13 Hardest Super Nintendo Boss Fights - SNESdrunk

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  • Big thanks to Gabe Anaya and Nate Thomson for the help with footage!
    [0:00] (intro)
    [0:57] Terranigma, Bloody Mary
    [1:44] Mega Man X, Sigma
    [2:28] ActRaiser, Boss Gauntlet
    [3:14] R-Type III, Final Boss
    [4:08] Axelay, Final Boss
    [5:03] Contra III: The Alien Wars, Level 4
    [6:09] Final Fantasy V, Neo Exdeath
    [6:51] Hagane, Amano-Ikazuchi
    [7:37] Super Mario RPG: Legend of the Seven Stars, Culex
    [8:25] Street Fighter II Turbo, M. Bison
    [9:07] Super Punch Out, Rick Bruiser and Nick Bruiser
    [9:49] Zombies Ate My Neighbors, Final Boss
    [10:42] Mega Man X3, Sigma
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  • @hankjameson6743
    @hankjameson6743 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2179

    The hardest boss fight was convincing mom to let me play for "5 more minutes"

    • @gman87x48
      @gman87x48 3 ปีที่แล้ว +38

      So true 😂👍

    • @zengram
      @zengram 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      I know the feeling.
      Its late in the night,and you only think" i will beat it this time"

    • @hankjameson6743
      @hankjameson6743 3 ปีที่แล้ว +22

      @@zengram
      "20 continues later..."

    • @vfletes1
      @vfletes1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      Lol so so true i miss those days..
      Mom: turn off that Nintendo( me playing Genesis) you got school tomorrow
      Me: just a little longer im about to finish it( lie, no where near done lol).

    • @Qrama
      @Qrama 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Undefetable unless you cheat.

  • @Marcifar
    @Marcifar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +386

    The secret true final boss in Demon's Crest is harder than MMX3 Sigma. Like way, waaaay harder. Honestly a nightmare.

    • @derekarnold9
      @derekarnold9 3 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      I was hoping someone would mention this boss

    • @Jackrost01
      @Jackrost01 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

      The more you delay fight with that thing the less space you would have because of spikes

    • @megamarsonic
      @megamarsonic 3 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      I was going to mention Demon's Crest final boss as well. How the hell was I able to beat that nightmare I'll never know.
      Also, I found Mega Man 7's Wily Capsule tougher than the final boss to the first Mega Man X.

    • @Joe_from_Rio
      @Joe_from_Rio 3 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      I was also expecting this one at the top spot. It is tremendously hard, even with state saves.

    • @DrakkarCalethiel
      @DrakkarCalethiel 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I'm getting PTSD just reading the games title. Never managed to beat it.

  • @RiffRock51
    @RiffRock51 2 ปีที่แล้ว +165

    Beating Contra III on Hard mode with 03 lives was probably my greatest life achievement. I think I can die at peace with the gaming gods.

    • @BIGGIEDEVIL
      @BIGGIEDEVIL ปีที่แล้ว +11

      You're a God if this is true the game is so hard most ppl can't even beat it with level select cheats

    • @rogerr.8507
      @rogerr.8507 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      non- gamers cant even beat it with the lives cheat! I kneel

    • @stolensentience
      @stolensentience ปีที่แล้ว +5

      This may as well be my comment. Recovering from ACL surgery, lots of Vicodin, marijuana, and retries.
      I also actually had it on 3 continues, which was even more punishing. Also did it co op with my friend, which counterintuitively is even more challenging. We did the same thing with cuphead, which also is harder in co op, despite the revive mechanic. Very similar games tbh.

    • @billystewart927
      @billystewart927 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I played Contra 3 so much as a kid, I could go through it so easy, didn't remember it being hard. Played it as an adult and damn, I got wrecked

    • @lordvader5101
      @lordvader5101 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Master...

  • @isturbo1984
    @isturbo1984 2 ปีที่แล้ว +66

    Just... thank you for including Sigma from MMX. It took me over 15 years to finally conquer him without any sort of cheat. Most of said time was idle, I had given up and hadn't really practiced. But I walked away as a child in the 90s and finally came back with a vengeance with the MMX Legacy Collection.

    • @KnownAsKenji
      @KnownAsKenji ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Me and my bros beat it on ZSNES, but we used the rewind key so much we started to think we could rewind irl.

    • @xavierlegoy935
      @xavierlegoy935 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Strangly i found it very easy... i don t understand. Maybe finishing megaman 2 on nes at 12 yeao old was a good training

    • @isturbo1984
      @isturbo1984 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@xavierlegoy935 i too beat Mega Mans 2 3 & 4 on the NES as a kid. I think it was the boss gauntlet. I would get bad RNG from the 2 fights prior and then waste my E-tanks and have to grind them out again for a refill. Also, if you used a code on the SNES to "save" the game would always start you back at Sigma Fortress 1. So the game made it extra grindy overall.

    • @xavierlegoy935
      @xavierlegoy935 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@isturbo1984 i did it a lot of times without any troubles. I dont understand. Maybe the europeean version was nerfed?

    • @troydenbrum2979
      @troydenbrum2979 ปีที่แล้ว

      I didnt beat Wizpig 2 (the space one), until I was in my 20s, I still haven't beaten mirror mode yet...

  • @Kojirremer
    @Kojirremer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +122

    "I find your lack of Dark Demon (Demon's Crest)... disturbing."

    • @justasimpleguy3882
      @justasimpleguy3882 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Its pretty nice to see somebody remember demon's crest, i liked this but i loved Gargoiles quest in nes, what a great games they were.

    • @marcomattioli7266
      @marcomattioli7266 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      That's so true. If you don't list it in the top ten, then you don't know about Demon's crest.

    • @cortneyjermainejones
      @cortneyjermainejones 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Took my comment. Nice.

    • @rubygraves978
      @rubygraves978 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Yeah, I was waiting for it a whole video.
      I beat it, but I gave up on making it fully by myself and I watched someone killing him just for a strategy, that can work someday. XD

    • @Glaugan
      @Glaugan 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Phalanx is a bitch, but the secret boss was a nightmare

  • @qaywsx583
    @qaywsx583 3 ปีที่แล้ว +111

    Found this channel somewhat recently. I love how you don't beg for subs at the beginning and end of each video. Keepin it simple and wholesome. Good stuff, hope more people like me find your channel.

    • @bigtaskat-hand4742
      @bigtaskat-hand4742 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Do you think that that's the key to growing a channel?

  • @sandrock525
    @sandrock525 3 ปีที่แล้ว +125

    Using Mallow in the final fight in Super Mario RPG is a bold move

    • @Szanth
      @Szanth 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      For real. Mario/Peach/Bowser, or maybe even Mario/Peach/Geno? But Mallow is pretty low-tier, comparatively.

    • @Spiritcr1jsher
      @Spiritcr1jsher 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@Szanth mario peach geno. But bowser for the culex fight.

    • @michaelsandoval714
      @michaelsandoval714 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I always use Mallow, Mario, Koopa, and Geno. Those were my main 4. That Geno whirl though! That comes in handy if you got the timing.

    • @Spiritcr1jsher
      @Spiritcr1jsher 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@michaelsandoval714 i like mallows move list even though he isn't the best but geno is a must!!

