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Title: Top ten most difficult huey around ...
Post by: nectarsis on February 26, 2008, 03:56:33 PM
Looking for what you consider the top 10 most difficult hueys ever.  Whether you beat them...or they beat you.    ](*,)
Title: Re: Top ten most difficult huey around ...
Post by: nodtveidt on February 26, 2008, 04:12:09 PM
I can only think of three, and all three are shooters that start with S.
Title: Re: Top ten most difficult huey around ...
Post by: Sinistron on February 26, 2008, 04:20:33 PM
1- Turrican - even with the invincibility code I don't think I could clear the first level.  I'd say the game pwned me if it wasn't such a pile of rubbish

2- Raiden - Ridiculously tough.

3- R-Type - Hey man I love this game- it's tough in a good way- but I'll be damned if it doesn't pwn me constant.

4- Tricky Kick - Some may have the mind for this low-octane garbage.  I do not.

5- Night Creatures - The worst controls from here to Atari ET make this one tough as hell and mind numbingly unplayable.

6- Rabio Lepus - Got decently far in this- but I'm not looking forward to the next time.

7- Image Fight - The penalty zone makes this great game so tough.

8- Double Dungeons - I turned this dog off after reaching a second level- but with no map and the dungeons getting bigger- I can only imagine this getting insanely difficult, virtually unplayable and eyeball glazing f*cking dull.

9- Aero Blasters - Who here can beat this without an extra ship code?

10- Soldier Blade - Hard in a good way.  Rewarding, masterpiece shooter


Honorable mentions (I didn't want em on my survey- but hey this isn't my survey!  :wink:)-


Son Son II - Tough in an awesome way.  I can get to the boss of board 7- and it took time to be able to do that...

Yo' Bro - Is it possible to beat that idiotic f*cking Amoeba board?  Even on easy???  This game blows.
Title: Re: Top ten most difficult huey around ...
Post by: Joe Redifer on February 26, 2008, 07:01:18 PM
Legendary Axe is really tough for me because I always turn it off when I die the first time.  I just don't like losing all of that power and becoming extraordinarily weak to the point of being nearly ineffective, so when I die it's time for a different game.
Title: Re: Top ten most difficult huey around ...
Post by: Necromancer on February 27, 2008, 02:53:06 AM
Here's my picks, though a lot of 'em are only tough because they're cheap.

1. Pac-Land
2. Legendary Axe
3. Impossamole
4. Deep Blue
5. Samurai Ghost
6. R-Type
7. Turrican
8. Talespin
9. Super Star Soldier
10. Night Creatures    
Title: Re: Top ten most difficult huey around ...
Post by: esteban on February 28, 2008, 01:37:38 PM
Yo' Bro - Is it possible to beat that idiotic f*cking Amoeba board?  Even on easy???  This game blows.

Back in the day, I got this game (for free) and wasn't too fond of it. Still, I tried to beat the bastard, but I got totally stuck at one of the levels. Beehives? Was it the beehives? I can't remember, but damn, I couldn't believe that goofy game stopped me cold.

Back then, when Zombies at my Neighbors was a popular title, I likened Yo' Bro to Zombies. Yo' Bro isn't nearly as endearing, but, hey, I was trying to find a reason to keep playing the game :).
Title: Re: Top ten most difficult huey around ...
Post by: SignOfZeta on February 28, 2008, 02:01:17 PM
Has anyone ever cleared Jinmu Denshou, or even seen the 2nd level? That game is f*cking impossible.

I admit, I'm not very good at old school hard stuff. I've been playing Burning Angels every day for the past week and a half trying to finish it and I can't clear the 4th stage. I actually finished Aeroblasters once, but I had to use the cheat code...even then it was pretty friggn hard.
Title: Re: Top ten most difficult huey around ...
Post by: nat on February 28, 2008, 02:02:41 PM
Has anyone ever cleared Jinmu Denshou, or even seen the 2nd level? That game is f*cking impossible.

I just got the game recently and I'm working on it. I've gotten to the end of stage 3 and died at the boss.

I think runinruder has cleared the game. I plan to join that club eventually.
Title: Re: Top ten most difficult huey around ...
Post by: runinruder on February 28, 2008, 02:43:53 PM
Yes, I cleared Jimmu Denshou.  I posted my passwords a while back: http://www.pcenginefx.com/forums/index.php?topic=2047.msg57443#msg57443
Title: Re: Top ten most difficult huey around ...
Post by: SignOfZeta on February 28, 2008, 02:53:32 PM
Do you have any recommended tactics? I feel like I'm missing some essential game play element.
Title: Re: Top ten most difficult huey around ...
Post by: runinruder on February 28, 2008, 03:00:45 PM
Do you have any recommended tactics? I feel like I'm missing some essential game play element.

The game felt a lot better to me when I changed the run setting from "AUTO" to "KEY."
Title: Re: Top ten most difficult huey around ...
Post by: nat on February 28, 2008, 04:27:11 PM
To elaborate on that point -- it is essential you change the run setting to KEY.
Title: Re: Top ten most difficult huey around ...
Post by: rolins on February 28, 2008, 10:59:50 PM
TATSUJIN  ](*,)
Title: Re: Top ten most difficult huey around ...
Post by: esteban on March 01, 2008, 01:51:51 AM
TATSUJIN  ](*,)
Yeah! I've only played this bad boy via emulation, but DAMN! The Genny version is a cakewalk.
Title: Re: Top ten most difficult huey around ...
Post by: Sinistron on March 01, 2008, 04:28:55 AM
Yo' Bro - Is it possible to beat that idiotic f*cking Amoeba board?  Even on easy???  This game blows.

