13 Hardest Super Nintendo Games - SNESdrunk

[@falcosirrus8620]

I write this from prison still serving time for the crimes i committed due to the frustration of Super Ghouls n Ghosts. I can't wait to get out and play it again.

[@sabin97]

guess how i felt when i finally beat the nes version of ghosts and goblins......and then the game told me "just kidding, now play the real version....".....

[@onetwo6039]

Most of these games are really just unfair. So I downloaded super ghouls and ghost on the Wii U and constantly saved my progress so If I lost my armer or just died, I can pick up right where I left off. And the final boss was easy. Getting through the game was the real challenge.

[@jethrotool4828]

Falco Sirrus the game really isn’t that difficult once you get used to the controls and patterns. It’s just time consuming

[@onetwo6039]

@MultiTarded I see what you mean, but I don't exactly have time to sit through a snes game for several hours like I did when I was a kid, the save states were a bonus so I wouldn't have to start all over and helped by cheating the system since the difficulty can be excessive leading to rage quitting, thus me not ever finishing a game and getting my money's worth and finally seeing the ending. But yeah it can get old after a while.

[@megalodonhendrix4228]

Hahaha hell yeah!

[@yujiro424]

I remember being a kid and trying to explain how difficult Lion King was to my step father. He scoffed at the notion until he finally tried to prove me wrong just to humiliate himself.

[@Blankult]

As a kid the farthest i could go was to the lava stage, and even if i got to the end, that damn puzzle was too difficult to figure out, and there's shit hitting you from every corner. I still remember the feeling of when i beat the game with a friend (well he defeated the final boss and many other stages but still).

[@cazamilfs8945]

@@Blankult never played it looked to me back then like a kid's stupid Game

[@andrewp2244]

I remember getting this for Christmas growing up. My parents rule was: I had to beat a game before I was allowed to get another one. I feel like...somehow they knew...

[@fidelsolis6070]

I think as a kid and teenager back then i was im my prime. I use to beat. All those very tough games. Now I'm not that good og a player.

[@jamessmith7205]

@@Blankult hilarious

[@ARCWuLF]

I will never forget the time I beat 'Super Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back,' for two reasons: 1) It was and still remains the hardest video game I have ever beaten, so it felt like a real accomplishment. 2) The ending amounts to a single still image and text telling you to purchase 'Super Star Wars: The Return of the Jedi,' which is almost (but not quite) as painful a kick in the balls as the spelling errors at the end of 'Ghosts and Goblins.'

[@ryhisner]

That is hilarious. You beat one of the hardest SNES games ever, and you're hit with an advertisement. I doubt if I'll ever actually beat Empire Strikes Back, but at least now I'm prepared and should be able to contain my rage and refrain from drop-kicking the television.

[@BSE1320]

Yeah beat it once. ONCE. What a huge pain in the ass. Its not hard because of crap controls; its hard becsuse its HARD.

[@Stephen_Eee]

I guess when you rented it on a 3 day weekend back in the day, you Just Beat it...i don't have memories of it being that difficult back then. Of course we didnt get trophies for pooping our pants back then ..

[@verapamil07]

@@ryhisner CONGLATURATION, now go and rest our heroes

[@getulioprates]

I owned this title. I was almost getting bored of the "Imperial March". I beat it sometimes at the easy level. I don't remember doing it on Brave and Jedi difficulties. But also don't remember playing it for 2 or 3 hours and beating. I just used the passwords in my favorite levels in the most times I played it.

[@lLarceny]

Lion king was insane 😂 me and my brother were so hurt by how hard it was and nobody believed us

[@sethdownn575]

Y’all was just s.w.a.f.t! lol jk it was a lot harder than it has any right to be.

[@sethdownn575]

I have pretty bad ADHD and I did not know this as a kid, the Super Star Wars games where my jam, my older brother had a hell of a time with those games and he would tell me to come beat a level for him and his friends. 🤷‍♂️not good at much but hey super Star Wars is something.

[@DVX_BELLORVM]

I remember playing Super Contra with my best friend and figuring out a 99 lives exploit. When you get to the alien helicopter-type thing that launches grenades and throws guys at you, move each character to the extreme opposite ends of the screen and have them shoot towards the center. The grenades won't be able to hit you and you'll kill all the guys before they're able to land. Do this for long enough and you'll gain bonus lives through points. In typical 90s fashion, we would put weights on the SNES controller to keep the fire button pushed down and go do something else for a few hours. When we came back -- voila! 99 lives each!

[@conorneligan7694]

You can do this with just one character as well

[@TheGunmanChannel]

Man, I had 100% completion on DKC3 back in the day, I never considered myself that good at games though.

[@ayrmont]

What you don't know is that you actually miss 5% of completion...

[@11_224-w]

@@ayrmont How so?

[@8BitUzz]

@@11_224-w There's a hidden difficulty that removes checkpoints and partner barrels that you can enter thru the file naming screen. If you get 100% on this mode it counts as 105%

[@fidelsolis6070]

Great your good

[@asmodeus1234]

did you free the giant banana bird?

[@chadmolitor6691]

Hagane is the best game I've ever played that I couldn't beat the first level.

[@DarkLinknl]

Beat it when i was 12😁

[@mrmanjumac3454]

That game has such good style and atmosphere.

[@EvilishDem0nic8732WhatItDo]

I honestly hate games like this. Looks badass but you'll never see the ending and if you do, that was the bad ending and need to beat it in a difficult level and I'm talking about games in all systems as well. Dark Souls is badass but I hate that I cant beat the first level sheesh

[@LosN209]

@@DarkLinknl "Beat it when I was twelve and have 3,000 hours of practice*"

[@DarkLinknl]

@@LosN209 Nice it took me 6 hours i think 1st time

[@Payasoplas]

I watch SNES drunk because he always wishes me a happy rest my day

[@JaredittonGaming]

Right? No other tuber does that, every tuber always ends their vids with (Like, sub, and comment Hurr durr [even though I'm guilty of that too])

[@fidelsolis6070]

Really have a nice day. No one in Chicago says that.No one day n stores very rude and stuck up people in Chicago.

