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Even the best games have levels that stick in your craw.  Sometimes it's the tricky design, sometimes it's a new stipulation added to the level that kicks your ass, or sometimes the game is just being unfair and the new level takes that unfairness to all time highs.  In any case, here's the place to document your tales of insanity and high blood pressure.

Ninja Gaiden- Level 6-2

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcXlETxFLqo

filmnstuff pretty well discusses the fine points of aggravation in this level.  It's at this point that the game throws the smallest platforms at you with copious amounts of erratically moving enemies (like those damn birds!) that respawn continuously if their respawn point is right on the edge of the screen.  I can't remember how many hours it took me to complete this.  6-3 is far less irritating, thankfully, but right afterward is the final boss.  Get a game over on that guy and guess where you start.  Yeah, level 6-1.  You have to do 6-2 all over again.  Screw that.  For me, Ninja Gaiden ends right after you beat Bloody Malth.

Final Fantasy VI- Cultists' Tower (aka Fanatics' Tower)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfjs0pc81Hs

This homicide inducing dungeon has killed me so many times.  For starters, it's straightforward.  All you do is ascend floor-by-floor to the top of the tower, stop maybe now and then to check a treasure box, and then descend again.  You cannot fight or use special abilities here, but can use magic and items.  Enemies, likewise, only use magic.  Ascending takes forever, especially when you're constantly stopping to fight enemies and can only kill them with magic.  It also doesn't help that many of the enemies have Reflect cast on them, meaning they can send your spells right back at you, leaving you to use Reflect yourself.  Should you forget to cast Float on your party, you will be screwed.  One enemy uses Quake quite often, which pretty much wipes your party out unless you're an insanely high level.  The apex of the tower features a tough boss battle with an enemy that changes his weakness any time he is hit by a spell of any kind.  If you don't have Flare or Ultima, you'll be in for a very long battle.  Alright, boss defeated, all's well right?  Just use Teleport and we'll be- Oh, s**t, you can't use Teleport.  You have to descend the whole way back down and hope you don't get killed in the process.  Never mind that a regular enemy you fight near the top of the tower is one called L. 90 Magic, which can hit you with multi-target spells that you cannot reflect back (Meteor, anyone?). 

I almost want to list a level from 8 Eyes, but that would be every freakin' level.

In Elder Scrolls III: Morrowind, when you go to do the Bloodmoon Prophecies expansion, you have to find the six Earth Stones on Solstheim and use them to restore the harmony to the land.  They are the Earth Stone, the Wind Stone, the Beast Stone, the Sun Stone, the Tree Stone, and the Water Stone.  Long and rather boring set of quests - although the Cave of the Giant Farts - I mean, the Cave of the Earth Music - is kinda fun!

In OBLIVION, I never really liked the Knights of the Nine Expansion.  LOVED Shivering Isles.  LOVED the Lost Spires.  But just didn't care for the whole Knights of the Nine Quest line.

Actually Joe I'd nominate any level past the first one on Ninja Gaiden for NES.  I have bite marks on my NES controller from that game.  I beat it once, never went back.

The annoying dream sequences in Max Payne part one annoy me and give me a headache with all the damn baby whining.

Easiest question EVER

Control in GoldenEye for the N64.

AAARRRGGGGHHHHHHHHHHH  :hatred:

As a kid I hated that ! I've never pleayed the game as an adult for all I know I could do it rather easily now, but it took over a year to do that level.
My sis then deleted the save files and, I kid you not, I cried.
I wept.  :bluesad:

Well, I"m not much of a gamer, but I'd say levels 8 and 12 of Max Dirt Bike are a real britch!  :wink: :thumbdown:

Super Mario Galaxy 2 has a ton of levels that spring to mind (any stupid level with Fluzzard), but the most hateful level that has made me explode with rage was bonus star called Silver Stars of Purple Pond.  Died 14 times, an all time record for me for any game.

Ghosts 'n Goblins Third level can't make it past the multiple gargoyles and still have never done it. 

Final Fantasy original the final boss was never able to beat it. 

The 7th Saga (SNES) most of the game because the difficulty level is never on par with your skill level.  You have to grind to level up constantly.  When you do, if you meet a fellow traveler, they are always levels above you. 

Call of Duty: WAW  Final mission on veteran limited travel and multiple grenades make it a tough one. 

Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts (SNES) first level never made it further after renting the game for a week. 

Ninja Gaiden never bothered me that much.  Not that it isn't hard but persistence pays off on the game. 

