SNES Longplay - Contra III: The Alien Wars

[@catandcaboodle6492]

Nice to finally see the ending! My friend and I never beat this back when we were kids. The best part, I still remember: my friend and I played the original Contra on NES, and the very first time we played 3 on SNES, we were blown away by the graphics, music, difficulty, etc. What a huge leap from NES to SNES. Plus, we were the only girls I knew who played Contra! Wonder how many other girls played this series? I feel like there's more girls playing today than when we were kids in the 80s/90s.

[@superlinkfighter]

I played this game a ton with my brothers. I love this game. ❤😊

[@nayyarrashid4661]

@@superlinkfighter me too. We never played it on the original hardware but we played a lot on emulator and finished 1st contra on NES and this kne

[@SadSadToaster]

It's time for a longplay. Let's watch aggressively.

[@lowchae9229]

Ooooo

[@BronyNumber4096]

3:49 Old-age Alien Cyborg Turtle 6:18 Six-Shooter 8:40 Drillhead (mini boss) 9:14 Wall-walker (mini boss) 10:37 Bomber (mini boss) 11:53 Ape-Bots (sub-boss) 12:38 Giant Skele-bot 14:20 Airship (mini boss) 15:16 Stilt Walker (mini boss) 16:04 Bionic Commando (mini boss) 16:28 Airship (reprise) 19:30 The Hive 21:14 Spitter Worm (mini-boss) 21:54 Alien Heart (mini boss) 22:31 Toad-Crab-Mole (mini-boss) 23:17 Scorpion Gargoyle (mini boss) 24:17 Snake-hands (mini boss) 25:51 Alien Brain (sub boss) 28:01 Alien Brain in tunnel-climbing mek (final boss)

[@aaelon]

Brought the memories flooding back, used to love this game and I completed it on hard too :)

[@tracygates771]

I was the only one in my neighborhood that had my SNES hooked up to a stereo with 12's. This games music rocked. It could have been used in an Arnold Schwarzenegger action movie.

[@Peter_1986]

Actually, one of the characters looks exactly like Arnold Schwarzenegger on the cover for Contra for the NES.

[@flubber781]

if you look at the front cover of the original predator movie, that is where they got the pose from for the front cover of contra

[@TheCodedtestament]

The motorbike level where the ship flies over you, then you jump from missile to missile to destroy the ship is probably the coolest level design I have ever experienced. The early 90's was the golden period of Konami.

[@CPS42069]

+TheCodedtestament That was my favorite video game stage ever

[@wisdommoalusi9023]

I remember this game from my childhood and the sound effect of the screaming enemies,players, and explosion take me back.The time I was younger my brothers along with there friends where playing this game on the emulator and the weird alien and robot design look wicked and cool at the same time since the contra series is inspired by the alien and rambo franchise.But anyway this game was my childhood and the road warriors background music that plays at stage 4 bike ride level my brother love listening to stage 4 music and with the save supporting system from the emulator my brother kept repeating stage 4 level over and over just to here road warrior music while for me I like the entire soundtrack of this game so this game is something I remembered thank you for uploading this game.

[@mrcoco7456]

The sons, the story, the bosses the levels THIS GAME WAS INSANE. I hope they create a remake on PC ;D my infancy next to Sunset Riders another Konami SNES game

[@vkotis]

This game got "the most bad ass game" seal of approval when I was younger!

[@duartemonteiro9459]

"Contra III: The Alien Wars" is one of the most popular games for the SNES. It is a great improvment when we compare it to "Contra" and "Super C", wether it is on graphics quality, music or even difficulty. The game is really hard and challenging, but that is what defines the Contra series. Good soundtrack and sound effects, gameplay and graphics, this game defines a retro shooting arcade game. Rate: 18/20.

[@lowchae9229]

I’ll just try and yet you can do that if y’all gyy hu yyukn

[@Bloodreign1]

There's no health, 1 hit and you die. You can earn extra lives by earning enough points for one, I forget how many points it takes to get the first extra life, and any additional ones after. This game is one hell of a challenge, my only advice to you, practice, practice, and practice, you'll need it.

[@miguelb5661]

one of my foundest memories. i freaking love this game. this was my childhood! i just hope the kiddos can see this and be like "wow. those games are pretty cool" in between call of duty matches.

[@redman122]

At 3:33 when you are waiting for that arching fire on the first level, I ALWAYS had to do a double weapon pose there.

