Gaming Dreamer totally. One of my best friends bought this game when it first came out and I’d never heard anything about it. I played it and got hooked instantly lol. Spent countless hours playing it over and over after borrowing it from him. Hell I didn’t wanna give it back lol. Glad he made me aware of it otherwise I would have never played this amazing game
I beat this game! :) First waterfall level have a easy trick, it is to wait 1 second after the level start that just press the gas and never let it go... your not gonna miss a jump.
The graphics and animations in this game are pretty darn impressive! Of course since it's NES it lacks in the way of colour-count but what they did there with those sorta pre-rendered sprites and smooth animations looks really good!
i have great memories of this game.... i played this when i was a kid during very hot summer days of 1989 at my friend's basement, after swimming in the pool and eating Mr. Freeze.... GREAT memories.
guy driving the boat must hate his life, you can see the boat has a built in helicopter propeller proving he could have just flown over the waterfalls yet he keeps sailing into the abyss.
The sound the boat makes when it falls off the water fall sounds like the same sound you hear when you fall off a cliff and lose your marble in Marble Madness :D
i rented this game once, when there was renting to be done.. a few years back i bought this when i went on a binge buying old lost games i loved playing, still really fun, but hard as heck.
Uh oh! Don't go chasing waterfalls. Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to. I know that you're gonna have it your way or nothing at all. I just think you're movin' too fast!
I would have said that RC Pro Am was the prototype, and that this is more like Snake, Rattle & Roll but with different sprites. Fair play to Rare (an English company), most of their games (including Wizards & Warriors and Donkey Kong Country) had fabulous music!
I owned this game as a kid. I beat it a few times by the skin of my teeth! It took a hell of a lot of practice! The waterfall levels weren't too hard once you figured them out, but yeah, the game was super hard! If you didn't have the right upgrades at a certain point of the game, you just weren't going to beat it that time. Still loved it though. Played the shit out of it. And it even had battery backup to keep your high scores! Not too many games had battery backup unless it saved your progress. This game did not save progress.
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I've played this in the DKC 3 GBA versión, cool game.
You serious!? Favorite memory of an nes game that was so fun, but in the same time pissed me off for hours and hours. Such an underrated game. Thanks for the review! Go PENS!
I just bought this randomly in a bulk lot, for some reason I'd assumed this was a vertical shooter like Tiger Heli or something. I didn't even know it was made by Rare. Can't wait til it shows up now! I'm a glutton for Battletoads and Snake Rattle n Roll...
the fail/ death music brings back so many pissed off moments of death...and failure, but I remember beating it when I was like 10 and pretty much considering myself a god lol
I always loved this game. Sure it might be on the tough side, but if you play it enough you figure out the timing and how to get a lot of free 1-Ups. I'm surprised Mark didn't make a mention of how the one mission stage in Cobra Triangle is a ripoff of Rip-Off. :) That and the races were my favorite parts of CT. Anyone notice the Marble Madness sound effect also used here when you fall off the waterfall? Rare also programmed the excellent NES port of that as well.
Last I checked nes games are still hard, hahahaha jk (not really). I checked earlier; I got to the the second battle with the last boss in NINJA GAIDEN and gave up...again... must of watched more then 100 of your episodes like a year or so ago big fan of the INTERGALACTIC SPACE STATION!!! I forgot about your channel after I stopped using youtube when it got all stupid and restricty a while ago aaand I'm back. btw I think youtube has a bias against you because I've watched video game videos for like 2 months straight and I haven't come across one of your videos in the sidebar up until now (I was like "oh yeah! what the *bad word* is wrong with me"... for shame youtube.)
![Is Cobra Triangle [NES] Worth Playing Today? - SNESdrunk](/img/1.gif)
one of the best under rated NES titles
Gaming Dreamer totally. One of my best friends bought this game when it first came out and I’d never heard anything about it. I played it and got hooked instantly lol. Spent countless hours playing it over and over after borrowing it from him. Hell I didn’t wanna give it back lol. Glad he made me aware of it otherwise I would have never played this amazing game
I beat this game! :)
First waterfall level have a easy trick, it is to wait 1 second after the level start that just press the gas and never let it go... your not gonna miss a jump.
LOL at the TLC reference. Don't go chasing waterfalls Mark, stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to.
