I’m surprised with the amount of content that slipped by Nintendo’s radar. And the fact that it’s a game based on a manga that actually retained the license in the 80’s was rare for the time.
@rickyricardo4331Ай бұрын
Didn't really wrap my head around him getting laid like that until I was an adult. 😆
@NintendoComplete9 ай бұрын
It fumbles a few of its gameplay elements, but that doesn't stop Top Secret Episode from being an excellent adult-oriented, cinematic action game.
@christopherthibeault75029 ай бұрын
This is the sort of multi-genre spot-welding shit that these so-called indie retro developers should aspire to instead of the umpteenth platformer.
@bigduke59028 ай бұрын
@@christopherthibeault7502 I for one can't get enough Earthbound inspired platformers that are obvious metaphors for depression
@NinpoHollowFlames8 ай бұрын
Hey nintendo complete for your next video can you translate Battle Master For The Snes Like You Did With Mizoguchi Kiki Ippatsu?
@thomascharles77242 ай бұрын
Exactly I loved this game when I was a kid got it in spring of 1990 as a birthday present along with a couple of others that a rare and hard to find today like wally bear another 3rd party game made by Brady games@@christopherthibeault7502
@NintendoCompleteАй бұрын
@@021881mt Indeed. Thanks.
@JoseRomero-xn4wo8 ай бұрын
I remember playing this game wtih my brother and we never got past the 1st maze (act 3) but for us it was a masterpiece. Today, my first born is asleep on our bed, My wife is beside me while I'm over the phone discussing this video game with my brother who lives in a diff country... Thank You for this...
@murder.simulator9 ай бұрын
Always liked the innuendo when the lights go out and the curtains close and your health goes up. Risqué by Nintendo standards
@jimjankswankson2 ай бұрын
Absolutely.👍🏾
@bigduke59029 ай бұрын
I was in second grade I think when my mom rented this for me, thinking it was a James Bond game, and it really, really struck a chord with me. Beyond the obvious mature theme being so cool and unique, the different styles of gameplay really captured my imagination. I never made it past the first scuba level when I was young, but returning to it later I was finally able to actually get to Greece. Very, very interesting game that came from an era when the idea of what a video game at home could be hadn't really been formed, let alone standardized like it is today, and experimentation was high. I consider myself lucky to have grown up with the maturation, if not birth, of this exciting new medium that was not only almost exclusively the domain of children, but that did not yet have the eyes of popular culture yet scrutinizing it and dictating what it must be. Having played games like this in my early youth made me a whole hell of a lot more open minded and accepting of new ideas, so much so that when the far more polished, playable, and technically superior sequel was released I was so disappointed to find how much more conformist it was to its contemporaries. The lesson there was in realizing flawed novelty often has more value than mediocre utility, at least in the art world, and would be learned by future generations when the Star Wars prequels found themselves reappraised after the sequels wrapped up.
@SMAXZO8 ай бұрын
Fun fact...before he made Golgo 13, Takao Saito did adapt some of the James Bond novels and yeah, Bond looks like Duke Togo.
@gary93468 ай бұрын
Had me in the first half. No, the prequels are NOT good.
@smooth_space8 ай бұрын
Oh man I played this game at my neighbors forever and ever ago, but could not for the life of me remember its name or find it online, hell yeah, it's amazing to finally see it here!
@GigBossMan8 ай бұрын
Geez I 100% forgot about Golgo 13 on Nes...wow. The last time I saw or played this game 35 years ago. I was still in high school.
@supersonicjc8 ай бұрын
what a game, way beyond its time and era... remember getting this and thinking its a spy game but played it for hours and gave up once we hit the maze... think we got stuck in the first one and just couldnt get past it, always knew the naughty part for the bed scene... suprised you didnt go for the cig pack in the beginning of the game that gives you full health... might have to go dust off the old nes and pop this one in as its a classic and very well done
@85futureshock8 ай бұрын
One of those games that deserves a remake.
