Jul 11 2019
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I didn’t know I needed more Contra III in my life until I started playing Blazing Chrome.
Jun 18 2019
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Konami is patching its arcade, Castlevania, and Contra collections today to add Japanese versions of most of the games. It’s also adding button remapping to Castlevania and Contra. Now you can play Castlevania III with the better music.
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Jun 13 2019
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Contra Anniversary Collection surprise launched earlier this week, and with it came the first official rerelease of…
May 28 2019
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Konami’s upcoming Contra Anniversary Collection will include the NES version of Contra, the Sega Genesis game Contra:…
Mar 19 2019
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To celebrate the company’s 50th birthday, Konami is releasing a set of bundles called the Anniversary Collections,…
Dec 12 2018
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To celebrate the original Ninja Gaiden’s 30th birthday, Philip Summers has created his own 20-page strategy guide…
Feb 2 2018
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While video game collecting is a popular hobby, video game art collecting is a more rarefied avocation. That’s…
Oct 26 2017
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A few years back, an official Contra mobile game was released in China. Konami isn’t stopping there, and teaming up…
Apr 25 2017
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Today is the 31st birthday of the Konami Code. The memorable cheat first appeared in 1986's Gradius and has been a…
Feb 13 2016
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Figure maker Neca has been doing great things with their video game appearance line over the past couple of years.…
Nov 2 2015
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There’s a new Contra game! According to 4Gamer, it’s a side-scrolling-shooter for iOS and Android and aimed at the Chinese mobile market. No word on when this “newest” Contra, a collaboration between Konami and China’s Tencent, will be released.
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Jun 7 2015
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Feb 3 2015
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Jul 30 2014
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We've rounded up some of the best highlights from the past two days in the gaming world and put them all…
Apr 2 2014
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Custom Metroid sneakers made as a commission by Shannon Kordek, who has also made these Portal and Contra sneakers:
Mar 19 2014
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Digital artist Steph Caskenette picked a couple of iconic NES moments from games like the Castlevania, Contra or Metr…
Aug 3 2013
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"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]
Jul 25 2013
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Veteran gamer EquinnoxX documented how he modified an old Contra cartridge with a proposal message to his girlfriend…
Jul 8 2013
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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.
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Jun 20 2013
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Konami's classic run-and-gunner is hitting iOS next Thursday, but it's not Contra as we know it. This is Contra…