The 10 HARDEST Levels from NES Games

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00:00Welcome to MojoPlays and today we're counting down our picks for the 10 hardest

00:14levels from the NES that will truly test your gaming skills.

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00:34Springfield Museum of Natural History, The Simpsons, Bart vs. The Space Mutants.

00:44Bart's goal is simple enough in this maniacal museum,

00:48obtain all of the exit signs strewn about by the nefarious space mutants. Ah, but doing so

00:53is a whole different story indeed. This super unique level sees Bart moving from section to

00:59section in the museum, avoiding mutants disguised as guards, security lasers, snakes, monkeys,

01:05and of course some dastardly platforming sections. Oh, and let's not forget the random hazards that

01:11pop up to send Bart back to the start. Make sure you get every dart gun that you can in order to

01:16hoover up those exit signs and make it through this tough as nails museum of miscreants.

01:28Death Mountain, Zelda 2, The Adventure of Link.

01:30Apart from being an odd duck of a Zelda game, The Adventure of Link is chock full of maze-like

01:44areas and challenging baddies. One look at the overworld map of the Death Mountain area clearly

01:50lays out how confusing this section of the game is, unless you happen to know exactly where to go.

01:56Each of the Death Mountain areas you enter are littered with tough monsters who

02:00often take multiple hits to defeat, and different strategies for Link to employ in order to come

02:06out as the victor, all while you search for important items needed to progress the game.

02:10Fortunately, Link can level up and become a bit stronger,

02:13which certainly helps when venturing through Death Mountain's many hazards.

02:23World C3, Super Mario Bros. The Lost Levels.

02:27Dare we say that The Lost Levels World C3 is the hardest 2D Mario level out there?

02:32Perhaps so. Despite this level's brevity, it's insanely punishing.

02:37Very few platforms combined with powerful wind, and myriad enemies equals pure platforming chaos for

02:44Mario. You can swiftly make it through this level by using the aforementioned wind. However,

02:49as you soar through the sky above via the wind gusts and off the screen, you have no idea where you

02:55actually are in the level, apart from the general camera placement. Trying to land on the platforms

03:00and then run into the wind gusts over the bottomless abyss requires the utmost skill and precision. Best of luck.

03:06I mean, come on, it's Contra. Of course it's hard, we all know that. However,

03:27nothing can really prepare you for the sheer gauntlet of punishment that is the game's 8th stage,

03:32Aliens Lair. If the electric ball attacks fired at you from the gaping maws of the aliens embedded in

03:38the walls, floors, and ceilings don't get you, then the sheer relentlessness of the alien bombardment

03:44at the end of the stage certainly will. Contending with that giant fleshy alien organ thing as it

03:50spews out countless aliens is enough to test any Contra player, even those with run and gun gaming skills.

03:57Stage 6-2 Ninja Gaiden. The Ninja Gaiden series is well known for its highly challenging gameplay

04:09scenarios. This point is very, very evident in the 1988 game, especially once you venture to stage 6-2,

04:16which feels like a real difficulty spike in the game. Broken up into multiple layers, accessed via

04:21wall jumping and ladders, Stage 6-2 is here to test your ninja skills. Now, the platforming itself isn't

04:28all that bad here, but the enemies, oh my goodness, they are fast, ferocious, and non-stop. Knowing which

04:34ones to attack and which ones to parkour over and around, along with plenty of ninja speed of course,

04:40will ensure you hopefully at least make it to stage 6-3. Area 8, Blaster Master.

05:02This labyrinth of vibrant neon colors and all-consuming death is not for the faint of heart.

05:07Blaster Master is a tough game all around, but Area 8 really ups the difficulty ante.

05:12The maze-like level layout and plethora of baddies that seemingly crop up out of nowhere are ready to

05:18send you to your demise. Navigating the walls, ceilings, and floors is sorta like drawing a line

05:24through a connect-the-dots, but with multiple hazards and enemies in your path. Then hopping out of your

05:29vehicle to dole out punishment to the boss of this area is an exercise in patience and skill. Only the best

05:35will survive this nightmarish onslaught. Stage 6, Ghosts and Goblins.

05:53Many 80s and 90s gamers out there will likely have some fond memories, or haunting nightmares,

05:58of attempting to play through Ghosts and Goblins on the NES. Retro gamers know how brutal this game can be,

06:04especially because you need to beat it twice in order to get to the game's happy ending.

06:08Well, Stage 6 is the culmination of the gallant and brave Knight Arthur's brutal adventure.

06:14The best way to sum up Stage 6, the castle area, would be platforming bullet hell. Knight Arthur

06:19must ascend the castle, all while contending with a relentless barrage of supernatural baddies.

06:24It feels like you can't even blink once as you play through the stage,

06:28hoping to obtain the key at the end to then face the big boss baddy himself.

06:39Dracula's final clock tower, Castlevania III Dracula's Curse.

06:42Dark, supernatural power and presence is on full display in blocks A1 to A3,

06:58often just referred to as Dracula's final clock tower. This final push in Dracula's castle requires

07:04absolute pixel perfect precision for every single jump and attack. If you hope to make it to the

07:09tough as coffin nails three phased final boss battle against, of course, Dracula himself.

07:15Each block in this level requires a new strategy as you make your way through each one of them.

07:20Every jump needs to land and every attack needs to count here.

07:23It's a short but grueling gauntlet that only true Castlevania fans can overcome.

07:27The Revolution Battletoads

07:47Alright, we all know about how tough the Turbo Tunnels level is from this game,

07:51so much so that we featured it on our hardest Sega Genesis levels list.

07:55However, for the NES version, we wanted to instead highlight the Revolution,

07:59the last stage of the game. The Revolution is a massive revolving cylindrical level

08:04that seems to just go on forever. Getting higher and higher in this revolving level

08:09eventually leads you to the game's final boss, but getting there is unbelievably difficult.

08:14With so many tough baddies to defeat, tight platforming, finicky springs,

08:18and the rotating nature of the level means you are in for a heck of a time.

08:32Damn, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

08:41Yes, of course. I mean, come on. It had to be the damn from 1989's Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.

08:47This level is downright notorious for how deeply challenging it is.

08:51Many of us 80s and 90s gamers are still scarred from sitting on the floor with our buddies,

08:56NES controller in hand, and countless hours spent trying to forge our way through this absolute

09:02nightmare of a level. While the opening parts of the dam certainly are not easy,

09:06what with the myriad goons trying to pummel you, it's really the underwater sections here where you

09:11must successfully guide one of the turtles through a labyrinth of electricity and damaging seaweed,

09:17in the hopes of disarming a bunch of bombs. Oh, and you have to, of course, do all of this with

09:22a countdown timer flashing at you to hurry up. The underwater section of the dam from TMNT is

09:27essentially the equivalent of playing the board game operation. I mean, talk about stress inducing,

09:33right? So, do you agree with our picks for this list? What are the hardest levels

09:43you encountered in NES games? Let us know in the comments.

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