Arcus looks like that cool uncle that gives you beer.
@humanblockhead5726
3 жыл бұрын
Especially if it’s your first
@robloxvids2233
3 жыл бұрын
That's funny bc my uncle looked just like him - hat and all. And he drank a lot of Busch beer in the '80s. He passed away 15 years ago.
@TheNintendochannel64
3 жыл бұрын
@@robloxvids2233 Sorry to hear that bro
@runitback5066
3 жыл бұрын
@@robloxvids2233 Did he pass you a busch?
@milkabutterfly
3 жыл бұрын
Except arcus would give you coffee instead of alcohol because he is that wholesome.
@smiss5769
3 жыл бұрын
He is the Bob Ross of Nes Speedruns, i mean that in a good way! Love to Bob Ross R.I.P
@kidzbop38isstraightfire92
3 жыл бұрын
This guy his such a unique and relaxing personality. I love it.
@chickenquesadilla8139
3 жыл бұрын
Me: Can't beat this game without cheats to save my life. Arcus during a blazing speedrun: "It's a little warm in Tucson today."
@vincenthammons6705
3 жыл бұрын
yeah i was so bad i would even use up my first 30 lives before continue
@phillipcapshaw8003
3 жыл бұрын
Contra is a classic NES game. And clunk. Good Clunk.
@TSGOrgan
3 жыл бұрын
THAT was a good clunk.
@anakin66
3 жыл бұрын
I love how he always says "WE did it" and not "I did it". It feels like we are all part of this !
@noahhickerson9969
3 жыл бұрын
I just realized that! The internet doesn’t deserve someone as awesome as Arcus lol
@DrGryzor
2 жыл бұрын
Yes, we are!
@d0myoji
2 жыл бұрын
ikr!!! love it!!!
@efa666
3 жыл бұрын
Your runs are always so compelling. You are always a joy to watch.
@johnmuller7461
3 жыл бұрын
Wish I had you as a childhood friend, then maybe I would have beaten some of these games when I was a kid
@OldieWan
3 жыл бұрын
We paved the way for guys like Arcus. I don't know of a single person back in the 80's to have played this well other than the devs/programmers. Most of these tricks were not known and took decades to figure out and work out. I played this game for years and years when I was younger. Finally beat the game after years of playing. I am guessing if I was able to take the knowledge of this video and take it back in time and study each frame by movement, we could do this. Granted it would take lots of memory and skill. We have the blue prints all laid out before us. Trying to remember all the moves is akin to playing guitar or any other instrument. Arcus gets into this zen like state and plays like a pro! The rest of us have to spend months upon months mastering these tricks and then there is the luck of the draw on many of these speed runs. But still, imagine how impressive this would have been back in the 80's to pull this off?
@OldieWan
3 жыл бұрын
Dude beat the game in 1 freakin guy! The only way I beat this game was the classic Konomi code and got those 30 lives. However we didn't know about safe stand zones. Pause tricks and great Bzzzzzztzz's. I don't think just anyone could this even with all the knowledge of the videos. Might be able to help someone beat the game without cheating. But this guy is top notch pro!
@GroomlakeArea51
3 жыл бұрын
The chill atmosphere the skill and the genuine love of the game is what brings me back to these videos.
@markpineda9662
3 жыл бұрын
Mash mash mash
@nakami1081
3 жыл бұрын
Thank you arcus, very cool!
@NobesBLO13
3 жыл бұрын
Arcus and Contra: When Legends Collide...
@superduty2023
3 жыл бұрын
Amazing speed run thanks for the content Arcus!
@rxstarscream
3 жыл бұрын
Great run. Hard to believe it's even possible to shave another 35 seconds off of this...
I never knew I needed a something so bad until I got Arcus playing Contra.
@aldolopez9564
3 жыл бұрын
So much fun to watch. You make it look easy.
@otak3133
3 жыл бұрын
Love these kind of speedruns, no glitches just pure skill.
@TraumaER
3 жыл бұрын
I never played this game before. Is it hard? Seems like he didn’t get hit once. 🤔
@wileyschmitt
3 жыл бұрын
This is an Arcus speed-run that I simply can't pass up. Lots of fun memories playing this game two player in grade school.
