Most Frustrating Game You've Ever Played?

[FlufflePuff]

Ninja Gaiden, Levels 6-2 and 6-3. Stupid flying birds are the most aggravating things! Plus, you can't kill them! They just repop. :angry:

Milon's Secret Castle. Fun game, but can I please have a continue? Please?

Hydlide. Do I really need to talk about this one?

And Castlevania. Death was such a pain in the ass. I don't think I ever got to Dracula as a kid. It wasn't until recently that I was finally able to beat Death.

[Darkness X]

-The last couple of missions in Driver 2(PSX) (this game was really easy for me until I got to that level where you have to follow the helicopter) I had ot quit, because I was afraid I was going to ruin the game and my PSX in a fit of rage.

-Max Payne(PS2) The "dream" levels where you have to walk on a thin red line while listening to a baby crying, and if you fall you have to restart the whole thing!!! Those 2 levels were the reason I traded MP for FFX awhile back.

-BattleToads(NES) I still can't beat this game without cheats...

-Super Castlevania IV(SNES) maybe I just suck at this game, but I found it to be very hard.

[atari_overlord]

The first Tomb Raider was the first and only time I have ever broken a controller by throwing it.

As for right now Ikaruga for GC makes me want to drown myself in my toilet.
I am not great at shooters but Christ I think this game is hard.

[ECWSandmanECW]

Super Smash Bros Melee

[KirbyStar27]

probably either

battletoad for snes
or stuntman for PS2 (god it so freakin hard) :angry: UGHHHH

[optic_85]

The first game that came to mind was Blinx: The Time Sweeper. Now, i love this game, but did anyone else find some of the levels(especially the last) very difficult? I threw(and broke) my xbox controller during one of the snow levels.

Also, Total Recall for the NES was just nerve wrecking, and horrible.

[Yago]

Although my favorite game of all time, it kills me because I still can't finish it... James Pond 2 Robocod for the Commodore Amiga computer. (AGA Version)

I'm going way back here but I have to add some of the very early PC games. Bard's Tale, ANY of the Quest games (Kings, Police, Space, Heros...) by Sierra. I loved to hate those games. Your always close, but yet, so far away...

[zerohero]

Ninja Gaiden (NES)...nuff said

That game and Kabuki the Quantom fighter.

[Famidrive-16]

That Mario Pinball game for the GBA pissed me off. One time, the cart deleted my saved game randomly, and I got so angry I made this long rant about how shitty the game was and how Nintendo is full of morons on another forum.

There was also some awful Genesis RPG I played where I couldn't kill any monsters and they all killed me. I couldn't figure out how to get past that game at all.

[syd]

I'll definitely have to go with Ghosts and Goblins for NES. That game was incredibly frustrating to say the least. I remember when I rented it I couldn't even get past the Red Adder (I think that's his name). Even today I can only get past that bastard every 10 tries or so! :/

Battletoads was such a great game back in the day, but man was that hard. I couldn't hardly get past the bike part then, but now I can easily get up to the Garantula tubes, but there's no way in hell I'm ever going to get past that part! I probably could, but I'm not in the mood to memorize every single blind drop.

[cyberfluxor]

I haven't played every game in the world, but out of the ones I own and have played, the following on the systems are what I have problems with:

Sega Master System - Shinobi
I always saw other people beat this game, but I could just never get past that boss with the stack of heads and the lightning behind you pushing you forward. It really sucked because it would take at least 45 minutes for me to make it that far just to die each time. It was still a fun game though.

Sega Genesis - Desert Strike
To me, all of these games are a kick to play but I can never pass the second levels. I'm always running out of gas and firepower to complete the missions. I know others must have problems of their own with these games.

Super Nintendo - Wordtris
Spelling words as letters drop from above is just plain hard to me. I can do Tetris games, but Tetris-like games where you spell things and you have to imagine where to put that letter to get a word and advance to the next level... screw me!

Nintendo - Marble Madness
I can never beat the 6th (final) maze on this game. I don't know why I couldn't but just still can't make that first hop! I'm sure some of you have beaten this game. http://www.teaser.fr/~amajorel/marble/l6_ultimate.png

I may add some more later on.

[handheldchick]

ninja five-o. for gba i cant beat it. its still enjoyable,tho.

[Happy_Dude]

I'll have to add Thrust+. Even though I'm one of the few (2)
that have beaten it, it is bloody frustrating. And I haven't
got very far on game 3. those new stages are pure evil ....




(I just got the trophy in the DP arcade for this. not exactly the
same but still cool :D beat me if you can :evil: )

[B - Mark]

Alf for Master System.

