https://modestwalrus.com/tags/retro-gaming/Recent content in Retro Gaming on Modest WalrusHugoen-usMon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://modestwalrus.com/gaming/contra/Mon, 22 Jun 2026 00:00:00 +0000https://modestwalrus.com/gaming/contra/<h2 id="gamepublisherdeveloper">Game/Publisher/Developer</h2> <p>Contra, Konami, Konami (NES)</p> <h2 id="the-trailer">The Trailer</h2> <div style="position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden;"> <iframe allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share; fullscreen" loading="eager" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/JE5S12PTQac?autoplay=0&amp;controls=1&amp;end=0&amp;loop=0&amp;mute=0&amp;start=0" style="position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; border:0;" title="YouTube video"></iframe> </div> <h2 id="my-reaction">My Reaction</h2> <p>Contra was an instant classic the moment it landed on NES. The run-and-gun action is relentless, the co-op is a blast and the difficulty makes every stage clear feel earned.</p> <h2 id="overview">Overview</h2> <p>Contra is a run-and-gun action game originally released in arcades by Konami in 1987 before being ported to the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1988. Players control Bill Rizer or Lance Bean, two commandos fighting against the alien organization Red Falcon. Across a series of relentless side-scrolling and overhead stages, players blast through waves of enemies, collect weapon power-ups and face down some of the toughest boss fights of the era. Two-player co-op made it a defining couch experience on NES.</p>