Contra Force (NES) – Angry Video Game Nerd (AVGN)
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In Angry Video Game Nerd episode 230, The Nerd plays possibly the worst Contra game ever made: Contra Force!
Directed by James Rolfe
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@JamesNintendoNerd
November 1, 2026 at 6:23 am
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@bengoldman693
November 1, 2026 at 6:23 am
Just made me think that when we were kids we couldn't pass some games or levels because we thought we weren't good enough but we didn't know that games could suck because of shitty programmers. Some of us still have those self esteem issues.
@maximocarnevali35
November 1, 2026 at 6:23 am
Hahahaha 05:05 priceless
@rohontsiawaks
November 1, 2026 at 6:23 am
Looks more like Bionic Commando than a Contra
@LionMagnus8
November 1, 2026 at 6:23 am
20 years of watching AVGN and he's still going… 🥲🥲🥲
@bonitabromeliads
November 1, 2026 at 6:23 am
"It's like a modern action movie" Shows a 20 year old action movie.
@karaczurin
November 1, 2026 at 6:23 am
I was 9 or 10 years old, and I figured out without any trouble that you could damage the fans or other objects. The game was far too easy up until the level with the elevators and cranes, where, to be honest, I survived mainly by pausing the game and then continuing to fly upward. After that, it was easy again. Everything was predictable and, at times, downright boring. The music was brilliant. Great game. You suck. Cheers.
@UltraSonicSynthwave
November 1, 2026 at 6:23 am
Contra: Hard Corps on the Sega Genesis was my favorite
@FizzleFX
November 1, 2026 at 6:23 am
5:20 that's just the BlastProcessing – as in diareah blasting out of your butt! So fast you cant process whats happening, let alone pull down those pants XD
@darththc
November 1, 2026 at 6:23 am
To be fair, seems like it would be a decent game if it had a different name. Destructable environment, hard but short, upgradable weapons. Its kinda good without the expectations of the name. Is it contra? No. But its not complete ass either. Its good enough that if mom paid the he 5 day rental I would have spent every available waking moment on it until i beat it. Thats not what we did with irredeemable shit games. Its not a glowing review, but its something.
@gkw1982
November 1, 2026 at 6:23 am
While Konami was always known for delivering quality, something must have happened during the end of the NES run. This game has a similar look as TMNT 3: The Manhattan Project, which had a great look and control scheme, but it too suffered from flickering and slowdown.
@RandyFlip-wq7fu
November 1, 2026 at 6:23 am
Haven’t seen a nerd episode in fucking minute!!!😂😂😂 i didn’t know i missed this show 😂
@Dreigonix
November 1, 2026 at 6:23 am
Yeeeeep. The moment I saw we were shooting people instead of aliens, I knew we had a Raiden Fighters situation on our hands. Only difference is Raiden Fighters is actually good and at least has some connective tissue to main-series Raiden, so maybe it’s more of a Hellraiser post-4 situation. 😛
@badghostlive
November 1, 2026 at 6:23 am
This is another classic where some company had some kind of trash game they had lying around and sold it, so they slap a good name on it and sell it
@Dream_Salesman
November 1, 2026 at 6:23 am
kinda looks like some sort of a prototype of Metal Slug
@kingconan8635
November 1, 2026 at 6:23 am
Microwave dinners? I'd rather eat toenails
@mojoe8005
November 1, 2026 at 6:23 am
Shitsauce 😂
@leighhoule1970
November 1, 2026 at 6:23 am
Now that Xbox and PlayStation 2 are retro consoles,we can expect to see the nerd with a custom Xbox 360 or ps2 console playing third party PlayStation and Xbox titles
@gaminggoof1542
November 1, 2026 at 6:23 am
I gotta admit, it’s almost good.
@VRdudeRUMBLE
November 1, 2026 at 6:23 am
Hes obviously not getting past the fan on purpose. You can see how to get over them easily you use the momentum from the jump when hes at the top to get over the spikes but you can see hes stopping on purpose. Theres enough shit to talk about but him faking it and all the perv jokes is grating. You gotta write your own shit again.
@kneckt100
November 1, 2026 at 6:23 am
Why don't you use the Nintoaster?
@theunprofessionalartist9484
November 1, 2026 at 6:23 am
Am I the only one that find the irony that X-ennial, and Millenial youtubers that advertise these cooking delivery websites are just t.v. dinners, but with a twist? XD
@yoshifan3077
November 1, 2026 at 6:23 am
Basically Konami lied about the game and false advertisement
@GrigoryRechistov-k2z
November 1, 2026 at 6:23 am
I liked Contra Force. Was buggy, but not game-breaking buggy. Was sluggish, but one could abuse that to own's advantage. I definitely finished it a few times. Good times
@ryanstinkler4451
November 1, 2026 at 6:23 am
Did the konami code work?
@ArtypNk
November 1, 2026 at 6:23 am
You can shoot those pillars at their base and they explode
@REALMTECH-r6q
November 1, 2026 at 6:23 am
Always nostaltic 😎👍🏻
@superamazingsnowman
November 1, 2026 at 6:23 am
"That guy looks familiar" ….maybe I'm out of the loop, but who is he? 10:41
@leahmariemojica-david6201
November 1, 2026 at 6:23 am
9:10 you can actually destroy those smashing pillars even using your default pea shooter weapon.
@rystrck1967
November 1, 2026 at 6:23 am
Glad I watched this. I get it’s expensive because it’s rare but I’m only willing to pay for actual contra
@TeresaOdell-e5x
November 1, 2026 at 6:23 am
Im getting super c on nes soon for my grandson
@timboslice1979
November 1, 2026 at 6:23 am
Imagine spending $60+ for this pos game
@DisneyJuniorFan2001-gz
November 1, 2026 at 6:23 am
Throwing A Grenade Arch Style Makes The Rock From Friday The 13th More Useful.
@mdavis7298
November 1, 2026 at 6:23 am
This one has the true sauce. I love this episode
@farzanrezaeian1476
November 1, 2026 at 6:23 am
Actually, the pillars part is pretty easy. You could just shoot and destroy them😂
@ocrajoe3057
November 1, 2026 at 6:23 am
Can you please, please, please do “GOLGO 13”? 🙏