    • @Setixir
      @Setixir 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      @@Spiritcr1jsher Peach was just ungodly overpowered in the game. Put that secret Kooba shell armor on her and she's unkillavle. Her revive also has a crit timing so she revives people with full hp. Just opop

  • @chrislaverick6413
    @chrislaverick6413 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    man I remember I had finally beaten culex, I was so pumped. after the fight i ran to the nearest save point and my mom bumped the power cord with her vacuum and shut my snes down, it was one of the most crushing defeats of my childhood

  • @kaiserrino8774
    @kaiserrino8774 3 ปีที่แล้ว +254

    Another honorable mention: Any last boss from a SNK fighting game.

    • @boxthing8328
      @boxthing8328 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      I still own art of fighting. Good luck even getting to the boss. That game is harder than sfII cpu by a mile

    • @elbitxo5945
      @elbitxo5945 3 ปีที่แล้ว +25

      those input reading bastards

    • @stoozdee
      @stoozdee 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      FACTS

    • @mauricioesma
      @mauricioesma 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@elbitxo5945 Lmao "input reading bastard" is my favorite new expression this week lmao. Great one! 😃👍

    • @symphoniker666
      @symphoniker666 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

      Damn, now I remember Geese from Fatal Fury.

  • @dkwh1986
    @dkwh1986 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    10:29 I'd say the head most resembles Mr. Six from those Six Flags commercials... The Venga Bus is coming...

    • @jamesrussell8256
      @jamesrussell8256 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Man I was thinking the same thing 😂

    • @Mr.G_717
      @Mr.G_717 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      And everybody's jumping

  • @4Legacy
    @4Legacy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    I can't imagine how difficult it is to compile a list like this. I was just watching one of your other videos where you mentioned you could do a whole video on most difficult shoot-em-ups, and I thought to myself just how crazy I would go burning myself out on shooters. I don't even think I'd be able to judge them competently after a while.
    So, I guess what I'm saying is, keep up the great work. Your lists and reviews are very spot-on

  • @papaG6423
    @papaG6423 3 ปีที่แล้ว +153

    The Mega Man 7 final boss was absolutely brutal. Probably the hardest boss in the classic series

    • @farsilv
      @farsilv 2 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Agreed. Definitely harder than MMX3 sigma.

    • @MetalPersonJ
      @MetalPersonJ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      @@farsilv Way, WAY harder than MMX3

    • @KoruKinshi
      @KoruKinshi 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You mean Dracula Wily?

    • @Xunkun
      @Xunkun 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Takes a minute to see the pattern. Guides say the Spring is the weakness weapon, but it's the hardest to hit him with: use the Ice one, and press up as you shoot, as you can change the angle of the shot. At least that way, you're always doing damage, even if it's just 1 per pattern cycle.
      As for dodging: the pattern is he fires, the 4 shots stop, then dart to where you are, then stop again, then go to where you are and fly off.
      When he's high: get below him when he fires, the shots stop, slide when the shots are about to move, the shots go to and stop where you were, them jump when they're about to move, and the shots will zip past where your slide ended.
      When he's low..... THEN use the springs, cuz it's harder to dodge; might as well go for the trade.
      But if you think you can pull it off: summon rush jump before he fires (away from Wily), slide closer to wily, slide away from the first stop-move, and immediately go for the coil. I've occasionally managed to also dodge with the super-armor on, but the timing is pixel-perfect-- but it can be done.

    • @edwardgaines6561
      @edwardgaines6561 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      I'm very surprised MM7 Wily Boss 2 did not make it to the top slot.

  • @TimBitten
    @TimBitten 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    I found and beat Culex as a kid with no strategy guide at all. Felt amazing.

    • @rezcalm3633
      @rezcalm3633 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Same, and when I heard the FFIV boss fight theme ramp up I produced a quart

    • @joulian
      @joulian 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I fought with Culex at level 12 more or less. I got really mad my characters leveled up from that fight. However the princess got her resurrection magic from that fight so that was cool in the end.

    • @ferdynand8336
      @ferdynand8336 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Culex is easy to defeat if you attack him with the giant winged shell.but it's kind of a secret weapon

    • @joulian
      @joulian 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@williamsmith9948
      1.- Without the princess resurrection magic, you need pick me ups like hell
      2.- Geno is a must, as he can improve damage
      3.- There is a whole quest to get the red shell, which is the best armor in the game. It goes to the princess (as she will be the tank).
      4.- Do the whole casino quest, get the infinite use "star egg", this is your main weapon
      Get every possible tab to have magic to last for a while
      Your mission is to get at least 2 of the crystals that culex has out of comission. The most dangerous are the ones that fall first.
      Of the ones that remain, only one has an insta-kill attack, it's bad luck if that one decides to use it in the princess(your tank).
      the remaining cristals will fall once you get the rest of your team up. (Geno using damage-up and everybody using Star egg turn after turn.) If and when using your best attacker (Mario probably) use him to deal with the most annoying cristal you have at the moment.
      More likely than not, by the time you get Culex alone, he will have depleted most of his magic points, so some turns will consist on him giving you a free turn.
      It took me several tries but it is possible. The only way I lost completely was by instakill when the tank was alone, which is the risk that you take in the beginning.
      Notice by this point I am ready to kill Smithy I just returned to get Culex for completion's sake (yes by this time most of my boss battles consist of me spamming the Star egg to infinity)

  • @solusluxanima7607
    @solusluxanima7607 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    The timing of the ads was the hardest boss fight:
    "Twel- RAYMOUR & FLANNIGANS!"
    "Eigh- Taco Bell's NACHO PARTY PACK!"
    Both are difficult bosses.

    • @drzerogi
      @drzerogi 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      A fellow North-Easterner, I see.

    • @solusluxanima7607
      @solusluxanima7607 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I forgot that ads are dependent on region.

    • @plasmaastronaut
      @plasmaastronaut 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      whats so hard about installing uBlock?

    • @alexhobbs1208
      @alexhobbs1208 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@plasmaastronaut some people are on mobile apps where an ad blocker isn't applicable

    • @drzerogi
      @drzerogi 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@solusluxanima7607 Yeah, when you name dropped R&F, your region was crystal clear. I don't live there anymore, but I grew up in that area.

  • @sameljota
    @sameljota 3 ปีที่แล้ว +36

    I managed to master fighting Sigma from Mega Man X over the years. But Dr. Willy from Mega Man 7 is still absolute hell for me. He deserved to be here.

    • @orelas167
      @orelas167 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Wily 7 is a classic, I made a whole journal entry out of that fight in middle school.

    • @wokeupinapanic
      @wokeupinapanic ปีที่แล้ว

      I used to be a huuuge fan of 7 (I named a cat I had Treble, for example) but for some reason I don’t recall that Wily fight being particularly hard or anything?
      Honestly, I think Shao Kahn from MKII might be the single hardest boss battle I’ve ever had on SNES… just in sheer number of attempts it took to defeat him, I don’t know that any game/boss gave me as much grief as SK, but I’m not the greatest at fighting games to begin with.
      But truly, MM7 Wily doesn’t seem to even be a hard version of Wily, much less harder than Sigma… even the Super Bass fight seems harder than Wily IMO. Huh. It’s crazy just how different gaming experiences are for people!!

