


I haven't tried that game or console before, missed out on it the first time round. :cry:
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Re: Hardest game completed?

Postby Supernaut » Wed Aug 08, 2012 1:37 pm

Gunstar Heroes on MegaDrive..... on normal difficulty.

Yeah I suck haha.
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Re: Hardest game completed?

Postby mr_gibbage » Wed Aug 08, 2012 3:12 pm

handfulofbits wrote:
Liamh1982 wrote:Super Mario Bros. 3 - world 8 is merciless, but the final fight with Bowser is surprisingly easy in comparison.

Add any SNK fighter where I've managed to defeat the end boss too.



I know, I have to use the "P Wing" to fly through those tank levels, though I usually finish bowser off first try!


The hardest thing about the NES one was also the lack of a save function. A typical play through I seem to recall taking circa 4-5 hours!
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Re: Hardest game completed?

Postby handfulofbits » Wed Aug 08, 2012 5:24 pm

The hardest thing about the NES one was also the lack of a save function. A typical play through I seem to recall taking circa 4-5 hours![/quote]


Yes, especially if you have a case of OCD like me and consider warp zones cheating lol.
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Re: Hardest game completed?

Postby handfulofbits » Wed Aug 08, 2012 5:27 pm

Supernaut wrote:Gunstar Heroes on MegaDrive..... on normal difficulty.

Yeah I suck haha.


Not at all, I haven't finished every level on normal difficulty either. Awesome game though that makes me want to try again and again!
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Re: Hardest game completed?

Postby maD_mAN1983 » Wed Aug 08, 2012 8:37 pm

not really finished any hard games, but hardest must be Mega Man 2 i guess, i see SMB3 is listed here, but that is actually the only Mario game i have been able to finish except for the New Super Mario Bros on Wii :lol:
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Re: Hardest game completed?

Postby handfulofbits » Wed Aug 08, 2012 8:57 pm

maD_mAN1983 wrote:not really finished any hard games, but hardest must be Mega Man 2 i guess, i see SMB3 is listed here, but that is actually the only Mario game i have been able to finish except for the New Super Mario Bros on Wii :lol:



If you can complete SMB 3, you should give Super Mario World a try!
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Postby maD_mAN1983 » Wed Aug 08, 2012 10:27 pm

handfulofbits wrote:
maD_mAN1983 wrote:not really finished any hard games, but hardest must be Mega Man 2 i guess, i see SMB3 is listed here, but that is actually the only Mario game i have been able to finish except for the New Super Mario Bros on Wii :lol:



If you can complete SMB 3, you should give Super Mario World a try!

are currently working on that game, not played it that much yet, but a fun game, i know my siste beat that game back when it was new
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Re: Hardest game completed?

Postby handfulofbits » Wed Aug 08, 2012 10:40 pm

maD_mAN1983 wrote:
handfulofbits wrote:
maD_mAN1983 wrote:not really finished any hard games, but hardest must be Mega Man 2 i guess, i see SMB3 is listed here, but that is actually the only Mario game i have been able to finish except for the New Super Mario Bros on Wii :lol:



If you can complete SMB 3, you should give Super Mario World a try!

are currently working on that game, not played it that much yet, but a fun game, i know my siste beat that game back when it was new


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