I'd like to do more Let's Play / Couch Co-Op videos with my special guests. What games would you like to see us play... and with who?

I had this game as a kid on the Atari 5200 (yes...that one) I loved it so much that I made a helicopter pack for my GI Joes by taking apart another toy and using the motor from that and a painted popsicle stick for the helicopter blades. It didn't fly, but it was awesome for the imagination!

Your Let's Plays are so great, dude! You're just so informative with your commentary. It's a nice change of pace compared to a lot of other ones online.

Awesome. So glad you're doing another Let's Play video. Keep up the good work!

This was my favorite game as a kid. I loved watching you play it, brought back a lot of memories.

Thoroughly enjoyed this video MJR, which is exactly the kind of entertaining retro content I'm looking for on YT. Appreciate your enthusiasm and first-hand experience of playing the game and its controls & levels. H.E.R.O might be my #3 fave Atari 2600 game, behind River Raid and Enduro which are infinitely replayable to me!

Awesome video man! What a neat show and tell.

This is a really nice playthrough, specially because of the super easy going narration, I could even say it's the best gameplay I've watched. This is coming from a person that was born without patience haha. You should do more playthroughs for different systems, maybe create polls?

Yes! Jesus joins the LP community. Just when I thought this channel couldn't be any better.

Dude there's just something so satisfying watching you just flow through this game and talk about it. It's got surprisingly pleasant sounds to it, so it's quite nice to hear in the background

That was awesome to watch. You are really good at this game.

OMG! Finally! I mean, sure H.E.R.O. is cool, but what I am really happy for is to hear your passion come through. I think all your guests are great and really add to your show, but my favourite episodes are when you alone are sharing your passion with us. Your enthusiasm feels just a little diluted when sharing screen space with others. More solo stuff dude!

Not gonna lie, man - the placement of the joystick in the opening segment made me laugh out loud. Haha. Love your videos, brother!

Awesome. One of my favourite games of my childhood, though on the Commodore 64.

Great video, i love how you give background on your experiences with the title.

I was always curious about this game xD Looks pretty cool!!! Awesome episode!!

H.E.R.O. was my favourite Atari 2600 game as well. I don't remember how far I used to get but I do remember the tentacle and the level where you died. Ah great fun and great memories.

This has to be the best game of all time for the 2600. I spent hours playing it as a kid... and loved every second of it.

I always remember how much I loved this game.I honestly don't remember if I completed it though.I am sure I must have,as I completed all the other Atari games I had.My other 2600 favourites were Popeye,Enduro,river raid and decathlon.It was my first console,and I have to totally agree with you about the rubbish so called arcade game ports,like asteroid and pacman.They were far too easy,and nothing like their arcade versions.I recently got my Atari out and had a night of two player combat.And I can honestly say that,that game still holds up today.We played for hours on end.I have never lost my enthusiasm for games,and I will never forget where it all started.Thanks for sharing this.Real nostalgia.

Activision really was amazing back in the day. 30 years has made a hell of a difference

These are really some awesome videos you've got, MetalJesus. You've been one of my favorite youtubers for a couple years now. I'm a 20-year-old girl who grew up only knowing about games from my time and I've never had an interest in retro gaming before discovering your channel. It's interesting to be exposed to a lot of these awesome games that I've sadly missed out on (but I guess I could still experience). Anyway thanks for doing what you do, always looking forward to seeing your next vid. Keep rocking on :)

Good stuff man. Surprised to hear you haven't beat it but I'm sure thats part of the fun

Thoroughly enjoyed watching that! I get on my high horse about this from time to time but it just goes to show what can be done with a few decent central game mechanics and good level design. Something that many modern games would do well to remember!

Great content as always, you're a rockstar MetalJesus

glad to see a video on this game, I just got my very first 2600 about a week ago and this is definitely on my list to get

Excellent video! You taught me a lot of things that I never knew about the game! I also really like this game as well. Activision really does make a lot of great Atari games!

