f-zero gx (probably about $30 for the gamecube)

futuristic racer

This game has a messed up learning curve. grand prix mode is easily doable on easy and standard, becomes an absolute **** on expert, and don’t even get me started on master difficulty. Of course, even on easy some of the tracks are just evil.

But where the abusive difficulty really shines through is story mode. Even on the easiest difficulty, anything above chapter 4 is going to be hard, and chapter 7 in particular will enjoy you repeatedly. Then, you move up to the next hardest level because you want to unlock some decent parts for your custom racers…Absolute hell. And there’s still very hard for the nuts with perfect reflexes who have every track memorized.