Bucky O'Hare (NES) Playthrough - NintendoComplete
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- A playthrough of Konami's 1992 license-based action platformer for the NES, Bucky O'Hare.
Just like it did in arcades, throughout the early 90s, much of Konami's home console output focused on games that were based on licensed characters from popular television shows and comic books, and like their arcade counterparts, these titles all tended to be popular thanks to their exceptional quality.
Bucky O'Hare, like TMNT, The Lone Ranger, or Rollergames, fits this same pattern nicely. Based on the cartoon Bucky O'Hare and the Toad Wars, Konami's NES interpretation of the license offered players one of the tighest, most refined platformers to ever appear on the NES.
Unlike the arcade game of the same name, Bucky O'Hare on the NES opens with a structure similar to that found in Mega Man. You are given the choice as to the order in which you'd like to tackle them, and on each planet you'll find a crewmate that becomes a controllable character once they are rescued.
The crewmates each have a unique ability that makes them well suited to specific tasks: Bucky can charge his power to improve his jumping abilities, Blinky can hover and break blocks, Jenny has a mind-controlled projectile attack, Dead Eye Duck gets a Contra-style spread shot and the ability to climb sheet surfaces, and finally, Willy gets a chargeable shot similar to the Mega Buster.
You can switch out your character on the fly, and many levels will require you to swap them out regularly in order to make it past the obstacles put in your way. The stage design is incredibly diverse and makes impressive use of the NES hardware. The game is extraordinarily fast (at moments it even approaches Sonic-levels of speed), and is changing things up constantly: after a standard ealk-and-shoot stage, you might be catch a ride on enemy warships floating overhead, while in the next you might be on a rail cart ducking lethal spike traps overhead at breakneck speeds. It's very good at keeping you on your toes, and even though it's significantly longer than most 8-bit games of its ilk, it never becomes dull or stale.
It's also excruciatingly difficult. Bucky O'Hare will test the skills and the patience of even the best players - it thinks nothing of killing you without warning for the slightest mistake made in judging the timing of a shot or a jump, and each boss feels a mountain to overcome until you learn the timing and patterns to beat it. The game is not impossible, but it requires a ton of practice and some finely-honed twitch skills.
Thought Battletoads and Ninja Gaiden were difficult? Just wait until you take a crack at this one! It's unforgiving but fair, and it was incredibly satisfying to finally conquer it after a couple months worth of practice.
The graphics and sound do help ease the pain quite a bit, though. The game looks incredible by 8-bit standards. There's little slowdown or flicker, and there are all sorts of tricks at play that allow huge sprites to zoom all about the screen without a hitch. Smart use of color and fake parallax scrolling abound, and the character sprites all retain a lot of the personality as their TV counterparts exhibited. Maegawa Masato (founder of Treasure) directed the project, and his influence is immediately clear. The music is also classic Konami through-and-through.
Bucky O'Hare in many ways represents the culmination of all of Konami's expertise developed over the life of the NES, and it's a real technical and artistic achievement. If the difficulty level doesn't blow you away, the fantastic gameplay surely will.
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Bucky O'Hare is a real technical and artistic achievement on the NES, and providing the difficulty level doesn't blow you away, the fantastic gameplay surely will.
It truly is a fantastic game!
Great Soundtrack, Graphics, Gameplay, Control...
But *DAMN* ,it isn't afraid to kick your ass a lot!
If only it was on the _NES Classic_ , That'd be amazing!
My favorite game of Nintendo was Bucky O'Hare.
Le me Vende el juego a 10
Pesos Soi un niño de 9 Años i misueño es tener el juego de bucky o haré
I Like Bucky O’Hare
I remember my character used to die with a single hit. How is it possible that this player could suffer multiple hits and not die?
One of the best games I`ve ever played. Fun, excellent music, good graphics, awesome and chellenging difficulty, playability, this game has EVERYTHING. Aaah the good ole days.
The music has been stuck in my head for years. Thank god it’s good.
My favorite BGM is Yellow Planet.
@@DBoy2029 Don't forget the level select tune!
My all time favorite NES game! So many memories.
Tiene la desventaja de qué es un juego demasiado largo y difícil
@@javiertapia2650 I found it's difficulty the most balanced one I've ever played as a 10 year old, back when I first bought and played it. It was neither too easy that it becomes boring, nor was it too difficult that I'd have to give up.
One of the best games ever! And the music! Just wow! For an 8-bit console? This was a monster!
I remember playing this game in 1992 when it came out. And I enjoyed it very much. But sadly I could never beat it. This is a pretty tough and brutal game with its level of difficulty. But its awesome to see someone else beat it so I can see the ending.
