When the character jumps, he curls into a somersault instead of doing a conventional jump like in other games. The controls consists of an eight way joystick and two action buttons for shooting and jumping.
Up to two people can play simultaneously, with one player as Bill (the blond-haired commando with the white tank top and blue bandanna), and the other player as Lance (the shirtless dark-haired commando in the red bandanna). The name of the game refers to the Contras, a group of CIA-backed Nicaraguan rebels who were frequently in the news in the United States in that period.īill and Lance reach the entrance of the second enemy base.Ĭontra employs a variety of playing perspectives, which include a standard side view, a pseudo-3D view (in which the player proceeds by shooting and moving towards the background, in addition to left or right) and a fixed screen format (in which the player has their gun aimed upwards by default). Several Contra sequels were produced following the original game. The home versions were localized in the PAL region as Gryzor on the various computer formats and as Probotector on the NES, released later. A home version was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1988, along with ports for various computer formats, including the MSX2. Raster, standard resolution (Used: 224 x 280)Ĭontra ( 魂斗羅 ( コントラ ), Kontora ?), distributed as Gryzor in Europe and Oceania, is a 1987 run and gun action game developed and published by Konami originally released as a coin-operated arcade game on February 20, 1987. Motorola 6809 (3 MHz) driving a Yamaha YM2151