In their heyday, the Contra games were about as good as the scrolling shooter genre got. One of the very best in the series was Contra III: The Alien Wars for the Super Nintendo Entertainment System.

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Even though you’ve probably heard of the Contra franchise, there’s a chance you’ve never played any of the original games. Contra and Super C were in the arcades and on Nintendo’s NES console in the ...

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Konami’s Contra (AKA Gryzor, Probotector) is one of those franchises that has struggled to make the transition from 2D to 3D. After the excellent arcade and 8-bit editions, lucky SNES and Megadrive ...

The code won't help you here. The Contra series has always been known for its difficulty, a near-maddening level of challenge that meant only the best and most practiced of gamers could find success ...

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14 años, 9 meses - Developed by Factor 5, this is the original Game Boy adaptation of Konami's Contra 3 (a.k.a. Contra Spirits) on the SNES. Although this handheld port is single-player only, it ...