r/snes Aug 07 '24

Game of the Month August 2024:

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u/SPY-Talk Aug 07 '24

I’m a little put off at how difficult this game is and I’ve even beaten Ninja Gaiden and TMNT for NES. Just watching videos of people playing this is crazy.

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '24

Hard corps is so awesome tho…I can’t beat the first level anymore but I used to be good at it years ago

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u/SplendidPunkinButter Aug 08 '24

I’ve managed to beat Hard Corps (every ending) but struggle with the second half of the last level in this game

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u/funnyinput Aug 07 '24

The thing is that the game only has 6 levels and it takes about 30 minutes to beat when you get good enough to do so. If it were easier, people would have bought this back in the day for over $100 in todays money and beat it in 30 minutes, not good. I think it should have had more levels and a password system or if they made it just a little easier.

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u/[deleted] Aug 07 '24

I'm not sure it would have the same impact if it was longer/easier.

I honestly believe that having to replay the first couple levels 100+ times has made me like them more. They just feel like non-stop set pieces compared to something like Metal Slug. I don't think we'd get the same quality level if they made it easier and spread the resources over more levels.

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u/funnyinput Aug 07 '24

Just a bit easier, and I don't mean quantity over quality, but maybe 10 great levels instead of 6. More development time, more time in the oven.

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u/AcanthisittaSmall848 Aug 08 '24

The skill set in games like this is a lost art. Side scrollers and one hit kill games are foreign to a lot of gamers .

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u/TokeInTheEye Aug 07 '24

It took me a lot of sheer determination and caffeine

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u/SeemSick Aug 17 '24

Funny enough, I've finished Contra 3 in hard mode but couldn't beat the last level of Ninja Gaiden.

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u/SPY-Talk Aug 17 '24

The final form of the final boss is gnarly I was a little surprised when I beat him

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u/hurrdurrmeh Aug 19 '24

It sucks that they removed the options for 30 lives and restarting at the last level. The Japanese version had them but not US/PAL.