Description
In the year 2631, a small meteorite has fallen into the Galuga archipelago, located 20km northeast off the coast of New Zealand. Two years later, a terrorist group known as Red Falcon has seized the island in preparation for an alien invasion. The earth's marines sent two members of their elite Contra unit, Bill Rizer and Lance Bean, to neutralize the terrorists.
As either Bill (player 1) or Lance (player 2), the player must get to the end of each stage, shooting everything in sight, while avoiding enemy fire themselves. The player can upgrade their standard-issue rifle into one of four different weapons, including the powerful spread shot.
Alternate Titles
- "魂斗羅" -- Japanese spelling
- "魂斗罗" -- Chinese spelling (simplified)
- "Probotector" -- European NES title
- "Kon To Ra" -- Japanese gikun phonetic title
- "Gryzor" -- European Arcade/Computer title
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Trivia
Contra appealed heavily to young, male movie crowds at the time who were still watching movies like "Aliens", and the ending environment is very similar to it. Also, the cover of the American release features two soldiers who are slightly modified and repainted images from the movie "Predator".
(Both "Aliens" and "Predator" are copywrited and owned by 20th Century Fox).
