10 Nasty Video Game Levels Designed To Torture You

7. Rock Tunnel - Pokemon Red And Blue

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Rock Tunnel: destroying the hopes and dreams of children since 1996.

The first true early game obstacle that stood between you and the Elite Four - Brock, you're a joke, mate - surmounting the challenge posed by Red and Blue's first proper 'dungeon' is what separated Trainers from Masters on the playground back in the 90s.

Remember, this was in a time without internet guides - you couldn't just ask Google where to find Flash, navigating Rock Tunnel's abyssal darkness without the Hidden Machine is how many first-timers remember the trek through its cavernous, multi-layered nightmare.

Even for those that had the foresight to navigate Diglett Tunnel first and pick up the HM, making it to Cerulean City still wasn't easy. Endless lines of unavoidable Trainers, all seemingly infatuated with Geodudes and Zubats, accosted you at every turn, and if that didn't send you packing back to Pewter, the wild encounters did.

Please, newcomers, for your own sake, use that cash you earned from whooping Brock on Repels. They're worth every penny.

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