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Episode 41
Contra is one of the most exciting games on the NES, and is easily one of the most popular games for the system! It's well known for its difficulty - This game is so hard that the code to start with 30 lives has become an important piece of 80's pop culture!
But is it really that challenging? In reality, Contra is surprisingly fair. So how did this amazing game come to be? And what's the story behind the famous code? In today's episode we'll find out, and then we'll dive deep into the gameplay where we'll learn:
* Strategies to finish the game WITHOUT the Konami Code - You can do it!
* Where to find the BEST WEAPON POWER UPS! You'll never go very long without a good gun!
* BEAT THE BASES! How to be a master of the 3D stages!
* EASY ways to finish the DIFFICULT LATE GAME LEVELS, even the Energy Zone!
* Strategies for defeating bosses with ONLY THE REGULAR GUN - Just in case that's all you have!
* A SECRET ENDING for the Japanese version of the game? It's in here!
* How to CRUSH EVERY BOSS, even the HEART OF THE FALCON... AND MORE!
Thanks for watching!
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Best part of Saturday mornings.
I know, right! I look forward to these like Saturday morning cartoons when I was a kid!
Y E S !!!
One of the best
275% agreed!!!
These videos really feel like a Nintendo Power in video form. Thanks for making these videos; they let me experience a generation of gaming that I wasn't around for, and in a way that doesn't feel out of place with the time the games were made.
I'll never forget getting this from my grandma on Christmas Eve and sneaking the instruction booklet to church with me later that night! I just wanted to play it so bad haha
bahahaha , i would take instructions booklets in my bible, mom was so proud, how i always had my bible open during church. got caught when it fell out leaving. that was the end of church for me!
That instruction manual would help you with Contra more than the Bible will help you with life.
@@Ursichan lol, I don't subscribe to religion, but if even a small fraction of those so called Christians actually lived by the teachings of Jesus, then the world would be a far better place for it!
@@lorenmorgan1931 EXACTLY!! 😁💯
Wholesome af
ohh baby here we go. I would play this game with my dad like every night when he got off work. So many good memories
I played with my mom when I was a kid. She still pretty good even now considering she is in her 60s.
Mine beat this one and the sequel in an afternoon, just on principle
The spread gun is almost a cheat code by itself lol
Contra, the game cover that combined my love of predator, Rambo and aliens all into one amazing gam
Konami was REALLY good at making video games inspired by Hollywood action movies and championing America's military-industrial complex during their late-'80s/early-'90s heyday.
One million times better than any of the licensed garbage we got of those movies on their own.
Could add in Commando there too !
I beat this game once, a lifetime ago, without the Konami code. I may have to fire it up again. That is after I get through Dragon Warrior since you laid out a path that let me believe I can beat that game. Great video as always.
Dragon Warrior is easy if you grind early and max your level. It takes forever, but at that point everything is a breeze.
You got old men eager for Saturday mornings again.
One thing to point out of the story is that while the NA version is of modern time, the japanese version takes place in 2631 AD and includes in game intro story telling. It even has extra moving sprites and a map of levels.
It wouldn't be until _Contra 3_ that it's revealed that the _Contra_ franchise takes place in the distant future, and Konami of America STILL dumbed down the storyline for that game. From what I've heard, the _Probotector_ series's storyline was more closer to the canon to the Japanese versions than what KOA gave us, robots withstanding.
"With that many lives, the evil Red Falcon doesn't stand a chance".. clearly you've never seen me play
🤣
Like those times you appear on the screen just in time to plop right down a hole!
😂
Exactly the same!
This game is a huge part of my childhood. I played it every day before 1st & 2nd grade back when it first came out. Recently played through it with my son as well. Still a near perfect game.
Good dad
i find the 3rd game to be the most fun
Stage 3 is the true test of friendship with your buddies.
counterpoint: stage 6
All riiiiight, Contra time! Nothing more classic than pumping countless space aliens full of lead.
Never was able to beat this game, as a child. It wasn't until I revisited it, years later, that I was able to fully appreciate just how much thought went into the game's 80's-90's action aesthetic . The 30 lives code certainly did help me finally beating this, haha.
i'm trying to learn so that i can beat this without the code
You are doing a wonderful job helping myself and many others appreciate these classic games. Feels very much like reading the old gaming magazines "tips and tricks" section, but in video form.
Thank you!! that's exactly the feel I was going for
I love these videos, I have no interest in playing Contra probably ever for the rest of my life. I haven't played contrast since the 90s with my pops, but your videos are so fun and so informative and honestly amazing when it comes to little tricks and strategy that it's fun just to watch and learn about the game on its own. I really do appreciate the hard work that goes into this. And I absolutely love it when a new video pops up.
