Contra
Contra is the NES port of the homonymous 1987 arcade game. It is a run and gun action game developed and published by Konami. The NES port was originally released in North America, and it lacks the cutscenes…
Contra is a platform developed by Konami, released 2 February 1988 on Nintendo Entertainment System.
What Contra is
Contra is a platform game developed by Konami and released in 1988. It is available on Nintendo Entertainment System only.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Contra is the NES port of the homonymous 1987 arcade game. It is a run and gun action game developed and published by Konami. The NES port was originally released in North America, and it lacks the cutscenes and other details present in the Japanese version which was released a week later.
How it plays
It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It supports multiplayer and includes co-op. Local play supports 2 players. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer and Single player.
Where it sits in the Contra series
Contra is the fifth of 44 entries we hold in the Contra series. The next entry was Contra in 1988.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Dlc
Parents
Quick answers
Contra — frequently asked questions
When did Contra come out?
Does Contra have multiplayer?
If you like this
