Contra 1988 Konami
1988
Contra (c) 1988 Konami.
A shoot'em up / platform game.
>>> TECHNICAL DETAILS
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Nintendo PlayChoice-10 hardware
Game ID : CT
Main CPU : Z80 (@ 4 Mhz), N2A03 (@ 1.789772 Mhz)
Sound Chips : N2A03 (@ 1.789772 Mhz), DAC (@ 1.789772 Mhz)
Screen orientation : Horizontal
Video resolution : 256 x 240 pixels
Screen refresh : 60.00 Hz
Palette colors : 320
Players : 2
Control : 8-way joystick
Buttons : 2
>>> TRIVIA
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Licensed to Nintendo.
This game is known in Europe as 'Probotector'. For the European version, both the game's human heroes and all human enemies were replaced with robot sprites. This is to make the game less overtly violent than its US counterpart.
>>> GAME UPDATES
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The Japanese Famicom version features an opening intro that explains the game's plot and the meaning of the Contra codename, as well as cut-scenes after each stage and additional graphical effects such as animated palm trees in Area 1 and a snowfall in Area 5. These added features were not in the overseas versions due to the conversion from Konami's custom VRC-2 chip to a standard UNROM.
The American instruction manual for the home version features a different backstory than the ones established in the Famicom port's intro. The time is changed from the distant future to the present day, with the setting moved to an unnamed South American island. The main characters are given the nicknames of Mad Dog and Scorpion, names which were later used for 2 different characters in the American-produced Contra 4 for the Nintendo DS.
The PAL version of the NES game, 'Probotector', is the same as the American version, but replaces the main characters and most of the enemies with robotic counterparts.
>>> TRICKS AND TIPS
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* Classic Konami Code (30 Lives) : Press Up(x2), Down(x2), Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, before the demonstration begins at the title screen. Then, press Start to begin the game in single player mode or Select + Start to begin in two player mode.
* 3 extra lives :Press Up(x2), Down(x2), Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A at the title screen. Then, press Start to begin the game in single player mode or Select+Start to begin in two player mode.
* Unlimited lives : Press Up, Down, Up, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, A, B, A, B, Select, Start when 'Jungle' appears on the demonstration screen.
* Transfer lives : Begin game play in two player mode. Press A+B when losing a life to use a life from the other player.
* All weapons : Press Down(x2), Up(x2), Right, Left, Right, Left, A+B before the demonstration begins at the title screen.
* Level select : Press Up(x2), Down(x2), Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start(x2) at the main menu.
* Expert mode : Successfully complete the game and start another game. The new game will feature the same amount of lives at the end of the last game and more difficult opponents.
* Level Password :
2 - 1227
3 - 0501
4 - 0948
5 - 2168
6 - 0666
7 - 1192
* Secret Ending : During the ending, before the closing credits starts rolling, press and hold Select+Start and keep on holding until the credits are over. If done correctly, you will receive a message from Red Falcon, vowing his revenge.
>>> GAME SERIES
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1. Contra (1987)
2. Super Contra (1988)
3. Operation C (1991, Nintendo Game Boy)
4. Contra Force (1992, Nintendo NES)
5. Contra III - The Alien Wars (1992, Nintendo Super Famicom)
6. Contra - Hard Corps (1994, Sega Mega Drive)
7. Contra - Legacy of War (1996, Sony PlayStation)
8. C - The Contra Adventure (1998, Sony PlayStation)
9. Contra - Shattered Soldier (2002, Sony PlayStation 2)
10. Neo Contra (2004, Sony PlayStation 2)
11. Contra 4 (2007, Nintendo DS)
>>> DESIGNERS / PROGRAMMERS / STAFF
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Programmers : S. Umezaki, S. Kishiwada, K. Yamashita, T. Danjyo, M. Ogawa
Graphic designers : T. Ueyama, S. Muraki, M. Fujiwara, T. Nishikawa, C. Ozawa
Sound creators : H. Maezawa, K. Sada
Directed by : Umechan, S. Kitamoto
>>> OTHER GAME RESOURCES
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Game's rom.