When they're done playing a video game, you should show them a video of someone playing it properly afterwards, and have them react to that. Not even joking.
Jacob Frashure They didn't complain but there was a gradual increase to 3d fps from 2d side scrollers/arcade games, obviously, it didn't go from NES to n64, smart guy.
My first reaction to them not knowing what *Contra* is was: _"How do you not know what CONTRA is!?"_, but then I remembered that I ain't a teen anymore. *BOOM! REALITY CHECK!*
Benji Solano I'm in my 20s too and I think they were/are awesome. I can seriously go back now, play Contra (which I haven't played in years) and STILL be alright at it.
***** agree, when they tell they all do not know contra i was like WTF?! how could you? then i remember they just teenagers that born in 1995 or above so i understand they do not know it, it was like my childhood game, and damn, i laughed so hard when they all dying so much in first scene, and they all struggling so hard to play it, lol, i remember playing this game when i was elementary school and it's not that hard i think, sure it will take lots of try and learn but it is a cool game when it's age, so dont be stupid to tell the graphic is so bad, are they idiot or something? it not on ps4 damn it, it is on nintendo as i recall, and when they all quickly died they all complaining this game frustating, lol is not frustating when you played it about half hours you will be addicted, there are some tricks to play this game, as they progress i saw some kids learn how to survive to reach the boss wall but they not even close to damage it, but overall is fun, they need to play more of this game, dont tell about graphic, is it not call duty god damn it when you got shot your screen just turned red and you will slowly healing, this is the real game!
I don’t remember how I got it, not having internet at that time at all, but I remember using the code after some days of trying the game… it was amazing 😅
We were conditioned by the games of our time to avoid getting hit, kids these days with their shields and life bars are conditioned to a different response
yeah kids this days are so stupid that is what i hate in this world when i was 7 i play this i was more good then them how they play that bad just kids like them this days are so stupid
@@devill2312 that’s why I play Cuphead, even tho it has more lives, it doesn’t got a shield or a checkpoint like many games nowadays. It is quite challenging, if you want old game difficulty in Morden games try cuphead
These guys are wimps. Back in my childhood me and my brothers didn't even think of Contra as "hard". We simply learned the controls, watched out for enemies and bullets, timed our progression and shooting and beaten the game. Make them play Metroid. Now THAT is hard.
Duane Drew There's no tutorial, it's too much for them. Now seriously, I'm from the 90's and the games I used to play the most when I was a kid are the ones they never heard of. How is that possible?
I don't know why I clicked the link. It's obvious that teens these days are always going to complain about the graphics of old video games. That's like expecting HD movies in the 1970s. And they are too slow to figure out the simple controls.
Chris Jenkins I'm 22 yrs old and the console I used way back when I was 6 yrs old was nintendo family computer... there's no manual together with those plug in games so i basically I use my common sense when I played it.
Kobobble I really hate people like you who are like "New games suck because they are always too easy, everything has to be fucking hard as hell and not be able to be beat unless you put hours of time into it!" Just shut the fuck up. If people find enjoyment out of easy games then it doesn't matter to you. I don't want to play a game I keep dying at because that isn't fun at all.
saxman642 was born 1994, I would regularily beat levels in Contra with my brother at my grandma's house.I only introduce my 9 and 12 year old nephews to hardcore videogames, none of that pansy hold your hand crap their friends play, they could get past at least the first level.
saxman642 Not completely true. My cousins and I were all born 1999 or after and we all have played and know Contra. Granted, we could only get past the second level at most but we still knew about it.
osukdawg76 I played and beat it when it first came out, before the Konami code became common knowledge. No easy internet faqs back then. Most of the kids in my neighborhood could eventually do it. Using the code shifted the game from challenging to time attack. Beating it wasn't a question anymore. It was now how fast you could do it since you had more wiggle room to barrel ahead with less caution.
osukdawg76 I did when I was about 12 or so. But could I do it now in my 30s? Truthfully, nope. This game is all about memorization & my memory isn't that great anymore.
+Vadim .S. Kinda makes you wonder do the games today really require more skill or are they just overloaded with a bunch of options but essentially a hand-holding experience?
Big Boss To be fair, you don't often die by 1 shot, lol. Unless shot in certain places, like right in your forehead, or heart. 1 shot can kill you, but not often instantly.
Noctis Caelum Surprisingly the forehead one is half way a myth. You can lose half your brain and be fine. It's more getting shot in the forehead is likely also going to hit dead center so both sections of the brain are damaged, fall inward to the nervous system's brain stem and completely sever all functions in your body, including being able to be awake, or rip your blood vessels. The nervous system one is also instant.
Tips for Contra beginners. Tip 1: Read instruction manual to learn all the controls. Tip 2: Always be firing your gun. Tip 3: Stay together in 2 player mode in the scrolling stages. Tip 4: Look up the Konami Code, you'll need those extra lives. Special Note: These tips DO NOT guarantee beating the game due to some BS moments in later stages.
Avik Bara I used to play Contra with my brother when we were kids (12 and 9 years, I'm the older one) and we pass the first three levels in minutes. It is not that hard.
Angel Aguirre Haha! When I was young, I used the Konami code so I could get through it, at least. But once I got good at it, I actually beat it many times without the code, and then I never played with the code again.
No. NO lol. I wouldn't be able to sit through it. I shook my head so many times that you'd think I was a human bobble head. They didn't even try to learn the moves. Just rushed in on everything and evade anything coming towards them. Shoot and move is how you play lol
80's gen here, I think the problem these new kids have is that everything is spoon fed to them in today's games. I'm talking about auto save check points and unlimited continues/respawning.
Sacrilege83 You do know why games from that period were so hard, right? If you hate on DLC and short games nowadays you have to realize that these games were so difficult because they were designed to suck up quarters at arcades and they had like 20 minutes of gameplay content.
