Uploaded August 2022 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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*NOTE: This is an unedited archive of a live no-commentary playthrough originally streamed on Twitch (twitch.tv/bippoernesti), which means there may be deaths, restarts or intermissions/interruptions.

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This stream was a little bit unique. Check the Stream Description if you want to find out why.

I already have my eye on a game I will most likely stream next.

Stream Date: 2022-07-23
Stream Title: It's Contra
Live Notification: S for Success
Stream Description: "Quick Contra today with a bit of a twist as I already know the result. A couple hours before I decided to stream, I played Contra with input recording enabled. I usually don't know how things will go when I write stuff down here, but I would have typed the following.

'The goal is a regular playthrough, hopefully without many/any deaths.

Contra was one of those games I only knew through a crusty multicart (that I still own) from when I was a kid, and I played it a ton. I used to fancy myself pretty good at doing deathless runs, but most of that skill has left me over the decades.'

Anyway, it's unlikely I'll do an input movie in this way again, but I might start recording inputs during streams whenever possible. It seems like a better way of future-proofing archives over having just a 720p video.

...You're still reading this? That's amazing. Sincerely hoping it doesn't desync mid-stream and make everything super awkward."

00:00 Game Start
00:16 Stage 1 - Jungle
02:09 Stage 2 - Base1
03:55 Stage 3 - Waterfall
06:06 Stage 4 - Base2
08:53 Stage 5 - Snow Field
11:42 Stage 6 - Energy Zone
14:07 Stage 7 - Hangar
16:29 Stage 8 - Alien's Lair
19:16 Ending
19:55 Staff Roll