@Therealtatertottom2 ай бұрын
Me and my brothers had this game and the sticker was ripped off so I never knew the name of this game I was around 5 or 6. The intro to this song was stuck in my head for life and I couldn’t find it. Someone was selling this game on Facebook marketplace so I looked it up and KZbin and here it is 😍😍😍😍😍 35 years later wow!!!
@ice3192 ай бұрын
One of my favorite games that I've never beaten. I was like 7 when I got this game, and loved every minute of it, even though I never read the manga.
@DoctorJohnSmith99 ай бұрын
Had this one as a kid but could never figure out how to beat the final boss! Such a great title, love it so much I have the OST, haha. Thanks for the upload!
@NintendoComplete9 ай бұрын
The last boss gave me a hard time, too. It took me forever to realize that there were three more targets you had to hit after destroying the lights above the glass cases. The music was great. It was composed by the guy who did the soundtracks for Rygar and Jekyll & Hyde, and you can definitely hear the similarities between them.
@MuddyChipMunk12344 ай бұрын
this game was extremely underrated. definitely one of the coolest nes games out there
@dunndolo9 ай бұрын
Ahhhh Nostalgia. Played this a kid. Has one of the best theme songs for a video game ever. I never got past the scuba gear section though so Im glad I get to see the rest of the game through your playthrough.
@TV-Tony9 ай бұрын
Love the classic NES music. Takes me right back to childhood.
@Jaded_Spawn8 ай бұрын
I can absolutely acknowledge the faults this game had, but as a kid it always kept me coming back. I actually played the sequel The Mafat Conspiracy first before this, so it was a weird jump to go backwards; but my main rental store never got either game so I think it was doing some trades at Microplay where I got Mafat first then Top Secret Episode a few months later. With the right team, Golgo 13 on modern systems could be something very intriguing.....
@thewildeguys9 ай бұрын
Great game. Loved these graphics when it came out.
@montana_patriot9 ай бұрын
I remember buying this game in the dollar bin at Toys R Us in 1990. Good times!
@landismithCOJ9 ай бұрын
This and The Mafat Conspiracy were ahead of their time.
@TheJasonsvideos9 ай бұрын
I played both these games, I've also watched 2 animes. One was "The Professional Golgo 13" and have it on DVD and "Golgo 13 Queen Bee." I used to watch that on KZbin.
@bigduke59029 ай бұрын
I don't think the 2D era ever had a time in which the original Golgo would've fit, at least from a presentation standpoint. The sequel, though, is much, much more pedestrian an action game with only its Ninja Gaiden-style cutscenes and 3D mazes retaining the first games knack for innovation.
@rickyricardo4331Ай бұрын
As a kid, I never got past the maze leading to Berlin. But I always found it entertaining how when he goes into a location, he's looking at the screen as if HE is telling us where we were then turns around and handles business. 😆
@dimviesel8 ай бұрын
He walks so smooth
@mariusamber32379 ай бұрын
This must've been the first (the only?) NES game in which the main character rather unambiguously lays the pipe; not surprising if you check out the manga. I believe it's even more explicit in the Famicom version. As for the game itself - it's quite ambitious for the time, though it fumbles here and there. An interesting oddity.
@LeggomyMeggo849 ай бұрын
The series based on the game was unapologetically explicit 😂
@AgentofLADON8 ай бұрын
Mario is a plumber. Doesn't he lay pipe?
@NintendoComplete8 ай бұрын
@@AgentofLADON😮 That sounds like some phallacious reasoning right there.
@felixcruz55568 ай бұрын
I played this game so much back in the day, especially on the japanese version in the emulator, the last boss smirk had a ss on his suit while on the conversation window talking to him, finally beat both versions of golgo 13 after finding out those mazes and knowing what to do, thanks for putting this video up. 🙂👍🏾🎮
@demonofelru32148 ай бұрын
Vic Tokai made some good games and some good soundtracks. A shame they don't make games anymore. Conflict and Super Conflict come to mind as well.
