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Arcade Archives: Contra · LUDEX

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Arcade Archives: Contra

Konami · Hamster Corporation

Wednesday, August 10, 201610 years ago

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Wednesday, August 10, 2016

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2

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Inside Arcade Archives: Contra

What it is

Arcade Archives: Contra is a port of the action game Contra. The strongest warrior Contra Bill and Lance will challenge the destruction of the Earth invasion base of aliens, with their passion Toukon (Fighting Spirit) and their inborn guerrilla tactics. In this work, the Japanese version and the overseas version of Contra are included.

Play styles

Single player

Perspective

Third person · Side view

Themes

Action

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Hamster Corporation
Publisher · Porting
Konami
Developer

Platforms

PlayStation 4
Gen 8
Nintendo Switch
Gen 8

Release history

Aug 10, 2016PlayStation 4
Aug 10, 2016PlayStation 4
Sep 27, 2016PlayStation 4
Nov 15, 2016PlayStation 4
Sep 03, 2020Nintendo Switch
Sep 03, 2020Nintendo Switch
Sep 03, 2020Nintendo Switch

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ActionSingle player

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Details

Released: Wednesday, August 10, 2016
Developer: Konami
Publisher: Hamster Corporation
Additional work: Hamster Corporation
Perspective: Third person, Side view
Modes: Single player
Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Spanish (Spain)
Also known as: Gryzor, Probotector, Arcade Archives: CONTRA

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PlayStation
Nintendo

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