• expatriado@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    they made it so Spread was the best choice almost alway, i recall a boss for which Laser was best, using memories from 35 yeats ago tho

    • maxprime@lemmy.ml
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      1 month ago

      I only ever beat it with a friend in 2 player. He really carried me, it probably would have been much easier for him in 1P!

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        28 days ago

        I used to play with a friend. But we were young. Wonder if it would seem any easier now? Haha.

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    1 month ago

    You know how you keep missing the exploding bridge jump on the first level? You gotta stop shooting the machine gun while you jump. Makes you go a little further.

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    1 month ago

    Spread gun is even better if you manage to offset the spread. It can only have x bullets active at once, so if you stack the bullets it will turn into the highest DPS machine gun in the game

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    1 month ago

    I won’t start over. But, I’ll hate play until I get another one.

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    1 month ago

    I love this, this has to be the best version of this meme I’ve ever seen.

    I personally won’t start over if I lose spread, but lose all my powerups in something like Gradius or Lifeforce and it probably isn’t worth it to keep going. It is the Konami way.

    • weirdo_from_space@sh.itjust.works
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      1 month ago

      That’s actually part of why I didn’t enjoy Gradius and Life Force. At that point it’s not a fun challenge, it’s just bullshit. In Contra you can do pretty good with the starting weapon, even if it’s not ideal.