Contra III - The Alien Wars [Hard] Stage 5 (NO DEATH/Machine Gun Only/No Bombs)

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Published on February 9, 2020 4:41:03 AM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2y7fi-oVJ5U

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Contra III: The Alien Wars (1992)

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This level makes me sick. Literally, it makes me physically sick.
Boss - 02:09

I hate this level, I hate this boss, I hate nearly everything about this stage with a sheer burning passion that could would make the sun feel like a warm bonfire. Well, except the music. It's unfitting as it gets, but the music is good.

Due to how random enemy spawns are I often get screwed by having one of those red train-cockroaches chasing after me at the worst possible moments.

One thing to keep in mind the bridges will only collapse if you fire your gun while travelling on them. It's safer to backpedal to steady ground instead of trying to fight anything that might spawn on it.

The boss of this level... *big sigh*

Yeah. That's how I feel about it.

The first phase is nothing scary, you have to avoid the claw and the fire it spits which you can duck under, but ducking won't allow you to hit the boss. You can duck under the fire projectile but not under the claw itself, keep that in mind.

You need to have a feeling when the boss is going to start spinning the arena because if that happens when the boss' claw or fire is too close chances are you'll be thrown right into one or the other.

On rewatch I got extremely close to getting killed by the claw because I was trying to aim and position myself, so there's that.

The second phase however is the biggest "fuck you" this game has to offer you. It will spin you uncontrollably and you have to "counter-spin" in order to have any chance to hit the boss.

What the game doesn't tell you, though? That tapping the shoulder buttons TWICE will make the counter-spinning strong enough so you'll have a steady aim at the boss.

Learning how to do it in the middle of a boss fight is bad enough, but even when you master it you're not out of hot waters yet. You have to keep an eye for the boss' claw and duck under the flamethrower that might get blasted your way.

If you duck you'll have to readjust your aim again which, frankly, is not easy to do, especially with the boss constantly trying to kill you.

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