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counting down our picks for the top 10 hardest classic video games to beat
hardest classic video games to beat
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looking at those classic games that were
looking at those classic games that were challenging frustrating seemingly
challenging frustrating seemingly
challenging frustrating seemingly impossible but you’ll enjoyable enough
impossible but you’ll enjoyable enough
impossible but you’ll enjoyable enough to make you want to sit despite how much
to make you want to sit despite how much
to make you want to sit despite how much they made you want to throw your console
they made you want to throw your console
they made you want to throw your console against the wall number 10 The
against the wall number 10 The
against the wall number 10 The Adventures of bayou
Adventures of bayou
Adventures of bayou really the character raised my
really the character raised my
really the character raised my alligators has got to be tough as nails
alligators has got to be tough as nails
alligators has got to be tough as nails right well in Bayou Billy King know why
right well in Bayou Billy King know why
right well in Bayou Billy King know why you Billy features multiple gameplay
you Billy features multiple gameplay
you Billy features multiple gameplay style it chips from a beat-em-up
style it chips from a beat-em-up
style it chips from a beat-em-up to a rail shooter to a diving game all
to a rail shooter to a diving game all
to a rail shooter to a diving game all of which are equally as hard regular
of which are equally as hard regular
of which are equally as hard regular enemies have as much health as the
enemies have as much health as the
enemies have as much health as the titular character one of them can easily
titular character one of them can easily
titular character one of them can easily kill you so when you have to face three
kill you so when you have to face three
kill you so when you have to face three at one save your prayers
if you move in to attack you’re almost
if you move in to attack you’re almost guaranteed to hit back
guaranteed to hit back
guaranteed to hit back an enemy flinch for only a microsecond
an enemy flinch for only a microsecond
an enemy flinch for only a microsecond well so I will have to face gunmen and
well so I will have to face gunmen and
well so I will have to face gunmen and other animal alligators my old friends
other animal alligators my old friends
other animal alligators my old friends oh you’re trying to kill me to a great
number 9
number 9 Street Fighter 2010 the final fight
Street Fighter 2010 the final fight
Street Fighter 2010 the final fight [Music]
[Music]
[Music] released two decades before the game
released two decades before the game
released two decades before the game story is set Street Fighter 2010 in
story is set Street Fighter 2010 in
story is set Street Fighter 2010 in addition to future in which
addition to future in which
addition to future in which interplanetary travel was as easy as
interplanetary travel was as easy as
interplanetary travel was as easy as walking through a gate to spin-off to
walking through a gate to spin-off to
walking through a gate to spin-off to the legendary fighting franchise plays a
the legendary fighting franchise plays a
the legendary fighting franchise plays a bit like Megaman always controls an
bit like Megaman always controls an
bit like Megaman always controls an enemy’s arm unknowingly frustrating to
enemy’s arm unknowingly frustrating to
enemy’s arm unknowingly frustrating to get past most of the enemies fly around
get past most of the enemies fly around
get past most of the enemies fly around making them hard to hit almost
making them hard to hit almost
making them hard to hit almost everything static in the game can be
everything static in the game can be
everything static in the game can be climbed on they can get impossible to
climbed on they can get impossible to
climbed on they can get impossible to dodge basically anything as the
dodge basically anything as the
dodge basically anything as the character just sticks to a Ledge for
character just sticks to a Ledge for
character just sticks to a Ledge for this game learning enemy pattern to
this game learning enemy pattern to
this game learning enemy pattern to speak as there’s only a finite amount of
speak as there’s only a finite amount of
speak as there’s only a finite amount of time to complete the level
number eight Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle
number eight Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle [Music]
[Music]
[Music] again marketed for kids should not be
again marketed for kids should not be
again marketed for kids should not be this difficult some parts are literally
this difficult some parts are literally
this difficult some parts are literally impossible to get through unless you
impossible to get through unless you
impossible to get through unless you play as a specific turtle and we all
play as a specific turtle and we all
play as a specific turtle and we all know it’s Mikey all the way bro hitboxes
know it’s Mikey all the way bro hitboxes
know it’s Mikey all the way bro hitboxes I’m all over the place and when there’s
I’m all over the place and when there’s
I’m all over the place and when there’s a platforming section you just know
a platforming section you just know
a platforming section you just know you’re going to mess it up your first
you’re going to mess it up your first
you’re going to mess it up your first time keep that replenishes your health
time keep that replenishes your health
time keep that replenishes your health as it does of course in the TMNT world
as it does of course in the TMNT world
as it does of course in the TMNT world but they’re placed almost sadistically
but they’re placed almost sadistically
but they’re placed almost sadistically in the hardest to reach area making it a
in the hardest to reach area making it a
in the hardest to reach area making it a deathtrap to even try to get your health
deathtrap to even try to get your health
deathtrap to even try to get your health back the thing is you can’t even
back the thing is you can’t even
back the thing is you can’t even memorize enemy types and attack patterns
memorize enemy types and attack patterns
