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00:06welcome to mojo plays and today we're reliving the glory days but really locking in on the parts
00:11that weren't so glorious these are the 20 hardest items to unlock in ps1 games let's go before we
00:17continue we publish content all week long so be sure to subscribe and ring the bell to get
00:22notified of our latest videos infinite ammo bandana hard mode metal gear solid what are you
00:29waiting for shoot don't talk to me like a rookie i'm telling you shoot metal gear solid gives you
00:36unlimited ammunition depending on how you finish the story to unlock the bandana you need to survive
00:41the torture sequence without submitting which keeps meryl alive and leads to her ending finish the
00:46game that way and the bandana becomes available on your next playthrough giving snake infinite ammo
00:50whenever it's equipped the hard part is that the torture sequence is where you have to match to
00:55repeated electrical shocks without giving in fail and the entire reward path changes it's a wonderfully
01:00old school unlock because the game doesn't ask for completion it checks one specific decision made
01:05hours earlier throw the game in hard mode and this reward goes from tough to borderline unattainable
01:10how did you like that shall we go again magic longbow medieval
01:22in medieval the hall of heroes only starts sharing its best gear once sir daniel fortescue proves he's
01:28been doing proper cleanup each level has a chalice meter that fills as you defeat enemies and the
01:32chalice itself only becomes useful once enough of the stage has been cleared miss a handful of monsters
01:37and you may have to come back through the level hunting for whatever skeleton zombie or creature you
01:42somehow skipped keep collecting chalices and the hall gradually hands over stronger rewards including
01:47the magic longbow the tricky part is that this sits alongside platforming traps and environmental
01:52hazards so dan is effectively completing two jobs at once surviving the level and making absolutely
01:57sure nobody's left standing
02:12the xfa 27 and ace combat 2 is locked behind a very very specific bit of extra effort you first
02:19need to finish the game on normal then begin another run on hard and make it all the way to
02:23the dead end
02:23mission there four yf-23 a's from the hidden fox force 4 squadron appear as optional targets and every
02:30one of them has to be destroyed miss even one and the experimental fighter stays locked for good it's not
02:36the longest unlock on this list but it does force you through most of a second playthrough on a tougher
02:41setting while also keeping an eye out for enemies you could easily ignore
02:48ultimate junk weapon parasite
02:49parasite eve quietly turns rubbish collection into one of the biggest grinds around enemies can drop junk
03:00which seems useless until wayne offers to build an ultimate weapon once you hand over 300 pieces
03:06that number is exactly why this entry is on this list unless you're carrying junk across repeated runs
03:11you'll be farming fights for a very very long time just to fill the quota x game and the chrysler
03:16building can help push the weapon even further but that opens another huge stretch of difficult post
03:21game content so while aya is dealing with mutated monsters and biological horror you're increasingly
03:27excited whenever something drops what is essentially scrap metal 300 pieces later and finally wayne will make
03:33you something that doesn't suck i guess it blows
03:41infinite grenade gun dino crisis
03:52dino crisis spends most of its campaign teaching you that dinosaurs are dangerous ammunition is precious
03:57and running away is often sensible then its bonus content lets regina completely reverse that
04:02relationship repeated clears and operation wipeout push players into a much more aggressive style
04:07when knowing enemy locations weapon behavior and facility layout becomes crucial instead of conserving
04:12bullets and avoiding trouble you're actively clearing rooms as efficiently as possible the payoff is an
04:18infinite ammo grenade launcher which understandably destroys any remaining sense of balance
04:28damascus weapon vagrant story
04:42vagrant story makes top tier damascus gear the reward for understanding a crafting system that could
04:47probably support its own university course different materials behave differently blades can be fused
04:52together affinities shift through use and certain workshops limit what combinations are even
04:57possible damascus sits near the end of that whole process so building a truly great weapon takes
05:02planning across several stages rather than traditional grinding you need to know what you're combining when
05:08you're doing it and how each new version will behave afterwards early on most players are still trying to understand
05:12why one sword suddenly loves fighting beasts and hates everything else
05:15by the time damascus actually makes sense you've kind of earned it
05:26gunblade parasite eve 2
05:33the gunblade in parasite eve 2 is buried behind the game's ranking replay and battle point system so getting it
