Games of the 8-, 16- & 32-bit era

Contra III: The Alien Wars

Title	Contra III: The Alien Wars
First release	1992
Developer	Konami
Publisher	Konami
Platforms	Game Boy, NES / Famicom, SNES / Super Famicom
Genres	action game, post-apocalyptic video game
Players	1–2 players
Co-op	Yes
ESRB rating	E10+ Everyone 10+
Releases	SNES / Super Famicom: 1992-03-26 (NTSC-U)
Wikidata ID	Q1368099

Blast through waves of alien invaders as commandos Jimbo and Sully in this two-player cooperative shooter. Use a variety of heavy weaponry to clear screen-filling enemies and massive bosses across several environments. The high-intensity action requires precise jumping and rapid-fire shooting to survive the relentless onslaught of the alien armies.

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Wikidata (Q1368099) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0

REG-Vault (nes/contra-iii-the-alien-wars) · last updated 2026-10-12 · descriptions CC BY-SA 4.0

TheGamesDB (122) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only

Contra III: The Alien Wars – box art (front)

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Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (6): Source: REG-Vault (upstream not stated) · © Konami · internal use only. REG-Vault page

Box art (1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-U release) · © Konami · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork (6): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Konami · internal use only. TheGamesDB page

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Videos

SNES Longplay - Contra III: The Alien Wars (a)

World-of-Longplays · SNES / Super Famicom version · longplay · 28:47auto-matched
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Contra III: The Alien Wars (SNES) Playthrough

NintendoComplete · SNES / Super Famicom version · longplay · 31:39auto-matched
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