Contra (NES)/Gameplay

Controls

 * and : Use the left and right buttons on the direction pad to make your player run in either direction.
 * : Press up on the direction pad to make your player look and fire upward
 * : Hold down on the direction pad to make your player duck and fire low (prone position).
 * : Press the A button to make your player jump.
 * : Press the B button to make your player shoot their current weapon.
 * : Press Start to begin a new game or to pause the action mid-game.
 * : Press Select on the title screen menu to select between a one or two player game.