@RyanMclain9 ай бұрын
Ooh ive actually been waiting on this one. And mad magazine spy vs spy
@AgentofLADON8 ай бұрын
I kinda see Duke Togo as a Godzilla type character. He's not always the main focus but he causes major changes, his motivations are usually inscrutable and he scares the hell out of everyone when he shows up.
@protoroc3 ай бұрын
I noticed this when watching the anime movie of 1983. He didn't even feel like the main character, he was just a force of nature that the plot revolved around.
@whamcogames8 ай бұрын
Blast from the past! I totally forgot about this one!
@JuraIbis8 ай бұрын
(Looks at you, looks away) Fun fact: Vic Tokai is now a telecomm company. It's style is very similar to Kemco (think Rescue Embassy Mission) but the two companies are not related at all.
@TheJasonsvideos9 ай бұрын
The Professional Assassin for hire. He uses an S&W .38 revolver and an M-16 for sniping custom built.
@boxtank52888 ай бұрын
They're smart picks. .38 S&W isn't hard to come by, the revolver is a weapon known for never jamming (or at least being rather easy to clean and maintain) and the six shot limit forces accuracy as he can't be too stingy with rounds but can't afford to waste a shot. It's also a gun that can be rather easily hidden under a pillow or in his clothes or somewhere no one's going to think to look for firearms (See a certain scene in Godfather for reference) The M-16 is the most common Assault Rifle in the world, has great accuracy all the way up to it's maximum range of 3,600 Meters, 30 rounds plus one per magazine and that's if he isn't doing an Expert Sniper trick to force accuracy: Only bringing enough ammo for the job. If it requires one then he'll just use the one. It's also easy to pack up and carry, not very heavy, and if he so needs to restock on ammo, it's 5.56mm NATO rounds aren't that hard to come by (Nor are they expensive compared to something like .50 BMG) And if he needs to ditch it or loses it? He can always get another without trouble.
@goatrush45668 ай бұрын
It's weird that the "And then they banged." theme sounds like spooky Halloween music.
@WakandaForever17769 ай бұрын
One of the best NES games ever.....I don't think I ever beat it
@adobochicken8 ай бұрын
Holy crap! I Remember getting lost in that maze 😂. Definitely brings back memories.
@SheedLordBear8 ай бұрын
Woooooow.. this bringing me back.. I used to be scared of this game
@SJReid828 ай бұрын
Personally I always preferred the Mafat Conspiracy, which came out two years after this so obviously it'd be a little more refined, but I love the variety in gameplay both share.
@TheSwordUser8 ай бұрын
0:30 so THAT'S where unlicensed Magic Jewelry got Statue of Liberty graphics from
@VVK5WАй бұрын
I always wanted to hear this soundtrack on the famicom. The extra sound channel would have been awesome.
@rebeldevil57104 ай бұрын
I remember this game, holy cow, how time flies.
@Clara-fp2ot8 ай бұрын
Classic game
@Avrelivs_Gold8 ай бұрын
that moment when even old NES games had more realistic writing than Hollywood today
@Michaelyurmom9 ай бұрын
I love guys shooting 3 shots, walks away. lol Like is he going to get back and say if he lived which he does not: "Hey I tried and am tired."
@demonofelru32149 ай бұрын
I remember getting this for my birthday never got too far found the bases to be super difficult.
@chrissheffield54688 ай бұрын
I still don't know why Danny Devito was in this.
@demonofelru32148 ай бұрын
lol! right?
@DigitalNomad7659 ай бұрын
Always wanted to play this game never got to 😢😢😮😮
@Taneuma_5638 ай бұрын
In the Japanese version, the pause screen has lyrics, and in one of the hotel scenes, a girl takes off her top. Quite risque for a Famicom game, I have to say.
@UltimaKeyMaster9 ай бұрын
I still wonder where this game got its title screen theme from, because I can't seem to find it in any source of the animes it's had. Maybe it was original?
