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Just yesterday I almost had a joy explosion from seeing some screens from the upcoming Contra 4 for the Nintendo DS and now these come out mere hours later? What, is it my birthday or something?

I could easily just post the same love letter to Konami I did yesterday (I think it went something like OHMYGODILOVECONTRA!DOLPHINS!), but, instead I will let you all just sit back and bask in the glory of this totally old school, utterly fantastic gameplay.

Seriously, people, the exploding bridges from the first game are back! THE EXPLODING BRIDGES!

And a grappling hook? THEY HAVE A GRAPPLING HOOK?!

Man, I really need to go lie down...

[Um, I think Chad is dead, but he mentioned something about there being two more levels after the jump. Whatever that means. -Chad's roommate]

 


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David Houghton 's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/29/2007 19:02
David Houghton
*gurgle*


*drool*


That is all.
BahamutZero's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/29/2007 19:02
BahamutZero
you crack me up
imbeta's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/29/2007 19:14
imbeta
wait... wah - wait... WHERE'S THE SWEET THEME MUSIC?!!!

(I like that there's a dude that physically plants a bomb to blow up the bridges) sweet.
Mogambi's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/29/2007 19:17
Mogambi
yeah that looks nice......finally a worthwhile Contra sequel.
Chad Concelmo's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/29/2007 19:21
Chad Concelmo
@imbeta,
Yeah, I'm guessing the music is ... coming? *confused*
PiKo's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/29/2007 19:21
PiKo
My pants are tight.
imbeta's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/29/2007 20:16
imbeta
I was actually playing level 1's track in my head while I was enjoying the videos... that music is CLASSIC.

Oh, man, I need to go and listen to it real quick. *leaves*
jimbury's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/29/2007 20:34
jimbury
From what I've heard on the internets, the exploding bridges actually land on -- and kill -- dolphins. How cool is that?
Chad Concelmo's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/29/2007 20:42
Chad Concelmo
@jimbury,
Bastard. :)
deiga-the-semivaliant's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/29/2007 21:02
deiga-the-semivaliant
Dude. That looks fantastic. I wasn't very thrilled when I saw screens, but seeing it in motion...

Ok, I'm kind of excited now.
deiga-the-semivaliant's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/29/2007 21:03
deiga-the-semivaliant
And jimbury has a badass avatar.

Blistering barnacles!
jimbury's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/29/2007 21:30
jimbury
@deiga-the-semivalent:

He's my idol. Swear to god. Loch Lomond every day.
TheBrain's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/29/2007 22:17
TheBrain
I was a little worried about the developer behind this, but after reading the interview in Nintendo Power and seeing these vids, I think it's safe to say they are capable of making a great Contra.

I think it's cool they are going pure old school with this, but I'm probably in a minority with this next statement though: Shattered Soldier was the best game in the series. There, I said it, please don't eat me.
Necros's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/29/2007 22:35
Necros
@ TheBrain: Keep in mind they also made the highly rated Shantae for GBC and the creative Sigma Star Saga for GBA, so they're certainly capable of high-quality stuff. When I heard that WayForward was the developer, that was what I thought of, since I never gave any of their bad licensed stuff a second look.
leapfrogmcgee's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/29/2007 22:37
leapfrogmcgee
Amazing,but they better not bitch on multiplayer like gunstar super heroes!
Copyright 2008 Agent Chieftain's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/29/2007 23:35
Copyright 2008 Agent Chieftain
If anybody smells that, I apologize. I kind of soiled myself when I saw these videos.
Mxyzptlk's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/29/2007 23:56
Mxyzptlk
Aliens, sea serpents, zombies, and feral dogs with mohawks? What a terrifying vision of the future! And one I'll be picking up for my DS day one.
GonzoJoe's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2007 00:10
GonzoJoe
I'm so hawt for those vids, and I've always been kinda gay for Lance.

But seriously... the only problem I've had with Contra sequels is the lack of the 30 dudes code... I could never beat Contra without it.
toast!'s Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2007 00:11
toast!
when i saw the screens i thought "man i hope they dont screw this up"... now that ive seen the video i'm happy :D

the only thing that will make this game even better is no passwords or saves.. so it's impossible to beat... man i cant wait :)
boltox's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2007 01:17
boltox
OH SHIT! This game is gonna be so RAAARHRAGGHG!!!!1!! I really can't express in type how fucking stoked I am.

Has anybody here beat Contra(NES) without losing a single life? This is one of my favorite things to attempt on a lazy sunday. Fucking Energy Zone.
Drift64's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2007 02:16
Drift64
can't wait...
sh13ld's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2007 04:18
sh13ld
Happy Happy Joy Joy!
I noticed a little bit of slowdown when there's a lot of action going on. Hopefully that's fixed in the final version.

Damn, now I have to go and dig up my SNES ja Contra III... :-)
Gemsi's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2007 09:21
Gemsi
They way this is shaping up, it's going to rock.
ridley80's Avatar - Comment posted on 06/30/2007 13:46
ridley80
Will they have the Konami code?! That's the only way I beat Contra.

Shattered Soldier was effin retarded hard
Dexter345's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/02/2007 02:49
Dexter345
Want it now.
jay section's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/03/2007 22:13
jay section
Damn,

Now I gotta change my underwears
dgenerate's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/04/2007 08:23
dgenerate
I went out and bought a DS yesterday in anticipation
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