Contra (series)
Contra is a video game series produced by Konami composed primarily of run and gun-style shooting games. The series debuted in February 1987 with the Japanese coin-operated arcade game of the same name, which has since spawned several sequels produced for various platforms.
| Contra | |
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The Contra logo as it appears on the title screen of the 1987 Contra arcade game | |
| Genre(s) | Run and gun |
| Developer(s) | Konami |
| Publisher(s) | Konami |
| Platform(s) | Arcade, Commodore 64, Amstrad CPC, ZX Spectrum, IBM PC, Nintendo Entertainment System, MSX2, Amiga, Game Boy, Game Boy Color, Super Nintendo Entertainment System, Mega Drive/Genesis, Microsoft Windows, PlayStation, Sega Saturn, PlayStation 2, PlayStation Network, Game Boy Advance, Mobile, Xbox Live Arcade, Nintendo DS, WiiWare, Virtual Console, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch |
| First release | Contra February 20, 1987 |
| Latest release | Contra: Rogue Corps September 24, 2019 |
| Spin-offs | Probotector, Hard Corps, Contra Force, Contra ReBirth, |
The arcade version of Contra was released a few months after the Iran–Contra affair was made public. While it is unclear whether the game was deliberately named after the Nicaraguan Contra rebels, the ending theme of the original game was titled "Sandinista" (サンディニスタ, Sandinisuta), after the adversaries of the real-life Contras.
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