Amen to that bro. God I remember getting this for christmas one year and was enthralled by it. I was so little I really didnt understand what I was supposed to do, but once I got the hang of it, this game became one of my all time favorites, it was just so unique and different from the other games we had at the time. Such a classic, god to be able to be a kid just one more time lol
I'm always surprised by how short a complete playthrough is for some of these games. When I was a kid, this game felt SO big. This dude beats the whole thing in under an hour.
Yep...1hr...think about that...$50 for a 1hr game...games back then weren't long enough so we complained about them not being long enough. Now we complain about paying $70 for a game that's like 115hrs long and still people aren't satisfied. People complain about graphics too. We really need to appreciate what we have and get instead of tearing every game apart...
@@DASamX5453 Yeah. It's like a certain segment of the gaming population thinks every game needs to have infinite content. That, once you pay your money, the dev is supposed to work for you in perpetuity. I even saw people complaining over on the Dead Cells forum. After 7 years, 35 free content updates, and 2 huge $5 expansions, the game was finally coming to an end so the dev could move on to something new. Unreal. It's got to be the kids who grew up with that Games-as-a-Service bullshit complaining.
You couldn’t remember the name of one of the most popular games on NES and Sega Genesis in the early 90s. Strider Hiryu was all over Marvel vs Capcom too.
@@bjoneshill31 A - you’re responding to a comment from SEVEN YEARS AGO, B - in the early 90’s, I was a toddler, and the neighbours who owned this game that I played maybe twice ever, moved away by the time I was 5 years old, C - I’m not a fucking mouthbreathing basement-dwelling neckbeard with nothing better to do. Get a life. 😂😂
For me, there was a lot of things attempted here which fell short of the mark. A few things stood out negatively: - The wall jump mechanic really was only necessary once (and I think only used in the early areas anyway) but was a pain to get to work correctly. By extension, quite a few of the controls felt a little stiff while still being fairly fluid. - A few things of the story wound up lost along the way, but I do chalk it up to the limitations of the NES and era. - All the bosses wound up being kind of lackluster. - The special attacks seemed utterly pointless until *one* point in the game. However, the music was pretty good for the time (the Red Dragon theme stands out to me even after all this time) and I remember enjoying playing through the game ... until reaching Matic, who I had no clue about how to fight properly until I figured it out much later. On accident. This is terrible design, having things not be spelled out within the game, but incredibly common in NES titles.
@@kereminde Oh man, I got wailed on so many damn times by Matic until one of my friends told me to use my plasma blast thing. I told him that was stupid as it'd take too long to charge and he told me to just try it. My jaw nearly hit the ground when Matic just stood there while I charged my attack.
Pra mim também alendo mais eu nem sabia usar o password toda vez que voltava a jogar começava do zero kkkk mais nunca me esqueci desse jogo após 25 anos eu vejo ele novamente que saudades agora que sei o nome vou tentar baixar kk
They couldn't have possibly made him run any less like a Ninja even if they decided to bail on making him a Ninja. He runs like someone who's been convinced to walk across burning hot coals.
This is why I like the recent remake, though. I feel like they took aspects for THIS version and mixed it with the fast paced--high octane feel of the arcade. Perfect updated synergy
Even though the arcade/Genesis/Mega Drive version is the superior version in my humble opinion, I do like how the NES version put a story together compared to the arcade/Genesis/MD version's generic "go stop the bad guy from taking over the world because he is bad" storyline. I only wish that Capcom worked all the bugs out of this game and translated it better.
@@Bloodreign1: The _Strider Hiryu_ manga has some differences (from what I've read and seen of it on the Internet), but, for the most part, you are correct. In my humble opinion, the sci-fi world of the _Strider Hiryu_ manga and NES adaptation felt more grounded in comparison to the fantastical sci-fi world seen in the arcade, Genesis/Mega Drive, X68000, and European versions by US Gold and Tiertex.
As a kid I thought Capcom threw this game out in the market unfinished. You notice glitches all throughout it for instance try pausing rapidly lol. I still loved this game regardless. Thanks a bunch for uploading it!
Anyone that played this knew that the jumping dynamics were really frustrating sometimes: Occasionally you would jump and seem to hit these "invisible walls" in the air, but other than that, it was a great game.