There is quite a few more but will need to think of things that have bothered me more then those listed. 

Many levels in Tower of Druaga were so irritating.  Kinda gave up on that one.
For the longest time I had RIDICULOUS difficulty with the underwater scene in God Of War where the giant press comes after you.  I finally beat it but I would not play that area again if you paid me.
The birds in Ninja Gaiden was a good choice.
I hated the dropping platforms in Mega Man on Gutsman's stage for many a month before I finally got the hang of it.
Also in the Mega Man series: The DISAPPEARING BLOCKS!  AAARRRRGGHH!!!

Gloria's level in Psychonauts was just plain dumb. :thumbdown:

Actually, that was kind of cool, but strangely enemy free for quite a bit.  Now if we are talking about the Meat Circus... *shudder*

:bouncegiggle: :bouncegiggle: that part was kinda fun, though! Not as fun as, say THe Milkman Conspiracy or Black Velvetia or Waterloo.... :tongueout:

I agree with God of War having some moments but for me it was the Ring section side game.  There was a point where you just have to fight and I keep running out of time to beat it.  

Super Empire Strikes Back, Han Solo in the rebel base.  Not impossible but it will make or break the game for you depending on how easily you get through.

Batman (NES) boss before the Joker

Final Fight (SNES) last two levels.  

Crawmerax on Borderlands.  Yeah, that is some tough stuff.  

Last level of Medal of Honor: Airborne.  Limited health and those Nazis with the armor.  

Mega Man 2: referring back to the quote on Mega Man series.  A few points, 1) Quickman while Flashman's weapon makes it easy, I tried for nearly 20 years to get through that without using and finally got the hang and got through.  2) That dragon boss for Dr. Wily's first stage.  It isn't truly difficult but you get a rhythm going and suddenly must wait for the block to appear to jump.  It will surprise you if you aren't prepared for it.  

7th Guest, I remember quite a few puzzles being cryptic and one where you had to write a message with ys as the only vowel but can't remember the message for the life of me.  

Tex Murphy I had no game at the age of 11 and was having a lot of difficulty getting the secretary to give me information.  

Wolfenstein 3D, the mutants.  They can be tough if you are unprepared for them.  

Oblivion aiming that arrow shot for the Thieves Guild.

Ugh.

The part of Ghouls 'n Ghosts when you're on the back of the big giant slug, that spawns flying worms that you must dodge, while trying to shoot out the worm under your feet.    Fiendishly hard.

(skip to 6:15, although the whole game is  horrifyingly hard)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hM20M2px3g

THEN, the realization that after you finish all the levels in that game once... you have to do it ALL AGAIN.

The end of "Crime Fighters" totally sucked.  It was just a blatant attempt to get you to quarter-push (that is what we called it when a game just makes you pump credits to win.)  The "boss rush."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yahniZfXkR0&feature=related

Level 42 of Bubble Bobble was pretty awful, too.  Particularly because you wanted to survive (without any lives lost) to level 50 (to get a warp to level 70).      My partner and I beat the game on a credit each a number of times, though!   :teddyr:

The Vettel Challenge in GT5 was ridiculous.  Here's a guy beating it by one one-thousandth of a second - after 8 hours of trying.  Oh, that's just one of three challenges you have to pass.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=of2YVO_bQ4c

CastleVania 1 - NES. Level 4 aka stage 10 to 12 (Frankenstein's Dungeon)

This level was always a challenge for me. Idk why lol...

(http://i55.tinypic.com/2wh2gzm.jpg)

Pic 1. If you dont have the clock to stop time the bats will fly all over you when you're jumping to the little platforms... get it wrong and you'll fall into the water for a quick KILL.

(http://i56.tinypic.com/s41il1.jpg)

Pic 2. Frankenstein's Monster and Egor. Thats 'Igor'... whatever. Anyway It's hard to fight the Monster when Egor is jumping all over the screen shooting fireballs at you. Holy Water helps make this battle easy though.

Resident Evil for PS1 when the green head slicer guys come out.  Words can't say how annoying it is when you're one step from a save point and you get your head sliced off.  arrgggggg

Oh yes! The Hunters... they suck. Just when you think you are in the clear. NOT!

They are even a huge pest in the Rail shooter games.  They hit hard, dodge bullets, and they tons of damage!

Sonic 3.  The Carnival Night level.  And I speak strictly as a spectator here: I can still hear the screams.

