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Super Contra

| 1988
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Developer: Konami
Controls/Input Device: Control(joy8way), Buttons(2)
Number of Players: 2
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Mameinfo.dat entry:
0.37b10 [Yochizo]


WIP:

- 0.147u2: hap fixed clone Omega Fighter Special. The game fails to boot or finish post. After showing bad rom errors, the game resets.

- 0.147u1: Fixed maincpu rom loading.

- 0.122u7: Fixed gfx1/2/3/4/5 rom loading.

- 0.89u3: Changed Z80 CPU2 clock speed to 5MHz.

- 0.37b10: Yochizo added 'Omega Fighter' (UPL 1989) and clone Omega Fighter Special.

- 21st November 2000: Yochizo fixed some graphics bugs in the Omega Fighter / Atomic Robo-kid driver.

- 8th November 2000: Yochizo sent in a driver for Omega Fighter and Atomic Robo-kid.

- 25th April 1999: Dumped Omega Fighter Special.


LEVELS: 8 (restarts once)


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* FB Alpha

* JFF

* Raine


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Romset: 2016 kb / 8 files / 457.8 zip


Credits Mameinfo and Mametesters Project Robert J. Rabgno et al.
History.dat entry:
Super Contra (c) 1988 Konami.

Export version. Game developed in Japan. For more information about the game itself, please see the original Japanese version entry; "Super Contra - Alien no Gyakushuu [Model GX775]".

- TECHNICAL -

Game ID : GX775

- TRIVIA -

Super Contra was released in January 1988.

This western version ends the game after the staff roll, while the Japanese version takes the player to a second and harder cycle of the game.

- SERIES -

1. Contra [Model GX633] (1987, Arcade)
2. Super Contra (1988, Arcade)
3. Operation C (1991, Game Boy)
4. Contra Force (1992, NES)
5. Contra Spirits [Model SHVC-CS] (1992, Super Famicom)
6. Contra - Hard Corps (1994, Mega Drive)
7. Contra - Legacy of War (1996, PlayStation)
8. C - The Contra Adventure (1998, PlayStation)
9. Contra - Shattered Soldier (2002, PlayStation 2)
10. Neo Contra (2004, PlayStation 2)
11. Contra 4 (2007, DS)
12. Contra ReBirth (2009, WiiWare)

- STAFF -

Cabinet Graphic Design: Don Marshall

- PORTS -

* Consoles :
Nintendo NES [US] (April 1990) "Super C [Model NES-UE]"
Nintendo NES [EU] (1992) "Probotector II: Return of the Evil Forces [Model NES-PD]"
Microsoft XBOX 360 [XBLA] [US] [EU] (July 25, 2007)
Nintendo Wii [Virtual Console] [US] (August 27, 2007) NES version
Nintendo Wii [Virtual Console] [EU] (October 12, 2007) NES version
Nintendo DS [US] (November 13, 2007) "Contra 4 [Model NTR-TCTE-USA]"
Microsoft XBOX 360 [US] (December 15, 2009) "Konami Classics Vol.1 [Model 30085]" : XBLA version

NOTE: The game is featured as unlockable bonus content on the Nintendo DS.

* Computers :
Commodore Amiga [US] (1990) "Super C"
PC [MS-DOS] [US] (1990) "Super C"
PC [MS Windows, CD-ROM] [US] (November 16, 2002) "Konami Collector's Series - Castlevania & Contra") : NES version

* Others :
Mobile Phones [US] (2008)

- CONTRIBUTE -

Edit this entry: http://www.arcade-history.com/?&page=detail&id=2708&o=2


Licensed from Alexis Bousiges under a CC Attribution 3.0 License
cheat.dat entry:
00000000 40AB 00000001 FFFFFFFF Always Bomb in level 2 & 5
60000000 0000 00000000 00000000
00000000 40A0 00000064 FFFFFFFF Infinite Lives PL1
00000000 4A1B 00000003 FFFFFFFF Invincibility PL1 To be used when you blink
62000000 0000 00000000 00000000 Select Weapon PL1
00010000 4A30 00000000 FFFFFFFF Normal
00010000 4A30 00000001 FFFFFFFF Laser
00010000 4A30 00000002 FFFFFFFF Rocket
00010000 4A30 00000003 FFFFFFFF 3-Way
00010000 4A30 00000004 FFFFFFFF Grenade
00010000 4A30 00000082 FFFFFFFF Good
60000000 0000 00000000 00000000
00000000 40B0 00000064 FFFFFFFF Infinite Lives PL2
00000000 4B1B 00000003 FFFFFFFF Invincibility PL2 To be used when you blink
62000000 0000 00000000 00000000 Select Weapon PL2
00010000 4B30 00000000 FFFFFFFF Normal
00010000 4B30 00000001 FFFFFFFF Laser
00010000 4B30 00000002 FFFFFFFF Rocket
00010000 4B30 00000003 FFFFFFFF 3-Way
00010000 4B30 00000004 FFFFFFFF Grenade
00010000 4B30 00000082 FFFFFFFF Good
60000000 0000 00000000 00000000
00000020 461A 000000A0 FFFFFFFF Sound Test Timer Stop [PL2 Start]Next Code

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