If he were to do Contra, he'd have to do it without the Konami Code. The simple fact that the code even exist negates any true difficulty the game may have. Thirty lives allows a gamer of average skill to beat the game by trudging through and being patient considering that if you get a Game Over, you start on the same stage with all thirty lives. Granted, if we were living in the late eighties, which I did, I could understand why people think Contra is hard. But this is 2011. Video games are a large part of our culture and the Konami Code is an infamous part of it. Playing the game without the code is now a self-imposed limitation. We are no longer forced to play Contra at an astronomical difficulty setting.

He could do a non-cheating guide, like every other time. A better reason not to do Contra is that its already well-known. Also, please be more concise. I had trouble following.

Are you finishing Ninja Gaiden?

Now that was impressive, I gotta try to play this game.

Eyeballs, the deadliest weapon...wait what??

The Guardian Legend is the greatest game on NES of all time. I just love it.
Beat it 2 months ago. It's sometimes kinda frustrating, but never too hard.

I always thought it game was hard as Fuck when I was a kid.

Also on a side note has anyone seen the box art that we got and that other countries got. We got some stupid eyes that are supposed to be scary.
Europe and Japan got some cool half human have robotic chick.

A second rate cover isn't really surprising. The box art we get in America just sucks in general.

...And another difficult NES game falls to the mighty LordKat! Dang, that one looked tough!

And by the way, That game's ending DID suck.

what a great ending! it really knows how to show appreciation for playing the game!

I thought Metroid had the best endings. I liked when she used to strip down to her red bra and panties at the end. It was so worth it. hahahaha.
I wonder why she doesn't do that anymore :(

good to see you are back

He never left the site just has so many people on it that it takes a while for his content to come out.
Go check his own site lordkat.com and you'll find plenty of stuff on it.

I suppose that's why they're being posted here instead of on Blistered Thumbs. Regardless, this was another great UWW.

Or as an alternate strategy for the space squid, just have Seth Green ram a state of the art stealth ship down the bastard's throat and proceed to enjoy the awesome ending music.

Your playthroughs always make my day :D

Welcome back LordKat

This, Rush'n Attack and Section Z still haunt me.

At least the ending calls you the greatest player

Craw(claw?) Daddy, maybe the most stupidly awesome boss name I've ever heard. I must commend you. That last boss seemed like something that would make me permanently rage quit that game.

Great vid LK.

Though I did watch it on Youtube first.

We had missed you Jason and UWW. It was good to see you again around UWW.

I got the game three years ago and it was one of the few games that made me play until 5 a.m., to beat it in one sitting.

It sure took time from this video to arrive in this site, great to see UWW back on TGWTG.

This awesome game haunted my childhood (i.e. kicked my ass). I don't think i ever got that far in it, but i still played the shit out of it. Music is friggin' golden in Guardian Legend, it's the first thing that i always remember about it.. besides eyeballs. Check out Aqua Sector Corridor -theme from Youknowwhere, and you know what i'm talking about.

Random thoughts:

Guardian Legend is possibly the most underrated game of all time.

The shot speed increasing item eventually allows you to fire faster than physically possible with a turbo controller - once per frame. Also once you obtain enough of them, you can walk through the seams in 1-block thick vertically-aligned walls.

Guardian Legend didn't have a sequel, it was a sequel. There's a Japan-only MSX game called Guardic that has very loose gameplay ties with TGL.

Edit: It appears my recollection was a little off, since against bosses your damage is actually capped at 5 damage/hit. This means that keeping a boss in the damage zone is far more important than individual hit strength.

The Sabre is absolutely amazing, since it basically insta-kills any regular enemy (since it does ludicrous damage) and it is very, very easy to keep many bosses in its damage zone if you follow their pattern. It also destroys most projectiles before they become an issue.

I seem to remember most sources referring to the final boss as "It", not "the Final Guardian". The Twin Seekers actually work quite well on him, if memory serves.

The Side Wave Cannon and sideways-thrown Grenades do naughty things to Eyegore.

Some overworld bosses (most notably the plant and crystal) are actually much harder than the vast majority of "real" bosses.

You can (and should) multi-tap the Enemy Erasers since they register enemy/projectile kills multiple times (and thus give drops sooner).

The Blue Optimon and both Grimgrins are the hardest bosses in the game, not only because of inherent difficulty, but also when you fight them with regards to powerups.

No mention of unlocking corridors? A lot of people get stuck on those.

While the Rotating Shot is certainly better than generally accepted, it's not as good as this video makes it out to be. Damagewise, it is harder to keep most bosses in its blast radius than the Saber and Fireball in my experience. Removing projectilewise, it doesn't generally work as well as stuff like the Side Wavecannon, Bullet Shield, and most significantly the Enemy Eraser. It's a nice compromise, but it isn't some end-all, be-all weapon.

Missed ya! Good video, very interesting game!

Old games are just crazy. Legend of Zelda seems to have all bosses with eyeballs. Everywhere.
How to beat a Zelda boss? Aim for the eye(s)! (except in certain special cases). Just a thought.

Against first three bosses the laser sword is the best weapon. Mostly you can just stand still and shoot as you have your sword pointed towards.
Against those laser beam robots that shoots missiles at you and looses their peak, sideward laser swords is the best way to go.

As for final boss, the homing attack is your best friend against him. Just go in to a upper left corner and collect powerups if needed.

"Dear God, there are so many eyeballs." LOL.

Nice review. Good to see you reviewing again.

Congratulations Lordkat!
Now that game deserves a spot for being one of the greatest games on NES. ;)

Took me bloody 3 years of playing when I was younger to beat it. Even after SNES got released...

I've been anxiously awaiting another review by LordKat! You make watching other people play video games fun and exciting!

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Rowsdower saves us and saves all the worr-orr-ooorrlld!

I'm sorry..."female aerobot transformer" are 3 of my favorite key words. As soon as you uttered them, you had my undivided attention. Though I doubt I'll ever play this game, I have a new ambition to make a custom transformer of her.

Those 3 words hooked me too.

Come on, that ending was great

Oh man I remember seeing a play through of this game. It took about an hour. If I remember his name was Judgespear. The dude was a beast with this game. He was taking everyone out left and right. Man what an intense game.

Loved the walk-through and the help. Another great creation to add in. Keep them coming Lord Kat.