Contra: The Complete History | Probotector / Gryzor

[@demgutts]

Rogue corps was a slap in the face to us old school fans, especially when the indie market is doing it's best to keep the genre alive

[@megadan2988]

dem gutts dem what? dem guuuuuuutttttsss!!!

[@demgutts]

@@megadan2988 , lol. The main man megadan!

[@TG-ge1oh]

I say let's all forget Rogue corps ever existed. If this is how contra ends, I'd rather it not end with that piece of crap.

[@senorbones1869]

@@TG-ge1oh never forget the true corps game.

[@TG-ge1oh]

@@senorbones1869 YAS!

[@wwp2181]

I always thought it was supposed to be Schwarzenegger and Stallone on the cover of Contra....didn't think they were both Arnold

[@PaperMacheThief13]

That was a pretty common belief. Mainly because they gave one of them Rambo hair. They are both traced from Predator stills.

[@DennisGutierrez]

The more you know!

[@WHIPTY]

Yeah I always assumed it was Commando/Predator with Rambo, was surprised to hear him say they're both Arnold, even when he said it I just stared at the picture like "wut?" 🤣

[@gr8gmr]

I still think that the hair and headband was taken from Rambo.

[@LEXICON-DEVIL]

It is but the poses are both Arnie.

[@Myndnix]

Hard Corps for Mega Drive is my favourite Contra game, and I didn't play any Contra games until I was a teenager! Played them all up until Hard Corps Uprising now.

[@seanhanson1173]

I loved hard corps too

[@zerotattsreviews9767]

Contra 3 alien wars. Sorry

[@michaelsierra9]

As a kid in the 80’s i always wanted a contra movie w arnie and sly playing the two leads and a castlevania one w dolph lundgren playing simon belmont. I dunno, it just felt right at the time, lol

[@Dargonhuman]

I like your style, and while we'll never know how good those movies would have been (though history tells us they wouldn't have been good at all...), they would still have been very ... interesting.

[@michaelsierra9]

Dargonhuman Lol, but they still would have been in our betamax/vhs/laserdisc/dvd/hd/ and/or blu-ray collection. 😏

[@tiagodarkpeasant]

@@Dargonhuman it was not a hard movie to do, since the game itself was based on cheap movies, just make commando again with aliens

[@Dargonhuman]

@@tiagodarkpeasant So ... Predator? Or Aliens?

[@joeycavazos4817]

Omg finally someone else who thought of that too!!!

[@JohnnyWednesday]

Remember these dark times - they delivered death - but they also delivered an hour of Contra history.

[@krisfrederick5001]

There's always light at the end of the barrel of a gun.

[@JosephQPublic]

Dark times? The virus? Psh.

[@videogamevlogs3765]

The virus is the flu.

[@velveteenv76]

Koshima brought us death and we cheered with quarters for it.

[@TopHatGamingManChannel]

Americans love a bit of Probotector.

[@triplestar100]

YYEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!! Cheerio to you & Lady Decade from The Bronx!

[@angrytheclown801]

@TETCOM If you've enjoyed Contra you'll enjoy Probotector, guaranteed.

[@Lord_Deimos]

I miss the time when Konami wasn't an incompetent gambling company.

[@comettamer]

Ikr. When they knew how to do games. Card games in particular.

[@TG-ge1oh]

Likewise :( It's like seeing a childhood friend take to insurance fraud as a career path.

[@songcramp66]

I've heard Pachinko machines make more money than video games in Japan.

[@duffman18]

Well they still make the best football games, the PES games, but that's about it

[@robertbektas1810]

Pachinko is more profitable. It’s ludicrous that people expect companies to favour the less profitable option. I don’t think they are incompetent either, what they are doing is very deliberate

[@animegod2099]

Dj slopes: we don't got all day Everybody in quarantine: that's all we have

[@Dargonhuman]

That's probably the funniest part of long form videos coming out these days, since most of the recent releases by channels with higher production value like this would have had the footage recorded long before the various quarantines were in effect.

[@TG-ge1oh]

@@Dargonhuman Never thought of it that way. Well put!

[@KageMaxwell]

I wish I had all day. Since I work in retail I do still have to go to work. Also, I didn't know there was an arcade version of Jackal. I only knew about the NES version.

[@karatekid6494]

Just had my laptop repaired after they lifted some lockdown restrictions.Was not able to play any games during lockdown.

