Super C, no continues.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkXiKKQdo4A
(Also, is there a way to change the name of the thread? It might be better for this to be a general-purpose thread for when I post stuff.)
Never mind, got it.
Sarge's Video Thread
Re: Contra No-Death Run
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Think you can by editing your first post.
EDIT: beat me to it lol
I don't know Super C very well at all so this should be a fun watch.
EDIT: beat me to it lol
I don't know Super C very well at all so this should be a fun watch.
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Xeogred wrote:Think you can by editing your first post.
Yep, figured that out right when you posted.
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The fact that you make these games look easy speaks volumes of your skill.
PLAY KING'S FIELD.
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I should post the other terrible runs so you can see it's all a process. 
No, I really appreciate it, I'm relatively skilled, but the real help is the memorization, and these are short enough games to make repeated runs pretty easy. Where things really get dicey is when things go off-script. Especially in a run where I'm not holding myself to a single life, losing your best weapon can really make things snowball. I lost the Spreader at the wrong time in stage 4, for sure. I've also got a recording that has me take down the stage 5 boss with the regular shot without dying, and that is rough.
No, I really appreciate it, I'm relatively skilled, but the real help is the memorization, and these are short enough games to make repeated runs pretty easy. Where things really get dicey is when things go off-script. Especially in a run where I'm not holding myself to a single life, losing your best weapon can really make things snowball. I lost the Spreader at the wrong time in stage 4, for sure. I've also got a recording that has me take down the stage 5 boss with the regular shot without dying, and that is rough.
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Memorization is a big part of it, I agree. But there's still reflexive timing in play, and that part requires legit skill. Especially at our age. 
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Aw, man, you just had to go remind me of that. 
So... maybe I should start working on a legit run of the other Contra games before my skills atrophy?
So... maybe I should start working on a legit run of the other Contra games before my skills atrophy?
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Sarge wrote:So... maybe I should start working on a legit run of the other Contra games before my skills atrophy?
If you can no death run the USA version of Contra: Hard Corps, you will have ascended human form and become a deity.
I think back around 1993, I no death ran Contra III - The Alien Wars. Memory's a little hazy on that one, but it's my favorite Contra, and I played it so much I'm pretty sure I pulled it off.
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Dang. That's seriously impressive. I can beat Contra III on Normal, but never have been able to do a Hard mode run. I also haven't practiced it as much as the NES Contra games. Something about those really speaks to me. They're the perfect run-and-guns in my book.
The US version of Hard Corps is brutal. There are elements that I think I could duplicate, though, from some runs I've watched. Just a matter of making sure my blood pressure is low and my mind is prepared.
The US version of Hard Corps is brutal. There are elements that I think I could duplicate, though, from some runs I've watched. Just a matter of making sure my blood pressure is low and my mind is prepared.
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Mega Man 2, tankless, Buster-only.
https://youtu.be/PMmRBrXCtYQ
Not a spectacular run by any stretch. It's my first time attempting it, honestly. I even have a couple of game overs in there. Eww. And the last segment actually took three tries to get right (Boobeam, mostly) with anything resembling an interesting segment. (Seriously, the others saw a few game overs and lots of grinding for Crash Bombs. Not very interesting.)
I've learned a lot from the process, though, including a few better ways to take down the bosses Buster-only, so one day, I may try it again. Still, I probably should have just done Buster-only, and not throw in the tankless part. On the bright side, I totally know the trick for the Wily Machine now!
I have another recorded that is a two-death run, purely from laziness on my part not using my E-Tanks. Might upload it eventually, or I might go for a no-death, although that's nothing compared to the folks that do no-damage runs!
https://youtu.be/PMmRBrXCtYQ
Not a spectacular run by any stretch. It's my first time attempting it, honestly. I even have a couple of game overs in there. Eww. And the last segment actually took three tries to get right (Boobeam, mostly) with anything resembling an interesting segment. (Seriously, the others saw a few game overs and lots of grinding for Crash Bombs. Not very interesting.)
I've learned a lot from the process, though, including a few better ways to take down the bosses Buster-only, so one day, I may try it again. Still, I probably should have just done Buster-only, and not throw in the tankless part. On the bright side, I totally know the trick for the Wily Machine now!
I have another recorded that is a two-death run, purely from laziness on my part not using my E-Tanks. Might upload it eventually, or I might go for a no-death, although that's nothing compared to the folks that do no-damage runs!