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{{Header Nav|game=Contra (NES) | {{Header Nav|game=Contra (NES)}} | ||
{{Game | {{Game | ||
|completion=4 | |||
|image=Contra cover.jpg | |||
|title=Contra | |title=Contra | ||
|developer=[[Konami]] | |developer=[[Konami]] | ||
|publisher=[[Konami]] | |publisher=[[Konami]] | ||
|year=1988 | |||
|systems={{syslist|nes}} | |||
|ratings={{ESRB|E}} | |||
|genre=[[Action]] | |genre=[[Action]] | ||
|players=1-2 | |players=1-2 | ||
|modes=[[Single player]], [[ | |modes=[[Single player]], [[Multiplayer]], [[Co-op]] | ||
|followed by=[[Super C]] | |followed by=[[Super C]] | ||
|series=Contra | |series=Contra | ||
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The NES version of ''Contra'' was one of the earliest games to use the [[/Secrets|Konami Code]], which originated with the NES version of ''[[Gradius]]''. Inputting the code on the title screen before starting the game will grant each player thirty lives each time they start (both when a game begins and each time the game is continued). | The NES version of ''Contra'' was one of the earliest games to use the [[/Secrets|Konami Code]], which originated with the NES version of ''[[Gradius]]''. Inputting the code on the title screen before starting the game will grant each player thirty lives each time they start (both when a game begins and each time the game is continued). | ||
== Version differences == | == Version differences == | ||
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=== European version === | === European version === | ||
[[File:Probotectorbox.jpg|thumb|European box]] | [[File:Probotectorbox.jpg|thumb|European box]] | ||
In Europe and Oceania, the NES version of ''Contra'' was retitled ''Probotector'', and the player characters, as well as some of the enemy soldiers, were replaced with robotic counterparts. | In Europe and Oceania, the NES version of ''Contra'' was retitled ''Probotector'', and the player characters, as well as some of the enemy soldiers, were replaced with robotic counterparts. This was done to circumvent censorship laws in Germany, which prohibit sales of violent video games to minors. Subsequent ''Contra'' games for the [[NES]], [[Game Boy]], [[Super NES]], and [[Mega Drive]] followed suit, all being released in the PAL region under the ''Probotector'' title and featuring similar modifications. The ''Contra'' series would later retain the ''Contra'' title and characters in Europe beginning with ''[[Contra: Legacy of War]]''. | ||
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==Story== | ==Story== | ||
''Story from the Contra manual (translated from Japanese version):'' | ''Story from the Contra manual (translated from Japanese version):'' | ||
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{{ToC}} | {{ToC}} | ||
{{Contra}} | {{Contra}} | ||
[[Category:Konami]] | [[Category:Konami]] | ||
[[Category:Action]] | |||
[[Category:Single player]] | [[Category:Single player]] | ||
[[Category:Multiplayer]] | [[Category:Multiplayer]] | ||
[[Category:Co-op]] | [[Category:Co-op]] | ||