[@kelevrahodds6920]

I loved contra for NES, was a child at that time, and while i would always look for this for sale at retailers or maybe even catalogue, *yup* and could never find it, BUT most video stores rented it, and it was always my go to choice,

[@WillKeaton]

20:05 Dude, if I had seen that Super C commercial as a kid I would have been terrified.

[@hdofu]

I did see that Super C commercial as a Kid... it got me pumped to play the game.

[@Dargonhuman]

Why does that look more like the Gozer guardian dogs from Ghostbusters than Red Falcon from the game...?

[@TG-ge1oh]

Tell me about it! Looks kinda like the main antagonist demon from Spawn, doesn't it? Forgot what his name was... Defiler? Something something...?

[@koilamaoh4238]

@@hdofu Kid can be subjective, as most kids would play probably around 11-17... While being terrified, thats like being a "child" for example below 8 ish, where they scare easily.

[@gi79304]

I saw the commercial as a kid and was terrified and excited for the contra sequel

[@Mistrblank]

Its funny to me to not mention how for many, they believe the Konami Code ends with “select, start” because we would always play the first contra with our friends and is one of the best co-op games ever.

[@WhiteTigerlilyFilms]

Thank you O' so much DJ Slopes, outstanding video!! 🎸 You are one hell of a player.

[@slopesgameroom]

Thanks, glad you liked it 😀

[@kutulukutu]

This has been a FAST hour, sir! Great video, once again.

[@BstrangerUK]

Very much appreciate your uploads in these times!

[@bronzewand]

Bill Reiser and Lance Biehn?! Bill Paxton, Paul Reiser, Lance Henriksen and Michael Biehn were four of the cast members from Aliens

[@Dargonhuman]

Oh shit! You cracked the code! I always felt like their names felt oddly familiar but I couldn't really place why, now I know. I wish I could upvote this comment more than once.

[@iniche]

It's been known for a long time now, actually

[@kevinphilip6710]

Gotta google what u saying

[@jeremybowers3181]

You are the MAN at bringing together awesome retrospective videos like NO other on all of you tube!! Respect Daniel...RESPECT.👊💥💀

[@MetaKnuxXbeats]

Hard Corps Uprising is honestly my favorite game of the series. Super underrated game.

[@Valnoten]

Neo Contra and Shattered Soldier - the only two PS2 games I have saved from the PS2 era :)

[@BURRITO44]

Awesome video. Thank you much for doing such hard work on this. Very very appreciated.

[@sspotter1978]

25:39 That sounds like Justin Whang!

[@brendankappler4257]

THANK YOU! I was racking my brain trying to figure out who it was and it was driving me insane\

[@jordongutierrez1219]

It is

[@jordongutierrez1219]

Hes credited in the video description and credits

[@DrewberTravels]

Ha ha... I recognized the voice without looking at the description

[@robertbektas1810]

That’s because it is you goober

[@Dorelaxen]

One of those times the NES game was actually better than the arcade.

[@SmumplytheF2P]

True, both Contra Mame and Haunted Castle looked and played horrible.

[@Theshawnusgames]

Jackal was hands-down my favorite game as a child. Super challenging with weapon upgrades, interesting game mechanics and weird scenery. Not to mention some whacky bosses.

[@Grimzzlock]

This was a great trip down nostalgia lane! Thank you for putting this together!

[@coyoteartist]

So they changed the name in countries that had nothing to do with the Iran-Contra affair but still released it under that name in the country that did. Because that makes sense.

[@ghostface5559]

Didn't the invasion of iraq start in 89?

[@YouaNumbahOneRacist]

You are aware that Iran and Iraq are two different countries, right?

[@frosty6845]

@@ghostface5559 you're probably thinking of Kuwait

[@MugMan]

Love the complete history of Contra! For those who may want more retro Contra games try out Super Cyborg and Blazing Chrome. You will feel at home with those games.

[@Katatonia_]

Thank you Daniel; your Complete Histories are my favourite content on the channel. Super Probotector on SNES was one of my most-played games. Classic Konami, you are missed.

[@slopesgameroom]

Appreciate it mate :) I got one more massive complete history coming up before chillin with some kickscammers :)

[@ArcadeStriker]

Its cool that you covered everything on the franchise, though you definitely missed the fact that both Contra and Super Contra on the Arcades had a *Continue limit* (Even if you did put many credits, both games will not let you continue further than 5 times)...so yeah, its actually tougher than you'd think, even though they are shorter than the NES ports.