REACT Hello. Thank you for your videos but i would have a request. Could you make english subtitles cause the voices could be hard to understand for foreigners like me. Thanks in advance :)
Guys, the game is hard, but that is why it is supposed to be played with 99 lives provided by the Konami Code!! Up, up, down, down, right, left, right, left, B, A, select, start rules!! :)
I thought they were going to tell them that AND explain the game a bit... These AREN'T meant to be "take the controller and go nuts!" games, FineBros, these games came with a manual!
darkservantofheaven After you beat the boss on the 5th level who i think is actually even harder than the last boss combine all the frustration hard parts in all other levels, combine the difficulty and multiply it by 5 also you barely get any weapons and most of them are just the shurikens (which are useless in the 6th level). Oh and if you die on the boss you go back to level 6.1 not to the last checkpoint and there are 3 final bosses at least if you beat 1 it stays beaten. So in conclusion all the things you do in the first 5 levels is basically a tutorial for level 6.
I actually find a pattern between the 2 hardest games i ever played. Ghosts and goblins and ninja gaiden, both have 6 levels, (well gng you have to replay the game but still those are the same level) coincidence? I think not.
Their first time playing. And you're all upset they can't beat it on their first try? Which one of you was able to beat the first level of contra on your first try!?
asdfasdfasdfasdf4113 Don't remember how far I got the first time, it was close to 30 years ago. But beating the first level? And yes that was before I learned the code. Surprised nobody told them that fact.
asdfasdfasdfasdf4113 me to be honest while solo playing.. I went as far as the middle part of the 2nd stage. and I was like 10 yrs old when I 1st played this
I've gone through and finished the game as an adult, but as an 8 year old I never did finish up TMNT. By the time I got past the seaweed I'd used up most of my turtles' health so level 3 always kicked my ass. Also, yeah I forgot about that one pseudo-jump.
The difficulty of this game is not *that* hard. The real problem is that developers gimp games now so that you can beat it without pressing a button. Games like this one are considered a challenging and strategic game. You can't just run and gun. By the way, what is this Battletoads everyone is mentioning? I have never heard of it.
Josh Bollman Try to imagine this game but Harder. Now try do it againg but even harder. Well, that's not enough xD. Ok now, I haven't play it yet. But Is like an beat em up game made REALLY hard. It's also coop, but those friends who played toguether are not anymore xD.
Josh Bollman No. The games were designed to be hard as an easy way to make them last longer compared to the arcades. Games are easier now because games don't have to compete with anything really.
ferovenarkiko kuchiki actually the 1st time I played it I beat the 1st boss and proceeded to the middle of the 2nd stage. I only used my common sense, shoot anything that's in your way, dodge the bullets and foes and those weird saucers floating will give you armaments if you try to shoot em.
arkane9b You shouldn't need the Konami code to beat the first level. Hell, even with 30 lives these idiots might not be able to pull it off. Remember, these are the same brain dead teens who couldn't beat Glass Joe.
"contra is considered to be one of the hardest games ever" Said no serious gamer, ever. I remember beating this when I was like 8, without knowing the Konami code. It is tough but dude... most NES games are tough... Loads of NES games are tougher than this. *Cough* Amagon *cough* Adventure Island *cough* Blaster Master
leqesai Lol, I was thinking the same thing. Contra is so unbelievably easy to play, I couldn't see how they thought it was considered one of the hardest. Watching these kids play, it seems like they have almost no intuition with the game.
Bruh. Most serious gamers who have played Contra used the code. The code is legendary for a reason... Most people can't beat Contra without it. Be real.
Some of them might have heard of it but didn't know that this was the game it goes to. I've heard of the cheat code for forever but didn't always know that it came from this game.
Pankaj Sharma I agree I don't remember it being that hard of a game. And really wasn't when you used the Konami code. Hell games now are so much easier than the old ones I grew up playing.
Games like Battle Toads, Kid Chameleon, Comix Zone, Ghost & Goblins, and Mega Man 1 provide a good challenge. Instant gamer cred. But I must go on and be a cranky 27 year old here. "Back in my day we didn't have save states and we had to beat the game in one try." Games made children into men back then. Myths and outlandish stories surround those that beat these games.
fhoplist Yeah, although to be honest, I prefer games that have passwords. I would've never beaten Mike Tyson's Punch-Out without the infamous: 007-373-4963. Recited by heart of course.
fhoplist Could you imagine them playing Battletoads? I could clear Contra back in the day without the Konami code, but battletoads always wrecked me. Only game on the NES I could never finish.
I think when I was 8, I gained enough experience points that I somehow got equipped with wizard magic and was somehow able to stand toe to toe with some of these games.
fhoplist I played all of these thanks to a cousin who gave me his old NES, when he got the SNES, and I'm only a 21yo... but I just feel really old watching them playing and failing so hard.
Stage 1 and 2, that is, so please do not generalize. 3 is medium, 4 is medium easy, 5 is harder(the truck thingies and the grenades), 6 is like 5,(fire), 7 is a bit harder(final boss) and 8 is medium. Try contra 3. All of the stages are over 9000 hard.
So this is why all the new games are so easy... :) Im adding a smile there, but really, its actually frustrating games arent challenging anymore, but at least now I know why!!:)
WHat about Kingdom Hearts its not too challanging but the grinding up is real, the bosses are cheap and spam there moves to much and the story makes no sense unless you dig deep. But its fun
Yes ikr. It isnt all that hard. Me and my sister always used to play it on Nintendo and it is soo much fun! I wish i could be on teens react to play this game and show them how it's done! Lol!
skildren Bionic Commando wasn't all that hard. Especially not once you got past the first few levels and had gained enough bullets/XP to take a couple of hits without dying.
