Standard Edition
StandardIn the box
- NES cartridge
- Box with cover art
- Instruction booklet
NES
Xbox 360
About the Nintendo Entertainment System
Contra
Contra is a 1987 run and gun video game developed and published by Konami for arcades. A home version was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1988, along with ports for various home computer formats, including the MSX2.
ShooterPlatform
- Update patch
- No patch
- Time to beat
- about 1.1 hours
- Plays offline
- Yes
Overview
Contra is a 1987 run and gun video game developed and published by Konami for arcades. A home version was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1988, along with ports for various home computer formats, including the MSX2. The arcade and computer versions were localized as Gryzor in Europe, and the NES version as Probotector in the PAL region.
The arcade game was a commercial success worldwide, becoming one of the top four highest-grossing dedicated arcade games of 1987 in the United States. The NES version was also a critical and commercial success, with Electronic Gaming Monthly awarding it for being the Best Action Game of 1988. Several Contra sequels were produced following the original game.
Official trailer
Gameplay Video. Watch on YouTube
Gameplay
Contra (NES) Playthrough, NintendoComplete. Watch on YouTube
Screenshots
Game details
- Genres
- Shooter, Platform
- Developer
- Konami
- Publisher
- Konami
- Series
- Contra
- Platforms
- Nintendo Entertainment System
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Modes
- Single player
- Yes
- Local multiplayer
- Yes
- Online multiplayer
- No
- Co op
- Yes
- Age ratings
- CLASS IND
- 12
- PEGI
- 7
- ESRB
- E
Release dates
| Platform | Region | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Nintendo Entertainment System | North America | 1988-02-02 |
Editions
Space and patches
Update patchNo patch
DLC
No DLC. NES games had no downloadable content.
Playable today
Playable offline todayYes
No online features; every mode works today on any NES, and the game is sold today in Contra Anniversary Collection.
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Ever released on disc | Yes, on NES cartridge |
| Ever released in the store | Yes, June 2019 Inside Contra Anniversary Collection on Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC. The NES version was never on a Virtual Console. |
| In the store to buy today | Yes, US$19.99 Inside Contra Anniversary Collection. |
| Can be downloaded again if you already bought it | Yes Contra Anniversary Collection can be downloaded again from the store it was bought on. |
| Disc runs with no patch | Yes |
| Disc runs with the final patch | Does not exist No patch was ever released. |
| Has online features | No |
| Online servers running today | Does not exist |
| Playable offline today: campaign | Yes |
| Playable offline today: local multiplayer | Yes Two players at once, as Bill and Lance. |
| Playable offline today: online multiplayer | Does not exist No online play. |
| Playable offline today: DLC | Does not exist No DLC. |
Online
Plays offlineYes
Reception
- Aggregates
Outlet Platform Score Scale GameRankings NES 90 100 - Critics
Outlet Score Scale AllGame 4 5 Famitsu 27 40 Total! 85 100
Staff and cast
- Staff
Role Name Developer Konami Publisher Konami Directors (NES) Shigeharu Umezaki, Shinji Kitamoto Composers (NES) Hidenori Maezawa, Kiyohiro Sada Director (arcade) Koji Hiroshita Composer (arcade) Kazuki Muraoka
Notes for collectors
- A port of Konami's 1987 arcade game, and one of the best remembered NES games.
- Two players fight side by side at once, a big part of its popularity.
- One of the early NES games with the Konami Code, which starts the game with 30 lives.
- Sold two million copies.
- Included in Contra Anniversary Collection in 2019.
Credits
- Publisher
- Konami
- Developer
- Konami
- Director
- Shigeharu Umezaki, Shinji Kitamoto
- Released
- 1988-02-02
- Age rating
- ESRB E
- Region
- US
- Time to beat
- about 1.1 hours
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