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Alternative Names

Probotector

魂斗羅

Developer

Konami

Genre

Shooter

Other Versions

C64, Mob, MSX, NS, PC, VC, XBL

Release Dates

02/01/88 Konami
02/09/88 Konami
12/28/90 Konami

Community Stats

Owners: 155
Favorite: 10
Tracked: 2
Wishlist: 3
Now Playing: 2
 
8.7

Avg Community Rating:

 

Summary

Contra is an Arcade game released in 1987, and ported to the NES in 1988. Up to two players can control Bill Rizer and Lance Bean as they infiltrate the island headquarters of the alian amy called Red Falcon.

 Contra was voted the number one toughest game to beat by IGN.com. Contra made the Konami code famous, which changed the number of lives to 30 instead of 3, making it possible for average gamers to beat the game.

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Game Banner Added to Database Cheebee 14th Jan 2010
Boxart Added nordlead 10th Jun 2009
Game Cheats Added to Database SHMUPGurus 23rd May 2009
Game Cheats Added to Database SHMUPGurus 23rd May 2009
Screenshots Added shinyuhadouken 21st Mar 2009
Boxart Added oliist 14th Dec 2008
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Release Date Added to Database oliist 14th Dec 2008
Game Information Updated retroking1981 14th Dec 2008

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Opinion (6)

Ali-Kharazi posted 07/11/2010, 03:58
Best third-party NES Game.
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Cheebee posted 14/01/2010, 05:13
Your parents made you live in their basement when you were a little kid, nordlead? That's so sad.
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nordlead posted 22/03/2009, 12:04
I second Kasz, and I did live in my parents basement when I beat it because I was somewhere between 5-10 years old.
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elprincipe posted 11/01/2009, 11:25
In addition to being overall one of the greatest games ever made, this game has some really wonderful pieces of music (my favorite is on the Waterfall level).
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arsenal009 posted 09/11/2008, 03:50
That may be true if u have no life & live in ur parent's basement.

For everybody else, Konami Code ftw!
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Kasz216 posted 28/01/2008, 09:41
Anyone who can't beat this game without the Konami Code is a pansy.
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