    • @orelas167
      @orelas167 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@wokeupinapanic The Sigma final boss fights in X and X3 are situations where you have to find his weak point, and getting it requires tiring platforming and avoiding (I am including the wall jump in 3). Wily in 7 requires pure on-spot agility and in no way rewards patience. It's a different experience.

    • @bquinn5891
      @bquinn5891 ปีที่แล้ว

      Amen.

    • @mellowmartin4334
      @mellowmartin4334 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I agree. Sigma in X1 was super easy. I have even beaten him without getting hit. Sigma in X3 wasn't too bad. It was a fair fight. But Wily in MM7, what the heck?!?! I have only beaten him twice, and both times were lucky incidents after multiple attempts.

  • @brittislove
    @brittislove 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    For Super Punch Out, Nick and Rick Bruiser can certainly have their patterns taken advantage of. Many years ago I emulator and played the heck out of Super Punch Out and I discovered more to the game than I knew was there. If you attack an opponent as they are attacking, you get a damage boost AND stun boost. If you do that enough times in a row an opponent will be stunned and you can uppercut them. If you uppercut a stunned opponent then they will get back up with much less health, or not at all. Now, for certain special moves the enemy might do, like when Nick jumps back and comes at you with an elbow, if you uppercut them (high I think) at the right time then they are GONE. You can beat most of those oppponents within 30 seconds if you do it right. They always follow the same patterns. Very fun hidden mechanic
    thank you save states for letting me discover that lol. This kind of works in the original punchout as well

  • @cheezburgah2786
    @cheezburgah2786 3 ปีที่แล้ว +71

    The worst part about the sigma fight is refilling your etanks if you lose.

    • @perpetualgrimace
      @perpetualgrimace 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Time to charge up the armadillo shield and grind up those caterpillars again 😭

    • @jesseherman5540
      @jesseherman5540 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      What about dying in the escape sequence and having to fight him again?

    • @jesseherman5540
      @jesseherman5540 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      In x3

    • @cheezburgah2786
      @cheezburgah2786 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I was talking about the first one

    • @jonbrewer297
      @jonbrewer297 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, I thought the whole kaizo thing was more for masocore games.

  • @hunterj2988
    @hunterj2988 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    11:20 "What the hell were they thinking" AVGN would be proud

  • @jtrevor99
    @jtrevor99 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    The secret end boss on Demon's Crest was the toughest one I ever fought...by a long ways.

    • @bmcwarmachine111
      @bmcwarmachine111 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same for the final boss fight in Super Ghouls n Ghosts. That game in general is ridiculously hard as it is.

    • @thiagoneubauer5190
      @thiagoneubauer5190 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was looking for this. The blue demon is the toughest of all games that I played, including the mega Man x ones

    • @michaelcochran9685
      @michaelcochran9685 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@bmcwarmachine111The final boss of Super Ghouls and ghosts is a pushover! The final secret boss on Demons Crest is pretty much in a league all on its own.

  • @lukalzu
    @lukalzu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Honorable mentions to:
    "Dark demon" Demon's crest
    "Dracula...(Richter jump)" Castlevania Dracula X
    "Battletoads in Battlemaniacs" all the game.

  • @BigGahmBoss
    @BigGahmBoss 3 ปีที่แล้ว +136

    Another honorable mention: the Wily fight in Mega Man 7

    • @kumoridesu
      @kumoridesu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      Just did this fight. What a fucking nightmare it was.

    • @jasonhendricks8587
      @jasonhendricks8587 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Yes this is definitly true

    • @kagemaru259
      @kagemaru259 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      FUCK that fight......

    • @CrebleStar
      @CrebleStar 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Can't agree more. One of the hardest of the classic series!

    • @tokyobassist
      @tokyobassist 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Absolutely the hardest SNES Mega Man final boss. The checkpointing and running out of resources if you are under prepped is brutal.
      I think King 2 from Rockman & Forte might be harder though because it's basically the Mechadragon fight from 2 but on steroids and RNG heavy. He's not built for Mega Man's lack of double jump.

  • @Szokynyovics
    @Szokynyovics 3 ปีที่แล้ว +44

    Hey SNES drunk, I'm going through all your videos - just discovered you a few weeks ago - and you are AWESOME, on par with my other favourite youtubers, really, keep up the good work. It is always awesome to see genuine passionate people doing something they love! :) :) Cheers!

  • @RedAuxPDX
    @RedAuxPDX 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I love that you included Koldstare in the opening of this video! That guy is so miserable in the randomizers for Link to the Past, especially if you have to face him early on, without a leveled up sword or armor. Such a great video thank you as always.

  • @jcurses
    @jcurses 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    For Megaman X’s Sigma fight I just stand on the edge of the paw closest to his head. The lighting won’t hit you and you have no worries about ground attacks. Every once in a while he’ll move one of the paws close which will deal damage if you touch it so back up to the center of the paw you’re on and then when he begins moving again continue the fight.

    • @underlightmusic
      @underlightmusic 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You can also just lay into him with rolling shield and take off half his health before you have to worry about hitting him with charged shots. Also velgauder and lightsaber sigma are easy to nail without taking damage. Rather gentle for a MM final boss. I def used all my sub tanks as a kid though, lol.

  • @lady1kaka
    @lady1kaka 3 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Most beautiful SNES intros/cutscenes! Do it!

  • @ish6977
    @ish6977 3 ปีที่แล้ว +79

    I wish the the chickens and Gannon thing was real.

    • @mahanvaz3252
      @mahanvaz3252 3 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      That would not be a hard boss battle. That would be an impossible boss battle.

    • @samuelthehobo4441
      @samuelthehobo4441 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      I imagine that would happen if you hit the cuckoos so many times that a message saying “Well it seems as though you’re getting bored, why not I make things a little more difficult” and then when you’re about to fight Ganon, there would be a message that says “Hello again, remember me? I think Ganon has better things to do with his time. Why don’t I let the cuckoos show their anger, and yes, they’re invincible.” That would be an awesome secret

    • @ryline666
      @ryline666 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Be the change you want to see.

    • @samuelthehobo4441
      @samuelthehobo4441 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@ryline666 but I don’t know how to do rom hacks, I do know the tools and I have snes9x. I might need to learn how to make good rom hacks before I do anything

    • @equiinferno
      @equiinferno 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      At first glance of _OOOONE_ I thought: What?? Ganon??? The hardest?? Then my 9 year old me indeed was a wizard. Imagine my disappointment when he introduced the chicken joke

  • @mochagawd
    @mochagawd 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Zombies Are My Neighbors was highly underrated, really fun, and really freaking hard! The final boss is like 49 levels in or something right?! It's impossible to even get that far

    • @davidviera9413
      @davidviera9413 ปีที่แล้ว

      I think zombies are my neighbors was 39 levels total I played it on the genesis hard af. The demon baby that would throw the axes at u hated him

    • @jlicari6453
      @jlicari6453 ปีที่แล้ว

      My brother beat the game recently, I never could. One of the best games ever tho.

    • @SeppelSquirrel
      @SeppelSquirrel ปีที่แล้ว

      48 levels + a handful of bonus levels that you can get game over during + a credits level

    • @thomasgebert6119
      @thomasgebert6119 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Zombies Ate My Neighbors was one of the few games I had as a kid that I never beat, and I still haven't. That game gets so difficult by level 15 that I have no idea how *anyone* makes it to the end.