[@fidelsolis6070]

Kool. I remember being very good at Contra and Street fighter as a child and Tenn. I beat them games even hardest difficult stage. Now in year 2020 I can't. What happen?

[@bluesound666]

@@fidelsolis6070 we're getting old, with a happy childhood

[@crispyjuice2110]

​@@fidelsolis6070 for me its the opposite, as a kid I could barely get to the third stage in final fight, but now I can beat the entire thing in one sitting. idk bro

[@Mantwawn]

"well anyone who played lion king is nodding there head right now" and i was

[@yoda908]

Trust me as soon as he mentioned the lion king I immediately started nodding

[@Exhaiel89]

I just have to say that that your channel deserves so many more views and subs. I’ve been a fan for some time and I appreciate your content.

[@Gregoray88]

A game that never gets mentioned that is one of the hardest games I’ve played and owned is Jim Power: The Lost Dimension. Not only can the screen hurt your eyes due due to the 3D effect but you’re on a strict timer and limits hits while everything flys at you. I will admit, nothing is great about it other than some impressive mechanics for its time and Chris Hülsbeck (Turrican) did the soundtrack.

[@markpapenfuss1111]

The Simpsons: Bart’s Nightmare. It makes Super Star Wars feel like a Lego game....

[@9unslin9er]

Spider-Man X-Men Arcade's Revenge. Flying Edge games scarred my childhood.

[@angelgarcia4716]

I managed to complete that one. It was a nightmare indeed xD

[@angelgarcia4716]

@@9unslin9er Man that was hard. But I beat it once. Good music.

[@Benkenobi8118]

such a poorly done game. Itchy and Scratchy is actually quite well done, as is the Bartman stage. The swimming level is well done too. The rest of it as well as the framing? At least it's better than Bart vs the space mutants.

[@Benkenobi8118]

it would be a better game if they let you warm up to each of the stages, didn't have the framing bs - ie, the typical 5-6 stages. Do a stage select screen and it would be a decent game.

[@Uncle-Jay]

I like the term "puzzle platformer", I never considered that before. Super G&G was all about memorizing patterns and locations and the ability to execute the needed moves. The longer you play the better you'll be. I remember being able to get pretty far in to the game without dying once. Even the stages that seem crazy aren't that bad once you understand what the hell is going on.

[@BryanX64]

When I think of puzzle platformers I think of games like Donkey Kong '94 but Super G&G is in a way an action platformer in disguise.

[@stanzalenski6607]

Super ghouls and ghosts is definitely not a puzzle platformer.

[@alomon7738]

@@stanzalenski6607 yeah it is, you might not understand why.

[@stanzalenski6607]

@@alomon7738 no it’s not

[@philmason9653]

When I was a kid, I had rented an SNES for the weekend with ActRaiser and absolutely loved it. Went hard at it and finished the whole game before I had to take it back. So when I finally got my own SNES for Christmas, the game I got with it was ActRaiser 2, just after it had come out (and before I had a chance to see reviews, thanks print publishing lag). Yeah, right off I knew it wasn't as good. But since it was all I had, I played it constantly until I had it nearly mastered and could get through most of the game without dying. Eventually ended up liking it. I kind of miss having those limitations, if I were in a situation where all I had was Sekiro I'm sure I could eventually master that too. But these days games practically fall from the sky with super deep discounts in digital sales and online subscription services.

[@floworcrash]

Actraiser is one of my all time favorites. I hated how they changed the formula for the sequel. I was so hyped for it and my parents couldn't get it for right away. When I found out its not the same at recess, I NEVER played it. Still haven't.

[@ClarkPotter]

Actraiser was my personal favorite SNES game. I also got thru it as a 12-year-old in one weekend rental. It may have only taken a Friday night and Saturday, too, iirc. Like floworcash, I was extremely disappointed with Actraiser 2 for removing half the game. They should have made the simulation part better for the sequel, not remove it.

[@QuadraticSquared]

For Lightning Lookout, just look for the early lightning spark above which happens moments before (and directly above) a strike. When moving to the water portions, go right after the last strike and get out ASAP, well within the time window of the next strike. I honestly think DKC3 was the easiest of the three. DKC2 had a particularly hard level with vines and barrels whose name I don't recall, and getting full completion was much harder there also.

[@adrianramirez8252]

Bramble blast!

[@trevordible2566]

nah country 3 is way harder with the lost world levels. animal antics is about the only challenge in country 2

[@turboshazed7370]

​@@trevordible2566toxic tower. Web woods. Castle crush.

[@FrankDux-uo7ig]

It’s just a go slower than normal level

[@thiagomiyazaki8883]

Zombies ate my neighbors! That was a hard game, and there were sooo many levels. I didn't actually think Earthworm Jim 2 was that hard, although I hate the pigs level.

[@branscombe_]

ZAMN was wild!

[@johnlacy3611]

I swore as a kid that zombies ate my neighbors was unbeatable lol

[@firebirdude2]

Think level 41 is the furthest I've gotten in ZAMN. And that was with a second player....

[@SteveTpenn]

Hello Clarice I used to always leave the balloon behind until I cleared out all the enemies.

[@InternetTAB]

ZAMN is hard because no passwords save inventory, so you can start on a level with a water gun and screw yourself

[@chancepaladin]

Gargoyle's Quest on GB... several of these titles are giving me flashbacks, heh. Firebrand! I'm glad he stood the test of time.

[@Maximusbyronus]

Actraiser 2's pixel perfect graphics and music kept me hooked until I finally completed it. The best strategy is to inch your way slowly through the level and take out all the enemies. Plus I was so desperate for another Actraiser I didn't mind that Quintet omitted the sim portion. One of my favs.

[@phreakazoith2237]

and one has to use the shield. it works. when I first saw the sprite in a gaming magazine I thought it was just decorative but wow. it stops tiny shots by small stage 1 enemies as well as it blocks Tanzra's attacks. and one just has to master the magic system which I had big troubles when starting. But once you know what to use when and get it ready in time, your angel of death is unleashed.

[@slamjackson2137]

DKC3 is a walk in the park after the psycho drama that is DKC2.

