tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324432.post1544085253563245987..comments2026-07-19T01:59:33.952-07:00Goblin Smithyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06988847269710312122noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324432.post-42121485527294792772009-05-02T02:31:00.000-07:002009-05-02T02:31:00.000-07:00"I guarantee that there is no end to this game. The game designers made a handful of levels just in case and then said screw it because there was no way in hell anyone would ever make it anywhere near the end."<br /><br />I have said this, almost word for word, about the NES version of Ghosts 'n' Goblins.<br /><br />I also would suggest that anyone who still wants to play NES games to rummage around in yardsales for one of the awesome top loading NESes(?) that they made around the time the SNES was being released...<br /><br />Certainly makes it a lot easier to play the games when you don't have to do the NES cartridge dance... Now I have an overwhelming desire to play River City Ransom...Jasonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17871867947728074533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324432.post-50211139753388921642009-04-27T19:06:00.000-07:002009-04-27T19:06:00.000-07:00After this post I busted out the NES emulator and decided to replay battletoads again...and again, and again...gahh I hate that game. I am convinced there is no way to beat that game without causing harm to anyone or anything in the vicinity of a hurling controller.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03901600855437458744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324432.post-13170647072399071362009-04-27T18:54:00.000-07:002009-04-27T18:54:00.000-07:00Ninja Gaiden III.<br /><br />The American version (the one that was, because the Japanese apparently hate us, made a great deal harder than the Japanese version).<br /><br /><br />There are some new games that can compete on difficulty, though. I Wanna Be The Guy, anyone?Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13444957418155246520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324432.post-77992284573971720472009-04-27T14:00:00.000-07:002009-04-27T14:00:00.000-07:00You want difficulty? 1 Name...:<br /><br />Mike Tyson<br /><br /><br />Contra had nothing on PunchOutAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12319169428601602087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324432.post-7117719454161754212009-04-27T11:03:00.000-07:002009-04-27T11:03:00.000-07:00Bah, forget that.<br /><br />Anyone ever play Milon's Secret Castle?<br /><br />I still haven't beaten that damn game. I've looked at gamefaqs. I've had friends help me. I even downloaded the rom and hacked it so enemies did no damage, so I could just run around freely.<br /><br />I don't know what I'm missing. I don't know how to beat the dumb thing.Voltaichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10557736969477504950noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324432.post-39716887176373365862009-04-27T09:30:00.000-07:002009-04-27T09:30:00.000-07:00Yes, the games in ye olden days were actually sadistic in their difficulty - remember the original NES Final Fantasy? I still have flashbacks. Tents and Cabins, no escape from the endless going back to town, bosses... ugh the horror of it all was so addictive!Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02743341614152368209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324432.post-254645168037021592009-04-27T08:53:00.000-07:002009-04-27T08:53:00.000-07:00you forgot about he worst game for NES: monster mash. that game was impossible when i was 8, even the first level was like an epic battle that always ended in fail. screw that game.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07337551469940087566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324432.post-30657232487438602009-04-27T03:49:00.000-07:002009-04-27T03:49:00.000-07:00I loved battletoads. Try a game that was a bit of a puzzler dave, a boy and his blob! :DAlphaMaelstromhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02479651214615768521noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324432.post-13470906270016067692009-04-26T21:24:00.000-07:002009-04-26T21:24:00.000-07:00Hahaha. I think I've surgically attached myself to my Genesis controller. Too bad I might need to replace it sometime soon. Damned C button keeps sticking -.-<br /><br />Shining Force II = best game in the universe. Screw Sonic, though. I hated that spikey haired jerk.Lisshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06935479347108801963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324432.post-88996525801863529432009-04-26T19:38:00.000-07:002009-04-26T19:38:00.000-07:00Anymore I play all my old games ( and some of the ones I never had) in the form of roms on my computer.<br />Two words that will save your sanity: save states.<br />I honestly don't know how we used to get by without them.Yensil blogs again!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14331642402423847263noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324432.post-67705423065107109632009-04-26T18:57:00.000-07:002009-04-26T18:57:00.000-07:00haha. holy shit. I haven't read your blog in a couple weeks, but was catching up and the irony is justtoo much. I dusted off battletoads this afternoon hours before reading your blog. I played it and wondered why I ever tortured myself like that as a child. I got to the third level with the cars and just stared at the center of the screen letting my eyes focus out and fingers take over and beat the car part of the level third try just by muscle memory. Then I got to the $#*%$ surfing level and threw the control down in frustration and left.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08842557580609245176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324432.post-45767131443159728282009-04-26T16:05:00.000-07:002009-04-26T16:05:00.000-07:00Screw Battletoads. Screw Blaster Master. Screw World 8 of Super Mario Brothers. I'd even go so far as to say 'screw that dog from Duck Hunt.' Seriously.<br /><br />On a completely unrelated topic... http://bakonvodka.com/ - this will change your life forever.LuxNecronishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10534840198737040049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324432.post-56252448462750370262009-04-26T14:12:00.000-07:002009-04-26T14:12:00.000-07:00Mmmmm... old games.... nice call on the Blaster Master, that was an awesome game. I used to love beating Jaws on the NES. I STILL love my Sega Master System, it's in my living room. ^_^ I agree that games were harder back then... of course now, if I don't have time to play or I forget how much a game sucked thru nostalgia I visit the Angry Video Game Nerd and watch him rant about it online. *laughs*Chrysalishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07658734368194316555noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324432.post-5069897151200247912009-04-26T14:00:00.000-07:002009-04-26T14:00:00.000-07:00Heh. Metroid was the best! I used to play it over and over just to see how naked I could get Samus. Couldn't ever get past the bikini. Damn that was the best game.