Hardest NES game?

[Elissa]

Originally Posted by girth [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Zelda 2: the adventures of link
zelda 1
metal gear

all 3 were fucking like impossible without a guide or cheating - i've seen ghosts n' goblins beat like it was contra...no deaths

Not sure if serious...

I had no trouble beating any of those games absent a guide or cheating. Especially considering the availability of guides in those days was...almost zero.

Not to derail, but people now days who buy a game and a guide blow my mind. The funnest part of games for me has always been figuring things out, exploring, and not necessarily knowing exactly what to do next. It also feels good to know you did something other people needed a guide for.

[Uthgaard]

Originally Posted by Elissa [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Especially considering the availability of guides in those days was...almost zero.

Guides were not common, this is true. But the hours spent on the phone with.... 1(206)885-7529.

Who else still remembers that number by heart? 20 years later and I can still rattle it off without hesitation.

[Dunes]

Originally Posted by Uthgaard [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Guides were not common, this is true. But the hours spent on the phone with.... 1(206)885-7529.

Who else still remembers that number by heart? 20 years later and I can still rattle it off without hesitation.

Wow, even to this day I remember getting busted by my parents for wracking up a $54 bill in one month to the "Nintendo Pros" (I wanted to be one when I grew up!). I think I was playing either FFI or Dragon Warrior I at the time.

Good times, and Im glad I didnt grow up to be an in-bound call center employee [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

[Erasong]

Originally Posted by Dunes [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

Wow, even to this day I remember getting busted by my parents for wracking up a $54 bill in one month to the "Nintendo Pros" (I wanted to be one when I grew up!). I think I was playing either FFI or Dragon Warrior I at the time.

Good times, and Im glad I didnt grow up to be an in-bound call center employee [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

they made such a huge deal when these two games came out and i remember it. first 2 RPG's for the NES ever in the US.