Hardest game you never beat (i.e., without cheats).

[Jubee]

Guitar Hero 3 on Expert

Rock Band on Expert (Drums, I beat Guitar)

[Trebla]

Indiana Jones for Atari - don't jump down off the bottom of the screen first... use your grenade on the right wall to open up another area. You need the parachute before you can jump down past the tree branch, though that's about as far as I got/remember. This is assuming I'm remembering the same game you're talking about.

[Lyrical]

Originally Posted by EnigmaticParadigm

This game by far.

Urge to kil...rising.

I grew up in the 80's, and all the games were hard back in the day. You young whippersnappers get to play on easy mode. Back in my day, there was one difficulty level (Suicidal). I made it 1.5 times through GnG, Ninja Gaiden, and every 2D Metroid game. I also beat several Mega Man games and Contra with no cheat code. For GnG, you have to beat it twice. They turn up the difficulty after you beat it the first time around. I made it halfway through the second time around before I figured it wasn't worth the headache. I was in college at the time, so I had the free time. If I liked a game that was hard, I would just play it non-stop because I wanted to see the ending. I didn't really focus on how hard it was.

As far as Silver Surfer goes, it was incredibly hard, but there was no reason to play. After all, here's a guy who is supposed to be as invulnerable as Superman, and anything in the game can one-shot him. After my best friend and I died too many times from colliging with a random alien duck (no kidding) or died from barely touching the walls, we stopped playing. The game is just so far from continuity that there is no reason to play.

P.S.: Nowadays developers want people to make it to the end of the game, and feel that if people can't win, its poor game design. Back in my day, it was the total opposite.

[The Ancient]

Originally Posted by Lyrical

I grew up in the 80's, and all the games were hard back in the day. You young whippersnappers get to play on easy mode. Back in my day, there was one difficulty level (Suicidal).

This isn't the Hello Kitty board...we were all there.

[Lyrical]

Originally Posted by The Ancient

This isn't the Hello Kitty board...we were all there.

And yet there are people in this thread complaining about Ninja Gaiden or the Mega Man series or Metroid games or Contra games.

[Soygen]

Originally Posted by Trebla

Indiana Jones for Atari - don't jump down off the bottom of the screen first... use your grenade on the right wall to open up another area. You need the parachute before you can jump down past the tree branch, though that's about as far as I got/remember. This is assuming I'm remembering the same game you're talking about.

Grenades?! God dammit!

[Moontayle]

Daggerfall - Point wasn't to "win", but did anyone ever find a way to finish the main quest?

Only through cheating.

Hardest game I never beat was Legacy of the Wizard, which my uncle bought for me. Seriously, I never even made it a quarter of the way through.

[Jait]

I was like 7 when Indiana Jones came out on the Atari.

I got in trouble for something, and wasn't allowed to play the 2600 for a week. During that time, like an alcoholic's revelation, I figured the god-damned game out . Once I realized I had to match the "mound" with the Tomb of Souls "mound", then bought a shovel, avoided the fucking asps, dug there, escaped the Tsetse flies, and brought it back, I WON!!

And got the start screen. No credits, no Indy Hat for me. =(


edit: Actually it was called "Raiders of the Lost Ark" not Indiana Jones, Gamefaqs ftw.

GameFAQs: Raiders of The Lost Ark (2600) FAQ/Walkthrough by KRoper
Pretty in depth FAQ for a game from 1982

[The Ancient]

Originally Posted by Moontayle

Hardest game I never beat was Legacy of the Wizard, which my uncle bought for me. Seriously, I never even made it a quarter of the way through.

I spent no joke easily 100 hours figuring out where to go to get the first crown in that game. After you reach that point though, you get a feel for where to go with each character and it's pretty straightforward.

[Nazbuk]

Originally Posted by Kaxmax

Rygar.

Can't even remember if it was NES or SNES, but fuck that game.

It was on the NES and the first boss was hard as hell but you just had to jump on him for like 10 minutes to perma stun him and then you can kill him.

The hardest part of that game to me was getting the grappling hook right without falling into the water.

[Nazbuk]

Originally Posted by Arbitrary

I don't think Rampage ends. RC Pro Am also doesn't end either.

Rampage on the NES does end. It takes about 8 hours with two players, but it did end. The ending sucked, but not every game could have a capcom ending back then.

[Soygen]

Originally Posted by Moontayle

Hardest game I never beat was Legacy of the Wizard, which my uncle bought for me. Seriously, I never even made it a quarter of the way through.

I beat Legacy of the Wizard. Was a challenging game though. Man, I forgot all about it. This thread is full of memories.

[Alexzandra]

Originally Posted by Needless

but at least i'll be prepared to play ninja gaiden 2 in june, god i cant fucking wait!

You'll find Ninja Gaiden 2 much, much easier than the first one. I beat it the first or second day I had it.

[Soygen]

Originally Posted by Alexzandra

You'll find Ninja Gaiden 2 much, much easier than the first one. I beat it the first or second day I had it.

I think he is talking about the new Ninja Gaiden games. I could be mistaken, though.

[foddon]

Originally Posted by Jait

I was like 7 when Indiana Jones came out on the Atari.

I got in trouble for something, and wasn't allowed to play the 2600 for a week. During that time, like an alcoholic's revelation, I figured the god-damned game out . Once I realized I had to match the "mound" with the Tomb of Souls "mound", then bought a shovel, avoided the fucking asps, dug there, escaped the Tsetse flies, and brought it back, I WON!!

And got the start screen. No credits, no Indy Hat for me. =(


edit: Actually it was called "Raiders of the Lost Ark" not Indiana Jones, Gamefaqs ftw.

GameFAQs: Raiders of The Lost Ark (2600) FAQ/Walkthrough by KRoper
Pretty in depth FAQ for a game from 1982

I looked this up and watched it last night: YouTube - Atari 2600 Raiders of the Lost Ark Video Game.

This seriously might be the worst game of all time. I'm glad I didn't spend more time on it than I did. ET for as much shit as it gets is way better than this piece of shit once you figure out whats going on.