I´m a fan of TV series and i read the Marvel´s comic book when is published in my country.
When i won my Master System in Christmas 1989, i saw a Master System Catalog is indded in my console and Alf is mencioned in this catalog.
And i think: Cool, this is Alf game for Master System. It is a good game.

Fortunately, this game wasn´t released in my country by Tec Toy.

I played Alf in emulators two years ago.
After this game over, i think:
" This game sucks, ruined the TV series. "

[B - Mark]

Other frustrating game i played is Driv3r for Playstation 2.

I had a great expectative about this game because the previews published in the Brazilian EGM.

In the cover of this edition readed for me is wrote:
" Driv3r: Better than Grand Theft Auto? "

The first item is the graphics, better than previous versions of this game.

Other points had attencion for me is Tanner, the main character of this game is voiced by Michael Madsen, the same man had voiced Toni Cipriani in GTA III and Timmy Vermicelli, parody of Tommy Vercetti, the main character of GTA Vice City and a hidden character in the cities of this game.

But i played is the deception.
Poor gameplay and weak aim compared with GTA III, Vice City and San Andreas.

[7th lutz]

This is a toss up betweem e.t, battle toads, Karateka for 7800, and Actraiser 2.

[aaronpetrosky]

Ghosts n Goblins or Tetris.

[Trevelyan]

Diddy Kong Racing frustrated the hell out of me. I wanted to fully complete it & it took a bit of time, but the juxtaposition of cutsey-tricky makes me want to chew nails & is one of the worst combinations you can put into games. :frustrated:

[Steve W]

Highlander for the Jaguar CD. The controls took an insane amount of time to get used to, actually doing something to prevent myself from getting pummeled took a couple of hours, and really getting into the game was made painfully long because of the bad controls you were saddled with.

[jjreason]

The first Legendary Axe for TG16. I could breeze through the whole game untouched until I met that 2nd-to-last (I believe) boss, the one that shot the floating "donuts" at you. I could never even figure out how to HIT him, let alone beat him. :(

[G-Boobie]

A couple of new ones for the list.

Wartech: Senko no Ronde. This game is so strangely put together and has such a crap tutorial that you can't even figure out how the game works without having GameFAQS open while you play. You may as well just mash random buttons for all the good it will do. The concept is cool(a shmup mixed with a fighting game), but the execution... Not as good.

Metal Slug 3(xbox) This game isn't so bad on emulator, but the retail version for the original Xbox was well nigh impossible. Not enough continues, sir. Not enough continues.

Call of Duty 4 This is the game that I broke my first controller on: the first in ten years of gaming. Why? Fucking enemy respawns were out of control. This game is like an FPS mixed with a bullet hell shooter in single player mode, and I didn't like it one bit(even though I eventually finished it). The TV station and the rendezvous with the helicopter after rescuing another squad took me forever

Rule of Rose If you took the Silent Hill approach to having weak, unreliable player characters and took that to the farthest possible extreme, you'd have Rule of Rose. I haven't beaten it yet and probably never will. Not enough health items, sir. Not enough health items.

Shin Megami Tensei: Nocturne I just recently beat Nocturne after a year or so of on and off gameplay, and I can honestly say that it's the hardest, least forgiving JRPG I've ever played. It refuses to hold your hand and has no compunctions about kicking you in the teeth if you make a mistake. The hardest part of the game isn't anything gameplay related. It's gritting your teeth and grinding away on the fusion chart when a boss kicks your ass for the tenth time.

[Smashed Brother]

One frustrating game that immediately comes to mind is Yakuza, for the PS2. I was somewhat enjoying this Shenmue wannabe, leveling up my character, gettin' with the ladies and knocking heads around, right up until the part where I reached that plot device known as the little girl Haruka. Specifically, the part where you have to take her around town and 'have fun'.... don't be fooled, this is just a thinly-veiled 'escort mission', which we know to be the bane of all universal existence when it comes to video games.

You just got done rescuing this spoiled little brat from some other Yakuza because she decides to run away and now, you have to take this ungrateful little shit to pretty much every place in the city and not only buy her what she wants, but also manage to hit ten homeruns at the batting cage and roll all 7's on the slot machines! All of this to get her 'trust' in you a little higher, as if taking care of her and rescuing her dumb ass isn't enough! AAARRRGGGHHH!!!

Also, the part where you have to go in the abandoned building to rescue a couple of your loser friends from other Yakuza.... let's just say many battles and very little health equals very little fun. Not to mention the cheesewheel of a boss waiting for you on the rooftop who dresses like Dante from DMC and can magically shoot you through the vents that you desperately try to hide behind because you have no energy left! @$#&@!!!!

[Frankie_Says_Relax]

Transformers: The Mystery of Convoy for the Famicom.

Got it in a Famicom lot this month ... you can't go 2 feet without getting killed (in one hit) by rocket or flying Decepticon.

