Contra Gameplay | NES | No Death

Contra, and its initial sequels, are set in the 27th century, and center around two commandos named Bill Rizer and Lance Bean. They are members of a special guerrilla task force codenamed “Contra“, who are sent to thwart armies of alien invaders seeking to destroy the Earth. Contra is a video game series produced by Konami composed primarily of run and gun-style shooting games. The series debuted in February 1987 with the Japanese coin-operated arcade game of the same name, which was has since spawned several sequels produced for various platforms. The arcade version of Contra was released a few months after the Iran–Contra affair was made public. While it is unclear whether the game was deliberately named after the Nicaraguan Contra rebels, the ending theme of the original game was titled “Sandinista“ (サンディニスタ, Sandinisuta), after the adversaries of the real-life Contras. Contra is the first game in the series. Many of