#GIJoe

[@gamerboy6787]

As always, I appreciate the history lesson and context behind every game you cover. You really do your due dilligence in your research. Thank you for all your hard work and consistent content.

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

Thank you!

[@cnkclark]

Seconded. As an adult I love the historical context added to these games that defined my childhood.

[@ggbetz]

When the opportunity presents itself, I love when you can show the commercials too!

[@markmedinabattletrix781]

@@cnkclark Same here. It brings me much joy & insights to a much simpler time, especially when your significant other just roll their eyes at you geeking out over what they might believe to be nonsense. Then they corner you telling you about stuff while your eyes glaze over. It funny. 😏

[@axelmenzel3585]

Same here

[@tonydeluna8095]

G.I. Joe cartoons and toys were the thing back in day. Then came video games. As a kid growing up, I couldn’t believe my eyes when I was controlling a real American Hero on Nintendo. Snake Eyes was awesome!

[@billdonahue3765]

dude YT was having like the cartoon gi joes marathon

[@atcera8714]

Snake eyes.......the inferior GI Joe ninja 😂 almost every kid preferred Storm Shadow

[@findantu]

I know it sounds bad. But it always kinda confused me as a kid that "snake eyes"in black was the good guy. And the bad guy was in white .

[@Dystnine]

Roadblock was the best.

[@cowpuddles4851]

My buddies had the Joe game for the Commodore 64. It was awful.

[@newvocabulary]

The programming in this game was above and beyond most other games. The scrolling levels were a technical marvel at the time.

[@redspec01]

Want to know what is better than watching GI Joe cartoons Saturday morning? Watching UCBVG Saturday mornings!

[@ethanmichaelcrane934]

The designs and choices of playable Joes in this game (along with the Cobras and the vehicles) were made based on the toys available in stores at the time of development ('88 is probably when development started, so a few Joes from '86 and a ton from '87 would still be in stores). For instance, they're using Tiger Force Duke (instead of the '83 color scheme), Battle Armor Cobra Commander, Iron Grenadiers (gold face) Destro, jet pack General Hawk, goggle-and-butterfly-knife Snake Eyes (instead of his more popular visor look), etc. So that's why no Scarlett or Baroness. Even though you could still mail away for Snow Job (and Iceberg, the African-American snow trooper) at the time, it was Blizzard who was on toy shelves. But yeah, he totally sucks.

[@elsanto2401]

Wow, real info from a genuine action figure head. nice

[@kevinbbadd]

Blizzard is way better than brotha ice

[@vgaoct91]

Good assessment!

[@BleachCowboy2016]

I could never find Snake Eyes in stores... either version

[@ethanmichaelcrane934]

@@BleachCowboy2016 Yeah...OG Snake Eyes is the best IMO but I love the visor version too. I do have a special place in my heart for ski mask Snake Eyes from '90 or '91 as he was my first though

[@JboneApocolypz]

These videos are so well done and I love the nostalgia of it thank you so much for taking the time to make it

[@Dwhayworth]

I don't think you get enough credit for the work you put in for all this. Thank you for your efforts!

[@MuchKoku]

I really enjoy the history lessons you give at the start of your guides. Great stuff.

[@DavidEdwards9801]

59:48 Nice touch, funny that the "good guys" are the ones causing all the damage LoL

[@erygion]

I really like the background info at the start and the walkthrough is of course, flawless. Thank you for your time and effort.

[@Blaskotrain]

Thank you for making these. I am not good at gaming. I have defended video games as the ultimate form of story telling media (movies show and tell, books tell and your mind shows- but games allow you to interact with the story, so I think its the most free form of media story telling), but I am terrible at games. I am 39 and all of the games you've posted are games I rented as a child but could never get through the first or second level. I did manage mission 2 on this game but that's it. Thank you for allowing us to see what the rest of the game held.

[@R_Drizzle]

I really like how you provide information of a game's history. Also your commentary during game play is very well detailed. Keep up the great work UCBVG.

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

Thank you!!

[@adamglover6948]

Holy cow ,this game has so much stuff! End level cut scenes Power progressions Multiple characters Replay value Thanks for sharing this great game!

