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June 16, 2017 No Responses

C: the Contra Adventure

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 Konami...

June 14, 2017 one Response

Contra: Legacy of War

Developer: Appaloosa Publisher: Konami Release: 11/21/96 (PS1), 05/21/97 (Saturn) Genre: Action 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...

June 12, 2017 5 Responses

Contra: Hard Corps

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...

June 9, 2017 one Response

Contra Force

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...

June 8, 2017 11 Responses

Contra III: the Alien Wars

Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Released: 04/92 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 of...

June 6, 2017 No Responses

Super C

Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 04/90 Genre: Action It is funny when I look back on my initial impression of Super C. Don’t get me wrong I knew it was great but I did not think it was anything...

June 5, 2017 18 Responses

Contra

Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 02/88 Genre: Action There is something about that innocent period before video game magazines proliferated the market that I kind of miss. Back in the day before Nintendo Power and EGM you bought game...

June 4, 2017 No Responses

Spotlight: Contra

Its time once again to shine the spotlight on another beloved series. For many of us Contra was the action series of the 80s and 90s. What started out as a decent arcade game became a beloved classic on the...

March 27, 2017 2 Responses

The Lone Ranger

Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 08/91 Genre: Action Towards the end of the NES life Konami released licensed games targeted at western gamers rather than sequels to their intellectual properties. Tiny Toon Adventures, Mission Imp...

March 24, 2017 5 Responses

Sunset Riders

Developer: Konami Publisher: Konami Release: 06/08/93 Genre: Action Contra III is one of my favorite action games of all time. It holds up surprisingly well for an early SNES title and considering their later work on the system I...

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