memorize enemy types and attack patterns because they change regularly to hey at
because they change regularly to hey at
because they change regularly to hey at least the gameplay never gets stale that
least the gameplay never gets stale that
least the gameplay never gets stale that way number seven contra hardcore
the original Japanese version of this
the original Japanese version of this game was difficult enough but the
game was difficult enough but the
game was difficult enough but the international versions just wanted us to
international versions just wanted us to
international versions just wanted us to suffer reducing the amount of continues
suffer reducing the amount of continues
suffer reducing the amount of continues you had to 5 from the Japanese amount of
you had to 5 from the Japanese amount of
you had to 5 from the Japanese amount of incident and getting rid of the health
incident and getting rid of the health
incident and getting rid of the health bar in favor of one hit still made for
bar in favor of one hit still made for
bar in favor of one hit still made for one frustrating experience I can tell
one frustrating experience I can tell
one frustrating experience I can tell you that much
you that much
you that much how are we supposed to dodge a dozen
how are we supposed to dodge a dozen
how are we supposed to dodge a dozen enemies all firing at us at the same
enemies all firing at us at the same
enemies all firing at us at the same time without getting hit basically
time without getting hit basically
time without getting hit basically madness number 6 Delta 2 The Adventure
madness number 6 Delta 2 The Adventure
madness number 6 Delta 2 The Adventure of Link yes as much as we’d like to
of Link yes as much as we’d like to
of Link yes as much as we’d like to forget there was a 2d side-scrolling
forget there was a 2d side-scrolling
forget there was a 2d side-scrolling Zelda game it wasn’t so much that it was
Zelda game it wasn’t so much that it was
Zelda game it wasn’t so much that it was bad it was just different and we can all
bad it was just different and we can all
bad it was just different and we can all basically agree that the series works
basically agree that the series works
basically agree that the series works much better in third person or a
much better in third person or a
much better in third person or a top-down perspective but anyway the
top-down perspective but anyway the
top-down perspective but anyway the second entry in the series not only
second entry in the series not only
second entry in the series not only changed perspective but amped up the
changed perspective but amped up the
changed perspective but amped up the difficulty to boot
the game is incredibly cryptic in where
the game is incredibly cryptic in where you have to go or how to get there I
you have to go or how to get there I
you have to go or how to get there I mean we don’t understand how anyone can
mean we don’t understand how anyone can
mean we don’t understand how anyone can know what to do without using the
know what to do without using the
know what to do without using the walkthrough there is also a huge
walkthrough there is also a huge
walkthrough there is also a huge difficulties like very early in the game
difficulties like very early in the game
difficulties like very early in the game that forces you to grind for XP for
that forces you to grind for XP for
that forces you to grind for XP for hours just to get through it first you
hours just to get through it first you
hours just to get through it first you get Mountain pepper fine silver surfer
there are so many ways you can die in
there are so many ways you can die in this game we don’t know where to begin
this game we don’t know where to begin
this game we don’t know where to begin based off the comic book character but
based off the comic book character but
based off the comic book character but we have none of the strength and
we have none of the strength and
we have none of the strength and endurance Silver Surfer has a couple of
endurance Silver Surfer has a couple of
endurance Silver Surfer has a couple of different gameplay styles and none of
different gameplay styles and none of
different gameplay styles and none of them are a walk in the park for starters
them are a walk in the park for starters
them are a walk in the park for starters you’re always moving and anything that
you’re always moving and anything that
you’re always moving and anything that touch of you resulted into death and
touch of you resulted into death and
touch of you resulted into death and we’re not just talking about enemy
we’re not just talking about enemy
we’re not just talking about enemy projectiles here so managing to avoid
projectiles here so managing to avoid
projectiles here so managing to avoid enemy fire and any obstacles you have to
enemy fire and any obstacles you have to
enemy fire and any obstacles you have to still fire back only your enemies have a
still fire back only your enemies have a
still fire back only your enemies have a lot more health than you do
lot more health than you do
lot more health than you do how is that even fair number four
how is that even fair number four
how is that even fair number four takeshi’s challenge being scolded by
takeshi’s challenge being scolded by
takeshi’s challenge being scolded by your boss yelled at by your wife
your boss yelled at by your wife
your boss yelled at by your wife wandering around aimlessly trying to
wandering around aimlessly trying to
wandering around aimlessly trying to figure out what your purpose of life is
figure out what your purpose of life is
figure out what your purpose of life is yeah man life is hard I mean takeshi’s
yeah man life is hard I mean takeshi’s
yeah man life is hard I mean takeshi’s challenge is hard yeah that’s what we
challenge is hard yeah that’s what we
challenge is hard yeah that’s what we meant no seriously this game is really
meant no seriously this game is really
meant no seriously this game is really ridiculous there are no checkpoints and
ridiculous there are no checkpoints and
ridiculous there are no checkpoints and there’s no direction plus things you
there’s no direction plus things you
there’s no direction plus things you don’t do or you do wrong will forbid you
don’t do or you do wrong will forbid you
don’t do or you do wrong will forbid you from meeting the game which won’t become
