Contra
Promotional flyer for the North American market.
Developer(s)	Konami
Publisher(s)	Konami
Designer(s)	Arcade version Koji Hiroshita (director) NES version Shigeharu Umezaki (director) Shinji Kitamoto (director)
Platform(s)	Arcade Amstrad CPC Commodore 64 ZX Spectrum NES PC MS-DOS MSX2 PC Microsoft Windows Pocket PC Xbox 360
Release date	Arcade version JPN NA EUFebruary 20, 1987 NES version NA February 2, 1988 JPN February 9, 1988 PAL December 28, 1990 Commodore 64 version EU NA 1988 Amstrad CPC version EU 1988 ZX Spectrum version EU 1988 PC MS-DOS version NA 1988 MSX2 version JPNMay 25, 1989 Xbox 360 arcade version NA EU November 8, 2006
Genre(s)	Run and gun
Mode(s)	Single player, Cooperative
Input methods	8-way joystick, 2 buttons
Cabinet	Upright
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Sound	Motorola 6809 (2 MHz)
Display	Raster, standard resolution (Used: 224 x 280) vertical orientation

Contra (魂斗羅, Kontora^?), released as Gryzor in Europe and Oceania, is an arcade game released in 1987 by the Konami corporation. The Motorola 6809 is an 8-bit (arguably an 8/ 16-bit) Microprocessor CPU from Motorola, introduced circa 1979 In Computer graphics, a raster graphics image or bitmap, is a Data structure representing a generally rectangular grid of Pixels An arcade game is a coin-operated entertainment machine typically installed in businesses such as Restaurants Pubs Video arcades and Family Entertainment () is a leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys Trading cards, Anime, Tokusatsu, Slot machines The player controls a commando who battles waves of enemies including humans, machines, mutants and aliens to reach his ultimate goal. See also List of extraterrestrials in fiction In Popular cultures Life forms -especially intelligent life forms that are of extraterrestrial Much of the game's popularity came from its two-player simultaneous gameplay, which was an uncommon feature in video games at the time of Contra's release. While successful in the arcades, the game became and remained widely popular and remembered when it was ported to the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1988. See also Software portability In Computer science, porting is the process of adapting software so that an executable program can be created The Nintendo Entertainment System (often abbreviated as NES or simply Nintendo) is an 8-bit Video game console that was released by Contra was voted #1 by gaming website IGN. com as being the "Toughest Game to Beat". ^[1]

Plot

The player takes control of an armed commando named Bill Rizer, or his partner Lance Bean, as they are sent to infiltrate the island headquarters of an alien army calling themselves Red Falcon and thwart their plot to invade the Earth. In Military science, the term commando can refer to an individual a Military unit, or a raiding style of military operation. EARTH was a short-lived Japanese vocal trio which released 6 singles and 1 album between 2000 and 2001 The backstory differs slightly between sources. In Narratology, a back-story (also back story or backstory) is the history behind the situation extant at the start of the main story The original Japanese promotional flyer for the arcade version places the game's setting specifically on the month of December 2633 A.D. and cites the movies Rambo, Commando and Alien in its blurb. First Blood (also known as Rambo First Blood) is a 1982 action / Adventure film directed by Ted Kotcheff. Commando is a 1985 American Action film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Alien is a 1979 science fiction / Horror film directed by Ridley Scott and starring Sigourney Weaver. A blurb is a short summary or some words of praise accompanying a creative work usually referring to the words on the back of the Book but also commonly seen on DVD ^[2] The Famicom version released in Japan features an intro which fleshes out this plot. The aliens are revealed to have arrived in a meteor that fell into the fictional Galuga (or Galga) archipelago near New Zealand two years prior to the event of the game. New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island ^[3]

When the NES version of the game was released in North America, the opening intro was removed and the game's manual changes numerous details. The game's setting is moved from a fictional Oceanian island in the distant future to an unspecified region of Central America near the ruins of a Mayan civilization in the present day. A Civilization is a society in which large numbers of people share a variety of common elements For current events see PortalCurrent events The term " present day " is used to describe the rough period of Time that The main characters retain their given names, but are now referred by the codenames of "Mad Dog" and "Scorpion". A code name or cryptonym is a word or name used clandestinely to refer to another name or word The name "Red Falcon" also became the name of the alien entity Bill and Lance fought, rather than the name of the terrorist organization itself. The meteor is stated to have arrived fifty years earlier as well. ^[4] This discrepancy with the game's setting between Japanese and American sources would cause the subsequent Contra games to follow a different continuity in each region. It wasn't until the English localization of Contra: Shattered Soldier that the series would follow the original Japanese continuity in North America. Contra Shattered Soldier, published in Japan as is a Video game that is part of the ''Contra'' series by Konami.

