Seeing the original arcade version makes me realize how good of a job they did porting this over to the NES. Despite the obvious graphical differences, the look/feel is spot on.

@zerlichr426

2 жыл бұрын

I think NES version is ACUALLY better that the arcade. Yes graphicly and sound wise arcade is better, but NES is much longer for once. And twice animations and speed of game feels much better that arcade. They clearly just rotoscope sprites and they kinda look goffy. Specially our duo doing summersaults. Yeah i just don't like the way they did Lance and Bill sprites. And yes Jap version is better because it ACUALLY give you storyline on screen and has better animations

@fernansanchez6331

Жыл бұрын

The NES did an amazing job porting arcade games. This, Súper C and TMNT are great on the NES, despite having a very low graphical quality compared to the arcade versión.

@meyers0781

Жыл бұрын

NES game isn't ported but made from the ground up given many differences.

@drlight6677

6 ай бұрын

Both NES Contra and Castlevania are far superior to arcade Contra and Haunted Castle (yeah technically Haunted Castle is a new game but after the 1st stage the game becomes complete crap)@@zerlichr426

This is probably the only instance where I've found the home NES version decidedly better than the arcade.

@BarrySlisk

9 жыл бұрын

Vath121 Why? The arcade version surely looks better.

@PrekiFromPoland

8 жыл бұрын

Looks better and sounds better, technically speaking. But is somewhat of a lackluster when compared to the NES port. Maybe it's because of levels, colours, ending cutscene (or lack thereof)... I don't know how to say it.

@jasonthomas6684

6 жыл бұрын

I was looking for this comment; couldnt agree more. Graphics arent everything.

@betosanyamada4353

6 жыл бұрын

Super dodgeball is better on NES too

@persona83

5 жыл бұрын

NES version is surely better than the arcade one, but the Famicom version is simply awesome.

Imagine being a kid in the late 80's and opening this on christmas day, after seeing in the arcades and getting to play it at home on your NES. Fucking awesome memories.

@Maxi23543

4 жыл бұрын

and then Imagine finding out that you have the superior version too!

@bassistguy

4 жыл бұрын

It was actually the opposite for me. I had the NES version first right after it came out, and then the local 7-Eleven had the arcade version about a year later. I had to no clue there was an arcade version at that point. However, I soon realized I loved the NES version more.

@trillfa9774

3 жыл бұрын

I got mine in the summer of 1989 and man was it a glorious occasion!

@purwantiallan5089

3 жыл бұрын

@@Maxi23543 the 1980s CONTRA stood against time well.

@AMMAZZARE

2 жыл бұрын

NES port was so much better

After playing the NES version for so long, watching this looks like 'Contra: The Motion Picture'.

@arturkurtmametov67

3 жыл бұрын

It's much harder.

The most badass start to any game, period. You start, and ONE second later you are being bombarded with action!

@chriscapaccio4342

6 жыл бұрын

You’re sadly mistaken. Look up Contra Hard Corps. You start with a truck immediately barging onto the screen, exploding everything in one shot, then you start shooting. That’s pretty badass.

That jump is just ugly XD

Geez. The NES version is like an HD port, 30 years ago, despite having less fidelity. 8 bits less, but a million times more appealing to the eye (and ear), so to speak ;).

@AQT187

5 жыл бұрын

Sounds like a shitty genesis game

@biphronte

4 жыл бұрын

Less Is More un this case

@solarflare9078

3 жыл бұрын

@@AQT187 And yet it sounds better than the NES port :p

@AQT187

3 жыл бұрын

@@solarflare9078 no, not even close. This sounds horrible.

@osakatales9228

3 жыл бұрын

@@solarflare9078 Sound quality makes the sound effects louder than the music, so you don't get to listen to it properly.

haha love how the snowfield/energy zone/hanger/alien lair all got compressed into one stage

@ZeroYame

9 жыл бұрын

Christopher Saylor yeah, that's the final stage... good thing that in the NES version those are all separate stages

@jayskicksnfits9372

5 жыл бұрын

*_*HANGAR_*

@Thehekser

2 жыл бұрын

So that means if you die in Aliens Lair They send u back to the beginning of the 5 stage? 😮

@ThinBear4

Жыл бұрын

@@Thehekser More likely you keep respawning in the same spot until you get the "Insert coin" prompt, at which point you can keep playing indefinitely provided you keep chucking coins in. At least that's how typical arcade games work.

