Board 8 > RATE THE GAME - #147 - Contra

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notdave
02/18/25 9:21:23 PM
#1:


No Mercy takes the #3 spot

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Game #147 - Contra
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MikeTavish
02/18/25 9:24:25 PM
#3:


Never played the first Contra, but I'd totally have given No Mercy a 10 if I'd noticed the topic.

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notdave
02/18/25 9:30:00 PM
#4:


MikeTavish posted...
Never played the first Contra, but I'd totally have given No Mercy a 10 if I'd noticed the topic.

you can rate games you missed
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TheArkOfTurus
02/18/25 9:30:23 PM
#5:


9

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Jesse_Custer
02/18/25 9:58:05 PM
#6:


7.2
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tazzyboyishere
02/18/25 10:06:50 PM
#7:


7

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Lopen
02/18/25 10:14:56 PM
#8:


6.8

It's good but I feel it's uhhh... romanticized? Glorified?

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pjbasis
02/18/25 10:59:26 PM
#9:


9

Kinda perfect but also a little short and easy

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KamikazePotato
02/18/25 11:07:07 PM
#10:


notdave posted...
WWF No Mercy - 9.11 (13)
The tyranny of the minority strikes again. First the Guru, now this topic series. Is there any end to the boundless avarice of B8's 90s wrestling fans?

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Paratroopa1
02/18/25 11:43:32 PM
#11:


8.5
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azuarc
02/19/25 12:01:05 AM
#12:


notdave posted...
No Mercy takes the #3 spot

Whoa. What? Do only people who would inherently love this game play it?

Anyway, Contra...I have no idea how I'd feel about it if I played it today, but I have fond memories of it even if I was hopeless at it as a kid and needed the 30 lives code to have any kind of chance.

9/10

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jcgamer107
02/19/25 12:07:32 AM
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7.5

pjbasis posted...
easy
ok then

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Fiop
02/19/25 12:18:26 AM
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7/10

It's okay but I never got far.

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Lopen
02/19/25 12:34:17 AM
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jcgamer107 posted...
7.5

ok then

It kinda is among its peers.

The Konami Code fooled us into an illusion of thinking you need 30 lives to win

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ZeroSignal
02/19/25 12:55:42 AM
#16:


8

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Leonhart4
02/19/25 1:48:56 AM
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6.5/10

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Zylothewolf
02/19/25 2:05:31 AM
#18:


9/10
One of the best games on the system!

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Accel_R8
02/19/25 2:28:36 AM
#19:


7

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Accel_R8
02/19/25 2:29:25 AM
#20:


And 10 for WWF No Mercy

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scarletspeed7
02/19/25 2:41:20 AM
#21:


5.4/10

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Bitto
02/19/25 5:00:49 AM
#22:


7

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pjbasis
02/19/25 8:58:03 AM
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I never beat Contra as a kid without 30 lives, but it is easy now for me.

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illuminatusbubu
02/19/25 10:04:10 AM
#24:


9
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Lopen
02/19/25 10:18:35 AM
#25:


pjbasis posted...
I never beat Contra as a kid without 30 lives, but it is easy now for me.

I just think compared to NES games as a whole the difficulty is pretty middle of the road. Maybe on the easy side.

It definitely shouldn't be mentioned in the same conversations as the really difficult stuff. Like I think Castlevania is a more difficult game and Castlevania is not really on the top tier either.

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FFDragon
02/19/25 10:26:21 AM
#26:


6

i don't particularly like the 'git gud' genre of games, even today, but I can't deny that I didn't play it a lot

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AxemRedRanger
02/19/25 10:28:52 AM
#27:


8

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pjbasis
02/19/25 10:38:53 AM
#28:


Lopen posted...
Like I think Castlevania is a more difficult game and Castlevania is not really on the top tier either.

oh yeah, I agree. I can beat Castlevania without getting a game over, but not consistently, and it takes a lot more concentration to do. And I would still call it pretty fair difficulty.

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OrangeCrush980
02/19/25 12:14:10 PM
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Backrating:
Fallout: New Vegas - 6.5

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LiquidOshawott
02/19/25 12:48:04 PM
#30:


7.5

btw is there a reason to use any gun other than spread in these games?

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pjbasis
02/19/25 12:54:41 PM
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LiquidOshawott posted...
btw is there a reason to use any gun other than spread in these games?

to become a better person

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White_Wing
02/19/25 3:01:14 PM
#32:


7
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notdave
02/19/25 3:31:40 PM
#33:


7 seems right
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notdave
02/19/25 7:16:51 PM
#34:


any last ratings?
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