I always wanted that game when I was a child. But instead my father bought me Mega Man 2... A pretty good deal in fact.
the best game of all time is mega man 2 lol
I used to rent this many times back in the day, and while it was frustrating I really enjoyed playing it!
same
Its good that this game isnt RC Pro AM with boats, because we had Eliminator Boat Duel on NES. How many RC Pro AMs you need with boats anyways?
My mom randomly bought me this game. It was good!
The graphics and animations in this game are pretty darn impressive!
Of course since it's NES it lacks in the way of colour-count but what they did there with those sorta pre-rendered sprites and smooth animations looks really good!
i have great memories of this game.... i played this when i was a kid during very hot summer days of 1989 at my friend's basement, after swimming in the pool and eating Mr. Freeze.... GREAT memories.
I loved this game growing up AND I own it now.
Solid indeed!
Only in a video game can waterfalls exist like that
It's the music when falling down the waterfall that makes it like a kick to the groin. Insult to injury.
Owned this game, was alot of fun
Kenny Jones I still own it. I’ll never part with it!
If you think the waterfalls were bad, you haven't seen the iceberg stage!
The boat turning animation is so smooth. If I didn't know better I'd say they used some kind of vector system.
this game is really cool
guy driving the boat must hate his life, you can see the boat has a built in helicopter propeller proving he could have just flown over the waterfalls yet he keeps sailing into the abyss.
hah when you fall down the waterfall, it's the same sound effect from marble madness when you fall off the edge.
you can farm power-ups on the first level if you keep getting the 1up.
COBRA TRIANGLE GRIND.
Aww it's a classic. And, one of my all time favorites when young. Got to last boss and died. Like most NES titles, it took practice.
This is more like Snake Rattle N Roll with boats. That's falling death sound...
The sound the boat makes when it falls off the water fall sounds like the same sound you hear when you fall off a cliff and lose your marble in Marble Madness :D
I really enjoyed this game, one of my favs for NES.
Hardest game I ever owned - loved it! Completed it a few times but at the expense of needing therapy for the next 30 years.
Cobra Battletoads: The Waterfall Mission!
I've always hated the stage were you have to go up a river with spinning logs and whirlpools
Need to spend more time with this game, but RC Pro AM on water was exactly my impression.
I could never ever beat the crab boss as a kid. Had big problems with the protect the kids also. Ohh the memorys from my childhood :D
i rented this game once, when there was renting to be done.. a few years back i bought this when i went on a binge buying old lost games i loved playing, still really fun, but hard as heck.
The more I played it the better I got with the water falls and whirlpools. Lol!
I loved this game as a kid, seriously one of my real favourite!
Uh oh! Don't go chasing waterfalls. Please stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to. I know that you're gonna have it your way or nothing at all. I just think you're movin' too fast!
+John Jenkins Gaaaaaaaaaay
Nice name, Adonis!
Boat can helicopter to the next stage but has to deal with a bunch of bullshit obstacles with a time limit for no reason.
one of those titles featured on the NES poster
Don't go chasing waterfalls, stick to the centipedes that you're used to lord carnage
I grew up with the NES. So how did I miss this gem?
Haha Cobra Triangle! I had this as a kid and couldn't even beat it with game genie,
Great game. I think I have this one in my collection or at least I used to.
I would have said that RC Pro Am was the prototype, and that this is more like Snake, Rattle & Roll but with different sprites.
Fair play to Rare (an English company), most of their games (including Wizards & Warriors and Donkey Kong Country) had fabulous music!
You need to review some C64 games, like target renagade and spy hunter
I owned this game as a kid. I beat it a few times by the skin of my teeth! It took a hell of a lot of practice! The waterfall levels weren't too hard once you figured them out, but yeah, the game was super hard! If you didn't have the right upgrades at a certain point of the game, you just weren't going to beat it that time. Still loved it though. Played the shit out of it. And it even had battery backup to keep your high scores! Not too many games had battery backup unless it saved your progress. This game did not save progress.
I've played this in the DKC 3 GBA versión, cool game.
You serious!? Favorite memory of an nes game that was so fun, but in the same time pissed me off for hours and hours. Such an underrated game. Thanks for the review! Go PENS!
Mark, just stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're used to.
I just bought this randomly in a bulk lot, for some reason I'd assumed this was a vertical shooter like Tiger Heli or something. I didn't even know it was made by Rare. Can't wait til it shows up now! I'm a glutton for Battletoads and Snake Rattle n Roll...
James Dean its an amazing game actually. I’d buy it again if I already didn’t have it
This is going to be on rare replay coming out aug 4th for xbone
top 5 on the NES easily.