These kids never stood a chance because video games basically hold your hand these days. Oh you're about to die? Press a button and snap into cover and just chill for two seconds, okay, full health yaaaay! Old games were so tough because, well they HAD to be, considering the games were only about an hour long. Not gonna lie though... I had a Game Genie on hand at all times.
“The graphics are terrible, no game should be this hard.” Ow. As someone who is currently a teenager, and who loves modern and retro games, I think contras graphics have held up insanely well. Also, games being this hard used to be the norm, and still should be.
When they're done playing a video game, you should show them a video of someone playing it properly afterwards, and have them react to that. Not even joking.
Agree
+Hungover Hero: Why don't you and all of the old-school gamers admit that not everybody is into games like _Contra_?
I was thinking the same thing just so they can see that you can do it
+Hungover Hero agreed.
That would be fun. Seeing a skilled gamer play those old games is always a real joy :-)
It's only TWO buttons... how do you not figure out how to jump?
😂
6 buttons
A, B, up, down, left, right
@@WheresWaldo05 🤓
They probably tried to hit that button but repeatedly missed
@@WheresWaldo05 8 buttons
A, B, Start, Select, Up, Down, Left, Right
"You die after 1 shot that's not fair!". its real life pal. Welcome to real life.
yeah it was realistic unlike cod where u get shot by a launcher and still be alive
i just came to look for this comment lol
@@245345528 When people say Dark Souls is hard, I'm in the back thinking about how many more times I died in this game compared to Dark souls
Not entirely true, it depends on where you get shot
Actually, it's contra.
"You die after one shot, that's not fair!"
Well.. welcome to the era of 1990 games, Call of Duty players.
1980s
*One hit squad*
Don't you mean 80's..? Since Contra came out in 87'.
Contra was released in 1987
Pretty sure a side scrolling action game isn't a first person shooter competitive shooter?
Sigh. None of these kids know Contra. My unborn child knows what Contra is.
I know what contra is and I'm twelve(not bragging not sure who would brag about it)
im 10
xD
It's sad, isn't it?
ikr. I just got my own NES tho :D
Imagine if children of the 1980s used a time machine to play the newest video games. They probably would've laughed at its difficulty setting.
En been blown a way by graphics
Dean Wynn I think I probably would have, yes. Haha!
Dean Wynn Ehh... If you want challenge go online! Beasts doing 4-1 in TDM are awaiting you.
Darren Josef Kho
Contra came out 6 years before doom, and top down rpgs werent fully 3d, and were still up,down,left, right in 2 dimensions.
Jacob Frashure
They didn't complain but there was a gradual increase to 3d fps from 2d side scrollers/arcade games, obviously, it didn't go from NES to n64, smart guy.
"In Call of Duty if you get shot ten times..."
That's the poblem.
+Roberto Guzman In real life if you get shot ten times...
You took more in older first person shooters.
"In COD you have to get shot like 10 times" *HOW DARE THIS FUCKING TWO-YEAR-OLD COMPARE COD TO THE LIKES OF CONTRA?!*
Yeah ;)
Lol!!
"Game over?!? ... can we play again?" - That's the spirit lass, you show them :)
I always love how people are willing to keep trying, even if they know they aren't good at it
99 cents virtual nes plays and comes with 1000+ games and remakes www.ebay.com/itm/263292012734?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1558.l2649
That's the beauty of Contra difficult yet every time you die you feel as though you could do better and want to go back.
My first reaction to them not knowing what *Contra* is was: _"How do you not know what CONTRA is!?"_, but then I remembered that I ain't a teen anymore.
*BOOM! REALITY CHECK!*
But I'm a teen and I've played Contra.
***** I'm 20 and i've played Contra in snes.
Btw they are bad.
Benji Solano I'm in my 20s too and I think they were/are awesome. I can seriously go back now, play Contra (which I haven't played in years) and STILL be alright at it.
***** agree, when they tell they all do not know contra i was like WTF?! how could you? then i remember they just teenagers that born in 1995 or above so i understand they do not know it, it was like my childhood game, and damn, i laughed so hard when they all dying so much in first scene, and they all struggling so hard to play it, lol, i remember playing this game when i was elementary school and it's not that hard i think, sure it will take lots of try and learn but it is a cool game when it's age, so dont be stupid to tell the graphic is so bad, are they idiot or something? it not on ps4 damn it, it is on nintendo as i recall, and when they all quickly died they all complaining this game frustating, lol is not frustating when you played it about half hours you will be addicted, there are some tricks to play this game, as they progress i saw some kids learn how to survive to reach the boss wall but they not even close to damage it, but overall is fun, they need to play more of this game, dont tell about graphic, is it not call duty god damn it when you got shot your screen just turned red and you will slowly healing, this is the real game!
I know what ALL the contra games are and I'm YOUNGER than most of those teens.
Not even the Konami code would save these guys from the wrath of this game.
And most don't even know how to apply it to two player.
😂😂😂😂
Hilarious!
I don’t remember how I got it, not having internet at that time at all, but I remember using the code after some days of trying the game… it was amazing 😅
i could finish this without dying once. Life Force and Twin Bee were more challenging. (both ships were used for Konami World)
'Hey he can swim!' - A sentence which hasn't been uttered in gaming for decades.
Yeah, the hero can fight off hordes of enemies with his bare hands and feet, but falling in the water automatically kills him.
Oh come on I was 7 when I first played this game and I didn't struggle this badly.
Same
We were conditioned by the games of our time to avoid getting hit, kids these days with their shields and life bars are conditioned to a different response
yeah kids this days are so stupid that is what i hate in this world when i was 7 i play this i was more good then them how they play that bad just kids like them this days are so stupid
@@devill2312 that’s why I play Cuphead, even tho it has more lives, it doesn’t got a shield or a checkpoint like many games nowadays. It is quite challenging, if you want old game difficulty in Morden games try cuphead
I was actually really good in Contra games... I'm only finding out now this was considered are hard game by most
These guys are wimps. Back in my childhood me and my brothers didn't even think of Contra as "hard". We simply learned the controls, watched out for enemies and bullets, timed our progression and shooting and beaten the game. Make them play Metroid. Now THAT is hard.
