Lifeforce (NES) - Boss Run

... yes. Salamander. Again. Different version. COMPLETELY different. Almost.
Probably the most famous and well known port of Salamander, this game features new bosses and stages, with a few removed to make room for the new... interesting but entirely out of place bosses.
I know the backstory behind this version... but it still doesn't make sense for a egyptian temple to turn up out of no-where inside the stomach of a giant alien... unless said giant alien somehow managed to eat Osiris IV on the way to Planet Gradius...

Boss names as ususal are taken from a variety of sources. Theres some mix up over the names Giga and Tutanhamanattack... as both bosses are called by both names... but i'm going to go with common sense and call the Pharaoh Tutanhamanattack...
As with the Arcade and C64 versions, theres an insane bit right after the final boss.. dying here pretty much spells DOOM via lack of speed ups... At least it does if you don't do I what did.
I love finding out random hidden spots whilst playing games... I think trying to do that last stretch normally without dying would be akin to running against a brick wall. Painful and pointless. Believe me, I tried. XD

So yeah... whether or not I do the Arcade version at some point (which... is.. also.. completely different to all of the 8bit ports) depends entirely on whether I can get Mame to record it without slowing down to a crawl. *shrug*.
I guess the X68000 and PCE versions are also viable, I suppose.

I promise, the next boss run video I do will be a different game. Promise.

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[shalpp]

Heres an idea for recording

set your screen resolution low before going fullscreen

maybe then it wont lag as bad

[ACESpark]

The "lag" is purely Youtube's fault. I record my videos at a high FPS.

Also I don't record full screen - it wastes harddrive space.

[fuckenmike]

the dragon thing looks like someones sock puppet

[nibelung34343]

that bastard of a second boss i hated when he would change directions always threw me off

[MrPresidentFox]

After Parodius I stopped questioning any logic in any of Konami's shooters..

[somatic77]

A little cheating going on here, but still a good boss showcase if nothing else.



[AngusMacIsaac1st]

2POOand also 2POOOOOOO

[AngusMacIsaac1st]

2POO

[PoLlOrOn2]

His snake from the final boss is Salamander?

[MadMax9to40]

Totally did not know that about the gates at the end to just stay up there at the top! Usually died about two or three times at those things! Good job!

[MsDrre]

Oh my! life force is nice!

[cvg1099]

0:57 you almost douched it, man

[MrMarduch]

@nibelung34343 you can only have two options in the nes version, at least eu.

[Ycnagnnisssz]

Loved this game. I remember feeling pretty psyched after completing it on the old NES when I was a kid. Only much later on did I find out that it was considered one of the hardest NES games ever. Now I feel pretty boss having beat it. I doubt I could do it now though.