@dreamlandnightmare
3 жыл бұрын
Saw the Summoning Salt doc on the history of the speed records for this game. Crazy how fast some of the speedrunners were able to tap the trigger button.
@roozsay7783
3 жыл бұрын
@ZCS 🤣
@TheJadeFist
3 жыл бұрын
It's not just about mashing, it's about mashing in rhythm to keep max bullets out.
@dreamlandnightmare
3 жыл бұрын
@@TheJadeFist I know, but some of the speedrunners for contra have been clocked at 15+ button presses per second.
@thebassclef626
3 жыл бұрын
Arcus always gets a like from me before the video even starts playing;)
@jasontodd8071
3 жыл бұрын
Same! He is my ASMR!
@NEZLeader
3 жыл бұрын
Great run, this is my 2nd favorite NES game of all time. Anyone know why he quickly pauses at 8:10? Is it to reset the cycle of the flames?
@donlapham1265
3 жыл бұрын
Yes.
@fj60driver
3 жыл бұрын
Old Konami Games have such a good sound on those old cartridges! Amazing to watch this good job!
@SpitFireOrganics
3 жыл бұрын
I was wondering when the NIntendo Killah was gonna do Contra!
@mrpgaming3064
3 жыл бұрын
Good job
@sethhamlin7120
3 жыл бұрын
Arcus snacks will now be my official gaming snack! Clunk...good clunk!
@Airvirgo
3 жыл бұрын
Annnnd Clunk
@dalewilkins9063
3 жыл бұрын
Fantastic run Arcus!!!!!! One of my favorite NES games. My personal best is 12:23
@baburnit
3 жыл бұрын
Just found this guy, and he has a great vibe.
@johnorr
3 жыл бұрын
wow! this was my all time favorite game growing up! I was never this good LOL
@burgermind802
3 жыл бұрын
up up down down...
@johnorr
3 жыл бұрын
@@burgermind802 left, right, left, right b, a, start
@countrybumpkin4338
3 жыл бұрын
No shit lol. Without the code the game was hard. I was born in 80 NES it was the first game on the system I got besides Mario/Duckhunt packin back in 87 Love the system to death bc of games like Metroid, Legend of Zelda, Mike Tyson's Punch Out,RC Pro Am, Bionic Commando,and Contra to name a few. System had a lot of classics but back then you had to get good at everything that you had because it seemed like you only got a game at Christmas and on your birthday at least at my household anyway lol.. Thank goodness there was a video store owned by family down the road that would let you rent NES games for $3.99 for 5 days it was a blessing for sure.
@ottoalejandroramirezmaldon9175
3 жыл бұрын
Good Jober Robert 😎
@grrsss8335
3 жыл бұрын
I think you can shave off the 20 seconds between you and the world record, you can do it.
@robbiebarrows7348
3 жыл бұрын
40 seconds
@grrsss8335
3 жыл бұрын
@@robbiebarrows7348 my brain does not want to math, but yes.
@jarredkrum9894
2 жыл бұрын
Ive gone thru this game almost 10 times in a row without dying. Love contra! :)
@roozsay7783
3 жыл бұрын
You are a legend, you make it look soooo easy!!! Btw you are the only person in the speed run community I can tolerate... the rest are are some serious socially awkward things I’ve ever met
@lukesargent7551
3 жыл бұрын
Me: well that looks easy *Also me* : can't get through level one without dying
@biggsweaty
3 жыл бұрын
Appreciate your channel man, really great to see you master run some of the all time games that I grew upwith. Actually just got done watching Festers Quest and you posted this
@TheMusicscotty
3 жыл бұрын
The Bob Ross of gamers. Here's a happy little clunk.
@stinkypinkeee5085
3 жыл бұрын
Goodnthing he got that extra man on the last level!
@bobjohnson1096
3 жыл бұрын
Better than I will ever be at Contra. Yes I have beaten it without dying. :P Also do other Contra games!
