Super Contra is a Run and Gun-style action game produced by Konami, originally released as a coin-operated arcade game in 1988. It is the sequel to the original Contra and the second game in the Contra series released for the arcades. Like in the original game, the game ce.
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Well, if you haven't already guessed, it's Mad Dog and Scorpion - back on track and ready to ground the Falcon permanently. This time around you'll have to use many familiar weapons, including spread guns, lasers, flame throwers, and mega shells to stop the Falcon and his evil cronies.
The game features horizontally scrolling, as well as overhead horizontal and vertical scrolling levels. And Konami has added three entirely new levels to the five already familiar to arcade fans. This is one sequel you won't want to miss. The game industry has been going strong for many decades now, and now it's bigger than ever.
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But even though there are probably thousands of new games released each year, some titles remain as timeless classics. We tend to think of older games as simple and slow games, but is not one of those. That's Why Its sequel Super C, or Super Contra, is still relevant to this day.From to, to, to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, games are always evolving and changing. But there's magic in the nostalgic feeling we get when playing one of the old classics. So, let's talk a little about one of the most exciting classics, Super C. About the gameThe year is 2634, just one year after the event in the original Contra.
Colonel Hal travels to South America to execute military maneuvers of the GX army. The Signal warns him about the rebellion of the GX army for unknown reasons, and of course, the high command chooses Bill and Lance to investigate.When the two of them enter the ruins of the base they are immediately attacked by the rebel soldiers.
It doesn't take long for them to realize that these soldiers' skin was blue and their eyes were red. The evil alien race they destroyed in Galuga somehow mutated and now control the bodies of their brothers in arms.Traveling through different locations and killing many aliens on the way. Bill and Lance took care of the dirty business first hand, with new and more powerful weapons. They are going through all this to get to the cave where the evil alien leader is controlling everything.
Same as before?The game looks pretty similar to the first one, as it has the same graphic engine. The characters barely changed from the first game, and the sprites are pretty similar. But the graphics part is not the main thing about this game.
Sure, it could not compete against games like, especially in character design. But it's still one of the fan-favorite classics, it even keeps getting new releases and remakes.
ReviewSuper C is one of the most action packing classics the NES has to offer. A full-speed bullet-hell, tough experience, and hardcore gameplay. Super Contra varied scenery looked and played amazingly.
While it is a tough title, the cooperative mode is amazing, team up with someone else to shoot some aliens up and prove they should never mess with the Earth again.Graphics and Visuals: The graphics were not amazing, but the visuals were pretty good. Nice sprites and animations, cool enemies and nice level design.
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They even added different points of view for different levels, adding a top-down POV on some levels. It's still playable and enjoyable even today, and that's more than you can say from a bunch of other games of the same year.Gameplay: The gameplay is intense, fast-paced and hardcore. Hundreds of bullets flying everywhere on screen. Dodge enemies' attacks coming from every direction while shooting them back and clearing each level. Action is everywhere in this title.Sound: The sound effects are as basic as you'd expect, but the soundtrack is pretty good.
An exciting, action-filled compilation of themes that complete the hardcore experience of the entire game.
Available Platforms: NES, MSX - Alias: Gryzor
Contra is a run-and-gun style platformer developed by Konami and published by Erbe Software initially in 1987.
Game Review
Contra is a run-and-gun style platformer developed by Konami and published by Erbe Software initially in 1987. It was released in arcades and on ZX Spectrum and Amstrad PC to start with. The NES version was released in 1988 and several changes were made to make it more compatible with NES hardware.
A few notable changes are that the year it took place was changed to 1987 and the setting was changed to the Amazon. The two main characters also got badass code names, Mad Dog and Scorpion. In the initial version of the game the setting is the Galuga Archipelago in the year 2633 and the two Contra soldiers’ names are Bill Rizer and Lance Bean. Contra has more than a dozen games in its franchise and is one of Konami’s most successful series.
A terrorist group is planning on taking over the world, with the help of some aliens, and the two Contra soldiers are sent to stop them. Playing alone or in tandem with someone else, you take on an all but endless onslaught of enemies. You start off with your standard weapon, but finding power-ups can change your weapon to Rapid Fire, Laser, Spread Gun and more. The characters can also fire their weapons in 8 different directions, meaning no enemy is safe. Contra plays fast with a non-stop action feel, but timing is still key as one hit can kill you. Contra is not a particularly long game, but it’s a challenge. This is personally one of my favorites and the length never stopped me from wanting to run through it again and again. Call me biased, but you need to play this one.
Note: unfortunately we could not package the NES version for Mac, but you can download the MSX one.
Review by: Tasha Published: 20 May 2017 8:20 pm ![]() Comments are closed.
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