@JonkoSplonko

Жыл бұрын

@@ThinBear4 Yes but there's one thing about these Contra Arcade games. You can only use the continues (coins) 3 times, if you spend all of them, the game will go back to the start no matter how many credits you have left, the game only allows 3 continues, which makes it even harder

I remember playing this in the arcade in the 80s. Thanks for the memories.

I remember first playing this as a kid at a pizza joint. They also rented out movies on VHS, we rented Robocop and Predator. Then we walked home with full bellies, Pepsi, Doritos and these two new rentals. And what was waiting for us when we got home? A brand new Commodore 64. Best week-end ever.

huh...atleast this explains why level 7 never had an original theme in the NES version

@wii1245

5 жыл бұрын

bocodamondo the NES game doesn't have enough memory to store one more music, so it used the first stage(jungle) music for level 7.

@DeskoDev

3 жыл бұрын

@@wii1245 It's not a memory issue, rather, it's a storage issue. The songs aren't optimized perfectly either.

@Peter_1986

2 жыл бұрын

@@wii1245 I guess maybe this is the reason why "BattleToads" used the same music for the stages Surf City and Terra Tubes?

the best part is their little portraits in the credits. I only ever ran across this machine once and was so unimpressed, I saved my tokens for better games.

I like how at 1:51 he starts shooting in synch with the music.

It's strange how although the arcade version obviously has more detailed graphics, the NES version to me at least feels more magical and epic... The NES version was like lightning in a bottle, a masterpiece... and I did play the arcade version even as a kid, and I felt that way even then... This is definitely still cool... But the NES version just has that something that makes it better to me... Even the mix of the music and sound effects work better to me in the NES version... in the arcade the music and sound effects are mixed terribly... the sound effects are too loud and the music barely comes through, where as in the NES version the mix is perfect... This just makes me appreciate the NES Contra even more :D

@BF-TREZ

8 ай бұрын

Same bro

This is one Arcade game that was not distinctly better than the console version. The Jump dynamics were all wrong, the color pallet was off, the music wasn't as cool sounding. The minor improvements in graphics does not make up for its shortcomings.

@Eyedunno

9 жыл бұрын

kev3d Agree. What else can we add? I prefer SNES Street Fighter II to the original arcade version. I feel like the control is just a bit smoother on the SNES, plus it's hard to dispute that the SNES version has better sounding music.

@inendlesspain4724

7 жыл бұрын

Even for a 1987 game, this game looks really ugly for me, and not only because of the weird colors... I prefer the NES version much better.

@algol291

7 жыл бұрын

The arcade version is a lot slower than the NES port.

@soloM81

5 жыл бұрын

@@Eyedunno 4 long years and nobody said this guy is smoking crack the sf2 port is not better then the arcade version in any way period KIDS DONT DO DRUGS

@245-TRIOXIN

4 жыл бұрын

soloM81 Agreed.

I never knew their was an arcade version.... Damn!!!

@DeadRaymanWalking

10 жыл бұрын

Same here. It's funny how alot of NES games and such I've played originated as arcade games :-P

@the19throcketemperor

4 жыл бұрын

Me too. I figured it was just a straight up game.

@mattwynnyk5739

4 жыл бұрын

Way harder I found

I hear they did hundreds of hours of motion capture in order to accurately reflect human movement in the game.

@zerlichr426

2 жыл бұрын

It looks exacly like Food Fight motion capture.

That's neat. Never saw the arcade version. I do like that quirky, Genesis-y style of tune; I might like the 1st board music better than the NES version. In general, I think the music in NES Contra and Super C were a bit too fast. It's cool to hear them slowed down and even a little more head-bobbing. I also like the more realistic art style, but overall, the NES port is just a better game, which is *amazing* for back then. We were all dying for arcade graphics at home, so it's surprising that an NES port actually upstages an arcade original.