Super Mario NES. The levels with 1up tricks. I could NEVER do it. It's too hard.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUx66ZEDjnQ&feature=related

Going back to Mega man (still the hardest game in the series IMO).. I used to REALLY hate the things that would shoot at you while you had to jump on their heads.  If they shot you or you missed your jump you fall to your death.  And later on one of the Wily levels you get to traverse an area with spikes and these guys would be there.  If you stayed too long on one they'd push you up against the spiked ceiling.  $#!+!!!

I HATE the final boss of Fatal Fury 1, Geese Howard.  Cheap beyond belief, and MUCH easier in successive games in the series.

After all these years I still REALLY HATE the Eggplant men from Kid Icarus.

The damn clock tower level of Castlevania 3. 

Oh yeah!  I'd forgotten how much I hate the outer circle of Hircine's Ice maze in the BLOODMOON expansion to Morrowing.  I got killed like six times in a row earlier.  One werewolf, or two, I can handle.  SIX AT A TIME?  I go down like a submarine, only I don't get up again!

I hate any level of the GTA game series when my guy is almost in the clear and then decides to get winded.  It drives me friggin' nuts because at that point he gets gunned down easily.

The stage where you unlock Yo-Yo in Jet Grind Radio for the Dreamcast.
Once you figure out where to go, it's actually fun, but there is NO indication as to where to go.
Or perhaps it's just me.

the third level of Battle toads. :tongueout:

The Water Temple from Ocarina of Time. Yeah, I know almost every Zelda fan hates it and it's a bit of a cliche to say you hate it, but it is an unnecessarily difficult level with an ongoing puzzle that you're just about guaranteed to screw up if you don't have a walkthrough right in front in front of you.

At least the game's creator apologized for one of the most annoying aspects of that level: having to go into your inventory frequently to constantly equip and unequip the Iron Boots to sink or float as needed.

It seems I agree again...

I believe most of the clock towers in the CastleVania games are difficult.
It's all because of those damn flying Medusa heads.

I still have not forgiven that game, and probably never will.  Strangely, I still rate it an 8 out of 10.  To be honest, though, I'm not a big fan of the Ninja Gaiden series.  I wasn't all too impressed with the new stuff and I don't care for the arcade beat 'em up.  The first two on NES are the only ones I really care for.


Similar thing happened to me when I played Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening.  I was really close to the end of the game and my mom let my niece play it.  She deleted my file.  Not nearly as aggravating as your situation, but still disheartening starting over.


THe GNG series is another one that only has select games that I care for.  By "Select games," I really mean "one game on the Sega Genesis."

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I also seem to remember there being a really irritating dungeon in Beyond the Beyond that had invisible holes everywhere. I swear to god that dungeon took me an entire week to complete.  So not worth it, too, as that game is horrible.

Oddly, I never played it in the day.  However, having seen video a few weeks back.  I think I would prefer it to the GNG on NES.  Being able to shoot up would greatly simplify things.  Other then that, the only reason I'm playing now is the challenge.  Which is still kicking me in the ass, however, on a side note recently acquired Ninja Gaiden for NES in a lot and made it to 4-3 with no trouble or thought after all these years.  I admit not very far but I am impressed considering I still can't beat Mario Brothers since having had a Nintendo in '91. 

On the old sega master system Shinobi had a level where you have to take out all these statues, like dozens of them. It was tedious and there was barely barely barely enough time.

I find it really hard to get anywhere in the 2005 King Kong game without getting killed off. Hate the POV of that game where it's hard to see what's going on.

There's a few levels in the old PS1 Fifth Element game that are really hard to figure out...stuff hidden, mainly passageways, you have to find. I've never finished it....got a few levels in but became stumped and never went back. Still have the game though...

I can't seem to get anywhere yet in Red Dead Redemption: Undead Nightmare without being overwhelmed by zombies.

The best advice I could give is to use distance as much as possible and in the cemetery use the graves to cut off zombies.  After the cemetery, you should get your first usable gun and ammo will be a bit tight but not difficult to obtain.  Also, try to engage zombies as far out as possible, aim for their chest and wait for their neck to fill in your aim point you should score a head shot virtually everytime but takes some patience.  Give it a try and I hope it helps. 

Thanks. I'll give it a try.  :thumbup:

One final thing I should mention now that I am thinking on it.  When you meet the Bears (actually most of the undead animals) the Tomahawk will be your best friend as it is two throws to kill.  It is also generally recoverable from the bodies when safe to search.  You can find it in the encampment in the woods (sorry forget the name).