I clocked it multiple times when I was ten 1989 really cool to have a Nintendo entertainment system back then all the neighbourhood kids all at my house
Do you even have mono sound setting in your phone? That's because the NES didn't have stereo sound capabilities at the time, and the sound effects and bgm are on the same audio channel, so they could overlap or cancel the audio with each other.
I played this game so much and memorized what upgrades to get and when to get that it's just so weird seeing a Speedrun where the first option is only obtained at stage 3. I found this Speedrun to be very impressive
My favorite memory with this game is using the second controller to drive my friend nuts. It was his first time playing and both controllers worked for some reason. So when he played I held in the B button on the 2nd controller without him knowing. It just kept giving him speed ups! By the cave on the first level the ship was uncontrollable. So I said, "Here... Let me play" and it worked normal for me. So I said, "See how it's done?" Then he'd play again and hold in the B button on the other controller. Him: 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬 Me: 😂😂😂😂🤓
I've beaten both games. This is way easier than Ghosts 'n Goblins tbh. The approach you have to take is completely different though. This is basically impossible to beaten unless you do the whole thing without dying, whereas GnG you will die over and over and over on the same parts, but there is fairly frequent checkpoints, more so earlier on. I will say you kind of have to master Gradius to beat it where you don't really with GnG. But imo the only really tough part of Gradius is the third stage. If you beat the third stage and you keep renewing your shield you have a good chance of winning. I beat the game the second time I got past stage 3.
If anyone owns this game and can't beat it, try pausing the game putting in the code: Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A. This will give you overpowered powerups. Don't believe me, try it out
@@jakepinsky6957 On Gradius NES it is powerups (both options, shields, missiles.) It doesn't give you speed up or laser/double shot, but those are easy to acquire. Lifeforce and Contra give you the 30 extra lives. Fun fact: Gradius III on SNES, the normal Konami code self destructs your ship. To get the powerups, use the left and right triggers instead of the D-pad for left and right. 30 lives is a different code.
Is there a speed-running reason for not picking up power-ups early on? Noticed you went thru a full rotation on the powrr-up scale before picking up the barrier the 2nd time through... as the first thing claimed...
Yes, at 0:30 I get Rapid fire, which is a secret upgrade you can get at 10 000pts (or when the thousand digit is 0) then you can press and hold A to Rapide fire!
Well it's true that this is auto scrolling game so the time that you can save is minimal, but there is some, like killing the bosses the fastest way possible or by reducing lag by not taking all the options upgrades. There is also two warps you can take to skip 2 levels.
Last two bosses self-destruct, shots aren't necessary. In fact, all the bosses self-destruct if you wait long enough (something like 20-30 seconds). At least Gradius 2 for famicom they had you attack the support cables, and the boss actually fought back a little. Wasn't super hard, but it was something. Lifeforce's final boss is also really easy once you kill the snake/salamander guarding it. The escape sequence after is actually tougher.
Ok I gotcha...I guess growing up on this game or any other NES game we didn’t consider it cheating...I’m ready to hook my NES up cause you just showed me so many secrets
Why aren’t these companies that owned the IP for these great games like this or contra, megaman and other old school games don’t make a new games for new consoles? And I don’t mean “remake” no I mean new games are they that lazy to make them or not enough money to make off these games?
7:48 I’m pretty sure that there is an enemy bullet hitting in the middle section of the ship twice and it survived... (You can play at 0.25x speed and verify yourself)... May be the player was using some invincibility cheat code like Game Genies?
You see the blue shields in front of the ship? well it absorb damage , 5 hits if I remember it right, I got hit plenty of time during this run, but each time I had the shields on.
The real ending is the friends you made along the way. Joke aside, the game doesn't have a last boss, you get to the brain and... thats it! you doesn't even have to hit it, lol.
this game gradius only seven levels on it and then you beat the game and then they would make you play the game again and then the game gets harder and harder and harder with just that one hard difficulty.
Yes , it's a warp that skip the level 2, you get it by killing the 4 hatches on level 1 while the thousand digit points is even. You can also skip level 4 by destroying 10 Moai heads on level 3.
Nice run. I played it about the same as you switching to the double for the last stage and "refreshing" my shield from time to time. I remember being so disappointment that the stupid brain did nothing. Great game and super easy imo but the "bosses" were terrible.