  • @Capten_Wonder
    @Capten_Wonder 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    In MegaMan x you can stand with one leg on the moving platforms so the lightning doesn't hit you. You can do a lot of damage before it makes that diaganal dive that will damage you but you can hop back up easy enough and this minimizes your damage so much and that you'll have life tanks to spare. In X3 I think they figured most people would just one shot with the zsaber anyways so they made defeating sigma the regular way insanely difficult for the die hards.

  • @Kirodanus
    @Kirodanus 3 ปีที่แล้ว +39

    The vampire couple from Illusion of Time/Gaia could at least get a honorable mention as well.

    • @NSPC3
      @NSPC3 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You mean this one?
      th-cam.com/video/w9ooBpUCsKU/w-d-xo.html

    • @EmperorJim
      @EmperorJim 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Those were the WORST! Took me weeks of trying as a kid.

    • @Jibberish18
      @Jibberish18 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I never had a problem with them but I’m just happy someone mentioned this beautiful game.

  • @Richitsu
    @Richitsu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +23

    A common misconception, but you don't need to take out the crystals before targeting Culex, you can focus all everything on Culex, and once defeating him it will destroy the remaining crystals. While I usually destroy the crystals first, it's not required.

    • @ApocalypticJoker
      @ApocalypticJoker 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      this^
      it IS easier to break the crystals first though if only to bring the number of enemy attacks you need to deal with down from 5

    • @Richitsu
      @Richitsu 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@ApocalypticJoker Agreed, but I like how you can employ different strategies. And if you have the Lazy Shells + Attack Scarf, then you don't require any strategy.

    • @jupitermonkey5687
      @jupitermonkey5687 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      And there's an order for the crystals too. I think it was only because some crystals die faster than others, but didn't they also protect other crystals?

    • @ApocalypticJoker
      @ApocalypticJoker 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jupitermonkey5687 i don't think they protected each other but i remember that red was immune to fire attacks, blue to water and ice, yellow to earth, and green to electric

    • @planescaped
      @planescaped 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I did legitimately beat culex when I was 12 and I wasn't particularly good at video games. He was tough, but definitely doable.

  • @TheIndieOcean
    @TheIndieOcean 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Bloody Mary lives on as one of the toughest boss fights I've ever got through. I replayed Terranigma a couple of years ago and I thought I'd probably find it easier with all those years of game experience under my belt, but no. When I did it back in the day, I didn't use any magic rings. I was only inflicting 1 point of damage per hit as well. The winning attempt took a good hour to do.

    • @abigails4088
      @abigails4088 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      reminds me of when I did the HELL HOUSE fight in the FF7 remake... I figured I could take it even though I was unprepared... no tactical advantage gear-wise...
      I had to min-dmg that bastard for almost an hour, because I was too stubborn to just reload and switch Cloud/Aerith gear around. Buddy came home that night and tried it on his save... *FIVE DAMNED MINUTES* I walked out of the room XD

    • @TheIndieOcean
      @TheIndieOcean ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@abigails4088 Oh nooo XD

    • @AEON657
      @AEON657 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The trick with bloody Mary is that one of the spears you get prior to does light damage so it does more damage than any other spear. Couple that with some grinding for levels and the fight is manageable.

  • @-AnGeLuS-
    @-AnGeLuS- 3 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Both Nick and Rick bruiser have ways to beat them rather quickly. I remember finding I you could perfect counter Nick Bruiser and you instantly win the fight. With Rick there's a way to the body where you can instant KO him. Tough game. As a kid at like 10 years old it took me quite some time to really beat them all.

    • @imnotmixxed
      @imnotmixxed ปีที่แล้ว

      @Christopher Bradley
      I never beat Tyson, either, but I find Rick & Nick rather easy. I can see patterns quickly, though, too.

  • @guysafari
    @guysafari 3 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    You forgot Dracula from Castlevania Dracula X.

    • @fredlaroche6969
      @fredlaroche6969 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yeah that one is no joke....

    • @dreadlancer6032
      @dreadlancer6032 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Totally agree. It took me hours and that was using save states.

    • @RockEsper
      @RockEsper 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Holy shit so true

    • @willmistretta
      @willmistretta 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Stay low, be patient, use the axe, and remember that you can't be knocked back while crouching. Kind of a slow, tedious fight then, but not too tough.

    • @djpheeze
      @djpheeze 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Came here looking to see if anyone else mentioned Dracula X. I have a personal rule not to savestate during a boss fight, so it took me about 40 minutes to get his health down, and when phase 2 came up and killed me in one hit, I gave up. I know when I'm beaten :)

  • @Stratelier
    @Stratelier 3 ปีที่แล้ว +53

    I remember having huge problems with the final boss of Mega Man X2, (at first), because the TV we played it on cropped the edges of the screen by one whole tile per side -- thus, I didn't know the room had walls you could climb on and couldn't avoid Sigma's sweeping beam attack. (But once I realized there WERE walls, it became quite manageable.)

    • @HappyBeezerStudios
      @HappyBeezerStudios ปีที่แล้ว +1

      ahh, the fun of overscan

    • @trystantrace
      @trystantrace ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Sigma doesn't use a beam attack in X2. He uses claws, he shoots electric balls and an electric wall, but he doesn't use any kind of energy beam whatsoever.

    • @Stratelier
      @Stratelier ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@trystantrace I was referring to his final form of the giant floating wireframe head.

  • @Payitb_tch
    @Payitb_tch 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    So glad to see Zombies Ate My Neighbors. That final boss was my bane for a while! Lol. But the game in general is severely underrated! Some great Co-op, silly but visually impressive design and some great game play.

  • @KeysofIDproductions
    @KeysofIDproductions 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    The Moldorm fight from A Link to the Past was also hard each time he knocks you back to the previous floor, only to go back up and start over again with less health.

    • @Aristaios
      @Aristaios ปีที่แล้ว +1

      that boss pissed me off so much whenever i got knocked to the floor below and had to start again was frustrating but doable

    • @jackcobb1090
      @jackcobb1090 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      There are hearts under the pots. If they are blocked by red/blue squares, just go one floor down and switch it back.

    • @KeysofIDproductions
      @KeysofIDproductions ปีที่แล้ว

      @@jackcobb1090 until you get knocked down enough times that there are no more hearts to heal you lol (it's happened to me before)

    • @sidnew2739
      @sidnew2739 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Are you serious?
      Moldorm is a little annoying, but not ONE Zelda-Boss after Zelda II is hard at all.

    • @orelas167
      @orelas167 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@sidnew2739 Bu-bu-but, the Final Boss pushes you out of the boss room, too.

  • @Szanth
    @Szanth 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    I think I remember dying way more often to the dojo master in Super Mario RPG than from Culex. The one that gives you the belt.

    • @Gigawood
      @Gigawood 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Oh god, yeah. He was savage. He one-shot me so many damn times in his final form.

    • @reillywalker195
      @reillywalker195 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Yeah, Jinx in his final fight is challenging with his assortment of powerful moves. At least he only has 1500 HP unlike Culex with over 4000 HP.

