10 Worst Bonus Levels In Video Games

[@z216ghost]

The bonus stages in Sonic that require perfection to get the chaos emeralds to actually complete the game

[@GameApologist]

I am very, very biased...but not only do i disagree about having blue sphere anywhere close to this list, you guys failed at describing how you get to it, the importance to the story and endgame content, and what exactly you do in the stages. Its well programmed and considered one of the best special stage layouts in a series famous for special stages, and if you needed to slap Sonic in here, you can pick much better options.

[@z216ghost]

It was incredibly annoying and ridiculous to have to be perfect in a stupid mini game to actually complete the game

[@GameApologist]

@@z216ghost it unlocked a game breaking super form, you need some sense of challenge. And they give you plenty of chances to redo stages. If anything, that makes them one of the better crafted bonus stages in ANY game. Not one of the worst of all time.

[@fromthegamethrone]

​@@z216ghostagreed.

[@fromthegamethrone]

They're crap.

[@Sunshine-hf9kx]

They made this video just to make people talk about how outrageous their choices are.

[@CarlWatkins]

Yeah, whoever wrote this one should feel bad. I stopped watching halfway through.

[@jadedheartsz]

@@CarlWatkins eh you missed out

[@ThingNumberTwo2]

They're blatantly fishing for engagement even if that engagement is negative. Not what I would call a good strategy.

[@TheBrunoChannel]

Yeah, what was i expecting from this pepole, after all, just look at some of their ranking or wrost games videos and you WILL wonder how no one has reviewd them yet (i think)

[@actionsam7878]

The Blue Sphere stages in Sonic are great! Fans have not only held them in high regard for years but they've also been begging for them to come back, and they did in Sonic Mania and they were great there too. They have the perfect amount of challenge as the game speeds up the longer you take, and its especially difficult if you want to get a Perfect by getting all the rings too. It can be hard but never unfair, the controls feel tight but not uncontrollable. Plus the music is great too, and the colourful 3D visuals actually look pretty nice and aren't too much of an eyesore. Honestly I feel you guys take any opportunity you can to say anything remotely negative about Sonic. Why?

[@fromthegamethrone]

No. No. No. They are awful. Absolutely dreadful.

[@jadedheartsz]

I don't think they hate Sonic and to be fair those stages drove me mad as a kid, especially the ones for the hyper emeralds

[@LoverOfBellies]

No challenge in the 3D bonus levels?! How about the fact that the game speeds up as you're playing 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@delaceylehane7758]

They are so fucking hard! Most difficult part of the game. I don't think this dude ever played it.

[@LoverOfBellies]

@@delaceylehane7758 back when you could play them through Sonic 1 attached to Sonic & Knuckles I just about managed to complete them - on Sonic Mania there's 1 stage I can't do & even then the majority would be silver medals

[@NewYouTubeHandle1]

@@LoverOfBellies How many levels were there on Sonic 1 + Knuckles? I remember those levels being the hardest of them all, more challenging than any hyper emerald level.

[@delgad33]

The Sonic3&knuckles 3D stages were difficult because once you had all the chaos emeralds and super chaos emeralds and went Hyper Sonic you were basically invincible. Obviously the developers would want that to be difficult. I love the bonus stages

[@ridleyrage5283]

Taking the word "Worst" out, might actually help your viewer/like count on this vid. Oof. I personally adore Sonic 3(&K's) blue sphere special stages, I feel like most people who genuinely dont like/hate them dont fully understand how they work, but then Ive met people that have said that Sonic 2's half-pipe special stage are outrageously difficult, the hardest in all mainline Sonic games, and Ive literally never ever had trouble with those, I've played them so much I almost cant ever fail them. Although there is the argument to be made about half-pipe special stage #4(easily the worst one of all), and its strict ring count. Tmv~

[@Phantom_1thrd]

Why are you using one of the best bonus levels in 90's gaming as your thumbnail for this video?

