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What is the main reason vintage games from the 1980s are notoriously, incredibly punishing and difficult to beat?

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What is the main reason vintage games from the 1980s are notoriously, incredibly punishing and difficult to beat?

What is the main reason vintage games from the 1980s are notoriously, incredibly punishing and difficult to beat?
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