Are These The Ten Hardest Games?

"Hard" in gaming is relative. What I might think is easy, you might think is not. What you might consider a piece of cake, I may find impossible.

Website shortlist.com has compiled a list of the "Top 10 Hardest Games". Agree, disagree, but first, read the list:

10. Jet Set Willy (1984, Software Projects / ZXS)
9. Metal Gear Solid (1998, Konami / PS1)
8. Shinobi (2002, SEGA/PS2)
7. Devil May Cry 3: Dante's Awakening (2005, Capcom / PS2)
6. Ikaruga (2001, Treasure / Dreamcast)
5. Battletoads (1991, Rare / NES)
4. Demon's Souls (2009, From / PS3)
3. Contra (1987, Konami / NES)
2. Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts (1991, Capcom / SNES)
1. Ninja Gaiden Black (2005, Team Ninja / Xbox)

Top 10 Hardest Games [ShortList via Game*Spark via Sankaku Complex]