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The first [[Nintendo Entertainment System]] was known for two things: [[The Great Video Game Crash of 1983|reviving home console gaming]] and having ridiculously difficult games.
Back in the '80s, video games didn't have the advanced storylines of today; [[Excuse Plot]]s were the norm. So much of the feeling of accomplishment one could derive was from overcoming the insane difficulty that the games provided, if only so one could [[Bragging Rights Reward]] to one's friends. [[Goddamned Bats|A plethora of enemies]] and impossible jumps were not just the name of the game, they ''were'' the game. These games weren't just hard; they were '''Nintendo Hard'''!
'''The difficulty of these games usually stems from a combination of factors:'''
* [[Goddamned Bats|
* Surprise attacks that can only be avoided by sheerest luck or [[Trial and Error Gameplay|memorizing their locations]].
* [[Malevolent Architecture]] that poses a [[Everything Trying to Kill You|constant danger of death]] even when the player proceeds as cautiously as possible.
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* Stiff, clunky, and perhaps somewhat unresponsive controls (but ''only'' when applied to the original 8-bit, 16-bit, and (to a small extent) 32-bit generations: in more modern games, it ceases to be expected and veers right into [[Fake Difficulty]].)
** Inflexible [[Jump Physics]] render it impossible to accurately dodge attacks in midair, especially if your character's jump height is less than half that of Mario's.
* [[Moon Logic Puzzle|Maddeningly difficult and/or confusing puzzles.]]
* Situations where the game can become literally unwinnable, [[Unwinnable by Design|intentional]] or [[Unwinnable by Mistake|otherwise.]]
For further building blocks of Nintendo Hard, see [[Classic Video Game "Screw You"s]].
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{{quote|''"Why do they make it so that you can't fucking win, why am I even playing?" [drops the [[PlayStation 2]] controller]''|'''Evan'''
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[[Category:Older Than the NES]]
[[Category:Video Game Difficulty Tropes]]
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