BeyondKawaii Metroid II Return of Samus, that game is as hard as the Metroid games get. Hunting down all those metroids was a real pain.
dan of thunder
Contra is easy I just picked it up and rekt it.
Do you want a medal for being into gaming?
Nyah Senai Sorry, do you want the medal instead?
BeyondKawaii Yeah, I used to beat this game in like a few minutes.
How do they forget how to jump?? There's only 2 buttons!!!
It was painful. Then they started blamingbhe graphics for their struggles hahaaa
Duane Drew That is exactly what I said...
Duane Drew ROTFLOL
Duane Drew There's no tutorial, it's too much for them. Now seriously, I'm from the 90's and the games I used to play the most when I was a kid are the ones they never heard of. How is that possible?
Duane Drew Probably got confused when they weren't able to jump when they are in the water
It's like these guys never played a single videogame in their life... it's almost depressing.
I know right....it was pissing me off actually.
Contra, one of the hardest games ever? Please, Contra was easy. The only challenge we had as kids, was seeing if we could beat the game without dying.
Rob Tierney play the game again and it feels like it became more difficult atleast for me
Whatever tough guy :)
I only reached the snow level yesterday for the first time....
Rob Tierney exactly!!!
They should try playing silver surfer.
What about playing battletoads or daimakaimura?
I don't know why I clicked the link. It's obvious that teens these days are always going to complain about the graphics of old video games. That's like expecting HD movies in the 1970s.
And they are too slow to figure out the simple controls.
Average people can’t even play a game well
Ugh, these teens are so used to having their hands held with these newer games.
Kobobble couldnt agree more its kinda sad
The casual gamer is the only kind these days :-(
Challenge hurts people's feelings now....
Except not really? You can't blame them for being used to newer games when they are made to play retro games.
Chris Jenkins I'm 22 yrs old and the console I used way back when I was 6 yrs old was nintendo family computer... there's no manual together with those plug in games so i basically I use my common sense when I played it.
Kobobble I really hate people like you who are like "New games suck because they are always too easy, everything has to be fucking hard as hell and not be able to be beat unless you put hours of time into it!" Just shut the fuck up. If people find enjoyment out of easy games then it doesn't matter to you. I don't want to play a game I keep dying at because that isn't fun at all.
How did not even one of them know of Contra??? I thought everybody would've played or heard of it.
bizzarevan Contra hasn't really been good since the 16-bit era, which was probably before they were even born.
saxman642 was born 1994, I would regularily beat levels in Contra with my brother at my grandma's house.I only introduce my 9 and 12 year old nephews to hardcore videogames, none of that pansy hold your hand crap their friends play, they could get past at least the first level.
saxman642 Not completely true. My cousins and I were all born 1999 or after and we all have played and know Contra. Granted, we could only get past the second level at most but we still knew about it.
bizzarevan True
bizzarevan we are old
"Ahhh what do you want me to do??"
"Dodge bullets..."
Classic
Hilarious, young person says "You get shot one time and die, that's not fair." aaahhh youth...
Old games aren't hard, new games are just too easy.
If a game takes more than a working week to beat it has to be easy, otherwise you stop playing fast.
New game is a pretty broad team, dont you agree.
Exactly
died more times in contra then I did in Dark souls series combined, and contra isn't even hard. used to destroy this game with my mom
true
Not everyone understands that Contra is not about winning - it's about accepting your failure.
Adam K
That kind of attitude is why people fail.
Adam K holy shit that was deep
Adam K Yep. I still, to this day, believe that there isn't a soul that has beaten this game without the Konami code.
osukdawg76
I played and beat it when it first came out, before the Konami code became common knowledge. No easy internet faqs back then. Most of the kids in my neighborhood could eventually do it. Using the code shifted the game from challenging to time attack. Beating it wasn't a question anymore. It was now how fast you could do it since you had more wiggle room to barrel ahead with less caution.
osukdawg76 I did when I was about 12 or so. But could I do it now in my 30s? Truthfully, nope. This game is all about memorization & my memory isn't that great anymore.
"..in Call of Duty you can get shot 10 times.." - there ya go...
+Vadim .S. Kinda makes you wonder do the games today really require more skill or are they just overloaded with a bunch of options but essentially a hand-holding experience?
"In COD you have to get shot like 10 times" *HOW DARE THIS FUCKING TWO-YEAR-OLD COMPARE COD TO THE LIKES OF CONTRA?!*
hahahaha exactly
That's just outright pathetic to even say...
Why are dodging bullets so hard? LOL
HI PK! You are awesome!
***** Hi PK! :D
Cause there is like 10 bullets from each direction coming at you.
PK!!!
***** Why IS*
"You die after one shot? That's not fair!"
Welcome to real life
Nash Derpington true story and the hard truth!
Respawns disabled.
Big Boss To be fair, you don't often die by 1 shot, lol. Unless shot in certain places, like right in your forehead, or heart. 1 shot can kill you, but not often instantly.
Noctis Caelum but 1 shot can incapacitate, and, in the battlefield, you are ded
Noctis Caelum Surprisingly the forehead one is half way a myth. You can lose half your brain and be fine.
It's more getting shot in the forehead is likely also going to hit dead center so both sections of the brain are damaged, fall inward to the nervous system's brain stem and completely sever all functions in your body, including being able to be awake, or rip your blood vessels.
The nervous system one is also instant.