Thank you friend i beat this game thanks to this video. I played this when i was a kid, and was so dificult. Now i realized that this actually is a good game, and has a good history
I use to be proficient at this game. Played it countless times. Knew many tricks. Slide-Jump was pretty useful, sliding over minor wholes is possible... Also this is the shortest possible route. There is more to the game... I loved the music at the end, so in order to listen to it I had to complete the game. Ans I still have it, too bad I don't have a working NES. The tornado guy could be beaten in seconds I can't quite remember the trick, I think it had something to do with the plasma, or not...
arghhh .. i remember playing this game and never knew i have to come back to analyse the fucking files because i didnt know english by that time i was like 6 i live in tijuana btw ... lol if only i knew :(
Trivia: Did you know that Hiryu's name uses the same two Kanji as Fei Long from _Super Street Fighter II_? These both translate as "flying dragon," but to distance Hiryu from Fei in the Capcom universe, the former is referred to as "Strider Hiryu."
ClassicTVMan1981X actually it is not totally the same. Hiryu is 飛竜 while Fei Long is 飛龍（the Chinese character Long instead of Kanji Ryu), but yeah they pretty much mean the same thing, referring to eastern dragon.
@@abc2390986: I believe that, from _Ultra Street Fighter 4_ , it was established that the _Street Fighter/Final Fight_ universe and the _Strider Hiryu_ universe are connected, with the _SF_ universe obviously being the present, with _Strider Hiryu_ taking place in a future time.
@@Loader2K1 Since Zeku has a Strider alike costume it is highly possible that Hiryu is a descendant of Bushinryu. Still it is unlikely that Fei Long himself has anything to do with it since he is just a regular fighter that dedicated his life on movie acting and perfecting his martial arts.
33 years ago when playing this as a young kid, I could never get past Matic. I clicked on this video just to see exactly how to do that. I didn't know how I could beat him when he kept disarming me. I remember trying all sorts of things to try to get a hit on him except... a projectile attack. So now I find out what I thought would be some convoluted and complicated method to defeat this impossible enemy really turns out to be one of the simplest and easiest boss battles ever.
I wish the remake had taken more than just the music from this game. I didn't actually beat this Strider until my high school years. It had it's issues(Engrish text, glitchy physics) but the plot driving the game seemed really interesting.
believe it or not, this version of Strider is mostly based on the short-lived manga, with the exact storyline and plot. too bad the good ol' NES couldn't handle the necessary input to make it as cool as the arcade! (I might be wrong if Street Fighter 2010 is any indication.) it was a great game on its own nonetheless...I owned a copy, before getting emulators-meaning I still own it, just not in "true physical" form.
Hmmm, 1989... then this game was released in the mid 8-bit Nintendo years. I'd never seen it being played when I was a Kid, and I was born in 86. I heard that this game was originally of Japanese Disc Format like some of the other 8-bit graphic Nintendo Games were, once. Much older than the American NES Computerized Chips were. Japanese Disc Formats did sound slightly different, but were the Original Design. Imagine their Computer Engineering Intelligence.
This is the one game I want to play so bad!! All I ever got was just pics in magazines. I lived in a small town so I could Nverd find it at rental or stores.
I think Capcom should remake this game. A nice upgrade with 2D High definition graphics and gameplay similar to Strider 2 on PSX. Of course they would still keep all the attack upgrades, items and fix all the technical issues this game had.
Am playing this on PC Engine CD - Obviously this NES version isnt on the same level.........however, I am really surpised at just how good it looks, its amazing what they managed to squeeze out of the NES.
The Blue Dragon ship is like the UPS for Striders.... har, har. I was surprised they added one of the tracks from this game into the Strider that came out recently for PS3... thought it was a nice touch.
Great job. This version of Strider is so tedious. I have to say this is my least favorite Strider game due to having to find keys etc. Usually when most people hear Strider in the gaming world they think constant action. In itself the NES Strider game is good on it's own and if you understand it is not straight on action like most of the other Strider games.
