Strider (NES) Playthrough - NintendoComplete

[@VanceVelez]

The intro to this game is the best part about this version of Strider. If you see any playthrough show it before playing the game, then you know you’re watching someone hardcore enough to beat it.

[@NintendoComplete]

This classic Capcom title might have a few rough edges, but that detracts little from what was accomplished here. Strider is an entirely impressive production that's unlike just about anything else you'll find on the NES.

[@Invidente7]

It was also compiled in a GBA catridge along with migthy final fight

[@NintendoComplete]

@@Invidente7 Ah right, it was one of those carts that ran NES emulation, right? With the ugly squishy resolution?

[@Loader2K1]

I for one wouldn't mind seeing this Strider game get a 2D remake.

[@NintendoComplete]

@@Loader2K1 Neither would I. I'm really surprised it never got some sort of upgraded rerelease.

[@Invidente7]

@@NintendoComplete The latest strider was a metroidvania so ...

[@princealbertz]

WOW this was uploaded today in 2019!!! keep this channel alive!

[@MdVaDc]

This game is severely underrated. It shiuld definitely be in more conversations. Definitely in my top 20.

[@kurtisrinker1202]

Hell ya.. one of the few Nintendo games I actually owned as a child. Definitely underrated.

[@Dorelaxen]

Didn't get to play this one back in the day, but went through it around 2000 or so. Great game. That old school NES Capcom feel is just a thing of beauty.

[@MrWendell6702]

I remember how maddening this game was as an early teen...lots of swearing and controller smashing. You make it look easy. An hour well spent watching this. THANK YOU.

[@dunndolo]

This was such a good game. Brings back cringe memories of me as a kid standing in front of the TV during the intro with a broken broom handle waiting to copy hiruyus exact moment when he sheathe his sword. 10/10 would do it all over again. 😂

[@volatile2805]

I know that vibe lol

[@Loader2K1]

Man, I can't believe it's been 30 years since this game has been out. As a kid, I remember being scared shitless from the first time turning this game on, immediately hearing that loud, thunderous intro followed by seeing the stylized Japanese kanji of the protagonist's name in the title (which I wasn't aware what it stood for back then), which also scared the fuck out of me. Although I played this game a lot in my youth, I wouldn't see the end of the game until the age of the Internet and emulation, as I had no idea that the second-to-final boss had an amazingly easy pattern to defeat him using. It would also be a decade before I would be able to play the fantastic port of Strider on the Genesis/Mega Drive via the Genesis/MD emulator known as Genecyst. Some of the things I hated about this game was how buggy it was, how obtaining certain items in the game weren't clearly explained, the confusing Engrish translation, some of the controls, and some of Hiryu's animations. I will say that I liked the universe of this version of Strider over the arcade version's and its subsequent console ports, though. I also read some of the manga fan-translated in English, and the game does follow it pretty closely. The canceled Japanese version is slightly different from this game, but it's definitely more buggier. I also believe that NES Strider was worked on by the same people that worked on Code Name: Viper, as both games use a lot of the same sound effects, and the music compositions sound similar. Well, anyway, great playthrough.

[@rjcupid]

I remember this being one of the most cryptic NES games I ever rented as a kid. I had absolutely no idea what to do. How could anyone know to return to the beginning of the level to return to the ship? Anyways, now I got some closure after watching this.

[@theguitarvirtuosoforgod1152]

I love this game so much. I never saw it advertised which is crazy. It’s so good and so underrated. I agree that it’s so unique and different from any other NES game.

[@ryanrygogoloversic8826]

Literally one of my earliest memories is playing this, Zelda, legendary wings, Ninja Gaiden, and marble madness on my older brothers Nintendo in the early 90’s.

[@Peter_Morris]

Man I so wanted that PS4 remake to be awesome. This game shrank down complicated betrayal plots and made them easy for my child brain to understand. After getting through Strider with my good friend, I was able to understand these kinds of setups from then on. It was like, "Oh it's like Strider! That guy's going to betray everyone!" You'd think that game would be Metal Gear. But I guess my brain wasn't developed enough at the time. And then Capcom just kept using it. I guess they were like, "Well it worked in Strider. Let's just keep going."

[@jeremy2684]

This brings back so many memories

[@darrenclements6028]

Much better than the sequel strider returns

[@Ebenezer....]

Thanks for taking me back to my childhood 🥰

[@volatile2805]

This is one of my favorite action games from when I was a kid. It blew me away with the story, the music, and the game play much more than the arcade game or the genesis game did. Sure it was choppy, but so was its other ports. I was able to get past that easy enough. Loved the episodic touch to the video you did too!

