Developer: The Sales Curve Publisher: Vik Tokai Released: 1993 Genre: Action Contra III is one of my favorite action games of all time. For an early SNES title it held up brilliantly throughout that generation and remains...
I think it is safe to say that Contra is one of the most popular NES games of all time. Literally everyone I knew with an NES growing up had it, and even though everyone had already beaten the game...
We live in a time now where a significant number of Japanese video games are released almost simultaneously worldwide. That is a tremendous feat regardless of title but is especially impressive for Rpgs. Back in the 80s this wasn’t the...
Developer: Ei-How Yang Publisher: Hosenkan Electronics Released: 1997 Genre: Action As a fan of Contra I was shocked to learn of the staggering number of bootleg and unlicensed games in the series created overseas. Most of these games were si...
Developer: KCET Publisher: Konami Released: 10/19/04 Genre: Action Contra saw some dark days but Konami was able to right the ship with Contra: Shattered Soldier. Although it was incredibly difficult it had everything you could want in a next...
Developer: Appaloosa Publisher: Konami Release: 08/31/98 Genre: Action Anyone who had the misfortune of playing Contra: Legacy of War was scarred. The game was so bad it single-handedly ruined the series legacy of excellence. Yet two years later...
Coming off the back of Hard Corps Contra enjoyed a new wave of popularity and quality. That game was one of the best action games of that era and raised the bar for its genre. Going into the 32-bit era...
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 08/08/94 Genre: Action Contra Hard Corps is the epitome of the Contra series in many ways and one could argue the best title in the series. If you were speaking of the Japanese version I...
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Released: 1992 Genre: Action Words cannot describe how disappointed I am with Contra Force. When I first saw it in magazines I was excited but could not find it in stores anywhere. Which makes sense a...
Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Released: April 1992 Genre: Action If I had to sum up Contra III in one sentence it would be an action movie in video game form. Many shooters that have tried distilling the high octane thrills...