Life Force / Salamander (Nes) - No Death Run

[@ahmadtahar3137]

I miss this game as much i miss my deceased older brother. we always play this game together after school to beat the game. after a week, we finish it. may my brother rest in peace.

[@Nashadelicable]

Ahmad Tahar may he be granted Jannah, sorry for your loss. I played this with my sister, good memories.

[@stevedergamer5322]

You can download it in the Nintendo E-SHOP for DS.. don't know if it works for other Nintendos. You could also download the remastered version for Smartphone... it's called Salamander

[@matthewaguirre2000]

RIP Game Over

[@Southpoint2019]

Your brother is still playing this game man He’s just playing it in a far better place that’s all.

[@ФокусПокусович-н4я]

Сочувствую тебе..

[@martijnvanzanen4075]

30 years later I still remember where the 1ups are hidden. Good old times.

[@TeacherJupith]

I could not agree more

[@squashhead1374]

Take me atraight back to my childhood sittin on the floor in my living room. I wish I could actually go back to those times.

[@chilukarahul5740]

well u can still play them via emulators

[@squashhead1374]

Emulated I bought the actual game and original console.

[@Nashadelicable]

The best in life is yet to come, friend

[@davec3651]

2019 and the graphics and music holds up pretty well!

[@synthoelectro]

I have always loved the music to Life Force, ever since it's birth.

[@sudicalwig]

soundcloud.com/nestunes/lifeforce

[@mrjason6066]

I've literally been trying to remember the name of this game for about twenty years

[@EwaY83]

Glad my video helped you, such a fun game!

[@anmkkoh.3201]

little bajsimarulv its a good game

[@Spellregent]

same here. Finally remembered :)

[@alexd2227]

23 years for me, lolol. Nice to know I wasn't the only one fruitlessly searching for "that one game that I thought was Gradius but actually wasn't". But, for now... THE SEARCH IS OVER!!!!!!!!!

[@gjermundification]

Salamandar and there is also R-Type

[@tylerkeller8869]

Konami had some of the greatest NES titles. Especially their score. Loved it!!

[@sudicalwig]

Listen to my band soundcloud.com/nestunes/lifeforce

[@Thewolfguys.cartoons2000]

There was a movie called "Life force" but except that movie has nothing to do with this game

[@deliboi281]

I wonder how they came up with the bosses. That skull terrified me and the pharaoh was eerily creepy.

[@SuPpAvIlLiN]

This took me back. Crazy. Had a weird feeling watching. Loved this game. This and contra.

[@SuPpAvIlLiN]

up,up,down,down,left,right,left,right,B,A,. Remember that?

[@Tribies]

SuppaviLLin SuPpAvIlLiN You forgot "start" in the end ;)

[@SuPpAvIlLiN]

+Tribies well, I always played with 2 players. So it was select, start at the end for me. ;)

[@Tribies]

Ahh I remember doing that with my brother loads of times as well ^^

[@tylerkeller8869]

Duh!! The Konami code! Easily the most popular and well known cheat in all of video gaming. Easily!

[@ludogou74]

Excellent. Super jeu, et belle époque. On était pas encore encore dans ce monde de geeks. On utilisé les jeux vidéo juste pour se distraire et pas pour éviter de voir ou de parler à d' autres personnes.

[@pppccc9857]

Whoever can beat this game with no death, you earned my respect!

[@ahmedking6881]

Me lol

[@JorgeReyes-le5qm]

This game was hard to play when i was kid ,good memories

[@Eabatu]

The key is to get everything maxed out early on in the game. I definitely dont max out the SPEED though, this dude is a maniac haha. The one thing to remember is at the very very end when youre making the escape and dodging the beams, the very last beam closes all the way. I nearly did no death runs a few times, but it was that damn final fully closing beam that would get me because I was too busy dodging the previous beams and forgot about the last beam.

[@Lucivius27]

And also no 30 lives.