Sadly that was most likely the case, as you may have read on Moby games, this game did not even come out in Japan. It is sort of a gem in the rough, if they could have fixed the hit detection, glitches and the Engrish this game may have been better remembered than it does now. Rather a shame as it does look like a nice 'metroidvania' type game. (had this game been a success perhaps such games would have been called 'Metroidstridervania' )
I remember seeing this game in Nintendo Power and dreaming of playing it. I was able to find the Genesis version, but the guy on the cover who looked like the dad in Full House bummed me out, and the game was too arcade-like. I enjoy playing this game, but my favorite version is the PS3.
Played this a lot as a kid, but could never find direction. Always seemed like endless exploring. Not one of my favorites but a title i played a lot because id get bored with my other games.
Why make important characters in the same sequence named "Kain" and "Zain?" Spelling one as "ane" would help tremendously so you didnt get them confused, as I did.
I agree with you, this game is capcom answer to metroid and castlevania, this version is way better than the arcade because the arcade is too focus to action, too bad capcom never realise the potential of strider hiryu and the blue dragon
I remember playing this as a kid and would always be stuck on part were I didn’t know he could wall jump 😑 till i found out he could and was like holy fuck 😂
![NES Longplay [012] Mega Man](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/2sKcjUjbPr4/mqdefault.jpg)
Really loved seeing this. Took me back to being I'm my room and playing at night. Back when life was so simple.
Me too
The life, but not the game 😢
Amen to that bro. God I remember getting this for christmas one year and was enthralled by it. I was so little I really didnt understand what I was supposed to do, but once I got the hang of it, this game became one of my all time favorites, it was just so unique and different from the other games we had at the time. Such a classic, god to be able to be a kid just one more time lol
"A false life is equal to death. Be true to yourself." - Strider Hiryu
That's an awesome quote. I'm going to use it.
I'm always surprised by how short a complete playthrough is for some of these games. When I was a kid, this game felt SO big. This dude beats the whole thing in under an hour.
Yep...1hr...think about that...$50 for a 1hr game...games back then weren't long enough so we complained about them not being long enough. Now we complain about paying $70 for a game that's like 115hrs long and still people aren't satisfied. People complain about graphics too. We really need to appreciate what we have and get instead of tearing every game apart...
@@DASamX5453 Yeah. It's like a certain segment of the gaming population thinks every game needs to have infinite content. That, once you pay your money, the dev is supposed to work for you in perpetuity. I even saw people complaining over on the Dead Cells forum. After 7 years, 35 free content updates, and 2 huge $5 expansions, the game was finally coming to an end so the dev could move on to something new. Unreal. It's got to be the kids who grew up with that Games-as-a-Service bullshit complaining.
I had a dream about this game last week. Never owned it, my neighbour's had it. Wracked my brain to figure out the name! But here it is!
♾️ infinity
You couldn’t remember the name of one of the most popular games on NES and Sega Genesis in the early 90s. Strider Hiryu was all over Marvel vs Capcom too.
@@bjoneshill31 A - you’re responding to a comment from SEVEN YEARS AGO, B - in the early 90’s, I was a toddler, and the neighbours who owned this game that I played maybe twice ever, moved away by the time I was 5 years old, C - I’m not a fucking mouthbreathing basement-dwelling neckbeard with nothing better to do. Get a life. 😂😂
The music is so amazing for this game. 🎮 ❤ 🎶
Damn, this game was a glitch-filled mess, but it was fun as hell to play back in the '90s. 😺
So true lol
For me, there was a lot of things attempted here which fell short of the mark. A few things stood out negatively:
- The wall jump mechanic really was only necessary once (and I think only used in the early areas anyway) but was a pain to get to work correctly. By extension, quite a few of the controls felt a little stiff while still being fairly fluid.
- A few things of the story wound up lost along the way, but I do chalk it up to the limitations of the NES and era.
- All the bosses wound up being kind of lackluster.
- The special attacks seemed utterly pointless until *one* point in the game.
However, the music was pretty good for the time (the Red Dragon theme stands out to me even after all this time) and I remember enjoying playing through the game ... until reaching Matic, who I had no clue about how to fight properly until I figured it out much later. On accident. This is terrible design, having things not be spelled out within the game, but incredibly common in NES titles.