[@bilbobagginz2794]

Dude!! So pumped for this episode!! This game has got to be the most nostalgic of pretty much any NES game!! It has everything a great NES game needs….great gameplay, character selection on the fly, amazing music and lots of variety. I can’t believe this game doesn’t get more attention! You did an absolutely amazing job covering this gem. I will make it my mission to finally beat it from start to finish. When I was a kid and playing this all the time I always got stuck at mission 3. With your strategies I now feel confident I can pull it off. Thanks again for your passion and dedication to all these great games! Keep it coming !

[@CompleteInBox]

Hearing '...AND MOOOORE' and 'Alllllright, (name of game)!' is always a highlight of the week!

[@CeeJayThe13th]

Love the video! I appreciate that you didn't miss the opportunity for the Snow Job joke. Also, the sprite flicker on this one is no joke.

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

I honestly don't mind flicker too much, but I agree - sometimes bosses look like a total mess!

[@Shanks612]

This was my all time favorite game growing up. I still remember begging my mom to buy it for me when I saw it at Hollywood Video in the section where you could buy older movies and games. Good times

[@DemureDave]

I watched a playthrough of this game recently. It's so much better watching your videos, thought. It has great commentary, very informative, thorough, and more entertaining to watch! This game has some decent music, too. My favorite is the vehicle music. Looking forward to next week's video!

[@IffyJottere]

YO JOE! Thank so much UCBVG! I've been waiting for 31 YEARS since reading about this game in Nintendo Power to beat this game, and tonight I finally beat the first quest! So grateful your series exists, and thankful for the advice!

[@tynyetv285]

Would uninvited be on the list anytime soon? I love the point and click narrations you do. I've watched your Shadowgate and Deja Vu videos multiple times! Love your work!

[@curtisholland16]

I've been hoping uninvited gets done soon myself! I had never heard of it until I watched the shadowgate episode

[@roberthunter479]

@@curtisholland16 I've watched the Shadowgate episode a few times myself and enjoy it. I'm also looking forward to The Uninvited, as well as Tombs and Treasures (another point and click). He did do one Game Boy game, perhaps he'll also do the GBC game Deja Vu 2.

[@lareh5501]

I've never heard of this game, and had to think back to what I was doing in January 1991 time frame. Contra was a correct comparison... not only for the _not-spread_ weapon, but even some of the music was oddly similar to the contra music played. Currently only 25% through this vid, but I might have to come back to this comment and timestamp music sequences that sound like something else.

[@ESLTeacherTom]

You are the NES master, my friend! Thank you.

[@wanded]

Great video as always!~ What i like about this game is how straightforward the stats are, you can easily compare the damage between characters.

[@OzymandiasWasRight]

Today is my bday so my Saturday morning cartoons feel a little extra special. The games that DON'T appear on the top 100 games list always surprise me, the NES had so many great games. Per usual, thank you again for the hard work that goes into this channel.

[@earlthepearl6414]

Such a great game! Both of the GI Joe games on the NES are fantastic!!!! I hope you do the other one next. Great video as always!!!!

[@hannes8835]

Your videos keeping me sane in these crazy times. Thank you very much.

[@luke2042]

You have a very polished format for these videos. I've watched about 10-15 in the last few months.

[@Yahtzee_09]

I've said it before and I'll say it again - how does this channel not have at least 100K subs? Honestly, should be even higher than that. Great content and lots of hard work deserves more recognition. Keep it up!!

[@kupari906]

Man, I can't see the old cartoon and hear a mention of the PSAs without thinking of the old Fenslerfilm parodies. Still quote them to this day. "HEY KID, IMMA COMPUTA! STOP ALL THE DOWNLOADIN"

[@joshmiller887]

Hands down my favorite rental as a kid. One of the first games I hunted down as a grown adult man-child

[@flatbushman20xx93]

@Josh Miller...well worth the hunt, and may even be a collector's item if you do have the hard cartridge.

[@The.Original.Potatocakes]

How much did you pay for it?

[@joshmiller887]

@@The.Original.Potatocakes I think I paid around $70 for it.

[@The.Original.Potatocakes]

@@joshmiller887 I just bought it for 90$ shipped. The game is amazing!

