some games will live forever as beloved
classics
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be taking a look at 1987 s iconic
run-and-gun shoot-’em-up contra which
debuted on the nintendo entertainment
system known as grazer in europe and
several regions around the world
this 1987 action game was developed by
Konami for the arcades before being
adapted to the home console the
following year in contra players control
one of two armed military commandos
named bill and lance who are sent on a
mission to neutralize an alien entity
that is planning to take over the earth
interestingly overseas versions instead
featured a terrorist organization called
red Falcon as the game opens players
take on a hostile environment while
using a rifle with unlimited ammo
jumping and shooting while moving in
eight directions players discovered very
quickly that even a single hit from an
enemy or hazard will kill them instantly
resulting in the loss of all advanced
weapons the game includes seven insanely
difficult side-scrolling stages and in
between these stages players must take
on 3d maze missions in which players
fight through the enemies base defenses
contra is famous for its intense gun
play action and need for players to
coordinate their actions interestingly
the overseas version rise or does not
feature this simultaneous two-player
action as players must take turns a true
classic this game has been ported to
several different consoles over the
decades and is currently available for
download on the home systems
classics
welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’ll
be taking a look at 1987 s iconic
run-and-gun shoot-’em-up contra which
debuted on the nintendo entertainment
system known as grazer in europe and
several regions around the world
this 1987 action game was developed by
Konami for the arcades before being
adapted to the home console the
following year in contra players control
one of two armed military commandos
named bill and lance who are sent on a
mission to neutralize an alien entity
that is planning to take over the earth
interestingly overseas versions instead
featured a terrorist organization called
red Falcon as the game opens players
take on a hostile environment while
using a rifle with unlimited ammo
jumping and shooting while moving in
eight directions players discovered very
quickly that even a single hit from an
enemy or hazard will kill them instantly
resulting in the loss of all advanced
weapons the game includes seven insanely
difficult side-scrolling stages and in
between these stages players must take
on 3d maze missions in which players
fight through the enemies base defenses
contra is famous for its intense gun
play action and need for players to
coordinate their actions interestingly
the overseas version rise or does not
feature this simultaneous two-player
action as players must take turns a true
classic this game has been ported to
several different consoles over the
decades and is currently available for
download on the home systems
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