For most of us who grew up during the 80′s and 90′s, videogames were pretty harsh. Contra, Castlevania, Battletoads, and Ninja Gaiden are probably the most tossed-around titles when it comes to defining the meaning of “Nintendo Hard”, but there are more examples out there–good and bad. These games raised us to endure one-hit-kills, few if any extra lives (unless you cheated), and ridiculously difficult levels filled with treacherous terrain and the most annoying bastards to ever cross your 8-bit [...]