Sometimes, when my kids complain about their games being too easy, I break out super ghouls or contra 3 cause I'm a good dad like that.

7:00 It is easy, only need some basic rules 1. Get the knife 2. Get the knife 3. *GET THE KNIFE*

Ghouls and Ghosts was a nightmare

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Spiderman: Maximum Carnage. I def feel it deserves some recognition.

No way Actraiser was harder than Battletoads. No way.

No Hagane!? Actraiser 2 is waaaaay harder than the first one. Pocky and Rocky also belongs on this list over some of the other selections as well.

Hagane should of been somewhere on here no doubt.

Actraiser 2 is wildly difficult. Leaving it out of the list and putting the first Actraiser (which I beat as a teenager) is damn near crazy.

7th Saga. An SNES RPG that was as brutal as the 8 bit ones.

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Bart's nightmare should have made the list

9:18 - "All too easy." Wait, so Darth Vader was really Shao Khan??

Flip #7 from DKC2 to The Lion King.

You actually needed to be one with the force to be able to complete any of the super Star Wars games

I think you mean Actraiser 2. The first one, as amazing as it was, is a cakewalk.

If there is to be a CONTRA movie,it needs to be done as a "B" Sci Fi movie with LOTS OF HARDCORE SHOOTING!

I can actually beat "Donkey Kong Country 2: Diddy's Kong Quest" and "Earthworm Jim 2" no problem. :)

For it's time and for being an SNES game, Diddy Kong had some amazing graphics.

Anyone clicked this thumbnail to see Super Ghosts n Goblin

Evidently, nobody that worked on this video has ever played a shmup.

gradius 3 should have been here somewhere...

I hope Hagane is #1.

Person who made this clearly hasn't played many snes games. Hagane should be on here near the top. Some of the games listed arent even hard. Also there rules said they couldn't include broken controls and they gave space ace a honorable mention.

Most challenging game, Spider-Man X-men arcade's revenge

Hahaha, Donkey Kong Country 2 WAS NOT HARD to finish!!!

I was a major gamer back in the 90's and the game I had the hardest time beating for SNES was Drakkhen. It was one of the few games I never made it through.

"No broken games" *Puts Space Ace on the list*

I actually just beat super ghost and goblins took first day took 12 hours, gave up, and tonight took another 10 hours, finally got it!!!

You can always count on WatchMojo to suspend any surprises and give you all the expected entries. Of course, in this case, the obvious choices are mostly the correct ones, so they pretty much nailed it. Top 3 are dead on. But I never found Diddy's Kong Quest all that challenging--that's the best game in the DKC series. I must just be awesome.

Super Ghouls and ghosts is rough, but if you get past level 2 it starts to get easier.

One hard SNES game that doesn't get mentioned a lot is Super Ghouls and Ghosts' spinoff, Demon's Crest. The first level leads you in fairly gently, letting you get used to the game's beautiful visuals and gameplay before setting you off on a mode 7 map to explore. Most of the areas to explore are already unlocked, but the difficulty curve is off the charts, making you wonder which route to take to fight which boss first. Gathering every powerup you can sooner, the better your odds of getting through just one area.

Demon's Crest was pretty difficult for me.

Out of This World. I've been trying to play that game for almost twenty years.

I never thought Didddy Kongs Quest was among the hardest one. Hard but not top 20 hard... But good list overall. Battletoad right up there.

When I played this as a kid I swore it was called "Diddy Kong's Quest". In my thirties I played it again and realised it was Diddy's Kong Quest the whole time. And I played it a lot too. Can't believe I had the name wrong for so long.

Castlevania Dracula X released in 1995 not 1991

What about Gradius 3? one of the hardest games ive ever played to this day

Even if it’s Japan exclusive I consider Fire Emblems Genealogy of the Holy War and Thracia 776 to be hard games with difficulty spikes. Those are also the hardest of the Fire Emblem games.

10. Zombies Ate My Neighbors! 9. Prince of Persia 8. Battletoads in Battlemaniacs 7. Donkey Kong Country 2 6. Earthworm Jim 2 5. Ag Grazer 4. Castlevania: Dracula X 3. Super Ghouls N Ghosts 2. Contra III: The Alien Wars 1. Super Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back

Great and hard game all of them but... where is HAGANE?! Com'on this badass game should be at least in the top 5!! :P...

Top 10 hardest Sega Genesis games next

Super Gouls n Ghosts..... I have played the game almost every Halloween for the last 25 years, and have never beaten the 8th stage. LOL.

Phalanx. That game was brutal. There was no way to beat it let alone even get past the second stage on the hardest difficulty.

