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The Contra logo as it appears on the title screen of the 1987 arcade game.KonamiPlatform(s), 2,Contra is a video game series produced by composed primarily of. The series debuted in 1987 as a coin-operated arcade game titled, which was followed by the release of in 1988 and several sequels produced for various home platforms.The arcade version of Contra was released in February 1987, a few months after the was made public. While it is unclear whether the game was deliberately named after the Nicaraguan, the ending theme of the original game was titled ' ( サンディニスタ, Sandinisuta), after the adversaries of the real-life Contras. Contents.Gameplay The majority of the Contra games are side-scrolling where the player takes control of an armed commando who must fight all sorts of extraterrestrial monsters and other kinds of futuristic menaces. In addition to the side-scrolling stages, the original also featured '3D view' levels where the player must move towards the background in order to progress, while subsequent titles, such as and, feature overhead stages as well.

Only the -developed installments in the series, and, as well as, deviated from the series' side-scrolling perspective (although C: The Contra Adventure does feature two side-scrolling stages)., while maintaining the side-view perspective of the 2D games, features fully polygonal 3D graphics. Almost every game in the series, with only a few exceptions (such as the version of Contra, C The Contra Adventure or for the, which were single-player only), allows two players to play the game simultaneously.The main power-ups in the series are falcon-shaped letter icons which will replace the player's default weapon with a new one, such as a Laser Gun or a Spread Gun. There are also power-ups that are actually auxiliary items like the Barrier (which provides temporary invincibility) or the Rapid Bullets (which increases the firing speed of the player's current weapon) in the original Contra, as well as weapons such as the Mega Shell in the arcade version of Super Contra and the Bombs in Contra III and, that are used to destroy all on-screen enemies. The original arcade version of Contra used the falcon icons for all of its weapons except the Laser Gun and the Fire Ball weapon, while in the arcade version of Super Contra, no Falcon icons were used. Contra: Shattered Soldier and Neo Contra both deviate from this tradition by having set weapon configurations instead.Most of the Contra games have the player begin the game with only a set number of lives (three in most console games). If the player gets hit once, they will lose a life along with any weapon they currently possess in some games.

Because of this, the Contra series is notorious for being extremely difficult. Uberstrike play new. Even in the original arcade versions, most of the games only give limited chances to continue before forcing the player to start all over.

Extra lives are usually obtained in most games when the player reaches certain scores. The NES version of the original Contra used the (previously featured in the NES version of ) to start the game with thirty lives instead of the usual three. Most of the subsequent console games in the series only featured these extra lives codes in their Japanese releases, such as Contra Spirits (the Japanese version of Contra III) and Contra: Hard Corps.Games Release timeline 19Original games.

Roads of rome 3 episode 1 level 10. (, ) Contra is the first game in the series. Many of the series' conventions such as power-ups, two-player cooperative gameplay and the character's light mobility (including somersaults) were already present in this game.

The game is composed of traditional side-view stages that scroll either vertically or horizontally, as well as '3D view' stages in which the player moves towards the backgrounds. The NES version is essentially identical to the arcade version in terms of content, but has longer stages and other modifications. In Japan, the Famicom version uses the VRC2 chip, which allowed for additional background animation and cut-scenes not included in its North American and European NES counterparts. An MSX2 version was also produced that is drastically different from the other two versions. Several computer versions were done outside Japan, by Ocean in Europe for the C64, CPC and ZX, and by Banana Software in North America for DOS based PCs. (Arcade, NES, DOS, ) Super Contra replaces the 3D view stages from the original with top-view stages similar to those in.

Features unique to the arcade version includes upgradeable weapons and the ability to control the character's jumping height. The NES version (retitled Super C for its North American version) has three new stages and a new final boss, but lacks the upgradable weapons from the arcade game. Unlimited Software created DOS and Amiga conversions for the North American market, based on the arcade original. 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. (, Game Boy, ) The series' first entry for a 16-bit game console, Contra III allows the player's character to climb into walls or railings and carry two weapons that can be switched back and forth, as well as smart bombs that kill all on-screen enemies.

Many of the stages and bosses made use of the system's graphic effects, including a bike riding stage that ends in a midair battle with the main character riding missiles. The player is now required to rotate their character in the top-view stages to move along with the scenery. Two heavily modified portable ports were produced; a port for the original Game Boy, simply titled Contra: The Alien Wars; and a later Game Boy Advance port, titled Contra Advance: The Alien Wars EX, which replaced the top view stages with levels from Contra: Hard Corps. (NES) (1992)Contra Force combines the run and gun style of the Contra series with a power-up system similar to.

The game is notable for being the first Contra to feature selectable characters with their unique weapon configurations. Contra Force lacks the alien invaders and futuristic environment of previous installments, as the game centers around an elite task force fighting human terrorists in a present-day setting. The game was actually planned as an unrelated game in Japan as Arc Hound, but was never officially released there, nor in Europe. The first Contra game for a Sega platform. Hard Corps also contains selectable characters with unique weapons and abilities and introduces an in-game storyline with branching paths that alter the ending. (, ) The first of two Contra titles developed by, as well as the first attempt to convert the Contra gameplay to 3D and the first game in the series to be played in an isometric perspective. It was originally sold with a pair of.

