Does this look familiar? Hard Corps Indeed The differences also extend between regions, with the Famicom versions of Contra and Super C offering additional cut scenes between levels and improved music due to the abilities of the Famicom. The Arcade version of the original game looks much better than the NES version, but suffers from slowdown which isn’t present in the NES and Famicom versions. The inclusion of multiple versions of the same games is actually quite an interesting opportunity to see the differences between systems.
The collection is made up of 12 games in total, but there are multiple versions of some games, so the actual total isn’t quite as generous as it initially looks.
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The series charts the course of the ongoing battles between the Contra and the Red Falcon, from the original Arcade release through the 8-bit era and finishes in the 16-bit era with the SNES and Mega Drive incarnations. Sly and Arnie must have been looking for their royalties! The Alien references also extend to the names of the main protagonists, Bill Rizer and Lance Bean. The enemies initially seem to be just another human military force before transforming into a range of Giger-esque abominations, not unlike those found in the Alien series of movies. In most of the games you play as a topless, bandana’d up soldier, fighting against the hordes of the Red Falcon. Bullet Heavenįor anyone unfamiliar with the series, the Contra games are old-school fast paced run and gun shooters. A brilliant moment for Contra fans where Konami announced the collection would be released following the presentation and also announced a new game in the series, Contra Rogue Corps, to be released in September. The game was then announced as a shadow drop during the 2019 E3 Nintendo Direct presentation. The collection was announced in advance of its release, but no date was given.
This package has been developed in conjunction with M2, so you know from the get-go that this is going to be a perfectly polished collection which respects the originals!
Prior to the release of this collection they also put out an Arcade Classics Collection and the Castlevania Collection. The Contra Anniversary Collection is the third of Konami’s releases in celebration of the company’s 50th birthday.