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A playthrough of Taxan's 1991 license-based run-and-gun shooter for the NES, G. I. Joe: A Real American Hero. This video shows the entire first loop of the game. The ending changes slightly when you beat it a second and third time, so I included those endings directly after the first. Since it's the fourth of July today, I figured a game to suit the holiday would be appropriate, and what could be more appropriate than a game bearing the subtitle, “A Real American Hero“? If you're old enough to remember it, just try to read that title without instantly flashing back to the cartoon's theme song. G.I. Joe was released by Taxan, who was always a bit of an underdog despite the amazing quality of their NES games - well, at least those released *after* 1989 - Taxan's earlier titles aren't really worth talking about. But once they start publishing games developed by KID, like 8 Eyes, Burai Fighter, Low G. Man, Kick Master, and Magician - they had a line of superstars on hand! How many of you guys remember that message from Ken Lobb buried in those games' endings, goading you to play it again to prove you're a master? G.I. Joe is (surprise!) a run-and-gun shooter that gives you control of Duke, Snake Eyes, Blizzard, Cpt. Grid-Iron, Rock 'n Roll, and Hawk through six different areas in their fight against the Cobra commander. The game play will instantly be familiar to fans of Low G. Man and Kick Master: the controls, jumping physics, and graphics/music style are all quite similar between the games. That is to say, just about everything about this game rocks. You level up each character over the course of the game to give him health and weapon improvements, and the choices you make provide a neat way to change the game up between each playthrough. The game has a good amount of variety to it. In addition to the differences between characters, you get ride around all sorts of fun vehicles that can blow stuff up, and the levels switch up the formula fairly often: the first area of a stage is always a “left-to-run while holding the B button“ type of affair, while the second area will be an open area that you have to search for the spots to place the explosives. After successfully completing both of those areas, you get to face off against one of the bosses before moving on to the next place to repeat the cycle. I really loved G.I. Joe as a kid, and the game always felt me feel like I was playing out the action from the cartoon. It's still amazing now. If you're searching for an NES-style way to celebrate the birth of the world's most powerful nation, you could do a whole lot worse than G.I. Joe! _ No cheats were used during the recording of this video. NintendoComplete () punches you in the face with in-depth reviews, screenshot archives, and music from classic 8-bit NES games! Visit for the latest updates!
