It is well-known for its high difficulty, and has been voted one of the hardest games of all time in many polls. While the game did become popular on the arcade, it really became popular upon being ported to the NES. The game (as well as most of the series) is known as Probotector in Europe. The game was released on Februon the arcade, Februon the NES, on the MSX2, and Novemon the Xbox Live Marketplace. It introduced many of the series' standards, including the cooperative play, the incredibly high difficulty, and the quick and high jumps. Contra (Arcade, NES, MSX2) ContraĬontra is the first game in the series. In this particular game, it would give the player ten extra lives. To enter in the code, the player would press Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A (and then sometimes Start).
The series is well-known for popularizing the Konami Code, a code featured in many games (mostly games from Konami, but is even referenced to in popular culture, such as on Gmail) that do various effects. The series has appeared on arcade, MSX2, NES, Game Boy, SNES, Nintendo Super System, Game Boy Advance, Genesis, PlayStation, Saturn, PlayStation 2, and Nintendo DS. The series has since seen many sequels and spin-offs, including the recent Contra 4 on the Nintendo DS. While the arcade game was popular, the series really shot off once it hit the Nintendo Entertainment System. The Contra series began with the release of Contra for the arcade, but it has been on many other consoles since then.
Contra is a series of fast-paced run-and-gun shooters from Konami.