It is the first console Contra game to be released in the with no changes. A Japanese release of Legacy of War was planned, but canceled. (PlayStation) The second Contra game developed by Appaloosa. The gameplay is composed of several side-scrolling and 3D stages, as well as a single overhead stage. It's the only console game in the series to lack a multiplayer mode. C: The Contra Adventure was only released in North America, with no Japanese nor European versions. Features 2D side-scrolling gameplay with fully polygonal 3D graphics.

The player now has a fixed weapon configuration, allowing the character to use one of three weapons. The player can also charge their weapon for a more powerful shot. The game grades the player's performance on each stage and only allows the good ending to those with an above-average rank.

(PlayStation 2) Most of the game is played in an isometric perspective, but portions are side-scrolling or overhead-behind. The player can now select their weapon configurations, which includes a weapon that locks onto airborne enemies. Developed by, the gameplay is displayed on two screens and the player's character now has a grappling hook that latches onto railings. The gameplay system is modeled after Contra III: The Alien Wars, with upgradeable weapons similar to Super Contra.

It also features the return of the 3D view 'tunnel' stages from the original Contra. The game has never been released in Europe. (downloadable for ) Developed by M2 and published by for, this 2D side-scrolling game was released in May 2009 in and features Bill Rizer and Genbei Yagyu from Neo Contra fighting off an alien invasion. It features hand-drawn sprite-based visuals, and has two unlockable characters as well as an unlockable 'nightmare mode.'

With the announcement of the closure of the Nintendo Wii Shop Channel in 2018, and discontinued in 2019, this game is no longer available for purchase or re-download. Contra: The War of the Worlds (mobile) A mobile game developed by Konami's Chinese division. In this game the player fights alien intruders on the Moon. (downloadable for, ) The game was developed by and is the first Contra game without the 'Contra' brand name in the title.

It became available on Xbox Live Arcade on February 16, 2011, and was released on the PlayStation Network on March 15, 2011. It is a prequel to the original Contra.

The player will play the role of Colonel Bahamut, the main antagonist from Contra: Hard Corps. Although the game was released with only two different characters to choose from (like most Contra games), Konami has released additional characters via DLC. Contra: Evolution (Arcade, ) A remake of the original Contra was released in China on mobile phones (2010), based on an arcade version that would actually be released later (2011) and later ported to systems in 2013.

It features updated graphics, new characters to choose from, pay-to-play credits to buy extra lives, and bonus stages. Contra 3D Contra 3D is a pachislot game based on the Contra series and was released in Japan in 2013. Neo Contra (Slot Machine) Neo Contra (Slot Machine) is a Slot Machine game based on Neo Contra and was released in America in 2014. Contra: Return (mobile)A free-to-play mobile game developed by Tencent and Konami and is exclusive to China in 2017.

Its American release date is unknown, at the moment the game is under testing. 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.Developed by Toylogic and published by Konami, is a game, taking place years after (1992), for release on September 24, 2019 for,. Re-releases The original arcade versions of Contra and Super Contra were ported to several computer platforms in and during the late 1980s and 1990s.

In North America, the original Contra and Super Contra (as Super C) were ported to. A version of Super C was also released for the. Contra was released for the, and in Europe under the Gryzor title.As became more widespread, the classic Contra games, both arcade and console installments, are being made available in numerous formats such as downloadable game services like the 's and, video game compilations, stand-alone re-releases and even as unlockable games in newer installments. Versions have been produced as well. For more information, see each individual game page.Cancelled games. Contra Spirits and Super Contra ( and NEC ) (Cancelled).

Contra Spirits 64 (Cancelled)Originally announced in early 1997, this Nintendo 64 incarnation of the series was to be developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Osaka, but was later cancelled when the development team disbanded. Contra (Nintendo GameCube) (Cancelled)In 2002, a European division of Konami announced its development, but unwisely kept “everything” from the public. When nothing else turned up beyond this, a response from Konami basically unknown summed up its cancellation. The Definitive Contra (Nintendo GameCube) (Cancelled). Contra 3DS (Nintendo 3DS) (Cancelled)In other media. Contra is one of the video games featured in the manga titled, by Shigeto Ikehara and Published by Comic BomBom from October 1989 to December 1991.

(Family Computer) - during the second intermission, either a video game will appear for Player One to play or a Konami ad will appear featuring a bear shooting the puck into a net mouthing the words 'Nice Shot!' The video game is actually an advertisement for Contra and other Konami games. (Arcade) - Emperor Demon Gyaba appears as a major alien boss in a stage.

(Family Computer, Cell Phone) - although released a month before the Famicom version of Contra, the final boss theme in the game is the same one used in the original Contra. (Family Computer, Wii U VC) - Bill Rizer appears as a playable character among other Konami characters. in the English-language Mega-CD/Sega CD version, two characters masquerading as Bill and Lance appear at a Konami-themed held in the Outer Heaven show pub. They are replaced by Light and Pastel from the series in the PlayStation and Sega Saturn versions.Protagonists The original Contra, and its initial sequels ( and ) are set in the 27th century, and center around two commandos named Bill Rizer and Lance Bean, who are members of a special guerrilla task force codenamed 'Contra' repeatedly sent to thwart an army of alien invaders seeking to destroy the Earth.

