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June 25, 2010 6:28 AM Subscribe
MeFi, Help me name that game I played over 10 years ago!
About 10 years ago I went to Shanghai and played this game on a game console. I believe the console was like a rip off of a NES or SNES? I'm leaning towards the NES because I recently found out that one of the games that I also didn't know the name of was Battle City, which was only known to me at that time as "Tank." I also remember playing super mario bros. on it too.
Anyways, the game that I don't know the name of, went like this.
It was a platforming game that could have 2 players playing simultaneously at the same time. One player would be blue, another one be red/pink. I also remember being able to steal lives from the other player once I ran out of lives. I can't remember anything about powerups but I remember one of the bosses was like...a caterpillar thing that you had to kill in pieces. It also may have taken place in a futuristic setting...my memory is a bit fuzzy on that.
Does anyone know the name of this game?
About 10 years ago I went to Shanghai and played this game on a game console. I believe the console was like a rip off of a NES or SNES? I'm leaning towards the NES because I recently found out that one of the games that I also didn't know the name of was Battle City, which was only known to me at that time as "Tank." I also remember playing super mario bros. on it too.
Anyways, the game that I don't know the name of, went like this.
It was a platforming game that could have 2 players playing simultaneously at the same time. One player would be blue, another one be red/pink. I also remember being able to steal lives from the other player once I ran out of lives. I can't remember anything about powerups but I remember one of the bosses was like...a caterpillar thing that you had to kill in pieces. It also may have taken place in a futuristic setting...my memory is a bit fuzzy on that.
Does anyone know the name of this game?
Here's a wiki article about Contra for you, apparently also called Gryzor.
posted by Grither at 6:44 AM on June 25, 2010
posted by Grither at 6:44 AM on June 25, 2010
Life Force. Like Contra, made by Konami, but the caterpillar thing makes me think it's Life Force
posted by proj at 6:50 AM on June 25, 2010
posted by proj at 6:50 AM on June 25, 2010
The caterpillar makes me think of Space Harrier, but that seems like a stretch.
posted by NortonDC at 7:26 AM on June 25, 2010
posted by NortonDC at 7:26 AM on June 25, 2010
do you have any more info? Were you playing as a human-looking thing? Some sort of ship?
Life Force does ring a bell, but if i recall, your 'avatar' was a space ship. It could have been Abbadox, similar to life force as well.
The red and blue motif was done by pretty much any NES game that had multi-player options.
posted by frmrpreztaft at 7:33 AM on June 25, 2010
Life Force does ring a bell, but if i recall, your 'avatar' was a space ship. It could have been Abbadox, similar to life force as well.
The red and blue motif was done by pretty much any NES game that had multi-player options.
posted by frmrpreztaft at 7:33 AM on June 25, 2010
Maybe you're thinking of Gunstar Heroes, a Genesis game that was like a more cartoony version of Contra?
posted by luvcraft at 7:37 AM on June 25, 2010
posted by luvcraft at 7:37 AM on June 25, 2010
What perspective is it? Side, top, etc.
posted by Four Flavors at 3:32 PM on June 25, 2010
posted by Four Flavors at 3:32 PM on June 25, 2010
Blue and pink? Blue and pink rivalry sounds like Nuts and Milk (included, I believe, along with Battle City in the "Super Joy III" Nintendos in faux Nintendo 64 controllers that they used to sell at mall kiosks), though it's not 2-player simultaneous.
Cooperative gameplay with light optional rivalry and a caterpillar boss sounds like Rescue Rangers.
posted by stleric at 11:54 PM on June 25, 2010
Cooperative gameplay with light optional rivalry and a caterpillar boss sounds like Rescue Rangers.
posted by stleric at 11:54 PM on June 25, 2010
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posted by Grither at 6:42 AM on June 25, 2010