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| || bgcolor="black" | [[File:Contra NES weapon normal.png]] || You initially start with a regular rifle, a single shot weapon that fires one bullet every time you press {{nes|B}}. It can fire up to four bullets on-screen. You will revert back to the Normal Gun every time you begin a new life.
| || bgcolor="black" | [[File:Contra NES weapon normal.png]] || You initially start with a regular rifle, a single shot weapon that fires one bullet every time you press {{nes|B}}. It can fire up to four bullets on-screen. You will revert back to the Normal Gun every time you begin a new life.
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| [[File:Contra rapid.jpg]] || bgcolor="black" | || Unlike other powerups, this one appears frequently. It speeds up the firing rate of all weapons with the exception of the laser rifle, allowing your bullets to reach their targets faster than they normally would. An extremely useful power-up when used in combination with the Machine Gun or Spread Gun.
| [[File:Contra Rapid.png]] || bgcolor="black" | || Unlike other powerups, this one appears frequently. It speeds up the firing rate of all weapons with the exception of the laser rifle, allowing your bullets to reach their targets faster than they normally would. An extremely useful power-up when used in combination with the Machine Gun or Spread Gun.
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| [[File:Contra machine gun.jpg]] || bgcolor="black" | [[File:Contra NES weapon machinegun.png]] || While not the strongest weapon per-shot, the fact you can fire continuously by holding down {{nes|B}} makes this weapon useful. It has an on-screen capacity of six bullets, which are quite fast and have a very fast rate of fire.  The firing rate can be further improved upon with the Rapid Fire. This is a very common weapon, and the first available in the game.
| [[File:Contra machine gun.jpg]] || bgcolor="black" | [[File:Contra NES weapon machinegun.png]] || While not the strongest weapon per-shot, the fact you can fire continuously by holding down {{nes|B}} makes this weapon useful. It has an on-screen capacity of six bullets, which are quite fast and have a very fast rate of fire.  The firing rate can be further improved upon with the Rapid Fire. This is a very common weapon, and the first available in the game.