Totally different story lines. If you are to compare Lifeforce with anything, it should be Salamander. As one works with accumulating powerups and manually selecting an upgrade VS the other that has the upgrade floating around and you deciding if you want to pick it up or not.
Well, This doesn't help too much, as I did this on the playchoice 10 version (which I think is based on the Japanese version of the game, but here's what they say for the first 8 loops in that one. After the word, it says Let's Go Next Zone every time, so I'll omit that. 1. Kangeki! 2. Omigoto! 3. Nikui Nikui! 4. Antawa Sugoi! 5. Miagetamonda! 6. Iukotonaine! (on this loop, when I was awarded my bonus 100k, the line under the 100k had a random stray M by itself that appeared) 7. Iukotonaine! (no stray M this time) 8. Iukotonaine! (no stray M here either) so it looks like in total, there are 6 unique words in the Japanese version.
At the time of the recording it was the second best time, two seconds aways from the world record. Since then new strategies have been found, it is now #6 on the leaderboard.
There's a big brain at the ending , but you dont fight it 🤦♂️ what a strange ending. If I went back in time 25 years ago and told my self 11 year old self that I wouldn't believe it.
@@jnnx your so right ,but bro remember that official Nintendo turbo controller was so awesome it looked like a boomerang and had a weird directional pad that I loved.
0:39 That soundtrack made feel happy when I was a kid and played this game :) At 1:42 you knew something bad was coming ‘cause of the sudden fade-out :’)
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So thats what everything past level two looks like 🤷♂️
I could NEVER beat this game! finally after 30 years i see the ending! :)
Now you can see that there is not even a real end boss lol!
I clocked it multiple times when I was ten 1989 really cool to have a Nintendo entertainment system back then all the neighbourhood kids all at my house
This game was tough I never got past level three myself and only got past level two once lol
Dont worry same too me lol
Don't feel bad; I never beat it without using the Konami code and slo-mo.
My right ear enjoyed this.
I was about to type this.
Same haha
@@xenxander haha 😂 same was about to type it too 🤣
Do you even have mono sound setting in your phone?
That's because the NES didn't have stereo sound capabilities at the time, and the sound effects and bgm are on the same audio channel, so they could overlap or cancel the audio with each other.
@@Andrecio64 You're right great idea
I played this game so much and memorized what upgrades to get and when to get that it's just so weird seeing a Speedrun where the first option is only obtained at stage 3. I found this Speedrun to be very impressive
My favorite memory with this game is using the second controller to drive my friend nuts. It was his first time playing and both controllers worked for some reason. So when he played I held in the B button on the 2nd controller without him knowing. It just kept giving him speed ups! By the cave on the first level the ship was uncontrollable. So I said, "Here... Let me play" and it worked normal for me. So I said, "See how it's done?" Then he'd play again and hold in the B button on the other controller.
Him: 🤬🤬🤬🤬🤬
Me: 😂😂😂😂🤓
Holy shit! The ghosts n goblins of space! I loved this game as a kid.
I've beaten both games. This is way easier than Ghosts 'n Goblins tbh. The approach you have to take is completely different though. This is basically impossible to beaten unless you do the whole thing without dying, whereas GnG you will die over and over and over on the same parts, but there is fairly frequent checkpoints, more so earlier on.
I will say you kind of have to master Gradius to beat it where you don't really with GnG. But imo the only really tough part of Gradius is the third stage. If you beat the third stage and you keep renewing your shield you have a good chance of winning. I beat the game the second time I got past stage 3.
If anyone owns this game and can't beat it, try pausing the game
putting in the code:
Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A.
This will give you overpowered powerups.
Don't believe me, try it out
30 extra lives
@@timmyturner5864 Really? I thought it just gave you power ups
@@jakepinsky6957 just power ups 30 lives was for contra
Even with these power ups, the game is very hard to beat.
@@jakepinsky6957 On Gradius NES it is powerups (both options, shields, missiles.) It doesn't give you speed up or laser/double shot, but those are easy to acquire.
Lifeforce and Contra give you the 30 extra lives.
Fun fact: Gradius III on SNES, the normal Konami code self destructs your ship. To get the powerups, use the left and right triggers instead of the D-pad for left and right. 30 lives is a different code.
One of my favorite games.
