The original Contra on the NES is the stuff of legend - going far beyond what the arcade original did in terms of reaching a fanbase, it has become iconic. Anyone who grew up in that era at least ...

During my young gaming years, Contra on the NES was one of those games that had me and other gamers screaming at their televisions. The franchise is back, and WayForward and Konami put a fresh spin on ...

If you grew up playing the NES in the ‘80s, the famed “Konami code” is practically part of your DNA. It’s the code that gave players of Konami’s incredibly difficult alien shoot-em-up Contra 30 lives ...

Up, up, down, down, left, right, left, right, rest in peace. Kazuhisa Hashimoto, a producer credited with implementing the fabled “Konami Code” that gave players godlike cheats in Contra, Gradius, ...

When it comes to Contra, very little beats the original. The game was one of the biggest success stories on the NES and became a must-play. Many of us writing for the website have wasted months worth ...