[@nostix3608]

DKC2 is a better game though.

[@alistervieira2437]

I believe that the third one is harder.

[@attk177]

@@alistervieira2437 No way, DKC2 took me several years to complete when I was a kid. I beat DKC3 before I beat DKC2 and that came out like a year later

[@alistervieira2437]

@@attk177 ok, but I said "I believe". You can completly disagree with me and believe in other things as well: you are free.

[@domikarus5237]

Two words "Animal Antics"

[@madsrasmus]

Best game channel on youtube, thank you SNESdrunk for this amazing channel:)

[@BennyHesp]

ok in DKC 3 the lightning first flashes a small spark so it can warn you where the big strike will come just a moment later ,...

[@chuckobscure]

Which I said 9 months ago, but got no thumbs-up. wtf. :P

[@DJZmade]

yeah, that level is not that difficult

[@jamesgoaway8709]

DK2 was a lot tougher

[@gooseygoose604]

for regular ending agreed. for best possible ending to both. the bonus stages locations and games in DK3 are so tedious.. that it's harder to get 100% in dk3.

[@jamesgoaway8709]

Mario Aliprandini nah the bonus levels in DK2 were way harder a 100% in DK2 is tough solely based on how challenging it was. Tedious games aren't hard nor challenging they are unfun. plus the thorn levels in DK2 were a lot more challenging than the parrot levels

[@dapperghastmeowregard]

"Why is a Disney game on this list?" Oh, you sweet summer child :P

[@asmodeus1234]

that got quote is cringy as hell

[@Exobably]

The strategy that worked pretty well for me during the Vader fight in Super ESB, is to use the saber block when he flings the junk at you. For whatever reason it bounces off like reflecting a blaster bolt, so you don't have to slice through them. If memory serves, anyway...haven't touched that one in a looong time after finally beating it.

[@RubyMVmistress]

I always thought DKC 3 was a lot easier than 2. Granted the trilogy was my favorite games growing up so I think it's the most time spent gaming I have done.

[@espirulografo]

yea the difficulty is 1 > 2 > 3

[@boodro2122]

I borrowed the trilogy from a friend when we were kids. I tried like hell to get him to forget them or come off of them, but he wasn't having it. I had to give them back before I could beat them all. Now, as an adult, I've got all 3 on the SNES Classic and I've recently beat all 3. Thank goodness for save states! They are much harder than I remember lol, but tons of fun. 3 of the greatest games ever made. Peace!

[@popenderaza]

For me 2 was easiest one, it has only 1 hard level - toxic tower as I hate snake mechanic. The rest of the game is easy for me,yes, even animal antics I passed parrot stage without problems after some attempts. and 3rd has lightning lookout, poison pipes, this damned stampede sprint(give me back Rambi!) and rocket level.

[@lronhubbard3621]

dkc 2 def hardest having to pay to save and use funkies flights blows

[@troymartin4260]

One of the things that made Donkey Kong Country 3 easier than the rest, was that you didn't have to pay to save and you could leave the world and go save at any time

[@movinitlikedat45]

Huh, for DKC3 I would've mentioned Rocket Run. That level is the hardest, even surpassing Lightning Lookout.

[@toddpace4588]

I would agree but I think that Rocket Run is one of those hidden levels.

[@turboshazed7370]

Don't forget Poisonous Pipeline.

[@Lebowski333]

Koindozer klamber?

[@nickgonzales4674]

One game that goes under the radar is Super Smash TV. Extremely fun game and EXTREMELY DIFFICULT. Over the top view shooter with rooms filled with countless enemies then the bosses themselves are just ridiculous Great game lol

[@Horrible_Hoarder]

Same with "Total Carnage".

[@guamson8946]

Did you know that it was literally impossible to collect all of the keys and achieve 100% completion? The devs confessed to it, said it’s because the secret hall of heroes at the end of the game doesn’t exist.

[@djhaynes99]

Yeah on the arcade they left it out, but added it later on. I’m sure your right with the snes version because I never got to the pleasure dome room even with the extra lives cheat.

[@djhaynes99]

I agree, I completed super empire strikes back, but could never complete smash tv, I could only finish it with the 8 lives cheat.

[@SutekhTheDestroyer]

Remember how one of the prizes was a VCR? Let's see, the bosses were a giant human/tank hybrid that shot lasers out if his eyes, an angry, flying green face, a pair of massive snakes, and another tank/man hybrid. Good times.

[@benjiroberts4434]

Super empire is legit the hardest (good) SNES platformer. If you even get to cloud city you are certified.

[@spicyfoodchaser9406]

It sure is ut took me two years too conquer empire on jedi mode

[@MaximillianArturo]

I finished Hagane a long time ago, still have the box with the cartridge and book :)

[@FuelAirSparkTime]

Interested in selling it?

[@markking2310]

Beat lion king as a kid, and it made me not like Scar even more. Very challenging, but keep plugging away, and it's doable.

[@SergioACNeto]

Beat Lion King when I was 5. I don't think it is hard enough to deserve to be on this list.

[@Kevin_Reems]

I used to play Gradius 3 constantly. Eventually I beat the game on a single life. Which sounds impressive but for the reasons explained in this video it's really the only way you could beat the game.

[@19Szabolcs91]

Basically yeah. Although I sort of cheated since I used the Konami code to restore my powerups after dying. I didn't consider it THAT much of a cheat since you can only do it a limited number of times and you still go back to a checkpoint when you die.

[@viewtifuljoe99]

I finally finished Super Empire Strikes Back start to finish tonight. It's just laughable how they placed enemies in that game. They would cover every possible angle and each direction firing in arcs, jumping around, and taking multiple hits to kill. Great game but man the difficulty is complete BS most of the time

[@jasonburtt482]

there are some weird tricks/cheats in the game i figured out when i was 8 which made it possible to beat on easy. like the pause trick that regenerated your health.

[@drew4564]

Seeker missle is your friend lol

[@RondoOfBloodX]

Yeah SESB was a BEAST of a game. Hell I never made it off Hoth until I was about 15 years old and I got the game when I was 8. Oh and don't even get me started on the bullshit that is Dagobah.

