Man the first castlevania used too kick my ass you get all the way too frankenstien and die no continue no save just start over that pissed me off.

rewind.

All I can say is ya'll should've gotten a subscription to Nintendo Power. Because of that Fester's Quest and Maniac Mansion were easy. I still have the original strategy guide to Final Fantasy 1. Also Zelda 2 was pretty easy if you had the two issues that had the first 6 palace maps and the overworld map.

My votes for hardest game are Castlevania, I got to the second to last guy and died on the first hit. Never played it after that...took me like 6 hrs just to get to that point. Second vote goes to Snakes Revenge...spinoff in the Metal Gear series. Couldn't ever get past the guy on the train.

A hard game that I did beat was Goonies II...anyone else beat that?

I did. You haven't notced the abundance of Goonies graphics on this site?

I dont by far call super mario three the hardest game ever but after watchin this I wont be able to play it again without feeling a little iless of a man lol http://media.ebaumsworld.com/moSMB3.wmv

if thats the video of that game being beaten in like 10 minutes...hawtalta.

plus I heard it was a fake.

Sorry, I just had to chime in here and mention that Halo 2 on legendary is fucking impossible.

Yes it is. What level are you on right now?

Still on the first one. I can't get past the second pelican bay for the life of me.

Fuck i know man, the plasma pistol and smg are the best route to go when taking the elites but I get so concerned with them I forget all about the grunts and they end up taking me out. Then when i swtich my attention to the grunts the elites come and take me out in 1.3 sesonds. I've read alot on the gamefaqs forums for Halo 2 and pretty much everyone that has beaten it on legendary agree's that the first level is the hardest. I guess I will have to develop even more patience to get through it heh.

i heard the game Trespassor is hard to beat along with maybe todays comps can run the game at 60fps

the plasma pistol? are you kidding? that thing sucks!

if you're good enough to counter the kick back, go dual SMG's. If you have trouble moving, aiming and countering then go SMG w/ the Marine pistol. The Marine pistol is very accurate AND has stopping power.

Also use cover, hide and draw the enemy in then light them up and run again, hide, etc, etc

Also be sure to balance the use of your dual weapons, you don't want both to be need reloading at the same time.

Yeah well if you havent used it try dually wielding the plasma pistol and the SMG. One charged shot knocks the Elites shield out and a few rounds from the SMG takes him down(im sure you know this though)......the fight lasts about 2 seconds using this method from blue, red, and white elites(is there also a black elite??) Also its a really good strategy to use in multiplayer or Live.

I've tried the plasma pistol/SMG combo before, and it just doesn't work. It works on one or two elites, but the problem is that the second you blow their shields they take cover... and when you're trying to take out 6 at a time it just doesn't work to take out just one guy's shields. Neat idea in theory (and may work in cooperative mode) but it's just not fast enough.

The only reason I've gotten as far as I have is just due to blind luck (i.e. really luck grenade tosses). I usually go with dual plasma rifles because they deliver the most damage in the shortest amount of time.


I don't buy for one minute that anybody has beaten this game on legendary single player. I think they made it impossible on purpose. Seriously I can blaze through the game on heroic no problem, but legendary is just rediculous. Sounds to me like somebody is posting more bullshit on the internet again.

Believe it buddy, because I have

haha, but then again... I supplement my income by playing games for a living, so what would I know.

I haven't beat legendary yet, but I'm in the mausoleum (the first time) so I'm abotu 90% done. It's completely possible to beat Josh.

My revised strategy has been to dual wield the elite plasma rifle and a SMG. The plasma weapons take down shields much faster than the projectile weapons, once their shield is down I go at them w/ the SMG. yes once an elite shield drops they try to take cover, but you can't let them. you have to take them out fast.

also I have a long range weapon w/ me, the marine sniper rifle when possible but if not the covenant carbine or sniper rifle work. w/ these you have to get a headshot every time.

the brutes have been the hardest part of legendary for me. the plasma rifle/SMG isn't very effective against them. for that I usually drop my short range weapon(s) and pick up one of their grenade launchers. that combine w/ some well placed frag and plasma grenades is about the only way I've been able to get through.

legendary is slow going (especially since I'm playing 2 other games, RE4 and The Minish Cap), but many peoople have and will beat it. I just hope the alternate ending is worth it (not like that faggy one in Halo).

anyone remember SINISTAR?

fuck that game was impossible.
i don't think i EVER made it past the second level.

