Uploaded September 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Full no death run of S.C.A.T. (Special Cybernetic Attack Team) for the NES/Famicom. This game is also known as Final Mission (ファイナルミッション) in Japan, and Action in New York for PAL regions. Damn, that's a lot of names! This was played on a real NES with real cart.
00:00 - Start
02:16 - Stage I
05:59 - Stage II
09:36 - Stage III
15:09 - Stage IV
22:31 - Stage V
28:54 - Final Boss + Ending
SCAT (haha) is basically a shmup version of Contra, at least it reminds me heavily of that game despite the lack of aliens. Also I swear it reuses some of the graphics and sound effects from Contra despite being developed by Natsume instead of Konami.
You can pick between 2 characters, Arnold and Sigourney (yeah...not exactly a subtle reference), and it seems both characters play the same. I guess this was mainly for the 2 player mode. Your objective is to fly around the screen and kill everything in sight.
So the main gimmick of the game revolves around using the options that surround your hero. They have 2 modes of operation, rotating or fixed. Fixed is pretty much preferable at all times since you can arrange them depending on the situation you are facing.
There are only a few powerups, most of which are for using different types of weapons. I find that the wave shot is easily the best, the others are not worth it. There are also speed ups (grab as many as you can), and a life refill/increase which shows up right before the boss of each level. Speaking of which, you have a life bar in this game instead of traditional lives, although it essentially functions the same. Lose your lifebar, and it's game over.
That's pretty much it, SCAT is a decent game with an average difficulty and length, a good soundtrack and nice, clean graphics. It's not one of the best games on the NES/Famicom, but it's a solid title everyone should try, especially for fans of Contra.
Full no death run of S.C.A.T. (Special Cybernetic Attack Team) for the NES/Famicom. This game is also known as Final Mission (ファイナルミッション) in Japan, and Action in New York for PAL regions. Damn, that's a lot of names! This was played on a real NES with real cart.
00:00 - Start
02:16 - Stage I
05:59 - Stage II
09:36 - Stage III
15:09 - Stage IV
22:31 - Stage V
28:54 - Final Boss + Ending
SCAT (haha) is basically a shmup version of Contra, at least it reminds me heavily of that game despite the lack of aliens. Also I swear it reuses some of the graphics and sound effects from Contra despite being developed by Natsume instead of Konami.
You can pick between 2 characters, Arnold and Sigourney (yeah...not exactly a subtle reference), and it seems both characters play the same. I guess this was mainly for the 2 player mode. Your objective is to fly around the screen and kill everything in sight.
So the main gimmick of the game revolves around using the options that surround your hero. They have 2 modes of operation, rotating or fixed. Fixed is pretty much preferable at all times since you can arrange them depending on the situation you are facing.
There are only a few powerups, most of which are for using different types of weapons. I find that the wave shot is easily the best, the others are not worth it. There are also speed ups (grab as many as you can), and a life refill/increase which shows up right before the boss of each level. Speaking of which, you have a life bar in this game instead of traditional lives, although it essentially functions the same. Lose your lifebar, and it's game over.
That's pretty much it, SCAT is a decent game with an average difficulty and length, a good soundtrack and nice, clean graphics. It's not one of the best games on the NES/Famicom, but it's a solid title everyone should try, especially for fans of Contra.
![Super Cobra (Arcade) 1-ALL Clear [2-10] 83,450 Pts](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ajF0Citli8c/mqdefault.jpg "Super Cobra (Arcade) 1-ALL Clear [2-10] 83,450 Pts
Full Run through Super Cobra (スーパーコブラ), the sequel to Scramble by Konami.
Stage Listing:
00:00 - Stage 1
01:12 - Stage 2
02:05 - Stage 3
02:55 - Stage 4
03:44 - Stage 5
05:04 - Stage 6
06:10 - Stage 7
06:48 - Stage 8
07:39 - Stage 9
08:01 - Stage 10
08:42 - Stage 11 (Base)
09:07 - Ending and Loop 2
Super Cobra is the successor to Scramble and retains the same style of gameplay as before, except the difficulty is massively increased and you now fly a helicopter instead of a space ship. Konami isnt playing nice this time, as Super Cobra is much, much harder than Scramble.
