I need some truly hard games to beat

[woker-X]

Re: I need some truly hard games to beat

Blaster Master

One of my favorite games.

[korny]

Re: I need some truly hard games to beat

Can't use controllers when using emulators. Controllers are a must.

[rajdaddy]

Re: I need some truly hard games to beat

Can't use controllers when using emulators. Controllers are a must.

Very true, maybe grab a USB controller?

[korny]

Re: I need some truly hard games to beat

You're saying it's possible to connect a NES/SNES controller to my computer thru USB somehow?

[Tasselfoot]

Re: I need some truly hard games to beat

Another thought... if you're not getting a challenge from beating games, why not go for speedrunning? Try besting some of the stuff on SDA or working on a game not on their list. Solid community too.

[rajdaddy]

Re: I need some truly hard games to beat

You're saying it's possible to connect a NES/SNES controller to my computer thru USB somehow?

Not exactly sir, I was thinking getting a replica usb controller, or something that looks like it, like this:http://www.thinkgeek.com/interests/giftsunder50/ba5a/

Or if you have and extra 25 bucks there always this: http://www.amazon.com/Nintendo-Smart.../dp/B0009VIZSY

Keep it gangster

[korny]

Re: I need some truly hard games to beat

Another thought... if you're not getting a challenge from beating games, why not go for speedrunning? Try besting some of the stuff on SDA or working on a game not on their list. Solid community too.

I'm very familiar with speed demos archives. I've been speed running for quite a while actually. I have world class runs on Melee's break the targets, super mario bros 2, punch-out!!, super punch-out, kirbys adventure, and have been off and on playing Zelda a link to the past for a world record which is barely 8 minutes away from it. Speed running is just perfecting a game which can get very boring after all the repetition. Maybe I should go for a donkey kong kill screen lol.

[hardboiledovaries]

Re: I need some truly hard games to beat

http://kayin.pyoko.org/iwbtg/

[korny]

Re: I need some truly hard games to beat

My video game superiority lies with my using a controller. IWBTG is perhaps the hardest flash game ever made but without a controller, but I'm not going to bother.

[Patashu]

Re: I need some truly hard games to beat

SNES: Shiren the Wanderer Mysterious Dungeon 2 (or alternatively for the DS)

It's a nethack inspired roguelike. If that doesn't set off warning sirens, the last secret dungeon has 99 floors, and you're not allowed to take any levels or items/equipment into it, and almost nothing starts identified.

It's not 'action' hard, though, it's 'thinking' hard.

You could also try the mattmakesgames.com games; Jumper 2/Redux/3, Flail, Moneyseize, An Untitled Story on Masterful or Insanity

[hardboiledovaries]

Re: I need some truly hard games to beat

My video game superiority lies with my using a controller. IWBTG is perhaps the hardest flash game ever made but without a controller, but I'm not going to bother.

Translation: Waaa

[JenovaSephiroth]

Re: I need some truly hard games to beat

Dr. Robotniks Mean bean machine on hard mode.

^ not really that hard btw

My suggestions:

Sonic Spinball (seconding Tass)
Revenge of Shinobi (Genesis)
Taz-Mania (Genesis) (god-awful and exceedingly hard)
Pokemon Puzzle League (N64) (S-Hard difficulty without continues is very rough, the CPU opponents move so fast that the only way to win is if they run out of possible moves)

[korny]

Re: I need some truly hard games to beat

Translation: Waaa

Sure. If that's what you got from it.

I watched my friend beat S. Spinball and it didn't look like my type of game. I think I'm gonna try ninja gaiden for the nes I heard it was very hard.

Puzzle games are respectably hard in their own way but are not my type of game.

I haven't heard of a lot of these games keep up the suggestions none will be overlooked I can assure you.

[Patashu]

Re: I need some truly hard games to beat

Yes, the ninja gaiden series are very tough. In 1 in particular you can get juggled pretty badly IIRC

[Tasselfoot]

Re: I need some truly hard games to beat

Just to correct.... IWBTG isn't a flash game. It's a downloadable. Same with all of mattmakesgames' games, except MoneySeize which is Flash. Granted... Matt's games are extremely difficult and creative platformers.

Another excellently hard Flash platformer is Meat Boy (Map Pack). The original Meat Boy is not that hard... the map pack, with all levels created by the fans, is evil. Some other devilishly hard Flash achievements are: all 18 awards on ZunderFury, beating Battle Mode of Max Mesiria 2, getting over 100,000 on Tarnation (all 3 of them are Impossible Badges on Kong... the 3 hardest, imo. 1010 coins on MoneySeize is #4, Meat Boy (Map Pack) is #5).


As far as Sonic Spinball... it's not really that fun of a game. It was just brutally frustrating trying to play pinball on a frickin' console. It completely defeats the purpose, kills the control you have over the ball, etc. You need framer perfect timing on many hits, so you're constantly trying to set up and set up and set up just for that next chance to get the perfect shot. Over and over and over again.