Why don't you give it it a shot with some emulator and quick save/quick load option? I finished a lot of games that way which seemed impossible to be beaten when I was a kid😊
Woah, this game pushed the hardware big ways. The level on a mine cart where the scolling is blazing fast is hard to believe... Masato Maegawa was a amazing programmer...
The NES could run games faster than the SNES. Not sure about the Genesis though.
@@user-pv9pv4xf9c both the NES and Genesis could run games faster than the sNES
@@LunaTheStars lol, sad but true.
A difficult, but fair game, thanks to unlimited continues, and plentiful checkpoints throughout the levels that ensure you never have to start far from where you died. This is one of the great NES games that found an audience years later. Again, it just shows how much care Konami put into almost all of their licenses. Fantastic graphics that almost seem to defy the hardware, especially how there is really no major slowdown even when there are multiple objects on the screen, and a fantastic soundtrack.
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If only we still had this konami today...
i was 7 when this came out and it's one of my all time favorites thanks for the upload!
i can not get over the fact that you get through these incredibly hard games without dying at all. you are on another level, man.
He did die in this one, on the fire planet, the lava got him.
19:22 is at least one death
The level of difficulty in video games for 80's babies were so unforgiving lol. Good times.
you kidding me ??? this sht is HARDEST SHT EVER EVEN IN 2020 !!!
Just Type HARD! on the Password on the title screen, and ANY kind of damage will make you lose a life. No joking, That password makes this game with a daredevil difficulty.
@@deathblowringo4168 This also occurs when you play on these multi game cartridges.🤣
You’re telling me!! I remember those days as a kid pissed off lol great times though.
@@deathblowringo4168 oh shit now i know why my game use to have this. I received mine from an elder brother at the time and didn't knew why the life system was there when the game used to kill me in any hit....
2 years ago i always search this game. Finally i found it
Salah satu game NES terkeren
@@noviannovian9638 dan paling susah
The most played game of my childhood 😆😊😋😃😉
One of my very favorite NES games ever!) I had so much joy playing it for days to night when I was a kid!) Ah, good old times!☺️
I remember that every Saturday was my favorite day of the week based that my uncle let me played the NES emulator that he had on the computer. And this awesome game including too many more as Kirby's adventures, the legend of zelda, Battletoad, Lonney Tunes Adventures, etc. All of them make me start this full love of stories and videogames. What memories
I was always utterly amazed by this game! In 1992 I was wishing I could get Sega Genesis, but was blown away when I saw how this game managed many of the Genesis effects just as well. I will never forget that stage select screen either, just wow!
Bucky O'Hare Is At It Again In Konami's Bucky O'Hare And The Toad Wars For Your Nintendo Entertainment System!
Got this just before it exploded in price, locally found. The shop owner thought someone else had bought the game when I went back to it, turns out, my next trip there, his room mate had taken it home to play it, and for $17 cart only, I had my copy. Pretty tough, but excellent Konami game (ya know, back when Konami didn't suck).
I bought Bucky for 100 bucks two years ago, and now it's like generally 200 or more. It's one of my favorites on the NES, I'm pretty glad I got it before the price got even higher
Bought it for 53 € in Europe in 2022.
One of my favourites from that era for sure, I played through it numerous times, to the point where I had it fully memorized (and watched the show because of it)! Nice to see you're done with almost 1/3rd of NES games as well. :p
14:18 So impressive for NES standards, they made the illusion of two BG layers by updating the graphics once the screen scrolls.
15:03 Same thing, they made the illusion of rotating graphics.
I think it's on the BG layer? (since it has more than 8 8x8/8x16 sprite pieces per scanlines)
...I don't get it. 😅
@@edwardgaines6561 the Green ball looks as if it's rotating as it rolls
The other thing that is amazing is how the ball that machine fires bounces and looks as if it actually has weight. I still think the first section of that stage outdoors and the 4th section of the ice planet 7:51 as well as the 1st section of the yellow planet have some amazing scrolling, they actually it look like there are 3 layers in the background
My all time favorite games
Im from Eastern Europe, former Soviet Union so We had Pirated this games, Imagine Bucky Ohare had antipirate system In This game you have only 1 Life, That means ONE TOUCH and its game over, So I was one of those who beat this game without Getting TOUCHED even once lol ...
