"Contra" is one of the defining games of the NES era, largely in part due to the sheer rush of gunning down increasingly difficult groups of adversaries. While modern shooters infuse your character with a near-limitless supply of health, "Contra" heroes Mad Dog and Scorpion can't take more than a single bullet. "Contra" was one of the first games to use the ubiquitous "Konami Code," which (after pressing Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A, Start) gave gamers more lives and a better chance at conquering this classic.
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