Great Video man! Keep up the good work!

this channel just keeps getting better

Nice! Finally the H.E.R.O. Let's play is here!! Great info and now I might be able to get past the fist 10 levels or so.. Ha!

Thank you so much for sharing this game! My favorite Atari game, ever!

Thanks for the video I always wondered what this game was since I always see it in your intro.

One of my top-five 2600 games growing up! Thanks!

I love your ghost poster in the background I love your channel its awesome

That thumbnail reminds me of one of those 1980's David Copperfield TV specials. Stay tuned, because when we return Metal Jesus will attempt to read your mind in the comfort of your living room...

Love the Iron Maiden poster in the background. Awesome. Eddie FTW Personally my favorite game as a kid was Yar's Revenge. Awesome game.

Hey, Metal Jesus! Long time fan, from England. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧😁 H.E.R.O. is MY favourite Atari game, too! What great taste you have! I've also played the Arcade, Colecovision, Commodore 64, Game Boy Advance, and SG-1000 versions... They're ALL brilliant! As far as I'm aware, the SG-1000 version is the only one with background music, when you play it! 🇯🇵🎵🎶 Keep rockin'! ⚡🎮👊😎🌈💖

Nice! I was getting pretty invested watching you play, even though I have no familiarity with this game and only the vaguest of early childhood memories of Atari. Aside from some sloppy mistakes made in the later levels (which I couldn't help reacting to each and every one), I think your skills are pretty impressive. Muscle-memory is a scary thing...

Cool a lets play ! I hope to see more

WOW! I was even thinking that you could do gameplay of H.E.R.O without asking. Amazing graphics for the atari 2600!

I love your lets plays.

I love watching unscripted lets plays etc :) Really looking forward to more of these :)

You are my hero! I will have to pick this up for my 2600 or C64.

My favorite Atari 2600 game by FAR! You have good taste, MetalJesus.

I've been waiting for this :D

Hey there Metal Jesus! I want to say I love your channel and yes, you rock! Now I know that PC games are tough to have couch co-op type coverage but man I would love to see you review Mechwarrior 2 or Mercenaries. I saw your big box PC games and that wicked explosive cover for Mech 2 really stuck out for me. Keep on rockin' and making your awesome videos man!

Get the patch Metal Jesus! Score high and beat level 20 I believe in you!

wow it looks like a really fun game you guys lived in a really cool era i was born in 1989 i loved the neo geo games my favorites were metal slug and king of fighters alot of those arcades cabinets existed in almost every corner in los angeles california awesome skills metal jesus peace

Love this channel.

Love That trooper poster MetalJesusRocks up the irons!!

that's an awesome ghost poster in the background at the beginning of the video!

I played this game a lot back in the day. You're quite better at it than I was.

