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Second playthrough of Contra Hard Corps., and this time, it's Sheena's turn. And for her Playthrough, I went and quickly uncovered the Secret Ending before proceeding with the ending where the villain escapes.

The Secret Ending can be achieved regardless of whether or not you pursue Deadeye Joe or rescue the Scientists. You climb up the wall just before you took on the Stage 3 boss, and accept the offer to take on the Secret Arena and win there. It ends with the player character traveling back in time and marrying a monkey.

The ending where the villain escapes is achieved by pursuing Deadeye Joe and refusing to surrender to Dr. Mandrake. With both Deadeye Joe and Dr. Mandrake prematurely dead in this ending, there's no one left to safely handle the Alien Cell, and it goes rogue, thus allowing for Colonel Bahamut to escape.

https://youtu.be/oUXNz61YDJ0?si=ux03jc-ZmfbU789k

With Yugioh Early Days all but winding down, it's time to begin the wrap-up of the Contra Anniversary Collection with Contra Hard Corps. My aim is to beat the game with each of the four playable characters and to seek out all six endings. This Playthrough in particular goes for the Tragic Ending with Ray. This ending can only be achieved by chasing after Deadeye Joe and then surrendering to Bahamut's forces.

https://youtu.be/Nx3Pu4NyILw?si=cy2AyqXzrfzRFMN3

Contra III: The Alien Wars is one of those games that requires that you play the game on the hardest difficulty setting in order to actually beat it. This arguably makes this the hardest Contra game in the entire collection.

https://youtu.be/FB5R2lEoPeM?si=Lk1sAXYSp2svTJay