In reply toIn reply toHardest modern arcade game is definitely super meat boy. check this fucking level out.
It took me about 40 minutes to do this one, probably the hardest level in the game.
As for oldies, probably stuff like altered beast, gradius, R-type etc. All the stuff that was designed purposefully impossible to keep getting your money from you at the arcade.
Jesus christ... Totally forgot about that game for some reason!
Such a tightly controlled little bastard of a game... If you you die, you've only ever got yourself to blame... And you'll die a fucking lot!!
This just reminded me that I need to check out "The Binding of Isaac" as well, it's supposed to be an absolute gem!
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Haha, that video says it all really! Instead of uploading a video of the player breezing through it, they uploaded one of them repeatedly trying the same tiny level, then giving up after almost 8 minutes...