from meeting the game which won’t become
from meeting the game which won’t become apparent to you until you play for
apparent to you until you play for
apparent to you until you play for another hour with dozens of choices and
another hour with dozens of choices and
another hour with dozens of choices and only one right one it’s impossible to
only one right one it’s impossible to
only one right one it’s impossible to beat it unless you play like 50 times
beat it unless you play like 50 times
beat it unless you play like 50 times with mature themes real consequences and
with mature themes real consequences and
with mature themes real consequences and no shortage of absurdity it really is
no shortage of absurdity it really is
no shortage of absurdity it really is just like real life totally unfair and
just like real life totally unfair and
just like real life totally unfair and will probably crush you by the end
number 3 punch-out aka Mike Tyson’s
number 3 punch-out aka Mike Tyson’s punch-out
punch-out
punch-out [Music]
in its defense this game knows it’s hard
in its defense this game knows it’s hard that’s why it has a code that takes you
that’s why it has a code that takes you
that’s why it has a code that takes you straight to the final fight against Iron
straight to the final fight against Iron
straight to the final fight against Iron Mike Tyson itself just looking at him
Mike Tyson itself just looking at him
Mike Tyson itself just looking at him walking up to you in the ring is
walking up to you in the ring is
walking up to you in the ring is terrifying these three times as big as
terrifying these three times as big as
terrifying these three times as big as you and capable of knocking you out with
you and capable of knocking you out with
you and capable of knocking you out with one punch while it’ll take a lot of
one punch while it’ll take a lot of
one punch while it’ll take a lot of punches from you to bring him down there
punches from you to bring him down there
punches from you to bring him down there are virtually no promise for what he’s
are virtually no promise for what he’s
are virtually no promise for what he’s about to attack so your only chance is
about to attack so your only chance is
about to attack so your only chance is to dodge randomly and help you time to
to dodge randomly and help you time to
to dodge randomly and help you time to write even Mike Tyson himself can’t even
write even Mike Tyson himself can’t even
write even Mike Tyson himself can’t even beat Mike Tyson pko the winner Mike
beat Mike Tyson pko the winner Mike
beat Mike Tyson pko the winner Mike Tyson number two mutant goat not only
Tyson number two mutant goat not only
Tyson number two mutant goat not only facing hordes of horrific monsters
facing hordes of horrific monsters
facing hordes of horrific monsters players have to fight their own inner
players have to fight their own inner
players have to fight their own inner fear because this game was quite
fear because this game was quite
fear because this game was quite frightening for kids when it was
frightening for kids when it was
frightening for kids when it was released enemy for hard to kill and one
released enemy for hard to kill and one
released enemy for hard to kill and one hit from them gets rid of all your armor
hit from them gets rid of all your armor
hit from them gets rid of all your armor the following hit completely killing you
the following hit completely killing you
the following hit completely killing you it’ll take you reach the practice just
it’ll take you reach the practice just
it’ll take you reach the practice just to get through one level finally you get
to get through one level finally you get
to get through one level finally you get to the end and you realize it’s not
to the end and you realize it’s not
to the end and you realize it’s not really the real ending and you have to
really the real ending and you have to
really the real ending and you have to do it all again and pick up a particular
do it all again and pick up a particular
do it all again and pick up a particular item to get the true ending talk about a
item to get the true ending talk about a
item to get the true ending talk about a cruel joke before we get to our topic
cruel joke before we get to our topic
cruel joke before we get to our topic here if you want Ervil mention
here if you want Ervil mention
here if you want Ervil mention [Music]
[Music]
[Music] number one battle toad
[Music]
[Music] the pinnacle of difficult classic
the pinnacle of difficult classic
the pinnacle of difficult classic Battletoads believe your hand trembling
Battletoads believe your hand trembling
Battletoads believe your hand trembling as you ask yourself why you’re even
as you ask yourself why you’re even
as you ask yourself why you’re even playing this nightmare don’t get us
playing this nightmare don’t get us
playing this nightmare don’t get us wrong kind of a blast to play but it’s
wrong kind of a blast to play but it’s
wrong kind of a blast to play but it’s incredibly hard to beat on your own
incredibly hard to beat on your own
incredibly hard to beat on your own forcing you to play with a friend I mean
forcing you to play with a friend I mean
forcing you to play with a friend I mean after you realize you actually can play
after you realize you actually can play
after you realize you actually can play with a friend as there’s no mention or
with a friend as there’s no mention or
with a friend as there’s no mention or hint about it in the menu actually the
hint about it in the menu actually the
hint about it in the menu actually the game might even become harder if you do
game might even become harder if you do
game might even become harder if you do play with a friend as you can hit and
play with a friend as you can hit and
play with a friend as you can hit and kill each other by accident your house
kill each other by accident your house
kill each other by accident your house bars are separate but when one he dies
bars are separate but when one he dies
bars are separate but when one he dies it’s game over so good luck
it’s game over so good luck
it’s game over so good luck hey at least that pause music is kind of
hey at least that pause music is kind of
hey at least that pause music is kind of catchy right do you agree with our picks
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