Halo 2 isn't altogether hard at all... Multi-player is always more challenging for me than the actual game itself.

But I still don't die a whole lot. What amuses me is people who "hack" or find a loophole and think that it makes them hardcore... then I kill them anyway. Guess my Xbox with a 3ghz processor and 512meg of ram was a little bit faster ;)

Fear not... I think I may retire from Halo... I've already paid for a car by playing a fucking game. Sad.

And what is this bullshit about strategy guides and whatnot? Like WTF? Cheaters.

3ghz processor.....riiiiiiiight

SMARTXX V2 MOD CHIP, WESTERN DIGITAL 200GB HDD, and a 3ghz processor to add a little flavor.

for $450, I'll throw in 50 games and a copy of Linux.

you should do your research before rolling your eyes, dude.

wow...a clear case, mod chip and a larger HDD...whoopty do-uchebag.

let's see the 3Ghz processor, or a walk through on the install from a credible site. I'll be glad to admit I'm wrong if provided with proof, but from every xbox mod site I've read pretty much the only CPU mod anyone has done (successfully) is upgrading to a 1.4Ghz Celeron.

and as for your comments about being such a badass multiplayer, if you're not playing on Live, you're playing with scrubs.

how bout I write a walkthrough up?

What exactly do you think that an Xbox is? It's a fucking computer with a DVD drive.

Open case, install HD and all other working parts as you would any OTHER processor in an Xbox. close case.

Just because you haven't read about it on the intarweb doesn't mean that it can't/hasn't been done. and it's not a matter of whether or not I can prove it. I gain nothing from it, so why take the time to prove myself... arguing online is like running in the special olympics. you might win, but you're still a retard. I haven't found any good websites for turning my old nintendo power glove into a midi controller, but I sure the fuck did that as well.

So, which site would you prefer I post up my method(which isn't MY method, BTW) for hacking my Xbox to shreds?

And which one should I post about how I run a linux server off of another Xbox? Fuck, I guess I could provide you with some info that you probably wouldn't understand(and, judging by your doubting the possibility of upgrading from 1.3 ghz to 3ghz, I know that you wouldn't understand.)...

let me get right on that.

BTW, I play on Live, dipshit.

Do you seriously think that the level of competition on Live is even close to being on par with those who make a living playing halo 2? Yer shitting me.

haha...ok kiddo, time to ease up off the glass dick and just admit you're full of shit.

the Xbox isn't any more of "just a computer w/ a DVD drive" than your Sony DVD player is. the cpu is a celeron based chip, it's not your run of the mill x86 chip so it's not as simple as taking an x86 processor and plugging it in. It won't fit! Also most Xbox games (including Halo 2) are programmed with the timing being based on the system clock. If you have a faster processor the game will run faster, unplayably (yes I made that word up) faster. That's why the company's that sell the upgrade CPU Xbox's offer a switch that allows the CPU to step down to the default clock speed so the games (like Halo 2), whose timing is based on the system clock, will play normally.

Also the system memory isn't normal 184 pin DDR or 168 SD. the only way anyone on any xbox modding site/forum has been able to upgrade their memory is by taking memory from another Xbox, and that required quite a bit of soldering. The highesst working memory amount I've seen was 192.

As for you saying you play on LIve, maybe you should do some research on XBL banning hardware ID's on modded Xbox's. Sure you can enable/disable your mod chip, but your new HDD is also detected by XBL and will result in a ban.

I doubt you make a living playing Halo 2, short of hustling your scrubby friends for $5 here or there for crack. What leagues/competitions are you making your living in? What's your name?

Put up or shut up.