The 100 HARDEST Levels in Video Game History

The 100 HARDEST Levels in Video Game History

Author: Andrew Bascom and Mikey Ehrenworth June 13, 2023 Duration: 1:03:33

What's more rage inducing than failing time and time again when faced with a particularly challenging area in a video game?

The real answer, for those of us with a temper, is ultimately being unable to complete the challenge indefinitely due to the fact that you've resorted to breaking your controller over the same thick skull that couldn't figure out how to "Get Over It" with Bennett Foddy.

While sometimes all it takes is a quick head smack, or an "ah-HAH" moment, a few levels in video games tower above the rest, planting their flags mountains of busted controllers and earning their spot in a list of the 100 Hardest Levels in Video Game History.

Thankfully the talented folks over at Vulture have put in a painstaking amount of effort to piece together a wonderful article which outlines their picks for this list. We figured we'd use this wonderful bit of gaming journalism as a jumping off point to talk about some of the picks we agreed with, some we didn't, and the levels which would have topped our own lists.

The article is a "must read" and we'd highly suggest digesting it, or even following along as the episode goes. You can find it here: https://www.vulture.com/article/hardest-video-game-levels.html?utm_medium=s1&utm_campaign=vulture&utm_source=theretrogradepodcast

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Remember those games you spent hours on as a kid, the ones that felt like perfect worlds? The Retrograde: A Video Game Podcast is a weekly conversation between hosts Andrew Bascom and Mikey Ehrenworth that digs into exactly that feeling. They don't just offer a simple review; instead, they revisit the titles that defined a generation-both the celebrated classics and the notorious flops-to ask a tougher question. With the clarity of adulthood, do these childhood favorites actually hold up? The discussion naturally blends personal nostalgia with a critical eye, often wandering into related pop culture from film and TV, all delivered with a casual, comedic tone. Listening to this podcast feels like hanging out with friends who share your specific, deep-cut gaming memories, debating whether that legendary 10/10 score was ever truly earned or if it's time for a more honest reassessment. It's less about definitive rankings and more about the fun and sometimes painful process of looking back.
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