So, it’s Sunday, and I just finished doing an overnight shift. Believe me when I say after them, I have to sit down and relax, or sleep away the weekend. Or would love to, but can’t because I want to share with you some games. But after this post, I can assure you, I’ll be going back to bed until sometime before 10 at night my time. They say rest is a good thing. I would never argue this myself, because I know how it’s like to go without, believe me, that’s hard. And that’s what inspired this week’s games, because there are still a lot of hard games out there and there are many more being developed. In fact, most games for earlier game systems were deliberately made hard to make people get frustrated and get better at the games to make you replay them again and again, and see if you could make it to the end without dying. Kids today are spoiled by easy modes that are so easy, you just need to touch the right button and you’re safe, like Bayonetta‘s easiest modes. If you’re simply that lazy, you’ll hate these games, but if you love a challenge, I can assure you… you’ve found them here.
I Wanna Be The Guy: The Game (70 mb)
If you don’t know IWBTG:TG, you’re missing one of the hardest games in the world. I’m not kidding when I say it’s hard. The screen I’m showing above, is the game over screen on the first level. Here’s a hint when trying to outrun spike strips traveling extremely fast: don’t bother learning a pattern, because the third’s going to mess you up royally. After all, that’s why I’ve got splattered blood all over that fourth level there.
This game has had me cursing and swearing at it for hours, but I’m more relaxed now then I was before, because I’ve officially found a way of killing something and knowing I’m not the only one who has problems with the game either. Oh yeah, and if you go the top route, beware of cherries and anything else that decides to attack you on a whim. That gun of yours? No good against any of this stuff. And finally, one last hint before you give up completely: Shift makes you jump, arrow keys make you move, and Z fires your gun against the bosses… who are even more insane then you can imagine.
Give Up Robot Flash game
For those whom have never played Give Up Robot, let me explain the basic premise. You’re trying to get to the end of the level by use of your wheel or your grappling hook. Think Pitfall but advanced to 2010. Now, you have several different ways you can die… actually, that’s untrue. You have three ways you can die: by running into a blade, by falling to your doom, or falling onto the Lava tile. And this is all while the world around you is a trippy technocolour too. I’ve gotten up to level 20 before it really starts getting zany and hard, but it fools you into thinking it’s an easy game. The reality is quite the different I’m afraid. The only major plus side? No enemies. But that doesn’t make it any better then when that enemy AI laughs at you. Best of luck Robot, you’ll need it.
Syobon Action (3 mb)
A very early ‘Engrish’ game and often mistranslated to be ‘Cat Mario’, it’s only English is to start the game. If you haven’t played it before, the amount of ways you can die just on the opening screen might amaze you alone. While nowhere near as hard as the above two, Syobon Action has been quoted to inspire madness as people struggle to complete the game with a positive number of lives. I’ve beaten the first level myself with a spare life, but I’ve yet to manage to beat the second level yet. No spoilers for this game other then the obvious: throw everything out that you learned with Mario, because this game doesn’t play by Mario’s rules.
I know I’m going to kick up my feet and watch some re-runs of the old Doctor Who series and play these addictive, yet hard games this Sunday. Hopefully you readers will be able to do the same. I’m in the process of testing out a few things and hopefully some of which I can share this upcoming week. Have a great Sunday, and enjoy yourselves!