[@brianhoffman6630]

WOW. THIS GAME BRINGS BACK SO MANY MEMORIES. I CAN'T BELIEVE HOW MANY MEMORIES. I USED TO OWN THIS GAME OF COURSE. I USED TO PLAY THIS GAME WITH FRIENDS I DON'T SEE ANYMORE. WHEN I PLAYED THIS GAME I COULD EVEN BEAT IT ON THE HARDEST GAME MODE EVER. SO MANY MEMORIES.

[@BalancedSpirit79]

3:50 I first played this game as a kid at a KayBee toy store in my mall. My parents couldn't understand why I was laughing my ass off while fighting this boss. On the way home I couldn't hold my laughter in and I exclaimed, "HE WAS HUMPING THE GROUND HAAAHAHAHAHAAA!!" My parents just shook their heads.

[@Satankabral]

Pervert kid.

[@BalancedSpirit79]

Pretty much, lol. Don't worry, I grew up. I just figured the story would make people laugh.

[@dixienormous9511]

+BalancedSpirit79 I'm pretty sure it made no one laugh

[@BalancedSpirit79]

I laughed as I recollected and subsequently typed the story. It counts. ;)

[@KHRONOS2232]

Dixie Normous, it made me laugh because i imagined how his parents react to a kid saying that. :P

[@SuperDeluxe80]

amazing looking back at this game and the quality they put in it.

[@grzesiekromcio]

music tracks on 3 and 4 stage are most badass in the whole game !

[@XxDyneXxFreeEnergyx]

1: Contra 3 alien wars (hardest) 2: Contra arcade 3: Operation C (least hardest( I played through the anniversary collection where it allows 1 save state and makes it much more doable but still tough and not trivial as some would argue.

[@lucifersgameroom9275]

maaan i still got this game and an snes. the memorys

[@huecobros]

i got a SNES for this game back in the day, i remember how awe struck i was at the boss of lever 3. Good Memories

[@serpenthya]

haha, I was on the edge of the chair and going OMG OMG on the missile jumping part, it is indeed very difficult, my brother and I manage to beat the game in hard mode after collecting tons of lives a game before, by killing eyes with the last enemy. Amazing longplay!

[@BoogieManFL]

Loved this game. I must have played this through with buddies more than 50 times. You could do some crazy stuff with the turbo controllers, basically firing both weapons at the same time. Using that and a joystick controller I once completed it in two player mode on hard by myself. Held the turbo controller in my hand normally and used my ring finger and pinkies to control the joystick. The hardest part was coordinating the missile jumping.

[@Zatracenec]

Damn, the Konami logo nearly destroyed my ears!

[@Alamyst2011]

First game I got for SNES. Also the first game I finished for SNES. Great memories.

[@Justanartist18]

This game was so goooood, the coop. DAMN IT I WANT TO PLAY THIS AGAIN ON SNES

[@danfox6437]

I once beat this game on the hardest difficulty without getting hit a single time. It took both skill and luck! Don't know if I'll be able to do that again.

[@dumbasschasehickson]

I don't believe you at all

[@waldnerinc]

Screenshots or it didn't happen....

[@danfox6437]

+Chase Hickson I don't care, dude. I know what I did.

[@danfox6437]

+walderinc You calling me a liar, dude? I just think you're jealous because I could do it and you couldn't!

[@danfox6437]

John-Paul Hunt You tell him, man!

[@carlosaugusto152]

Chuck Norris playing.

[@maximusdarkultima]

when he's sleepy

[@IgnatzKolisch]

I agree with that. I barely squeaked by a win ONE TIME ever. It's very fun, and it pushes against the edge of being Too Hard (but not quite). Last year, I tried it again, this time without my real SNES (it gave out long ago), using an emulator. Couldn't manage it, couldn't get past the part where you have to jump from missile to missile. This here is a great runthrough with only a couple of deaths! I can't imagine how practiced this guy has to be.

[@Isaac-gh5ku]

The Alien Cell ending is I think one of the best ending of Contra III.

[@DeWaterDraak]

This is the best game for the SNES i remember as a child i was begging my mom for this game!!

[@giselletorres788]

You make this game so easy. Good longplay. :)

[@Intuder1980]

wao this game when small kid 12 I rent it those soundtracks and atmosphere it was very impressed for all the obstacles and the music have a 80's tone was very good game

[@captRhay]

LET'S ATTACK AGRESSIVELY!!!

