Contra Xbox Live Arcade 1 Credit Run v2

I decided the old 1 credit run I posted wasn't good enough, so I recorded another. This one has a lot more style, uses the laser more and spread gun less, finishes faster, and only has 3 deaths instead of 4. I wanted a no death run, but I finally died in the middle scene change in Stage 5 from a bullet that was way too small and too fast. Also, I have no idea how I'm supposed to get through the alien gauntlet at the end without dying. Still, I'm sure this version is a lot more fun to watch than the last run.

Update: Due to a troll "infringes my copyright" report by STEFANROCKER23 and a copyright claim by Warner Music Group, the background music credited in this video has been removed. The entire audio track has been replaced with Streets In Motion - Futurefunk (Techno Mix).

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• Contra
• Xbox
• 360
• XBLA
• 1-credit

[InfernoCorpHQ]

do you want to play online sometime?

[hitstun]

@InfernoCorpHQ I don't have a working 360 at the moment. Original 360s are garbage. I'm saving up for a slim-line one.

[PatronSaint210]

I think this arcade version sucks. once i got to the snowfield and saw theboss right at the beginning and shortly after the level 6 boss shows up i was like wtf dude. So then i keep going and it skips to level 5, then skips to 6, then 7, and then that turns into the final alien lair stage. Wtf man this is a rip off. They just smashed 5 seperate levels into one clusterfuck of a level. I think they should scrap it and remake it with all the levels. All your paying for is the first 3 levels. ripoff

[hitstun]

@PatronSaint210 The original game only had five levels, not eight, and the game was also pretty quiet. What more do you want? Not every game has to be stupidly loud like FPS's tend to be. I'd rather have the audio be quiet and accurate than loud and clipping.

[1983parrothead]

Why is the arcade version shorter than the NES version? Because what if your parents or someone you're with got done shopping around and wanted to leave home so they can watch the news or something?

Anyway, the arcade version's music and sound FX makes me think of the music in other Konami arcades like Gradius and Crime Fighters. I like the arcade Contra more, because the NES version is so overrated.

[hitstun]

Remember, the arcade versions always came out first, and the console versions followed like a year later. Konami liked to use some pretty advanced graphics and sound hardware in their arcade machines, so when it came time to port something, quality always had to be lost. To get people to buy the home version, Konami would always add a level or two. The NES version of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles arcade game was really toned down in graphics, but a few new areas were added. Same case here.

[XSuperTortugaX]

I want Contra 4 on xbox live arcade so badly!

[klaxer2007]

Nice action, hitsun. Bravo! But why You've changed laser in last level?

[xISOmaniac]

both versions of your video are pretty good there are some things you could do to increase your speed during your runs but that's about it good job man :)

[wolftickets1969]

Alien gauntlet without dying? I can do that.

[wolftickets1969]

Hardcore players eschew the spread gun.

[SHADOWRUNxKING]

nice i remember this game back in the day haha, good times, glad to see its back out there

[PatronSaint210]

Also whats up with the sound quality on the game? I have to turn up my tv super loud just to hear it. then when i get back to MW2 i forget to turn it down and it scared the shit out of me lol.