NES

Contra

Title

Europe Title screen

A bit of demo gameplay...

...and on to the game

Destroy those square things -sometimes they drop items that will power-up your weapon

Swimming across

What's that, in the middle?

This boss is too much for me...

Next area: you can't proceed until you've cleared the room of all its deadly weapons

Room cleared, you can proceed

next one is tougher: those green suckers throw logs at me, I'd better duck in the corner...

This crazy boss fires several fireballs at me

Waterfall level

You can ride those grey things

Wow, now THAT'S a weapon!

Higher and higher...

Oh-oh, this boss looks like he means it...

Title Screen (Japanese version)

"Contra" is the title awarded to the most elite soldiers possesing expertise in guerilla warfare and the fighting spirit.

In the year 2631, a mysterious meteorite falls into the Galuga archipelago near New Zealand.

Two years later, a mysterious group of invaders known as "Red Falcon" conspire the fall of mankind by setting their base of operations all over Galuga.

The Earth's Marine Corps sends orders to destroy the alien base to Bill and Lance, members of the Marine's "Contra" unit.

A map of Galuga shows your current position in the game.

Palm trees are now animated in the Japanese version.

Bill: "I have arrived at 'Point A'. Commencing infiltration."

Gromaides now has glowing eyes in the Japanese version.

Actual snow effects in Stage 5.

Lance: "The base's interior defense system has been activated. Better destroy it quickly..."