05:40takes more than simply knowing where to look you need strong runs efficient play and enough points saved
05:45up to actually buy the thing once it becomes available that can be tricky because chasing better
05:50ranks often means taking more risks while enemies are perfectly capable of shredding higher if you get careless
05:55ammunition and resources still matter so there's plenty of pressure along the way
05:59eventually though you get a weapon that is half sword half gun and definitely not modeled after another square enix
06:05property
06:13shining laser mega man legends 2
06:22the shining laser in mega man legends 2 is easy enough to understand at first
06:26find the laser manual in the fourth key ruins grab the green eye from alysium's defense area and build it
06:31then the upgrade costs arrive fully powering the weapon takes an outrageous amount of zenny
06:36with some guides putting it near a total of 19 million that turns the late game into a prolonged
06:42money hunt because even a powerful weapon isn't much use if you can't afford to finish upgrading it
06:46by this point mega man isn't exploring ancient ruins for adventure he's doing it because roll has
06:52handed him another invoice large enough to ruin his chances of ever buying a home a little robot home
07:01seven star blade saga frontier 2
07:09the seven star blade in saga frontier 2 is difficult for a reason that has almost nothing
07:14to do with playing saga frontier 2 you can only get it through the gogo digger minigame on the sony's
07:20pocket station and accessory that never properly reached most western players i mean here it is in
07:26such a low quality that i'm embarrassed to show it so if you lived outside japan and wanted the weapon
07:31legitimately the process could begin with importing a tiny handheld memory card from overseas and who
07:35the hell is going to bother that's a ridiculous barrier for one sword especially when it's barely
07:40stronger than the already excellent cinder forge sword no secret boss no perfect ranking no brutal
07:45dungeon crawl just a piece of hardware many players have never seen
07:53master moon chronocross
07:58chronocross makes sergey's master moon part weapon hunt part optional story archaeology you need to
08:04follow the side events surrounding dario riddell and the massa moon before the real obstacle appears
08:09dario himself he's one of the game's nastier optional bosses and loves punishing careless elemental use
08:14so walking in with your usual setup can end pretty badly pretty quickly defeat him and complete the
08:19connected events and sergey's sea swallow is finally transformed into the master moon one of his best
08:25weapons the fight is tough but simply knowing this entire chain exists is mostly the battle chronocross
08:31has so many characters and side plots that missing one crucial threat is so easy you can do it in
08:36your
08:36sleep i mean i do it while i'm awake
08:46hyper blaster silent hill
08:52silent hill eventually rewards repeat players with something wildly out of place the hyper blaster
08:58you don't find it during a normal run because it's tied to the game's replay structure and alternate
09:03endings even then the weapon's effectiveness depends on your overall ranking so getting the
09:07best version means clearing the game efficiently enough to satisfy its scoring system that adds
09:11another layer to runs already packed with puzzles enemies and awkward survival horror combat the
09:17tonal whiplash is fantastic harry spends most of the game cautiously swinging pipes at nightmares
09:22then later returns carrying a laser gun at some point you gotta give it up to konami that's sick
09:30ultimate war god the legend of dragoon
09:38it's bananas and i'm only realizing this now how many of these entries are from 1999
09:43what a tough year for collectibles 10 000 gold is the magic number for the ultimate war god in the
09:48legend of dragoon and the game makes sure that number hurts regular enemies don't exactly shower
09:53you with cash so buying the accessory can mean a very long stretch of grinding and watching your
09:58savings crawl upward very very slowly the reward is excellent whoever equips it automatically completes
10:04their additions removing a huge amount of timing pressure from combat but the price tag is so extreme
10:09that getting there becomes its own endurance test there's no hidden dungeon or secret super
10:14boss standing on your way it's just a shopkeeper and a ridiculous asking price and hundreds of
10:18monsters carrying pocket change stop
10:24chrisaegrim castlevania symphony of the night
10:30the chrisaegrim in castlevania symphony of the night is pure rng cruelty schmoose in the inverted
10:37castles forbid library can drop it but the default rate is only about 0.17 roughly one chance in 588
10:45so once you reach the right enemy there's no secret technique left to master you just keep killing
10:49the same floating pest and hope the game finally cooperates this can take minutes or it can swallow
10:55an entire month the reason anyone tolerates this is because the sword is completely ridiculous hitting
