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The NES Contra and Super C are included in the Nintendo DS game Contra 4 as unlockable bonuses. The MSX2 version of Contra was released for the Virtual Console in Japan on February 2, 2010 for the Wii [19] [20] and on October 15, 2014 for the Wii U. The arcade version of Contra was released for the PlayStation 4 as part of Hamster's Arcade ...
Contra Returns (mobile) A free-to-play mobile game developed by Tencent and Konami which was originally exclusive to China in 2017. At the time of the Chinese release, it was nominated for "Best Sound Design in a Casual/Social Game" and "Best Music in a Casual/Social Game" at the 16th Annual Game Audio Network Guild Awards. [10]
This financial turmoil prompted a shift in strategy to enter the mobile gaming market with the aid of mobile platform development partner DeNA, using mobile titles as a marketing tool to entice that audience into purchasing Nintendo's dedicated video game hardware. Nintendo's mobile game initiative largely lasted from 2015 to 2020, during which ...
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.
[1]: 26–27 In early coverage, the game was known as Contra IV. [9] [c] Nintendo Power reported the name change to Contra III in its coverage of Winter CES in 1992. [12] Nakazato believed Contra had a low-budget movie theme. [1]: 27 To emphasize this, he asked the sound team to change the music as the stages progressed to give a cinematic style.
A mobile port was released six days later on November 19, 2007. [4] A rerelease, called Contra 4: Redux, was released for Android in 2011. Contra 4 serves as a direct sequel to 1992's Contra III: The Alien Wars for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System, in celebration of the 20th anniversary of the franchise. [5]
A mobile phone version of Super Contra was released in Japan and China (Super Contra 2) on March 5, 2008, coinciding with the release of Contra: Dual Spirits (the Japanese localization of Contra 4). This version features the stages from the NES version, but with graphics similar to the arcade game (including the opening intro).
Contra: Legacy of War is a 3D action game produced by Konami and developed by Appaloosa Interactive that was originally released in 1996 for the PlayStation and Sega Saturn.It is a follow-up to Contra: Hard Corps, and was the first of two games in the Contra series that were externally developed by Appaloosa; the second game, C: The Contra Adventure, was released in 1998.