8 Early Video Game Bosses That Kicked Your Ass

There's no greater sense of shame than getting your ass handed to you in a bin bag by a games opening boss, and nothing worse than then finding out that this wasn't a scripted loss battle like Genichiro and Jetstream Sam and that the game actually does expect you to climb this mean-spirited mounted after all.

Such is the case of Ninja Gaiden Black, which is the video game equivalent of getting stabbed repeatedly in the hands and then being forced to recreate the Mona Lisa painting using only lemon juice, blood, and tears under pain of testicle kicking.

In short, the game is hard and it wants you to bloody know it.

In a move that seems to be made entirely out of spite, if the player can make it past the insanely powerful regular grunts in the opening stage, they will come face to face with Murai, or should that be face to arse because this guy shits all over you in seconds.

For those looking to overwhelm him with attacks, he'll tank a few hits and power through your combos, or counter leaving you with a decimated health bar. If you play it too safely he'll break your guard and flip around you to attack that nice exposed back and "whoops there goes my spine"

It's a boss battle that screams "get on my level", but the level in question is a tattered rope bridge above some lava. It's an utter horror show and remember, this is only the tutorial boss.