[@pissthrower4477]

@@Eabatu oof

[@Warui6t6k6]

The whole games soundtrack is one of the best soundtrack on that generation. Still haunts me till now. and this game is one of the best konami's made back those days

[@mannysmallsabovegeniuspage5092]

Konami ran things for a while in 80's and 90's... Capcom then came with street fighter 2...

[@pmichael4644]

The music only gets better with every level too!

[@CraigMead.]

Funny how some nes and super nes game soundtracks are still in my head...great tunes and great times for gaming

[@apachette07]

Maan the nostalgia! Haven't seen any parts of this game in over 20 yrs and I still remember it like yesterday. Thanks for posting!

[@auron130]

That music right after you hit the start button to begin the game: priceless! It starts off with such a wonderful tone of adventure, as if to say, you're in it now, buckle up pilots of the Vic Vipers because this game is going to show you some ish! I remember being in love with the music, the game play and the premise of this game especially since I was a fan of Gradius. Two players, different gameplay perspectives, forcefields and warps throughout some stages! All I can say is the Nostaglia is overwhelming. It feels great!

[@hoanhac6407]

You got me

[@ivanscissorhands2008]

I remember the arcade..... this game drove me crazy back then!!!! I'm 44 now and i still miss when i used to skip school just to play at the arcade center, hahaha!! 🇬🇹😊 25:00 the sphinx 😍😍😍😍😍

[@eveakane6563]

Just as disgustingly visceral as I remembered it. Nice.

[@JesperJohansson]

I wish this would have been included in the NES Mini. This game really brings me back, loved it.

[@Thewolfguys.cartoons2000]

I know right!? Why even have the first gradius game instead of this? I know Gradius is a nes port to the original version and the box says "Best selling games in Japan" but I think I'm just gonna stick to this version because it's awesome

[@ilovelctr]

My childhood memory indeed. You've made an impressive run. Back then Konami made so many great games, most of which were pioneering and innovative for their time, and have aged very well to this date. Nowadays there are rarely anything like Salamander, not even solely in terms of art style.

[@ra226gaming]

Wow, you're a mad man! I especially loved how you risk it all at 24:52 getting near the walls and circling about simply because there seems to be nothing better to do at that point!

[@carroza13]

Aaah, this game :) I used to play this with my dad back in the day. It was something that we had, never played it with my brother, nor my sister. It was just him and me. Brings back good memories, happier times. Thanks for the upload, watched it with my dad today and his eyes just got teary eyed :)

[@stevedergamer5322]

I loved that game when I was a child...finally I found it in the Nintendo E-shop and downloaded it in my 2DS

[@johnesco]

Thank you for reminding me what "Nintendo Hard" means in difficulty.

[@TheManubarcafan]

hhhhhh specially this piece of art

[@Nashadelicable]

I know right? I can’t believe I finished this game back in the day, present me couldn’t last a minute.

[@ericosborne5485]

Just picked up a copy today for my slowly growing NES cartridge collection ( something I should have never gotten rid of) but difficult is definitely the right word.. I remember playing this game through til the end with my Older brother.. now its taken me 25mins to beat the first level!!

[@jnnx]

This game was actually pretty easy compared to Gradius.

[@hiroyui9699]

I beat this game...with the 30 lives code.

[@junglsolja]

The cover art is so awesome. Remember buying with allowance money.

[@MuMu-fu7qe]

💕

[@casiopeamomo1190]

Jugaba esto cuando era niña :) Gracias por hacerme recordar viejos tiempos. Es un gran juego.

[@saurabhpatharkar3990]

That change of music when it reaches end of any level. What a game it was!!

[@Wislon106]

You can have today's game graphics; I'll take games like this any day. I remember the first time I beat the third (fire) level I was listening to the Metallica Master of Puppets album. Good times....good damn times....lol.

[@petrov1317]

Один из шедевров Konami, в меру сложная, с великолепной озвучкой, разнообразным геймплеем. В детстве со старшим братом помучившись около месяца всё таки прошли эту прекрасную игру. Нахрапом эту игру не взять. даже 1-ый уровень с обилием ловушек поставит в тупик опытного геймера. И только изучив каждый уровень, поняв работу ловушек на уровнях вы осилите эту игру. Рекомендую всем.

