Top 10 Hardest Super Nintendo Games

Top 10 Hardest Super Nintendo Games

These are the toughest games we ever had the displeasure of subjecting our SNES to. But which is the most difficult? Will it be a classic like Contra III or Prince of Persia, a copycat entry like Battletoads in Battlemaniacs, a beloved platformer like Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy’s Kong Quest or Castlevania, an obscure one like Earth Worm Jim 2, or everyone’s favorite rage quitter, Super Ghouls & Ghosts. Only one can be the most frustrating, so let’s find out!

For this list, we’re not interested in games that are hard due to bad programming, horrible level design or buggy controls. We’re looking for titles that are intentionally challenging and totally worth playing through to the end.

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[ICEGOD]

Sometimes, when my kids complain about their games being too easy, I break out super ghouls or contra 3 cause I'm a good dad like that.

[Saul]

7:00 It is easy, only need some basic rules
1. Get the knife
2. Get the knife
3. *GET THE KNIFE*

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[JR_Nerd]

Spiderman: Maximum Carnage. I def feel it deserves some recognition.

[LCSV]

No way Actraiser was harder than Battletoads. No way.

[mjaustin]

No Hagane!? Actraiser 2 is harder than the first one. Pocky and Rocky also
 belongs on this list over some of the other selections as well.

[Joryo]

Actraiser 2 is wildly difficult. Leaving it out of the list and putting the first Actraiser (which I beat as a teenager) is damn near crazy.

[SNESdrunk]

Evidently, nobody that worked on this video has ever played a shmup.

[Gangland]

Hagane should of been somewhere on here no doubt.

[SeaToSkyImages]

I think you mean Actraiser 2. The first one, as amazing as it was, is a cakewalk.

[slashingkatie]

7th Saga. An SNES RPG that was as brutal as the 8 bit ones.

[swagner]

Bart's nightmare should have made the list

[sonicmario]

I can actually beat "Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest" and "Earthworm Jim 2" no problem. :)

[CraftySouthpaw]

9:18 - "All too easy."
Wait, so Darth Vader was really Shao Khan??

[PredatorCharlie]

Hahaha, Donkey Kong Country 2 WAS NOT HARD to finish!!!

[speedyuk]

You actually needed to be one with the force to be able to complete any of the super Star Wars games

[sammylane]

If there is to be a CONTRA movie, it needs to be done as a "B" Sci Fi movie with LOTS OF HARDCORE SHOOTING!

[KingNoteBlock]

Anyone clicked this thumbnail to see Super Ghosts n Goblin

[else]

For it's time and for being an SNES game, Diddy Kong had some amazing graphics.