Tips for Contra beginners. Tip 1: Read instruction manual to learn all the controls. Tip 2: Always be firing your gun. Tip 3: Stay together in 2 player mode in the scrolling stages. Tip 4: Look up the Konami Code, you'll need those extra lives. Special Note: These tips DO NOT guarantee beating the game due to some BS moments in later stages.
Sadly, most games don't come with instructions anymore.
i remember playing this for hours and no it was not difficult.
Avik Bara yea thought this game was one of the easy ones...
btje vtje its just these teens are not used to having limited life in game and also the controls and coordination required.
btje vtje Yes but these guys are awful
Avik Bara I used to play Contra with my brother when we were kids (12 and 9 years, I'm the older one) and we pass the first three levels in minutes. It is not that hard.
Avik Bara Well duh. You have practice now.
Remember being in elementary school and everyone "knew" this one kid that beat contra without the konami code
My gosh yeah
xXMoonlight_FireXx Gaming the ultimate gaming myth, the kid who beat contra without the konami code
Angel Aguirre Haha! When I was young, I used the Konami code so I could get through it, at least. But once I got good at it, I actually beat it many times without the code, and then I never played with the code again.
Angel Aguirre i just found out the konami code here. i really didnt know what is that. and i beat the game without it i guess?
Dude, no one plays it first time with no Konami code.
GIVE 'EM THE CODE! GIVE 'EM THE CODE!
No. NO lol. I wouldn't be able to sit through it. I shook my head so many times that you'd think I was a human bobble head. They didn't even try to learn the moves. Just rushed in on everything and evade anything coming towards them. Shoot and move is how you play lol
AceTheFace954 Ikr!
TheAtticus Adam New why so we can watch them die in the same spot 30 times??
***** While you're at it give them an NES Max or an NES Advantage so they will have some Turbo Play
+Nicholas Forte Two of the teams got to the end on their last go.
Have the teens play Battle Toads next!! 😈😈😈
TheMrDarkPhoenix or double dragon if they haven't done that already.
TheMrDarkPhoenix Yes NES Battletoads!!
Do you want them do die of an aneurism?! Lol
Willie Odom OMG! yes!
Steve Gravel Let the rage begin! =)
80's gen here, I think the problem these new kids have is that everything is spoon fed to them in today's games. I'm talking about auto save check points and unlimited continues/respawning.
Sacrilege83 You do know why games from that period were so hard, right? If you hate on DLC and short games nowadays you have to realize that these games were so difficult because they were designed to suck up quarters at arcades and they had like 20 minutes of gameplay content.
Ethan Castro Suck up quarters? This is a NES game. They were hard because they had no saving whenever you felt like it.
the arcade version is the original it was ported to nes look it up
Sacrilege83 games with unlimited continues can be hard too like Ninja Gaiden for example
+Sacrilege83 Yes, also, the games they play, they can take multiple hits and it's all fine. You need to dodge and take cover a lot in Contra.
I've beat that stage on solo before, amazing game!
Kazikox
ya, without the cheats ofc
SuperMrPooface
i loved that game, i used to seriously play it a lot lol
Sir iMeh
i was the around the same age lol
taifhamid1 I've only beat the game 2 times and that was when i was only 7 and these guys are like 15-19
taifhamid1 I was around the same age as you guys. It felt frustrating seeing them play mostly the 2 that don't appreciate our games lol
Thank you for spending so much time editing and filming just to entertain us!
Bosede Lynt :D
REACT
Hello. Thank you for your videos but i would have a request. Could you make english subtitles cause the voices could be hard to understand for foreigners like me. Thanks in advance :)
Guys, the game is hard, but that is why it is supposed to be played with 99 lives provided by the Konami Code!! Up, up, down, down, right, left, right, left, B, A, select, start rules!! :)
john hasssan
I'd say it's an even trade.
Randall Adkins 30 lives
contra is easy. want hard? ghost and goblins.
+Smokey Blunt Roach or batman on nes before the walkthroughs exist or even blaster master
Absolutely right!
Agreed. 242%
G&G was beyond hard!!!
The one game I refuse to play again. Ever.
It really surprises me how these teens have the most UNNATURAL reactions ever !
Dang, i really wanted to see them input the Konami code.
Hylian Maldiv me too!
the only reason i clicked this video
***** They are probably going to do that for the bonus ep or make a second video where they show them the code.
I thought they were going to tell them that AND explain the game a bit...
These AREN'T meant to be "take the controller and go nuts!" games, FineBros, these games came with a manual!
Panzer_Z i think they dont make bonus episodes for these, only for watching videos.
Do this again with metal slug (co-op)
Marco Fuentes cute, Battletoads Co-op
***** I didn't say easy I said "not that hard" contra is much harder than any metal slug game I've ever played
Marco Fuentes lol fuck yeah
"how do i jump?" seriously?.......... fer realz?
Peter Aguilar That's the best comment I've read. So true!
Big Boss OK; I have to give you that one. That was really sad.
Peter Aguilar and one of them is for shooting
Peter Aguilar You got me cracking!! ROTFLOL :D
+Peter Aguilar IKR!?!?!?!?
ONLY 2 F*CKING BUTTONS
ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?
up up down down left right left right B A.. 30 lives
You forgot select and start.
B.a b.a select start
First code I learn in my life!
"In call of duty, you get shot like 10 times before you die"
Yes, that's why Call of Duty isn't realistic like it claims to be.
COD have bullet proof, bill rizer had it? thats the difference (and even i think the bulletproof of COD is too secure)
do Ninja Gaiden!
Yes
darkservantofheaven Lets make it even more fun. Ninja gaiden but they start on level 6.1 ... or would that be too sadistic?
darkservantofheaven After you beat the boss on the 5th level who i think is actually even harder than the last boss combine all the frustration hard parts in all other levels, combine the difficulty and multiply it by 5 also you barely get any weapons and most of them are just the shurikens (which are useless in the 6th level). Oh and if you die on the boss you go back to level 6.1 not to the last checkpoint and there are 3 final bosses at least if you beat 1 it stays beaten. So in conclusion all the things you do in the first 5 levels is basically a tutorial for level 6.
