Topic: [MJ1990] Let's play a needlessly hard game and make it even MORE needlessly hard

[markyjoe1990]

Oh hey. It's GypsyGrifter. Nice seeing you here.

Yeah, I guess that would define "unfair" by most peoples' standards, but unfair and challenge are two different ball games in my opinion. Regardless, despite the moment of unfairness, the game sort of balances itself out with the hideously overpowered Megagon, who can trivialize any stage with little effort. Even if you get hit by the "memorization" moments with Megagon, you have tons of health, and can rape anything into oblivion, so... yeah, the game is medium in my opinion. Sometimes the game even gives you Megagon right off the bat, usually compromising any semblance of challenge.

[Fofa]

On a scale of 1 to 10, I don't know how to rate this game's difficulty... why? Because honestly what most people consider horribly hard, I consider medium. This game, at least in my eyes, is a medium.

I've heard that Battletoads is pretty hard. Have you tried that?

[markyjoe1990]

Yes.

[Fofa]

Really? How'd that go?

[markyjoe1990]

It was a long time ago. I hardly remember anything about it.

[Jorge D. Fuentes]

I actually beat this game when I was 12.
Also, I didn't know what button was used to do the Transform, so I had to just use the bullets.  As such, it was much tougher.

But I love the music when you're Megagon.  "I'm a large man!".

[markyjoe1990]

I actually beat this game when I was 12.
Also, I didn't know what button was used to do the Transform, so I had to just use the bullets.  As such, it was much tougher.

But I love the music when you're Megagon.  "I'm a large man!".

Whoa whoa whoa. What the shit? You beat this game at 12? No cheats? And without Megagon?

You must have used Turbo or something to beat the first boss! He just runs straight into you without stopping!

[Jorge D. Fuentes]

Yeah I had the NES Max.
I rented this.  I only used the NES Max for this one game.

[Sumac]

Still easier than Haunted Castle Version M.

I believe, you meant Version K. The first and the hardest version. Version M was american rerelease and it was much easier. I did playthrough through this game few weeks ago on the highest difficulty and it wasn't hard like Version K.

I've completed Battletoads nearly 100 times. Unpredictable and awesome game. Real challenge. But never've heard of game in the first post.

[Jorge D. Fuentes]

Actually, I read somewhere (citation needed) that version K, the early version, was easier.
Version M was notched up considerably in difficulty and came out later.  Difficulty is usually just the wave patterns of bats and the like.