That *OTHER* awesome space crew of anthropomorphic animals and that _other_ awesome green rabbit from the 90s star in this amazing NES platformer!! Dare I say, one of the best on the classic 8-bit console. So much polish! I love how you can switch characters like in Ufouria/Hebereke or Tiny Toon Adventures too. Also feels a little bit like Mega Man meets Mario 2, Contra and a bit of Gradius! Rabbits and toads are natural enemies. Even in space. Who would win, Bucky or the Battletoads? ;)
I had this game when I was younger very awesome game
my super childhood game.
Very awesome game 😍
Unforgettable days 😊
We need a remake, it was absolutely worth to play ❤
By far one of the most difficult games I ever played who ever best this game I give them props for that
This platformer have all to be named excellent 8 bit masterpiece. One of the best NES games.
I've never seen this game in my life but I can feel that it would have easily been one of my favorite NES games of all time. Looks incredible.
Indeed. Music from mars planet and prison level even now playing in my head. Im 39
this game is one of the best platformers on the nes and i have played a lot of games of this type! especially these very varied levels make the game super good. quality was really put into this. the music is golden, because it's made by konami, and the tough level of difficulty is really fun. for me this is one of the best nes games ever made ♥!!!
What a truly visually and technically impressive NES game.
Thank You! That was a nice ride. I love this game & beautifully played!
This easily the most extremely challenging title for the NES in my days, but it is forgiving. I loved this game, it was one of favorite Konami games aside from the the third TMNT game and the first Tiny Toons game. I used to rent any of those 3 titles of they were on the shelf. Good playthrough.
This game was ahead its time.BTW I played this game 10 yrs ago with the name" Incredibles 2".
Yes! So happy to see you do this. One of the first games I ever owned.
Wow, you didn't believe in starting off gently, did you? Went straight for one of the hardest games out there! Lol
So many memories!
i searched for this. i found it. best childhood memories wooohooo
I remember playing this game as a kid and being like "Yay! I got the whole crew! Time to kick some butt!" and then the Toads kidnapped us all and I lost everyone but Blinky and Bucky...what a kick in the teeth that was, lol.
Great game though.
One of the best games in NES ever.
38:00 Hey! I saw that boss at the end of MegaMan III!
I’m saving up money right now to buy this game. I need this in my life. It’s speedy tho. Like 200$ just for the cart and not mint ones. 1200 for the complete box. Lol Geezus I needed to keep all this shit growing up.
A decade or so ago, when I picked this game up, cart only's ran for under $20.
Difficult game, but gives many extra lifes
WOAH! Nice graphics!
To think that my version of this game was set on the hardest... because don't matter how much HP I had, I would die even if I get hit by the slightest damage, full HP would be gone, and I still managed to finish it... xD I am a LEGEND :D
Sounds like a bootleg, since Konami put copy protection in their games later in the NES lifespan, and dying in 1 hit is one of the side effects of the bootlegs.
@@Bloodreign1 must’ve been
Game looks great! One of the games which was part of NES's last cry before the coming of the next gen era.
ah that was my childhood. Awesome game.
One of the best soundtracks on the NES, right there with Double Dragon 2
This is the kind of game I never finish the first level
It was very Challenging even the first boss
Liked, saherd and subbed! I sat here and watched the whole thing having a nostaglic moment. I remember as a kid how tough it was! I think I got to the ship and was wiped out after that, and I was renting the game so I never ended up beating it.
I remember playing this game it was so fun and I couldn’t stop playing it until i beat it
Good lord, I cannot possibly express how angry this game made me as a kid. Each level kicked my ass, and so I thought "maybe there is an order, like Mega Man" Nope! Same amount of hard per level lol. Great game, but damn, that difficulty!
Boy, what a soundtrack!
Super vidéo ça me rappelle des bon souvenirs merci +1 abonné
I had this game when I was a kid. I could'nt beat one level in this lol.
An amazing title from Konami, which came late in the NES's lifespan.
Goddammit! This game makes me an angry kid. The difficulty of 90's games are insane. I remember I almost broke my controller because of this game.
Still a very solid game made by Konami and one of the games with very nostalgic soundtrack
Masterpiece game!!🥇
Playin this now its a really good game.........underrated I think
Now play the Guardians of the Galaxy-themed ROM hack for us!
Uno de mis juegos favoritos cuando tenía 8 años... Me gustó muchísimo
Um dos melhores jogos que joguei na infância em um Polystation.
I remember this being suuuuper hard and i got frustrated with it every time. And it looks so easy now. 😅
Played this on one of those 99 in 1 cartridges as a kid. I figured you where supposed to die with one hit. Still managed to eventually beat it, I guess that's one way to get good at a game.
I remember it. I played it then, but only a little. I was mostly impressed by the Turtles and stuff 😁
I used to play this with my simple. Simple times ...
Excelente video.
