A long time ago in the 1980’s, Nintendo was renowned for producing difficult video games; notoriously difficult. The term ‘Nintendo Hard’ came from the brutal challenge of NES games like Battletoads, Ninja Gaiden, and Ghosts ‘n Goblins. Part of this was down to hardware limitations; a relatively short game on a single cartridge needed to last as long as possible, so developers would raise the difficulty. Part of it was down to the arcade game scene of the 1980s where difficulty was intentionally implemented to swallow as many coins as possible. However, since the Super Nintendo, difficulty in Nintendo games has considerably decreased. If anything, Nintendo has since been synonymous with easy, family-friendly gaming.