@NintendoComplete9 ай бұрын
I think it might've been original. The only other place I've heard it is The Mafat Conspiracy.
@moviemetalhead8 ай бұрын
It was from seeing this game at my local mom and pop video rental store and I was always intrigued by it. I never did rent it but it did inspire me, in my teenage years, to rent the OVA Golgo 13: The Professional. Such an amazing anime and character, subsequently bought that, Golgo 13: Queen Bee and later the 50 episode anime series. Still have yet to read any of the long running manga series, but it's the longest running manga in Japan.
@AgentofLADON8 ай бұрын
Was flicking back in the day and saw this movie right at the Mueller hit. Through a whole building to headshot his target followed by an epic car chase. Of course I kept an eye on the schedules for a repeat.
@moviemetalhead8 ай бұрын
@@AgentofLADON Hell yes. He's gotta hit multiple shots in the same spot to get through the bulletproof glass to get that last shot through to headshot his target.
@Nightweaver113 күн бұрын
This was one of the first games I ever rented, way back in 1988. I had no idea what was going on and didn't get very far, since I was just 8 at the time.
@elbateador7 ай бұрын
Duke Togo be like: 😠 . . . .
@rvfiasco7 ай бұрын
Haha yeah 😅
@ArttuTheCat9 ай бұрын
I didn't know, there is the NES game of GOLGO 13. I have seen the japanese 🇯🇵 anime movie of the early 1980's.
@NintendoComplete9 ай бұрын
That movie rules.
@Dorian_Scott8 ай бұрын
Are both the manga/anime any good?
@andrewdunn49ers6 ай бұрын
15:28 was too much for my 8 year old mind 😂
@Granite16520 сағат бұрын
Found this game at a yard sale when I was a kid in the early 2000s, had no idea what the game was based on. I remember the scuba bit but no idea how i got that far. Brutal for an NES game! hahaha
@Shittlebees8 ай бұрын
This was so well done. Great memories with this game. Warm and fuzzy
@superstaramyrosethehardcoreyt8 ай бұрын
Interesting video.
@sotheresthat78828 ай бұрын
The cart tossingly hardest NES game ever. Great music, though 😅
@SomeOrangeCat8 ай бұрын
Nothing quite like going through a bullshit hard game only to get a pithy half-paragraph of text for an ending.
@edparadis43718 ай бұрын
you should 2 the maffat conspirity next '
@davidva86947 ай бұрын
I loved this game❤
@DevMeloyАй бұрын
One of the few games I owned as a kid and never got close to beating...
@rickardcr87709 ай бұрын
Excellent!! 🎮 🕹 🎉🎉
@spoonshiro9 ай бұрын
I think kids back in the day knew this one more for its (extremely tame) "racy" content than anything else.
@bigduke59028 ай бұрын
As someone who actually was a kid when this was new, the thing I knew this game for most was its blend of gameplay styles and cool, "grown up" James Bond story and dialogue. Duke's implied sexual encounters didn't really register as anything out of the ordinary because, after all, that's the kind of thing that would happen in the kinds of movies I thought this game was trying to be like. I wasn't really aware enough yet to understand this was something rare that most video games didn't, or wouldn't, do.
@mnemonichotpocket9 ай бұрын
Still dont know what a golgo is, but cool old school flavor
@bigduke59028 ай бұрын
The hill Christ died on
@NintendoComplete8 ай бұрын
I'd guess it's probably a reference to Golgotha.
@mnemonichotpocket8 ай бұрын
Well shit....look at me over here learning something.
@dancrowdusАй бұрын
I’ve never seen this before - this is like the spiritual sequel to Clash at Demonhead 🤯
@biggsweaty9 ай бұрын
Oh, GOD. This game lol
@edwardgaines65619 ай бұрын
Who else thought Golgo 13 was a grown-up, serious _Lupin The III?_ 😆
@AgentofLADON8 ай бұрын
Such a crossover would either be hilarious or terrifying. Possibly both.
