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Contra

コントラ

Description

You and an optional second player are commando-type characters in a scrolling shoot-em-up. At the end of each scene or world, there is a difficult bad guy to finish off. At various points there are stationary skill-type screens to get by.

Contra was produced by Konami in 1987.

Konami released 435 machines in our database under this trade name, starting in 1978. Konami was based in Japan.

Other machines made by Konami during the time period Contra was produced include: Gradius (PlayChoice), Double Dribble, Goonies, The, Sonic Le Mans 24, Bass Angler, Battlantis, Boot Camp, Ajax, Blades Of Steel, and Black Panther

Specs

Name	Contra
Developer	Konami (Japan)
Year	1987
Type	Videogame
KLOV/MOG #	7389
Class	Wide Release
Genre	Fighting
Fighting Style	Scrolling Fighter
Monitor	Orientation: Vertical Type: Raster: Standard Resolution Color: Color
Conversion Class	JAMMA
Dipswitch Settings	Contra Dipswitch Settings (user contributed)
# Simultaneous Players	2
# Maximum Players	2
Game Play	Joint
Control Panel Layout	Multiple Player
Controls	Joystick: 8-way Buttons: 2 - FireJump
Sound	Amplified Mono (one channel)
Cabinet Styles	Upright/Standard
Instructions	Contra Instructions Image
Control Panel	Contra Control Panel Image
Side Art	Contra Side Art Image
PCB	Contra PCB Image

Game Introduction

September 12th 2631, Midnight. The latest and most powerful automatic was equipped, and the radar commanded by the Marines caught a small-size meteorite that was approaching abnormally to the earth. The meteorite fell 20km north-east of New Zealand at the gal mosquito archipelago. The command did a long-term observation of the meteorite after that.

Two years later, on December 2633, an intruder known as Red Falcon was occupying the Gal Mosquito Archipelago and was planning the fall of mankind. Command ordered a confidetial investigation at the enemy's front base. The marine post ordered two "Contra" Soldiers Private First Class Bill Rizer and Private First Class Lance Bean. Their mission is to penetrate the insides of the enemy, destroy the front base and the entire center of operation. Bill and Lance are sent to the Gal Mosquito Archipelago.

Game Play

One or two players must travel through eight stages six side-scrolling stages and two behind-the-back stages. Along the way players can collect additional weapons such as a machine gun, a shotgun, a laser gun, a flamethrower, etc.

Contra KLOV/IAM 5 Point User Score: 3.52 (4 votes)

Fun Factor: 3.60

Overall Like	4.33
Fun (Social)	4.67
Fun (Solo)	3.75
Collector Desire	4.33

Technical Rating: 4.25

Gameplay	4.67
Graphics	4.33
Originality	4.33
Sound/Music	3.67

Personal Impressions and Technical Impressions each account for half of the total score. Within the Personal Impressions category, Like carries a little more weight than the other factors.

Images

Miscellaneous

This game is known as IGryzorI in Europe and IKontoraI in Japan. The European NES version of this game was called IProbotectorI, but the IContraI duo and the human enemies were replaced by robots.

VAPS Arcade/Coin-Op Contra Census

There are 15,368 members of the Video Arcade Preservation Society / Vintage Arcade Preservation Society, 9,708 whom participate in our arcade census project of games owned, wanted, or for sale. Census data currently includes 167,369 machines (7,023 unique titles).

Very Common - There are 122 known instances of this machine owned by Contra collectors who are active members. Of these, 45 of them are original dedicated machines. 7 of them are conversions in which game circuit boards (and possibly cabinet graphics) have been placed in (and on) another game cabinet. 68 of them are only circuit boards which a collector could put into a generic case if desired.

For Sale - There are 5 active VAPS members with a Contra machines for sale. There are 2 active VAPS members with a Contra circuit boards for sale.

Wanted - There are 7 active VAPS members currently looking for Contra.

This game ranks a 30 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census ownership records.

This game ranks a 12 on a scale out of 100 (100 = most often seen, 1=least common) in popularity based on census want list records.

Rarity and Popularity independently are not necessarily indications of value. [More Information]

Flyers

Legacy or Series

Contra
Super Contra

Manuals

Schematic - Contra Manual — **Schematic**
(14 pages, 503 kB File)

Owners Manual - Contra Manual — **Owners Manual**
(10 pages, 0.35 MB File)

Additional References (logged in members often see more)

3D Model (External): Upright B (59b548d7bb0885fc15000ab5e56184f5)
3D Model (External): Upright A (6695e5b7c319448f15000ab5e56184f5)

Arcade Map - Play This Game

Our members have reported that Contra is playable at 1 locations:

Name	Location	State	Country	Details	Check-ins
8-Bit Beans	100 Brock St South, Whitby	Ontario	Canada	Unknown	0

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