[@edparadis6685]

Thanks for the upload and for the very important safety tip for this game. now i know how to beat GI Joe everytime and knowing is half the battle

[@bakuiel1901]

Nice touch that each bomb shows the current time left in the stage, thanks for the awesome work

[@TheeSocialPariah]

YO JOE!!! I remember crying every time the rubber band broke on the action figures.

[@gamesthatiplay9083]

"Punch out the missiles." That line sells games.

[@MooreThanaPodcast]

Me and my friend would play this game non stop as kids. Duke and Rock n Roll were the best characters!

[@Shadman82880]

Thanks for covering this game. One of my favorites. It doesn't seem like it gets enough love. This game actually got me into G.I. Joe. Didn't pay any attention to the franchise before playing it. Became one of my main interests back in the day.

[@dieinfire920]

I loved this (and Atlantis factor) and rented a lot back in the day! I can’t remember if I finished the third quest or not. Always found weird having Range Viper as a boss, considering they are a special division of troops and not just one individual. I had the action figure and it was one of my faves! It was lot of fun trying to recognize the enemies in the game: incinerators, laser vipers, tele vipers, annihilators, cobra eels, cobra la’s royal guards (the guys throwing the swords), night creepers etc. Btw, I don’t think this game is similar to contra as you claimed at the beginning of the video (except for some boss battles maybe). That’s like saying castlevania is similar to ninja gaiden… Nice video as always and hope you do Atlantis factor in the future!! Or maybe Kickmaster, 8 eyes…

[@tonyjackson4078]

I think the DIC cartoon was a big influence on the game, in the show many troop builders like Range Vipers or Alley Vipers were given starring roles as unique characters.

[@co81385]

I too had fun recognizing the enemies in this game! I had a lot of their figures! I do remember having the Cobra incinerator, annihilator, night creeper, and royal guard figures!

[@dieinfire920]

@@tonyjackson4078 I remember in an episode, Ambush encounter and old acquaintance which was currently part of Cobra, that person was a female Range Viper and I always looked for that figure, they never manufactured it. That specific Range Viper had the same helmet but totally different clothes (purple clothes in her case).

[@NotABot55]

...or given the developer of this game, maybe an episode for Pepsiman or Ever17, who knows?

[@MegaThrone-ex4xb]

Oh thanks, I've been looking for the name of guys who ( throw swords) for a long time. And you don’t happen to know the names of the cobra troops that jump out of the bushes on the first level, and who fall from the ceiling and throw grenades lying down at the Overlord level, and the one who jumps out of the sand in the desert is generally alone for the whole game, it seems like it’s Big Boa

[@redwolflancer3051]

I was just about to comment on how far this game pushes the nes hardware and he brought it up, I still don't know how they did the elevator stage and made it work perfectly

[@kurtdoowee9282]

This is so nostalgic! Thank you once again for another awesome video. Please do GI JOE "The Atlantis Factor" next. The one that you mentioned on the earlier part of this video.

[@PikangsFutaba]

The game was great overall, and yeah, the 3rd quest was a pain in the gut to complete, but having that Ken Lobb message was worth the trouble as in a way, it was like meeting a developer or someone involved with the game and telling them about how you enjoyed the game up to the point of conquering the hardest challenge they intended to tell them how they did a great job to keeping you busy with it.

[@findantu]

A professional strategy for a casual gamer. Its nice to have all the info. Because knowing is half the battle.

[@justinzero]

I remember renting this and got really far. Super good game! Thanks for posting this one.

[@cannibus78]

Man I can't believe it you just keep killing it!!!!

[@zachw2538]

I really enjoyed both the nes GI Joe games, they were kinda hidden gems that a lot of people didn't know about. *cough* ucanbeatdragonwarrior3 *cough* Love your vids, take care and have a good one!

[@jonus28]

Dang, did anyone else ever play the G.I. Joe arcade game? I have great memories playing that on-rails shooter when I was a teen. A totally different game, but good times!

[@ZorotheGallade]

I see Magician mentioned in the intro. Now I'll be hyped for that episode.