There are way more hazards and enemies this time around and also twice as many stages as scramble. You must contend with the usual rockets firing from the ground but also gun turrets, falling stalactites, fireballs, and even UFOs that fire at you!
On top of all that you must navigate your helicopter through some pretty tight areas, which is much harder than it looks due to the massive hitbox of your ship. As a result, cheap, possibly even unavoidable deaths lurk around every corner if you get bad RNG on certain spots (the cave area in particular).
Despite my best efforts I was unable to clear the second loop although in this run I came kind of close dropping my final life in stage 2-10.")
![Fire Shark (US Version) - 2 Loops Clear [2-ALL to 3-9] 10,015,640 Pts](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/ccxVEKqGCp0/mqdefault.jpg "Fire Shark (US Version) - 2 Loops Clear [2-ALL to 3-9] 10,015,640 Pts
2 Loops clear of the US version of the arcade Fire Shark, played on the Switch port. Apparently there are 2 versions of Fire Shark, version A (World Version) and version B (US Version) This run is the harder Version B/US version.
Stage listing:
00:00 - Stage 1
04:00 - Stage 2
07:45 - Stage 3
11:34 - Stage 4
15:18 - Stage 5
19:01 - Stage 6
22:46 - Stage 7
26:30 - Stage 8
30:27 - Stage 9
34:01 - Stage 10
36:30 - Final Boss
38:02 - Loop 2 Start
1:15:26 - Loop 3 Start
Basically the same game as Same! Same! Same! 2 player version except quite a bit harder. I limped my way to 10 million just barely. Recovery in this version is very hard actually, since their doesnt seem to be any rank reduction on death.")
![Hellfire (Arcade) - Full Run 1-ALL Clear [2-3] 1,205,950 Pts](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/coUc6uvhhzI/mqdefault.jpg "Hellfire (Arcade) - Full Run 1-ALL Clear [2-3] 1,205,950 Pts
Full run of Hellfire (ヘルファイヤ), the 6th arcade shmup developed by Toaplan.
Stage Listing:
00:00 - Intro / Stage 1
05:27 - Stage 2
10:58 - Stage 3
16:14 - Stage 4
21:22 - Stage 5
28:18 - Stage 6
32:50 - Final Boss + Ending
33:20 - Loop 2-1
40:02 - 2-2
45:07 - 2-3
Hellfire is the first attempt by Toaplan to create a horizontal shmup, and in this case they have created a methodical, strategic shooter perhaps in the vein of R-Type. Its somewhat of a departure from the previous games like KyuKyoKu Tiger and Tatsujin, which had much more frantic and fast paced gameplay.
Here you are given a ship that can fire in different directions based on which weapon you have selected, of which there are 4 that you can cycle through: Forward firing, backwards firing, top and bottom firing, and finally a 4 way diagonal shot. Each of these weapons are useful and most of the game revolves around deciphering which weapon you need to use for a given situation. Each weapon can be upgraded multiple times until you have a massive laser at your disposal.
Like previous Toaplan titles, when you die you are sent back to a checkpoint, and while all of them are recoverable, some are very difficult to pull off because you lose all of your powerups. There are no bombs and the only other items besides the weapon powerups are speed ups and point bonuses.
Personally I find Hellfire to be one of the lesser Toaplan titles, as the gameplay is just a bit too slow paced for my tastes. Its especially apparent when you are forced to scroll through several sections of the game where absolutely nothing happens. Also some of the stage designs/themes just seem completely out of place, such as the Egyptian level.
It should be noted that there are actually 2 versions of this game, the 1 Player version (the original version and the one Im playing) and the 2 Player version which allows for simultaneous play. The 2 player version removes the checkpoints and also lowers the on screen shot count similarly to what was done in KyuKyoKu tiger, so you have less firepower. I find the 2 Player versions to be much harder (and also worse) as result, and I would not recommend it at all, as it further exacerbates a lot of the games issues.
Overall Hellfire is still decent, it just doesnt quite live up to the high Toaplan standard that weve grown accustomed to with the previous games.")
