Category:Contra

Contra
Developer(s)	Various
Publisher(s)	Various
Years active	Unknown–unknown
Genre(s)	Various
System(s)	Various

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Contra games are developed and produced by Konami (except for the two PlayStation titles). Before the PlayStation era of Contra games, it went under the title Probotector in Europe. Legacy of War was the first 3D Contra game, and two of the three sequels (The Contra Adventure and Neo Contra) were as well. Shattered Soldier returned to the series' 2D roots, and is generally considered to be the most difficult game in the series.

Contra Force, Legacy of War, and The Contra Adventure have been retconned out of the official chronology. Contra Force was orginally intended to be called Arc Hound and have nothing to do with the Contra series, but Konami rebranded the game for better sales (similar to what Nintendo did with Super Mario Bros. 2), and Legacy of War, and The Contra Adventure were created by Appaloosa Interactive, not Konami.

[edit] Contra games

The original Contra was first released as a coin-operated arcade game in 1987, which was followed by a single sequel in 1988 titled Super Contra. The original game was ported to the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1988, where it achieved a large following. Since then, all of the sequels were produced specifically for the home console market, beginning with Super C in 1990 (the NES adaptation of Super Contra). In most of the games the player takes control of a lone commando who must thwart off alien invaders plotting to conquer the Earth (although some games deviate from this basic premise such as Contra Force). With only a few exceptions, all of the Contra games features a two players cooperative mode.

Game	US name	EU name	JP name	Consoles
Contra	Contra	Arcade Gryzor NES Probotector	魂斗羅	Arcade, ported to the NES, MSX, and Commodore 64/128.
Super Contra	Arcade Super Contra NES Super C	Arcade Super Contra NES Probotector 2: Return of the Evil Forces (AU too)	Arcade Super Contra	Arcade and NES.
Operation C	Operation C	Probotector	コントラ (Contra)	Game Boy
Contra III/Contra 3	SNES Contra III: The Alien Wars Game Boy Contra: The Alien Wars Game Boy Advance Contra Advance: The Alien Wars EX	SNES Super Probotector: Alien Rebels Game Boy Probotector 2 Game Boy Advance Contra Advance: The Alien Wars EX	SNES Contra Spirits Game Boy Contra Spirits Game Boy Advance Contra: Hard Spirits	SNES, Game Boy, and Game Boy Advance.
Contra Force	Contra Force	N/A	N/A	NES
Contra: Hard Corps	Contra: Hard Corps	Probotector	魂斗羅ザ・ハードコア (Contra: The Hard Corps)	Sega Genesis
Contra: Legacy of War	Contra: Legacy of War	Contra: Legacy of War	N/A	PlayStation and Sega Saturn
C: The Contra Adventure	C: The Contra Adventure	N/A	N/A	PlayStation
Contra: Shattered Soldier	Contra: Shattered Soldier	Contra: Shattered Soldier	真魂斗羅 (Shin Contra)	PlayStation 2
Neo Contra	Neo Contra	Neo Contra	ネオコントラ (Neo Contra)	PS2
Contra 4	Contra 4	N/A	Contra Dual Spirits	Nintendo DS
Contra ReBirth	Contra ReBirth	Contra ReBirth	魂斗羅リバース (Contra ReBirth)	WiiWare