10 Video Game Bosses That Made You Cheat To Win

The early Legend of Zelda games is a great ancestor of most of the difficult games we have to this day.

This is exemplified in Dark Link, one of the most genuinely challenging bosses in the franchise's history. He automatically attacks whatever you aren't guarding against, perfectly counters all your attacks, and generally makes your life hell in that special way only flawless AI reactions can.

However, like most hard as nails bosses, players found a way to make this fight easy as hell with a cheesy exploit. As it turns out, if you go to the far left and duck, your evil doppelgänger just walk over to you without guarding, meaning you can hack away at him without ever having to worry about him blocking or launching a counterattack.

Curling up in a ball and jabbing at someone doesn't exactly make for the most epic battle of all time, your dignity has likely already taken a lot of hits by this point in the game, so how aesthetically pleasing your fight is probably isn't your first priority.