GB Premium Unlock: This Is the Run: Contra: Hard Corps: Episode 1

Hey, bro! That's the sound of the air-police!
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[@JeedyJay]

They are getting so much damn mileage out of that explosion effect. Very appropriate for this game, too.

[@barry-allenthe-flash8396]

This game is so good, but Hard Corps: Uprising was such a damn good follow-up! Arc System Works should make their _own_ run'n gun game so they can make a spiritual successor without Konami. They ( _and_ Wayforward, who did Contra 4) can make some badass run'n guns, and it's not like Konami's gonna do anything with Contra these days :/
SNK should ask them to make "Metal Slug: Hard Corps" :D

[@paraptorkeetcreations434]

Always happy to see the Genesis get some love.

[@SteveTpenn]

Loved this game when I was younger. Great co-op memories.

[@djtomoy]

This full series is a giant bomb classic, I loved watching them fail and succeed in equal measure. Basically the opposite of a speed run.

[@joestewart2026]

I had forgotten this game! So awesome :)

[@hotdog-nq3kz]

i think.....i think i want to play contra now.......

[@zagazsanology]

I love this feature; my favorite is still their first journey into Contra, followed by Soul Calibur

[@deltase7en717]

This is...... MAGICall

[@ebob182]

What are you, the Air Police?

[@tmpardi77]

Definitely a challenging game for sure, but it's gameplay is big on memorization since its always the same, not random. After you've played it a ton and learn the stages it actually becomes easy.

[@robertbektas1810]

tmpardi77 except the boss that is literally just a ball because sometimes he dances and shoots fire.

[@speak_the_speech217]

Hungry like the wolf!

[@KaranDeshmukh]

I remember being crazy about this game yet I never finished it.

[@MikeyBaps]

Out of all of 'This is The Run' series so far, this one is going to give them BIG BIG problems. I could easily see this going to atleast 20 episodes. Some of the bosses are fucking hard.

[@dmoney5276]

Got half way through this game for the first time my Sega breaks down

[@SiGhast]

I fucking love Browny. That little shit is one of my favorite video game characters.

[@bizophone]

Make Games Cool Again.

[@vitaliybakal7356]

As expected, dead on second level blueman boss. Thats common, as this game got literally broken for american rental market.
Vinnie should try japanese version and have culture shock.

[@SnapImaX]

Epilepsy warning around 7:00 might be apt
and you know, likely the rest of the game, like all of it, just in general

[@kevbednarz5334]

THIS.. IS.... NOT... THEEEEE RRRRRUUUUUNNNNN

[@urbanvillager8031]

Silly game...wtf?? No its called fun

[@mylesgarrison5590]

Hmm...another Giant Bomb video with more likes than dislikes, yet no appearance of Abby....the plot thickens

[@MrSeagallo]

Because there are jerks on YT