[@jonbourgoin182]

This was one of those games I got lucky with when renting it. Back in the day you just didn't know if a game was good or not, it was always a gamble.

[@stanleyteriaca2184]

I would love to see in upcoming episodes... Lum No Wedding Bell (just in time for the new Ursari Yatsura anime. Also it is an endless game but DOES have a progression of stages which makes for a pseudo ending.) Ranma 1/2 Hard Battle (I would love to see how you would handle a fighting game. A general overview of each playable fighters, a guide to face the two forms of Pantyhose Taou, then the parade of endings? Don't forget the secret character Happosai.)

[@sikitrakix]

One of my favorite games on the NES. Loved the characters, music, levels and the even more so the gameplay. Yet, the sequel had so many letdowns that I never enjoyed it as much. While they added a bunch of good stuff, they took out so much of what made the first so good. I can’t be the only one that thinks so.

[@elsanto2401]

Great video, and I'd love to see you take on 8 eyes now that you mentioned it.

[@albertotequida6964]

I was never a G.I. Joe fan, I am not american, but I live and grew up in the border with the US. However, I once rented this game and man, I loved it. It has the amount of challenge, and fun that I could enjoy playing it over and over. I don't remeber if I finished this one, but it holds a special place in my NES memories. Thanks for making this video. Are you planing on making a Willow video in the future? After all the RPGs and adventure games you've covered I was expecting one for Willow for months now. anyway, great job and I can't wait for the next game you will bring us.

[@neilgross7033]

Blizzard was my favorite figure and I am one of his fans. I liked to use him on stage 4 to fight Road Pig. He can shoot through walls, so you can stand directly below Road Pig and shoot up through the platform. I also liked to fully power up all of the characters so if all three guys die on stage 6 you still have a fully powered Blizzard to use on your second attempt.

[@PaleHorseShabuShabu]

I _love_ this game and still play it every so often. My only issue is that they went with who was on shelves at the time rather than an "all star" lineup of Joes. I don't mind Snake Eyes, Rock 'n' Roll, and Duke, but take out Blizzard and Gridiron and give us Stalker and Scarlett and I'd be happy. The game is a touch too easy, too, but the fun factor outweighs that. Also, a lot of the classic villains like Baroness, Xamot and Tomax, Zartan, Firefly, and Major Bludd are missing. I never really got into the sequel, probably because the little indy shop where I rented the first game didn't have the second game.

[@JazGalaxy]

I guess I kind of felt the opposite. I was happy that they went with deeper cuts than the standard “main characters” that one might have expected. But a wider roster wouldn’t have hurt.

[@co81385]

I always liked Captain Grid-Iron, so I was happy that he was included. I'm surprised that Road Block and Flint weren't in the game, as well as Scarlett or Lady Jaye. I wouldn't call this game easy- I remember the difficulty going way up once you get to the desert mission.

[@PaleHorseShabuShabu]

@@co81385 My issue with Gridiron is that he felt like "Football Guy," and while I like football, he felt like a shallow gimmick much the same way Big Lob from the animated movie was little more than "Basketball Guy." I know GI Joe the cartoon was wildly unbelievable in a ton of different ways, but with the individual characters, there's a line that some of them cross that make me not like them. Quick Kick is the same way. I wouldn't have minded Roadblock, but Stalker felt more believable and realistic to me. Even when I was a kid, Roadblock's constant jive talking grated and felt unbelievable. Lady Jaye would have been cool, especially if they worked in a way to get Flint in there in tandem with her. As for the difficulty, it's easy for me, but I played this game a lot. When I play the same game a lot, it becomes easy for me, like Double Dragon III, Castlevania III, and TMNT are all easy games that I can still sit and finish nine times out of ten.

[@terrywest111]

@@co81385 As I recall Road Block is in the the second game, and he is pretty awesome to use. He can brawl. lol

[@deptofcarstereorepair]

GI Joe on NES also utilized a lot of clever programming tricks to get around limitations of the system, like the auto scrolling level having a moving background with animations above and below a stationary platform. There's an awesome video about this somewhere on KZbin, it might be on the Coding Secret channel but I can't seem to find it

[@wanded]

oh i would be interested in that to improve my own coding

[@deptofcarstereorepair]

@@wanded I've been searching all afternoon and cant find the video; I'm not even a coder and I remember finding it super interesting.