100% agree
I actually find a pattern between the 2 hardest games i ever played. Ghosts and goblins and ninja gaiden, both have 6 levels, (well gng you have to replay the game but still those are the same level) coincidence? I think not.
Their first time playing. And you're all upset they can't beat it on their first try? Which one of you was able to beat the first level of contra on your first try!?
They can't even get past the first grunt
asdfasdfasdfasdf4113 me
asdfasdfasdfasdf4113 I did... is not that hard compared with really hard games....
asdfasdfasdfasdf4113 Don't remember how far I got the first time, it was close to 30 years ago. But beating the first level? And yes that was before I learned the code. Surprised nobody told them that fact.
asdfasdfasdfasdf4113 me to be honest while solo playing.. I went as far as the middle part of the 2nd stage. and I was like 10 yrs old when I 1st played this
Have teens play Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on NES
Joseph Good Have a little mercy on them,make them play TMNT 2. I bet they would not make it past Rocksteady.
mmmMatto
And that one jump that is not really a jump. But that seaweed will keep them stuck for ages. Hahaha.
I've gone through and finished the game as an adult, but as an 8 year old I never did finish up TMNT. By the time I got past the seaweed I'd used up most of my turtles' health so level 3 always kicked my ass.
Also, yeah I forgot about that one pseudo-jump.
mmmMatto
I would love to see these new school wimps go though there. That pseudo jump frustrated the hell out of me until I figured it out.
Joseph Good that isn’t even a good game
90's Kids who never played or heard of Contra....WHAT!?!?
This is the first I've heard of it
U play video games?
DivineSpiritxXxX near of 2000's kids, i born in 94 and beat this game and all the retro games was show here (sorry for my english)
PanConMostaza ur forgivn tis tim!
I think there born 95-98
Man, watching this brought back all that muscle memory I had stored away from the hundreds of hours I pored into this game.
Oh, I remember playing this with my sister when I was little! We didn't get very far but more than them, yes.
Avmqt
***** i remember playing this when i was 5-8 OMG THE MEMORY (im not old im 14)
"Contra is the hardest Video Game."
Castlevania: Allow me to introduce myself.
Battletoads has entered the chat...
Nah, the unlimited continues make it much easier than Contra IMO. If you want your ass to REALLY be kicked, try something like ghosts 'n goblins.
Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde: Losers
Ghosts 'n' Goblins: "hold my beer"
I was hoping that at least one of them would know about the Konami code, or at least that you guys would tell them about it afterwards.
I know, if I was one of the teens up there the first thing I would do is put in the Konami code
TylerMcFluffBut lol that is funny
Felt the same way
I thought that was going to be sort of the punchline
Yea
The difficulty of this game is not *that* hard. The real problem is that developers gimp games now so that you can beat it without pressing a button. Games like this one are considered a challenging and strategic game. You can't just run and gun. By the way, what is this Battletoads everyone is mentioning? I have never heard of it.
Josh Bollman Try to imagine this game but Harder. Now try do it againg but even harder. Well, that's not enough xD.
Ok now, I haven't play it yet. But Is like an beat em up game made REALLY hard. It's also coop, but those friends who played toguether are not anymore xD.
Games are easy now a days I cam agree with that but thus game is impossible without the cheat I don't know a single person who has beaten it
Battle toads was a old side scrolled kind of game that was kind of hard until you reached a level that was straight up impossible
Josh Bollman No. The games were designed to be hard as an easy way to make them last longer compared to the arcades. Games are easier now because games don't have to compete with anything really.
Josh Bollman You should ask gamestop if they have battletoads, I'm sure they can help
The new generation is horrible !! The first time I played the game I went to the waterfall
***** He said "The First Time" genius.
Just one time, okay?
***** That's nice. Do you want a cookie?
***** One of the biggest lies I ever heard.
ferovenarkiko kuchiki actually the 1st time I played it I beat the 1st boss and proceeded to the middle of the 2nd stage. I only used my common sense, shoot anything that's in your way, dodge the bullets and foes and those weird saucers floating will give you armaments if you try to shoot em.
Ghost 'n Goblins! Please make them play Ghost 'n Goblins!
if contra was a next gen game it would feature things like
regenerating health
auto downgrade dificulty
infinite continues
press F to beat the boss
Don't forget quicktime events
***** and microtransactions to buy the weapon upgrages and the last half of the game :P
No Konami code? Wow, you didn't even give them a chance to get past the first level.
arkane9b
You shouldn't need the Konami code to beat the first level. Hell, even with 30 lives these idiots might not be able to pull it off. Remember, these are the same brain dead teens who couldn't beat Glass Joe.
arkane9b Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A
arkane9b IF you need the Konami code to get past the beginning, you have problems.
Jove Joved that's a little messed up. True, but messed up.
21st Century Guy
The truth is all that matters. If someone is squeamish about it, that's their problem.
React to Stanley Parable!
Façade, Stanley Parable and Outlast.
I3ULLETSTORM1 That would be a really good game, since the play-through would be non-linear and we'll find different results from each player!
Extra points every time a reactor mentioned MELONS.
Yes yes yes yes yes yes
What they don't know contra!?! I understand their teens, but I'm a 2000ish kid and played contra. This is just a suprise to me.
I'm thinking it's hilarious that these teenagers are struggling with a game my brother and I finished as pre-schoolers.
***** yeah u are right. it seems they dont even usually play videogames.
Steven Lornie you think they play a lot of games?
more or less sidescrollers?
this is unfammiliarto them just as it was to you when you were 8!
2tehnik Exactly. Common sense. They aren't used to games like this.