I can beat this one without dying and without picking up weapons. Thats what my avatar stands for. Nice video, keep it up.I actually finished 4 games recently by following your guide.
Nice! That's a savage accomplishment. I enjoy watching speedruns and the Low% category means you can't pick anything up. Always impressed by people who can crush this brutal title.
I can as well. Can spread pulse the entire game. It takes me a few tries
Congrats. That had to be tough
@@rubynall80 Not as much as would think, I grew up owning the game and I never stoped playing it since.Contra kinda became easy for me, I had to find a way to get a new challenge with the same game so I uploaded a unedited raw footage of my deathless/weaponless playtrough.
How do you kill the tank with the standard gun?
I've binge watched every video you've done for the past week lol! It really has helped me to get to sleep! And I've enjoyed every playthrough you've done as well! They're thorough and well researched. Thanks for this bro! This channel is a godsend!
Thanks for uploading this one. I have struggled with this game for the past few weeks. I got the Contra Anniversary game set on my Xbox One. This tutorial is going to help me to beat it!
one game i have absolutely nothing to learn and can beat it quicker than the video runtime, but i'll still watch through for entertainment value. such a fun game!
Hooray another video!
This series and Chrontendo are my two favorite historical/retrospective game series ever. Thank you so much for continuing these great videos!
Also... I had no idea the R works this way... wow.
The laser's biggest benefit (which is more pronounced in Super C than in Contra) is fire and forget against bosses. Instead of trying to squeeze in rapid fire while dodging boss projectiles, you can fire one laser at a time and keep dodging.
For real. The Laser did big damage, but it was focused only in one spot, meaning you had to evade everything else with mobility since the laser's shots wouldn't hit anything else except what you were aiming at.
Laser’s big advantage was an instant four shots of damage to a target. So if you had to dodge, you would rack up more damage than with stray shots.
Although spread was the objectively better weapon, firing 5 shots at once, I enjoyed using laser the most in Contra. 1 shot of laser did the same damage as 4 bullet shots! One of the videos I recorded many years ago was me going through the game using laser: ruclips.net/video/vJDI_LB5_BE/видео.html
Very nice walkthrough! Contra is an all time classic for me. I appreciate the alternate strategies for taking the bosses out with the regular gun as well.
Loved this one, made it look easy. I remember putting quite a few hours into Jackal too. If you're taking requests, I'd love to see Bayou Billy.
Yes bayou billy
Yes, I agree. I watched the game grumps play it, and they couldn't beat it without cheating. It's got such bullshit difficulty, but I'd love to see a legit way to beat it.
A tough one. Bayou Billy is really a hard one to beat.
Jackal is my favorite NES game. Absolute classic.
Bayou Billy is harder than Contra, I would place it on the Battletoads level: linear but very hard...
Your channel is amazing! Keep up the great work!!
I absolutely love this channel! It's just a distilled Nintendo Power and strategy guide on a per-game basis :)
This is quickly becoming one of my favourite channels!! Love these videos!
Classic! Thanks for taking the time to do these. I enjoy each and every one.
Thank you!
Same
Just found you’re channel! Subbed for sure, great channel man so entertaining, it’s 3am now and I can’t stop watching you’re channel 😂😂 well done!
Thank you for another great video! You've got the best run-through format on the tubes. Especially appreciate the enemy and boss data in the sidebars! Karnov???
Finally, you did the walkthrough for this legendary game! Awesome walkthrough!
I managed to beat every stage without a guide but in the final boss I was worried that I would not last, so I saw this guide and with that strategy I finally beat Contra. I probably wouldn't have done it without your help so thank you so much for this
Thanks for the upload, man! Great childhood memories of this game. 😀
Good stuff sir, loving these videos!
I was today years old when I found out Contra was an arcade game first. Wow.
Love the channel. That doggo is really good at games. :-)
This was a great video, thanks for your awesome content!
You are very entertaining and a godsend for clear, concise strategies for beating these games.
I loved this game and the series. I miss the cheese in this game. I have this as part of the Contra series on PSN the memories quickly came back.
You’re the man! Thanks for these videos.
What if I told you, that by using these professional strategies for the casual gamer, I was able to survive all the challenges that the NES was notorious for? I finally beat Contra without the Contra code (I never even tried without the code as a kid in the 80's). It took me a few attempts and I didn't do it without dying, but in the end I was able to beat it without continuing with 4 lives left.
That's awesome to hear!! Thank you for reporting back!
I remember going to my cousin's house where I got to play the NES for the first time. SMB was the first game I played, and it blew me away. Then we put on Contra. I never stopped bugging my folks until I got that NES that Christmas. Took a few more weeks until my birthday to get Contra itself, but still one that I go back to and play today.