[@J4rj4r81nx]

HOTH is soo much more difficult with a shitty upscaler. lolz 2 hours there just because I couldn't see the difference between the background, the foreground and stupid ice crystals. lolz

[@MrJohnlennon007]

Cloud City was the most unfair place I’ve ever experienced

[@Kajotex]

Just in case you don't get told this enough: you are one of my favorite game "reviewers". I say "reviewers" becuase i mostly just watch your videos because you have interesting thoughts and show good gameplay footage that is fun to look at. Everytime I watch a video I enthusiasticly say the title of the show in unison. So, keep doing what you are doing good man :) If I may suggest some games for you to play/review on Steam-Drunk: Guacamelee because it is a very very good Metroidvania. Recettear because it's such a unique concept most of the time. LUFTRAUSERS because man, arcade fun! Fortune Summoners, which looks childish but has an interesting fighting system. Long Live the Queen which is an interesting take on Visual Novels and pretty quick to play. And if you have any interest in 4X games like Civilization, for the love of Ark, try Endless Legend. And... Early-Drunk? Factorio, because... Factorio is worth it. I'm pretty sure your backlog is long, but maybe these spark some interest for you :)

[@SNESdrunk]

+Kajotex Thanks for watching Kajotex! I have Guacamelee, I will check out the rest

[@robertoazuaje9279]

I tried Super Empire Strikes Back last year, as I had managed to beat the first one some time before. Great music and graphics, and the Battle of Hoth level where you take down the Imperial walkers must've been mind blowing for the time (it was my favourite part for sure). However, I gave up when I couldn't get past Dagobah. The level design is brutal, and there are so many choices that seem to have been made specifically to spite you (shrapnel damage, enemies that respawn if you move slightly forward, everything around you causing damage, no recovery time after being hit, that fucking asteroid belt level). I just got destroyed.

[@marquesbowden0130]

3:02 Took me about 2.5 years of renting it to beat that game. I literally had nightmares of not beating the rolling bolder part of the lava stage!

[@Lebowski333]

Sympathy

[@Durahan82]

1:25 Getting the Best Ending in Dracula X was the hardest part , tho

[@BanditTheCat2017]

If you want Gradius 3 to be easier, have all your options, and lasers/missiles, and fire nonstop. This causes tons of slowdown and makes it way easier.

[@Bloodreign1]

Try the SA-1 hack that was recently done, removes all slowdown from the game (and can be burned to chip and put in a repro cart and played on an actual SNES, with still now slowdown). The game is so freaking fast without the slowdown, the challenge on that particular version is spicy. The game itself is unaltered, just hacked to play the way it was supposed to play.

[@OldKingCl4ncy]

DKC3 does count. I never noticed the "flash before" when I was 11 and played it with my friends. Did beat Battle Toads.

[@johnlacy3611]

OldKingCl4ncy you beat battle toads?? 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 I take my hat off to you good sir.. I was the best at it out of all my friends and they said well if John can't beat it no one can! Lol so many endless game sessions

[@xinfr4z893]

OldKingCl4ncy Correct. When you was 11. But now you're gonna notice the lightning and beat this game easily

[@DUB_87]

@@xinfr4z893-I noticed it when I was 8 and it was easy then.

[@seankennedy2561]

Super Ghouls much harder than Hagane. I enjoyed Hagane’s high-ish learning curve which is so rewarding once you get the enemies and the controls down, making it very beatable. Legend of Mystical Ninja deserves a spot here too (I found it harder than Hagane)

[@zengram]

Hagane is not that hard. After you memorize the game is even easier. But ghost n ghouls?,act raiser 2? Super empire strike back?. Way harder!

[@boyonthephone1]

How about a review of the most interesting, easiest,best introduction to the SNES, different and relaxing games such as Carmen Santiago or Wario puzzle games. Love the channel, keep keeping on.

[@robinbrowne5419]

My hardest game was Kings Quest I. Seriously. I played this with my 2 kids back in the 1980's. It was hard because it was my first video game. And there was no internet to get a walkthrough. It took us about 1 year to figure it out, and my kids learned how to spell words like LOOK, TAKE, SAY, etc. Thanks Roberta. PS - We then went on to play other Sierra games like SQ. Thanks Ken. However, I can't handle fast games like shoot-em-ups. Better left to young pups like you guys. :-)

[@mootbooxle]

Wow! I was really shocked to see Super R-Type on here. That was one of my favorite games as a kid and I've never had the fastest reflexes. But then, I never completely beat the game either. lol.

[@schwarzerritter5724]

mootbooxle Super R-Type is only hard because the levels have no checkpoints and every mistake costs you tons of progress.

[@barrymurphy4812]

One of my first migraines as a child was playing Battletoads and that jet bike mission. Stress is not the word.

[@HeathenDance]

It's my only Super Nintendo cartridge that I have absolutely no idea where it is. And I'm happy that way.

[@JohnDoe88]

I'm 34 years old and had the game since 2nd grade... as of today I have finally beaten the game. So much memorization and trial and error. Don't think this game can be learned with out the extra lives cheat at the beginning of the game

[@FinaleCadence]

Dear God LION KING WAS SO BRUTAL. Also, I really like that you ended on a hard but good game that I actually want to check out even more now! (saw your other video on it). lastly a small comment, I love this channel and I like the occasional list like this but I sincerely hope it stays occasional. WAY to many gaming channels put out too many damn lists and it is kind of tiresome. That being said keep up the good work man! Cheers!

[@chaser5616]

I agree Lion king is darn cruel

[@SNESdrunk]

+FinaleCadence I agree lists are a cop-out but I thought it was appropriate in this case, looking at what I have planned coming up the next few months there's no lists, can't think of another one I'd do anyway

[@SuperHns]

+Chaser But just on SNES for some reason the Genesis and PC port didn't had that weird hit detection when platforming.

[@FinaleCadence]

+SNES drunk I agree! This was an appropriate list. Thanks for the reply man. Cheers!