I have a Super Nintendo mini and I love playing Super Ghouls and Ghosts/ Contra 3, but man they have to be the hardest games I've ever played and will attempt to beat. I have beaten Dark Souls 3 and Bloodborne and those games are a lot easier than the games I mentioned

Yes, I played Actraiser, and the variety was really impressive. Too bad they didn't include the town builder in Actraiser 2.

UN Squadron was pretty hard, even when I had memorized where all the hidden energy recharges and shields were located. I went back to the game after 20 years and tried starting on the hard mode, that was a mistake!

That death scream in Alien Wars is ingrained in me from how many times I’ve died. Lol

Sunset Riders and Hagane definitely deserve to be on this list.

Act Raiser is not hard. Great game, but not hard!

The Lost Vikings was so unfair to me.

On the plus side, the music in these games are just so catchy, especially contra 3 and prince of Persia

Earthworm Jim 1 is way harder than 2, Castlevania 3 on the NES is way easier than 1 or 2, and Alien Wars is not nearly as hard as Super Ghouls and Ghosts. Empire Strikes back is a bitch, but also not as hard as Super Ghouls and Ghosts. The ranking is pretty bad on this list.

I say _Super Return of the Jedi_ is harder. _Super Empire Strikes Back_ doesn't have an impossible escape-from-the-Death-Star final level.

i thought super ghouls and ghosts would be number one 'cause it was legit the hardest snes game i've ever played

I thought Donkey Kong County 2 was waaaaaaay more difficult than Dracula X, the sheer length of that game alone made it tougher than Dracula X. Super Empire Strikes back is no joke though - that game demands extreme precision at all times. I guess Lucasarts heard the fans with the next game, as Super Return of the Jedi was a breeze in comparison to its predecessors.

Difficult games are a good thing, games are way to soft these days. BTW: Get off my lawn!

Anyone play Secret of Evermore? Holy shit that game was hard

Contra 3 The Alien Wars was super easy. The Goddess Bracelet in Super Ghouls N' Ghosts is not at the beginning of the game. It's everywhere in any stage as long as your on your second journey through the game and have the gold armor and blue shield. After the blue shield the next item you get in any stage is the Goddess Bracelet.

Super ghouls and ghosts and contra 3 are 2 of my favorite snes games!

holy wtf. Super Empire at number 1!? that was easy! the only thing mind bogglingly difficult about that game was the Darth Vader battle, and that only because if you wanted to live through it, the battle would take well over 30 minutes. pain in the butt? sure. most difficult game on the SNES? hardly. booooooooooo. time to redo your list!

U.N Squadron needs to be on this list

Two ways to enjoy SNES games in 2019. Cheat or watch speedruns or tool assisted gameplay. If you don’t wanna cheat at minimum use save states👍🏾

Zombies ate my Neighbors (SNES) , one of my absolute favorites. You have to start at the beginning, so you cn collect weapons and items, the codes are garbage, they do not save items. I have beaten ZAMN, several times. I am proud of that. The trick for me is to pause and take breaks. I didn't do that as a teen because I thought passwords would keep info, plus the coaxil cable, you could only do one thing, change channel and its fuzz. Didn't have a AV out splitter , so you can change channels while the game is in pause.

Super Ghouls N Ghosts would be a hard game if it wasn't for the fact there's no real punishment for dying a lot. Infinite continues doesn't make for a hard game.

Diddy"s Kong Quest was one of my favorite games ever.. I didn't think it was all that hard though, unless you were going for the hidden DK coins to get the "true" ending. It took me forever to get every one but I did it with no help or hints.

Actraiser?? Really?? That game is easy if you know how to play it correctly. The trick is: when you start the town building sim, destroy all the monster lairs as quickly as possible. Then after you've beaten the second part of each stage keep building the town to the max and earn as much HP as possible. By the time you make it to the southern tropical island your HP and magic should be completely maxed out making the snow tree and the volcano from the ocean (the final stage and boss) SUPER easy

I played that Super Star Wars game recently (the first one) and I thought it seemed a lot harder now than back in the 90's. I guess those games were difficult, but for some reason I didn't think they were that difficult back then..

I clicked on this expecting to complain about The Lost Vikings not being included, but to my surprise it was an honorable mention! I had a much tougher time beating those final levels than beating Super Empire Strikes Back. Never been able to beat Zombies Ate My Neighbors.

I didn't see Rolling Thunder, Silver Surfer, or X-Men Spiderman: Arcade's Revenge. Those games were incredibly difficult.

Battletoads and Super Ghouls and Ghosts are right up there for damn near impossible. Contra was tough but not impossible once you got the patterns to the bosses.

Im amazed Demons Crest wasnt in this list, that game was brutal and didnt get a difficulty change.

ROBOCOP 3 ITS MY NIGHTMARE....

