Contra

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

Part of the Following Groups

• BPjS / BPjM indexed games
• Contra series

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User Reviews

Congratulations! You've designed the best run-and-gun platformer in the universe. Consider yourselves heroes.	NES	J. P. Gray (111)
20 years later, Contra still shines like a brand new shell casing.	NES	DarkBubble (369)
If you haven't played this game yet, I feel sorry for you.	NES	Jeff Koerner (32)
A freaking good old action shooter	NES	Bregalad (671)

The Press Says

NES Player	NES	2001	5 out of 5	100
HonestGamers	NES	Mar 19, 2005	10 out of 10	100
MaXoE Games	NES	2000	9 out of 10	90
Your Sinclair	ZX Spectrum	Mar, 1988	9 out of 10	90
Video Games	NES	Mar, 1991	88 out of 100	88
The Games Machine (UK)	Amstrad CPC	Feb, 1988	82 out of 100	82
Video Game Talk	Xbox 360	Nov 08, 2006		80
Game Chronicles	Xbox 360	Jan 31, 2007	6 out of 10	60
TalkXbox	Xbox 360	Feb 06, 2007	54 out of 100	54
Defunct Games	Xbox 360	Dec 06, 2006	50 out of 100	50

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Trivia

Contra's infamous code for 30 lives (see Tips & Tricks), has become a minor part of video game geek culture, appearing on T-shirts and referred to in movies and television shows, and being mentioned as one of the greatest gaming moments of all time by the magazine Game Informer.