[@ridensroom6957]

Sonic 3 is amazing. Have you tried Sonic 2 lately? Those are actually seriously hard and not easy or that fun to complete. 3 is actually fun.

[@fudgehead333]

Yeah right? Sonic 2’s later half pipe special stages are unforgiving.

[@fromthegamethrone]

Disagree. Sonic 2 ones are easy, fun and engaging. Blue sphere is a nauseous episode of crap.

[@matthewbraith0411]

@@fromthegamethrone WRONG!!!!!!!!!!!

[@fromthegamethrone]

@@matthewbraith0411 absolutely not. I bet you think tiktok is good too, huh?

[@sameold23]

@@fromthegamethroneblue spheres is just as easy as the half pipe

[@Darkreaper1982]

I actually liked the bonus stages in Sonic 3...

[@DoctorFru]

just based on the thumbnail, I know this one bout to make me act up 😡

[@cooktheant]

I love this channel, but you lost me at Sonic 3. If you'd selected one of the crapper bonus levels from the franchise like from Sonic Spinball or Sonic Heroes, I'd totally understand.

[@robertwest4269]

You keep my Sonic 3 Bonus Stage out of your filthy mouth!

[@mattalan6618]

YOU SHUT YOUR MOUTH

[@z216ghost]

It's a stupid asinine mini game, plays nothing like the actual game, they're a tedious chore you're forced to be perfect in if you actually want to complete the game

[@mattalan6618]

@@z216ghost i never completed them due to their difficulty

[@LionelRGuy]

DKC? Sonic 3? Daaaaaaang, I usually don't have bad things to say about your lists, but... well, here we are.

[@nicksorenson940]

The reason why they gave Abu a bonus level in the Aladdin game is because HE'S GOT A SWORD!

[@mattalan6618]

so? Aladdin does as well

[@eliotwarr8122]

We'e all got swords!😂😅

[@mattalan6618]

@@eliotwarr8122 i have one thats long and hard in my pants

[@redacted2275]

8:05 lmao Toad is a rascal... But aside from the Earthworm Jim's awful stage, all of these are just relics of the time... harmless fun.

[@dylanwoods5944]

I'm sorry, but imagine out of all the Sonic special stages to choose for this list...Sonic 2 half-pipe wasn't the ultimate example?

[@fromthegamethrone]

Half pipe was awesome.

[@Cringefov]

​@@fromthegamethroneto most it's really not. The genesis back then couldn't render the rings well so half the time your guessing just which lane to move to.

[@fromthegamethrone]

@@Cringefov never had any such issue - easy to memorise. Can still do it to this day. Blue sphere is god awful.

[@dannyhargreaves1326]

@@fromthegamethroneGood for those who know the game- frustrating for newcomers. At least with Sonic 3’s SAVE system, you have an infinite chance to get everything, even if you failed to do so before the final boss. Sonic 2 doesn’t have the luxury.

[@wanderlustwarrior]

The Cave Story level makes me think there should just be a list of the most challenging bonus dungeons in games. "Total Pandemonium" from Muramasa the Demon Blade comes to mind.

[@MrBeardsley]

Super Mario Bros 3’s bonus game didn’t introduce my generation of kids to gambling. Super Mario Bros 2’s bonus game did, plus it was made to look like an actual casino slot machine. In fact, SMB2 is how actor Bryan Cranston developed an addiction to slot machines.

[@chrisb4350]

Jesus are you guys on drugs these are some of the most iconic bonus stages ever made. Earthworm Jim and Sonic 3 were amazing at the time of release. I bet you never even played them.

[@DeathsNitemareShepardOfHope]

8:36 Is it really "gambling" if you can actually match the pieces intentionally with the right timing and hand eye coordination? 🤷‍♂️ Those little boxes at the end of the levels is more of a gamble in terms of intentionally matching the symbols, even if it's possible to time it just right and hit the right spot.