[@adubnostalicking2132]

This was also on the Capcom Classics Mini Mix for the Game Boy Advance

[@8bitwalkthrough]

This is really cool. I loved the 'Strider' character in 'Marvel vs. Capcom' but I didn't know he had his own NES game.

[@Love-Sensibility]

Me too~! I didn't know he had his own game. He's amazing!

[@joelverdier2555]

You didn’t know there was an arcade game? Also one for the Sega Genesis/Mega-Drive.

[@judsongaiden9878]

"Yugdesiral" is a mistranslation of "Yggdrasil." This game has a great soundtrack!

[@Sinn0100]

Who here wants to see this game remade but with graphic similar to the outstanding arcade game? I think it would be pretty freaking wild.

[@pandnh4]

Man, that intro music...got so amped and confident just hearing it....got every girl I was after when I was in Jr. High.

[@JFJD]

What started with trying to rescue a comrade (and pick up a pair of attack-boots) has spiraled into a worldwide hunt for the roots of the demon tree, Yggdrasil! Stay tuned for thrills, spills, chills, kills, and combat skills on our next episode: “Zain’s insane main brain pain”, or, “You can’t get there from Hiryu!”

[@scottcharney1091]

Har!

[@Guitarded]

this is just fantastic. great channel !

[@JedJarin]

Strider always underrated

[@Capcom1984]

Strider Hiryu. slicing and running on a train before Zero in Mega Man Zero 4 since 1989.

[@alexzar4892]

19:25 By the power of Grayskull..¡I HAVE THE POWEEEEEEERRR! 😜😜😜😜😜😜😜😜

[@VahanNisanian]

Came before the Arcade title. It was supposed to be Manga, NES game, and Arcade game in that order.

[@patricedepault447]

wrong the arcade game came out first

[@RaposaCadela]

This game had really good music! I read there was a remastered cassete release of it, but no copy of it is known to exist nowadays

[@Love-Sensibility]

I love that the artstyle mimics Hiroshi Motomiya's artstyle~Incredible~

[@jake7274]

When this came out, I saved like 60 bucks and my mom took me to Gemco to buy it. I beat it in less than an hour and cried! :( Good times!!!

[@sirdonkey3001]

Me encanta esta saga, particularmente le tengo mucho cariño a esta version de NES, recuerdo que con bastante sacrificio compre este juego en el año 92 de segunda mano, es el unico cartucho en fisico que he visto hasta la fecha. Lo jugue muchisimo, pero en esa epoca al no haber internet y no disponer del Manual del Propietario desconocia la habilidad de Hiryu de rebotar en las paredes (lo cual es fundamental en la escena de Egipto para seguir avanzando), tuve que esperar como hasta 1995 para en una revista especializada ver un paso a paso de como finalizar el juego y que por fin descifre como continuar

[@lecafard4327]

One of the first games I beat as a kid. Dodgy controls aside it is one of my favorite NES games and I wish so bad for a proper modern remake.

[@joshmonus]

"Secret underground path from Australia to Africa" Now that is an impressive feat, even by video game standards. On foot that would probably take like a year to walk it.

[@MikeThePsykat]

The story line for this game could easily take place after the arcade game if Capcom wanted to spin it that way. You have Hiryu coming out of retirement at the start, and then he leaves again at the end. One could assume he retired some time after killing the Grand Master from the arcade game, heck, right now, that's even my head cannon (or is it canon, I always get those mixed up).

[@djsonic_pr]

i love this game im 41 . imagine this when i was 9

[@chrisropherboulay]

Wow this is so awesome and cool 😎

[@pbpager]

Actually one of the few games I beat as a kid.

[@lukedaniell]

Striders have impressive compression tech. They can fit video files on 5.25 floppy disks!

[@ZEKESPILLEDINKMUSIC]

You should try Strider 2 for the PS1. It's completely different from the Sega Genesis/Mega Drive version of Strider 2.

[@NintendoComplete]

I love that game. I recorded it quite a while back. It's linked in the description.

[@ZEKESPILLEDINKMUSIC]

@@NintendoComplete I also tried the demo of the Strider remake from 2014, but I don't know if the full version is still available.

[@eoghancullen]

I glossed over this game as it wasn't released on PAL. I'm tempted to buy an AV famicom and adapter just for this game... looks great.

[@Izthefaithful]

Love Nes music so good almost anything lol

[@adamtobiasz8793]

Too bad Kain dies and Sheena but finally seen the ending of this game.

[@monovision566]

Can someone explain the significance of the first time through the start screens, and what that "next" part was about?

[@MAGACOPP]

I just played a little. It seems like the screen never adjusts to the game.

