[TAS] Genesis Contra: Hard Corps "best ending" by Soig in

This is a tool-assisted speedrun. For more information, see tasvideos.org/3867M.html. TAS originally published on 2018-12-26.
Contra: Hard Corps is the only game of the Contra series released on the Genesis / Mega Drive console. In this game, you get to choose between four characters, each with different abilities and weapons. The Japanese version was chosen because, for some reason, it gives the players a health bar, allowing them to take some damage without dying.
You can also get several different endings, based on which choices you make at several points. In this movie, the author takes the "best ending", which is the only ending that rewards the player with a "GOOD JOB!" screen at the end. There is also a run which obtains a worse ending (tasvideos.org/3844M.html) but still shows off a number of the game's stages. There is also a run which gets the secret ending (tasvideos.org/1097M.html).
In this movie, Soig improves his previous effort (tasvideos.org/1755M.html) by 12.76 (765 Frames @59.922751013551 FPS) seconds.

[@NDLV]

This game is high-key nuts. Makes me want to play it right now! This crap is amazing.

[@umbranoctis4348]

The best ending for the best boy.

[@alreimyt1448]

I miss this game so much

[@oscarmanuel144]

BEST CONTRA GAME EVER!!!

[@igodreamer7096]

True words! xD

[@darkstardarin]

100% Fact

[@Mercules86]

Legit

[@legionbeast]

2:34 I can't hear the music of this part without being reminded of the famous "Gotcha Bitch" monster hunter video.

[@DorothyLouiseBeryllium]

Those Weapon D shots are surprisingly satisfying.

[@doctorlight]

BEST MARIO GAME EVER!!!

[@SLZeroArrow]

This isn't Mario silly, and yes I am aware you are just joking.

[@jerppursh7570]

This one puts sonic lost world to shame

[@BelieveOneGod]

Bro is so GAE for mario he just can't help himself ☠️

[@Fireafyanimations299]

This isnt Mario, this is Kirby......no wait this is actually Metroid

[@darkstardarin]

I once took out Deadeye Joe before Phase 2 and could never remember how I did it, I think I may have used Fang like in the vid.

[@DavidKingNT]

Only few companies used the BLAST PROCESSING properly. Konami was one of them.

[@XperimentorEES]

I find it amusing that despite being in Japanese, it clearly says 'jump' in English.

[@joserosa9057]

I played hours and hours this game. How does he kill the bosses with a few shots? I remember it took forever

[@valergrad]

That is a good question.
But have you noticed that in most cases he intentionally allow boss hit the hero at the very beginning? I know that, for example, in Castlevania there was a bug: when you hero is blinking as it was hit on the ladder, at that time it deals tripled increased damage.
I guess there is something similar in Contra: you do increased damage when you blinking plus minus some other conditions. And this TAS uses it a lot.

[@sneedchuck5477]

@@valergrad What he does is abuse Fang's charge shot, there's a glitch where if you fire your B weapon and immediately switch to D it comes out fully charged, normally you'd need to shoot B, immediately pause, switch to D and unpause for it to work in normal play but a TAS can execute the switch enough in "real time"

[@marcosmendez6833]

@@sneedchuck5477 normal people can do this without pausing, is just B - A - A - A - B. You have to have a pretty good pulse tho, i can only do it 2 or 3 times before blowing my bomb for error

[@dylanlarson4658]

0:20

[@DivineX9]

6:10

[@ninjacat230]

What makes this ending the "best" one?

[@sonamiku1121]

i kinda figured how it will kill that annoying spinning wheel under water 😂 that shit was amazing and i was like " no fucking way "

[@jakebello7988]

Konami, what happened to you?

[@mr.knewyork5843]

Greed

[@ikaros786]

podrian hacer un tas pero sin armas especiales ?

[@igodreamer7096]

Gonna go fast! xD

[@Iohannis42]

This character is too overpowered.

[@Alucard_BR]

Usaram a engine do gun star héroes da para perceber bastante a música e a gameplay são idênticas

[@igodreamer7096]

Beleza, depois vou atrás desse game ai, valeu!

[@andrecesar4652]

Que combinação é essa vc faz com a arma mata rápido os inimigos ?

[@lanfour4444]

Escolhe a arma B, atira, e muda pra D.

[@Alucard_BR]

Best contra

[@shynodaa]

я так могу

[@wristpinbender]

Cheater😂

[@daleva187goligo]

this is the japanese version, and it looks like he sped up the tempo of the video and killing all these bosses with one hit? with no cheats? yeah, no, I don't think so... thumbs down for clickbait troll video

[@damarus]

No cheats. This is a bug

[@damarus]

It's quite popular among speedrunners. I think you can find it in the most if not every Contra speedrun video with Fang

[@dylanlarson4658]

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