[@jtmcgee]

Never saw SM3 mini games as gambling when i was a child. One was a timing/memory test other was a straight memory test. Maybe taking too much adult ideas into a child game. :)

[@Jayzgame]

This kinda feels like trolling lol

[@AliSubhi-xs4rn]

The Rugrats reference is A+

[@thrilleex]

SMB 3 wasn't gambling, you are risking nothing and does not really involve RNG, it was completely skill based and if a 8yo me could get the star every single time then anyone could.

[@juststatedtheobvious9633]

They're desperate for clicks again.

[@AdamSMessinger]

Sonic 3 special stages > Sonic 2 special stages. You called out the wrong one!

[@fromthegamethrone]

No.

[@bryanee83]

Wtf are the donkey Kong and sonic 3 ones doing in this list?

[@lorddavid3dxw]

Donkey Kong Country is the best trilogy of games ever (we don't talk about 64, that's garbage and shouldn't be considered in the same ballpark as good games). That said, the animal buddy bonus stages in the first game are some of the worst stuff in a game. Complete dross. To the point I don't know of anyone who collects the tokens to start the levels. I'll actively avoid collecting them in every instance. It's just a way to gain lives which are easy enough to gain during normal gameplay. Utter waste of time. Now, the bonus stages in 2 and 3 are beautifully done and are an example to every game released after on how to do them right.

[@STÖs-Allerlei]

Andy Asteroids was a lot of fun for me when I was a kid and I might recall it wrong, but I remember that when you loose a race against Psycrow, you will have to fight him afterwards and not restart the race ? I also never managed to get the pocket rocket to explode. Also the Animal Buddy Levels made a lot of fun in Donkey Kong Country and still are fun at least for me today. Maybe it is because of childhood nostalgia.

[@CircleA369]

You are correct about Earthworm Jim. If the level ends in a loss, you have to fight Psycrow to move to the next stage.

[@mikeburkhart8336]

The NES version of Gauntlet's bonus levels were hard to find,harder to finish,and you had to finish all of them to get the code needed to truly finish the game. You got use to the bad guy laughing at you and saying "You'll never get the Orb now!" after you failed.

[@mikecoker4007]

Pizza eating contest in Yo Noid and the item grabbing in Back to the Future. One single mistake and you have to repeat the level you just completed

[@joshoshea3194]

Really not getting your problem with the Mortal Kombat bonus levels? What more do you bloody want from a 90's arcade fighting game? 🤪

[@kingactonsim]

I think they meant ‘best special stages’ in the title card 😅

[@SvenElven]

This channel has the funniest discrepancies between the captions and what's actually being said! I assume the captions are directly from the script? Ben never said anything about PETA in this video 😅

[@Justin_Drums]

Sorry y’all, this one ain’t it. I usually enjoy your content and lists, but this one is rough. I’m assuming(hoping) it’s just a troll list to farm engagement because some of the takes are a bit baffling. The SM3 bit about gambling came off as forced sarcasm (again I hope it was) and Andy asteroids was just false information (you fight psycrow if you lose the race, not repeat it until you win the race). Just a bit of a rough list and extra research and maybe playing these games/levels before creating these lists would help a bit more. Still love the channel and still a loyal subscriber, this one just ruffled my psycrow feathers a bit 😂

[@Marc_Araujo]

Oh c'mon, the "Test Your Might" challenges aren't even that bad...and they're literally 5 seconds.

[@z216ghost]

Guess they didn't have turbo controllers

[@Marc_Araujo]

@@z216ghost Pfft...I used a normal 6-button Genesis controller.

[@z216ghost]

​@@Marc_Araujoi did for until I got my turbo controller, my uncle taught me to use a lighter as an easy way to do them

[@Marc_Araujo]

@@z216ghost How does that trick work?

[@FreddPhucks]

I know it's not a tough bonus game but I hated it so much: Jafar's laugh in Aladdin, on Sega megadrive. His laugh always pissed me off.