So what's up with the final boss core thing? Why the programmers do that?
Good question, I guess they said enough with the struggle and give you a freebie lol
Is there a speed-running reason for not picking up power-ups early on? Noticed you went thru a full rotation on the powrr-up scale before picking up the barrier the 2nd time through... as the first thing claimed...
Yes, at 0:30 I get Rapid fire, which is a secret upgrade you can get at 10 000pts (or when the thousand digit is 0) then you can press and hold A to Rapide fire!
How do you speed run a slow moving side scroller?
Well it's true that this is auto scrolling game so the time that you can save is minimal, but there is some, like killing the bosses the fastest way possible or by reducing lag by not taking all the options upgrades. There is also two warps you can take to skip 2 levels.
@@letrickyboy6552 yeah, seemed very limited. Thanks!
So basically you don't do a thing with the final boss?
Yup, exactly. Lol
Last two bosses self-destruct, shots aren't necessary. In fact, all the bosses self-destruct if you wait long enough (something like 20-30 seconds). At least Gradius 2 for famicom they had you attack the support cables, and the boss actually fought back a little. Wasn't super hard, but it was something.
Lifeforce's final boss is also really easy once you kill the snake/salamander guarding it. The escape sequence after is actually tougher.
Any reason why you didn’t pause the game at the beginning and up-up-down-down-left-right-left-right-B-A to get the spiny things?
Yes cause that is pretty much cheating, my goal here was to record a legitimate speedrun of the game.
Ok I gotcha...I guess growing up on this game or any other NES game we didn’t consider it cheating...I’m ready to hook my NES up cause you just showed me so many secrets
@@magnew2004 Happy that you enjoyed it :-)
Good run--
Why aren’t these companies that owned the IP for these great games like this or contra, megaman and other old school games don’t make a new games for new consoles? And I don’t mean “remake” no I mean new games are they that lazy to make them or not enough money to make off these games?
7:48 I’m pretty sure that there is an enemy bullet hitting in the middle section of the ship twice and it survived... (You can play at 0.25x speed and verify yourself)... May be the player was using some invincibility cheat code like Game Genies?
You see the blue shields in front of the ship? well it absorb damage , 5 hits if I remember it right, I got hit plenty of time during this run, but each time I had the shields on.
@@letrickyboy6552 I always thought that those shields only protect front of the ship...Sorry... My mistakes...
@@j.ih.p8813 no problem
Nice move
Can someone explain to me the ending?
The real ending is the friends you made along the way. Joke aside, the game doesn't have a last boss, you get to the brain and... thats it! you doesn't even have to hit it, lol.
this game gradius only seven levels on it and then you beat the game and then they would make you play the game again and then the game gets harder and harder and harder with just that one hard difficulty.
💙 awesome 💙
สมัยยังเป็นเด็ก ผมมีความสุขกับเกมนี้มากครับ
wait wtf??? Stone Henge?
تم استخدام رموز الغش
No, this is a legitimate run verified by speedrunner.
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I enjoyed this game when it was called Life Force.
I have a video where I beat Life Force which is not the same game but it is similar!
DESTROY THE EY- oh nevermind. That's not that game.
You made this impossible NES game look simple and easy.
2:24: i swear that i never seen that part in the game before...
That was some kind of level skipping transition?
Yes , it's a warp that skip the level 2, you get it by killing the 4 hatches on level 1 while the thousand digit points is even. You can also skip level 4 by destroying 10 Moai heads on level 3.
Easily one of my favorite titles, hours spent I this galaxy 🎯❤
Finally find the fantasy and treasure of childhood days. Wow.
This is my 1st subject when I was on Grade school. Hahaha
Grade A performance! Keep it up and NEVER give up!
I CHALLENGE YOU THIS GAME NO POINTS OK?
Gratz! This game is hard!
Wtf this wasn't gay?? Someone told me to go watch this video cause it was gay but it was actually good video 🤔👌
How do you skip levels like that?
Stage 1: You need to destroy all 4 hatches while the thousand digit is even.
Stage 3: Destroy 10 Moai heads
Nice run. I played it about the same as you switching to the double for the last stage and "refreshing" my shield from time to time. I remember being so disappointment that the stupid brain did nothing. Great game and super easy imo but the "bosses" were terrible.
The Option Armament is a great weapon.