When Contra was covered in the debut issue of Nintendo Power magazine, the original Japanese plot was used for the article. Nintendo Power magazine is a monthly news and strategy magazine formerly published in-house by Nintendo. Probotector, the PAL version of the NES game, also follows the Japanese plot in its manual, but replaces all references of Bill and Lance with the Probotector robots RD008 and RC011 (see below for more info). The PAL region is a Video game publication territory which covers Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and varying European countries ^[5]

Gameplay

The first stage of Contra (arcade version).

The player's character is equipped with a rifle with an unlimited amount of ammunition and can jump, move and fire in eight directions. A rifle is a Firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves ("rifling" cut into the barrel walls The protagonists can move and jump simultaneously while firing. Coordination of the character's movement is essential, as a single hit from any enemy, bullet, or other hazard will instantly kill the player's character, and also discard the current weapon from the player's inventory. It is not unusual for the screen to be occupied with several enemies and dozens of bullets moving in different directions all at once in the game's eight stages.

Multiplayer

Contra also features simultaneous two-player cooperative gameplay. Both players occupy the same screen and must coordinate their actions. One player lagging behind can cause problems for his partner, as the screen will not scroll onward. For example, a slow player can be fatal to his partner's attempt to complete a jump over a chasm. In the vertical levels, one player can scroll up far too quickly and inadvertently kill the other player in the process, as the other player would literally have the ground beneath him disappear.

Level structure

Contra has two different types of levels, both of which are third-person. There are side-scrolling levels and over the shoulder, simulated 3D levels. Furthermore, some of the scrolling levels are vertically oriented, while the majority scroll horizontally. In the arcade version, the last four stages (the Snowfield, the Energy Zone, the Hangar and the Alien Lair) take place continuously. The NES console port depicts these stages individually.

One of the behind-the-player levels (NES version).

Behind-the-player levels: The two Base levels take place in interior environments. Gameplay is shown from a behind-the-player third-person perspective, although all the gameplay mechanics are kept intact. Each level is composed of approximately five to six rooms (In the NES port, Base 1 consists of 5 rooms, and Base 2 consists of 8) . The goal of each room is to blow up the power-core which eliminates an electric field barrier that prevents the player(s) from proceeding. Initially, only a few enemies or stationary turrets are present. In later rooms gun emplacements must be defeated in order to uncover the room's core. Also Arkanoid like tubes will roll across the floor in different patterns, causing death to the player. Arkanoid is an Arcade game developed by Taito in 1986 It is based upon Atari 's Breakout games of the 1970s Powerups come in the form of a red soldier who will make repeated short jumps across the screen, from right to left. Upon defeating all of the enemies and gun turrets in any given room, the power-core will eventually fire upon the player until it is destroyed. The boss of each of these levels is the same; a six-cored boss that has a swarm of troops and turrets initially followed by an alien creature. These types of level makes a return in Contra 4. Contra 4 is a 2D side-scrolling action game for the Nintendo DS and the eleventh original installment in the ''Contra'' series.

Weapon system

The main characters begin the game with a simple rifle. A rifle is a Firearm designed to be fired from the shoulder with a barrel that has a helical groove or pattern of grooves ("rifling" cut into the barrel walls Special weapon power-ups can be collected to increase the speed, damage, or size of the main characters' shots. In computer and video games, power-ups are objects that instantly benefit or add extra abilities to the game character This makes it easier to shoot enemies, but these power-ups are lost every time the player loses a life. The player's character respawns with the starting weapon. Each power-up is represented by an icon that resembles a red falcon. A falcon (fɔlkən or fælkən is any Species of raptor in the Genus Falco. Most commonly power-ups appear via flying 'balloons', but they also appear in fixed locations as metal boxes emblazoned with the same logo. In the arcade version, the Machine Gun and Laser Gun are designed differently.

Ports

The cover for the NES port.

