Hardest Level/End of Level in a game
03-18-06 | 09:02 PM
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The one that sticks out in my mind is Mace Griffin. Even w/ the cheat codes I was never able to finish the final level (literally like the last thing that needed to be done in the game). My ship would always get jammed/hung-up some place because everything was shaking and I never made it out 
Currently I'm stuck on the PDA level of Tron2.0. Reflexes aren't quick enough to make all the moves that need to be made in the time they give you (or I haven't figured out the proper sequence yet). Sucks getting old
Currently I'm stuck on the PDA level of Tron2.0. Reflexes aren't quick enough to make all the moves that need to be made in the time they give you (or I haven't figured out the proper sequence yet). Sucks getting old
03-18-06 | 10:45 PM
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I agree with Mike Tyson. I refuse to believe anyone has ever beat him.
Aside from that the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on NES had an impossible level (The swimming level). I hate that game.
Aside from that the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on NES had an impossible level (The swimming level). I hate that game.
03-19-06 | 01:58 AM
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NES Battletoads. You are required to have Jedi-like reactions later in the racing level. "Go Ani!" (Sorry, just realized this is not even close to the end level ...)
NES Castlevania. My buddies and I would play this game after school just about every day, and Dracula (either in suited or beast form) would take us down methodically. We also had an even more frustrating element at play; when fighting the Grim Reaper, if too many of his sickles would be floating about, the game would lock up. If I recall, his level was right before the last. D'oh!
NES Castlevania. My buddies and I would play this game after school just about every day, and Dracula (either in suited or beast form) would take us down methodically. We also had an even more frustrating element at play; when fighting the Grim Reaper, if too many of his sickles would be floating about, the game would lock up. If I recall, his level was right before the last. D'oh!
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03-19-06 | 02:42 AM
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Mike Tyson's Punch-Out
Anyway, I'll have to agree with Ninja Gaiden having the hardest last level. I never beat it as a kid, and I don't know how the hell I ever would have without "save state"
03-19-06 | 11:12 AM
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Originally Posted by eatntae
I used to think so too. When I was in elementary/middle school, I could barely make it past the first minute and a half without getting knocked down twice. After that I'd eventually get knocked down 1 or 2 more times, and it was over. Years later, when I was in high school, I tried again and eventually beat him by just dodging the lighting uppercuts and chipping away, hoping to win by decision. A few years ago I started playing again, and was able to knock him out in the first round.
Anyway, I'll have to agree with Ninja Gaiden having the hardest last level. I never beat it as a kid, and I don't know how the hell I ever would have without "save state"
Anyway, I'll have to agree with Ninja Gaiden having the hardest last level. I never beat it as a kid, and I don't know how the hell I ever would have without "save state"
Tyson was THE final level when I was younger. My friend was the first one to beat him and I was in awe. When I finally did it I felt like I accomplished something. That was more meaningful to me than being able to diagram Level 9 in Zelda for friends in Social Studies class (which I was also able to do, Ganon was my bitch). The first Mega Man blew too.
03-19-06 | 12:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
The original Ninja Gaiden. Never did beat it. Made it to the boss numerous times, but when you lose it tosses you back 3-4 levels which is BS.
I too never beat this game. Subsequently, I never bought any of the sequels.
Too much challenge can be a bad thing.
03-20-06 | 01:13 AM
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I hated both NINJA GAIDEN on NES, I had to get agame shark just to beat it!
On recent games, CLOCK TOWER 3, CASTLVANIA for PS2, DOOM 3 final stage made me want to break the controls!
On recent games, CLOCK TOWER 3, CASTLVANIA for PS2, DOOM 3 final stage made me want to break the controls!
03-20-06 | 02:02 AM
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Originally Posted by RoyalAssassin
Aside from that the original Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on NES had an impossible level (The swimming level). I hate that game.
Last level of Castlevania III was ridiculous too. I never beat it.
03-20-06 | 02:26 AM
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I read the title too quickly and thought it only asked for the hardest END level of a game. Thinking back to games I owned and never completed, there was a level in a NES game called Gumshoe that I could never beat. I think the level was underwater, and there were a bunch of sea urchins rising from the bottom of the screen. I don't have my Zapper anymore, so there's no way I could go back and try to beat this level now.
03-20-06 | 06:33 AM
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Star Fox Adventures......
I loved that game, was a fun adventure game all the way out and then the final guy was impossible as it became a shooter and so out of line with the rest of the gameplay
I loved that game, was a fun adventure game all the way out and then the final guy was impossible as it became a shooter and so out of line with the rest of the gameplay
03-20-06 | 06:34 AM
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Originally Posted by Qui Gon Jim
I too never beat this game. Subsequently, I never bought any of the sequels.