[@chaser5616]

+SuperHns Good to know,thanks

[@aaronkendrick462]

I just bought Donkey Kong Country 3 yesterday. All of the DK games are extremely hard to me. I’m just glad I got to complete the collection though.

[@SupplySideJesus]

The mini skill in place of a shield works many wonders in Gradius 3, especially for the high speed level

[@DirtySouthSOHK]

I reached 100% completion on DKC3 but never managed to beat the lost world on DKC2.

[@DUB_87]

DKC2 is definitely harder than DKC3.

[@darrell5363]

You were probably older so that’s likely the reason

[@nebojsanikolic8431]

Dkc3 max is 103%, and dkc2 is 102%...With cheats dkc3 could achieve 105%

[@jeremesmith9266]

DirtySouthSOHK the lost world was the best part of DKC2. I loved that shit

[@ryanschmidt3913]

@hugo fuentes As one of the other comments said, DKC2 has 102%. You ain't done yet, man.

[@itsJulian23]

Totally expected The Smurfs to be there, possible even in #1 spot. It's notorious for being one of the hardest games ever on the SNES. So many pixel-perfect jumps. I have no idea how you produce something that on the surface appears to be a video game for children, when in fact it is what they made Judas Iscariot play in Dante's 10th circle of hell.

[@anthonyferguson9282]

One of the games I think is the hardest is ALSO one that looks like a kid's game, but is unforgiving. Plok. Plok is hard.

[@crazycowss]

all infogrames games ...tintin, Spirou etc etc

[@Individualpsychologe]

I found the Jungle Book incredibly difficult as a child. Idk how that'd hold up now since I've never touched that fucking game again

[@CyrusBluebird]

The Salamander section in Earthworm Jim 2 is I think an olm, a blind type of salamander living in caves in the krast region of Slovenia & Croatia. Great list btw.

[@SNESdrunk]

+CyrusBluebird That is oddly specific. I'd expect nothing less from Earthworm Jim 2

[@ScytheJackal]

0:44 that is wrong. The lighting strikes in the background to indicate where it strikes on screen

[@Steven-gl4cw]

Completed them all and I have now completed ghost n ghouls blindfolded just from the timing off the music it took just over 2 years I guess I'm a savant of the gaming world. I was filming videos for the first 4 months thinking I'd complete it just by working out when to do what via sounds but after thinking I would never do it and stopping filming 16 months later I did it. Some would say impossible but wasn't beethoven deaf? And didn't vincent van gogh paint with one ear? Anything is possible if you believe and try hard enough . Only one thing is impossible in life - learning to speak welsh.

[@Zombrii91]

How the hell did you know i was nodding my head when disney's the lion king was revealed. I was nodding like crazy and cursing already at that game because damn that game was hard as hell, those tails were a goddamn nightmare when i was a kid it was like the dark souls for kids XD. You got yourself a new subscriber :) awesome for mentioning this game :)

[@malafakka8530]

Zombrii in my opinion Dark Souls is nothing compared to the difficulty of some of these games. It might have to with the the fact that you can always respawn in the Souls games, but back then some of the games just gave you a cold GAME OVER and that was it. Try again. And we did. And we cried:)

[@poisoncurls882]

check out my World Record speedrun of The Lion King www.speedrun.com/lionkingsnes/run/m7pveo5m

[@retromemories8522]

This game was brutal.

[@adamlong9728]

Pretty much a list of my all-time favorite SNES games.

[@theshotmeister2639]

If they had just made Actraiser 2 a little easier, made the magic powerful/interesting like the 1st one and expanded on the SIM element it would've been amazing.

[@christinajohnson4238]

Yeah I agree I didn't finish Actraiser 2 unlike the first one it was much easier and also if you had alot of lives you can live that away.

[@Bloodreign1]

I'm one of those who hated the SIM bits, I loved the action stages though. Thankfully it has a Professional Mode, where the SIm bits are dropped, and like Actraiser 2, the entire game is the action stages. I absolutely love Actraiser 2, with that epic Yuzo Koshiro soundtrack, even better than his score for the first game.

[@Handstyles]

YES! Finally someone who gives Hagane its well deserved praise. Its a masterpiece of a game with all the different attacks and its fluidity which makes the difficulty just right as you perfectly said. Thank you, this made my evening, laying at home with a shredded shoulder on the weekend :)

[@packpock4369]

You know what isn't cool how much a copy cost.

[@Exiled_Rouge]

My mother and aunt's favorite game ever was Donkey Kong Country 3. They each cleared it many times over- they are in their 60s. Never have I thought that game was particularly challenging. Same for Earthworm Jim? Just seemed fine. The really difficult games of this era were the Super Star Wars games, Gradius, Govelius, etc.

[@85wastedyears]

I still don't how my dad beat super r-type back in the early 90's. lol

[@martijnh333]

I had super r-type and Earth defence force. I consider r-type to be the easy one. kzbin.info/www/bejne/p2SrYZhrf6psbJI

[@Itsfayd]

bro I been playing that game since I was 5, (22 years lol). I just beat the 3rd level a few months back for the first time lmfao

[@betoleyva6474]

Great channel, Love the content, please keep uploading videos, thanks !

[@BigJoJoJoJo]

My brother smashed his console cause that lion king game..... Lion king lmao And years later he smashed a PS1 playing parappa the rappers sisters game.. umjammer lammy or however you say it lmao

[@thebest12700]

that lion king was no joke lol i remember i had my buddies that were good at games come over to help me beat it and they couldnt

[@BigJoJoJoJo]

@@thebest12700 I love how, back on the day they would give you 3 lives to beat 582 levels.... With no save points 🤣🤣🤣

[@Nebujin383]

Yea, that game (Lion King) was damn unforgiven for sure.

[@SEGAHEADDY]

Can your brother have nice things?

[@BigJoJoJoJo]

@@SEGAHEADDY my brother is the type of person who is unable to have nice things

[@afrodesiac8064]

The Jetsons. Every time George is hit, he does some stupid pose that you can't stop. Really makes jumping over pits difficult in some areas.