[@conzmoleman]

@@deptofcarstereorepair was it this? kzbin.info/www/bejne/rWnaipd8gbSpeac

[@deptofcarstereorepair]

@@conzmoleman yes! that's the one! thank you so much for finding it!

[@robertoliver7368]

Man. I remember renting this game and eventually buying it. It might be my favorite game on the nes.

[@IceAge70]

Overjoyed to see you playing one of my favorite run and guns from my childhood. I can't help but assume you are gearing up for the Atlantis Factor.

[@wesleyoldham4222]

Q: Why are there already check marks in the Cobra bases telling you where to place the bombs? A: Cobra Commander probably put them there himself.

[@flagsabbath6483]

This game was in constant rotation! I really appreciate this!!

[@andrewthielmann5342]

That's awesome that Ken put a message at the end. This looks like a very fun game and as a Joe fan, I'm going to have to track it down now for my retro set up.

[@metwono]

I’ve never played this game but oh my god is it technically impressive. I can’t believe what the developers pulled off on the NES.

[@dimebagdave77]

🔥Thanks very much for making my weekends more fun🔥

[@skybluebrad2781]

Omg I loved this game!!😍 I was never able to beat it, but now...

[@broncosbreaks]

You make this game look so easy! I was always a fan of capt gridiron because he had football bombs. The music in the vehicles was so empowering! I remember fondly jumping in the vehicles , drinking my ecto cooler, and pooping my pants

[@stanleyteriaca2184]

Well, what about Big Lobe, the Basketball Grenidear?

[@cowpuddles4851]

He only appeared in the movie. No toy until much later through the Collector Club. Some people don’t consider him cannon, like Cobra La.

[@stanleyteriaca2184]

@@cowpuddles4851 True. But Big Lob was first, predating Captain Gridiron.

[@cowpuddles4851]

@@stanleyteriaca2184 Yup, for sure. And probably a better character too. We already had a football themed character, the Fridge.

[@terrywest111]

I watched this to the end to relive my childhood memories of playing this awesome game. I was and continue to be a huge G.I. Joe fan and this game, along with it's sequel are awesome games for fans. Thank you so much for sharing! Will you do the Atlantis Factor?

[@BenDaresAll]

Omg I loved this game! Thanks for covering it!

[@vineheart01]

as a kid i had several GI Joe action figures, they were by far the best cartoon-marketing-toy imo. I remember not liking the others because of how stiff and cheap they felt, the GI Joe ones felt like i was playing with a much more expensive toy than i knew it was. Sad their thumbs always broke lol Never played the video games but this one does look good, i outta add it to the list of old games im after.

[@TheeSocialPariah]

I had almost all if them. Worst part about them was when the rubber band broke. I cried every time.

[@robertoliver7368]

Dude, I thought I was the only one who loves snake eyes in this game!

[@opaljk4835]

This explains the game so well. Even 15 minutes in and I feel like I have a much better grasp than I’ve had on the game for a long long time lol

[@zersch.]

One of my favorite NES games growing up. The sequel, too.

[@davidmccann3651]

One of the best ones ,Top 10 for sure ! Really enjoyed this one!!

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

Thank you!

[@freddyvidz]

The hidden vehicles are awesome. I had no idea when I was a kid.

[@MajikMcCullar]

My son and I love to play this game. We take turns picking each other's teams. Such a good time

[@chrisd6287]

You have single handedly made Saturday Mornings Great Again. Thanks Kylo 👍

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

🐕 woof!

[@Jaded_Spawn]

Knowing back in the day when I rented this so much and complete all 3 quests in the pre-internet age was a real accomplishment. This gem was truly underrated 💯

[@thecunninlynguist]

rented this often. solid game. i love the base music

[@joesomenumbers]

Magician was SUCH a hard game I'm surprised it never showed up on lists

[@Enderkilla101]

Would love to see an episode on Mission Impossible. It was my Dad's favorite show. He bought the nes game but never played it, and didn't let me play it either lol

[@danbauer3669]

Awesome! You're covering a game that I've actually been playing recently! Time to conquer Cobra once and for all! Yo Joe!