These old games were much mind opening that taday . Required much thinking before playing. They were more cognitive . Good work done Nintendo
Games now rarely make you use your mind, or even sharpen reflexes, and hand/eye coordination. But back then you had to use your brain to figure out solutions to getting past stages and bosses, and you have to have great reflexes and hand/eye coordination just to finish these games.
@@Bloodreign1 so u agree with me ryt
@@phixboateng7154 On this, absolutely.
Procuro esse jogo a dez anos, finamente achei!
Estou muito feliz!!!!!!!
KONAMI'S NES magnum opus ...
Amazing game!
I'm not good at it, but I have to say the controls are so on point.
Watching this playthrough was really enjoyable.
Well played.
🔥🕹🙋🏻♂️
Never got to play when I was younger but I’m gonna tonight
Much better than the arcade game that was too repetitive even for arcade games standards.
Very difficult NES game from Konami (well, as usual, most of them are hard 😛), but unlimited credits make the game fair and beatable.
Love the soundtracks a lot, especially the Center of the Magma Tanker
It's not very difficult. Compared to other NES games it's quite easy. Still harder than Contra though. I even dare to say the ONLY challenge is this big ship before final boss. Final boss isn't - he just spams the same attack over and over.
@@greenheart5334 I dunno, it certainly gave me a much harder time than most NES games I've played. I found it a fair step above Battletoads in its difficulty. Oddly enough, I found the big ship boss before the last boss easier than most of the other bosses.
@@greenheart5334 I'd say it being difficult because it requires a lot of practice, especially for the newbies who have never played it before. I respect your opinion though.
I remember back in the days I was in the "Cell" chapter and I could hardly beat it (it was like 6-7 years ago). Great memories.
And thankfully there is password to continue the game as well. One password that I still remember from 6 years ago is MRX65.
@@NintendoComplete and speaking of bosses, Konami games usually have easy final bosses from the games I've played (well ofc that stereotype isn't always true).
@@Charly9631e Most are for sure, but sometimes they really go for the throat (the original TMNT!!)
I just found my Bucky cartridge in storage . Yay! Now I need to find my nes system 😅
I have no idea how I managed to finish this game 20 years ago
we were better gamers 20 years ago
One of the toughest game😢😅
Konami knew exactly what they were trying to accomplish when they did this game, and it shows.
I remember playing this game like 25 years ago but I don't remember it one bit
Man I got stuck like 5 mins in lol.
Came here to see what the hell i was getting wrong.
Would of got stuck like a second later lol.
Game is awesome but hard as fuck!
never could beat the red planet deadeye just had to stay a captive
Ahora mismo me está dando un ataque de nostalgia
Thanx
When I thought I beat the game but I got in cell and it was impossible for me I was like DAM IT then the boss... =/
this was a classic in always and now i have a question. remember when dead eye took a ten year old child to a bar to get wasted with his space pirate duck friend .... i do the things we don't think about till we're older. Good times.
Bro u made this gameplay look so easy.....This game use to have sweating n panicking back in the day lol
Had cartridge with bug. One touch and you are dead. Somehow i reaches pre escape! level and couldn't kill boss. I cannot believe I was such maniac. One of the best game for nes.
The music of Cell chapter is awesome. Like the other chapter's musics. Tomoko Sumiyama is a brillant composer. She composed best game musics in game history all of time i think. But i don't know why, i didn't find any info about her on net or anyhere. Like the other nice game soundtrucks, the musics of this game could do great for metal covers. My second favorite nes
soundtruck is double dragon. But this is the best. But damn it. The game is really hard. The difficulty is a definitely nightmare.
Oh my God this is one of the most difficult games i played, i remember when i cleared the 4 planets i got a password L7KYK if im not mistaken. But it was still so difficult so i got lazy and cheated, from the password i had, i cracked M!L(Rabbit)X and i cant believe it went through and i was in escape act 1 already!
Best music : Red planet
I remember slamming my controller because I couldn’t pass the second planet 😂😂😂 Good times man
Top esse jogo até hoje tenho a fita desse jogo.
seems a hardware-pusher game for NES
I once had a feeling it is not NES game but some indie made on Clickteam.
Nice monitor speed test. 20:20
Yeah, the real secret of this game is to take your time--don't pull a Leeroy Jenkins in this game.
I'm proud to say that I beat this game legitimately.
This game makes me think of Cygnus Destroyer. Both of his channels are gone though. 😢
I didnt know about this.I forgot about the cartoon.
Uh which control can we use to change character?
Bucky O'Hare :B-
nostalgia
Is it possible to complete blue planet without dead eye?