[@KiyokaMakibi]

*sees Battletoads turbo tunnel, gets flashbacks* 😰 I need to face that level and beat it one day... It’s been a thorn in my side since childhood.. I actually didn’t find lightning lookout to be that tough, more like annoying. The level I found tough was the lost level where, as the elephant, you’re constantly running. The reverse control level was possibly the second toughest.

[@nj2978]

I remember beating Contra 3 with my pops when I was like 6. Good times

[@XandeGomesMC]

Honorable mentions: Sunset riders Spider-man & Venom: Separation Anxiety X-men: Mutant Apocalypse

[@LitGaming999]

I beat separation anxiety on PC. That game is literally just a war of attrition. Doable, but you gotta really want it.

[@joeyskar]

Spiderman Maximum Carnage was no joke either.

[@uafc1]

Magneto on X-Men: Mutant Apocalypse was so cheap, so was Magus in Marvel's War Of The Gems.

[@patpear6567]

Imo maximum carnage is much harder than the sequel

[@dionysus122]

I thought for sure that Pilotwings would make this list somewhere. It's a great game, but super hard to get the hang of it.

[@Jautins83]

Major Tom especially the helicopter rescue missions. One shot kills, so frustrating

[@danielhicks4826]

Yup you got it, one of my favorites, I can beat the training missions though the 2nd act ones are very very very hard,but even if ya beat those the two helicopter missions are insane I have literally beat the game one single time out of what must be 200+ attempts, I can make the teachers cry and go bug eyed etc etc,but that damn helicopter mission heck the first one to let alone the final night mission final act.

[@EidoEndy]

Lightning Lookout in DKC3 isn't too bad once you figure out it's trick. It tries to predict your moves between the warning shot and the actual bolt. So if your moving topspeed during the warning, stop or turn around, and it will hit ahead of you. It's still tricky, but there's way tougher levels in that game.

[@Nightwolfendor]

Nice compilation and edit. Perfect voice for reviewing games aswell. Subbed 👍

[@chrisl5711]

To this day I've still NEVER beat Empire strikes back. But the toughest was the adventures of Dr Frankin...my goodness. Smh. Impossible!!

[@Solus749]

I have but some of those levels were stupidly hard. As who in their right mind would make the powerups invissible unless you touched them....Once you had a few powerups or forcepowers ( on those luke levels ) it was doable. if you missed those dear god that game went out of its way to kick your behind, thank fuck for level codes.

[@malafakka8530]

I beat Super Stars Wars, Empire Strikes Back (never played Return of the Jedi for no particular reason) and Contra on the hardest difficulty, but I never got past Super Ghouls & Ghosts' second level XD

[@videomaker580]

I've beaten Super Ghouls N Ghosts and Super Return of the Jedi, but I can't get past the Asteroid Field level in Empire Strikes Back (playing both of those games on the Jedi difficulty btw)

[@ArcaneAzmadi]

You know, I really didn't find Donkey Kong Country 3 all that hard. Yeah, OK, I was a better gamer back when I was a kid, more bloody-minded, more determined and with better reflexes, but I still 100%d the game (proper ending and all) and it never really struck me that "god-DAMN this game is bloody HARD!"

[@FDJUwe]

Same for me. The star wars games though, infuriating lmao

[@ultraness]

Seriously, that lightning level isn't that hard. The game warns the player when and where the lightning will strike.

[@KingJerbear]

So glad you put Lion King on the list, that was my number 1, I must have rented that game as a kid like 10 times and could never beat the monkey level

[@Sharingan1230]

The Jungle Book is so hard when fighting Kaa and King Louie and even on King Louie’s kingdom collapsing level gets worse

[@torgogorgo1888]

So it's not just me. I like R-Type iii, I even own a physical copy (paid quite a bit, but not near what it goes for now) but I can only play it for an hour or so at a time because I usually get to a point where I keep dying and lose a bit of patience. A password feature would have helped but still in my top 4 SNES shooters.

[@torgogorgo1888]

It's one of the very few that doesn't suffer from brutal slow down and still looks very good.

[@787brx8]

Mike Richard Memorize the levels no slow motion is needed.

[@DragonGrafx-16]

I'm a huge SHMUP fan and while I do appreciate the R-Type games the only one that I was actually able to get anywhere was the original on the Game Boy. Anyway, I greatly prefer vertical SHMUPs... currently the only one I've ever beaten was Tyrian 2000 (on easy) and it was still hard. It's got at at least 100 levels in it... currently playing PC-Engine SHUMPs and working programming my own for PC. Wait I did 'beat' another... Overkill for MS-DOS on easy, well all six levels, but that game loops forever. It's kind of like a vertical Gradius or R-Type in the sense that you can crash into the environment.

[@videogameobsession]

Solid list, but I might have put Demon's Crest on it. It's one of the very few SNES games I never completed.

[@jc_malone8217]

Agree! I could never beat the last "real boss."

[@pablogutierrez7396]

Demon's Crest is awesome, but too hard. I beat the true final boss, but only saving and loading every 10 seconds in the emulator. All the game Is unfairly difficult. Almost impossible.

[@Pichustrikesback]

Awesome game! I think it is not really that hard, but when it comes to the REAL final boss, it makes you want to pull your hair off.

[@retrosoul8770]

Hagane is so damn awesome. One of those games that time forgot, it absolutely deserved a full-scale U.S. release. Shame it wasn't, reminds me of Alien Soldier, another one of the best 16-bit games of all time, where the U.S. was shafted of a release. Like WHY? Dammit, so stupid. Thanks to Sega on that one. I purchased a reproduction of Hagane a few weeks ago and beat it about 4 times now. It is a rush, hard as hell but just as hard and as it is fun, excellent game.

[@robertbektas1810]

Retro Soul I don’t think hagane really reaches alien soldier but yeah. I still don’t understand its inclusion I don’t consider myself very good at games I got to the last level on my fifth attempt

[@cpu64]

I bought the SFC version instead of the SNES. Same game and hundreds cheaper!

[@retrosoul8770]

Robert well hard doesn't mean impossible man. And yeah I don't think so either but both games are sheer classics that didnt get the commerical success they deserved. Cpu64 that's the way to do it! Have fun with the game!

