Most Unfair Game Map/level

CplDavisCplDavis I hunt the arctic Snonos Join Date: 2003-01-09 Member: 12097Members
Well last night I was up to 4:40AM trying to beat that stupid race course mission in the game PC game Mafia.
You have to come in 1st place out of 13 racers for 5 laps of this twisting winding course. You have tor drive a crapy 1930s unstable uncontrollable race car. For those of you who dont know what Mafia is, just think of GTA3 but with way, way better graphics and storyline, and set in the 1930s.

After spinningout and losing, crashing and losing or whatever for 57 (I counted) retries, 2 and a half hours, and enough colorful language to fill Websters dictionary I FINALY DID IT.
OMG. My wrist ached and I couldnt move move fingers anymore but I did it.
Im running version 1.0 of the game. there are 2 patches out that fix bugs, but Ive never had any yet so I never worried about these patches. I went today to see just what the patches do specifically. I find out that in patch 2. They decreased the difficulty of the race mission. omg.

Also of most unfair note: If anyone beat the snipertown map (without cheats, on normal difficulty) in Medal of Honor Allied Assault without dying 50 billion times I give you Props. This map (Snipertown) was voted most aggrevating and unfair map of the year in the year MOHAA came out by several gaming magazines and reviews.
I mean come one, if anyone here played that map, when I say the snipers were hidden, I mean "Enemy at the Gates" hidden. Wounldnt have been so bad if there wernt over 50 FIFTY snipers like this lol.

Anyone have anyother map/mission horror stories?
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  • esunaesuna Rock Bottom Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15175Members, Constellation
    Well my first suggestion i can sum up in two words. "Hera" and "Processing".

    And onto a non-NS related one, it has to go to the the mission in C&C Generals on the China campaign where you start off as a convoy and get attacked by SCUDs and you're pretty battered from the start. Is it just me, or did they REALLY throw you in the deep end for this one. By the time you have the most basic of buildings (and haven't had the chance to build new tanks dispite the fact you're getting attacked constantly) you've got a SCUD storm on the way. Which i guarentee you they fire at your newly acquired (and hideously vital) oil refinery thing and supply depot.

    I got to that mission and after several tries i just uninstalled the game. Never touched it since.
  • LegionnairedLegionnaired Join Date: 2002-04-30 Member: 552Members, Constellation
    edited June 2003
    I played Halo last night on blood gulch.

    All night.

    Now, it doesn't sound unfair that much, does it? Well, when the three people defending your base work at the hospital and pulled a 12 hour shift the night before, and doese off constantly, it is. I smacked one of them awake and his finger contracted on the trigger on his controller, putting a shotgun round directly into my face in-game.

    Oh, and 16 people on battle creek is the most insane thing you will ever experience.
  • MrPinkMrPink Join Date: 2002-05-28 Member: 678Members
    That sniper level in MOHAA was so bad...I played it without cheats and retried so many times...then when I finally killed every single sniper in the map I couldn't figure out where to go so I walked around aimlessly for really long, then got **** off and gave up MOHAA single player.
  • BathroomMonkeyBathroomMonkey Feces-hurling Monkey Boy Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 78Members, Retired Developer, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    edited June 2003
    Yeah-- that sniper level was <i>bad</i>. I remember getting so frustrated that I went into God mode, and I <i>still</i> had trouble finding the snipers. I'd step out, and get rocked by shot . . . after shot . . . after shot-- it would usually take minutes to find the two pixels of visible sniper through several windows on a roof shrouded in fog.
  • TheMuffinManTheMuffinMan Join Date: 2002-12-20 Member: 11234Members, Constellation
    heh, do you know the shortcut in that mafia race that cuts half of the course out and makes it a near instant win
  • esunaesuna Rock Bottom Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15175Members, Constellation
    I could never do the racing level on Mafia.

    At least they gave me a refund at EB.
  • CplDavisCplDavis I hunt the arctic Snonos Join Date: 2003-01-09 Member: 12097Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--TheMuffinMan+Jun 1 2003, 04:01 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (TheMuffinMan @ Jun 1 2003, 04:01 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> heh, do you know the shortcut in that mafia race that cuts half of the course out and makes it a near instant win <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Yea i tried that but it kept saying WRONG WAY then it woudlnt count it as a lap. Maybe you can do that in the patched version where its easier to win that mission?
  • DubersDubers Pet Shop Boy Edinburgh, UK Join Date: 2002-07-25 Member: 998Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Cpl.Davis+Jun 1 2003, 08:45 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Cpl.Davis @ Jun 1 2003, 08:45 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Well last night I was up to 4:40AM trying to beat that stupid race course mission in the game PC game Mafia.
    You have to come in 1st place out of 13 racers for 5 laps of this twisting winding course. You have tor drive a crapy 1930s unstable uncontrollable race car. For those of you who dont know what Mafia is, just think of GTA3 but with way, way better graphics and storyline, and set in the 1930s.