I've never in my life played such an outrageously difficult Famicom/NES game.

[9WaveSpecial]

Ghosts n Goblins or Tetris.

Have to agree with you on Ghosts n Goblins. I always found it tough and frustrating.

[The 1 2 P]

Today that would be Ninja Gaiden 2 for the Nes. WHY NINTENDO? WHY WOULD YOU ALLOW TECMO TO MAKE A GAME SO HARD AND ALLOW THEM TO PUT IT ON YOUR SYSTEM? I'M ONLY 9 YEARS OLD FOR CRYING OUT LOUD. THERES NO ONE MY AGE THAT COULD EVER REALISTICALLY GET PAST LEVEL 4, LET ALONE BEAT THE WHOLE GAME. WHY, WHY, WHY????? Whoa, another 20 year flashback. Those were some rough times. And when I finally beat that game today, all I could think of was: thats all I get for subjecting myself to two decades worth of nightmares? You could have atleast thrown in a free meal, or a bj. Something to help whither away the pain.

[vintagegamecrazy]

I am going to add in SNES games Timeslip and Musya. Both are pretty bad and both are extremely hard due to lousy game play.

[SpaceHarrier]

Transformers: The Mystery of Convoy for the Famicom.

Got it in a Famicom lot this month ... you can't go 2 feet without getting killed (in one hit) by rocket or flying Decepticon.

I've never in my life played such an outrageously difficult Famicom/NES game.

This is TRUTH. My buddy bought this as he is a TransFormers nut. This game just amazes me with its sadism. Eventually he made it to level two. I was more amazed at his patience than his skill...

My personal choice:

Rocketeer - SNES

I don't know if this was actually hard or not...but renting this back in '92 or whatever, it was the single most evilly frustrating game I'd ever played in my young life. Haven't played it since, but I imagine things haven't changed much.

[Arcade_Ness]

Put me down for Ghouls 'n Ghosts for the Genny, and any Megaman game frustrates me to no end.

[hellfire]

dr jeckyl and mr hyde, nes :frustrated::frustrated:

[Swamperon]

dr jeckyl and mr hyde, nes :frustrated::frustrated:

That game is just plain annoying. Played it a few times, never again!

Hoshigami for the PSX/DS. It's cheap, frustrating and unbalanced. The only way to really get anywhere is to level grind your characters for ages... and the game just isn't worth it!

[Game Freak]

Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde - NES, $3.99
Ghosts n Goblins - NES, free
Out of This World - Genesis, $4.99/SNES, free
Metal Gear - NES, $4.99
Adventures of Bayou Billy - NES, $5.99
Medal of Honor: Frontline - PS2, $4.99
Fester's Quest - NES, $1.99
Home Alone - NES, free
Home Alone 2 - Genesis, free
Toy Story - Game Boy, ~50c
Aladdin - Game Boy, ~$1
The Jungle Book - SNES, $2.50
Stunt Race FX - SNES, free
Star Fox - SNES, from trade
Kirby's Adventure - NES, $4.99 (way too damn unresponsive)
Rambo - NES, from trade

Im done for now...

[Smashed Brother]

Rambo - NES, from trade

One of the only few games where you destroy a helicopter with a knife. Well, in 'Lethal Weapon' (NES), you could also kick a helicopter to it's death...



Anyways, I picked up 'The Last Hope' (DC) a little while ago, and I still have yet to even make it past the first level. Infact, I have yet to even consistently make it past the first quarter of the first level! I've absolutely destroyed games like 'Ikaruga' and 'Mars Matrix', but this game and it's shitty design flaws refuse to let me enjoy it even the slightest bit.

Enemy bullets and shrapnel mix together with the backgrounds to the point where trying to even see bullets is like looking into a Magic Eye illustration. Some of the same-type enemies in formations also happen to shoot bullets faster than other ones, which is just cheap no matter what way you look at it. Couple these with a vastly-underpowered ship and a useless force-ball (think R-Type, but useless) and you come up with a game where your only hope is to survive for more than 40 seconds :bad-words:

[Technosis]

Not nearly the most frustrating, but I found the moves on Natsume Pro Wrestling (SNES) to be aggravating at first because there was a certain "latency" or weird timing to pull off anything more than a kick or punch. Once you get used to it it's OK, but If you play against someone who has never played it before they won't be able to do any moves.

[Chemdawg]

the first game i got was the first game to frustrate me.... the original mario/duck hunt. i remember mario was quite frustrating at the time (i was 5 at the time).

but now a day's the devil maycry series sure had some frustrating momemnts for me, TMNT (nes), castlevania's sure got me buggin somtimes, and contra 3 for snes(no 30 lives code on this version :( )

[GnawRadar]

I know I have played some difficult games, but right now Resident Evil 0 is pretty frustrating. I love the game and the co-op system, but having to move my items or running back and forth to get them sucks and then there is the occasional time where you make a lot of progress and then get mangled by some hunters or a leech-monster and have to re-trace all of your steps over again.

