Hardest game you ever played?

[Saffith]

The hardest game I can recall is Gradius V. I'm proud to say I managed to win it on Normal before I got infinite continues (but just barely—it took nineteen).
That game's Very Easy mode, by the way: most inaccurate name for a difficulty level ever. By far.

[ZomfgIts0rzlolo]

JFG wasn't hard, it was just boring as hell withotu a guide at the end.

[Cloral]

Contra I. The name should say enough.

Contra 1 was easy. I can beat it without dying.

The #1 hardest game ever is Bayou Billy (which it happens is also from Konami). That game is fucking impossible. If you can beat the first level you are doing extremely well.

[King Aquamentus]

The #1 hardest game ever is Bayou Billy (which it happens is also from Konami). That game is fucking impossible. If you can beat the first level you are doing extremely well.

Oh, dear god don't mention that game.

Hey, you know, I actually BEAT the first stage once. Yeah, and that's a big accomplishment. I'm serious.

[Master Ghaleon]

Bayou Billy or Dragon's Quest at the arcade. I wasted so many quarters and I couldnt figure out what i was supposed to do cause I would get hit with the frying pan and die like 3 seconds into the game :o

[King Aquamentus]

I really hated the original Castlevania. It was those humping monkeys! they moved way too fast.

[Grasshopper]

Ikaruga for the Gamecube is pretty tough. Of course, thats the fun of it, just never got past Ch 3.

And I kind of thought this game was hard

[VT_Hokie_Fan]

Super Mario Bros. and umm... Jet Force Gemini. Lol. I mean... what was with collecting all those frigging tribals at the end? Bah, maybe it wasn't the most difficult... just so frustrating I gave up.

You were supposed to collect all the tribals? I quit when I had to start collecting the ship parts...

btw Cloral, I probably said the wrong one. It's the one on the Super Nintendo. It's really hard with ADD.

[Cloral]

Ah yes. The SNES version was a good deal harder. I don't think I ever actually beat that one, but then again I didn't play it nearly as much. Actually the one for the PS2 struck me as being rather tough, although again I haven't played it all that much. I didn't like the fact that there were no weapons to collect in it - you start with all the weapons (which in itself is kinda nice, but it means that a) there's less of a selection, and b) none of them are particularly great, they're all about the same).

[Ganonator]

I don't expect any new generation games to be on this list. They are just frustrating.

How about Milon's Secret Castle, or Fester's Quest? (both games i've beaten)

the original Top Gun for NES?