@xenaretos

8 жыл бұрын

I think they converted the music in the original tempo for the PAL versions and NTSC just got naturally quickened by 20%. At least this sounds consistend with the PAL version of the game.

@coca7895

2 жыл бұрын

porfa hagan un port para sega genesis con todas las cosas de la version de nes con los graficos y musica del arcade

I never thought to see the day I would see Contra arcade version like this.

@youmemeyou

2 жыл бұрын

Visually un appealing

Always loved the music to the first level in this game since I was a kid.

back when this game out, it was one arcade that was so easy, it wasnt a matter of if you were able to finish it on 1 quarter; it was a matter of if you were able to finish it with your first man. Still lots of fun and a true classic

Fact: the reason why the arcade version of Contra is three stages long is because, for example, when someone calls out your name for the pizza...

This is like a sega genesis port with the tinny music and improved but not better graphics. What a great job they did turning this into a NES icon.

@nunyabizness3866

9 жыл бұрын

The graphics are a little better but the guy moves like hes underwater. The NES version is tighter with some downgrading of graphics.

@nelsunerdison2539

8 жыл бұрын

+Nunya bizness IMO the YM2151 soundtrack is more enjoyable than the NES version...FM synthesis allowed alot more creativity at the time than PSGs like the NES APU. And the Jungle theme in the arcade version actually sounds more...junglish.

@nelsunerdison2539

8 жыл бұрын

Marcel Weber Umm...yes it is. From Wikipedia Contra arcade article: "Sound Motorola 6809 (3 MHz) driving a Yamaha YM2151." And an FM chip only sounds as good as the musician is at FM voice programming, so don't make hasty generalizations next time. 2OP OPL on an Adlib soundcard can sound amazing.

@jendorei

8 жыл бұрын

+Nelsun Erdison (eXOdus) For me the sound effects here are too loud and too long and they completely cover the music.

@nelsunerdison2539

8 жыл бұрын

Jendrej That is true...

Good times...... good times!! I miss these days!!

@chizzle1775

9 жыл бұрын

Contra was that shit...↑↑↓↓←→←→BA START

I just found out there was an arcade version of Contra thanks to the PS5 Collection. I played this one on Family/NES for what seemed to be hundreds of hours back in the 90's and I never tought it was an arcade port. It was in every 99 in 1 cartridge that ever existed.

This is the definition of an 80s arcade.

I never knew that contra was first an arcade game.

@fernansanchez6331

Жыл бұрын

That's how good NES's Contra is.

I forgot I had seen this in the arcade, but the antenna thing at the very beginning of level one made me remember not seeing it in the NES version and being disappointed at that one minor detail lol

Pretty interesting. I pretty much like all versions of Contra throughout the years

God... The spread shot is so OP...

The fact my 3 year old nephew plays games like moon cresta is evidence there will be people in 100 years who will desire to play the arcade classics. These old games will end up in museums as priceless artifacts regardless if the game works or not. People are making a huge mistake selling old games at garage sales for practically nothing

I love how you shoot to the rhythm of the music man!! Well done you are an artist!

1:51 Following the rhythm with the shots, how cute :D

@zakariyapianocovers1404

5 жыл бұрын

06:43 too xD

I Always Thought the Arcade version of this game seemed rushed...May have had more time to develop the NES version

So how exactly did they get away with using the Xenomorphs, facehuggers, and the pulse rifle?

@chilesuicmez

7 жыл бұрын

I read they were thinking in getting licensed by alien franchise (i don't know who is it back on 87) But they didn't get it so they did a ''soundalike'' a legal copy not copyright infringement, like a remix on youtube or a cover song also.

@jekblom123

5 жыл бұрын

pulse rifle??

Love all this Aliens stuff like the pulse rifle

I didn't know this NES game has an arcade version! Wow!

@fernansanchez6331

Жыл бұрын

Actually, the NES versión of Contra it's a port of the arcade versión

wow I never knew how cool the arcade version was

the 8 bit version it seems to be much more difficult and the graphics are better in arcade of course

@jendorei

8 жыл бұрын

+elgran DeBits They are looking nicer, but are much less clear.