The original game was ported as Gryzor to the ZX Spectrum, Amstrad CPC and Commodore 64 by Ocean Software for their release in Europe in 1988, with the Commodore 64 version also being released as Contra in North America by Konami. The Sinclair ZX Spectrum is an 8-bit personal Home computer released in the United Kingdom in 1982 by Sinclair Research Ltd The Amstrad CPC is a series of 8-bit Home computers produced by Amstrad Plc during the 1980s and early 1990s Ocean Software (or Ocean Software Ltd and sometimes Ocean of America Inc Konami itself ported the game in 1988 to the NES for a worldwide release and for PC MS-DOS for a North American release, and made in 1989 a MSX2 version released only in Japan. The Nintendo Entertainment System (often abbreviated as NES or simply Nintendo) is an 8-bit Video game console that was released by DOS, short for "Disk Operating System" is a shorthand term for several closely related Operating systems that dominated the IBM PC compatible market MSX was the name of a standardized Home computer architecture in the 1980s For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The NES version is famed for its use of the Konami Code, and is sometimes wrongfully credited as being the first to use it (the NES version of Gradius was the actual originator of the code). The Konami Code, known in Japan as the, is a Cheat code that appears in many Konami Video games The code also appears in some non-Konami games is a horizontally-scrolling Shoot 'em up released by Konami in 1985 for Video arcades It was originally released in Europe as The gameplay remained generally unchanged from the arcade game.

The NES version of the game was included as part of the Konami Collector's Series: Castlevania & Contra released for PC Microsoft Windows in 2002. Microsoft Windows is a series of Software Operating systems and Graphical user interfaces produced by Microsoft.

Since November 8, 2006, a version of the original Contra is available as an Xbox Live Arcade download for the Xbox 360, costing 400 Microsoft Points ($5. Events 1519 - Hernán Cortés enters Tenochtitlán and Aztec ruler Moctezuma welcomes him with great a Celebration Xbox Live Arcade (XBLA is an online service operated by Microsoft that is used to digitally distribute video games to Xbox and Xbox 360 owners The Xbox 360 is the second Video game console produced by Microsoft, and was developed in cooperation with IBM, ATI, and SiS. 00). This version of the game was also offered as a free reward through the Xbox Live Rewards program. Gamers could download the game for free if they raised their gamerscore by 1500 points between March 12 and April 22, 2007. Xbox Live (trademarked as Xbox LIVE) is an online multiplayer gaming and digital media delivery service created and operated by Microsoft Corporation Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. [1]

Contra's arcade incarnation also appeared as one of the games in the Nintendo DS compilation Konami Classics Series: Arcade Hits; the NES version of the game would later be seen as an unlockable bonus in the DS title Contra 4. The is a dual-screen Handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. Konami Classics Series Arcade Hits, released as Konami Arcade Collection in Japan and Konami Arcade Classics in Europe Contra 4 is a 2D side-scrolling action game for the Nintendo DS and the eleventh original installment in the ''Contra'' series.

Contra and its successors were heavily influenced by the action movies of the time, in particular Predator, Rambo and Aliens. Predator is a 1987 science fiction, action and Horror film directed by John McTiernan, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger "RAMBO" can refer to RAMBO Brooklyn, a neighborhood in New York City Robust Associations of Massive Baryonic Objects, a theoretical This article is about the film for the video games see Aliens (Square computer game and Aliens (arcade game. The characters depicted on the cover for the North American version of Contra resemble Arnold Schwarzenegger as Alan "Dutch" Schaefer from Predator, and Sylvester Stallone in First Blood

Arcade and home versions differences

• Screen orientation: The arcade version was designed as a conversion kit; one arcade machine able to use several different ROM sets. Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger ( German ˌaɐnɔlt aloʏs ˈʃvaɐtsənɛɡɐ born July 30 1947 is an Austrian American Bodybuilder, Actor Sylvester Gardenzio Stallone (born July 6 1946 is an American Actor, director, producer and Screenwriter. First Blood (also known as Rambo First Blood) is a 1982 action / Adventure film directed by Ted Kotcheff. Miniature conversion refers to the practice of altering the appearance of a miniature or model so as to deviate from the standard version purchased in a boxed set Vertical kits sold much better than horizontal kits. Thus, the arcade version was left in vertical orientation, while all console and home versions utilize a horizontal orientation. The vertical orientation does not give the player much time or room to react, and thus increases the difficulty slightly.
• Graphics and sound: The arcade version boasts much richer, colorful, and more detailed graphics. The same is true with the sound aspects, as the YM2151 sound chip allowed rich sound.
• Level structures - The original arcade version features ten stages according to the promotional flyer, counting the two "homicide sensor" bosses after the base stages as separate stages. The final four stages in the game (the snowfield, the energy zone, the hangar and the alien lair) all take place in one continuous level. In the NES version, the two base stages were merged with their subsequent homicide sensor bosses and had their time limit removed, while the final four stages now take place in separate levels. The individual stages in the NES versions are also much longer than they were in the arcade version.
• MSX2 levels: The MSX2 version features 11 new levels of which four are third-person levels (as opposed to two), two vertical scrolling cavern levels, two volcano levels, an enemy base and another alien lair. However, the hangar zone from the original is not present.