[@TheTexasfan21]

i love the contra series best video game series ever love it thank you konami

[@sierrakobold6896]

this game was always incredibly difficult for me, at 4 to 10 years old but then never returned to this game when I started my life long love affair with retro gaming, I bet i'll still suck at it though

[@aaron_aj_knight_95]

The cyborg turtle looked like he was humping the ground.

[@frankmendoza1010]

Thanks for the video, I was a kid again :)

[@neonauj]

Dude u are a stud dawg but i laughed pretty hard the first time u died then again while u fought the first stage of the last boss. just got a lil overwhelmed there huh? Good gameplay man, ur a beast, me and my bro back in the day couldnt come close to beating the hard mode without the game genie so my hats off to you man.

[@KishorTwist]

I would've loved to see the 2 weapons-at-once trick for ultimate firepower combo!

[@robertoramirez9030]

that konami intro rocked!

[@danielainsworth4092]

this was me and my cousins favorite game we were kids

[@bugs1yb1ins]

Man, the enemy hitboxes in this game are some of the HARDEST to dodge in the history of videogame.

[@Peter_1986]

You can actually duck on the overhead levels - just press the B button. I didn't know about that for the longest time, and I found out about it yesterday, when someone mentioned it on the GameFaqs board.

[@bot0016]

>nothing beats the cannon + Flame thrower combo. C+C

[@billykid84]

Man, that laser weapon was just the _worst_, remember? You'd get so pissed every time you got "tricked" into getting it. Nice job to whomever played this. This game was not easy. It took a lot of... _deaths_, to figure the patterns out to stay alive, where to stand, which weapons to hold onto, etc...

[@jeisonrocha99]

1:12 - STAGE 1 4:53 - STAGE 2 7:50 - STAGE 3 13:34 - STAGE 4 17:54 - STAGE 5 21:00 - STAGE 6

[@AndreaVerdiCR]

min 3:03 LOL, the floor is Lava

[@ThorStoneGaming]

God, that overhead desert levels makes me so dizzy!

[@yuripavani]

Esse cara joga pra caralho!!!!

[@MUGENKAZKI]

so epic from beginning to end

[@petrusamp7792]

This game has the best soundtrack I have ever heard in a game.

[@DBoy2029]

Looking at the intro... the game was programmed in the early 1990's. At the time, something like 9/11/2001 was almost unthinkable. I'm just sayin' this to anyone watching this and wondering about the Twin Towers in the intro.

[@oscararmandodelgadogil9801]

Uno de los mejores y mas clasicos de la super

[@mrcoco7456]

7:52 The song that made me a real gamer

[@MDthornton83]

A solid SNES title.

[@JordanMcLeodCavaradossi]

I love this game they should make a movie of these game

[@flubber781]

love this game so much that i bought it for my grey snes

[@ChristlicherKrieger3]

Wow, you're a gaming champion.

[@kimmolaine8069]

By why are all the aliens exploding?

[@btnhl]

It is really interesting in how it has a lot of mini boss bottles instead of just endless copies of basic enemies coming at you. There is a ton of variety in what you fight and how you fight it. I mean, he is fighting a boss while hanging off of missiles, how epic is that?

[@Troy428492]

It hard to beat that game when I was little kid.

[@Arkanii1]

It is fun to wach, how you play! Awesome bro:)

[@X1Alpha2]

yeh back those days games were too hard as a kid i never came further than the big blue skull head, i rebought a snes when i was 16 and ofc i bought contra too this time i beat it with a friend, it took us a long time but we got it

[@laurososa6644]

u make this look easy, i died so many times playing this awesome game when i was a kid .lol btw great gameplay.lol

[@kstanni87]

that's a lot of mini-bosses and major boss fights in the last level

[@Akus75038]

I remember back in 1992 I beat this game after one month of very intense play. I was able to go from easy to normal to hard and beat it on one life. ONE! Oh and I didnt use any game genies or whatever.....

[@neliaadams3747]

Contra 3: The Alien Wars is ultimate interesting war after all cubex55.

[@protuberanezz]

damn. I love the music from this game

[@MsMikuHatsume]

it is an excellent game. I only wish it was a bit longer.

[@DanialTarki]

23:10 That thing is slamming the wall to the beat.

