I've played so many hard games, but this is hands down the hardest game I've ever played... And I don't mean in the fun way. This game is completely utter bullshit in every aspect of it's design, and was pretty much made to swallow your quarters back in the day. Today, you can safely play this in the comfort of your own home with save states... But even that's not enough to save this from its cheap bullshit. Beating this game gave me no sense of relief like a Fromsoft or a Contra game does. Just that I was so glad to beat this so I can move onto the (so called) much better sequels. F The only points I give this game is for the iconic designs it brought into Capcom's mascot-sphere.