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Publisher:Konami
Year:1988
Languages:English, Japanese
Developer:Konami
Players:1 - 2 (2 simultaneous)
A Konami run-and-gun famous for its fast-paced, gritty, old-school action.
Contra (the arcade version was known as Gryzor in Europe, while the NES version was released as Probotector) is a 1987 video game developed and published by Konami. The player controls a large, muscular soldier as he battles his way through waves of foes. Most of its popularity is credited to its two player co-op mode, a rarity at the time. While the arcade version was popular, the series really began to take off when it was ported to the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1988. Since then, the game has been ported to numerous systems and has had many sequels.
The game's music was composed by Hidenori Maezawa and Kyouhei Sada.