    <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Why dont you take the shortcut? Take the shortcut through the middle of the track then hit the key that makes you respawn on the track just where the shortcut connects to the main racetrack. Take this shortcut every lap and hit the key like i said and you will finish 1st! <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • esunaesuna Rock Bottom Join Date: 2003-04-03 Member: 15175Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin--DuBERS+Jun 1 2003, 04:05 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DuBERS @ Jun 1 2003, 04:05 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Why dont you take the shortcut? Take the shortcut through the middle of the track then hit the key that makes you respawn on the track just where the shortcut connects to the main racetrack. Take this shortcut every lap and hit the key like i said and you will finish 1st! <!--emo&;)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/wink.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='wink.gif'><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    OMG H4X
  • CplDavisCplDavis I hunt the arctic Snonos Join Date: 2003-01-09 Member: 12097Members
    edited June 2003
    lol I didnt know about the "respawn on track loophole" I tried to win it fairly which i did eventualy, But yea still..... lol

    And without pressing the respawn key it wont work if you simply drive back onto the course
  • Cereal_KillRCereal_KillR Join Date: 2002-10-31 Member: 1837Members
    heh I did that race the first time I tried... Hardest thing I can think of is.... hmm don't know. I'm playing only NS lately so I can't figure out what was hard for me in the other games.
  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    The Sniper Level in MOH:AA was easy.

    Conker's Bad Fur Day - Beach [MP Version]

    DoD - dod_charlie[Bias against Allies obviously]

    NS - ns_tanith, and mostly every other map.
  • TenSixTenSix Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7932Members
    Goldeneye 007: the Archive multiplayer level.

    Just get up on the walkways, theres a P90, ammo, and armor, its frikin hard to kill anyone who gets up there.
  • Brave_UlyssesBrave_Ulysses Join Date: 2003-04-28 Member: 15922Members
    A mountainside sniper level in Hidden & Dangerous's addon pack. Bah - talk about having to save after every single kill you make because you will die with your next one...
  • BigMadSteveBigMadSteve Join Date: 2003-02-12 Member: 13472Members
    Probably the snipers mission in MOHAA. It was fricken impossible (almost). I stopped playing the game for about a month because I got so fed up with it. I finally got it though.

    ANY arcade game which involves a sniper rifle. Those levels were it says 'shoot him before he shoots you' really **** me off. It says 'START' then you are in a moving helicopter scanning a fricken skyscraper looking for the sniper. There are loads of civilians which I end up shooting a lot. Even if you do find him its hard to get a shot because you are constantly moving. What's even worse is that when you are about to fire he JUST shoots you.

    Summary: Sniping sucks.
  • BogglesteinskyBogglesteinsky Join Date: 2002-12-24 Member: 11488Members
    1st marine level of AVP

    i know, i know.
  • RenegadeRenegade Old school Join Date: 2002-03-29 Member: 361Members
    The racing level on Mafia was easy for me. Probably cause every other game I play is a racing sim. *Shrugs*
  • Lumberjack_WannabeLumberjack_Wannabe Join Date: 2003-03-11 Member: 14404Members, Constellation
    Any mission in any of the Blizzard RTS games that you have to defend a base for 20 - 30 minutes...

    GAHHH! <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif'><!--endemo-->
  • JediYoshiJediYoshi The Cupcake Boss Join Date: 2002-05-27 Member: 674Members
    GTA: Vice City, rc helicopter demolition mission, pc neither the less.
  • dr_ddr_d Join Date: 2003-03-28 Member: 14979Members
    That wasn't that hard Yoshi. : P