Too much challenge can be a bad thing.
03-20-06 | 06:43 AM
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Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
The original Ninja Gaiden. Never did beat it. Made it to the boss numerous times, but when you lose it tosses you back 3-4 levels which is BS.
03-20-06 | 06:47 AM
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I'm also glad to hear that people had trouble with the end of Metroid Prime. Game was so easy to that point that i was embarrssed at how long it took me to beat it.
03-20-06 | 11:05 AM
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Originally Posted by Groucho
Which one, The Franchise. Tell us!
http://psx.ign.com/articles/152/152096p1.html
http://www.gamespot.com/ps/action/one/review.html
Both the reviews reference the difficulty.
03-20-06 | 11:19 AM
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Originally Posted by fujishig
For some reason, I always remember fighting those dumb optional bosses in Final Fantasy VII... Emerald and Ruby Weapon. I probably needed to level up a lot more, but they were damned tough at the time, even with Knights of the Round.
In other RPG news, I remember staying up an entire weekend to beat Phantasy Star II and finding the last boss was pretty tough.
It's not a level, per se, but the one game that frustrated me more than any other was the Gamecube F Zero. Don't get me wrong, driving games often upset me, especially when they reveal my lack of skills, but I HATED finishing first in the first four races of a GP and then sliding off the edge in the fifth race over and over again. Argh!
In other RPG news, I remember staying up an entire weekend to beat Phantasy Star II and finding the last boss was pretty tough.
It's not a level, per se, but the one game that frustrated me more than any other was the Gamecube F Zero. Don't get me wrong, driving games often upset me, especially when they reveal my lack of skills, but I HATED finishing first in the first four races of a GP and then sliding off the edge in the fifth race over and over again. Argh!
Phantasy Star II, though, I never did beat the last boss. I think you had to go a ways to get there, and then die pretty quick, so I only tried a few times.
03-21-06 | 11:12 PM
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Originally Posted by eatntae
I used to think so too. When I was in elementary/middle school, I could barely make it past the first minute and a half without getting knocked down twice. After that I'd eventually get knocked down 1 or 2 more times, and it was over. Years later, when I was in high school, I tried again and eventually beat him by just dodging the lighting uppercuts and chipping away, hoping to win by decision. A few years ago I started playing again, and was able to knock him out in the first round.
Anyway, I'll have to agree with Ninja Gaiden having the hardest last level. I never beat it as a kid, and I don't know how the hell I ever would have without "save state"
Anyway, I'll have to agree with Ninja Gaiden having the hardest last level. I never beat it as a kid, and I don't know how the hell I ever would have without "save state"
03-21-06 | 11:34 PM
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Originally Posted by Michael Corvin
The original Ninja Gaiden. Never did beat it. Made it to the boss numerous times, but when you lose it tosses you back 3-4 levels which is BS.
that one isnt bad, ninja gaiden III not only did that but you only had a limited # of continues too, and i think there were 3 last bosses
03-21-06 | 11:43 PM
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Originally Posted by whoopdido
I don't think you can beat him in the first round. I bought a Nintendo specifically for Punch Out a little while ago. I can beat Tyson practically with my eyes closed, but have NEVER beaten him in the first round. You can't hit him for the first 90 seconds and I have a hard time believing that anybody could knock him down 3 times in the last minute and a half.
03-22-06 | 02:24 PM
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Hardest level for me in a game was the grand prix in Burnout 3 with all the indy cars. I spent many, many hours on this. It was the second to last level, but the last level was ridiculously easy in comparison. I threw the controller a few times, after having a great race and then crashing at the end and losing.
03-23-06 | 03:50 PM
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Originally Posted by eatntae
Not only can you hit him in the first 90 seconds, but you can knock him down too. If you have good timing on your dodges, you can get two counter punches in after every one of his lightning uppercuts.
03-23-06 | 05:18 PM
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Not really hard but tedious, that Star Wars game for the Gamecube had a level where you had to defeat 99 waves of tie fighters before you could beat Vader. Took hours.
03-23-06 | 05:56 PM
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Not quite as hard as Ninja Gaiden or others that have been mentioned but the CIA level in the original splinter cell caused me to hit my coffee table with a hammer several times (I was in college and the coffee table was just a wood plank that was stained and bolted to egg crates).
I'm having a helluva time in GRAW on the 360 on the second to last level as well.
Something about those Tom Clancy games!
I'm having a helluva time in GRAW on the 360 on the second to last level as well.
Something about those Tom Clancy games!