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Nintendo hard
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Adjective
en video games informal Having an extremely high level of difficulty, even at easier difficulties.
en 2020 Barbaros Bostan Game User Experience And Player-Centered Design 267 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.
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