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Line 5: 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\|~~Lots~~this oftype]] ~~enemies~~and or [[Demonic Spider\|that type]] ([[Bullet Hell\|or lots of bullets]]) that are [[Denial of Diagonal Attack\|hard to hit or dodge]]. * 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. Line 18: * 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]]. Line 41 ⟶ 43: '''For [[Fighting Game]] examples, see [[SNK Boss]].''' {{examples on subpages}} * [[Nintendo Hard/Adventure Game\|Adventure Games]] * [[Nintendo Hard/Beat'Em Up\|Beat Em Ups]] * [[Nintendo Hard/First Person Shooters\|First Person Shooters]] * [[Nintendo Hard/Game Mods\|Game Mods]] * [[Nintendo Hard/Hack and Slash\|Hack N Slash Games]] * [[Nintendo Hard/Other\|Non Video Game Examples]] * [[Nintendo Hard/Platform Games\|Platform Games]] * [[Nintendo Hard/Puzzle Games\|Puzzle Games]] * [[Nintendo Hard/Racing Game\|Racing Games]] * [[Nintendo Hard/Rhythm Game\|Rhythm Games]] * [[Nintendo Hard/Roguelike\|Rogue-like Games]] * [[Nintendo Hard/Roleplay\|Role-playing Games]] * [[Nintendo Hard/Simulation Games\|Simulation Games]] * [[Nintendo Hard/Shoot'Em Up\|Shoot Em Ups]] * [[Nintendo Hard/Sports Games\|Sports Games]] * [[Nintendo Hard/Turn-Based Strategy\|Turn-based Strategy Games]] * [[Nintendo Hard/Uncategorised\|Uncategorised]] * [[Nintendo Hard/Video Game Publishers\|Video Game Publishers]] ---- {{quote\|''"Why do they make it so that you can't fucking win, why am I even playing?" [drops the [[PlayStation 2]] controller]''\|'''Evan''', \|''[[Superbad]]''}} {{reflist}} [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]▼ [[Category:Tropes of Legend]] [[Category:Fighting Game]] [[Category:Older Than the NES]] [[Category:Video Game Difficulty Tropes]] ~~[[Category:Index]]~~ [[Category:CRPG Tropes]] ▲[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]]