@ivanlitvyakov7892
3 жыл бұрын
Мы такого парня в детстве звали в гости, чтобы он нам прошёл трудные уровни. А он даже не вспотел, прошёл всю контру
@ronwillsaam4166
3 жыл бұрын
arcus, our hero of hearts.^^
@davidbermudez7704
3 жыл бұрын
Is like a 🐈 treat but for humans...crunch..crunch...Mmmm...good boy Arcus - Arcus
@rickierickierickie
3 жыл бұрын
I thought I was the man two weeks ago when I beat the game with more lives than I started with, was like a 22 minute affair...seeing this....gotta re-evaluate my game.
@CJTheStreamer
3 жыл бұрын
Arcus treats! Get them while they last! If you don’t get them, you won’t be able to mash, mash, mash big time!
@countrybumpkin4338
3 жыл бұрын
🤠😂
@CJTheStreamer
3 жыл бұрын
@@countrybumpkin4338 😂
@richycline
3 жыл бұрын
I've been playing the Japanese version of Contra a lot lately, they stripped out so much cool stuff for the US version.
@BulkySquirtle
3 жыл бұрын
Japanese version actually released next week after the US Version
@jameskelvin6720
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome run! Best I've ever seen!
@Gameboy_9917
3 жыл бұрын
nice one, i wish i was as good as you
@ahnapoli
3 жыл бұрын
pero el personaje no muere nunca, es poco serio. Asi cualquiera , la gracia es que juegue normalmente sin inmunidad. Si no te matan las balas es obvio que lo vas a hacer rapido.
@KeVB0T900
3 жыл бұрын
waterfall stage...he took a bullet and kept going..impossible in this game
@JasonNoto
3 жыл бұрын
wondered that myself, tho he had an invincibility power up for that section I believe, similar to a star in the Super Mario Bros. game
@MarMaxGaming
3 жыл бұрын
Very cool, always great to see you pushing yourself and just chilling out too! We did a running 🏃 video of this too, you’d easily get the record! Lol
@megamob5834
3 жыл бұрын
Fancy meeting you here 😉 Arcus wouldn’t even have to work on his cardio, he crushes this game so fast he could probably sprint it!
@MarMaxGaming
3 жыл бұрын
@@megamob5834 hahah yes, well realistically you still gotta hang on for at least a solid mile +, being over 10 minutes 😂 you know how it is, gotta branch out!
@megamob5834
3 жыл бұрын
@@MarMaxGaming lol true true. Those running vids are epic man, especially the Ninja Gaiden one you did. Anyone reading this who hasn’t seen this mans videos ☝️do yourself a favor and check them out
@balamtheknowledge9578
3 жыл бұрын
Keep truckin bud you will be big someday. Start putting ASMR in your titles I bet your sub count doubles. This is literally the best asmr I fall asleep to you every night, you have such a calming voice and demeanor. You've become a comfort for me it's very peculiar
@ghkillah1995
3 жыл бұрын
Arcus looks like that type of guy that's probably a world record speed runner or something...
@ghkillah1995
3 жыл бұрын
@ZCS I'm guessing my thick layer of sarcasm didn't digest with you...
@dieckmantenir7843
3 жыл бұрын
Macho Macho Man 💪
@misterhomes1033
3 жыл бұрын
This is by far the most Arcus video I’ve ever seen.
@mytube650
3 жыл бұрын
Couldn’t ever beat this one without game genie.
@kicksex
3 жыл бұрын
You couldn’t do it with the 30 man code
@mytube650
3 жыл бұрын
@@kicksex I honestly don't remember. That may have been enough.
@dr.edwardwilliam4689
3 жыл бұрын
Up up down down left right left right b a start
@dr.edwardwilliam4689
3 жыл бұрын
This guy did it without that. Wow
@Alamyst2011
3 жыл бұрын
With all practice and 30 years of trying I can speedrun Contra with no deaths in 10:10 and I feel great about it.
@chiarosuburekeni9325
3 жыл бұрын
Where were your major time saves? Like how were you 13 seconds faster than this run?
@Alamyst2011
3 жыл бұрын
@@chiarosuburekeni9325 I will be perfectly honest. I copied Mexican Runner as best as I could. I miss step on boss cycles more often than not. My spread pattern is actually pretty good.