[@ispyonu20]

I love this game and def u're just awesome! ;)

[@albertosamaniego2476]

wow! this guy is an amazing player

[@Harp00nX]

I finished this once on my own on the hard setting, back in the days when game playng was hardcore. But jesus I tried it again recently and it's so tough.

[@calixtocabrera1817]

Once in a life time i get to see an alien war.

[@xDeathshardx]

Epic boss music.

[@flubber781]

such a cool game

[@legisu]

Is this the original or a hacked fan made harder version? From the third stage on, every enemy was a boss battle. This is crazy.

[@MVC2fan1]

It's original.

[@lilblacksambo2]

Is this a rom or the cartridge? Just curious because I didn't know if my rom was screwed up because the sound effects sounded sub-par but I guess maybe that really is what the gun's supposed to sound like?

[@Lee18902000]

best game ever!!!!!good job!!!

[@Heimdall66]

90´s games was so epic and awesome. 10´s games are kinda boring

[@johnnyvillanueva2012]

Uno de mis favoritos del súper nintendo junto a Mortal Kombat lll y lV

[@lavalleramiro302]

este es mi video numero 25 y aki los Códigos códigos para player 1: vidas ilimitadas 7E1F8A09 bombas ilimitadas 7E1F8C60 modificador de arma 7E1F84 ?? (pon aquí "??" el digito del arma de tu preferencia) modificador de segunda arma 7E1F86 ?? (pon aquí "??" el digito del arma de tu preferencia) códigos de invencibilidad 7E021603 7E0ED700 códigos para player 2: vidas ilimitadas 7E1FCA09 bombas ilimitadas 7E1FCC63 modificador de arma 7E1FC4 ?? modificador de segunda arma 7E1FC6 ?? códigos de invencibilidad 7E025603 7E0F1700 nota sobre los códigos de invencibilidad para el jugador uno (si los códigos de invencibilidad y vidas infinitas para el segundo jugadorson utilizados para un juego de un jugador el jugador 2 aparecerá cuando empiece a jugar independientemente de si se quiso hacer esto así que si juega solo no los active) Dígitos del arma 00 Machine gun (metralleta/ametralladora) 01 Spread (arma de expansión) 02 Cannon (cañón) 03 Homing missile (misil seguidor/misil de calor) 04 Flamethrower (lanzallamas) 05 Laser

[@holamoco]

I played the Probotector version with a friend co-op. I rather play Probotector because they look much cooler.

[@wojtek1212q]

You're right!

[@kimmolaine8069]

I like them better as well. They seem more in place with that world.

[@havagander]

Now that's not the first time you've played that is it?If you listen carefully about half way through you can hear the A.I gently sobbing to itself.

[@Jeansowaty]

Coming here after playing Contra Spirits/Super Contra III for the NES (It's a bootleg). Now I feel as this is an Arcade version to the NES lol.

[@luigimoramarco9427]

Bellissimo questo gioco!!!

[@luxyrysoundeffectss7903]

the thing on the top what is it a style flip or what

[@neliaadams3747]

Contra 3: The Alien Wars (SNES)

[@lilblacksambo2]

Is this a rom or the actual cartridge? Just curious because I didn't know if the sound effects were just flawed on the rom or they really sound like they do in the game.

[@kyliefjohnson1390]

ahhhh the flamethrower

[@smokeyvv]

You can usually tell if its a rom because the sounds effects are different than the actual game. Its messed up.

[@btnhl]

There are such bad-ass bosses throughout the game, and then you are faced with the brain the shoots eyeballs and then has legs and then proceeds to get even weirder.

[@williamfiuza8328]

Jogo inesquecível.

[@At0micPunk90]

3:52 - It's the Metroid Queen! Looks like it, anyway.

[@cradleofdeath123]

I could never get what to do in the top down levels, never got where to go...

[@AshyHusky1]

lol... i remember the little rocket gun .. good times

[@Dragonmaster146]

I can only beat this game on easy. Every other Difficulty is too hard for me.

[@emmp98]

What program use to record?

[@BlueGuy44]

Is this game avalable on the Wii Virtual Console?

[@7SINRETORNO7]

100% pure adrenaline!!!!!

[@rafaelmontagner9328]

Which emulator u guys are using ?

[@ennemm9820]

👽 : why ... WHY WE CAN NOT KILL THAT HUMAN?!? 😆 : because... HE IS CONTRA !!!! ✌