@edwardgaines65618 ай бұрын
@@AgentofLADONAnd Fujiko wouldn't know which man to seduce! 😅
@SammyRenardАй бұрын
When I was a kid I didn't get the implication of the woman embracing duke togo when you spend the night with her, and when my (older) sister pointed out they were gonna have sex I was all "No way, they're just hugging!" Man that game hits different lol
@richardchang91878 ай бұрын
Hi Robert and Kobe it’s me Richard Chang from Alexandria Virginia USA. I just wanted to wish the two of you a happy Easter 🐣 to both of you guys. Also Robert and Kobe I hope the Easter bunny brings you both very nice things tomorrow on Easter Sunday love Richard Chang
@kascnef7 ай бұрын
At the time I didn’t know it was anime
@rainydayman2k8 ай бұрын
I never quite understood what the deal was with the dedication in the credits: "Dedicated to all of the children and Lost Generation" - it just seems weird, especially in a game like this. And, of course, one of the things changed in the Western release was the identity of the enemy - namely, that "Smirk" is actually Hitler, though they didn't change the artwork for him at all.
@SammyRenardАй бұрын
maybe whoever did the translation could see japan's lost generation coming from miles away
@BernardManansala6 ай бұрын
34:56 Is what you are looking for.
@glenngratz40778 ай бұрын
The sequel was a much better game overall. Would like to see a remake of this and the sequel.
@ChrisVideoNetАй бұрын
This game was way too hard. But still mesmerizing. It could have been better but the design and artwork are of course top notch.
@toriel2.024_comentarista9 ай бұрын
great title, it has its errors but it was well ahead of its time but the mafat conspiracy is a little better in my opinion
@NintendoComplete9 ай бұрын
Mafat Conspiracy comes across as a better polished game, but I thought that it lacked the substance and the originality that made this one so memorable for me. It was like it was made by a team that didn't really "get it," imo.
@bigduke59028 ай бұрын
@@NintendoComplete You absolutely nailed it, man. That is exactly what I thought about the sequel even when I was a kid and rented it for the first time.
@Dorian_Scott9 ай бұрын
The only thing I know about this game is the stripping scene in the Japanese version lol.
@scottl.15688 ай бұрын
Fuckin' good old days 🫡 Me and my best friend played this forever until we finally finished it! And fuck those stupid mazes😅
@southbronxny57274 ай бұрын
Funny how you fully jump over men on motorcycles....np.😂
@Santafunk8 ай бұрын
Way cool
@lofitillidie8 ай бұрын
niceeee
@joelleet55419 күн бұрын
Duke Togo recovers health by killing or if a woman asks him to spend the night. Sounds right.
@EuSouRCS8 ай бұрын
VIC TOKAI !!!
@sotheresthat78825 күн бұрын
5:33-No s**t😅
@sotheresthat78825 күн бұрын
Great game, but WOW is it frustrating.
@CyborgTeam6 ай бұрын
i thought this was a crappy game back then, and now that i watched most of this through, i thoroughly despise it 🤨
@EuSouRCS8 ай бұрын
Golgo 13 The Mafat Conspiracy is even better!!!
@JuraIbis8 ай бұрын
....
@lucianoborgmann46649 ай бұрын
HITMAN is nothing close to Golgo... 😂😂😂
@rvfiasco7 ай бұрын
Fully agree!
@aguthrie918 ай бұрын
This the type of cold war propaganda I endured as a small child, at the hands of the Japanese, in the late 80's 🤣😂
@rvfiasco7 ай бұрын
Same!
@RunBeerRun55 күн бұрын
i figure, since the banks denied me i can have every last nickel
@MillerTheOfficialGaming8 ай бұрын
🦾
@dallase13 ай бұрын
All the Chick Characters used the same Image, how cheap and lazy on the programmers part.
@SammyRenardАй бұрын
They didn't have a lot of space to play around with, that's why so many RPGs had enemies that were just recolors but stronger, and why Mortal Kombat had so many differently colored ninja-like characters that all had the same kinda suit somehow