[@ThingNumberTwo2]

I stopped watching Triple Jump some time ago, and this collection of terrible takes reminds me exactly why I did.

[@mattalan6618]

Mario Land 2 had a bonus area on the map where you would spend coins to earn extra lives

[@vincentmoran4821]

That Mario inclusion was embarrassing

[@axelsalive957]

He's a Mer-Man Ben. Mer-Man! 😂

[@valetboy21]

There was also a slot machine as the bonus in SMB 2

[@jsmith3946]

Ya but that wasn't a Mario game

[@valetboy21]

@@jsmith3946 Super Mario Bros. 2 isn't a Mario game? Reskinned Doki or not you don't have SMB 3 without SMB 2

[@TallBirdAnimation]

I love you peeps at TripleJump, but ngl I disagree with almost every entry on this list.

[@michaelfritz5816]

I mean, with DKC bonus levels. You did get 1 life, for every 100 tokens.

[@wuoarh0815]

the maui mallard bonus levels on md/genesis were completely different oO

[@jonathanrendon8579]

Maybe it's because I played majority of these when I was a kid...but I like these "bonus" games.

[@wamba2097]

Booooo! **picks up blue spheres, throws red ones**

[@eddiehimself]

To be fair, the whole of Kingdom Hearts: Chain of Memories was just one big annoying bonus level with mechanics that no one asked for and added in a load of cutscenes that you needed to watch to get a somewhat better understanding of what was going on at the beginning of KH2

[@IgnatiusAlpha]

List started off strong with what is by far the worst part of Cave Story, but when Donkey Kong Country came up, I completely tuned out. The bonus stages in DKC, Mario 3, and Sonic 3 are completely fine.

[@Agju]

blue sphere is great. eff this list.

[@LogosGaming]

WHERE IS MY PITCH FORK!

[@sameold23]

Nah fam changed the sonic 3 special stage with Sonic Advance special stage

[@SegaNintendoGuy64]

I'm sorry but are you freaking nuts? Saying the Special Stage in Sonic 3 is the worst?! Did you play the other Sonic games as well? Their special stages like in Sonic 3D 'Genesis' Sonic Heroes and Sonic Lost World '3DS' are way worse than that.

[@erainmartinez8175]

The Sonic 3rd does have the most annoying hard Bonus stages that I hated the most because it's 3D level

[@GJPGAMESvideos]

Unlocking Green Hill Zone in Sonic Adventure 2 Battle was a total let down. Working too hard to get all A ranks in all the missions and GHZ is barren and boring IMO

[@erakfishfishfish]

The SMB3 spade tiles aren’t gambling. You’re not wagering anything.

[@Filmonaut]

Are there any games with bonus holes?

[@robert_douglas]

9:23 Ratio Time

[@rolfathan]

Those Sonic 3 & Knuckles bonus stages are an absolute nightmare for me. Love the games otherwise.

[@robcotto7081]

Of so many games I've played through my life, I've never minded bonus levels too much, except for original Shinobi, I always hated it so much I wanted to skip rescuing the hostage that gave it to you on each level

[@bananamilk1987]

Oh you are asking for comments with the Donkey Kong Country entry... but good lord Sonic 3 was SOOO hard with the special stages

[@mayac69]

The worst part about KH2 Atlantica is that if you, for any reason, pause during the song sections, there is no unpause button, just a restart and quit button.

