Are retro games harder than current-gen?

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thecollector0o7:
I personaly believe in what was said before, its hard to compare retro and new gen because they are so diffrent in so many ways. If you look at some retro games they are as difficult as they come (Dragon treasure 2600 or even Donkey Kong Country) and there are very hard new gen games (Demon Souls) but these two games have to many diffrences to compare. For instance in Donkey Kong Country its a solid platformer (left or right) where as Demon Souls has depth and 360 degree rotation right there is a diffrent playing field. Even the free roam games of the time like (Zelda nes) have to many diffrences to the new gen games we have to day because once again zelda only has 4 ways of direction and that in a way makes it more simple but more hard if you think about it. I think that the gap between gens is to far to compare them in difficulty.

turf:
Heck yeah they were harder! Kids today are pansies. Back in my day we walked 2 miles in the snow uphill, just to play some Super Mario Bros.! We didn't have tutorial levels. You just jumped in the game and mashed buttons until you didn't die. Sure we had instruction manuals, but that was just for the pictures and a vague backstory.

Kids today don't realize how good they have it. You know what we called a buggy game back in my day? Huh? We called it hard and finished it anyway! Now days if you get stuck on a part of a game, the game is broken.

Games were hard as hell. We didn't have these new fangled interwebs to look up cheats and walkthroughs. What did we have? A bi-monthly magizine called Nintendo Power! The walkthrough we got was the bullshit the kids in the lunchroom at school were spouting. Remember that kid that said you could shoot the dog in Duckhunt if you put in a code? Or if you shot the tree enough it would fall over?

Have you ever played Castlevania II without a guide? It's next to impossible. Guess what. I knew that Dracula looked like a dead WWI pilot years ago. What was on his head that looked like goggles anyway?

So, in a short answer yes. I am getting to be a crotchety old man.

pacpix:
YES! One of the big reasons I switched to retro games is because of the difficulty. Most of my friends at school say that retro games are so easy and I should play real games like Halo. I would like to see the looks on their face if they played something like Wizardry! Of what I have played this is what I would consider to be the hardest and I am slowly making my way though it making my own maps.

kingrat101:
I agree that now games seem easier, but as someone pointed out before most games were arcade ports that which in general are just difficult to get more money. I think the market is just a lot different now. Playing video games was kind of a niche thing back then and the only people playing them wanted the arcade experience which in turn brought the difficulty along with it. Older games too were limited in space and another way to make the game feel longer is to add a difficulty in different ways such as memorization such is the case with DKC and Contra.
Me personally, this is one reason why I enjoy retro more than modern because I like quick action that takes really fast reflexes and memory as opposed to playing a game that can last into 80+ hours of play.
And to answer your other question, one of the most difficult retro games for me is actually DKC2 it took me forever to get past the last world and strangely enough one of the hardest fighting games I've ever played Samurai Shodown 3 on the Neo Geo,extremly difficult. And of course the Metal Slug games

disgaeniac:

--- Quote from: shoryuken4u on October 19, 2012, 11:38:27 am ---My PS3 games have not been all that hard with the exception of the notoriously difficult Demon's Souls and Dark Souls.
--- End quote ---

Like a few others have said - I think there were hard retro games (but, I didn't think Adventure (2600:)) was one of 'em...which, in all honesty, could have been due to the number of hours that I spent playing it :P

...And, I think that there are still hard games today.
Also (as others have already said), in many ways -comparing them is pretty much 'apples 'n' oranges'.

*HOWEVER* -

- I *can* point you towards some "not-very-easy" games for your PS3 :)

Since I know that we have similar tastes in RPG's; I'll give you 2 of my favorite (difficult *but* fair) PS3 RPG's.

First up is my all-time favorite PS3 RPG (hell - my favorite PS3 *Game*) ever (and yes, I'm aware that it's a 'controversial' pick in that it's a love-it-or-hate-it kind of game)...

**********CROSS-EDGE**********

It's a cross-over RPG w/ playable characters from the series:

Darkstalkers = Morrigan, Lilith, Felicia, Demitri, and Jedah
Atelier = Marie,
Disgaea = Etna & Prinny,
Mana Khemia (2) = Lily, Whim, Raize, & Reicher,
Blazing Souls = Meu & Zelos,
Ar-Tonelico = Shurelia, Miesha, Aurica, Lyner, Ayatane, and Bourd, and
~10 or so, original characters.

While it's not necessary to *have* to have played any of these other games - you'll obviously get more out of the character's behaviors, interactions, costumes/weapons/armor, etc. if you have.

IT IS NOT AN EASY GAME!

It *IS* a very rewarding & satisfying game to play/beat, though once you "get" how everything works (this will take a while).

Also, if going for the "True End"...you will *NEED* to print-out/have at your side a "true-end walkthrough/checklist" - you will *never* attain the true end w/o one...nobody ever would!

It has a *steep* learning-curve, but, I love the game so much (I absolutely *hated* it, btw, my 1st playthrough); that I've platinumed it twice (on 2 different PSN accounts), and have been through the whole thing 3 or 4 times...
...If you ever get/play it, don't hesitate to ask me for help (or, go to the (surprisingly) still active & helpful G*Faq's board for it:)

"It's so easy, that you can plat it one-handed; even" :o

Wow, is this post getting loooong -so- I'll skimp on the description and simply recommend that you look into:

Wizardry: Labyrinth of Lost Souls (in NA, unfortunately), it's download-only from the PSN store.
Just be aware that this is much more of a "dungeon-crawler" RPG than CE is...

Enjoy 8)

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