[JackElam'sEyes]

There have been a ton of games that drive me insane but the two that come to mind right now are Guardian Legend(some of the later flying dungeons) and Mega Man 1. For some reason in Ice Man's level everytime I jumped onto one of those floating platforms it'd glitch and I'd fall right through. I'll just throw in Section Z as well.

[obesolete]

I recently picked up double dragon 3 to complete my trilogy...
I had forgotten everything i had learned about the game until i started playing.

Not even game genie could save me.
I got to level 2 with 2 players.
That's good right?

[mnbren05]

I always had trouble with Resident Evil, the last level of Space Station Silicon Valley, Game Cube version of F-zero with higher difficulty, and Devil May Cry 3. Those games tested my patience and resulted in me throwing quite a few controllers.

[makaar]

Although most won't agree with me the last boss in Extermination for PS2 had me pulling my hair out. Otherwise, the last fight in Doom 64 was enough to drive you crazy...

[Chemdawg]

not the most frustrating game i've every played but lately i've gotten close to thrownin my DS across the room with Castlevania order of ecclesia. some things in the game are easy but some bosses are just insane. and random enemies on some lvl's are like frustrating as hell as you have to have a stratagy for each different one and having to switch glyph inbetween different enemies all the damn time really sucks too.

[Compute]

I once threw a PSX (or what some tards would call 'ps1') across the room because of WWF Smackdown. Ugh.. What else..

Wall Street Kid (NES) - I really wanted to play this game through, did pretty good for a while but the passwords..the passwords. You had your A-Z, a-z, 0-9, punctuation, AND the reverse of all of those (black on white bg). Include the part about them being half a notebook page long and you have one frustrated 9-year-old.

Where In Time Is Carmen San Diego - Much easier now with Wikipedia, I used to rent this to see if I could get the coffee cup to stay standing in the lounge.

Codename Iceman (DOS PC) - A -quest type entry from Sierra Online, actually a great game, even better if you have all the documents that came with it. Piloting a submarine is kind of hard otherwise.

[boogiecat]

Ninja Gaiden on the Xbox....

[The 1 2 P]

Recently the last two levels of Bullet Witch had me getting pissed. It wasn't even the whole levels, just certain parts. On the second to last level , all of a sudden the snipers turn into MLG marksman pros and don't miss a damn shot. When you see that red target redicule you better start jumping like crazy. And on the last level, the end boss was super annoying. It wasn't even that hard, but it's a battle that takes atleast 15-30 minutes to complete and if you mess one thing up you have to start all the way over from the beginning of the battle. I definitely won't be playing thru that one again.

[broadsword2]

Far Cry 2 for me

Why oh why do we have to spend days driving around the place only to geet having to stop and kill folks at the guard posts when we ahve already cleared them. This is terrible, particulrly because it is so new and you'd have thought these kind of issues would have been sorted out. I have to say i gave up on this game, looks good but got boring very fast

[Namnuta]

Sea Dragon for the TRS 80 and Alice in wonderland for the C64 were some of the most frustrating games i ever played.

I always found Xevious for the nes to be way to frustrating.

Almost forgot one of my favorites and game i got with my NES. Kid Ikarus (Spelling?) made me through my controller many many times.

[koshichka]

At the mention of DS, I've gotta make a quick comment about Henry Hatsworth, but I gotta say, it's a GOOD frustrating game...

Hell, one of my other DS favorites, Big Bang Mini (the most unique take on a shoot-em-up I've ever seen), has some incredibly frustrating parts (OMFG world 3...and a few levels in world 4 that had clouds that would reflect shots DIRECTLY at your current position) that led me to start using the term "DS-chucker" even though I love my DS too much to ever get that mad. :P

[starchildskiss78]

On the advice of my girlfriend (who must hate me!) I downloaded Ghosts N Goblins for the Virtual Console. I got to the red demon about half way through the first stage and proceeded to get my ass handed to me over and over again! Every time I died I was right back at the beginning of the stage. At least in Super Mario Bros. you started at a midway point if you died! I got a little farther, but it is just damn near impossible for me....at least I downloaded Sim City as well.

[PentiumMMX]

That title easily goes to Where in Time is Carmen SanDiego? (NES)

I bought it for $2 at Gamestop ages ago (One of my earliest NES games), and I could see why it was so cheap. The game was like Myst in the fact I had no idea what I was doing, and there was nothing to even hint on what you're supposed to do.