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offline w M w from London (United Kingdom) on 2005-09-29 19:46 [#01737362]
Points: 21454 Status: Regular



heh heh, I have it paused right now.
I'm playing on the hardest difficulty (only with the 7 lives
option, not 5 or 3)
I got ALL THE WAY to the place where you drive the bike on
my FIRST LIFE!

I slightly lost my high of peanut butter and bean burritos
then and lost only 2 lives on this level, but in dumb places
that could have been avoided. I'm now to the boss that has
worms come out and makes you spiral around but I already
figured out a good technique to beat him in the umpteen
times I've had to play him.


 

offline elusive from detroit (United States) on 2005-09-29 19:52 [#01737364]
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so make a thread about it


 

offline w M w from London (United Kingdom) on 2005-09-29 20:03 [#01737366]
Points: 21454 Status: Regular | Followup to elusive: #01737364



no.

I just beat that spiraling guy in one life and got to the
final level with all continues and 9 lives and both guns the
contra. Then I messed up and lost 3 lives in a row. This
game is easy actually. It's just a bunch of mini games. If
you master each mini game you master the game.

This game and many others employ a cheap trick though in
that you have to do these mini games in a linear order... if
you fail one you have to start at the beginning. It's just
one of many possible general layouts of gameplay. This has
good and bad:
bad- ... your ability to become skilled at the latter mini
games is lessened only because you can't constantly replay
them (have to beat all the ones before it linearly) If you
could play the game in reverse order for awhile the entire
thing would be so much easier because you'd be familiar with
the end parts.
good- it makes the end of the game more stressful/scary
because you know if you die you have to completely restart


 

offline weatheredstoner from same shit babes. (United States) on 2005-09-29 20:28 [#01737370]
Points: 12585 Status: Lurker | Followup to w M w: #01737366



This game is tough shit for me and my friends. Probably
because we haven't "memorized" it. But we were able to get
to play it on easy :P and get up to that air thing that
shoots missles that you can hold on to. I'm sure we'll get
even further next time.


 

offline w M w from London (United Kingdom) on 2005-09-29 20:33 [#01737371]
Points: 21454 Status: Regular | Followup to weatheredstoner: #01737370



I've never played 2 player (having no friends and all). If
you want help on any part, let me know. This game is all
about memorization. Actually games based on that are
generally a lower quality game. Memorization is cheaply used
in place of skill. So many top down shooters are this way.


 

offline virginpusher from County Clare on 2005-09-29 20:34 [#01737373]
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Dude, that level hard. Stupid flying ship always kills me
because i always have 1 life. those idiots.

Is it possible through emulators two players on the
internets


 

offline weatheredstoner from same shit babes. (United States) on 2005-09-29 20:35 [#01737374]
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yeah I really dont like memorization style games. gets kinda
boring real quick. I've been addicted to Natural Selection
and FF8 lately.


 

offline w M w from London (United Kingdom) on 2005-09-29 20:43 [#01737378]
Points: 21454 Status: Regular



for that giant flying ship, destroy the top gun first but
jumping and shooting it ONLY when the bottom gun has a gap
in firing. Then destroy the bottom gun by hanging on a
bottom missle and shooting it, making sure you avoid its
fire and not fall off. The rest is easy. Just keep jumping
on the top missle and shoot till it's defeated (just use
normal machine gun for all of this, or laser)


 

offline yann_g from now on 2005-09-29 20:45 [#01737379]
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LOL


 

offline zero-cool on 2005-09-29 21:58 [#01737391]
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snes?, i've only played it on nes, maybe you can post some
screenshots


 

offline Seracelsus on 2005-09-29 22:47 [#01737396]
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i just watched my Contra in 13 minutes speed trial vid
earlier today ;)


 

offline w M w from London (United Kingdom) on 2005-09-29 22:51 [#01737399]
Points: 21454 Status: Regular | Followup to Seracelsus: #01737396



You did this? Or someone else? On hardest with 3 lives (not
7)? People that do those types of things are so friggin
autistically ingeniously insane. Some of their feats put all
the worlds olympic athletes to shame.


 

offline pigster from melbs on 2005-09-29 23:46 [#01737419]
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i didnt even know there was contra besides the one on snes.
i used to play that all the time as a kid, and i couldnt
even get past like level 3


 

offline Seracelsus on 2005-09-29 23:52 [#01737421]
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someone else did it. chekkit


 

offline w M w from London (United Kingdom) on 2005-09-29 23:59 [#01737422]
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allright... but...
I just set a timer to 13 minutes and tried myself. I went
fairly fast I suppose and died only 1nce I think. However by
the time I got to that giant guy that shoots fire in a
circle, I had 3 minutes left. I don't see any possible way
to shed off that many minutes given merely having to scroll
past the scenery and such. It doesn't seem possible without
cheating.
I'd watch the movie of the 13 minute run but my computer
sucks too much to.


 

offline w M w from London (United Kingdom) on 2005-09-30 00:03 [#01737423]
Points: 21454 Status: Regular | Followup to Seracelsus: #01737421



was that 13 minute time 2-player or 1-player?


 

offline D-Steak from Kansas City, Mo. (United States) on 2005-09-30 01:30 [#01737439]
Points: 1376 Status: Regular



that skeleton head boss is a riot.



 


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