@@kereminde Oh man, I got wailed on so many damn times by Matic until one of my friends told me to use my plasma blast thing. I told him that was stupid as it'd take too long to charge and he told me to just try it. My jaw nearly hit the ground when Matic just stood there while I charged my attack.
Wall jumping in this game was a bitch. One of my favorite nes games of all time though!!!
I've always loved the cipher sound.
"i left my attack-boots in china." - Strider Ryuzaki
"Oh well, shouldn't be too hard to find, how big is China?"
It's so weird, I literally remembered this phrase word for word from my childhood and used it to track back this game online.
Glad to see somebody finally beat this game because it was 1 of the hardest I ever played on the NES
Pra mim também alendo mais eu nem sabia usar o password toda vez que voltava a jogar começava do zero kkkk mais nunca me esqueci desse jogo após 25 anos eu vejo ele novamente que saudades agora que sei o nome vou tentar baixar kk
I was convinced nobody could ever beat this game back when I was 11
Oddly enough, I beat this game as a twelve year old; tried playing it as a 43 year adult, got frustrated... lol
I was 11 in 1991. I played this game up until I was 14. Also got Strider 2 on Sega Genesis. Beat both of them
I played through it back when I was around that age but it took me years of chipping away at it
@@davefromthegrave9815
Strider 2 on Genesis SUCKS and is not the real Strider 2, its made by some Euro company. play Strider 2 on PS1
I think we felt that way about a lot of NES games when we were kids lol.
" Nintendo hard " is real.
Looking at this game today, reminds me how much it use to piss me off back in 1990
Strider: A man that can fall from hundreds of feet up and not die.
They couldn't have possibly made him run any less like a Ninja even if they decided to bail on making him a Ninja. He runs like someone who's been convinced to walk across burning hot coals.
The remake/reboot is AWESOME! Buy it now on steam, seriously.
Probably my favorite nes game of all time. Havent seen this in years
I remember when the ending was construed as amazing graphics back in the day. I loved that part.
This is why I like the recent remake, though. I feel like they took aspects for THIS version and mixed it with the fast paced--high octane feel of the arcade.
Perfect updated synergy
Even though the arcade/Genesis/Mega Drive version is the superior version in my humble opinion, I do like how the NES version put a story together compared to the arcade/Genesis/MD version's generic "go stop the bad guy from taking over the world because he is bad" storyline. I only wish that Capcom worked all the bugs out of this game and translated it better.
The NES version stays true to the manga, while the arcade, Genesis, and PS1 versions all stray far from it.
@@Bloodreign1: The _Strider Hiryu_ manga has some differences (from what I've read and seen of it on the Internet), but, for the most part, you are correct. In my humble opinion, the sci-fi world of the _Strider Hiryu_ manga and NES adaptation felt more grounded in comparison to the fantastical sci-fi world seen in the arcade, Genesis/Mega Drive, X68000, and European versions by US Gold and Tiertex.
As a kid I thought Capcom threw this game out in the market unfinished. You notice glitches all throughout it for instance try pausing rapidly lol. I still loved this game regardless. Thanks a bunch for uploading it!
Anyone that played this knew that the jumping dynamics were really frustrating sometimes: Occasionally you would jump and seem to hit these "invisible walls" in the air, but other than that, it was a great game.
I never realized this til now, but the Level Up jingle is the Vs Jingle from Marvel Vs Capcom 1.
That was great to watched. Brought back a lot of memories. Thanks for posting.
I have this game. It's like Bionic Commando meets Mega Man.
This manga was awesome. Hiryu rules the world
Man this brings back the days.
Thank you friend i beat this game thanks to this video. I played this when i was a kid, and was so dificult. Now i realized that this actually is a good game, and has a good history
I use to be proficient at this game. Played it countless times. Knew many tricks. Slide-Jump was pretty useful, sliding over minor wholes is possible... Also this is the shortest possible route. There is more to the game...
I loved the music at the end, so in order to listen to it I had to complete the game.
Ans I still have it, too bad I don't have a working NES.