[@dave4shmups]

I really like this game! It's not as good as the arcade game, but I still think it's above average. You definitely want to use a walk-through from Gamefaqs, though.

[@RSK412]

one question: did they make bionic commando first or this? lol either way I love this, it wreaks of classic capcom 80's style. sigh.

[@NintendoComplete]

I believe Bionic Commando was 88 for the NES, so it would be about a year older than Strider. There are a lot of things in Strider that feel pretty similar to BC though. Capcom was pretty awesome.

[@Loader2K1]

@@NintendoComplete: I can't prove it, but I believe Bionic Commando, Strider, and Code Name: Viper were all developed by the the same people. I do know that Code Name: Viper was developed by Arc System Works (long before they became a household name with their phenomenal 2D sprite work in fighting games of the 2000s and now).

[@Loader2K1]

@RSK: The canceled Famicom release of Strider was copyrighted in 1988, so it might have been planned to be released around the same time as what we in the West know as Bionic Commando, but then Capcom Co., Ltd. (aka Capcom Japan) said nope, and then Capcom USA said, "We'll take it!"

[@marcopiras7681]

my first thought when i saw the absurd big screen for com device and the same "typewriter" sound 🤣

[@jasontodd8071]

Wish someone would post the 'next chapter' teasers after you got your password and quit! Nevermind!!!!! Thank you, NC!

[@johnanderson9765]

I don't remember those from the game I played.

[@RSK412]

banger

[@NickRightAtYa]

Played this on GBA

[@l-wolverine2211]

Your think after 30+ years, Capcom would actually try to recreate this game, in a more modern setting.

[@NintendoComplete]

Did you try the 360/PS3 game? It was pretty good and a similar style.

[@l-wolverine2211]

@@NintendoComplete Not really. Didn’t even know they released a revised version back then.

[@edparadis6685]

for a game that came off the Manga its well done. however it is confussing as hell to play at first

[@johnanderson9765]

Yeah, it took us a while learn that you have to go back to the beginning of the Kazakh (today known as Kazakhstan) stage and jump to exit, and even longer to learn that you can use the arrow keys to select a different country to go to.

[@adubnostalicking2132]

Classic

[@NathanGatten]

Did not know this even existed

[@damiandmb2092]

Almost identical to Bionic Commando

[@JuraIbis]

Ah yes the Striders, causing "Explosions".

[@JacobTremblayAndTheMultiverse]

Majō Densetsu

[@MAGACOPP]

7:28 Wait. Is THAT how you beat the stage?! 😵 They left ZERO clues. I’m just wandering around like a dumbass. They didn’t even leave something on screen. That is disgraceful. I’m sure better games came out well before this to show them a Fkn Blueprint on how to make a game.

[@bryancampbell9490]

Hated this version! Was so hard and confusing

[@JacobTremblayAndTheMultiverse]

Lenakel Kwara'ae Hiri Motu

[@JacobTremblayAndTheMultiverse]

Flying Ataul

[@adubnostalicking2132]

#TodaysKidsWillNeverKnow

[@herbertdonnellgrayiii4305]

I could never beat this shit game on neither NES nor Sega Master System! It gets stymied before you get maybe 3 stages into it and once youre stuck in a bug with the storyboard the best you can do is hit RESET, POWER, and eject the cartridge, take Strider to Funcoland just up the street from the mall, and trade that bullshit for something way cooler, like Trojan for NES (which was what i went & did). Dude. Fuck this game. I dont even wanna know how it ends, i changed my mind. NEXT!!!

[@monovision566]

Ah yes, the nation of Africa.

[@palecitron8472]

Is like a ninja gaiden rip-off??

[@64retrogamer11]

Someone, please disagree with me, I don't like this game simply because everything looks and feels twitchy, the controllability feels off for me and doesn't feel satisfying which ruins the game for me. But people say it's good in which I don't see that and I would like to know why?

[@DragonAurora]

I loved this game but the mechanics were horrible! Choppy and inconsistent jumps were the #1 frustration.

[@therealseanw.stewart2071]

Hm. A pretty "meh" NES game overall. Although I love how calm the writing for your hostages seems sometimes, like they request that you not kill them with just a period at the end. "OH, OK. I'LL GIVE THIS TO YOU. PLEASE DON'T KILL ME." Now I'm curious about the arcade version and hoping that one is better because it's an interesting story.

[@NintendoComplete]

The arcade game is awesome. It's much more of a straight action game. I have a link to the arcade-perfect PS1 port in the description of you're interested. Strider 2 was also pretty amazing. I like it even better than the first one.

[@therealseanw.stewart2071]

Gosh, you're right, _Strider 2_ looks kind of awesome.