[@josephwj7199]

He doesn't respond to any comments pointing out errors he made in the video

[@Naeem_El]

Glad you doing the history of this classic series. 🤗

[@drewventura7]

I honestly came for 43:58 lol. I’ll never forget the stage where they were running on top of helicopters blades as a youth. Slope you’re the best bruv.

[@Dargonhuman]

So, wait, you're telling me that Contra is one of the few games that made a better NES port than the arcade version AND doubled down with an almost as good portable port to boot? I always knew Contra was something of a unicorn of the NES, but I didn't realize how rare of a unicorn it was until now.

[@_Majoras]

i still love the arcade contra! imo a better example of superior nes port would be: bionic commando

[@DADA-yt1pt]

@@_Majoras Agreed. I never understood why people don't give the arcade version more credit. I find it to be pretty enjoyable.

[@Chamberz55]

43:05 the biggest difference with Shattered Soldier is the weapons system being locked to Machine Gun, Flamethrower, Grenades only. Not sure why you didn’t mention this but it works because of the puzzle elements. Each boss has a weakness to a weapon, sometimes more than one. I loved this game and it needs a re-release. But, Konami is too busy Konami’ing. I did grab new contra mobile bc I’m a sucker. Great vid.

[@chrisd6287]

I know I say this all the time but I love how you collab with other youtubers on narration segments. Brilliant!!

[@MrMegaManFan]

Could NOT be happier this is an hour long. Thank you. 🙏❤️

[@MatMadikGCA]

Another awesome video DJ slope 🔥🔥🔥🍾🥳 - and hilarious Alan Sugar cutout in the background 😆!

[@slopesgameroom]

Huge thanks mate... alan sugar approves this message

[@MatMadikGCA]

😆😂🤣

[@atomicbrain9401]

wow, an hour of Contra history. another classic video. Thank you!

[@ElectronStarCollapse]

Much like your Metroid Compete History, you show that your long retrospectives are well worth the watch. I now have the urge to play Contra 3.

[@jameshuntermedia1984]

Great work! Loved your analysis on the series. Thank you for taking me back to my adolescence. Fun video.

[@lotus1117]

Love these kinds of videos. They're both nostalgic and informative.

[@SotNist]

Shattered Soldier is awesome. It's definitely a "real" Contra imo. In the vein of Contra Hard Corps with the pace, challenge and boss insanity Treasure factor ratcheted up to 11. Fitting since Treasure came from Konami.

[@XeviousvSBlackmanta]

How did you feel about Hard Corps Uprising?

[@SotNist]

@@XeviousvSBlackmanta it was cool, the animation is great and I like 2.5D, reminded me of PS1 Strider, but I wasn't very good at it and I prefer the speedy movement of Shatter Soldier. It's backwards compatible on the Xbox One, I should replay it.

[@XeviousvSBlackmanta]

@@SotNist Yea solid title, got it on my ps3 and my xone now

[@PenguinDT]

@Christopher Stevens Everything Akira Yamaoka touches turns into sonic gold.

[@michaellaverty7349]

Was saving this for a good quarantine watch, very well put together video as always, thanks Dan!

[@slopesgameroom]

Cheers mate. It was a tough one to finish

[@ReservedInvestments]

Awesome video! I loved your history of the Metroid and F-Zero series and this is just as great! You really put a lot of effort into this video! P.S. Nice Pulp Fiction poster on the wall behind you! ;)

[@slopesgameroom]

It's my all time fav film :D

[@eW0NDERB0Y]

Great synopsis Slopsey. Contra was a gem over here in North America so great to hear the perspective from those from over the pond. Well done sir!

[@slopesgameroom]

Thanks so much for commenting mate... glad you enjoyed it

[@MrGanomede]

I mean this in the most awesome way possible: your voice and narration style reminds me of Robin Leach from when I was a little, little kid. You rock!

[@slopesgameroom]

Hahaha cheers mate :D I'm working on another Contra project right now

[@spiderjerusalem100]

I'm currently stuck in isolation because of this bloody virus. Thank you for an hour long video about this awesome series, you really went above and beyond for this one!

[@SotNist]

Wow. Never knew Wang worked on Contra III.

[@jtoumai]

I beat the game with my Wang. Humor. Low brow

[@Aragorn7884]

Thanks for the good video Slopes!

[@unLuckyFetus]

Your channel's amazing Slope. Thank you for covering an era of gaming that was, and still is, loved and cherished by all of us lifelong ''gamers'' that've been here since the beginning.

