Contra

Genre:

Action

Year:

1988

Developer:

Konami

Publisher:

Konami

Perspective:

3rd-person, Platform, Side-view

Theme:

Shooter

Releases:

MAME 2003 (1987), Amstrad CPC (1987), ZX Spectrum (1987), DOS (1988), NES (1988), Commodore 64 (1988)

Also known as:

Probotector, Kon To Ra, Gryzor, 魂斗羅, 魂斗罗

Game from 1987, which was originally intended for arcade machines and later for the NES console, but became so popular that it was later ported also fot the MS-DOS - Contra. In the game you control two armed soldiers: Bill "Mad Dog" Rizer and Lance "Scorpion" Bean, who come from the task force called Contra. These two were sent on a mission to stop a terrorist organization called "Red Falcon Organization", that wants to dominate the earth and establish dictatorship. At the beginning you have only a basic rifle, but the good news is that you have unlimited ammo, so you can happily shoot after everything that moves. But you must be careful, because any shot from enemy will kill you instantly and you have to start from the beginning. The game offers 10 different areas and several improvements to your weapons, you can gradually gain (machine gun, laser rifle,...). The game has gained its great popularity mainly due to the fact there can be two players playing the game simultaneously on one computer, which at the time was not so common.