awesome game, and playthrough metal jesus!lml,

This is SOO special to watch and hear upon for me !.I´m also born in ´71,and bought the "H.E.R.O." cartridge when it was new in ´84.Everything that you´re mentioning here about "H.E.R.O." and "Atari 2600",i could have said the same from my own experiences/thoughts as well,except from three things: 1, My 2600 was a 4 button console (you obviously call it "Darth Vader" in America i heard).2, I ALSO had "Played H.E.R.O. and returned to it".-But,sad to say it,not "ALL of my life" (not since i unplugged my 2600 in about 1991 and put it in a box somewhere).Still,i have had it "in my backbone" for all of my life,even as a grown up person. 3, Believe it or not,but I HAVE ACTUALLY FINISHED IT !.And at least twice that i am sure of (1986 and ´87 respectevely).It´s too hard to remember for giving any "tips" etc. (i did´nt even could recall that "evil tentacle" thing in your video !).But one thing though: I was also a guitar guy in my youth,and you know what happens if you have´nt touched it for a week,and then comes back to it.-When you´re "warming up",you´re noticing; "What the heck is it that does´t work here ?".You would need 2-3 hours of real practice to "catch up" with your actual/current skill level in that case,right ?!.O.k.,so now,, "finishing level 20" in H.E.R.O. is no difference from this example.-It´s rather even MORE stringent !.Don´t even CONSIDER to play it less than 1 hour for every 24 hour´s period ! (the "Play select" switch can be used so that you don´t have to start from "Level 1" everyday,but choose from a preconfigured range of higher leveled numbers instead.But since it takes times to earn all of those lives and dynamite sticks that will be required "for the final",there´s still "a calculation" that has to be done there).Anyway,your brain,your hand and the joystick must be in perfect sync to make this project possible.And without daily training and commitment...AT THE BEST,..you can fix "Level 19",but i doubt it.. I remember a kind of "strategy rule" that i used to have in the days,but that probably was specific for myself only (??),and it was like: "In order to finish both ""Level 19 and 20"",you need no less than THE MAXIMUM NUMBER OF B O T H THE LIVES AND THE DYNAMITE STICKS (was it 6 or 8 of ém respectevely ?.But anyway,) as soon as you start up ""Level 19"" !." "OCD" ?.No,actually not.-It´s was only because of THE EXTREME DIFFICULTY DEMANDS FROM THESE LEVELS !.With any lower amounts,in "the final fights",you just won´t make it down there !. "Finish ""Level 20"", = Finish the game". O.k. But there was´nt any rewarding features for doing that at all,as i remember it !.It just started over from "Level 1",and that´s about it !."Console generation 2" was surely primitive,even though i feel warm emotions for it today (i really wish that i would have had a "Colecovision" though,but you can´t have it all right ?!). Thanks for the tip with the "Master system"/Jet pack version of "H.E.R.O." !.I´m gonna find myself some emulator to try it out now !. /Mike from Sweden

I played HERO on C64 and is still one of the best game I ever played, the caves, the darkness, the absence of music, everything makes it for a perfect game to play at night! Amazing game!

That looks like a cool game. I have never played the 2600 but may need to start collecting.

Great run MJR. I loved Hero, but it was not the best 5200 game, so I went back to the 2600. I don't think I ever got that far. Pretty amazing how our memory has room for this kind of game after years and years of other games on top of that. especially all the games you've consumed. Awesome job. it's great that you mentioned this mutha.

yeah nice more let's play or even some stream , good job metal jesus

Sweet memories... thanks man!

how did I not have this game?? I had almost all the 2600 games when I was a kid...this one looks fun :)

That was fun to watch. I've never played H.E.R.O but I always see it on the opening credits. Cool game and it does look good

I'm 33 this is my very first memory of video games .my dad would play it all the time in good old 1986. Best Atari game ever.

More of this Metal Jesus you rock.

Love MJR vids! With the new Neo Geo vid, would love to also see buyers' guides on 3D0, TurboGrafx, Virtual Boy, or even unknowns about the Nomad. Also really want to see Atari 8 bit computer 400/600/800 (xl) hidden gems vids. Great job!

MetalJesus, please keep using this intro. It's the most awesome one you have.

This game was in my original collection for my first gaming system, the Coleco Adam computer. Montezuma's Revenge and H.E.R.O. were 2 of my favorites. Lots of great memories!

God, I loved HERO back on the Commodore 64. Easily one of my favorite games on that platform, as well as Great Giana Sisters. I even worked on my own version of HERO for PC using GameMaker. Could have finished it too, but couldn't figure out how to publish the game once it was done. Most people don't want to download a .exe-file from the internet, logically.

Hell Yeah!!!! wanted to see this

man you're so close, it would drive me crazy not to beat it.. you just gotta keep practicing and playing and you'd get there, i'm sure.

loves this video!!!

So happy to see Roxie as a guest star in this one :)

thank you very much""" i loved your performance!!! ery good,reALLY, THANK YOU AGAIN!! ALWAYS ON TH TOP!!

This and River Raid were my favorites. Activision ruled the Atari 2600 game world back then.