@solarflare9078

5 жыл бұрын

I think they're fine, but the animation is horrendous.

I like the nes version better

@clarenceboddicker6679

7 жыл бұрын

The NES version looks like it provides a better gaming experience because the arcade version suffers from some horrible frame rate drops. The slow down on the arcade version is quite severe so I would say the NES is the better version as well.

@MilenAnessar

7 жыл бұрын

Aside from superior graphic and music quality, NES version is better because it fixed problems Arcade has. I recommend you find Japanese version, it's the same game but has more to the story and detail.

@chilesuicmez

7 жыл бұрын

Gryzor Kontora right?

@MCAES01

5 жыл бұрын

me too

@n1njahawkssecondchannel84

3 жыл бұрын

Same here

Now I fully understand why the original game had strange pacing with the different perspective levels. In this case they were technically half the levels, but dividing up the last level like this shoves those other levels in a weird place.

The NES / Famicom Contra was my very 1st game ..never knew this arcade before.... the jump animation is weird here... but the graphics looks great...

I can't help but wonder, will people be playing this in the year 2633? I certainly hope they do. That would be awesome.

@desktorp

8 жыл бұрын

+Little Green Gamer maybe your life is a video game from 2633.

@Jeansowaty

3 жыл бұрын

hey Liam, how's the drugs business down in Liberty City?

I have Contra anniversary and recently started Contra 1987 I Only have 2 minutes left of the game and it's been absolute nails so far. Progress: STAGE 5/8 on normal I'm at 7:00 now 9:50 is ending 😆🤣😂

Both amazing versions personally, sometimes like to play nes version. Sometimes like arcade.

In the NES version, we have the Konami code, longer levels, cutscenes (at least in Japan,) and level 5 is split up into four different levels. In the Arcade, we have better graphics, the jump is different, the base levels work a bit differently, and the ending is slightly worse. I like the NES version better.

😢 This series is the one that would fascinate me for Android in Playstore a little updated in HD

In the vertical maps he turns sideways and then does his awkward flip. I guess you don't need perfect technique when you have a 12 foot vertical leap.

I remember Contra vividly...February 20, 1987-the proper US date it came out.

What’s a better arcade game contra or devastators? I have a contra cabinet that was converted to devestators… should I switch it back to original?? I Would appreciate everyone’s ideas

So, I noticed this on the second stage, the enemies tend to shoot to the right corner of the screen. And, I was seeing it here as well. I thought I found a bad rom.

First level music rocks!!!

Notice the vertical screen configuration.

I like how eerie the music is in the boss stage (fm sound is better than nes)

An inspired first draft to the NES classic.

I was today years old when I discovered that contra was originally an arcade game.

The first boss took me many retries on the anniversary collection....WITH QUICK SAVES!! ON NORMAL DIFFICULTY WITH 0 LIVES I had well over 40 minutes worth of attempts

this was the first arcade game I played, I was 6 then

Excelente version arcade

I never knew that there was arcade version of Contra

Con este juego tenemos un claro ejempo de que el estilo artistico siempre será mas importante que el apartado grafico, la versión original para Arcade de Contra es mejor gráficamente que la de NES pero la versión de NES envejecio mejor y se ve 100 veces mas lindo porque aún con menor potencia grafica explotaron mejor el estilo artistico del juego para que sea linda a la vista sin necesidad de tener graficos exelentes

Until today, I was ignorant that it was originally a arcade cabinet game.

Sorry, but that arcade intro sounds like a legendary super "fart". xD

The NES version actually has nicer sound, IMO. Not technically better, but better to listen to.

LoL, that jump xD nice

And people complain about Contra Force having slow downs. This game moves just as slow and on better hardware. I can't believe the NES is actually faster despite being graphically inferior.

We all knew back then that the arcade versions were the best version….couldn’t believe how good they were compared to our nes version

Bill Rizer And Lance Bean Vs. The Red Falcon Organization! The Video Game That Started It All! CONTRA! The Arcade Hit From Konami!