    • @rig85
      @rig85 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I haven’t played SMRPG in so very, very long.
      But, I remember two fights being very tough: Jinx, and the Rangers fights. Jinx really wiped the floor with my team the first time I played the game.

    • @reillywalker195
      @reillywalker195 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@rig85 Yeah, you need a good strategy for both fights. The Axem Rangers are best brought down in a particular order, while Jinx needs the right team/item setup and good action command timing.

    • @kongchho
      @kongchho 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I remember Culex being hard when I was a kid but I felt like the ranger fight was tougher. I guess I have to play it again and see if I remember things correctly.

  • @Schlaym
    @Schlaym 3 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    Over the last few months I watched all of your reviews, mostly just before going to bed. Your voice is pleasant and it's just... comfortable, hearing about all these cool retro games. Your channel deserves more attention, I really like it a lot.

  • @Callofbeauty
    @Callofbeauty 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    your videos are so soothing and relaxing!!

  • @PromainShow
    @PromainShow 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Ayyyyyyyy I'm an ace in 5 of these games, especially Street Fighter and X3 ! Great video!!

  • @scythemouse
    @scythemouse 3 ปีที่แล้ว +51

    I'm sure there could be some Super Star Wars bosses on this list.

    • @mjorge0alves
      @mjorge0alves 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Those games are hard because they are bad. It is a well known fact that badly designed games may get too hard if the difficulty is not well adjusted. I also agree that even getting to the boss in hard already, since the enemy design is so bad and does not match the character's capabilities.

    • @jaxonsell8677
      @jaxonsell8677 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      same

    • @cabrondemente1
      @cabrondemente1 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Darth Vader in Empire is nearly impossible.

    • @darrickcato9499
      @darrickcato9499 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      The swamp monster in Empire, and the thing you have to fight as Chewie.

    • @NicholasVetter-sy8io
      @NicholasVetter-sy8io 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@mjorge0alvesI don’t think they’re bad

  • @TroyBlackford
    @TroyBlackford 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Your videos are among TH-cam's best, consistent in quality/entertainment/education value, and your general "niceness" shines through in the way you sign off every video. Definitely a fan.

  • @ChicagoRetroGamer
    @ChicagoRetroGamer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Awesome list. Culex was an absolute beast to deal with if you didn't come into that battle prepared, but it was such a cool hidden battle in Super Mario RPG I didn't care haha. It was interesting to see M. Bison so high up on the list. I guess I generally play as Ryu or Chun Li, so using their kick combos are lethal to him. The final boss in Zombies Ate my Neighbors is a trophy battle any retro gamer would love to have in their gaming history. Cheers!

    • @joshuawidener8407
      @joshuawidener8407 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      super prepared? All you needed was one thing and you auto win culex

  • @nameofthegame9664
    @nameofthegame9664 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    In Illusion of Gaia the Jack and Silvana boss fight are brutal. It almost broke me as a kid.

    • @lordalexander74
      @lordalexander74 ปีที่แล้ว

      Been a while since I played, are those the vampires? You could do some shenanigans in the level and fight them as the knight, which helps some

    • @nameofthegame9664
      @nameofthegame9664 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@lordalexander74 yes they are the vampires. Remember struggling so much as a kid. The satisfaction when I finally beat them was massive.

    • @dansmith1661
      @dansmith1661 ปีที่แล้ว

      All you have to do is take your time, before the bomb goes off.

    • @rchrd3353
      @rchrd3353 ปีที่แล้ว

      This one came to my mind as well. Those vampires, super star wars trilogy, the sigmas, and the bruiser bros were my most satisfying victories as a kid growing up with snes.

  • @Mental_Health_Matters
    @Mental_Health_Matters 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I replayed Super Mario RPG on Retroarch a few years ago (my favourite game from my childhood) and beating Culex was easy at Level 30 :P I even got an achievement on RetroAchievements. Good times and great channel!

    • @HKgaming86
      @HKgaming86 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Lazy Shell makes that game a breeze

    • @LudaChez
      @LudaChez 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yeah I played through the game many times and only once did Culex give me trouble. Going in with Lazy shell, Metal Plate, and the thing you get for 30 consecutive jumps (the scarf? I could never get the suit). I would put lazy shell armor on peach with the plate and she would support Mario lazy shell weapon with jump scarf (I feel I might be confusing it with another item but it raised a lot of stats) and it was easy. I tried it under leveled at well. Still tons of fun. I need this game on the Switch

    • @joshuawidener8407
      @joshuawidener8407 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      you can easily beat culex at level 20 lol

  • @maldivirdragonwitch
    @maldivirdragonwitch 3 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Hey, man, I have to say you sound much more excited and enthusiastic in this video than in many of your old ones. I hope good stuff is happening in your life and I hope it continues for you!
    Thanks for the video and have a great rest of your day! :)

  • @allegedlyfalse6779
    @allegedlyfalse6779 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Feel super-validated with Rick and Nick Bruiser being placed at number 3. I'm not very good at video games at all, but for some reason, I felt determined to beat Super Punch-Out!! on the Snes Mini without using save states. I remember being knocked down at some point and being so frustrated I threw the controller down and started throwing punches at the screen like I was going to take Nick on in real life. When I finally did beat him, I was so elated I ran up to my brother in an embrace and started shouting "There ain't gonna be no rematch!" at the top of my lungs. Then I had to beat him again without getting any losses to see the special credits sequence.
    Yeah, Super Punch-Out!! is brutally unforgiving, but I'm really glad I actually stuck with it to the end. I feel like it should have been included on your list of Snes games that deserve a second chance, since it took me a while just to figure out how to beat Piston Hurricane.

  • @BetoDrummaster
    @BetoDrummaster ปีที่แล้ว

    Great videos as always! thanks

  • @chaospoet
    @chaospoet 3 ปีที่แล้ว +37

    "I can't beat M-Bison on anything over 5 stars."
    M-Bison: "OF COURSE!"
    Zombies Ate My Neighbors is one of my favorite games ever but I've never gotten remotely close to the end. I get maybe 10 levels in before either the games whoops my ass or I'm just mentally exhausted and just have to stop playing.

    • @drgribb
      @drgribb 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Tooo true. Only reason I know Zombies Ate My Neighbors ends is because of the internet. XD I used to think it was like an arcade game where it just keeps going and going infinitely.

    • @noeditbookreviews
      @noeditbookreviews 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I guess he didn't SEEE that, did he?

    • @kevindavid2476
      @kevindavid2476 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have beaten M. Bison on 5 stars, but only with M. Bison. A lot of blocking and countering by spamming "psycho crushers." Since, you are almost always blocking, the "psycho crusher" should be charged up and ready to go. Cheap way to win, but doesn't work everytime.

    • @CypressDahlia
      @CypressDahlia 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The game is 48 levels long, I believe lmao. It's wayy too long of a game for its type, IMO, and meant to be co-oped. There are certain types of games that are exponentially easier when played with 2 people like ZAMN and Beat Em Ups in general.

  • @scullystie4389
    @scullystie4389 3 ปีที่แล้ว +205

    To you, the day you faced Bison at six stars was the most important day of your life. But to me, it was Tuesday!

    • @Laneous14
      @Laneous14 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      My cousin and I got all the way to Sagat on 7 stars (if that was the hardest difficulty) by using E Honda's Hundred Hand Slap to cheese every opponent, but we hit a brick wall there.

