they made it so Spread was the best choice almost alway, i recall a boss for which Laser was best, using memories from 35 yeats ago tho
If I lose the spread gun, I start over.
Submitted 11 months ago by The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world to retrogaming@lemmy.world
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expatriado@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Zachariah@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I too, am older than 35 yeets
A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Is that like those two yoots?
partial_accumen@lemmy.world 11 months ago
“Flamethrower” (the wavy path ball gun) is perfect for a couple parts of the game where you can lay down. You fire and ever shot hits, and you are never in the path of enemy bullets or mobs.
Albbi@lemmy.ca 11 months ago
Does it do this better than the spread? I’m trying to think of what part of the game this advice would work…
Banichan@dormi.zone 11 months ago
The boss with the big LED panels
hobbsc@lemmy.sdf.org 11 months ago
MUSHA has this with the orb circle shield/weapon thing (I never learned the name). I used to think this was bad game design but even if it was an accident it’s interesting trying to bend your way around a game to keep from picking up stuff you dont want.
midori@lemmy.world 11 months ago
MUSHA has a killer soundtrack.
frunch@lemmy.world 11 months ago
⬆️⬆️⬇️⬇️⬅️➡️⬅️➡️🅱️🅰️
ColeSloth@discuss.tchncs.de 11 months ago
Tsk tsk. You forgot the start button at the end. Or select then start, if you have friends.
InFerNo@lemmy.ml 11 months ago
Start it is
BreadOven@lemmy.world 11 months ago
That was a hard game I’ve never beat.
maxprime@lemmy.ml 11 months ago
I only ever beat it with a friend in 2 player. He really carried me, it probably would have been much easier for him in 1P!
BreadOven@lemmy.world 10 months ago
I used to play with a friend. But we were young. Wonder if it would seem any easier now? Haha.
_lilith@lemmy.world 11 months ago
You know how you keep missing the exploding bridge jump on the first level? You gotta stop shooting the machine gun while you jump. Makes you go a little further.
zod000@lemmy.ml 11 months ago
I love this, this has to be the best version of this meme I’ve ever seen.
I personally won’t start over if I lose spread, but lose all my powerups in something like Gradius or Lifeforce and it probably isn’t worth it to keep going. It is the Konami way.
weirdo_from_space@sh.itjust.works 11 months ago
That’s actually part of why I didn’t enjoy Gradius and Life Force. At that point it’s not a fun challenge, it’s just bullshit. In Contra you can do pretty good with the starting weapon, even if it’s not ideal.
tehmics@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Spread gun is even better if you manage to offset the spread. It can only have x bullets active at once, so if you stack the bullets it will turn into the highest DPS machine gun in the game
zanyllama52@infosec.pub 11 months ago
This is fucking gold lol, nice share. Snow fields, get ready!
JoMiran@lemmy.ml 11 months ago
aaaaaaand the music is now stuck in my head again.
natecox@programming.dev 11 months ago
youtu.be/gp4_GcI-atg?si=DE6K30H1wwmwpfgM
You’re welcome.
108@lemmy.world 11 months ago
I won’t start over. But, I’ll hate play until I get another one.
Kolanaki@yiffit.net 11 months ago
I’m amazed that I get the meme, despite not really ever having played Contra. I never had it or knew anyone with it, and it was always stacked in the arcade.
I had to settle for all the random knock-offs that didn’t even have the Konami code :(
TachyonTele@lemm.ee 11 months ago
This is a masterpiece. Good find!
The_Picard_Maneuver@lemmy.world 11 months ago
It warms my heart that people are still making memes about decades-old games.
NOPper@lemmy.world 11 months ago
Vampire Survivors, the breakout hit game on so many platforms now, has a full DLC based on Contra. It’s still very much on the minds of everyone who loves this stuff.