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Super Contra

TitleSuper Contra
First release1988
DeveloperKonami
PublisherKonami
PlatformsAmiga, Arcade, NES / Famicom
Genreshoot 'em up
Also known asSuper Contra: The Alien Strikes Back · スーパー魂斗羅 エイリアンの逆襲 · Sūpā Kontora: Eirian no Gyakushū · Super C
Players1–2 players
Co-opYes
ESRB ratingE Everyone
Releases
Arcade: 1988-01-28 (NTSC-J), 1988-03-01 (NTSC-U)
NES / Famicom: 1990-02-02 (NTSC-J), 1990-04-05 (NTSC-U)
Wikidata IDQ1920147

Super Contra is a 1988 side-scrolling run and gun platformer video game developed by Konami and released by Konami Inc. in the USA on March 1, 1988. Super Contra is the sequel to the 1987 arcade video game, Contra. A year after the battle with the Red Falcon Organization, Bill and Lance are sent on another mission. This time, the alien forces have taken over an allied military base, possessing most of its troops. Bill and Lance must not only fight against their former comrades-in-arms, but also a new mutated form of the same alien creatures they fought during their previous mission.

Description: TheGamesDB (community-contributed, no licence stated; internal use only) Facts from Wikidata (CC0), gaps filled from TheGamesDB and Arcade Database (ADB). Only retro platforms tracked by this site are listed; the year is the earliest release date recorded on Wikidata.
Sources
Wikidata (Q1920147) · last updated 2026-09-27 · CC0
TheGamesDB (12694,126710) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
TheGamesDB (1456,110787) · last updated 2026-07-18 · no licence stated · internal use only
Arcade Database (ADB) (scontra) · last updated 2026-10-05 · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · internal use only
Arcade Database ADB
MAME romsetscontra
Title at ADBSuper Contra (set 1)
ManufacturerKonami
Year1988
GenrePlatform / Shooter Scrolling
Players2
MAME driver statusGOOD
Super Contra – Flyer
Flyer
Super Contra – Marquee
Marquee
Super Contra – Cabinet
Cabinet
Super Contra – Title
Title
Super Contra – In-game
In-game
Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Konami); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).
Scraping using Arcade Database by motoschifo · CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 · romset via Wikidata P2451 (wikidata-qid) · fetched 2026-10-05 05:08 UTC · no fields filled (other sources take precedence)
Image credits
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
Sprites
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Videos
NES Longplay [448] Super Contra
World-of-Longplays · NES / Famicom version · longplay · 26:01auto-matched
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Super Contra NES FAMICOM Longplay [60fps]
By Urien84 Longplays · NES / Famicom version · longplay · 23:59auto-matched
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