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Super Contra
| Title | Super Contra |
|---|---|
| First release | 1988 |
| Developer | Konami |
| Publisher | Konami |
| Platforms | Amiga, Arcade, NES / Famicom |
| Genre | shoot 'em up |
| Also known as | Super 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 |
| Players | 1–2 players |
| Co-op | Yes |
| ESRB rating | E 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 ID | Q1920147 |
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
Arcade Database ADB
| MAME romset | scontra |
|---|---|
| Title at ADB | Super Contra (set 1) |
| Manufacturer | Konami |
| Year | 1988 |
| Genre | Platform / Shooter Scrolling |
| Players | 2 |
| MAME driver status | GOOD |
Artwork: ADB (Arcade Database); artwork © original manufacturer (Konami); snaps by ProgettoSnaps via ADB. Non-free, internal use only (hotlinked, not downloaded).
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Box art
Box art (front) (NTSC-U)
Box art 2
Screenshots 3
Logos 1
Artwork 1
Image credits
Box art
(1): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded, NTSC-U release) · © Konami · internal use only.
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Box art, Screenshots, Logos, Artwork
(6): Source: TheGamesDB (user-uploaded) · © Konami · internal use only.
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