Pinball games too hard?

[Beechlgz]

Am I the only one here who finds the pinball spinoff games too hard?

I remember pinball red and blue. I put countless hours into that game (thinking it was a game that required lots of hours of practice), but I never ever once got onto the high scores (you had to beat the lowest default high score of 100,000,000). My pokedex was scattered with unevolved pokemon, and not very many of them either. I stopped playing after a year or so of obtaining the game. I remember I had a younger cousin who had the exact same game and he seemed to have no problems getting onto the high scores on the very same day he got it.

I just had a go of ruby and sapphire pinball recently and it just brought back memories of complete and utter frustration.

Is there anyone else out there who finds these games impossibly difficult to the point that the game becomes unenjoyable and not worth playing? I'm not asking if you liked the game, I'm asking if you found it too difficult.

 

[pkmn.master]

I beat the record for highest points in the Guinness Book of World Records Gaming Edition on Pinball Ruby and Sapphire when I played once. Pretty easy.

 

[vaporeon7]

I found R/B one harder than R/S. I found the R/S one really quite fun and easier after some practice. At least it's so easy that you finish it in like a day. I don't think it's so difficult that it makes the game bad I just have to go on a little anger rampage every time I lose (but I do that with every game anyway).

 

[NamelessGuy]

I never liked the Pinball spinoffs. They're unnecessarily diffcult (not to mention incredibly boring).

 

[Eurydice]

i found the r/b one quite difficult. i was actually playing it the other day and still couldnt beat it >.>
never played the r/s one might get it but i prob wont

 

[Elder Trainer]

I liked them both, especially R/S. Never really got some of the really high scores, but I had fun. I still play every now and then when I want to play a Pokemon game but don't have time to play a main series game.

 

[mishy.]

I actually liked the R/S Pinball game when I first got it (I better have liked it; it was overpriced since I got it on a Cruise). Though I did get frustrated at some points, I didn't find it particularly hard. Can't say much for the R/B version though, since I never played it.