Andromeda Stardust #101 Posted July 29, 2014 (edited) Not very classic, but the most anoying enemy I've encountered so far: (starts at 1:23) Annoying boss yes, but the Manta Storm was far more annoying. This YT'er employed a completely different strategy that I did. I tried and failed to fight the Manta Storm out in the open but got my ass kicked. Later I defeated it by hiding underneath a hut where they couldn't touch me and spraying when they approached. Mecha Bowser in Pinna Park gets the runner up as third most annoying boss (I struggled with it early on but not that bad in retrospect) after Manta Storm and Eel Dentist. I hated those damn torpedos stealing my health... Spoiler flag because it reveals plot twist cutscenes. Not really an enemy per say, but the "Pachinko Machine" and the "ride yoshi on a boat to a deserted island so you can shimmy down a pipe and float on a shrinking lily pad while navigating a poisoned river to collect 8 red coins" mission are two of the toughest shines in the whole game. Pachinko is totally unfair leaving survival up to random chance, whereas the poisoned river is just balls hard to do. Both shines are potential suicide missions. Super Mario Sunshine also gets my vote for the most hilarious final boss scene ever in a Mario game. Final boss is moderately difficult but not unfair. Navigating the lava filled volcano to get up to the boss fight is the hard part. Google it you lazy bastards! No spoilers for you! Edited July 29, 2014 by stardust4ever 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
DZ-Jay #102 Posted July 31, 2014 Super Mario Sunshine also gets my vote for the most hilarious final boss scene ever in a Mario game. Final boss is moderately difficult but not unfair. Navigating the lava filled volcano to get up to the boss fight is the hard part. Google it you lazy bastards! No spoilers for you! Super Mario Sunshine belongs on many other lists, specifically in "Best Game Play" and "Most Fun Mario Game." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
retrorussell #103 Posted August 7, 2014 Just played the classic light gun game CROSSBOW. Those freaking spears that fly from the wall inside the castle are a total bitch! 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mxyzptlk #104 Posted August 8, 2014 (edited) Just played the classic light gun game CROSSBOW. Those freaking spears that fly from the wall inside the castle are a total bitch!THAT was one of my favorite games as a kid. I played it at Circus Circus in Reno when my folks made their annual pilgrimage. Great game that I was never able to find locally, and forgot about until now. Guess my arcade could use an addition as it has been awhile since I have added anything. EDIT Just went to E-Pay and no Crossbow arcades are listed. I will get the next one if the price is not stupid, I am also gonna check KLOV and see if any local guys want to sell. Edited August 8, 2014 by Mxyzptlk 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Omega-TI #105 Posted August 8, 2014 On the TI-99/4A .... 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mxyzptlk #106 Posted August 11, 2014 Just played the classic light gun game CROSSBOW. Those freaking spears that fly from the wall inside the castle are a total bitch!Just a follow up, NO ONE @KLOV is selling and there are 13 guys ahead of me looking to buy. Looks like I am in for a rough ride. Do you have the machine or are you playing emulation? If you have the machine, are you interested in selling? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
retrorussell #107 Posted August 11, 2014 Just a follow up, NO ONE @KLOV is selling and there are 13 guys ahead of me looking to buy. Looks like I am in for a rough ride. Do you have the machine or are you playing emulation? If you have the machine, are you interested in selling? Sorry, I ran it on an emulator. Man, you have my sympathies.. this game seems to have been forgotten by the mists of time and doesn't exist hardly anywhere, let alone in our neck of the woods. It's such a cool, innovative shooter that deserves more recognition today. Best of luck in your pursuit. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andromeda Stardust #108 Posted August 11, 2014 Just a follow up, NO ONE @KLOV is selling and there are 13 guys ahead of me looking to buy. Looks like I am in for a rough ride. Do you have the machine or are you playing emulation? If you have the machine, are you interested in selling? Sorry, I ran it on an emulator. Man, you have my sympathies.. this game seems to have been forgotten by the mists of time and doesn't exist hardly anywhere, let alone in our neck of the woods. It's such a cool, innovative shooter that deserves more recognition today. Best of luck in your pursuit.Well if you can't procure an arcade game, there's always the 7800 version? I got mine at Atari2600.com... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
retrorussell #109 Posted August 17, 2014 The blue monsters in Mr. Do's Castle. They move fast, and split up into more monsters that eventually move too fast for you to deal with! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darthkur #110 Posted August 23, 2014 The ghost from Spelunker. Especially on the Atari 800 version. This worthless pile of steaming garbage keeps popping out on a constant basis the deeper you get. I swear on The Falls level on the A8 the little s.o.b. comes out every minute or less. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+frankodragon #111 Posted August 27, 2014 In Link to the Past, those thieves in the Dark World that bump into you and take your stuff. And you can't kill them or get your stuff back either. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