Did anyone else play Prince of Persia on the SNES when they were little? I feel like I'm the only one, I'll never forget this game

One thing they forgot to mention about ActRaiser is the fact you have to fight all the bosses again, one after the other, before you fight the final boss.....who's as tough as nails.

7:47 "Contra III: The Alien Wars" is perhaps one of my most favorite Super Nintendo games EVER. PERIOD.

Either Aladdin or Lion King are missing, especially because it was aimed at a youn audience. I doubt any kid at that time has even seen level 3 in either games

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Actraiser isn't very hard for the most part, but the boss rush at the end is nearly impossible to beat.

Act Raiser 2 was impossible for me. The 1 is great but not so hard, is well balanced. I played and finished many times the Star Wars trilogy games, some segments were hard but I don't remember those games as difficult as everyone's says....

i loved Super Empire Strikes Back. Yeah it was tough but also a lot of fun

I've beaten DKC2 tons of times and I don't find it that hard tbh. I am replaying Mega Man X and that last sigma stage is long and hard af even with the full armor and heart tanks...

9:38 I'm sorry, but is that sequence ever explained in-game? I could never make sense of it in my childhood.

ActRaiser II is hands down the most brutal SNES game.. It takes away the SIM mechanic to leave you with nothing but suffering

Also you forgot to tell that in super ghouls & ghost you must fight astaroth with the bracelet weapon in order to go to sardius.Or else back to square one again!

I loved Super Ghouls and Ghosts soooo much! I remember I flight tooth and nail for a long time and finally beat it only to get trolled and sent back to the beginning. I wasn't even mad, I was just in shock and started laughing say "WHAT!?!? HOW!?!?" Only Miyazaki at From seems to have any fondness for that era of gaming. Back then many of the games didn't want to be beaten and finishing them was a mark of deft skill that gave you plenty of bracing rights and made you an indispensable resource to any kids looking to beat the game. It help you make friends and gain a reputation as a badass even if you were a runt. Gamings had its advancements but I feel like that environment is impossible to recapture because games are for the most part cinematic experiences made to be beaten and even for the few hard games all you need is a walkthrough. Old school games were like individual arts to master. Beating one game didn't make you much better at the next because it was largely based on memory so you never just became a good gamer you could become a champ at Mario but need extensive work on your Ninja Gaiden skills. I remember diligently mapping out all the Metroid secrets and proudly showing my friends all the cool shit they'd missed. Oh well, guess I'm just nostalgic, but being a kid I'm the 80s was awesome. I'm sure gaming for kids these days has far more to love then we had in the 80s. Just some things they won't ever get because the games may still be around but the world around them has changed.

Can't believe "The Lion King" isn't on the list. That game deserves a spot.

I'm surprised that Out of This World didn't at least get an honorable mention.

I did not find Actraiser for the SNES hard at all. Took me a-while to win, but it was not especially difficult.

you need 20,000 midi-chlorians in your blood to play and end BattleToads for SNES.

I really can't disagree with the inclusion of Contra III. To this day I still can't beat it on Hard mode, I did manage to beat it on Normal, but I had to give myself 7 lives to start. Donkey Kong Country 2 was indeed a lot harder than the first game and I have yet to beat it. I'm pretty surpirsed Hagane never got a mention as that's said to be the hardest out of all the SNES games.

Other honorable mentions for me are: Iron Commando, The Lion King and Earthworm Jim (on SNES. I beat both on Genesis but never on SNES, they are much harder because of the cropped screen), Hagane, Gradius 3, Rendering Ranger R2, Jim Power and R-Type 3. Demon's Crest is also one of the harder games on the system imo.

having beat a few of these on the list imo I always felt super starwars was harder than empire and jedi

Pocky and Rocky should have been high on this list, seriously that game is hard as nails!

A few things I would change about this list are:* put R-Type III in the top 3 - it's a shooter that's every bit as hard as Silver Surfer for the NES.* have Space Ace as an exclusion mention at the start of this video instead of an honorable mention because Space Ace is very much a hated game for it's stiff controls and overwhelmingly steep learning curve.* have a short clip of Wizard of Oz at the start of this video, because Wizard of Oz is a notoriously bad, frustrating and very difficult game for having bad controls, poor collision detection and broken gameplay mechanics.

I feel only #7, #5, and #1 are truly SNES exclusives. The others are ports of multi-platform games or upgraded sequels of already notoriously difficult NES games.

I thought Contra was going to be #1 :) haha This was a cool video

Bart's Nightmare was one of the hardest SNES games I've ever played. Way harder than DKC2 or Earthworm Jim imo

Star was empire strikes back was the bane of my childhood on the SNES

that Snes version of POP is probably the best version ever made.....the music soundtrack is UNREAL for 16 bit and the enhancements over the PC version of the time was incredible.