Back in the day, I got this game (for free) and wasn't too fond of it. Still, I tried to beat the bastard, but I got totally stuck at one of the levels. Beehives? Was it the beehives? I can't remember, but damn, I couldn't believe that goofy game stopped me cold.

Back then, when Zombies at my Neighbors was a popular title, I likened Yo' Bro to Zombies. Yo' Bro isn't nearly as endearing, but, hey, I was trying to find a reason to keep playing the game :).

Esteban- the beehives are pretty difficult- is that before or after the "lighters" stage (another tough one)?  However the amoebas board- No matter where you are on the map- the amoebas all over are multiplying- not even from their generators- just wherever they are oozing along.  then when you shoot them (IIRC) they multiply as well.  It's definitely a cruel joke- like waiting outside in the freezing cold and getting a bucket of piss dumped on you.
Title: Re: Top ten most difficult huey around ...
Post by: Beld VanGuard on March 01, 2008, 04:30:33 AM
Just some random ones off the top of my head I own


Raiden - I've had this game since I was like 12 or something, and I've never seen the 5th level, and i'm pretty damn good at shooters. Once you die once, your basically f*cked.

Legendary Axe - Between the limited continues, the 8 billion Castlevania-esque "jump & die" scenarios set up, and the fact that it's actually quite a long game for its breed, I just never ever finished this. I recall getting the full powered axe a small handful of times though.

China Warrior - I'm surprised no one has mentioned this. Another one of the first games I owned, every 6 months or so I come back and try to beat this after trying daily for years, and about the only time I ever see the Cave level, is when I do everything else perfect and get to the bosses prior to this level with like 10 life bars heh. The bosses go from retardedly easy to ya can't hit em to save your life. I must be missing something.

Title: Re: Top ten most difficult huey around ...
Post by: Sinistron on March 01, 2008, 04:35:39 AM
China Warrior - I'm surprised no one has mentioned this. Another one of the first games I owned, every 6 months or so I come back and try to beat this after trying daily for years, and about the only time I ever see the Cave level, is when I do everything else perfect and get to the bosses prior to this level with like 10 life bars heh. The bosses go from retardedly easy to ya can't hit em to save your life. I must be missing something.

Yeah- there's a way to cheese every single one of those bosses- even the drunken master- once you figure it out this game is a total cakewalk.
Title: Re: Top ten most difficult huey around ...
Post by: Beld VanGuard on March 01, 2008, 05:19:17 AM
Is there a write up somewhere on these guys? If I could go downstairs and stomp that third sissy in the blue kimono jumpsuit without getting my ass handed to me, I'd dance a jig in public heh
Title: Re: Top ten most difficult huey around ...
Post by: Sinistron on March 01, 2008, 05:36:20 AM
I don't know if there is- but there should be.  It's too many guys to remember off the back of your head.  I did it exhaustively by trial and error a few weeks back- then recently had a friend over playing it and I couldn't remember how I cheesed half of them.

I remember a bunch of the different techniques- though not for any specific boss-
some are beat by constantly moving forward and holding down the punch on turbo- some the same only using the kick, some are beat by standing still and holding down the attack buttons on turbo, some are beat by standing still and waiting for them to move in and then attacking- some are beaten by waiting for them to move quickly back and then in and then hitting them- some are beaten by you moving quickly back and then in and then hitting them- at least iirc.
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Post by: runinruder on March 02, 2008, 12:07:08 AM
Sinistron/Violent Soldier
Tricky Kick
Jimmu Denshou
Altered Beast
Image Fight
Genpei Toumaden
SideArms
Victory Run
Deep Blue
Super Star Soldier

I had to reach a bit to get to ten.  These aren't necessarily in any order, but Sinistron at the top seems right. 

I was on the fence when it came to including Genpei Toumaden.  It's "hard" because of all it puts you through with its penalty zones, horrid mechanics, and warps back to earlier levels (so basically, for all the wrong reasons).  Most of the others are what I'd consider "good challenges," although a few of them certainly have their cheap spots. 

I haven't played PCE Tatsujin yet, hence its omission.  And Raiden probably deserves a spot, but technically, I've played only Super Raiden, so I left the chip off. 

We should do lists for the CDs, too.
Title: Re: Top ten most difficult huey around ...
Post by: esteban on March 02, 2008, 12:48:37 AM
Yo' Bro - Is it possible to beat that idiotic f*cking Amoeba board?  Even on easy???  This game blows.

Back in the day, I got this game (for free) and wasn't too fond of it. Still, I tried to beat the bastard, but I got totally stuck at one of the levels. Beehives? Was it the beehives? I can't remember, but damn, I couldn't believe that goofy game stopped me cold.

Back then, when Zombies at my Neighbors was a popular title, I likened Yo' Bro to Zombies. Yo' Bro isn't nearly as endearing, but, hey, I was trying to find a reason to keep playing the game :).

Esteban- the beehives are pretty difficult- is that before or after the "lighters" stage (another tough one)?  However the amoebas board- No matter where you are on the map- the amoebas all over are multiplying- not even from their generators- just wherever they are oozing along.  then when you shoot them (IIRC) they multiply as well.  It's definitely a cruel joke- like waiting outside in the freezing cold and getting a bucket of piss dumped on you.
I can't remember! But, I vaguely remember an amoeba stage... or is it wishful thinking? It's been too damn long. I wish the game allowed you to OPT-OUT of the Beach Boys tunes and listen to some original stuff as well (even if it was just PSG renditions of Bach or something...)

:)

I'm not joking.
Title: Re: Top ten most difficult huey around ...
Post by: vestcoat on March 02, 2008, 07:14:45 AM
Legendary Axe is really tough for me because I always turn it off when I die the first time.  I just don't like losing all of that power and becoming extraordinarily weak to the point of being nearly ineffective, so when I die it's time for a different game.
I do the same thing with Raiden