[@BubblegumCrash332]

Great video!! This raises the bar for retro game documentaries 😎😎😎

[@GLYCEMusic]

I think everyone here can agree that you put a tremendous amount of work into this, and it turned out absolutely fantastic. Incredible video as always Daniel!

[@wrena79]

Congratulations on another amazing video as always. Classic series. Was only smashing through Contra 3 the other night. Next for contra 4 and some shattered soldier although both always kick my arse!

[@MrPoestyle]

I loved the video and agree with your opinions 100% . Thank you for taking the time to make this . I DO hope for a really good Contra game in the future , but I am not holding my breath . The most fun I had with the seri6is with the original entry with my older brother on my NES back in the 80's when we played for hours , took an hour or so break , and booted it up again .

[@JohnAeon]

Bought the first one when it came out and have been a fan for the last couple decades. Love the deep dive and was a pleasant surprise to hear Whang doing some of the narration. Love his stuff too.

[@mattmtdc]

Thank you for all your time and effort in making this. Well done!!

[@texasvoodoo5696]

Love all your "complete history" videos! NES: Contra + NES: Super C + SNES: Contra 3 = some of the best couch co-op times of my life!

[@LEXICON-DEVIL]

Well ol chum looks like you got yourself a new sub. Great video, it went by so quick I didn't realize it was an hr.

[@talsine]

WHANG!!!! Great video, and i hope you can work more with Whang in the future, he's one of my favorite creators

[@GryphonICD]

Can't believe it took me 33 minutes to recognise Whang's voice. I have brought great shame to my family.

[@beybladesinmyheels1267]

I dont get it

[@pangoprime8674]

@@beybladesinmyheels1267 justin whang at 25:51

[@FlashbackFred]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Amazing work my friend! BRAVO! 👏🏻👏🏻

[@DragonNexus]

Fantastic video. There's about three times as many Contra games than I thought. I look forward to your complete history on the Rocket Knight series. That series is to me what Streets of Rage is to you. It's a game I'm surprised hasn't had an indie spiritual successor yet like The Messenger did with Ninja Gaiden or Stardew Valley did with Harvest Moon.

[@Boogie_the_cat]

PROBOTECTOR!

[@slopesgameroom]

Thank you ever so much for the support :D

[@GoldenChocobo]

Not sure how I missed this video a month ago, but I had fun learning about some games I missed over the years. It was time for revenge and you certainly attacked aggressively. The long length of the video was merely the icing on this alien cake. Magnificent job as usual, good sir! EDIT: Shout out to mah boi Whang as I wasn’t sure at first if that was him I heard a few times.

[@captainblood9616]

I adored Contra and can still finish it with 1 credit, loved Super Contra too (You didn't mention you can double the guns power by picking them up twice in Super Contra) but I didn't play any of the other games. Did have GryZor on my Amstrad CPC too.

[@jasonyoung3070]

Really great video game series i know it was tons of fun playing as a young kid on nes & even enjoyed a few of the later titles thanks for the great content really enjoy watching your videos

[@Dragynn999]

Dj slopes: "We don't want to play as a panda anymore..." Me: "Bring back Fang!"

[@SeanBlazze]

long winded good vid :P thanks for making quarantine a bit easier

[@23RedTechno]

Great video @Daniel Ibbertson as always and a The Complete History of Sunset riders and Rocket Knight video sounds really fantastic can't wait to see them . have a wonderful day mate !

[@TheRetrollectors]

Awesome video DJ Slopes. Glad to see my buddy Smash JT in here.

[@AntonioRodriguezSilver]

Hahaha, those 80's ads are amazingly cheesy! Love them! And what an amazing production! Lots of great,. thoroughly researched information. You definitely do some of the best game content around. But this series deserves the respect you gave it, and I really appreciated how you started as far back as you did, even mentioning Ikari Warriors and its contemporaries as inspiration for Contra. As for the original game and Super Contra, it will always be the NES versions for me! I was always baffled at Konami's choice to use a vertical orientation in the arcade versions. And the only games in the series are Contra, Super C, Contra Hard Corps, Contra 4, and Hard Corps Uprising! I never could stand the boring, vertical levels in Contra III so that's the only 2D one in the series that I can't stand...

[@FantasticDizzy1]

Very impressive complete history DJ Slope! Well done & thank you. Best wishes.

[@slopesgameroom]

Thanks as always for your support buddy. This video was a killer to make but your generous help was indeed very grateful

[@FantasticDizzy1]

@@slopesgameroom More than welcome thank you.