@josh24441
3 жыл бұрын
Here’s a question. I was able to beat this game but only when using a controller with a turbo. Is that considered cheating?
@RetroGamesMas
3 жыл бұрын
@Artem Andreev same...
@bolo2393
3 жыл бұрын
I love how video games recycled thiier sound effects. Exact same SE as Abbadox and tmnt
@Animebryan2
3 жыл бұрын
I wonder if he can speedrun Battletoads
@countrybumpkin4338
3 жыл бұрын
I'd like to see that for sure,good suggestion. That game was brutal game as a kid. I remember just beating the speed bike level felt like a major accomplishment back then.Born in 80 so I def remember all the classics and there were many. no DLC back then you just got to play the same game over and over again unless you got lucky and rented one for the weekend or it was Christmas or your birthday lol.
@Tennessee421
3 жыл бұрын
The way he handles the second half of stage 6 without the invincibility icon is incredible! The whole run was great, but that part in particular was amazing.
@gregwillams8324
3 жыл бұрын
I just recently found this channel wow this guys speed runs are amazing
@shermansherbert2570
3 жыл бұрын
Arcus treat is a little creepy
@carlile2316
3 жыл бұрын
You should try with" legacy of the wizard" of nes . Its an amazing game. ;)
@herbertsexton7629
3 жыл бұрын
I was waiting on clunk for every level miss you saying that nice speed run
@joshuaagpawa4098
3 жыл бұрын
This opening is unironically hilarious. Amazing how massive your comedic talent it
@lucianmacandrew1001
Жыл бұрын
This game is so damn hard, but I just ran Ninja Gaiden on 14:22. Pretty pleased with that.
@mafiaperformance
3 жыл бұрын
It took me and my dad three months to beat it in 1988..
@runitback5066
3 жыл бұрын
Roscoe Mally wus happnin bro😄 Jeezuz that was ages ago but this definitely was a hot commodity for a co-op run at the time just don't know about taking no more than all nighter to beat the red falcon into oblivion.
@mafiaperformance
3 жыл бұрын
@@runitback5066 yeah, after you played it a while. We played it the day it came out.
@runitback5066
3 жыл бұрын
@@mafiaperformance Yes that is true.
@zzforshort
3 жыл бұрын
Arcus is The Dude of speedruns... but that's just like.. my opinion, man Liked, Subscribed, ... CLUNK
@raddastronaut
14 күн бұрын
Straight gangster. Most brutal NES code. Arcus: Hold my human cat treats. 😂😂 What a guy. What a channel.
@kaner12341
3 жыл бұрын
Lol the crunch from the arcus treats always cracks me up.
@ChadH2023
Ай бұрын
That 1023 was blazing fast. How did someone get 948??? 35 seconds off your time seems impossible.
@yelsraek
3 жыл бұрын
WHAT a good boy, Arcus. GG sir!
@Anthony-ev8pr
3 жыл бұрын
how the f did the world record holder shave 40+ seconds off that??????
@TvValenti
3 жыл бұрын
If you constantly hit the left and right triggers with both set to laser you do unbelievable damage to bosses
@TvValenti
3 жыл бұрын
Nvm that was SNES 😂
@mycatisromeo
3 жыл бұрын
Gasp. That's a good gasp. Clunk. That's a good clunk. Bzzzrp. That's a good Bzzzrp. This guy is a God among men. Annnnd.... he's a good God among men.
@artgutierrez6568
3 ай бұрын
I loved this game back in the day and I still love it now. I'm in awe of how quickly he shoots his weapons. No matter how quickly I mash the buttons, I can never shoot that quickly. Noob question, but how does he do it? Especially against the bosses.
@BLAZENYCBLACKOPS
3 жыл бұрын
Was watching TMR (The Mexican Runner) earlier playing the new Ghost and Goblins Resurrection, talk about two ends of the spectrum when compared to Arcus, the guy is a talented runner but he’s hard to watch because he seems so miserable, dude needs to mellow out.
@mr.nuna916
2 жыл бұрын
I know Contra is a legendary game right, but I gotta be honest....I don't really like it for ONE reason, the single hit death. If not for that it'd be an all time favorite. I'm more a Ninja Gaiden/Castlevania guy. Contra IS fun to play and every thing about it is dope, but the single hit death bs is pretty annoying.