Bill Rizer was named 's 17th favourite video game hero, due to his aptitude with saving the world.Some of the Contra games released after Contra III have deviated from this premise, such as Contra Force (which was set in the present day) and Contra: Hard Corps (which featured new heroes following the events of Contra III, as well as a human antagonist). However, the original Contra protagonist of Bill Rizer would not return in another game until Contra: Shattered Soldier, which brought back Bill Rizer (now a convicted war criminal) to fight against his former partner Lance, who has become a terrorist leader. Also brought back Bill Rizer, however the character in this installment is revealed to be a clone of the original Bill, as the game is set in 4444, almost 1,800 years after Bill's last appearance in Shattered Soldier. Brought back the original team of Bill and Lance by setting itself as a direct sequel to Contra III set before the events of Hard Corps and Shattered Soldier. ReBirth may be set in 2633 (the events of the original Contra took place), or 4444 where the events of Neo Contra took place, implying that it is set either before, during, or sometime after these games, although its continuity is uncertain. Is another prequel set twenty years before the events of the original Contra, which follows Bahamut, who was the villain in Hard Corps, as the protagonist. However, the developers said he could be a different Bahamut, only sharing the same name.Continuity differences While the original Japanese version of the early Contra games (specifically the original Contra, Super Contra and Operation C), were set in the 27th century (in the years 2633, 2634, and 2635 in that order), the American versions of these games omitted this detail and the instruction manuals for these versions implied that the series was set during the.

Contra III: The Alien Wars retains its futuristic setting of 2636 for its American release, but the identities of the two player characters, Bill Rizer and Lance Bean (the heroes from the previous installments), were changed to their descendants 'Jimbo' and 'Sully' in order to retain the continuity of the previous localizations. The American (and European) version of Contra: Shattered Soldier was the first Contra game overseas to follow the same continuity as its Japanese counterpart. 'Mad Dog' and 'Scorpion', originally the nicknames given to Bill and Lance in the NES versions of Contra and Super C, were made into separate characters in Contra 4.The enemy characters of the earlier games were also named differently in the American versions. Particularly 'Red Falcon', originally the name of the terrorist army that was fought by the main characters in the first game (the Red Falcon Organization), became the name of the actual alien entity leader; thus 'Red Falcon' became the name of the final boss fought at the end of Contra in which you fight both his alien body form and his heart. In Japan, these are intended to be two different entities: Emperor Demon Dragon God Java and Emperor Demon Evil Heart Gomera Mosking, respectively.

The final boss of Super Contra (or the third to last boss in the NES Super C) and Contra III; is named Emperor Demon Gyaba in the original Japanese versions. Often mistaken as Red Falcon, his American name is referred to as Jagger Froid in the Super C instruction manual. The American Super C instruction manual also illustrates a common 'running' alien enemy from its final stage as Red Falcon. The alien entity leader known as Red Falcon does not appear as an enemy in the Super Contra or Super C games. The antagonist of the Game Boy game Operation C, originally a nameless hostile nation seeking to develop alien-based weapons in the Japanese version, was changed to 'Black Viper', another alien invader (the alien cell the player must destroy after thwarting the final security system is presumably Black Viper itself). In, the final boss is actually Black Viper itself, who takes a form similar to Gyaba in the other games.Regional differences Probotector When Konami released the NES version of the original Contra in the ( and ) they modified the game by replacing the original main characters and most of the human enemies with robotic counterparts, retitling the game Probotector (a portmanteau of 'Robot' and 'Protector'), the latter move done probably to avoid any association with the Iran–Contra affair (the reason for which Super Contra's American title was shortened to Super C).

The title referred to the two robotic soldiers, RD-008 and RC-011, who replaced Bill and Lance in this version. This was presumably done due to the German Federal Agency, which prohibited the sale and advertisement of media deemed too violent to children, including 'content which glorifies war'.While the original arcade games, as well as a few computer conversions under the Gryzor title, were released unchanged in Europe, subsequent console installments of the Contra series were released under the Probotector title in Europe. The original Probotector was followed by Probotector II: Return of the Evil Forces for the NES (originally ) and Super Probotector: Alien Rebels for the SNES ( ). The Contra games for the Game Boy ( and the Game Boy version of Alien Wars) and Mega Drive ( ) were also released as Probotector titles in Europe.

The series would revert to the Contra title in Europe beginning with Contra: Legacy of War for the PlayStation, retaining the human characters. However, Probotector II and Super Probotector were still released for the in Europe and Australia like their original releases, with no 'uncensored' versions available. Although Contra 4 was not released in Europe, the 'Probotector' character appears in the game as a hidden character.Reception By the end of 1996, the Contra series had accumulated combined sales of over 4 million units worldwide. Records / Alfa Records. Nintendo World Report. Retrieved 2009-05-11.

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