Wow, never knew this was a hugely popular game. I remember as a kid, in 1992 my dad got me an Atari (ya, I know right?) and it came with a bunch of games; and H.E.R.O was one of them. I think it was my most played; because the cover on the cart looked cool, and it wasn't as boring as some of the other games in my collection. It used to make me mad at how hard it was; so this playthrough really shows how good you are at it. I still have this game somewhere in a box with my Atari. Good times indeed!

It's a definite sign of the times (and our age) that younger gamers who weren't around gaming in the 80s, won't ever understand or appreciate how much of a great groundbreaking game this was. It wasn't just your basic pong or pacman, you had to have a strategy to playing, something taken for granted today. Enjoyed this Jason, thanks!

Absolutely loved that game as a kid!

Love the Ghost poster in the back!

Dude, very interesting let's play. I was imagining if it was ported to the NES, what it would look like.

Awesome video

The beard is working so well!

This video brought back some memories. I remember playing Hero after school in my old trusty ATARI 2600 (in Brazil they were at first produced by a company called Polyvox), using a multicart I had borrowed from my cousin. That was in the late 1980s, before I got my first PC (an MSX). Too bad my father kind of forced me to get rid of my ATARI, I still regret it to this day!

People who didn't grow up in the Atari age will never now how awesome the graphics and game play was when this came out.

While EUA were in the videogame crash, Brazil was just opening up to imports. This made Atari to reaxh the country only in 1982, so while most americans are not familiarized with late Atari releases such as HERO, here they were a blasting success. My brother beat the game a few times, you just select a different mode and play the more advanced levels from start, to memorize until you get really good.

The beard fits very wel on you MetalJesusRocks, i know i'm a bit late lol

Mountain King please!!! Another favorite that just never gets enough coverage.

I am not much for Atari games, I am a little bit to young I guess, but this game really looks like alot of fun! Thanks for charing your gameplay. :)

I got this game as a gift for being the ring bearer at a wedding from my aunt when I was around 6 years old lol

My all time favourite Atari game 😆 Me and my older brother played this a LOT in the 80's, he was better than me and reached level 20 first, but I eventually did too. Then when I was a teen in the 90s I got so good that I finally made the 1.000.000 score while playing the PRO levels , it was really awesome! Good memories 👍😉

It's weird cause in the 2000's I was barely 5 and playing Crash Bandicoot, Super Mario 64, Spyro and in school we'd have Pajama Sam; but I remeber playing "Adventure" from an Atari plug and play that used 4 double AA batteries and I loved that game, it would scar the living shit out of me that giant duck/dragon that would chase you. I mean 3D games was a thing already but that game felt like Zelda Ocarina of Time.

You do rock sir , you do rock!

awesome video :)

+MetalJesusRocks I never noticed you're dog was named Roxy. We had a dog named Roxie (different spelling) that passed last year, she was an amazing dog and miss her dearly. Great let's play too I enjoyed it.

Looks like fun!

My first favourite band ever, Maiden, appeared in this video... after a decade, Dream Theater eclipsed Maiden to take first spot, since '95 now... who also appeared in this video... and, like many thousands of people, HERO is my favourite 2600 game ever... I really injured my back in 1985 sitting on the edge of a bed for 12 hours playing it one summer. It was the only game I almost mastered.

I made it my mission to have this game on the 2600! I used to play it all the time on the Commodore 64 and didn't realize that it was even on the Atari. So when I seen you mention it in previous videos, the hunt began :)

about damn time!

this was great i think if i track down a 2600 and this this will be my new favorite for the system as space invaders is my current favorite since childhood hmmm as for your question id like to see you play some games with wood maybe some fighting or racing type stuff but im not picky lol

man metal Jesus has grown on me.. I feel like he is my cool uncle who knows everything about games!!!

Really should do more video like this with a lot of games .

Not a bad run at all. I can't remember how many points you got a few months back in the High Score Club, but I do remember it was a really good score.

As a Kid i played H.e.r.o. on the C64 it was a great little game i had Pitfall as well on it but never got far in that game i had a 2600 as well tho i didnt have H.e.r.o. on it i played berzerk like grazy on that and was my favorite game on that system :)