Contra (nes)
200x100 GFX Company: Konami
Genre: Shooter, Run and gun
Released: USA: 1987
Port of: Contra (arcade)
From the game's intro
In 1957 a large object from outer space crashed into Earth's Amazon basin, near ruins of the lost Mayan civilization. Scientists world-wide heralded the incident as a trivial cosmic occurence, and thus the collision was soon forgotten.
Now, thirty years later, rumors of an evil force have swept into the Pentagon's front office, and tales from frightened villagers of a hideous being with an army of alien henchmen are sending chills down the spines of top military brass.
Unwilling to upset current political stability, an all-out assault on teh region has been overruled, and instead, two of America's most cunning, courageous and ruthless soldiers from the Special Forces elite commando squad have been selected to seek out and destroy these alien intruders.
Congratulations, pal, you're one of the chosen. But before you take pride in being the best, be warned.
You're about to come face to face against the Red Falcon, the cruelest life-form in the galaxy. He arrived on Earth thirty years ago (that's six months time in an alien's life) to establish a foothold from which he will attempt to conquer our world and then use it as a stepping stone toward his ultimate fiendish goal: domination of the entire universe.
Needless to say, playing hero won't be easy. But you have no choice - - you must be a hero. Because if you fail, life as we know it will cease to exist, and the vile Red Falcon will rule forever.
If you succeed, well... it doesn't matter, because I doubt you will.
Like many of Konami's U.S. manuals, this game deviated from official Japanese story. The game is supposed to take place in the year 2633 instead of 1987. The Famicom cart's superior chip allows that version to have extra stage effects, intermissions, introduction and ending scenes not found in the NES version.
Player Characters:
Bill Rizer (Mad Dog), Lance Bean (Scorpion)
Screenshots (click to see full-sized):
Title screen
ScrollBoss Section Links:
Custom Sprites - Contra series custom sprites
Tips and Cheats - Tips
Mini Logos - Contra series logos in the Konami section
Logos - Contra series logos

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