[@johanneskarlsson6535]

Sometimes I use my brain as a jukebox and play these songs without telling anyone what I am doing

[@bolch88bb8]

Johannes Karlsson me too!

[@pppccc9857]

Same here!

[@point-xn4tu]

I'm always happy to discover NES titles that are really fun but I never was lucky enough to own as a kid! I will play this right away. :-)

[@Kongoliz]

Life Force I think is much better than Gradius

[@scherzox]

Of course it is. It has better graphics, music, and doesn't set you back very far after you are killed.

[@abcmaya]

Heck Ya!!!

[@khatdragon7694]

yea but that was the gradius ship being flown in zone of the enders 2....I prefer not to compare the two....Loved them both.

[@Thewolfguys.cartoons2000]

Yeah even gradius doesn't give a 30 live code, it just give you items and weapons, I heard there is a 30 live code in gradius but mine is not working on my nes classic edition (mabye it does work for some people, I guess)

[@jamesraward]

Kongoliz isn't this basically Gradius 2?

[@harshsood936]

Am very happy to find all the lost treasure in this lockdown and am truly living those moments once again. Wow, no matter how advanced we are inn gaming now a days but those days are the best one.

[@worsethanhitlerpt.2539]

The first vertical level looks better than PC Engine version!!!!

[@SutekhTheDestroyer]

Wow, my dad and I used to play this game all the time when I was younger - I don't think I've seen it in over 20 years! When we got a SNES we upgraded to Super R-Type. The irony is that I could rinse games like this when I was 7 (and on the hardest setting) but now I'd struggle to get through the first level! Thanks so much for posting this!!

[@jasonsylvander3089]

The Grorgandorfa I never beat R-type :-(

[@jnnx]

The Grorgandorfa that's not irony.

[@pi662000]

Thank you for uploading. So many fond memories of playing this game 30 years ago .

[@Ammar212]

you are amazing, i enjoy 25 minute of memories, wonderful great memories :)

[@daveanderson4013]

Brings back memories of my brother and I playing this game when we were little. We could beat it without dying too!

[@sumansen3202]

used to be one of my favorite game.. really miss those game, tried so many times to complete this game and after all this years found it in youtube :) nostalgia

[@TheEaglesfan160]

Kids nowadays have no patience for works of art like this

[@rhindlethedragon4767]

Seriously, there must be some guy that goes through KZbin and dislikes random videos. You never seem to see a liked video without a single dislike... Great play through, BTW.

[@ThaOlBoy]

2 options plus Laser= GOD MODE!!

[@ProfeCarlos1980]

2 options, laser and force shield!!! Besides, this dude didnt crashes when the gates are closing.

[@williamsmith666]

In the days of Funcoland, I bought a copy of this game only because it was a full package (box and everything). I had very limited knowledge of Gradius at the time and didn't realize this was the second in the series. I just wanted the box. Years later this became one of my all-time favorite NES titles and I ended up losing the box.

[@DJSoLVic]

Awesome! That last full closing rod. I couldn't stand it when I was a kid. Always got me at the end.HA!

[@kevinjosephcapistrano4315]

Thank you for this. Nostalgia overload!

[@NeuralNetProcessor]

It's funny to be able to watch someone play a game you haven't played in like 30 years and still remember where 1ups are lol we used to play the fuck out of this joint back in the day

[@MuMu-fu7qe]

NeuralNetProcessor Haha same

[@autobahagia6075]

Bro, keep sharing about all nostalgia games. I've subscribe your channel. I love it. Thank you very much from Indonesia.

[@GweeGwee]

I have something I should be learning right now but this..this is the important stuff

[@sbkeel5639]

I played this game on the Wii Virtual console... Never made it past the solar flares in level 3. Probably for the best I never could have made those fast twists and turns in level 5... This game is brutal!!!

[@arthercasillas2755]

This game brings a tear to my eye.