Japanese releases

In Japan, third-party developers of Famicom games were allowed to use their own custom chips, in addition to the standard ones given by Nintendo. This was in contrast to North America, where only Nintendo's first-party mappers could be used. Konami took advantage of this situation by developing the VRC series of mappers for the Famicom. Multi-Memory Controllers or Memory Management Controllers ( MMC) are different kinds of special chips designed by various Video game developers Contra made use of the VRC2 chip; its added effects are noticeable in comparison to the American NES version, with the presence of animated backgrounds with palm trees and snowfalls. The Famicom version also included additional cut-scenes between stages; a map displaying the player's progress and an opening sequence detailing the meaning of the Contra codename and the game's plot. There is also a secret message from Red Falcon after the closing credits that serves as a prelude for the next game in the series. The Famicom version also includes Sound Test and Stage Select codes, both omitted from the NES release.

MSX2 port

Konami also released an MSX2 version of the game in Japan. While this version included several new stages, it has been criticized by fans. People have derided this port for its watered-down gameplay, addition of a health bar, lack of scrolling, limited number of enemies displayed simultaneously on-screen, substandard graphics, and most commonly, the lack of a two-player mode. The level structure of this port is also different from the original. There are many additional levels that are not present in the other version; four 3D view levels instead of two, two vertical scrolling cavern levels, two volcano levels, an enemy base (also with vertical scrolling), and another alien lair. However, the hangar zone from the original is not present.

European and Australian releases

Left: The original human commandos in the Japanese and American versions of Contra for the NES. Right: Their robotic counterparts in the PAL version of the game.

The NES version of Contra was released as Probotector in the PAL region. The PAL region is a Video game publication territory which covers Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and varying European countries In this version the two main characters (and many enemies) were changed to robots - despite the fact the original arcade version and computer ports were released with their graphical content unchanged under the Gryzor title in those territories. One reason may be that Konami was concerned about worry over violent games in Europe; another theory is that they feared Germany's so-called "Bundesprüfstelle", an institution that watched media that they were made aware of to possibly forbid the selling of a game to people under 18 years. The Bundesprüfstelle für jugendgefährdende Medien or BPjM (Federal Department for Media Harmful to Young Persons is an upper-level German federal agency subordinate In the 1980s and 1990s, dozens of games in which people are killed in order to progress (e. g. Rambo III), were added to an index that meant they were not allowed to be advertised or displayed in stores, and they could be only bought on request by people over 18 years old. Relegation to this index would have meant commercial disaster.

The game's immediate sequels, Super C for the NES and Contra III: The Alien Wars for the SNES, became Probotector II: Return of the Evil Forces and Super Probotector: Alien Rebels respectively. is the 1988 arcade Sequel to Konami 's Contra, released during the previous year Contra III The Alien Wars, published in Japan as and in the PAL region as Super Probotector Alien Rebels, is a 1992 SNES The Super Nintendo Entertainment System or Super NES (also called SNES and Super Nintendo) is a 16-bit Video game console that was The Game Boy versions also underwent similar conversion, with Operation C and Contra: The Alien Wars becoming Probotector and Probotector 2 respectively. The is a handheld video game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. Operation C, released as in Japan and Probotector in Europe and Oceania, is a 1991 Run and gun Contra III The Alien Wars, published in Japan as and in the PAL region as Super Probotector Alien Rebels, is a 1992 SNES Contra: Hard Corps for the Mega Drive, simply titled Probotector in the PAL region, was the final game to undergo this conversion. Contra Hard Corps, published in Japan as is the sixth original installment in the ''Contra'' series of games by Konami, and was released for the The is a 16-bit Video game console released by Sega in Japan in 1988 North America in 1989 and the PAL region in 1990 All subsequent Contra games would retain the Contra title and their human characters in their PAL localizations, beginning with Contra: Legacy of War for the PlayStation. Contra Legacy of War is a Video game that is part of the ''Contra'' series by Konami. The PlayStation (abbreviated PS, PSone, PS1, or informally as PSX) is a 32-bit fifth generation Video game console

Legacy

Main article: Contra series

The arcade version was followed by a single sequel titled Super Contra in 1988. The series is a line of Run and gun video games created by Konami in 1987 is the 1988 arcade Sequel to Konami 's Contra, released during the previous year Events July &mdash Nintendo releases the first issue of Nintendo Power magazine An NES version of Super Contra was released in the 1990, under the shortened title of Super C in North America. The Nintendo Entertainment System (often abbreviated as NES or simply Nintendo) is an 8-bit Video game console that was released by Events Notable releases Bonk's Adventure is released for the TurboGrafx-16 and

