GYCW - Contra-versy; A Very British Guide to NES Ports: Part One

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The NES wasn't the most successful of machines in Europe. Though while it didn't bomb, publishers were often forced to port their games to more popular European computers and consoles to make money.

So In this episode of Games Yanks Can't Wank, Guru Larry takes a look at the bizarre British ports of everyone's favourite shooter, Contra.

If you want to watch the Blistered Thumbs version of this episode (and help me make some munnies :D) Click here:

http://www.blisteredthumbs.net/2010/12/gycw-nes-ports-1-contra/

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[therealhardrock]

NES version > European computer versions. In the US, we could play Contra with decent controls, proper colors, the right music on every level and screen scrolling. Each of the ports you showed are missing at least one of these. A lot of fanboys are going to thumbs down this comment as well as rant and rave with excessive internet shorthand, bad grammar and spelling, and profanity, but even you can see it, right?

[LarryBundyJr]

@therealhardrock Wait till you see my video on Double Dragon I'm working on ATM :D

[TheBladeJunker]

Where is Belmonts and Bombermen? I'd really like to watch that, please post it soon.T-T

[LarryBundyJr]

@TheBladeJunker I've written it, just not got around to filming it, mainly as this is really a three part special.

[TheGrahamf]

funny to think now that duke nukem forever is actually out now!

[LarryBundyJr]

@TheGrahamf I'm tempted to replace the poster with Half-Life 2: Episode 3 now :D

[BIGPIMPINUPDANYC]

You sound a bit like a policeman from an 80's ITV police show.

Keep thinking you're gonna say " You're nicked, you SLAG ! "

[chosentonessournotes]

@LarryBundyJr Hey brother. Just wanted to catch up to you and say that I really fucking love this idea, and hope and pray you didn't scrap the whole Belmonts and Bombermen video! I would still LOVE to see it!

[MrLolKins]

I actually still have an in box copy of Gryzor for the C64.. Shame it hardly ever worked though.

Will we ever see part 2?

[emojo1990]

@therealhardrock well we didnt use gaming computers as much as amiga or sega consoles but i see ur point

[kill1696]

Your TV looks like a microwave.

[66amchris]

Where is the next episode?

[rynoboy007]

Woah that was very british.

[TheApachacha]

I realy liked this man. I realy did.

And I didn't even have to taken an arrow to the knee or however the bloody joke goes :P

[TheRedVendetta]

@therealhardrock It's when your skin and gums and eyes start to yellow as your liver fails.

[PunchSydeironReviews]

I like how in the Amstrad CPC version, even if you win you ultimately lose.

[InaudibleSlinky]

@therealhardrock Thats a pretty pointless paragraph when you look at the point of the video.