[@Thesexyvegan]

in a tie for fave nes games with bionic commando. I remember there was a magazine or something (probably EGM) that you take a picture of the screen when you beat Life Force, then you MAIL in the pic (yes a piece of paper with an image on it, in an envelope with a stamp) and you got something. I definitely did it, but I don't recall the prize. Good times.

[@pmichael4644]

The things I remember and loved most about this game is that the stage music was great, but got better and better with every level...and that some of the levels resembled the insides of a body lol, except for the random Pharaoh head boss stage LOL

[@Ratmus1]

Up,Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start!

[@YXiao]

Extra lives!

[@polarogonominoramix3586]

Up Up Down Down Left Right Left Right B A B A Select Start

[@TorinnDerg]

M. Berthollet Boom.

[@Pixelsplasher]

Before I learned of the code, I used to unplug and plug the cartridge repeatedly until it shows 30 lives.

[@limelightny203]

Use to love this game bad ass graphics for its time

[@armosthelivingsekizou]

3:07 golem 6:55 fortress valis 7:26 cruiser tetran 10:49 intruder 14:51 giga 17:24 crash bam ×3 19:28 tutankhamanattack 23:23 jumping moai ×2, moai ×4, drum ×2, salamander & zelos force

[@Eabatu]

Nice job with that last beam on the escape at the end. That one that closes all the way got me on my no death run attempt. I always forget when to move to the top to avoid dying.

[@gollese]

Nostalgia deluxe, that fire stage.. Never forget it :)

[@juannegrette605]

This was one of my favorites on bed thanks I didn't think anyone remember this and brings back good memories 👍👍👍

[@ahmedking6881]

I remember it this cool game but i totally forgot the name of this baby

[@RAPHA-1982]

This video inspired me to attempt my own no death run. Was able to make it to the last stage the jumping maoi heads right before the salamander without dying. Practice makes perfect. Great run! 👍

[@KevboKev]

I used to play this all the time as a kid (born in 82). My fondest memories are that of playing with my oldest brother. He was always "blue" and I was always "orange". He used to feed me all the power ups near the end of the "Egyptian" level because I was constantly dying. By this time, I was already pressing "Select + Up".

[@harristeo1003]

Brings back my childhood memories..

[@shadowhenge7118]

One of my favorite Gradius style games as a kid. Glad to see it get its butt whooped.

[@interesting_output]

There are actually two versions of this game; however, Lifeforce is the more easily recognized version. There were also two machine variants: one gave you ship powerups straight, the other has the gradius progress bar. AFAIK the only version to get the gradius progress bar treatment console-wise is the NES version (though some Salamander cabinets do this as well).

[@adrianthom2073]

That bring backs memories. Thanks

[@shonuff6221]

I used to shed a manly tear every time I played this game

[@SoulRider.222]

I remember this well. Kudos! Like a BOSS.

[@kk7324]

I was a happy little boy when i last played this game with my friends. We would pair up and each pair would take turn and race how further we progressed. I would give everything to get those times back.

[@kingsleysamuelson4205]

a rumor growing up that this was the ship the contra guys were flying until they landed ala contra 1 lol ah the golden days

[@FindingsOfAnArmouredMind]

That moment when you notice some of these sound effects were later re-used for the Contra series. Thanks Konami!

[@p.rabbitt4914]

Holy crap.. I never got past the first stage when I was a kid. Great to see the rest of the game!

[@droth0711]

This was my second NES game. Considering how many times I died in it, it's amazing to watch this guy do it with one life.

[@forgottengrooves6073]

That was an epic speedrun. You, sir, are legendary 👏

[@Abomshary]

This game was released in the Middle East during the late 80"s for MSX console game under the name SALAMANDER by Konami... with more powerful sound and game effects... Oh.. Those were the days before my hair turns into snow white..

[@MasterMex1]

Nostalgia rainy days and coffe for mornings every day when i got 8 years old now i got 36 really nostalgia

[@williamsalavarriaaviles.6159]

Me pase todo el juego tantas veces quedo en mi memoria para siempre.

