Game Debate #92: Contra

[Reed Rothchild | 9,581]

[TDIRunner | 2,771]

Great game.  I never really played it as a kid, but love it as an adult.  I'm not that great at it since I didn't get a chance to development my skills as a kid.  But that's what unlimited lives are for.  

[Reed Rothchild | 9,581]

Not sure what score I'm gonna give, but mastering the game in a week and completing a no death run is one of my favorite NA contest memories

[mbd39 | 2,029]

I voted 10. It's in my top five NES games.

[docile tapeworm | 4,204]

24 minutes ago, Reed Rothchild said:

Not sure what score I'm gonna give, but mastering the game in a week and completing a no death run is one of my favorite NA contest memories

No death at least 6 loops or your a pussy.

Overrated game that’s just ok but shines because it has no competition in the genre except that mega man is 100x better but doesn’t get compared because people don’t want to face that fact.

[fox | 1,673]

Running thru the jungle, gunning down aliens with a buddy.  Sometimes that is all you need.

[Reed Rothchild | 9,581]

1 hour ago, docile tapeworm said:

No death at least 6 loops or your a pussy.

I got shit to do!  I could beat 50 other games in the time it would take to train that sorta discipline.

[Nintegageo | 582]

9 everyone should play it.

[Matchbook | 194]

11 minutes ago, Nintegageo said:

9 everyone should play it.

Just here to fanboy on your avatar!

[cj_robot | 546]

I'm the weirdo that likes Super C better than Contra, but hey the original is still awesome. Definitely one of the best 8-bit action games there is, and still damn fun to play today.

9/10

[themisfit138 | 523]

9. Contra and Jackal were regulars at get togethers.  

[JamesRobot | 5,825]

I couldn't think of a single reason to give it less than a 10.

[Californication | 1,487]

7 hours ago, JamesRobot said:

I couldn't think of a single reason to give it less than a 10.

The last level is a little easy. 

[DorkOverlord | 687]

This one is in my top 10 NES games for sure. 

[CMR | 522]

It's been 30+ years since it came out and I still keep going back to it.  That alone makes it a 10 in my book.

[AstralSoul | 502]

I'm sure I'll get flack for it for I just don't care for Contra games. There's nothing fun about games that I have to replay the same first two levels over and over and over because they decided to make it impossible. I'm sure it's a good game if you can beat it but it's not for me. 5/10

[YOURTURN | 1,257]

One of the few Konami published NES titles I still like. And fun to beat when you learn some of the cheats they added into the game. 8/10

And @AstralSoul? I would give you flak, but you have not explained why you need an anti-aircraft gun. 

[Dr. Morbis | 2,091]

On 3/11/2022 at 10:07 AM, docile tapeworm said:

Overrated game that’s just ok but shines because it has no competition in the genre except that mega man is 100x better but doesn’t get compared because people don’t want to face that fact.

Wrong.

One of the best action games ever on any system. 10/10.

[fcgamer | 4,753]

5/10. Never played it growing up, first played it as a teen on a Supervision 350 in 1 multicart.

I think it has potential, but there's definitely many other games that I'd rather play, even games that have an equal standing of me not having played as a child.

Overrated AF.

Edited March 13, 2022 by fcgamer

[docile tapeworm | 4,204]

i played contra as a kid and didn’t like it then.

konami controls are crrrrraaaaaap.

[JamesRobot | 5,825]

2 hours ago, docile tapeworm said:

i played contra as a kid and didn’t like it then.

konami controls are crrrrraaaaaap.

[Kguillemette | 1,547]

9/10. Mega Man has surpassed this in every was as far as a run and gun shooter/platformer is concerned, but this is still a must play.

Some might prefer the more bullet hell feel of contra and I get that, but that's never been my thing very much.

[Californication | 1,487]

25 minutes ago, Kguillemette said:

9/10. Mega Man has surpassed this in every was as far as a run and gun shooter/platformer is concerned, but this is still a must play.

Some might prefer the more bullet hell feel of contra and I get that, but that's never been my thing very much.

Don'y think I've heard anyone call Mega Man a run-gun before.

[mbd39 | 2,029]

3 hours ago, docile tapeworm said:

i played contra as a kid and didn’t like it then.

konami controls are crrrrraaaaaap.

The controls are excellent. For example you have a lot of control over your jumps which really helps with the platforming aspect.

But you do need a good condition dpad and some thumb precision. If you can't hit down without accidentally hitting a diagonal then you're toast.

 

[docile tapeworm | 4,204]

44 minutes ago, Californication said:

Don'y think I've heard anyone call Mega Man a run-gun before.

What do they call it?