The NES versions of Contra and Super C were the first of many console-based games. The two games were followed by a spinoff titled Contra Force for the NES, as well as an original Game Boy installment titled Operation C. Contra Force is a 1992 run and gun game for the Nintendo Entertainment System released by Konami. The is a handheld video game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. Operation C, released as in Japan and Probotector in Europe and Oceania, is a 1991 Run and gun The Super NES-based Contra III: The Alien Wars was one of the most highly acclaimed titles for Nintendo's 16-bit console, due to revolutionary graphics including level bosses taking up large parts of the screen and Mode 7-effects never previously seen. The Super Nintendo Entertainment System or Super NES (also called SNES and Super Nintendo) is a 16-bit Video game console that was Contra III The Alien Wars, published in Japan as and in the PAL region as Super Probotector Alien Rebels, is a 1992 SNES The term Mode 7 originated on the Super NES Video game console, on which it describes a simple Texture mapping graphics mode that allows a background Later the Sega Genesis got its fill of Contra with Contra: Hard Corps, which is widely considered as one of the best of the series. The is a 16-bit Video game console released by Sega in Japan in 1988 North America in 1989 and the PAL region in 1990 Contra Hard Corps, published in Japan as is the sixth original installment in the ''Contra'' series of games by Konami, and was released for the The Sony PlayStation installments Contra: Legacy of War (also released for Sega Saturn) and C: The Contra Adventure, developed by Hungarian company Appaloosa, are generally considered the most disappointing of the series, being completely in 3D and sporting awkward controls. ( SCEI) is a Japanese Video game company specializing in a variety of areas in the video game industry mostly in Video game consoles and is a full The PlayStation (abbreviated PS, PSone, PS1, or informally as PSX) is a 32-bit fifth generation Video game console Contra Legacy of War is a Video game that is part of the ''Contra'' series by Konami. The is a 32-bit Video game console that was first released on November 22 1994 in Japan, May 11 1995 in North America C The Contra Adventure is a Video game that is part of the ''Contra'' series by Konami. However, the series saw a revival on the PlayStation 2 with Contra: Shattered Soldier and its follow-up Neo Contra which were both developed by Konami Computer Entertainment Tokyo. Contra Shattered Soldier, published in Japan as is a Video game that is part of the ''Contra'' series by Konami. is the tenth Video game in the ''Contra'' series by Konami. It was released for the Sony PlayStation 2 in 2004. Contra 4, released in 2007 for the Nintendo DS, is the latest game in the series. Contra 4 is a 2D side-scrolling action game for the Nintendo DS and the eleventh original installment in the ''Contra'' series. Events March 14: Microsoft announces Games for Windows - Live, a version of Xbox Live for the Windows platform The is a dual-screen Handheld game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo.

The first level theme in the NES port of Contra remains one of the most recognizable pieces of video game music ever created. In the early 2000s, several bands started performing live and studio renditions of the song. The Minibosses as The Advantage too, covers the song along with several other classic tunes such as the theme from Metroid. Minibosses is an independent Progressive rock / Progressive metal band originally from Northampton Massachusetts and currently located in is the first game in the ''Metroid'' series of video games It was released first for the Famicom Disk System on August 6, 1986 A band has recently formed and started touring called Contraband; two of the members of the band play the NES version of Contra in a speed run fashion, while the other members of the band perform a live rendition of the song. A speedrun ( IPA: /ˈspiːdˌɹʌn/ is a play-through or recording thereof of a computer- or Video game performed with the intent of completing it as A projector screen showing the gameplay action is superimposed on stage. [2]Also, the main theme played at the title screen is used in the beat for the Madlib-produced track "2 Brothers from the Gutter" by Percee P featuring Diamond D. Madlib ( M ind A ltering D emented L essons I n B eats (born Otis Jackson Jr

Konami Cheat Code

Main article: Konami Code

The famous Konami Code that allows the player to receive 30 lives per continue goes as follows: Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A. The Konami Code, known in Japan as the, is a Cheat code that appears in many Konami Video games The code also appears in some non-Konami games Then the player would start the game by pressing Start for one player or Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Select, Start for two players (although, the Select button can actually be pressed before the code is entered).

Contra was not the first game to feature this famous code; it was actually the NES/Famicom port of Gradius, despite popular belief. is a horizontally-scrolling Shoot 'em up released by Konami in 1985 for Video arcades It was originally released in Europe as Regardless, Contra popularized the Konami Code. The code was also used for thirty lives in Life Force. retitled Life Force in North America and in the Japanese arcade re-release (see version differences) is a Scrolling shooter

Notes and references

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External links

• The Contra HQ
• Contra at the Killer List of Videogames
• Gryzor at World of Spectrum