    • @DusBeforeDawn2008
      @DusBeforeDawn2008 3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      Bonus points for actually posting this comment on a tuesday

    • @kevinsyma4681
      @kevinsyma4681 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Haha

    • @sheriffofrockridge9095
      @sheriffofrockridge9095 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Only play with 7 stars

    • @christopherjamesboudoir
      @christopherjamesboudoir 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@Laneous14 Yes! That's Awesome!

  • @hushmychild6745
    @hushmychild6745 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Bruhh love your content, instant subscribe

  • @Fernando-me2ie
    @Fernando-me2ie 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    I’m subscribing because I agree with everything in this video. To be fair, I have been all of those bosses. And it’s true, took hours. Especially super punch out. You’re correct on everything. And I’m glad to subscribe to such great content.

  • @inkredibill6352
    @inkredibill6352 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This was one of my favorites of your videos for a long time.
    Hearing you laugh at Sigma's tiny head was really dope. Really enjoyed that.
    10/10 earned a like from this guy.

  • @brian-nr5mo
    @brian-nr5mo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Hey man, hope you're having a great holiday! Thanks for making such consistently great content - I'm sure I speak for a lot of people when I say we really appreciate what you do!

  • @MrTthePoet
    @MrTthePoet ปีที่แล้ว

    Thank you for the nostalgic feels!

  • @michaelsandoval714
    @michaelsandoval714 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Mario RPG is so much fun!! I need to hook up my SNES again. I love that game.

  • @PaizuruInsanal
    @PaizuruInsanal 3 ปีที่แล้ว +47

    The Queen Bee in E.V.O. without exploits, I lucked out and managed to one cycle it.

    • @XanthinZarda
      @XanthinZarda 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      I'd say Yeti Mother is more insane than Queen Bee.

    • @AgentBootyPants
      @AgentBootyPants 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Oh, E.V.O., how i love and hate thee

    • @chaser5616
      @chaser5616 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Me beating the E.V.O final boss in dragon form because i don't want to lose my wing's, totally worth it XD

    • @osurpless
      @osurpless 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@XanthinZarda It’s still an exploit, but if you use an evolution with powerful legs, you can just wait until she jumps towards you and kick her to damage and reset her.
      Takes some patience, but a relatively safe strategy.

    • @trowa9960
      @trowa9960 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I played that game for the first time just a few months ago. It had been many years since I rage quit a game but that stupid queen bee... I died so many times. I had to find a TH-cam video and watch how to beat it. The end boss was a little tough but that Queen Bee was definitely one of the hardest boss fights in any game for me

  • @lzm82
    @lzm82 3 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    11:00
    Sigma: Allow me to introduce myself as the toughest boss in this list
    Z-Saber: Allow *ME* to introduce myself

    • @stevenruhlich4155
      @stevenruhlich4155 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Simga isn' t so hard because you can stand on the rand of the plattform and you must only jump when the other comes to you.xd
      (And you can managed this bosses with hadouken.)

    • @lzm82
      @lzm82 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@stevenruhlich4155 MMX3 no hadoken 😅

    • @CaptainCoolzCT-
      @CaptainCoolzCT- 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If you don’t have the saber, which has a very specific unlock ritual (Kill Vile Mk.2 with his weakness in the first encounter with him and then have Zero kill the boss in one of the last rooms), you will struggle a LOT.

    • @Zhortac
      @Zhortac 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Made me laugh how having the Z-Saber makes Sigma your bitch.

  • @avocadoman4494
    @avocadoman4494 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Yeah, what makes the MMX3 final sigma boss fight even tougher is that you have to use charged regular shots to inflict damage. Special weapons won't damage Sigma there. I rebeat MMX1 2 and 3 about 2 years ago, so it is sort of fresh on my mind. I remember retrying several times before beating that boss fight. That was tough.
    What really helps though, to make it easier for the last MMX 3 boss battle, is to get the 4 E tanks(and fill them before the fight), and the many hearts throughout the game for increasing your capacity to sustain damage. You may want to replay the levels to find those upgrades first, especially if not winning after several tries and you want to give yourself more of a chance.

    • @MurderWho
      @MurderWho 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      If you get the golden armor and everything, well, anything would be a snap at that point, and Sigma's included in that. The auto-charge special weapon allows you to get off three or four shots everytime sigma lands on the right side of the screen, and you can focus on dodging after that. But most importantly, when you die, yet again, you can start a level, then walk away and let the golden armor charge up all of your subtanks, leaving you ready to face Sigma again.

    • @SnoringFrog
      @SnoringFrog 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@MurderWho Not having to fill subtanks manually is the best part of getting the gold armor (because if I'm not getting gold, I always take the double air dash red chip). Always hate failing a fight and having to grind those worms for sub tanks.

  • @bsiferd
    @bsiferd 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dude I started cracking up at your mega Man sigma video hahha

  • @maxyrobbin
    @maxyrobbin 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    By the time I could finally defeat Culex, the item he dropped was practically useless... It was still satisfying, though.

    • @captainvimes6079
      @captainvimes6079 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      To this day I wonder whats in those other two chests when you're falling past the lazy shell area ☠

    • @reillywalker195
      @reillywalker195 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The Quartz Charm is actually really useful. IIRC, it provides a 50% boost to all stats except speed until the enemy uses a stat change reversal move like Shredder, and it protects against one-hit KO moves.

    • @reillywalker195
      @reillywalker195 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@captainvimes6079 Those chests are actually accessed via Bean Valley. There's an alternate route up to Nimbus Land via a tricky-to-reach beanstalk. That route is especially challenging in terms of platforming but yields a nice reward.

    • @Mr.G_717
      @Mr.G_717 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      The quartz charm is one of the best items in the game bro lol

    • @devinlwoods
      @devinlwoods 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Mr.G_717 perhaps his point is...do you really need it at this point

  • @Skullodream
    @Skullodream 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    The Bruiser Brothers in Super Punch Out are dificult, but is the same kind of dificult you have the first time yo fight Hoy Quarlow or any final boxer. I think I was stucked on Quarlow more time that I spent in the Bruiser Brothers (and If you are lucky and fast you cant defeat the last Bruiser in a few seconds...).

    • @Radeo
      @Radeo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      As a SPO veteran I agree.
      It's also harder to devise strats to lower your best time on Hoy than the brothers.

    • @Metacognitor
      @Metacognitor 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah you can beat them in under a minute if you know their little quirks and when to sneak in certain punches, etc. Same with Harlow.

    • @Skullodream
      @Skullodream 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Metacognitor I'd love to see someone beating Harlow in a few seconds, It would be so satisfying to me XD

    • @Metacognitor
      @Metacognitor 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Skullodream if you time it right, you can hit him with super punches to the stomach and he goes down hard early

  • @sethturner4580
    @sethturner4580 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Seeing the Bruiser bros listed at the 3 spot was surprising. I’ve beaten them so many times!

  • @Marff_Narpherson
    @Marff_Narpherson ปีที่แล้ว

    Great choices! I'll have to pop Mario RPG in when I get home, because I had no idea about the secret boss fight.

  • @clone_69
    @clone_69 3 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    And to make it worse, even if you defeat Sigma in MMX3, you still have to escape the self destructing fortress while virusSigma chases you. If you die, you have to beat him all over again.