Steven Lornie This is the first time these kids have played Contra. I highly doubt you became good at the game the first time you played it.
True, it seems that hardcore true gamers are dying out at least we had a good run
"contra is considered to be one of the hardest games ever" Said no serious gamer, ever. I remember beating this when I was like 8, without knowing the Konami code. It is tough but dude... most NES games are tough... Loads of NES games are tougher than this. *Cough* Amagon *cough* Adventure Island *cough* Blaster Master
leqesai Lol, I was thinking the same thing. Contra is so unbelievably easy to play, I couldn't see how they thought it was considered one of the hardest. Watching these kids play, it seems like they have almost no intuition with the game.
Bruh. Most serious gamers who have played Contra used the code. The code is legendary for a reason... Most people can't beat Contra without it. Be real.
leqesai *Cough* ghosts and goblins
leqesai rygar,rush n attack,1st batman game,after burner.
leqesai *ahem*... BATTLETOADS!
Wait.... This game was one of the hardest?... Wha.... When I was playing this game I thought it was easy. .-.
Next game to play: Jackal.
♪Ƥǿɱƒ ƥøɱƒ κįɱǭçℌį♪ Now honestly, did you use the Contra code to beat it easily?
Christina Doxstader I didn't even know there was a Konami code before, so no.
♪Ƥǿɱƒ ƥøɱƒ κįɱǭçℌį♪ no fucks given
♪Ƥǿɱƒ ƥøɱƒ κįɱǭçℌį♪ Same here!
♪Ƥǿɱƒ ƥøɱƒ κįɱǭçℌį♪ They should definitely play that game!
modern gaming is not making kids smarter
NOBODY KNEW THE CODE!!!!!!! WHERE HAVE KIDS GONE IN THIS DAY!!!!!!!!!!!
Some of them might have heard of it but didn't know that this was the game it goes to. I've heard of the cheat code for forever but didn't always know that it came from this game.
I love your profile pic
These are the social teenagers
Alex Dovahzul Fallout 4 HYPEEEE!!!!
uuddlrlrbaSELSTR. Nailed it. 😎
Teens play stanley parable. And Konami Code.
***** yea come on finebros do it staley parable pls
Yes! Stanley Parable, por favor.
ppl suggest it all da time they haven't did it yet doh
***** Teens/Elders/Adults React to Hatred
RioxGames Hatred is Adult only so they cant do teens react to it.
Contra was best game, not hard... I finished it several times.. Even Super Contra... these r awesome games
Pankaj Sharma Yeah!
Pankaj Sharma I agree I don't remember it being that hard of a game. And really wasn't when you used the Konami code. Hell games now are so much easier than the old ones I grew up playing.
Pankaj Sharma Without the konami code?
+Pankaj Sharma
Did you finish it without using the Konami code?
Dave Kane Well yeah cause i didnt know about Konami code back then
Contra isn't even that hard come on!
XronsRedstone Especially not Lv. 1.
The entire game looks simple
If you're going to do Co-op play....it needs to be Battletoads.
Battle maniacs on Snes
WeAreTheBentusi Battleblocks*
WeAreTheBentusi Battletoads, now that is a hard game. Contra, no.
Games like Battle Toads, Kid Chameleon, Comix Zone, Ghost & Goblins, and Mega Man 1 provide a good challenge. Instant gamer cred.
But I must go on and be a cranky 27 year old here.
"Back in my day we didn't have save states and we had to beat the game in one try."
Games made children into men back then. Myths and outlandish stories surround those that beat these games.
fhoplist Yeah, although to be honest, I prefer games that have passwords. I would've never beaten Mike Tyson's Punch-Out without the infamous: 007-373-4963. Recited by heart of course.
Chaos, w/ 7 level 8 wizards or players tagged against you. No Disbelieve or Magic Wood. Turmoil if it shows up.
fhoplist Could you imagine them playing Battletoads? I could clear Contra back in the day without the Konami code, but battletoads always wrecked me. Only game on the NES I could never finish.
I think when I was 8, I gained enough experience points that I somehow got equipped with wizard magic and was somehow able to stand toe to toe with some of these games.
fhoplist I played all of these thanks to a cousin who gave me his old NES, when he got the SNES, and I'm only a 21yo... but I just feel really old watching them playing and failing so hard.
This speaks volumes about this generation of gamers. I beat this game when I was 11...
Yup, I was 10 when I finished the game.
Or maybe wise guy they dont play video games that often
Thnxx for contra episode i grew up playing that game....
And that's the first level ..... the easiest ....
I am amazed that not a single one of them knew about the Konami Code. ^^vvBA
Acuiasa >tfw you forget the most important button
Acuiasa They probably even know what konami is
Acuiasa i'm sure they've seen it before, but don't know what it's called and don't know what it's for.
André Pendragon That's probably a good thing now-a-days.
*select* *start*
I played Contra as a kid in the early 90s. I can't even guess how many hours I put into the game. Watching these kids play was very frustrating.
IKR, almost all of them were avoiding the weapons!
dantedoomsday yea me and my brother played co-op on most games in those early 90's days and put in some solid hours on this series. :D
Yeah all they kept doing is just run. They died more than they shot -_-"
dantedoomsday they just played it for the first time, give them a break
Aim kids, aim. They're all just shooting straight. Platform gaming 101, down plus jump equals jumping down.
contra? one of the hardest game? really? maybe hardest for current kids.
Munkh-Erdene Nasan wow, how can they be this bad? kinda understandable from the point that it's their first time playing. but still...
Not for me, it’s easy peasy lemon cheesy
Stage 1 and 2, that is, so please do not generalize. 3 is medium, 4 is medium easy, 5 is harder(the truck thingies and the grenades), 6 is like 5,(fire), 7 is a bit harder(final boss) and 8 is medium. Try contra 3. All of the stages are over 9000 hard.
compare Rockman? haha
I love this channel so much!!!!
