📍 Builder : Storm uniQ
🗓️ Date of release : 29 July 2011
🗓️ Date of first pass : 26 August 2011 by TBNSoty
🎮 Game : Trials HD
🎮 Difficulty : Ninja level 5
On this day, The Hard Way, created by Storm uniQ, became the first officially recognized ninja level 5 track in Trials HD.
The first documented pass was achieved by TBNSoty on 26 August 2011. Despite completing the track with over 430 faults, this run marked a critical milestone in the evolution of ninja-level gameplay. Just a few weeks later, another top player, JJtheGerman, produced an exceptional run on The Hard Way, reducing the fault count dramatically to only 39, confirming his legendary status within the community.
This progression came nearly a year after the community had first reached level 4 difficulty with tracks like Treetops. Shortly after TBNSoty’s achievement, Sugatin also passed an even harder level 5 track called Challenge, created by pyyheliina, pushing the boundaries further.
The Hard Way inspired several remakes on subsequent Trials titles, preserving its legacy as a benchmark of elite ninja skill.