[@mattalan6618]

dumb

[@pedrotrevino7234]

Ridiculous that you wouldn't include Elden Ring

[@aquarion6457]

I loved the Little Mermaid in Kingdom Hearts

[@donnythedreamer]

Andy asteroids? Isn't that bad and if you lose you have a mini boss battle with psy-crow and then you go to the next level

[@LoverOfBellies]

Andy Asteroids? forces you to battle Psycrow if you lose not repeat the stage

[@PRORAGEGUY]

my 2 top worst bonus level are the "Rivals" mission from 'Advance Wars', and Sniping level from time crisis 3. the Rivals mission back then only unlocked when you pick eagle as your side wing in last mission. after beat the big bad guy, Eagle challenge you to fight him in last battle. and in Rivals, hes fuck hard. you only have 2 base and few cities, when eagle have dozen of cities, couple of base, and infantry that about to take an airport. and in hardmode? its not hard anymore, its just straight up impossible without good RNG. he will fuck you up. and the second one, the sniping stage in time crisis 3. unless you play on arcade or have huge Crt TV. its going to be impossible to spot the enemies

[@ericzeta1994]

I get it, people have different opinions about blue sphere. That's fair. But a specific someone really replys almost every comment about blue sphere, trying to show everyone they are the best judge here. That's just hilarious.

[@dom5179]

Billy ray walrus

[@TheBrunoChannel]

Really, a fun, quick and skill based 3d Sonic bonus game, where if you win you can get a Chaos emerald, wich if you get seven of, you become litery invincible, DOUBLE INVINCIBLE if you play them again (in Sonic 3 and Knuckles) and get the Super emeralds and 100 percent the game is wrost then Mario 3's luck based bonus games, wich are near impossible to win, and if you do, you just win something you can get on a regular level? MaKeS tOtAl sEnSeN :p GET GOOD IN SONIC

[@TheLemonyBard]

Yeah this is one of the stranger videos in regards to opinions. Everything said for the SMB3 one felt like they were looking for reasons to hate it while they were playing. No offense to the compiler for this list, but it’s one of the weaker ones.

[@jsmith3946]

Hey the button mashing mini games where common in arcade games back then and a lot of arcade games had the like the Simpsons and the balloon game for example

[@CerberusLives]

Blue Spheres is great, it pisses all over the bonus stages in the first two games. Especially Sonic 1's, I hate those sluggish, tedious stages with that insufferable music.

[@dannytkong3135]

Say what you will about the sonic bonus stages, the music is great.

[@mregg2612]

Here's an idea for a list 10 Cinnamon Rolls In Fighting Games

[@angbald]

I'm assuming cinnamon roll is a term I don't know. I would like to see a list of actual cinnamon rolls in all games.

[@wrecktangle6679]

A 'cinnamon roll' is a term used to describe a sweet or wholesome character that you'd want to protect or hug. Usually they are kind/heroic archetypes that are good-natured and adorable. Ling Xiaoyu from the Tekken series is a good example from a fighting game. She is a bubbly, twin-tailed school girl with a cute design and a peppy demeanor. She stands out especially when contrasted with some of the other nastier, more ferocious characters from that game; (ancient devils, a psychotic, zombie, cyborg, ruthless, sexy mercenaries, ... a damn bear etc.) By comparison, she comes off as precious and 'too good for this sinful world'.

[@redacted2275]

​@@angbaldOh... yeah, I thought it was like the tofu secret character on Resident Evil, the actual food.

[@wrecktangle6679]

For actual, (virtual) honest to goodness sweetrolls, I recommend Skyrim.

[@wbcwinnipegbeltcollector]

I have to see atleast one of the Lame Tony Hawk bonus levels Had fun Skating these real world street places.....here's a half pipe in the ocean 🤣🤣🤣

[@Dapperdan0680]

Uhm.... the animal buddies levels are an amazing repreive from the ass beating that is donkey king country

[@dmann1982]

Why are most of these in retro games?

[@dannyhargreaves1326]

Objection! At least the blue bonus spheres aren’t horrible to work with than Sonic 2’s Half Pipe Stages, where you can’t see most of the time because of the angle!

[@dannyhargreaves1326]

Also, Sonic 3 has a save system, which means you have multiple times to defeat the bonus stages. Sonic 2? Nope. PLUS, no one remembers, unless debugging, no Super at the final boss. Sonic 3? I rest my case. Plus, there’s a hidden final boss with Super Hyper Sonic when both 3&K are together.

