Contra

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Summary

Contra (also known as Gryzor in Oceania and Europe), is a 1987 run and gun action game developed and published by Konami originally released as a coin-operated arcade game on February 20, 1987. The game had multiple ports, including for various computer formats. Several Contra sequels were produced following the original game.

Genres

Shooter, Platform, Arcade

Platforms

Arcade

Developers

Konami

Release Date

January 31, 1987 (37 years and 12 months ago)

Publishers

Konami

Content Rating

E10 Animated Blood, Mild Violence

Franchises

Contra

Community

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Contra News

11/12/13

<em>Bullet Bros</em> Is What Happens When <em>Contra</em> Meets <em>Monty Python</em>

Bullet Bros Is What Happens When Contra Meets Monty Python

With it's co-op shooting, Bullet Bros initially looks like Contra, or Gunstar Heroes, or any other retro game where…

Luke Plunkett

PublishedNovember 12, 2013

9/3/13

This Game is <em>Minecraft</em> Meets <em>Contra</em>, With Flying Whales

This Game is Minecraft Meets Contra, With Flying Whales

My go-to expo question when speaking to a developer, particularly and independent games developer, is "What itch…

Owen Good

PublishedSeptember 3, 2013

8/22/13

A Retro Borderlands 2 Would Look Rad. Here's Proof.

I don't know about you, but if I had the chance to play a Borderlands game that looked like this conceptual piece by …

Patricia Hernandez

PublishedAugust 22, 2013

8/3/13

"What if the classic arcade game Contra had been made into a live action movie back in the 1980s?" asked action-figure maker Mint Condition Customs. Interesting question, since Konami practically built the game with spare parts from 1980s action flicks. These custom figs are still outstanding. [via MTV Multiplayer]

Owen Good

PublishedAugust 3, 2013

7/25/13

Guy Proposed By Modding Contra, But She Had To Finish It First. Ouch.

Veteran gamer EquinnoxX documented how he modified an old Contra cartridge with a proposal message to his girlfriend…

Gergo Vas

PublishedJuly 25, 2013

7/16/13

The time-traveling Contra-like Super Time Force is looking fun and chaotic as always. Here's a new gameplay trailer that gives a sense of how the looping, time-hopping gunplay will work. "Jean Rambois," indeed.

Kirk Hamilton

PublishedJuly 16, 2013

7/8/13

For some reason, dinosaurs wearing high-fashion hats slide across the screen if you enter the Konami Code on the British Vogue website. ~~Hail~~ Rule Britannia, I guess.

Evan Narcisse

PublishedJuly 8, 2013

6/20/13