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

good luck!! Yooo Joe!

[@scarfazed]

Been here since the start of ur channel. Still freaking awesome. Love it!

[@rogertrump1026]

This game was my favorite back in the day and hard to find. I can't wait till he does the sequel to this game which was just as fun and 2x points because it was made by Capcom and still had my favorite character snake eyes as a playable character and many more that you unlock as you go.

[@jps6869]

Great pick! Love this game

[@roberthunter479]

Go Joe! I was aware of this game's existance, but never played it. I probably would have rented it, had I of seen it. I did like the cartoon as a teen, though. If I'm not mistaken, good guy lasers were blue, bad guy lasers were red? It's been a while.

[@ConsoleCleric]

I wasn't aware of the importance of Ken Lobb's work. Great video! I look forward to the next one.

[@ryan005869]

I love your videos!! Please do not change the format you are using. Amazing!!

[@Unholymackrl]

BY far one of the best gaming channels on you tube! i look forward to these videos!

[@Unholymackrl]

I cant remember why i never asked for GI joe, must have been another game at the time i wanted more anyway ill pick it up now! thank you!

[@YukaTakeuchiFan]

Cheesy though the ending may be, that final message with Ken Lobb praising your skills is just heartwarming. :3

[@ggbetz]

The bomb placing segments reminded me of ninja turtles I like how Code Name:Viper is moving up on the backround cartridges, I'm hoping you get to that one soon (but you could do any game and I'd watch it). I've never heard of magician or low g man. Destro is by far the best and most complicated character in the franchise, who does much better when out from under cobra commander, like a significantly more competent starscream (another fav) mixed with Lex Luther or Dr Doom. I like his level had his own villain branding, love it!

[@UCanBeatVideoGames]

Ninja turtles also has character swapping, so lots of similarities there! I like Code Name: Viper. A lot of people complain about it being a copy of Rolling Thunder, but i think of it as more like an unauthorized sequel. My brother got the big doll sized figure of Destro, and you could remove the mask to revel his real face. we were so excited about that

[@ggbetz]

Oh yeah, good point! I'm going to have to try Rolling Thunder then, I've never heard of it! Oh thats awesome! I love those little details! Reminds me of taking off Vaders helmet

[@matthagen67]

Maan... the Destro boss fight was really REALLY hard in this!

[@rh2097]

I freaking loved this game. I forgot all about it. Great video!

[@chrisd6287]

I seriously never knew about this game. What the hell?? The character system kinda reminds me of the original TMNT.

[@furiousapplesack]

I completely forgot about 8 Eyes until you just showed it briefly in the intro. I rented it once back then and really enjoyed it but couldn't beat it. It would be a cool one to see you break down.

[@mattshuey1]

These episodes are always amazing. We get a walkthrough, a history rundown, and Kylo. Its definitely greater than the sum of its parts! UCBVG is a weekly ritual.

[@RandyBandana]

I've watched almost all your videos and i just wanna say i noticed that all your NES cartridges are very nice and clean and in VERY good condition 💯🤘🔥

[@pentalarclikesit822]

The fact that in the cartoons, an elite squad of soldiers and an international conspiratorial terrorist group, who are also supposed to be elites, fire thousands of rounds at each other . . . .and can't hit anything smaller than a large vehicle, always reminds me of the Monty Python sketch where Eric Idle's character says, "Well, if it was a big war, someone could get hurt!"

[@johnnyglenn2692]

Blizzard was one of my favorite toys, I had two of em, he had a purple snowboard too loved that guy

[@rchassereau2]

Favorite channel on YT, this is my Saturday Morning Cartoons

[@FaithyJo]

The deinterlacing hits hard in the Cobra Buzzbore

[@SHNASTTV]

I had no idea this game existed. Never was for rent or sale anywhere I was.

[@Lowlight23]

I actually still have the box to this game as I found it sealed at an aging K-Mart. Love GIJOE and miss these games.

[@WalkerMcCaine]

I never played this one, but I played the sequel "The Atlantis Factor" so many times, I hope that one is on your list too.