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== Contra games ==
== Contra games ==
The first 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 (an adaptation of Super Contra for the NES).
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 games centered around two human commandos, Bill Rizer and Lance Bean (nicknamed "Mad Dog" and "Scorpion" in the North American localizations of the NES games), who were tasked with the duty of thwarting alien invaders in each title. ''Contra: Hard Corps'' was the first "true" ''Contra'' game to deviate from the standard premise by introducing multiple playable characters and a plot with branching paths and endings. ''Contra: Shattered Soldier'' and ''Neo Contra'' brought back Bill Rizer, the original hero, out of retirement for new missions. ''Contra 4'' for the DS is an interquel, set between ''Contra III'' and ''Contra: Hard Corps'', and returns to the alien invasion premise of the early games.


=== Main titles ===
=== Main titles ===
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** '''[[Contra: The Alien Wars]]''' (US) aka '''[[Contra Spirits (Game Boy)|Contra Spirits]]''' (JP) for the [[Game Boy]]
** '''[[Contra: The Alien Wars]]''' (US) aka '''[[Contra Spirits (Game Boy)|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 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 (Genesis)|Probotector]]''' (EU) for the [[Sega Genesis]]
* '''[[Contra: Hard Corps]]''' (US) aka '''[[Probotector (Genesis)|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]]
* '''[[Contra: Shattered Soldier]]''' (US, EU) for the [[PS2]]
* '''[[Neo Contra]]''' (US, EU, JP) for the [[PS2]]
* '''[[Neo Contra]]''' (US, EU, JP) for the [[PS2]]
* '''[[Contra 4]]''' (US, JP) aka '''[[Contra Dual Spirits]]''' (JP) for the [[Nintendo DS]]
* '''[[Contra 4]]''' (US, JP) aka '''[[Contra Dual Spirits]]''' (JP) for the [[Nintendo DS]]


=== Other titles ===
These three ''Contra'' titles were also released in North America, but not in Japan.


* '''[[Contra Force]]''' (US) for the [[NES]]
* '''[[Contra: Legacy of War]]''' (US, EU) for the [[PlayStation]] and [[Sega Saturn]]
* '''[[C: The Contra Adventure]]''' (US) for the [[PlayStation]]


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Revision as of 22:13, 27 October 2009

Contra
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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.

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