{"id":3825,"date":"2015-03-27T14:50:27","date_gmt":"2015-03-27T14:50:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/?p=3825"},"modified":"2016-02-29T12:58:21","modified_gmt":"2016-02-29T12:58:21","slug":"7-surprisingly-difficult-videogames-from-your-childhood","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.musicmagpie.co.uk\/blog\/2015\/03\/27\/7-surprisingly-difficult-videogames-from-your-childhood\/","title":{"rendered":"7 surprisingly difficult videogames from your childhood"},"content":{"rendered":"<hr \/>\n<p>There\u2019s been a lot of hype around <i>Bloodborne<\/i>, an insanely difficult RPG from the creators of<i> Dark Souls<\/i>, this week. Released on Tuesday, the game has been praised to the sun for bucking the trend of games getting easier.<\/p>\n<p>We remember the days when more or less every game was hard, though &#8211; including quite a few games that had no right to be. Here are 7 of our favourite surprisingly difficult retro games!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><b>Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D3VOkNtzHsw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><i>Toy Story 2 <\/i>is one of the most popular animated films of all time, so you\u2019d assume that <i>Toy Story 2: Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue<\/i>\u00a0would be equally accessible and fun for all ages, right?<\/p>\n<p>Erm&#8230;not quite; <i>Buzz Lightyear to the Rescue <\/i>is harder than Ross Kemp holding a housebrick encased in titanium. Highlights include a construction site level where you live in permanent fear of being squished by a jackhammer and a series of races with RC Car, who is less \u201d\u02dccuddly remote controlled toy\u2019 and more \u201d\u02dcmerciless racing king who loves nothing more than leaving you eating his dust\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>Any kid that managed to complete this game deserves massive amounts of respect and possibly a medal too.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><b>The Lion King<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jHhIb5KowV8\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Believe it or not, <i>Toy Story 2<\/i> isn\u2019t actually the hardest Disney game ever made. That honour belongs to <i>The Lion King<\/i>, a game so unforgiving and stress-inducing that it makes <i>Bloodborne<\/i> look like a relaxing game of <i>Pong<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>Due to the restrictions of technology at the time and (presumably) the developer\u2019s wish to make young children cry uncontrollably,<i> The Lion King<\/i> is nigh-on impossible. The lowlight is a section where you have to ride on the back of an ostrich, which is capable of sparking off the kind of tantrum usually reserved for when your mum wouldn\u2019t buy you a Kinder Surprise in the supermarket. Oh, and that\u2019s just level 2.<\/p>\n<p>If you <i>did <\/i>manage to get past level 2 (well done you) then the game only gets harder. And guess what? You can\u2019t save! If you die, you\u2019re back to the very beginning, which means you get to do <i>flipping LEVEL 2 ALL OVER AGAIN!\u00a0<\/i><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><b>Super Monkey Ball<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5XFUORPA-Q0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Aww, look at that. It\u2019s a little monkey in a hamster ball and he\u2019s rolling around with a big cheeky smile on his face!<\/p>\n<p>Well, good for him because after 5 minutes playing <i>Super Monkey Ball <\/i>on Expert mode, he\u2019s the only one who\u2019ll be smiling. The game gives you 60 seconds to navigate through a series of increasingly challenging levels, although we\u2019re only speculating on that because we never managed to make it past the first ridiculously challenging level. Curse you, happy monkey!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><b>Guitar Hero <\/b><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/4Sfg2RG0kTw\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><i>Guitar Hero <\/i>was a brilliant way to pretend you were a shredding god without having to waste all those precious hours practising. Nothing was cooler than striding around your bedroom pretending to be Slash, if Slash played a guitar with no strings and colourful plastic buttons.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, as you worked through the difficulty levels, <i>Guitar Hero<\/i> actually got harder than playing the real guitar. In the time it took us to finally complete <i>Through The Fire and Flames<\/i> on Expert, we probably could have formed our own band and conquered the world.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><b>Diddy Kong Racing<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Cz1a72Nd3hg\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>If there\u2019s one lesson to take from this post, it\u2019s that games involving cute monkeys are insanely difficult. On the face of it, <i>Diddy Kong Racing<\/i> was a cutesy racer that the whole family could enjoy.<\/p>\n<p>But then it soon became clear; this is the kind of game only people with the patience of a Buddhist monk waiting in a 4 hour queue while being poked with a stick could truly enjoy. Honestly, we hate the Wizpig more than we\u2019ve ever hated any other videogame character. Just let us win will ya?!<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><b>Crash Bandicoot<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/UGdmWxLqw9Y\" width=\"420\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>People tend to forget that the first <i>Crash Bandicoot<\/i> was teeth-clenchingly difficult (perhaps because the sequels were a lot easier). One hit would kill you, there were no save points if you didn\u2019t complete the end-of-level bonus section and levels like Slippery Climb and Hog Wild were responsible for most of our childhood nightmares.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s still a great game. Just remember to keep a couple of stress balls handy if you ever plan on playing it again.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4><b>The Sims<\/b><\/h4>\n<p>No joke,\u00a0<i>The Sims<\/i> is solid. Oh, it\u2019s easy if you want to make a ridiculous failure of a Sim who ends up dying in a suspicious fire caused by countless barbecues in a doorless house, but if you want to create a talented, intelligent Sim who lives a fulfilling, successful life full of happiness and joy&#8230;well, good luck (and try not to take the heartbreak too badly).<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>What\u2019s the hardest game you\u2019ve ever played? Share it with us in the comments.<\/p>\n<p>And if a game is making your life a living hell, why not <a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/entertainment\/trade-in-games\/\">sell it with musicMagpie<\/a>? Not only will you get cash, but you\u2019ll save yourself a lot of stress too. Just click below to get started.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/start-selling\/basket-media\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3496\" src=\"http:\/\/192.168.3.178\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Sell-Games-Button.png\" alt=\"Sell Games\" width=\"299\" height=\"50\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There\u2019s been a lot of hype around Bloodborne, an insanely difficult RPG from the creators of Dark Souls, this week. Released on Tuesday, the game has been praised to the sun for bucking the trend of games getting easier. 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