[@KC-xu6vw]

Fantastic video DJ didn't even feel like it was an hour long .

[@Zerohour2k12]

Keep Up the Great Work man! I learn alot of fascinating stuff and get a look at classic games! Awesome videos!

[@realnizefilms]

Wow what an amazing video, so much history. Great job Daniel!

[@ElricSowrd]

I was just playing the Contra Collection on PS4 last year. I wish the Game Footages are true 60 Frames PerSeconds.

[@mssh76]

Dan, I really like your style of presentation! Thanks a lot for all the hours of entertainment!

[@slopesgameroom]

Cheers buddy :) glad you enjoy it :D

[@mediaglitch]

Sorry it took me so long to comment on this. I'm such a big Contra fan I wanted to set some time away to watch this in all its glory on my TV. AMAZING VIDEO!!! great work. I noticed some familiar friend's voices in this video. The only voice I didn't hear was Media Glitch's so sad lol.

[@slopesgameroom]

No need to apologise, a video like this is one that you need to make time for lol So glad you liked it, it was a hard video to make but I'm really chuffd with the end result

[@6581punk]

I had the gameboy version and loved it. I hadn't played any of the others. I remember at the time thinking "This is a bit like Midnight Resistance".

[@BlackChamber007]

Wow! Superb video sir! I adore all of your videos and I eagerly await your next masterpiece🤘

[@PixelsLtd]

Wow man, this must have taken forever to make! Phenomenal job as always! Stay safe buddy, much love to you and yours

[@sunturd314]

Thanks for this comprehensive and interesting video. Your time is not wasted, keep up this fine work. Thanks to all who participated

[@HarryToeface]

Whang narrating mid way thru is an awesome touch!

[@ccm00007]

Contra 4 is incredible. One of my personal favorite DS games. Fun fact not mentioned in the video: you can unlock both Contra AND Super C (yes, the full games) through Contra 4's Challenge Mode. So really, you're getting 3 Contra games in one. I miss when Konami was awesome...

[@IraKane]

Impressive! It really show your hard work and passion. Thank you! :)

[@clydethomas52]

Great video and the usual high standard, many thanks for continuing to upload content in these unsure times. By the way i think probotector III is the best i've played, flawless, although the DS game looks pretty mint.

[@ovlivion81]

Great vid! Loved that you included hard Corp. but I do wish you would of gone a bit more into that entry.

[@chaosc34]

Awesome video bro great job!

[@johnstauffer741]

Excellent video! Bonus points for Justin Whang!

[@megadan2988]

awesome video, btw....... thats soooooo smash jt at 46 min 😎😎😎. Thanks for the hard work put into my favorite franchise

[@slopesgameroom]

Hes a good guy. Many thanks mate

[@ThePerradox]

Just what I needed. Thanks a lot

[@kylecomics101]

I missed this when it came out. I’ve only played the first contra, but was always curious in the franchise. This video definitely has me respecting the franchises legacy more now and I’ll be checking out some of these games.

[@Asobitech]

Excellent work my friend. An epic video with a helluva lot of content. Well covered.

[@slopesgameroom]

Cheers holmes... and as stated castlevania is coming

[@armand4116]

Thank you very much for this amazing tribute to this great series.

[@slopesgameroom]

You are more than welcome :D thanks for watching

[@BadKarmaActual]

Bloody well done Daniel! Thank you for making this great Video - the History of Contra - Great memories to Great Games!! Thank You Sir HOOAH!!

[@Barjack123]

Even if it is has not the Contra brand, I think you missed to talk about "Blazing Chrome" which is the most faithful game to the series in the few last years. Just to finish on a good vibe at the end of your video, not with a salty taste due to the Contra: Rogue Corps review. Besides that, great video and a lot of good memories!

[@lupini12]

Dude you have some awesome videos👍 keep up the good work

[@blastradius9136]

There's a underrated run and gun game called "One" for the PS1 and that easily could been a proper 3d Contra game. Very cool controls and chaos everywhere starting from the beginning.

[@talhajaved4526]

1:36 i want that clip lmao this is gonna be a hell of a long video but hey thats what quarantines are for!

[@prophismusic]

All your videos are awesome man!

[@RealThatDesignerGuy]

Nice work my man! This was pretty awesome.

[@goodolddoug889]

Shattered Soldier on PS2 was definitely my favourite Contra of all time, followed by Alien Wars and then the original on NES.

[@sebbaa93]

Had no idea about them Xbox Arcade one. Excellent video DJ Slopes.