<br /><br />Anyone rememebr Dr. Chaos? That freakin game was HARD. Well...it was until I figured out you could use something other than your knife to kill the boss monsters. Who knew hand grenades would be useful??<br /><br />The best thing about the old NES games is that you can just SL an emulator and the ROMs (games) and play them on your PC any time you want. Just be careful and have your anti-virus software updated. Alot of sites have keyloggers or worse.Leuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14031285497047212882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324432.post-84471487330239135662009-04-26T12:03:00.000-07:002009-04-26T12:03:00.000-07:00I feel your pain. I still haven't beat the original Metroid. Not that it's anywhere near as hard as the games you were talking about, but with enough time and perseverance I could easily beat Metroid.<br /><br />Unfortunately, I have very little perseverance and not enough time. But that shit is still hard compared to all the other metroids.Kulaudohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01839397128089038320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324432.post-8220681517849536062009-04-26T11:41:00.000-07:002009-04-26T11:41:00.000-07:00OMG! Duckhunt!! ...that reminds me of Joust. Trip down memory lane. Wow, thanks GM Dave. And, uh, better luck next time? Too bad GM powers do not transverse gaming systems. Them toads vs your flying friend-muah haha!RandiFayPaytonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17961451383276068754noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324432.post-63406260939972796322009-04-26T06:24:00.000-07:002009-04-26T06:24:00.000-07:00Yeah, games were tough as hell back in the day. But when we were kids, we spent all that time practicing as well, so we could kick their ass. I remember playing SMB3 and getting to the point where I could beat the game in my sleep. I picked it up on the Wii's Virtual Console a while back, and I couldn't even get past World 3. In my defense, water levels suck absolute ass, and World 3 is full of them.Bufumanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17469148587840239610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324432.post-89533844217964525032009-04-26T05:17:00.000-07:002009-04-26T05:17:00.000-07:00this is the video of the epic battle of Dave vs NES<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rauITkQUFzUNSomniahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17973472089825291995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324432.post-74537839720350121052009-04-26T01:21:00.000-07:002009-04-26T01:21:00.000-07:00A lot of NES games were originally designed to be arcade games, or designed by people who made arcade games. If a game is beatable in the alloted amount of lives, you won't be making money. If the kid has to spend 3 dollars in quarters just to see the second level, you're doing good.<br /><br />I have a couple admissions since we're talking of old games we never beat. First, I never beat Mario 3 without using the warp whistles. And secondly, I never beat the original Zelda. I couldn't find the freakin' last level, no matter what happened. I even looked it up online, a site told me exactly where it was, and I still couldn't open the damn passage. I gotta go back and do that next time I go back home...<br /><br />And yet, I got to level 67 (I think... it was close to that if not) on Duckhunt one boring summer day. That's right, I didn't have the attention span to go through all of Mario 3, but I could shoot ducks for hours on end. And what did I do after every round I won? Blew the imaginary smoke off my barrel while winking at my adoring crowd that wasn't actually there.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16770684383057111699noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324432.post-12440479506841556632009-04-26T01:12:00.000-07:002009-04-26T01:12:00.000-07:00Games back then weren't harder. They just had a different skill set.<br /><br />That or you didn't have enough Jack Daniels first.Rabid Ferrets of DOOM!!!™https://www.blogger.com/profile/02533871094424172114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324432.post-78387162389275527832009-04-25T23:46:00.000-07:002009-04-25T23:46:00.000-07:00Yeah, I beat both, I did meet my match however.<br /><br /><br />Ninja Gaiden, yes the game known for it's epic difficulty on the original NES (I think it was actually Ninja Gaiden II).... I think if you were to actually beat the game, your brain would instantly die.Churchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09524881468079205015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324432.post-90120200751731506972009-04-25T21:55:00.000-07:002009-04-25T21:55:00.000-07:00i uh hate to say it dave but i think you lost your touch... i beat both contra and battletoads when they first came out... um yeah no cheats...Kerestelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07385864646552092516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324432.post-87303523432300970462009-04-25T21:15:00.000-07:002009-04-25T21:15:00.000-07:00None of those games have anything on Blaster Master. I loved that game oh-so-much.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12062526228902653746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324432.post-75097628474154689622009-04-25T20:58:00.000-07:002009-04-25T20:58:00.000-07:00Oh yeah! These new games dont have anything on the retro in terms of difficulty. <br /><br />Remeber Castlevania, if you didnt have the 3rd grade whip and holy water, you were basically screwed in most of the later levels.<br /><br />Zelda II. It&#39;s a techerous run just to get to the last castle, THEN you have to walk through some damnable fortress thats like 10x the size of the previous dungeons.<br /><br />F@%&amp;in Bubble Bobble! You miss an item like half way through the game you have to go BACK after beating it just to get the good ending.<br /><br />Anyways /rant off. I just had to get that off my chest. To add though you don&#39;t see any good cheat codes anymore either. Back then you had hundreds of codes that gave powerups and extra lives, nowadays you only see giant head codes or something else totally useless.Swordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17505664584347151003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25324432.post-73872989220508443032009-04-25T20:30:00.001-07:002009-04-25T20:30:00.001-07:00hello... hapi blogging... have a nice day! just visiting here....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com