Nintendo hard

adjective

Having an extremely high level of difficulty, even at easier difficulties.

Meanings

adjectiveNintendo hard (comparative more Nintendo hard, superlative most Nintendo hard)

comparative more Nintendo hard · superlative most Nintendo hard

  1. informalvideo gamesHaving an extremely high level of difficulty, even at easier difficulties.

    Notably, the fairness of difficulty in Nintendo hard games has been called into question in recent years (Lessel 2013), highlighting that such designs can sometimes serve more to infuriate players through frequent unfair death rather than provide an appropriate challenge.

    2020, Barbaros Bostan, Game User Experience And Player-Centered Design, page 267
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