onemoretime #112 Posted August 27, 2014 The bat in Adventure has got to be the worst. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andromeda Stardust #113 Posted August 27, 2014 Blinky in Pacman (arcade version) when the music speeds up and he goes into "Cruise Elroy" mode. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
walter_J64bit #114 Posted August 28, 2014 (edited) Doom the lost souls! Doom 2 the thing that makes the lost souls and that demon that brings back all that demons you just killed and that last level, wtf! Duke Nukem The last level with the Queen alien! wtf! (plutonium pack) Edited August 28, 2014 by walter_J64bit Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
retrorussell #115 Posted August 28, 2014 The Rocs and Oscars from Arabian. When they speed up they are REALLY annoying. They also merge into a giant and fly at you. And the mama bird makes more Rocs and there is no warning. They can drop right on you at any minute, and through the floor to get you. Bullsh*t! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
7800Lover #116 Posted September 8, 2014 How about Kefka in Final Fantasy III (VI)? If you didn't know how to handle him when you first ran across him, woe be it to you. If you're referring to the first fight with Kefka at Narshe (during the invasion by the Empire), he was no problem for me. I used Cyan, Sabin, Celes, and Terra for my party against him. I had Celes use Runic to absorb Kefka's magic spells, Terra as a medic, and had Cyan and Sabin pound away on him. In a few rounds, Kefka was duck soup. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
retrorussell #117 Posted September 8, 2014 The flowerpots/glass bottles/whatever in Karate Champ. You have to know the SPECIFIC move (out of 24 different ones) to break them AND hit them at the exact time. Weak sauce! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
retrorussell #118 Posted October 4, 2014 God, Cheyenne is a hard-ass game! All the bullets fired by the enemies are TINY and VERY hard to shoot! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mbd30 #119 Posted October 5, 2014 Mona and Lisa from the first "Streets of Rage". You're probably going to lose at least two lives every time you fight them. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
retrorussell #120 Posted October 5, 2014 Mona and Lisa from the first "Streets of Rage". You're probably going to lose at least two lives every time you fight them. If not from getting beat up by them, then from running out of time! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gorfy #121 Posted October 5, 2014 Annoying? Gotta be that stupid bat in "Adventure" Not quite as irritating as the bats in Mountain King; When they steal the crown, you have to start all over Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mbd30 #122 Posted October 5, 2014 (edited) If not from getting beat up by them, then from running out of time! The first SOR seems more challenging than the second. In SOR2, you can rely on dash moves to take out the tougher enemies. There is no similarly devastating regular attack in SOR1 so it's all skill and strategy. In the last stage you don't even get your special attack and you have to face every boss again along with a bunch of other enemies. Forget about it. Edited October 5, 2014 by mbd30 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Torr #123 Posted October 5, 2014 (edited) The bat in Adventure has got to be the worst. The Bat definitely gets my vote too, granted without him it'd be too easy, but man, he can ALWAYS show up at JUST the wrong time. Maybe if the Dragons re-spawned after a time limit or something... OR You can have items scattered all over, but guaranteed he's made off with the ONE item you were going back to get. You could almost swear it WAS intelligent! Aside from that bat, enemies or rather Bosses (they're usually the culprits) in Shoot-em-ups that send a shitload of bullets. No timing, no pattern, just a random hail of bullets. Edited October 5, 2014 by Torr Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
retrorussell #124 Posted October 5, 2014 The first SOR seems more challenging than the second. In SOR2, you can rely on dash moves to take out the tougher enemies. There is no similarly devastating regular attack in SOR1 so it's all skill and strategy. In the last stage you don't even get your special attack and you have to face every boss again along with a bunch of other enemies. Forget about it. Side note: I love the incredibly flawed logic involving the police car firing the napalm/rocket launcher. The shot could reach the elevator platform from FAR the hell away (from a few blocks back down the street, and a mile up in the air), and it goes through ceilings on the last level.. and that must be a pretty strong elevator platform to support the car since you can still use it on the last level IIRC. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Torr #125 Posted October 6, 2014 (edited) Nope. No E-SWAT backup for the last level. You fight every boss and those damn twins/evil Blazes again with NOTHING but your basic arsenal. As mbd30 said, you can't even rely on your "toward,toward,attack" special move, cause the original didn't have that. Just punches, grabs, and jumps. Edited October 6, 2014 by Torr Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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