Difference between revisions of "Contra"
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[[Image:Contra - ARC - USA.jpg|thumb|256x256px|North American arcade cabinet.]] | [[Image:Contra - ARC - USA.jpg|thumb|256x256px|North American arcade cabinet.]] | ||
− | '''''Contra''''' | + | '''''Contra''''' is a run-and-gun action shooter developed and published by [[Konami]] for the [[Arcade]] on 1987-02-20 and is the first in the [[Contra (Universe)|Contra series]]. It was later ported to various home computers and special ports that were quite a bit different were made for the [[Contra (NES)|NES]] and [[Contra (MSX2)|MSX2]]. |
I have never actually played or even seen Contra in the arcade. My first experience was with the [[Contra (NES)|NES game]]. When I found out about [[MAME]], I wanted to see what Contra was like for the arcade, assuming it would be like a 16-bit version of the NES game, but I was a bit disappointed. | I have never actually played or even seen Contra in the arcade. My first experience was with the [[Contra (NES)|NES game]]. When I found out about [[MAME]], I wanted to see what Contra was like for the arcade, assuming it would be like a 16-bit version of the NES game, but I was a bit disappointed. | ||
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Contra - ARC - USA.jpg|The North American arcade cabinet was pretty sparsely designed. It lacked a bezel and cabinet art, but did have a marquee, control panel, and side sticker. | Contra - ARC - USA.jpg|The North American arcade cabinet was pretty sparsely designed. It lacked a bezel and cabinet art, but did have a marquee, control panel, and side sticker. | ||
Contra - ARC - USA - Marquee.jpg|The marquee is a well-taken photo of two buff dudes in the jungle, one sporting a sexy mullet! Great logo art. | Contra - ARC - USA - Marquee.jpg|The marquee is a well-taken photo of two buff dudes in the jungle, one sporting a sexy mullet! Great logo art. | ||
+ | Contra - ARC - USA - Marquee (Alt).jpg|A drawn version of the photo marquee. Not sure, but maybe created because of censorship? | ||
Contra - ARC - USA - Side.jpg|The side are features the same dudes in the jungle. | Contra - ARC - USA - Side.jpg|The side are features the same dudes in the jungle. | ||
Contra - C64 - USA.jpg|This box was used for the North American Commodore 64 and DOS releases. It uses the same art and logo as the NES box, but reveals a bit more of the background. | Contra - C64 - USA.jpg|This box was used for the North American Commodore 64 and DOS releases. It uses the same art and logo as the NES box, but reveals a bit more of the background. | ||
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Contra - ARC - Map - 4.png|Base 2. | Contra - ARC - Map - 4.png|Base 2. | ||
Contra - ARC - Map - 5.png|Snowfield, Energy Zone, Hangar, Alien's Lair. | Contra - ARC - Map - 5.png|Snowfield, Energy Zone, Hangar, Alien's Lair. | ||
+ | </gallery> | ||
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+ | ===Gallery=== | ||
+ | <gallery> | ||
+ | Contra - ARC - Logo.png|Logo. | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
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| Engineer || Rom Yamamoto | | Engineer || Rom Yamamoto | ||
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+ | ==Titles== | ||
+ | {| class="wikitable" | ||
+ | ! Language !! Native !! Transliteration !! Translation | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | English (America) || Contra || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | English (Europe) || Gryzor || || | ||
+ | |- | ||
+ | | Japanese || 魂斗羅 || Kontora || Contra | ||
|} | |} | ||
Revision as of 11:15, 6 September 2018
Contra is a run-and-gun action shooter developed and published by Konami for the Arcade on 1987-02-20 and is the first in the Contra series. It was later ported to various home computers and special ports that were quite a bit different were made for the NES and MSX2.
I have never actually played or even seen Contra in the arcade. My first experience was with the NES game. When I found out about MAME, I wanted to see what Contra was like for the arcade, assuming it would be like a 16-bit version of the NES game, but I was a bit disappointed.
Contents
Status
I do not own any of the port and haven't beat any.
Review
- Overall: 4/10
- Best Version: Arcade
Good
- The game is a pioneer of the run-and-gun genre and, at least for 1987, pretty impressive.
- Using Giger's art style as adapted from the movie Alien was a great idea. It gives the game an over all creepy vibe.
- Each level is pretty unique featuring new enemies, bosses, and environments.
Bad
- Survival comes less from skill, and more from level memorization. This requires you to spend a lot of quarters. Typical for 1980s arcade games, but not fun.
- The contrast in the graphics vary greatly from background to foreground objects. I presume this was done so the players would know where to concentrate their bullets, but the washed out colors of the backgrounds looks awful.
- The player's jumping animation is ridiculous looking.
- The football player robot boss is lame.
- The various ports are much worse than the arcade game.
Ugly
- Nothing.
Media
Box Art
Documentation
Maps
Gallery
Videos
- youtube.com/watch?v=rD9G7OCmsfk - Arcade longplay.
- youtube.com/watch?v=5stKSYNk6Z8 - Amstrad CPC longplay.
- youtube.com/watch?v=9TLzIJIKxDs - Commodore 64 longplay.
- youtube.com/watch?v=KT5sZxc0R3s - ZX Spectrum longplay.
Credits
Arcade
Role | Names |
---|---|
Director | Koji Hiroshita |
Programmers | Satoru Okamoto, Hideyuki Tsujimoto, Koichi Cobra |
Graphic Designer | Kengo Nakamura |
Special Designers | Takashi Jinbo, Passionate Norio |
Music and Sound | Kazuki Muraoka |
Engineer | Rom Yamamoto |
Titles
Language | Native | Transliteration | Translation |
---|---|---|---|
English (America) | Contra | ||
English (Europe) | Gryzor | ||
Japanese | 魂斗羅 | Kontora | Contra |
Links
- mobygames.com/game/contra - MobyGames.
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Contra_(video_game) - Wikipedia.