Why couldn't you have used the konami code to make things super easy, or is that banned in speedrunning
That would be a different category.
Nice run brother catching up on you runs video's
Wow just came across this video im 44 now this brought me back to my teens when i had this game memories damn i just had a serious flashback
World best player
Wow, great run!!!
It looks like a little plane shooting things.
Why is the final boss a giant lump of poo?
I preferred Lifeforce but both games are great.
Totally different story lines.
If you are to compare Lifeforce with anything, it should be Salamander. As one works with accumulating powerups and manually selecting an upgrade VS the other that has the upgrade floating around and you deciding if you want to pick it up or not.
@@TheRetroChallengerV Well the NES port of Salamander/Life Force uses the Gradius powerup system rather than the arcade system.
Salamander and life force is the same right?
I remember playing this game on my nes classic and so shocked this happens and I did not know how I did that 2:25
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While playing this game 20 years back i never realised i will be doing same stuff in real life in future
you're driving a spaceship in outer space?
My favorite game🎮🎮
Nice
No. This game is impossible.
Amazing game and skills!
i love the game ！！is my childhood！can i use your videos for my video wall work ？:)
Sure bud
Every time you beat it, it gets harder and says a new word. The first one is "Congratulations!" I'd really love to know what all of them are.
Well, This doesn't help too much, as I did this on the playchoice 10 version (which I think is based on the Japanese version of the game, but here's what they say for the first 8 loops in that one. After the word, it says Let's Go Next Zone every time, so I'll omit that.
1. Kangeki!
2. Omigoto!
3. Nikui Nikui!
4. Antawa Sugoi!
5. Miagetamonda!
6. Iukotonaine! (on this loop, when I was awarded my bonus 100k, the line under the 100k had a random stray M by itself that appeared)
7. Iukotonaine! (no stray M this time)
8. Iukotonaine! (no stray M here either)
so it looks like in total, there are 6 unique words in the Japanese version.
No Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left Right, B, A?
not needed :)
Le Trickyboy
I know bro you’re an expert
Laser is not the superior weapon?
I use them later in the run, it's just that a need many more upgrades like the shield one before needing the laser.
Wtf happened to the final boss?
They give you a freebee lol.
Very hard game, i prefer lifeforce, game getting hard, same as flappy bird🤣
Yeah man Life force is a great game too, I have a run of it also :-)
life force...easy...does not compute.
My right ear liked this, but my left ear disliked.
I miss the time when the games where the best only for the music and difficulty level, and not just because the graphics and etc.
Color version of space impact
Memories bring back
9:06 haha nicely done
this game is so addictive.
quite fast
Thanks, 2 seconds away from the world record!
Memories. Thank goodness 😅
I think the real NES would freeze or crash with that firerate lmao
It was played on a original NES :)
I have the game for real NES hardware. The 5th stage with tentacles monsters has huge slowdown at the point your ship can't shoot for seconds.
impressive
Thankssssssssss
how to skip mission ??? sometime i can do it, but i don't know how
Hello, see the following guide : www.speedrun.com/Gradius/guide/0wl54
@@letrickyboy6552 wow, nice tech!
Beat the boss faster! F A S T E R 3 Seg
Is this the WR?
At the time of the recording it was the second best time, two seconds aways from the world record. Since then new strategies have been found, it is now #6 on the leaderboard.
There's a big brain at the ending , but you dont fight it 🤦♂️ what a strange ending. If I went back in time 25 years ago and told my self 11 year old self that I wouldn't believe it.
Yep! you don't even have to shoot it lol
@@letrickyboy6552 I think the game developers knew that people without turbo controllers would be in pain if you made it to the end. They showed mercy
Dru Santana this game came out, long before turbo controllers.
@@jnnx your so right ,but bro remember that official Nintendo turbo controller was so awesome it looked like a boomerang and had a weird directional pad that I loved.
0:39 That soundtrack made feel happy when I was a kid and played this game :) At 1:42 you knew something bad was coming ‘cause of the sudden fade-out :’)
No warps! That's not speedrun, that's trash.
Have you watched the video? cause there is two warps.
You jumped through half the game, you didn’t run. And you think this is a good gameplay?
@@user-fam yes? I also have a speedrun where I do all the stages, still the third time in the world after 3 years.
Someone didnt read the title