Samantha Rosales Thanks Samantha!
REACT You guys should try Rush N Attack too.
So this is why all the new games are so easy... :) Im adding a smile there, but really, its actually frustrating games arent challenging anymore, but at least now I know why!!:)
Luckily we still have the Donkey Kong Country series!
***** Yeah like I am Bread is soooo easy.
Please can we all love each other and give each others free hugs? *gives free hugs*
Play Impossible Quiz
WHat about Kingdom Hearts its not too challanging but the grinding up is real, the bosses are cheap and spam there moves to much and the story makes no sense unless you dig deep. But its fun
i loved playing contra on my friend’s nes when i was a child! i now play it religiously on my nes classic that i hacked
None of these kids know Contra?? oh god that makes me feel really old!! :'O
Bueno...... por lo menos llegaron al primer boss :D
JackIncongruente Cierto xd
JackIncongruente yo no puedo creer que no sabian lo que era el contra
Yo LA primers ves que los juege no podilla llegar ayi pero dios millo Como es que Ellis teingan mas que yo y no saben de este juego
JackIncongruente Y uno que ya se lo sabe de memoria jajaja
Como no van a conocer contra, los 90 en su máxima expresión.! lastima esos tiempos no volverán
since we're talking co-op games....METAL SLUG!!!!!
Battle City, Twin Bee and many others famicom games.
⬆️⬆️⬇️⬇️⬅️➡️⬅️➡️B,A,Start
Matthew Sanchez and BOOOM !! you got 30 lives !
Matthew Sanchez You forgot the selecte button. ......bro for 2 player
Matthew Sanchez yup 😎😎😎
30 lives
*B,A,B,A, Select, Start
Do games where they have to work together! :D
Sxmster Try fifa 99 ;)
Like Portal 2?
Bro Force
Like dead space 3!!!!!
jaime rios Fifa 98 or 99 :p
I beat Contra several times as a kid. It's really not that hard.
Yes ikr. It isnt all that hard. Me and my sister always used to play it on Nintendo and it is soo much fun! I wish i could be on teens react to play this game and show them how it's done! Lol!
P4INKiller Let me guess... You had that code.
Ian Sumallo I didn't even know about any cheat codes.
True it's not really that hard. I did't know there a cheat as well
P4INKiller right? Contra was challenging, but it was no Ninja Gaiden.
Man if they thought that was hard they should play Bionic Commando or Battletoads.
skildren ahh battletoads I miss those days.
skildren Or Ninja Gaiden, Castelvania, or Ghosts n' Goblins. lol
skildren Megaman.
skildren Bionic Commando wasn't all that hard. Especially not once you got past the first few levels and had gained enough bullets/XP to take a couple of hits without dying.
GnG on some of them, you had to clock the game TWICE! Again if you didn't get the super weapon. AARRRGGH! 😠
why are they not excited to get the 'UFO power bullet"?
I've never been this early to this channel. LOL
Same
I'm Patrick do you wan't a medal?
Awwwwww poor lil baby. Let me get your bottle.
I was 10 Years old and beat this game multiple times . This is awful lol .
I know right... -_- sigh
Shocker beat* not "beated"
I was 6 years old when first bit the game hah im 18 yours old now time pass
Akatos Randari beat*
Shocker well maybe instead of playing games you should've studied english like they did.
I'm 3209 years old and I one-shotted the game after 23 tries! Yeah I know. I'm a badass.
Anime Fan This has to become a meme.
Anime Fan you're my waifu.
Hamza M Sorry Madao, please find a good job first :(
Anime Fan but but...i love u
i just realized one of my best strats in the game was spam the shoot button while running XD
Next you guys should do Ghost N Goblins, Mega Man or Castelvania.
THEY played Mega Man I
War624 battletoads or adventure island...
War624 lol If you mean super ghouls and ghosts on SNES then yeah, shit is ridiculous
AverageJoeGamer22 The original nes game is HARDER...
Ghosts N Goblins is much more difficult for this ridiculous new generation!
"The closest we've ever been was in the womb" 😂😂😂 weak😂
watching younger ppl play classic games makes you realize how easy games are nowadays
And yet theyre still terrible at them, lmao.
ador757 games now days are meant to be beaten .. back in the day games were meant to beat you
Not really that are just insanely bad
This was first game ever this how I got into video games
I have to say it wow...... I'm somewhat saddened yet amused watching this lol
indeed
Beau Savage cool
6:23
please leave from existance
🤣🤣🤣🤣
Stanley Parable! Stanley Parable! Stanley Parable! I feel the elders would love this
Make them play battle toads
These kids never stood a chance because video games basically hold your hand these days. Oh you're about to die? Press a button and snap into cover and just chill for two seconds, okay, full health yaaaay! Old games were so tough because, well they HAD to be, considering the games were only about an hour long.
Not gonna lie though... I had a Game Genie on hand at all times.
You aren’t lying about Modern Video Games, I love the Classics Myself!!!!!!
“The graphics are terrible, no game should be this hard.” Ow. As someone who is currently a teenager, and who loves modern and retro games, I think contras graphics have held up insanely well. Also, games being this hard used to be the norm, and still should be.
I'm also a teen and wholeheartedly agree with all of that.
Exactly!!! I am a teenager and I can 100% agree
Get them to the waterfall level and record a follow-up.... :-D
MultimediaJay LOL! That'd be pretty funny. ^_^
That waterfall level is a bitch
MultimediaJay Waterfall level is basically the friendship destroyer.
MultimediaJay I heard the Famicom version has a level select code.... :-D
Contra on Nes being one of the hardest games ever?!?! This game is a walk in the park compare to Contra 3 or Contra Hard Corps.
I love hardcore