@beavis8167
3 жыл бұрын
Arcus Cowboy killa there ain't nobody reala!!! Speed run Friday the 13th and Nightmare on Elm st. NES
@namelessjedi2242
3 жыл бұрын
Contra is a weird one... if you’re good at it you practically do a speed run by default. Even as a kid it only took me 15 minutes since there’s basically just one way to go through each level. Was fun watching you shave it down to the bare minimum time with confident play style though! I saw a few tricks I will try next time.
@4everYoungTM
3 жыл бұрын
Wish you give a FINAL MISSION's challenge
@720zone
2 жыл бұрын
If you love Contra, and you've never listened to Vomitron Contra; you are in for a treat!
@magebomba318
3 жыл бұрын
How can you not love this dude.
@LorenHelgeson
3 жыл бұрын
Another impressive run, Arcus. I've played this game on and off for over 30 years now - I remember Friday night sessions with my best friend back in the 4th grade, 1990. I still play it to this day.
@robertlevy4613
3 жыл бұрын
So impressive
@demonstergiovan3237
3 жыл бұрын
BEST OF THE BEST.... VERY NICE MASTER OF GAMES TO 8 bits AAAAAAAAND CLUUUUUNK 👹🤘🏼
@trinichinee6426
Жыл бұрын
When u fought base 2 boss After u killed the last switch ..and the turrents shots their six shots .. u move slightly right ... And had the space .... I have the PS4 version and don't have that space .. the turrents shots will hit me
@cypresscustoms
Ай бұрын
As a kid I beat this game more times than I remember but never at that speed!! Amazing! Watching your timing and technique makes me want to try a few runs on the old NES.
@jasonmack760
Ай бұрын
"We need you to destroy the vile Red Falcon and save the universe!" "No problem. Give me like ten minutes."
@noobandfriends2420
3 жыл бұрын
00:00 isn't this the place where the level end skip was found but hasn't been able to be duplicated yet? I saw a video by the designer of one of the Mikey games and he said the programmers will program level warps when their game crashes under certain circumstances to get past the "certification" process to get published.
@russellhill-dz3rr
Ай бұрын
Imagine if him and lack teamed up to speedrun some 2player stuff....
@eljosafatespinoso3087
3 жыл бұрын
Man I think you like being right cause if we stick to the criteria you had for stopping time in the first 7 levels, you finished the game(level 8) in 10:20 not 10:23 👌🏼
@TvValenti
3 жыл бұрын
Up up down down left right left right ab a b select start 2 players 30 lives! Not needed if you play like Arcus 😂
@dustinnunez5077
Жыл бұрын
Up up down down left right left right select start 100 guys. I’ll never forget that.
@GellyVelly
3 жыл бұрын
This is maybe a dumb question. But what's the trick with the crazy turbo shooting on bosses where Arcus holds the controller in a weird way. Like what action is he/are you doing to get it to shoot so fast?
@omsretrogaming
3 жыл бұрын
Great run. I just PB'd with a 1254 a few days ago. Are you going for WR?
@rygoody317
3 жыл бұрын
Dude your the best NES player I've ever seen play these games you have posted!!! With video proof at that...
@gemini92406
2 жыл бұрын
Was hot in PHX today too... im up near Cave Creek. Not looking forward to the oven months...
@TvValenti
3 жыл бұрын
You wouldn’t want to play contra with Arcus because in 2 player if one player especially on board 3 leaves the other behind they constantly die 😂
@OneWay2.38
3 жыл бұрын
Seems like the boss health has been reduced. Could just be me but I played this game a lot. I remember how good the sound effects were at the time. Especially if you hooked it up to your hi fidelity home stereo system.
@cesartaker
3 жыл бұрын
I don't believe it. First he dies at 7:55 then in the last level the part when the ceiling comes down never appears...
@coorhagon7236
3 жыл бұрын
Are you thinking of the ceiling in Super C?
@cesartaker
3 жыл бұрын
@@coorhagon7236 Yep, you are right that is Super C but still, I think he dies on that part...
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