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The NES version of Contra is included in the video game compilation Konami Collector's Series: Castlevania & Contra for Microsoft Windows, released in North America in 2002, which also includes Super C and the three Castlevania games released for the NES. The NES Contra and Super C are included in the Nintendo DS game Contra 4 as unlockable ...
Operation C is the first Contra game made specifically for a portable platform. Featuring gameplay similar to the NES version of Super C, Operation C also first introduced the "homing gun" power-up. Contra Force (NES) (1992) Contra Force combines the run and gun style of the Contra series with a power-up system similar to Gradius.
Contra (Gryzor in Europe) Dark Adventure; The Hustler; Devil World (not to be confused with Nintendo's Japan/PAL-only Famicom/NES game) Fast Lane; Flak Attack; Hyper Crash; Labyrinth Runner; MX 5000; Rack 'Em Up; Life Force (Japanese Version) Typhoon (Ajax) 1988. Super Contra; Haunted Castle (Akumajō Dracula in Japan) Chequered Flag (also ...
The code is also known as the "Contra Code" and "30 Lives Code", since the code provided the player 30 extra lives in Contra. The code has been used to help novice players progress through the game. [10] [12] The Konami Code was created by Kazuhisa Hashimoto, who was developing the home port of the 1985 arcade game Gradius for the NES.
The game was hailed as a "rebirth" of the franchise, and was praised for returning to its roots. GameZone gave the game 8.9 out of 10, saying, "Contra 4 presents some of the best, most hardcore run-and-gun shooting action on the DS, and is a breath of fresh, alien-blood-scented air for the system, and gaming in general."
The Power Set of 1989 includes the console, two game controllers, an NES Zapper, a Power Pad, and a triple Game Pak containing Super Mario Bros, Duck Hunt, and World Class Track Meet. In 1990, a Sports Set bundle was released, including the console, an NES Satellite infrared wireless multitap adapter, four game controllers, and a dual Game Pak ...
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Super Contra, known as Super Contra: The Alien Strikes Back [a] in Japan, is a run and gun video game by Konami, originally released as a coin-operated arcade video game in January 1988. It is the sequel to the original Contra and part of the Contra series .