[@Aiphiae]

Super Ghouls and Ghosts is the only game I've ever played that I didn't "properly" finish. When that "twist" happened at the "end" of the game, 12 year old me dropped the controller and shut off the machine. I didn't even feel disappointed, I remember it as the first calm "fuck you" moment I ever had.

[@salvadorianboy100]

Dk2 has the best music, level design and perfect difficulty. Dk3, just like an extra DK game with extra levels, cute levels, nothing too difficult, nice secret levels at the end.

[@toddpace4588]

Yeah 3 is probably the easiest in the series.

[@SuperPeterok]

I'm surprised T2 Judgement Day wasn't on here. I cannot get past the first level.

[@drew4564]

Crouch on Terminator skulls after shooting what looks like health boxes look up at an undestroyed phone booth to get John Connor address and get pistol and shotgun walk all the way right good luck getting the bike to turn next lvl😂

[@sharonnejones8389]

I never could protect John Connor on the second stage.

[@anthonyroe7983]

I remember that, I also had a robocop game for genesis that I remember being stupid hard

[@Cellmate412162]

Oh I remember all the frustrations I had with T2 on the SNES. I only made it up to stage 4, which was the mental hospital. The worst part for me was the vehicle segments, In which it’s virtually impossible to steer left or right, & enemy vehicles always outrun you, & inevitably ram you turn death. But to top it all off, you only have one life & no continues, not even a password system. The NES version was far more superior, despite being a mediocre game.

[@Robert-hc4vu]

I agree completely with each choice. Hagane is a great game but damn it is hard! That music though, sweet!

[@chuckmoney8721]

Return of the Jedi was amazing, the flying into and out of the death star to this day is the most I have died on a level. I did get it though and I was like 10, great video game memory

[@benjiroberts4434]

Rotj ending sequence is terribly programmed. I legitimately beat the game many, many times (including Jedi diff) and honestly consider that part a literal coin flip that decides if you see the credits.

[@chuckmoney8721]

@@benjiroberts4434 I was 10 or so when I beat it, not even close to being the most difficult games for snes

[@benjiroberts4434]

Rotj is a cakewalk minus the ending sequence which isnt hard but definitely badly designed/programmed. On jedi it isnt even harder just feels grinder with the longer boss lifebars. Empire on easy is another dimension and possibly top10 hardest SNES when on jedi. I was 10 too lol

[@chuckmoney8721]

@@benjiroberts4434 The ending was the best part, flying in and out of the death star was the single greatest/hardest thing done in any of the Original Star Wars films. Really makes the whole trench flight a joke in comparison

[@adamjust4156]

Dude. You can hold the bugs to block the lighting strikes in Donkey Kong 3

[@superduperm1]

I beat Super Ghouls and Ghosts on the SNES classic on normal mode and by spamming save states. It was STILL ridiculously difficult and took several days/every ounce of my effort. I have no idea how anyone could beat it back in the day without save states or Game Genie. Much less on a harder difficulty. The final level with the bracelet in one go is virtually impossible thanks to the time limit.

[@attk177]

I played through the lion king with save states and it still got me mad as hell. I've never ever passed level 2 as a kid and doubt any kid worldwide did.

[@logan_wolf]

I did. The farthest I ever got as a kid was to that lava level with the blue rocks as adult Simba, but that didn't happen very often. That game sucked ass, the collision detection for things like grabbing ledges or rhino tails was way too precise.

[@Gradioify]

I beat the game as a kid. It wasnt really that hard...

[@kekeke8988]

I beat it in a short rental period as a kid...

[@cube2fox]

Wow, Earthworm Jim has pretty good graphics.

[@Vik1919]

SNES games in general has great visuals.

[@Bordelll]

Maybe I am a better gamer than expected; The lion king was frustrating but totally beatable. Those star wars games looks so cool, but I never pass the 2nd level of any of them. Jurassic park was difficult because you have to do it in one sitting. Never got to the end but I think I could make it if I really put my mind on it. Bart's nightmare also, mainly because of Temple of Maggy 2 and the ''overworld'' where I got my face wrecked until I understood what was going on. It is funny how in many games in the past a part of the difficulty was: What do I do?

[@chunks030]

Bordelll the lion king was made intentionally hard so that people could not beat it in a rental time limit mainly the swinging part the rest was pretty fair props if u beat tho i never did but i never owned it i just played it at a friends house barts nightmare on the otherhand i owned n tho hard i managed to beat it. the temple stages becomes a sort of trial and error memory game as the levels are always the same stepping on the right tiles rather than moving as fast as possible to the next will open up the path in the 2nd part which is what gets everyone stuck

[@Nyonics]

@@chunks030 The part of The Lion King that actually stumped me as a kid was the "Be Prepared," level right at the end, where you had to wait a long time for some stalactites to fall into lava geysers and jump on the last one to finish the level. If you screen-scrolled backwards, it took longer--I can't remember if it despawned the sprites and started over or just started the local timer over or something. The monkeys were all just trial & error, but that part was not obvious to child me.

[@doomy_mcdoomerson]

Jurassic Park. The top-down one where you play as Alan Grant. It's one long quest with no saves or check-points. You game over, you start from the beginning.

[@KevinKnutson]

And it never really tells you what you're supposed to be doing. I mean kinda... but it just dumps you in and says good luck buddy. Took me years to beat.

[@doomy_mcdoomerson]

Kevin Knutson I spent a good year playing through the game getting a little further each time. Finally one day I pretended to be sick so I could stay home from school and play it. Soon as my mom left for work I started playing and, while it took most of the day, I managed to beat it. Unfortunately just as the credits were rolling my mom walked in,,having left work early to make sure I was OK. Pretty sure I served that grounding well into my senior year of high school.

[@Ryan-PulsarProductions]

How did you know that I was nodding my head when you brought up the Lion King??? I WAS LITERALLY NODDING MY HEAD!! XD

[@Kamuigod2001]

Jim Power: The Lost Dimension in 3D was impossible for me as a kid D:

[@RoboBlue2]

Earthworm Jim 2 is way easier than the first one...

