If you like challenges, there is nothing better than an addictive video game with which you can despair and end up pulling your hair out. This is exactly what happens with the games that we leave you below, true nightmares for the less skilled and that have managed to absorb thousands of hours for the most stubborn. Are you one of the brave few who has managed to complete more than one?
Ghosts' n Goblins
A machine designed to devour coins. There is no other way to define this arcade game that made people fall in love with its action, but which terrified people because of its ease in destroying the player. The undead threaten to destroy Sir Arthur's armor, something that you must prevent at all costs to reach the final castle. And all without being able to save the game.
Any Dark Souls, Bloodborne or Elden Ring
Souls is not a respected genre by chance. Any of its variants are challenges within the reach of very few, and this same person who writes these words has succumbed to several of them. It is not a type of game that everyone likes, since the fine line between enjoyment and punishment is almost imperceptible. In these games there is no safe corridor. At least you can save the game (if you can get to that point).
Flappy Bird
More than a game it was a phenomenon. A simple mobile game created by an unknown programmer ended up becoming a global challenge to see who could go the furthest between pipes. The success of the game and the addition it created was such that its creator decided to eliminate it forever to avoid feeling guilty.
Cuphead
The beauty of this game is directly proportional to the difficulty it proposes. Inspired by the classic cartoons of the 20s and 30s, its colorful design constantly surprises with the animation of the characters and the constant action that occurs on the stages. And very difficult to complete, and there will be final bosses that will take you more than one try.
Super Mario Bros: The Lost Levels
This edition of Super Mario may not be particularly complicated, but its origin perfectly defines our choice. And after the success of Super Mario for NES, Nintendo developed a second, more ambitious version, but the levels turned out to be so complicated that after its launch in Japan, Nintendo America decided to cancel it and release Mario Bros 2 as a port of Doki Doki Panic . Years later, with the release of Super Mario All Stars, Nintendo decided to include the original Super Mario Bros 2 under the name The Lost Levels (Lost levels).
Super Meat Boy
A visceral platformer that will make you restart the level over and over again without stopping until you find the perfect move. The rhythm achieved is very addictive, which is why you can't stop playing it, but we already warned you that it will be very difficult to advance at certain points.
Ninja Gaiden
In the Ninja Gaiden saga you are completely tied to its mechanics. Either you understand them, or you're dead. Although not for those. The difficulty that was introduced in Ninja Gaiden 2 was brutal, and only a very small number of select people are capable of completing the game on difficult. Although of course, we will always have someone who does it without receiving a single hit.