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Super Contra. 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. [2] It is the sequel to the original Contra and part of the Contra series. The game stars Bill Rizer and Lance Bean as they are sent to thwart ...
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System, commonly shortened to Super Nintendo, [b] Super NES or SNES, [c] is a 16-bit home video game console developed by Nintendo that was released in 1990 in Japan and South Korea, [16] 1991 in North America, 1992 in Europe and Oceania and 1993 in South America. In Japan, it is called the Super Famicom (SFC).
Game Genie is a line of video game cheat cartridges originally designed by Codemasters, sold by Camerica and Galoob. The first device in the series was released in 1990 [1] for the Nintendo Entertainment System, with subsequent devices released for the Super NES, Game Boy, Genesis, and Game Gear. All Game Genie devices temporarily modify game ...
The Konami Code was first used in the release of Gradius (1986), a scrolling shooter for the NES [11] and was popularized among North American players in the NES version of Contra. 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 ...
A Nintendo Switch console with Joy-Con. This is a list of video games for the Nintendo Switch video game console that have sold or shipped at least one million copies. As Nintendo shares the sales of their video games every quarter while most other publishers do not share sales figures per console, this list consists mostly of Nintendo-published titles.
For games distributed through the Nintendo eShop, see List of Nintendo Switch games. Nintendo Switch Online subscribers can access games for the NES, Super NES, Game Boy, and Game Boy Color (top row). Premium subscribers are able to access games for the Nintendo 64, Sega Genesis, and Game Boy Advance (bottom row).
Assault Suits Valken [a], also known as Cybernator, is a 2D mecha action game developed by Masaya and released in 1992 for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System. [1] The second entry in the Assault Suit series, it is a prequel to the first game, Target Earth. The game was localized and published overseas by Konami. The story follows Jake ...
The best-selling game is Super Mario World, with over 20.6 million units sold. [2] [3] Despite the console's relatively late start, and the fierce competition it faced in North America and Europe from Sega's Genesis/Mega Drive console, it was the best-selling console of its era. [4] Games were released in plastic-encased ROM cartridges. The ...