11:01several times while alakard keeps moving once it finally drops huge chunks of the castle become
11:05dramatically easier the farming however is not
11:15evil medallion legend of lagai
11:23late in legend of lagai mount dini hides one of the game's nastiest optional fights
11:28lapis he has around 70 000 hp more than the final boss moves quickly and can drain away resources fast
11:34enough to wreck an unprepared party this is not the sort of boss you stumble into and somehow scrape
11:39through you want levels supplies and a proper plan before starting the fight beat him and you receive
11:45the evil medallion an accessory that automatically triggers between 0 and 15 arts for the wearer
11:50that can be incredibly powerful but obviously there's a catch there you don't control which
11:55arts come out after surviving lapis the game could reward you with bubkis
12:05knights of the round materia final fantasy 7
12:14reaching knights of the round in final fantasy 7 starts with a problem the summon is sitting on round
12:20island and the high winds can't land there so cloud needs a gold chocobo breeding one properly involves
12:26catching the right chocobos improving their racing classes using specific nuts and repeating the process
12:31until you finally produce a bird that can cross oceans only then can you ride out to the hidden
12:36island and collect the summon i made that sound really basic but the effort is enormous more than i
12:41could describe in a few words knights of round hits absurdly hard and became one of the most infamous
12:46summons of the ps1 era i'll tell you for me it wasn't worth it
12:59dragoon lance final fantasy tactics
13:05the dragoon lance in final fantasy tactics is hidden inside mid-lights deep which already means
13:11trouble the dungeon is dark full of vicious enemies and packed with secret treasure tiles that
13:16only appear if you use the right movement ability even then finding the correct spot doesn't
13:20guarantee success rare items can be replaced by far less exciting junk so you may need to reset and try
13:26again that makes every battle awkward because you're not just trying to survive you're keeping
13:30enough control of the map to go treasure hunting at the same time getting the dragoon lance takes
13:34preparation luck and willingness to treat one of the game's hardest areas like an archaeological dig
13:52the goo king sword in breath of fire 3 is brutally simple to chase find a goo king kill it
13:58and pray the
13:59drop happens reports put the sword at around 1 in 256 chance which would already be rough enough if goo
14:06kings politely stood still and waited for you they don't these late game enemies can flee meaning some
14:11attempts and before you even get a proper shot at the reward you can improve your odds with certain
14:16item drop tricks but luck still controls the final outcome one player might get the sword almost
14:21immediately and that guy can suck my big toe infinite gatling gun resident evil 2
14:38the gatling gun in resident evil 2 asks for the kind of run where even a tiny mistake starts to
14:43feel
14:43really really expensive you need to clear the b scenario with the required high rank while also avoiding saves
14:49entirely that means no typewriter safety net no reloading after a bad boss fight and no quietly
14:54undoing a stupid amount of damage from one badly timed encounter once you know the game well the
14:58campaign itself isn't especially long but mr x and later bosses become much more stressful when the
15:04whole attempt is riding on one clean execution finish the run successfully and capcom rewards you with
15:09a weapon built for the exact opposite of restraint pac-man car r4 ridge racer type 4
15:29the pac-man car in r4 ridge racer type 4 sits behind a frankly ridiculous garage requirement unlock the
15:36other 320 cars first doing that means replaying grand prix campaigns with different teams manufacturers
15:42and race results because the game hands out vehicles based on how you perform and who you're driving for
15:47so this becomes a giant collection project rather than one especially hard event you're constantly
15:53managing finishes repeating championships and checking off cars until the garage is finally complete
15:59only then does pac-man get his turn behind the wheel after hundreds of races it's an appropriately silly
16:05prize and at least memorable enough to make the grind feel equally silly
16:16the excalibur 2 final fantasy 9
16:25i've spoken about this oh 10 000 times so i had to finish the list with it final fantasy 9
16:32normally
16:32encourages you to take your time enjoy the story poke around its world excalibur 2 asks you to do
16:39the exact opposite steiner's strongest weapon only appears if you reach the final dungeon in under 12
16:45hours which is brutal in a game that can easily take three or four times that on a normal run
16:50you need
16:51to skip distractions rush battles hammer through dialogue and abandon most side content from the moment
16:56disc one starts there's no deciding later that you want to go for it the entire playthrough has to be
17:01built around that deadline and the reward is pretty epic
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