The tornado guy could be beaten in seconds I can't quite remember the trick, I think it had something to do with the plasma, or not...
arghhh .. i remember playing this game and never knew i have to come back to analyse the fucking files because i didnt know english by that time i was like 6 i live in tijuana btw ... lol if only i knew :(
This is one of the best sountracks ive ever heard. Whats with the makers of these video games they made great music.
loved this game as a kid.. not much choice it was either this, Metal Gear or Friday The 13th.
here is me again ! I love your longplay
Trivia: Did you know that Hiryu's name uses the same two Kanji as Fei Long from _Super Street Fighter II_? These both translate as "flying dragon," but to distance Hiryu from Fei in the Capcom universe, the former is referred to as "Strider Hiryu."
ClassicTVMan1981X Interesting actually! Hiryu & Fei Long are related somehow.... confirmed!
ClassicTVMan1981X actually it is not totally the same. Hiryu is 飛竜 while Fei Long is 飛龍（the Chinese character Long instead of Kanji Ryu), but yeah they pretty much mean the same thing, referring to eastern dragon.
How do you know all of this?
@@abc2390986: I believe that, from _Ultra Street Fighter 4_ , it was established that the _Street Fighter/Final Fight_ universe and the _Strider Hiryu_ universe are connected, with the _SF_ universe obviously being the present, with _Strider Hiryu_ taking place in a future time.
@@Loader2K1 Since Zeku has a Strider alike costume it is highly possible that Hiryu is a descendant of Bushinryu. Still it is unlikely that Fei Long himself has anything to do with it since he is just a regular fighter that dedicated his life on movie acting and perfecting his martial arts.
I fucking love that jumping noise,
they do Explosion?
I remember watching someone play this game back in the day. I always thought the zzzzzzz elevator tube things were the coolest.
Wow Kazakhstan really became such a advanced country wow :D
OH the memories! 1 of the hardest games I played as a Kid!
33 years ago when playing this as a young kid, I could never get past Matic. I clicked on this video just to see exactly how to do that. I didn't know how I could beat him when he kept disarming me. I remember trying all sorts of things to try to get a hit on him except... a projectile attack.
So now I find out what I thought would be some convoluted and complicated method to defeat this impossible enemy really turns out to be one of the simplest and easiest boss battles ever.
Oh man do I Remember this great classic they need to make a action pack movie out of this I was 12 when this game was out good times
I wish the remake had taken more than just the music from this game. I didn't actually beat this Strider until my high school years. It had it's issues(Engrish text, glitchy physics) but the plot driving the game seemed really interesting.
believe it or not, this version of Strider is mostly based on the short-lived manga, with the exact storyline and plot. too bad the good ol' NES couldn't handle the necessary input to make it as cool as the arcade! (I might be wrong if Street Fighter 2010 is any indication.) it was a great game on its own nonetheless...I owned a copy, before getting emulators-meaning I still own it, just not in "true physical" form.
Strider reboot announced at comic con
This game was ahead of its time. Fantastic, in my opinion better than Sega genesis version
A Kain is up there.
Hmmm, 1989... then this game was released in the mid 8-bit Nintendo years.
I'd never seen it being played when I was a Kid, and I was born in 86.
I heard that this game was originally of Japanese Disc Format like some of the
other 8-bit graphic Nintendo Games were, once. Much older than the American
NES Computerized Chips were. Japanese Disc Formats did sound slightly different,
but were the Original Design. Imagine their Computer Engineering Intelligence.
Hard to believe thsi game was developed by Capcom considering the quality of their other releases at the time.
I remember this game and bionic commando were 2 games I loved that not many other kids enjoyed lol
Strider was a typical "Genesis does what Nintendon't"-title back then. :)
One of the best games I ever played
This is the one game I want to play so bad!! All I ever got was just pics in magazines. I lived in a small town so I could Nverd find it at rental or stores.
Solid gamplay and level design.
Back in 1992,Without a magazine or a guide there was no way of knowing you could wall jump to get the water boots.
Thanks! I was going to request this :)
I think Capcom should remake this game. A nice upgrade with 2D High definition graphics and gameplay similar to Strider 2 on PSX. Of course they would still keep all the attack upgrades, items and fix all the technical issues this game had.
back ! I love this game
Man, this has probably the worst wall jump controls I've ever seen in a game.
this game was cool but hard, when i was about 13, not sure anymore. Very dystopian
Am playing this on PC Engine CD - Obviously this NES version isnt on the same level.........however, I am really surpised at just how good it looks, its amazing what they managed to squeeze out of the NES.