    Tetris on the NES lvl 39+ I don't think lvls get much harder.
  • JediYoshiJediYoshi The Cupcake Boss Join Date: 2002-05-27 Member: 674Members
    It was actually the controls that were hard, they might as well made it like K is backwards, L is spin left, U is to lower, etc. Crazy.
  • dr_ddr_d Join Date: 2003-03-28 Member: 14979Members
    The only controls I used were ascend (W) descend (S) spin let (Q) spin right (E) and move forward (NumPad 9) I didn't use the strafe keys and it made it ALOT easier.
  • NewNameNewName Join Date: 2003-01-09 Member: 12103Members
    Red Alert 1
    second last allied mission (i think), start of with about 12 guys, half of them engieers.
    You have to take out a huge instilation with just these guys.
    and you only have about 30min before they killed everyone with nerve gas.

    never got past it.
  • Special_KSpecial_K Join Date: 2003-04-19 Member: 15637Members, Constellation
  • [WHO]Them[WHO]Them You can call me Dave Join Date: 2002-12-11 Member: 10593Members, Constellation
    I'm not sure if it's the most unfair level ever. But it sticks out in my brain because it only happened earlier today.

    The leader battle in The Hulk **** me off to no end. After you beat him up once he gains full power back and two of his cronies come out and shoot you to **** with a cross between a fully automatic assault rifle and a rocket launcher. Nevermind the fact that you can't inflict damage on Leader about 40% of the time.



    GWWBRBWRBWRRWHRWHRRHRHWRHWRHWRHWRHH.

    Took me like 3 hours to actually complete a 4 minute battle.
  • TenSixTenSix Join Date: 2002-11-09 Member: 7932Members
    Yeah that helicopter demolition level was a pain in the ****. I had to use a trainer to turn the timer off, I just didn't feel like sinking as much time into it as I knew I would <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->

    Also, the Love Fist limo mission. Where you have to drive around for like 2min without stopping or the car explodes, and theres twice the traffic. I almost gave up the game, then I read you could just turn around and your on a massive straightaway <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> Made it easy as pie.

    The Dildo Dodo mission (no, im not making that name up) was REALLY hard the first few times. Once I learned the flight controls though, pfft, breeeeze.

    Oh yeah: Any battle against a high level or multiple Mages in Baldurs Gate II. Dear god, Timestop + Wail of the Banshee are frikin insane. I actually walked into a room with 1 caster, took out a uber mage and about a dozen of his pets with just those 2 spells and Pierce Magic.
  • BogglesteinskyBogglesteinsky Join Date: 2002-12-24 Member: 11488Members
    RA2 allied mission where yoou must defend pearl harbour was a bit of a ****
  • UZiUZi Eight inches of C4 between the legs. Join Date: 2003-02-20 Member: 13767Members
    Mafia Race mission=i went online and grabzored me a savegame....

    Wolfenstine spear of destiny =I'm A Death Incarnate
    + pentium 133=OMG!!!

    And duke nukem...its sooo hard not to pay off the strippers for 7 hours

    "shake it baby"
  • UZiUZi Eight inches of C4 between the legs. Join Date: 2003-02-20 Member: 13767Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--TenSix+Jun 2 2003, 02:08 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (TenSix @ Jun 2 2003, 02:08 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Yeah that helicopter demolition level was a pain in the ****. I had to use a trainer to turn the timer off, I just didn't feel like sinking as much time into it as I knew I would <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif'><!--endemo-->

    Also, the Love Fist limo mission. Where you have to drive around for like 2min without stopping or the car explodes, and theres twice the traffic. I almost gave up the game, then I read you could just turn around and your on a massive straightaway <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo--> Made it easy as pie.

    The Dildo Dodo mission (no, im not making that name up) was REALLY hard the first few times. Once I learned the flight controls though, pfft, breeeeze.

    Oh yeah: Any battle against a high level or multiple Mages in Baldurs Gate II. Dear god, Timestop + Wail of the Banshee are frikin insane. I actually walked into a room with 1 caster, took out a uber mage and about a dozen of his pets with just those 2 spells and Pierce Magic. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    easy easy easy


    Love fist=take the car to the freeway...then drive at a slow enough speed that the timer don't go off

    dildo dodo=takes time but not as hard as your making it sound

    Heli demo=took a while but then it became fun Watch out for those freaking construction workers...they be ****.
  • BigMadSteveBigMadSteve Join Date: 2003-02-12 Member: 13472Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Special K+Jun 2 2003, 01:44 AM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Special K @ Jun 2 2003, 01:44 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> dod_overlord <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    lol. That level is easy. As the Germans you just go into a dark bunker, set up your MG and fire away at the allies. If you are the allies just sprint from tank trap to tank trap, pick up a bomb and blow open as many entrances as possible. After that it is a piece of ****.
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