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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. | 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. | ||
* '''[[Contra]]''' (US) aka '''[[Gryzor]]''' (EU, Arcade only) aka '''[[Probotector]]''' (EU, NES only) in the [[Arcade]], ported to the [[NES]], [[MSX]], and [[Commodore 64/128]]. | * '''[[Contra]]''' (US) aka '''[[Gryzor]]''' (EU, Arcade only) aka '''[[Probotector]]''' (EU, NES only) in the [[Arcade]], ported to the [[NES]], [[MSX]], and [[Commodore 64/128]]. | ||
* '''[[Super C]]''' (US, NES only) aka '''[[Super Contra]]''' (JP, US, EU) in the [[Arcade]], '''[[Probotector 2: Return of the Evil Forces]]'''/'''[[Probotector 2]]''' [[EU, NES only]]. | * '''[[Super C]]''' (US, NES only) aka '''[[Super Contra]]''' (JP, US, EU) in the [[Arcade]], '''[[Probotector 2: Return of the Evil Forces]]'''/'''[[Probotector 2]]''' [[EU, NES only]]. | ||
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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.
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.
- Contra (US) aka Gryzor (EU, Arcade only) aka Probotector (EU, NES only) in the Arcade, ported to the NES, MSX, and Commodore 64/128.
- Super C (US, NES only) aka Super Contra (JP, US, EU) in the Arcade, Probotector 2: Return of the Evil Forces/Probotector 2 EU, NES only.
- Operation C (US) aka Probotector (EU) for the Game Boy
- Contra III/Contra 3
- Contra III: The Alien Wars (US) aka Contra Spirits (JP) aka Super Probotector: Alien Rebels/Super Probotector (EU) for the SNES
- Contra: The Alien Wars (US) aka Contra Spirits (JP) for the Game Boy
- Contra Advance: The Alien Wars EX (US) aka Contra: Hard Spirits (JP) aka Contra Advance (EU) for the GBA
- Contra Force (US) for the NES
- Contra: Hard Corps (US) aka Probotector (EU) for the Sega Genesis
- Contra: Legacy of War (US, EU) for the PlayStation and Sega Saturn
- C: The Contra Adventure (US) for the PlayStation
- Contra: Shattered Soldier (US, EU) for the PS2
- Neo Contra (US, EU, JP) for the PS2
- Contra 4 (US, JP) aka Contra Dual Spirits (JP) for the Nintendo DS
External links
- The Contra HQ
- Contra series at Moby Games
Pages in category "Contra"
The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.