Can't wait to see you get that silver play button! Keep on keeping on homie! Love these guides
Been waiting for this one!!! Yes!!!
Dude so close to 50k. LET'S GOOOOOOO!!!!
Great walkthrough of a classic title. I remember the first time I reached the final stage and was just absolutely grossed out at the idea of having to go inside that thing lol.
Why am I addicted to your videos? 😎 Keep em coming.
Oh I play this game thousands of times, and I was very good at it.
Thanks
when you said "Lets get Started" that got me HYPE AF, LETS GET IT!
Jumping Joey Giant Boss
Me, as a child: A Transformers guarding a jukebox.
One of my favorite games, love this video
This content is not only super quality, but super useful. I've beaten many of these myself, bit some you helped me do. Batman, Battle of Olympus, and finally beating Blaster Master without the grenade glitch are among them. I can only hope one day you can help people achieve what I consider my greatest NES accomplishment: beating Double Dragon 3.
Olympus and blaster are brutal. I've done olympus, ghosts n goblins (one run), but not blaster master.
UCBVG out here doing the Lord's work. Saturday morning Contra is transporting me right back to sitting in front of my crappy CRT tv yelling at the screen as I died when I was but a wee lad. Good times. This channel is a treasure.
One of my favorite game's thanx for the tips probably won't be as hard to beat now I have beaten it multiple times but your way seems way easier💯💯
I decided to play through the game while having this video on. I finished at the same time as you on your vid.
lol, my dog came over to have me pet her just as your dog came up at the end of the video. I couldn't time that again if I tried.
Dogs aside, yet another great video! Hope you do The Guardian Legend at some point. It's a hidden gem nobody seems to talk about!
Whats crazy is, as you get older, you have to remember codes for your phone bank accounts, work passwords....hell birthdays
But im 42 now....and I NEVER hesitate or have forgotten to drop the Contra cheat code at any given moment
Love this game
Great video! Thanks for the PTDS flashbacks 😅
Joke aside, nicely done flexing your muscle memory and reflexes
I just got Contra today and dang I knew it was hard but I just suck at it but at least some people like you make great guides thanks
I only ever beat this game 2P, I still need to sit down one day and do it solo. Classic!
Nice to see Life Force in the intro. Great game!
As a kid I used to beat this game quite easily... I'm just here to enjoy your video.
The old games are still the best..thank you for making this video.
Suggestions:
1. The Guardian Legend
2. Milon's Secret Castle
3. Adventure Island
Yeah... The Guardian Legend is pretty insane. Flying Shooter/Dungeon Crawler RPG with some pretty sick weapons.
The Japanese message in the end says: Foolish earthlings, do you really think that you've annihilated the Red Falcon with just that? We lost our base on Earth, but we've already made our next move. Our Red Falcon will be indestructible forever...
(said the guys who just got their base destroyed)
Great guide as always, good job! 🥰
Great info on the Konami code :D
A true classic from the NES library! Beating this game without the 30 lives cheat made you the most popular kid at my elementary school!
These arcade style games are just so nostalgic. I’d remember due to the difficulties, you’d see a crowd gathering to watch some pro play with only 1 quarter lol. I know I’ve only got house of the dead 2 and 4 under my belt for clean sweep lol
One of the few games that I beat on one life. Love this game
Good job as usual.
Another premium quality video!
Man I love your channel
Man did I love Contra, even though I only managed to beat Gryzor hit-less once. The music is so good that you just can't refuse to bop your head to the beat. Most of the time when I'm playing this game, I forget that it is an NES/Famicom game. These Contra games has things to it that just make it feel different and better compared to most other titles for me.
I’ve been waiting for you to make a video about Contra.
Haha, this is one of those games, that when you learn how to beat it, you never forget.
I just wish Gunstar Heroes was this challenging, because then it probably would have had more sequels.
The soundtrack and sound effects remind me of TMNT NES.
Funny you say that. Treasure, the developer of Gunstar Heroes, was founded by former Konami employees who left the company because they wanted to make original games and didn't want to pump out sequels.
Gunstar Heros was My brother and my favorite games to play on the Genesis.
Yup i still remember all the tricks
I always loved using the Laser and Arrow weapon. To make the homing laser gun.
Konami reused sounds
all the companies did and I serious think there was some master palate they all could choose from because a ton of games all have the bart vs space mutants/swamp thing sound pallets
Classic. Top 10 game ever for me. I never use the 30 men code til this day to beat the game..
Contra was a game I became good at, mostly because it was one of only three games I owned for the nes when I was a kid.