I think we all know that waterfalls, as taught to us by TLC, give you STD's
If we want to donate a game, do you have a link so we know what you already have? would love to donate a couple things
the fail/ death music brings back so many pissed off moments of death...and failure, but I remember beating it when I was like 10 and pretty much considering myself a god lol
do we have this to thank for giving us the Turbo Tunnel?
I'm still playing this in 2021 😄
This game was my child hood Alexay for snes should have worked on my killer instinct combos though
This is an awesome game, thank you for reviewing it. How far have you gotten in this?
"Remember how hard NES games used to be?" That's why you used Game Genie lol
Difficulty meant longevity back then.
Now we have freemium skinner boxes! Ah, the joys of the modern age.
If you thought the waterfalls were hard, wait until you see the iceberg level. Don't say I didn't warn you.
Waterfall levels kinda remind me of the turbo tunnel on battletoads.
Finally I'm the first to tell you:
"Fucking Awesome man !"
Bimini run was crazy hard too.
Rare games. They learned ya what you needed to know to handle life.
Stevie Wonder - Master Blaster at 4:35 :)
Does this game remind you of RC PRO AM? Because I didn’t catch it the first billion times.
Oh my! It´s approaching. The day is coming in a week! I don´t want to say goodbye to my cats!
I loved that game. And yes the waterfall level was the worst.
What I would expect from Rare?
Well, when I played their Nightmare on Elm Street game on NES...
looks pretty good
I always loved this game. Sure it might be on the tough side, but if you play it enough you figure out the timing and how to get a lot of free 1-Ups.
I'm surprised Mark didn't make a mention of how the one mission stage in Cobra Triangle is a ripoff of Rip-Off. :) That and the races were my favorite parts of CT.
Anyone notice the Marble Madness sound effect also used here when you fall off the waterfall? Rare also programmed the excellent NES port of that as well.
I love this game.
oh shit Cobra Triangle!
Amazing game
Omg loved this game. This and the hockey one with thin, fat and regular guys.
I have this. It does go for a good price. I give it a "D" rating...not a minus...but not a plus...I guess only cause it's Rare
played a lot of this and stinger
I remember that game, I liked it but it was pretty damn hard.
What the hell is it with old rare and racing stages? Battle toads stage 3...
If you played Donkey Kong Country 3 on the Game Boy Advance then you should be pretty familiar with Cobra Triange.
Looks like a great idea, but sounds like it's not a homerun. Excellent review though!
I never played this game, but it looks fun.
Oh man I used to love this fucking game
LOL buffalo,ny live like 10 - 15 min from there
Yeah I only got to the crab too.. Lol
Anyone else used to get the 1up on the first level, power up, die, repeat? 😂
I had this game. Oh god, it was frustrating to play! I was 9 when I got it and the crab killed me EVERY TIME!
BTW: the waterfall level? Easy.
Mark, you should have listened to the lakes and the rivers that you're used to. xD :P
This game is okay.
Giant enemy crab!
This game just took practice. If you never got good at it as a kid it'll probably be hard now.
I liked cobra triangle a lot more than RC PRO am. But that’s just me.
Why the name change?
That's what happens when you chase waterfalls. Stick to the rivers and the lakes that you're use to next time.
Lots of little brothers around the world were beat up by there older sibling due to this game.
I owned this game!!
Yeah i got pretty far in the game when i was a kid, but yeah took me forever to pass the waterfalls as well... great game though
Some of these old games dont even deserve a review Mark...
4:17 Treasure Trove Cove anybody?
Ugh, I also hated the hostage stage in this game. I just gave up and watched my brother play. One look at the waterfall stage and I knew it was Hell.
Last I checked nes games are still hard, hahahaha jk (not really). I checked earlier; I got to the the second battle with the last boss in NINJA GAIDEN and gave up...again... must of watched more then 100 of your episodes like a year or so ago big fan of the INTERGALACTIC SPACE STATION!!! I forgot about your channel after I stopped using youtube when it got all stupid and restricty a while ago aaand I'm back. btw I think youtube has a bias against you because I've watched video game videos for like 2 months straight and I haven't come across one of your videos in the sidebar up until now (I was like "oh yeah! what the *bad word* is wrong with me"... for shame youtube.)
I loved this game, but man, is it a hard game.
Giant Enemy Crab o.o
you hated waterfalls before due to TLC as in 'tender loving care'?
i love these game alot as a kid, but dame it so frustrating hard, i grow soft