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Contra | Alien Forces, Infinite Ammo, and the Code That Started It All
Contra
Originally hitting arcades in 1987 before its legendary 1988 port to the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES), Contra is the definitive masterpiece of the 8-bit "run and gun" genre. Developed and published by Konami, the game casts players as elite commandos Bill Rizer and Lance Bean, who are deployed to a tropical island to thwart the alien "Red Falcon Organization" from taking over Earth. Heavily inspired by 80s action cinema stars like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone, the game is legendary for its intense, unrelenting difficulty and revolutionary co-op action…
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