I love this channel! But still waiting for that Zelda second quest video. Till then, the videos you put out are amazing and really bring me back to my youth.
Most underrated RUclips channel. This channel rocks
I love your videos and appreciate what you do... But that picture of Kazuhisa Hashimoto is most definitely George Takei. He is even doing the Vulcan hand symbol if you refer to the uncropped version of that image.
Bro I was gonna comment this same thing but I was like, how is nobody talking about this. Until I found your comment lol. Either this was supposed to be funny or it’s a huge mistake. Wow
Mate, well said you actually need only one life to beat the game. I did it so many times and played so many times when I was a kid, I can be dead drunk but still, beat the game.
Also, funny to play without the cheat and if your comrade dies, they can rejoin the game consuming your life if they have a 'game over' sign.
You can find this game on many cartridges for the NES stations worldwide. And usually, there is a sub-menu to choose from: classic, 30 lives, weapons, etc. This game is always among the first 10 in the list of 300-500 best NES games. I even found the cartridge in a random bar in Shanghai.
You could mention that on Waterfall you don't need to actually shoot the nearby enemies. They will die upon touching you. Same with that turret appearing from the ground.
In the Snow Field, you may also stand in the far left corner shooting at the tractor. It will shoot at you but will never hit.
And, maybe it was worth mentioning too, that the simple units just run, then, in the Waterfall, they tend to appear from unexpected sides of the map. Then, the Snow Field, above everything mentioned they tend to shoot. And in the Laser level, they may lie on the ground and shoot. And sometimes, these projectiles may kill you (especially in that spot when you jump under the laser on the bottom platform to go to the first laser challenge with B. This level is cool to play together since you need to synchronize your moves and play very carefully. And the Giant is actually very simple even with the basic gun. Just need to jump above him and he usually sends one projectile. If he sends too, he stops for a millisecond.
Nice!! Classic!! You should do Super C sometime..keep up the awesomeness 🤙🏼
I always look forward to you saying allllllright!
Every time we beat this game, we just beat it all over again.
This was one of the first NES games I ever played as a kid. And I have to disagree with you... even with 2-player and 30-lives, we still couldn't get to level 3.
At this point I've played so much that I can beat the game no deaths with the rifle.
30 lives an the continues should be enough to get the hanger or maybe the lazer zone. I too can beat the game with just 3 rest. However I had friends I would let play co op an they couldn't get past the waterfall with the 30 lives.
@@retiredsnowbunnyhunterx5106 It's harder with two players due to scrolling issues, especially on that stage!
@@Sauvenil You right! 😂 most times me and my friends would race each other to top with them always getting left behind. You have to actually work together to get to the top with out killing each other.
Contra on the DS was so fun and god damn HARD!!!
Bro you are awesome.
Pro tip for bases, if you have a second controller you can use it to make you bullets shoot up or down one layer. For example if you are standing and press up on the second controller your bullets will hit the top section of the wall, if you press down while standing your bullets will hit the lower layer (Useful for taking out the rolling barrels on the bottom layer). But most importantly if you are laying down and press up on the second player controller your bullets will hit the middle layer. I did many one life challenges each using only one particular weapon, the laser was by far the hardest followed by the swirly fireball.
🤣the island blows up for some reason🙌🏼 very funny😂
Great video as always! That photo however is of George Takei. 😂
Haha! This is great. I have never beat this without the cheat code.
The base music is so good. There are some good remixes of it.
When I was 13 my dad was station in Germany and the entire neighbor kids we were all trying to be the first one to beat the game without the Konami code needless to say we realized really freaking quickly that it was one of the hardest games that Nintendo ever made we were put in our places with the quickness lol it took playing all day everyday taking turns during the entire summer break and part of the first month of 7th grade to do it needless to say I wasn't the one that did it I did however throw the controller many many times most of the time after dieing with the spread gun because I knew my turn was going to be over soon after lol thank God it was connected to the system so not much damage happened to the living room lol great video thank you so much for this glimpse back down memory lane
a friend of mine beat this game in 21 minutes and didnt loose ONE life. No code! It was one of the most incredible things i have witnessed.
I can too. There are very few tough spots once you know all the patterns.
Contra is the only shooter game I played multiple times. I often played it with my brother. ^^
Your channel and dog are both awesome.
I love your channel.
Awesome game dude
Hell yeah. It's about time.
Contra is one of my favorite NES games of all time (Top 5). I never use the code because I got so really good at it. The soundtrack is also iconic.
Awesome vid as always. Just wondering though, and it’s a bit early, but, what games do you think you’ll do for the Halloween season?
Nice video! I never beat energy stage