Coincidentally the longplay got interrupted by an ad for the new Contra game.

6:00 How the hell you start stage 5 with 5 enemies running at while you’re mid air flipping??

I always forget how arcade contra had a vertical screen. The world's first mobile game lol.

The arcade version is included in the Contra Collection instead of the NES version.

Wow, an interesting precursor to the NES version. I bet this could be put on SNES.

@chrisrj9871

2 жыл бұрын

I'd love to see it on the Genesis.

@scottythegreat1

Жыл бұрын

@@chrisrj9871 It would be interesting. The Genesis is a watered down arcade machine, nothing more, nothing less. That is why MANY arcade games (and games that were originally developed on a Sharp X68000 computer) turn out better on the Genesis over the SNES.

Is it me or is the flamethrower the worst in this? On NES, it seemed to at least do a noticeable bit more damage than the normal gun. Here it just seems like the standard weapon but more likely to miss with its movement

It existed deadly bug in arcade version, player never die.

Finally another game that matters.

Low-quality FM synth hardware is one of the worst crimes humanity has ever committed against itself.

Why wasn't this ported to the Genesis?!!

Rambo & Commando Alien & Predator

This was the expendables before anything made by Hollywood.

The somersaulting jump animation could use more work there, I'd aay

30 Lives code? What is it?

I love Contra ❤❤❤❤

The awkward way the guy flips kills me.

0:15 Sylvester Stallone as Lance 😲

@reijiminato8762

3 жыл бұрын

Arnold Schwarzenegger as Bill

L,L,R,R,U,D,U,D,B,A,Start-NES version only!

@arcticfox04 Machine gun and spread guns were pretty much the only weapons that were worth of getting anyway.

8:40 This part must've been a big twist back then.

Contra + Spread Gun = Good times for all

@Fady14.

2 жыл бұрын

Hi

@Fady14.

2 жыл бұрын

No te conozco y no me conoces, pero quiero que te tranquilices, ¿sigues vivo?

Guess what this is the Original Arcade Version of Contra Gryzor or Probotector and Kontora.

HAPPY 31ST ANNIVERSARY

This is way better than the nes version

@zadazada1000

3 жыл бұрын

Dumb idiot he's has more content

@theopoint-o5141

3 жыл бұрын

@@zadazada1000 go to heck carrot top

@zadazada1000

3 жыл бұрын

@@theopoint-o5141 go fuck yourself

@osakatales9228

3 жыл бұрын

@@zadazada1000 Calm down, it's his opinion.

I am from Vietnam. I like contra.

CONTRA on NES is AMAZING.

technically better than the nes version but i dont know if i preffer it

( joke) Contra had a genesis port?! Honestly tho, cool!

Con otra arma la puedes pasar ..o terminar el juego

i still prefer the nes version

@ClassicTVMan1981X

10 жыл бұрын

Same logic would apply to Double Dragon II: The Revenge

@wii1245

5 жыл бұрын

SoulforReal88 i just downloaded this version on my PS4, and you know what? I think you're right. The NES version looks and plays a hell of a lot better than this.

@245-TRIOXIN

4 жыл бұрын

The NES version definitely doesn't look better. Your soldier has cardboard boxes for feet for one thing. The sprites look much better in the arcade version.

@greenhotel7445

3 жыл бұрын

The NES is easier to play than the arcade. So you would be better at it and would like a game better if you are good at it compared to one you suck at. That’s one of the reasons why people prefer NES games over the arcade but the main reason is because they grew up only playing the NES and not the arcade so you would have fond memories and enjoy nes. I prefer arcade because I would always play the arcade versions and then purchase the nes versions being slightly or extremely disappointed depending on game. Bad Dudes nes extremely disappointed

@sourayanbiswas4591

2 жыл бұрын

@@greenhotel7445 Silly way to justify bad controllability and poor game play which were a big part in arcades. The main reason is arcades were meant for earning money easily. So the worse controllability and game play, the more the money spent by players. And one other thing is that most of the arcades players are kids.

I had no idea this even existed! ...I’ll stick with the NES one.

Famicom version? You mean "map and plot?"