SNES vs. Genesis: A Battle for the Ages! [Part 1 is over, platformers coming up next]

[A Black Falcon]

Hit the turrets by using the spreadgun and killing them before you try to jump over the pits, not by firing in the air or something. Time your jumps over the columns of fire, that's easy. As for the boss, I beat him first try, he's not that tough. Stay between the missiles, shoot up. Use whichever gun is highest level.

You like platformers, right? The game's more of a platformer than Contra. That's not a bad thing, I think.

So do lots of SNES games and some of them are actually much more fun to play and have animated sprites!

R2 is probably more fun overall than any Contra game I've ever played, though as I said I think it's almost in a different subgenre really, given that it's a bit slower and more deliberate, and requires a lot more jumping, which is a good thing, Contra's too focused on just shooting. I like jumping too.

I think we'll never agree. :)


Oh yeah, and once again, Metal Slug >>>> Contra. Yes the Metal Slug games are really hard and I die constantly, but they're far too incredibly fun for that to hold me back from loving all of them. I mean, yes, they are also almost entirely focused on the shooting and not jumping, but they're just so fun... so many crazy weapons and vehicles, so much incredible art design and animation, such a variety of enemies and crazy bosses... the Metal Slug series is the best in the genre, I'd say.