[@user-vy9tk8yb9o]

Robo Blue I was gonna say the same thing. as a kid me and my brothers could only beat the 2nd because it was easy. never beat the first. was too hard

[@Rizimar]

Underwater racing in the bubble ship is the most frustrating part about Earthworm Jim, and that's only the third major section of the game

[@sonicmario64]

Not to mention that the SNES version of the first game kinda sucks when compared to the Sega Genesis version, which is vastly superior (though it is just as hard), and it actually has a couple of the stages that were missing in the SNES version.

[@dmas7749]

I remember EJ1 being harder as well

[@randerins]

Never finished it but DAMN, that game is fun

[@nawrock]

Hagane, hardest game and probably the most expensive if you want to own a physical copy of it. Sad day...

[@LoneTaurus82]

Well you can always get a rom of it and play on a emulator. Google Rompacks first link takes you to a site you can download a fullset of Snes roms etc. Hagane is in the set.

[@theunmobablespes6582]

30-40€ on ebay 💁

[@xblackbeltjones8779]

The versions that sell for 30-40 are bootleg from china... real versions can be upwards of 1k

[@FizzleFX]

Jesus, THIS LIST! It caused my inner child some serious *PTSD!* ... played just a few of those but it sure was enough to scar me for life!

[@abstractdaddy1384]

I've never played DKC3. I noticed almost immediately that there is a pre-lightning strike at the top of the screen that shows you where the lightning is going to strike. Almost impossible to avoid?

[@uafc1]

Yeah, he is a bit slow lol

[@GameRelated]

Nice video, I was waiting for F-ZER0 :D guess its not that hard anymore?

[@ArturoRamirez-ef5jg]

Same here and super metroid.

[@pungisotu]

Ah Super Metroid is pretty easy. F-Zero I can see.

[@forevermagus7706]

F zero is my favorite racing game on snes. Beat it on the hardest difficulty. Always hate the last level in queen league. Can't remember what it's called

[@Onering80]

Hagane was the Dark Souls before Dark Souls was Dark Souls

[@ArmstrongArcade]

#Truth.

[@bboliver725]

I never beat most of the nes and snes games I played. I beat every darks souls I played. darks souls is a great game and a good challenge especially at first. but it is not hard in my eyes. plus there are things like the knight, grinding, or cautious advancement that make it easy even. I played some of these old games where you never made it past the first boss.

[@Onering80]

@@bboliver725 This goes to show the shift in the way we play games. Beginning with the PS1 generation and the introduction of memory cards games became much easier. The ability to save and continue where you left off with no fear of running out of continues has created a gaming culture that lacks challenge. If the Dark Souls series had a limited number of continues / lives and no bonfire system it would be a completely different story.

[@redseagaming7832]

Dark Souls is not hard they should actually put it on the box not for the impatient if you grind up and get your level up it's a relatively easy game

[@Onering80]

@@redseagaming7832 I agree. I have been playing the souls games ever since Demon's Souls on the ps3. The difficulty of the souls games is overshadowed when compared to the NES and SNES era. When compared in context with current gen games they are quite difficult but that is because the current gen of video games are obsessed with holding the players hand and be "accessible" to any snow flake who decides to pick up a controller.

[@UncleAnaesthesia]

The OG Demon Souls: Super Ghouls n' Goblins

[@tapedlockz420]

maybe it's just me but mortal combat 2 can be on here as well. i'm pretty decent at fighting games but after the first 2-3 fights it just gets ridiculously difficult

[@Sly88Frye]

The first earthworm Jim is much harder than the second. I remember when I played earthworm Jim 2 for the first time in like a decade I was able to make it to the final boss on my first try. on the first earthworm Jim there are much harder parts of the game like when you're in that little glass submarine thing underwater and how you're supposed to walk that pink dog across the whole level later in the game. The first game is way harder than the second game. The final level is insanely difficult. donkey Kong country 3 is my favorite of the dkc trilogy on the SNES, but I think donkey Kong country 2 is the hardest of the.

[@KiliTheKiller]

"Asterix and Obelix" is missing.. I HATE IT, and its even more difficult in coop

[@QactisX]

Yeah Asterix is hard af

[@Jutrzen]

the lightning in dkc 3 is perfectly avoidable

[@heyvitch]

It flashes clearly before it strikes

[@gustru2078]

Actually, Poisonous pipeline and Rocket Rush aren't hard. Lightning Lookout isn't either. Poisonous pipeline : Just get used to pressing left for going right and vice-versa. Besides that, the level is easy. Rocket Rush : You'd have to be pretty terrible to die before getting to the checkpoint. After that, just learn where the ceilings are and dodge them. Start steering in advance and you'll be ok. Lightning lookout : The small lightning bolt tell you exactly where the big one is going to land. very easy to dodge. It's a bit harder to get all bonuses and DK coin without losing a teammate. The "hardest", to me, in DKC3 is Swoopy Salvo when getting the bonuses and DK coin on TUFST difficulty (No DK barrels nor checkpoint) I personally wouldn't put DKC3 in the hardest SNES games.

[@PandaXs1]

lightning lookout is even easier than that. if you're honestly scared of lightning you can hold a beetle as dixie and the lightning will hit the bug before you.

[@cmere9141]

@@gustru2078 @poisonous pipeline: i just turned my controller around

[@deckofcards87]

Agreed. All of DKC3 is fairly easy, i'm confused that SNESDrunk has it listed. DKC 1 is way tougher overall, except for the boss battles.

[@Justin-TPG]

I think I finally found it, the first “great rest of your day” on the channel

[@bakeremypie2518]

Ive never gotten past that part in Gradius iii, I've played that game hundreds of times since I was a little kid. I still have no idea what is past that part....

[@jonathanlanglois2742]

Honestly, I feel that DK3 is more forgiving than DK2. It actually tells you which levels are the ones you haven't found all of the secrets. DK2 does not do that and you actually have to find all of the secrets in order to be able to fight King K. Rool the second time. Trying to find all of the coins is absolutely brutal. I just could not do it in DK2, but I did actually do it in DK3.