[@totempoleman7810]

Yikes Triple Jump, talk about having games that make your list video quite questionable. - And no my little saint Ben, I didn't grow up to be a gambling addict by playing Super Mario Bros 3. 😂

[@jonmackewich9014]

How in the hell is a stage that, YOU admit is at the end of every main level, a BONUS stage? You guys do understand what bonus means right? Fuckin hell, its my fault though for clicking on another stupid list video. Did I expect actual effort? I dont care if the level is considered a bonus level officially or not, Its certainly not optional.

[@revwroth3698]

BONUS HOLE!!!

[@AdEg66]

This seemed like a very forced list. They're bonus stages. If you don't like them, thats okay because they're a small part of the game.

[@michaellamp4600]

Enjoy your content

[@pablor.sepulveda9929]

You could do a video rating the Street Pass minigames 😸

[@zerrothewolf8316]

about time someone admits Blue Spheres sucks

[@fromthegamethrone]

Yes!!!

[@ZekeDidNothingWrong]

Why do video game developers hate people with sensory issues lol

[@jadedheartsz]

they don't, it just wasn't considered in the 90s.

[@That_Lady_Charlie]

hey, have a free downvote

[@dellzincht]

Crap list but hey, at least Ashton isn't doing the voiceover

[@matthewbraith0411]

Sonic 2 Bonus Stages are the worst.

[@fromthegamethrone]

Wrong.

[@matthewbraith0411]

@@fromthegamethrone We both can't be Mr internet :)

[@fromthegamethrone]

@@matthewbraith0411 do you even think before you type?

[@matthewbraith0411]

@@fromthegamethrone Do you get references before you type.

[@fromthegamethrone]

@@matthewbraith0411 Do you base all of your "input" on assumptions?

[@Liamthewaldo]

Unsubscribed, been on the verge of doing it for a while but na you deserve it now for that thumbnail hope to never see your channel again! Have a good day.

[@saintpepsi8602]

Same here this channel just relies on hysteria for views it's embarrassing

[@eddiehimself]

It's not an airport, no need to announce your departure

[@z216ghost]

Bye Felicia

[@jadedheartsz]

@@saintpepsi8602 quiet troll

[@jadedheartsz]

troll

[@letsgobombo]

I HAAAAATE the Sonic 3 blue sphere levels. Actively avoid them whenever playing, and was less than pleased to see they brought them back for Sonic Mania.

[@foreignuser_]

SNES Aladdin is best Aladdin; fight me.

[@aliensweathands]

👽

[@video-luver769]

Y'all... Blue Sphere is just not fun.

[@fromthegamethrone]

Agree

[@EmmanuelMarin07]

Sorry. But this is a bad video/list

[@lewdwig]

Also, Donkey Kong Country is MASSIVELY RACIST so it gets a few negative points for that.

[@jadedheartsz]

how?

[@mattalan6618]

prove it. i dare you

[@z216ghost]

The urbanization of the characters?

[@mattalan6618]

@@z216ghost if that makes them racist then yeah sure🤷‍♂

[@z216ghost]

​@@mattalan6618that was my guess to their claim

[@fromthegamethrone]

THANK YOU. Everyone loves the blue sphere stages in Sonic 3 and looks at me funny when I say they're awful!!! Sonic 2 half pipe ALL day.

[@murphster737]

Dude you're asleep on the animal buddies bonus levels!

[@loki.odinson]

You guys didn't research this very well did you? 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@z216ghost]

Maybe they just have different opinions than you

[@Justin_Drums]

@@z216ghostI mean they literally stated false information about at least one of the bonus levels mentioned…

[@z216ghost]

​@@Justin_Drumsah valid, thought you were just shitting on the list

[@cassidydelaney4318]

Hey now, test of might is fun, it's simple but it is fun.