[@EddyForero07]

Bravo !! my respect. the ending fast flight was incredible.

[@TonySylvesterOhio]

Always loved the big "F-you" at the end where you have to navigate through the death trap of polls

[@hanuwabbit5113]

I always love this game's music....of course, the game itself too! It's so nostalgic, one of my childhood games.

[@hanuwabbit5113]

I was also that one kid who always prefers the ripple vs laser because I find it fancy and has a wider range but I just realized it's less powerful?

[@RyanRBurns]

This game was awesome with a NES advantage

[@sidneyd.dacosta4361]

thats great. one of the best 8 bit shmups of all time

[@trolley_pirate]

4 level the best and the most psychedelic in this game. Moving through digestive tract of Bacterian is amazing.Konami were the freaks!

[@StormsparkPegasus]

Outside the US this game was called Salamander. No idea why they changed it. The only thing I can think of is that there was a 1985 movie called Life Force and maybe they wanted to capitalize on it? Obviously that movie had nothing to do with this game though, and it was also a box office flop. Or maybe they just thought Salamdander would sound too weird to Americans?

[@bansinhphutram3773]

when we was little i always said this when finished stage 4: "hey.. we literally just go through his body from the a**" XD

[@HE360]

This game was like the Contra that took place in outer space with space jets instead of soldiers.

[@leonardolaureta]

Wow the level design is hardcore

[@richard62378rice]

That just took me back to about 1990. Wow, I used to play that all of the time

[@Hhhhhhhhjdjjdd]

That last bit is so hard to get through without dying. Reminds me of that plane bit on level 7 Battletoads

[@digitalworms]

Bravo beautiful done sir! Definitely no easy feat!

[@jhgfdfgsdfwef6223]

музыка шедевр! как и сама игра в целом! ну и прохождение ) спасибо!

[@bolch88bb8]

my cousins and brother would play this for hours.. especially with the contra code :) the best thing about this game is the fucking music. i still find myself humming this 1st stage music

[@llukssenob3188]

before it was just a mere game to me, now it has a lot of meaning....

[@MicroNuggets]

Right up there with my favorite NES games..nice post!

[@abelashenafi6291]

owww. this reminds me of my happy childhood oowww good times. thanks for posting this video this and contra I used to be so good at this game that i once finished the game with 13 or 14 lives not sure exactly it was a game i used to play from breakfast to super.

[@matthurley8892]

up, up, down, down, left, right left, right, b, a, select, start.

[@SecksyMan]

I miss the days of dragons and Easter Island in space. Those things will never be mixed together again.

[@All_Dead_In_Shimoda]

Wow ! Brought back so many memories 😃 getting up in the middle of the night because I had to finish a level 🤣 No death is epic !!

[@ajf5150]

This game is incredibly impressive to me in regard to the visual and audio fx especially considering the NES hardware and the year that this title was published. Excellent skill on your playing!

[@worsethanhitlerpt.2539]

The fire level is amazing for 8-bit that type of animation and colors is usually reserved for 16 bit only

[@gabii1268]

one of my favorite games brings back memories

[@Peter_1986]

Imagine if this game were one of the scrolling shooters in the "Action 52" collection. The difference in quality compared to the other games on that collection would blow everyone's mind.

[@invisiblesun6595]

The original Gradius was a challenge and a half. This sequel is every bit as difficult but the graphics are much improved. I also enjoyed Stage 5's brief homage to the 1st game some halfway thru the stage, both the 3 sentry drone attack as well as the throwback music to the boss fights. And of course King Tutankhamunattack! Even by 8 bit standards the graphics on this are first rate.

[@champion4704]

I loved this game played it all day and night very addictive back in da days

[@waltergarcia3490]

Que buen juego recuerdo haber jugado hace ya como 25 años que buen recuerdo

[@highlander723]

25:04 MAD SKILLS!

[@vinh-le]

Amazing =)). I feel ashamed when I play it. =))