The Blue Dragon ship is like the UPS for Striders.... har, har. I was surprised they added one of the tracks from this game into the Strider that came out recently for PS3... thought it was a nice touch.
They added two, Kanzah city and that one when he was on the train in Egypt don't know song name tho.
here I am again watching my fav game = 3
Fucking game is incredible. Classic Hi Def Capcom. I use dress as NES era Hiyru for Halloween. That's how long ago this game out.
You left your Attack Boots in CHINA? WHAT WERE YOU THINKING!?!?!
el mejor juego de NES, sin duda
thanks for showing me how to end this frustrating game. i had a hard time with this game back then
This game requires a wall jump at one point and it just ruins it for me because I can't pull it off. Could somebody program a level editor?
Wish I still had this.
Here, take this item.
...an hour later, item appears.
thnaks man your longplay help me a lot .
Great job. This version of Strider is so tedious. I have to say this is my least favorite Strider game due to having to find keys etc. Usually when most people hear Strider in the gaming world they think constant action. In itself the NES Strider game is good on it's own and if you understand it is not straight on action like most of the other Strider games.
Master Miller : he was that ninja...
silent partner.
Sadly that was most likely the case, as you may have read on Moby games, this game did not even come out in Japan.
It is sort of a gem in the rough, if they could have fixed the hit detection, glitches and the Engrish this game may have been better remembered than it does now.
Rather a shame as it does look like a nice 'metroidvania' type game. (had this game been a success perhaps such games would have been called 'Metroidstridervania' )
When a game about ninjas is not released in Japan, you know it has problems.
I remember seeing this game in Nintendo Power and dreaming of playing it. I was able to find the Genesis version, but the guy on the cover who looked like the dad in Full House bummed me out, and the game was too arcade-like. I enjoy playing this game, but my favorite version is the PS3.
I love this
my other account is down, so better I start new comments when I feel drunk and alone, watching the best game of my youth
I sometimes fart when its too quite.....your welcome tiger.
-tiger
This is so awesome to play the game but it is really hard to beat.
Será que tem como baixar esse jogo pelo torrents para emulador?
Just found out this existed. I had the genesis one growing up.
I was always curious about Ryuzaki.
I love this game
The music is great
Played this a lot as a kid, but could never find direction. Always seemed like endless exploring. Not one of my favorites but a title i played a lot because id get bored with my other games.
the best games.
I remember this being much longer. Like metal gear for the nes
both are favorites of mine... there's a speedrun of strider for NES on here but that so defeats the purpose, plus speedrunners are cringey as fuck
I remember beating this game on my 8th bday, right after chucky cheese. Man, thought I was some shit that day
Why make important characters in the same sequence named "Kain" and "Zain?" Spelling one as "ane" would help tremendously so you didnt get them confused, as I did.
Why when he was walking, I still remember the screen flashing and pausing for the lightning...even after 30 years...LOL
Got this game Xmas 1989. A far cry from the arcade version I played previously. But decent nonetheless.
They should have made the ISS look like a two-headed dragon.
Is this game considered a hidden GEM?
Awesome game, video too.
I agree with you, this game is capcom answer to metroid and castlevania, this version is way better than the arcade because the arcade is too focus to action, too bad capcom never realise the potential of strider hiryu and the blue dragon
Maybe it should've been "AIIEEE! CAIN IS UP THERE!"
I remember renting this as a kid, for some reason I didn't like it. I played the arcade and was not impressed with this version.
Space travel, plasma firing swords, robots, and cyborgs, but they're still rocking floppy disc? 😂
some Capcom and Konami titles really love to use Big Ass Screen for Stage Select, Ducktales, Wai Wai WORLD
Character has the most awkward running animation I've ever seen. Looks like he's hopping on one foot and has to take a piss.
mopbrothers nothing beats the flash running stance in the new justice league movie lol
He's running on the balls of his feet, doing high knees.
Tightest dialogue '95.
Im here again
I remember playing this as a kid and would always be stuck on part were I didn’t know he could wall jump 😑 till i found out he could and was like holy fuck 😂