Contra (1988)
- Developer
- Konami
- Platforms
- Nintendo Entertainment System
- Genres
- Shooter, Platform
- Rating
- 3.9 of 5, 75 player ratings
- Main story
- about 1.8 hours
- Completionist
- about 6.0 hours
How it feels
Blast through waves of alien soldiers in this relentless two-player run-and-gun arcade classic.
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About
Contra is the NES port of the homonymous 1987 arcade game. It is a run and gun action game developed and published by Konami. The NES port was originally released in North America, and it lacks the cutscenes and other details present in the Japanese version which was released a week later.
Screenshots
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- Contra 4 (2007)
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- Contra ReBirth (2009)
- Contra: Legacy of War (1997)
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