I've grown soft!

[Orthodox]

Man.........I believe I've grown soft on years of playing the 'next' generation consoles. I am playing these old NES and SNES games and I am totally getting knocked around! It is crazy! I used to beat these games when I was like 10-13 and now I am just getting nailed! What is up with that? I think the games on the old systems are definitely harder than the current crop of games.

Right now I'm playing Castlevania. I got past the Grim Reaper boss, but I am stuck on the stage after him. And I only got that far because I used the save function in such a way where I could fight the Grim Reaper about a dozen times (or more) so that I could beat him eventually.

Also, I'm playing Battletoads on the SNES, and I'm stuck on the second level! just the second level!! what?!! It is that part where you descend down a hollowed out tree on a metal hovering disc. I do alright until you start to descend rapidly and then I get cut to ribbons by the pointy logs jutting out into the hollowed out tree.

Is there any hope for me?! Or have I 'gone soft' for good?!