  • @StevieViola
    @StevieViola 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    I'm sure someone wrote this already but, man, Dr. Wily in Mega Man 7 has always been the hardest boss for me. I use all my E tanks during that fight.

    • @TheShoe1990
      @TheShoe1990 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Absolutely this.

  • @astralmass
    @astralmass 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Especially your mixes of chill tunes...

  • @silentopinion
    @silentopinion 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I'm so glad that you brought up Rick and Nick Bruiser. I only beat Nick once, Rick however, I actually managed to be able to beat him quite a bit due to my personal algorithm. Unfortunately, I lost said algorithm, but I know I can get it back.

  • @AdityaGupta-dm2iq
    @AdityaGupta-dm2iq 3 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Great video and I completely agree with all of your picks, but considering how large the entire library of SNES games is I think that u should’ve put more battles . I was surprised that the final battle with Dracula in Castlevania Dracula X didn’t even make the list. Other than that some of the bosses from ActRaiser 2 were completely brutal as well. But other than that this was great video, and look forward to what you come up with next.
    Edit- just wanted to add the battle with darth vader in the super Star Wars game to the list of ridiculously difficult fights.

    • @scottyboy25
      @scottyboy25 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dracula from Dracula X was going to be my vote as well. I farmed for max hearts so I could use the cross as many times as possible on his final form. And you better not even get hit once.

    • @DrTelf
      @DrTelf 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Dracula in Dracula X is difficult, but a very simple way of making the fight more manageable is the traditional farming of hearts, then acquiring the throwing axe sub-weapon. Yeah it hasn't got the range of say the cross, but it means you don't have to be on the same level as Dracula to hit his head, you can be on the platforms below him and hit him with ease. The fight is still tough, but that little trick really takes the edge off.

    • @AdityaGupta-dm2iq
      @AdityaGupta-dm2iq 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@DrTelf Thank you for the tip. I'll try to implement it the next time I play the game.

  • @christlevania5933
    @christlevania5933 3 ปีที่แล้ว +45

    The secret hidden demon boss in demons crest is absolute torture.

    • @offdutyenglishmajor9924
      @offdutyenglishmajor9924 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I was just about to say! The Dark Demon! Took me so many tries. He is freaking brutal!

    • @DarkKodKod
      @DarkKodKod 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yes. This definitely included for part 2

    • @alexandreantunescosta6216
      @alexandreantunescosta6216 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      ....and brings no comfort!

    • @alexanderelloyd
      @alexanderelloyd 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I came here to say this!

    • @orichumo
      @orichumo 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yes, hate that fucking guy

  • @mattcat83
    @mattcat83 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I actually found the final two fights from Super Punchout relatively fair and straightforward as a child.

    • @thefunnyultra7guy237
      @thefunnyultra7guy237 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same here, Mike Tyson is 20 times tougher than the Bruiser Bros. I still haven't beat the original Punch Out.

  • @MonTube2006
    @MonTube2006 ปีที่แล้ว

    the concept of this channel is so original

  • @melancholypuppy3595
    @melancholypuppy3595 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Beating Nick and Rick in under 10 seconds with the Stun KOs is so damn satisfying when you execute. Takes a lot of tries but its not as hard as people think. It makes it way easier if not its a requierment to win.

    • @Donsaulimus
      @Donsaulimus 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      I took some time, many many years ago and absolutely destroyed that game, I managed to beat every fight in under 10 seconds. Good memories

  • @vashjf07
    @vashjf07 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    When I was in my early teens I figured out an exploit for sigma's last form in mega man X, you can sit on the very edge of his hovering hands through out the entire fight making it a cake walk. If you're over the edge far enough the lightning bolts that come down won't hit you. I put way too many hours in to that game as a kid XD

  • @edgeninja
    @edgeninja 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The hardest part about R-Type III's last boss was figuring out you had to throw your Force at its mouth in order to deal the finishing blow.

  • @amanawolf9166
    @amanawolf9166 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Super Mario RPG: Legend of The Seven Stars boss was pretty brutal. I learned that you can actually more or less "cheat" it if you get enough coins early in the game and buy some bombs before you do the water level. You'll go to the village and buy a bunch of the ice/fire bombs, which can do decent damage to the crystals. You'll be left with the final boss, and it becomes a lot easier to deal with since the crystals are destroyed.

    • @atmosdwagon4656
      @atmosdwagon4656 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      If you lack the elemental bombs/rock candies, then your best chance of beating Culex down easily lies in the Safety Ring, Lazy Shell, and Super Suit as these items block most of the attacks he and his pet rocks will throw at you.
      Most people won't be able to get the latter (even speed runners hate doing the 100 Super Jumps in a row for it), but the first two are pretty readily available and easy to get in advance of facing Culex.

  • @justinr1094
    @justinr1094 3 ปีที่แล้ว +115

    Dracula in Castlevania: Dracula X would take the number one spot for me, haha.

    • @MrJtathec
      @MrJtathec 3 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      Thank you. It took me longer to beat him than it took me to get to him.

    • @Shinmsl
      @Shinmsl 3 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      That fight is really cheap, the fact that in Rondo of Blood is basically the same as in first Castlevania but in Dracula X is that shit, is kind of a middle finger

    • @the-engneer
      @the-engneer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      @@Shinmsl I don't understand your comment

    • @jupitermonkey5687
      @jupitermonkey5687 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      same.

    • @michaelmiguel6937
      @michaelmiguel6937 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Can’t wait to get there I’ve had that game for a couple months still trying to find time to sit down for a play through!

  • @johnhearn7329
    @johnhearn7329 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I remember I was about 13 yrs old and I beat Act Raiser in one weekend! Straight crushed it!

  • @jeanferguson9063
    @jeanferguson9063 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Entertaining as always... 👏👏👏

  • @nikirick
    @nikirick ปีที่แล้ว

    I love that you chose Mega Man X music for the intro.

  • @7dogguy
    @7dogguy 3 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    The second to last boss in Super Ghouls and ghosts with the goddess bracelet super heart

    • @the-engneer
      @the-engneer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I'm guessing it didn't get listed because very few people ever made it that far.
      I actually beat that game, and took a photograph picture to prove it lol

    • @censortube8838
      @censortube8838 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@the-engneer Yeah I never got that far, just getting to the ship stage was hard enough.

    • @the-engneer
      @the-engneer 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@censortube8838 That stage is brutal but it gets worse trust me, and you have to re beat the game. Once you beat the last stage it says "oh you need the power bracelet", and then it makes you replay the entire game with a crappy weapon before you can fight the final boss. I love how people act like dark souls is the hardest game, but I think some dark souls players would be crushed by that game lol

    • @censortube8838
      @censortube8838 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@the-engneer Yeah I heard something like that, game devs are such trolls.

    • @stevensmall569
      @stevensmall569 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I had to spam rewind feature on the switch’s Super Nintendo app just to finally beat they game.

  •  3 ปีที่แล้ว +21

    Ah man, lot of good calls on these. At least for the ones I've played.
    Although I'd say the the Skull Wily from Megaman 7 is a bigger pain that MMX3 Sigma. Buddy teleports all over the place and spams projectiles that are really tough to dodge leaving only a few frames to attack... Such a pain.
    At least you have the option to use the Z-sabre to cheese ball Sigma if you can. But yeah, without it, he's a royal pain.
    Edit: fixed typos... I type like a tree stump

    • @Vintersorg88
      @Vintersorg88 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      I used to have trouble with MM7 Wily, but I found that, if you time it right, you can hit him with up to 2 freeze cracker shots before he shoots and teleports. Even though the wild coil is his weakness, the freeze cracker can hit him wherever he is on the screen, and, with the double shots, his energy doesn't take long to deplete. Even if I'm hit constantly, I can always dish more damage to him before my e-tanks are gone.

    • @Njnetsfan15
      @Njnetsfan15 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      MM7 Wily definitely got robbed. I was able to beat Nick/Rick bruiser after grinding a bit, but it took me FOREVER to beat MM7 Wily. Hardest Megaman boss ever.

  • @SpunkyDunk
    @SpunkyDunk ปีที่แล้ว

    I don’t think I’ve ever gotten past level 3 in Contra 3, and thank God too cuz that boss you showed would have DESTROYED my will to live.

  • @verlisifiancesatire6344
    @verlisifiancesatire6344 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Samurai's throw gil for FF5's last boss works like a charm.

  • @henryshaw296
    @henryshaw296 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Another cool video man, I’d love to see a countdown of secret or optional boss fights too!

  • @dreadmaps
    @dreadmaps 3 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    I beat nick in Rick bruiser in like < 1 min each. Fond memories of learning the fastest way to knockout each one in my youth! Great video!
    Axelay and contra 3 were also a favorite of mine

    • @marlondaniels7912
      @marlondaniels7912 ปีที่แล้ว

      Yeah, once you learn the counterpunch strategies for them, you can cut off everything they try to do and stun and KO them more or less at will. Counterpunching is the big difference maker in this game - without it the game is significantly much harder

    • @Strongbah43
      @Strongbah43 ปีที่แล้ว

      I have 13 seconds and 9 seconds on them.

  • @thomasgebert6119
    @thomasgebert6119 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Actually, there's a trick to the Terranigma boss here, and you don't even need magic rings.
    The only way that she really hurts you are the spinning gems around her. If you do the normally-more-effective "dash jump attack" on her, you will take damage, but you if you just do a normal dash attack on her, and then immediately jump to avoid the gems and run away, you can avoid taking damage most of the time. You can just keep repeating this and you'll slowly eat away at her health.
    If you're willing to be *very* patient, and if you've stocked up on bulbs to restore your health, she's actually reasonably straightforward and you can beat her first try, and you can beat her by just taking a bunch of sucker-punches on her. The bulbs are pretty cheap, enemies drop lots of gems, so there's very little reason *not* to fully stock up on them.

  • @underwearskids1
    @underwearskids1 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    YES! I am so happy Zombies Ate My Neighbors made this list! I LOVED THIS GAME!

  • @mooglemessiah1731
    @mooglemessiah1731 3 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    As a kid I managed to beat Street Fighter 2 on the hardest difficulty using Blanka because he can cheese every fight. If you just use jump and R and stay in the corner you can win every time. I have no problem cheating like this since the cpu cheats harder

    • @MrIronJustice
      @MrIronJustice 3 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Yep, the CPU cheats by just throwing out special moves without doing the input. No charge time for Guile's moves (throwing Sonic Booms while walking forward). In MK3 a human Sektor would telegraph his missile by doing a little foot shuffle, but not the cpu.

    • @lifeonleo1074
      @lifeonleo1074 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@MrIronJusticeSo true. The CPU in SNES fighting Gamez just downright cheat.

    • @CypressDahlia
      @CypressDahlia 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      yeah there are some AI exploits that are very funny. I know how to Perfect Shin Akuma in Alpha 2 using an exploit lmao

  • @M3troid.
    @M3troid. 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    Well, there is a "easy"way to defeat Sigma on X3: using the Z-Saber.

    • @emmastarr5242
      @emmastarr5242 3 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Yep. Poor guy must love Zero too much. Don't worry, he always finds a way to get rebuilt.

    • @ClintonKE
      @ClintonKE 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Still have to land the Z-Saber's hit 2x on his small head lol. Then escape the rising lava

    • @lfestevao
      @lfestevao 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Actually it's not hard but the hit box is weird. If you use a charged shot aiming straight for the head you risk it touching the breast plate under it which will deflect it. It's better to aim higher so the bottom of the shot grazes his baldness.
      After some practice his 2nd form becomes easier than the 1st.

    • @rayray0987
      @rayray0987 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      And there's an easy way to beat Sigma in X with a hadouken.

    • @jonp1952
      @jonp1952 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@rayray0987 I wouldn't say it's necessarily EASY. You have to be full health to use Hadouken so if you make one mistake before you get it off you're screwed. I suppose you could possibly cheese it with your subtanks but where's the fun in that?

  • @HonorinTreason
    @HonorinTreason 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great video!

  • @rayanerick
    @rayanerick 3 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    I'm about to fight against Culex in my gameplay, awesome boss.

    • @kingkrelly1315
      @kingkrelly1315 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Good luck, dude! ^_^

    • @catzblu999
      @catzblu999 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      Just equip the Lazy Shell. EZ mode

  • @Atrain204
    @Atrain204 3 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    “First you fight Sigmas dog who’s not much Treble”
    I see what you did there

    • @alangonzalezmartinez8189
      @alangonzalezmartinez8189 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      oh he said it? I heard trouble

    • @Atrain204
      @Atrain204 3 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@alangonzalezmartinez8189 possibly. I may have just heard want I wanted to....
      ...AKA.. Mega Man 7 references

    • @alangonzalezmartinez8189
      @alangonzalezmartinez8189 3 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@Atrain204 hahha yeah I don't think he said it but I heard it too! haha

  • @astralmass
    @astralmass 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Trying weekend ...
    And we played video games.
    Your videos helped Mang.
    And now, with a MASSIVE emulator on its waaaayyyy....
    We can try SOOO many games.

  • @danielmrtns
    @danielmrtns 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    8:25 M Bison is awful at first, but practice pays off. The trick, as you said, is to sit back, play defense, and attack only when you have a great opportunity. Sometimes a series of well-timed attacks will get you well ahead, and it comes down to running down the clock.

  • @duffman18
    @duffman18 3 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    It's always a good day when SNESdrunk uploads

  • @derekkellems1995
    @derekkellems1995 3 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    That t super awesome music you mentioned from the boss fight in super Mario RPG is actually the boss music from final fantasy 4.

  • @fsthechamp
    @fsthechamp 3 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    For sure. I once beat Street Fighter 2 Turbo on 6 stars as Ryu without using a continue or losing a round. A complete sweep. One of my proudest video game accomplishments. Not like beating Mike Tyson's Punch-Out blindfolded on NES. But it's definitely in that realm! 💯😎

  • @mazzarella_child567
    @mazzarella_child567 3 ปีที่แล้ว

    With Mega Man X you can haduken the dog and first form of Sigma. It is even possible to haduken his final form. I really liked this video. Keep em coming.

  • @crayfishroll
    @crayfishroll 3 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Lol your laugh 😂 on x3 sigma when describing the boss battle priceless ! That made my day